Orange County Indexed
The Owen surname
The Owen name in Orange County Indexed: 42 historical records, 2 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1764 to 1885
most named in the 1830s
- Deeds 1764–1871
- Tax lists 1779–1790
- Wills 1784–1857
- Marriages 1784–1885
- Court minutes 1801–1812
- Records of enslaved people 1830–1862
- In the chronology
- 1835 to 1864 2 people in 3 entries, most in the 1830s
- In books and archives
- 1 person, born 1735
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Queen Street (2), Eno River (2), Camp Creek (1), Reeds Creek (1), Lick Branch (1), Flat River (1), Hillsborough (1), Chapel Hill (1)
- Married into
- Cash 1, Cole 1, Evans 1, Herndon 1, Jones 1, Malone 1, Mitchel 1, Pettigrew 1, Tatom 1, Robertson 1, Warren 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Pearson 4, Long 3, Morgan 2, Dixon 2, Jenkins 2
- People with a page here
- Thomas Owen
- Search beyond these records
- Owen in Ancestry Library Edition (on the library’s public computers; add Orange County, North Carolina as a place)
- HeritageQuest, through NC LIVE (anywhere, with your OCPL library card; search Owen there)
- Owen in Orange County records on FamilySearch (free account)
Drawn from the records below. Families named together, or married to one another, are leads to follow, not proof of kinship. A similar spelling may be another family, and two people of the same name are not necessarily the same person.
In the chronology 2 people
The people of this surname named in the county’s dated events, as the names index lists them. Each printed name is its own heading; names that may be one person are not merged.
- Owen, Mrs. 1 entry, 1864
- Owen, William H. 2 entries, 1835–1838
In books and archives 1 heading
Subject headings from the library catalogs Orange County Indexed gathers. A family heading collects genealogies and family papers; a person heading, the works about that person.
- Owen, Thomas, 1735-1803 1 work
In the historical records 42 records
14 deeds, 4 records of enslaved people, 11 marriages, 7 court minutes, 3 tax list entries and 3 wills and papers, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Owen marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1760s
1770s
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Owen John
1780s
- 1784MarriagesMarriage bond: John Owen and Lidda Cole
- 1784WillsDeed: Hardy Morgan to Sarah Morgan
- 1785DeedsJohn Morgan to John Owen, 23 May 1785
- 1786MarriagesMarriage bond: Peter Owen and Hannah Mitchel
1790s
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Peter Owen (St. Thomas’ District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: John Owen (St. Thomas’ District)
- 1799MarriagesMarriage bond: John Pettigrew and Lear Owen
- 1799MarriagesMarriage bond: Stephen Tatom and Sally Owen
1800s
- 1801Court minutesDeed, John Daniel to Henson Colter, proved by John Owen.
- 1803MarriagesMarriage bond: Samuel Owen and Tracia Cash
- 1805WillsWill of Jonathan (x) Jenkins
1810s
- 1812Court minutesRichard Owen took the state oath of allegiance.
- 1816DeedsThomas Owen to Roland Cook, 24 February 1816
1820s
- 1824MarriagesMarriage bond: John Owen and Sally Evans
- 1828MarriagesMarriage bond: Henderson Owen and Rebecca C Herndon
1830s
- 1830DeedsJoseph Dixon to Henderson Owen, 21 January 1830
- 1830Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Joseph Dixon to Henderson Owen, 21 January 1830
- 1831DeedsGreen Pearson to Henderson Owen, 24 November 1831
- 1831Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Green Pearson to Henderson Owen, 24 November 1831
- 1832DeedsGreen Pearson to Henderson Owen, 20 July 1832
- 1832Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Green Pearson to Henderson Owen, 20 July 1832
- 1838DeedsChristopher Owen to Thomas S Cox trustee & Stephen Moore, 1 January 1838
1840s
1850s
- 1857WillsWill of William S Owen
1860s
- 1862DeedsF M Jordan to Henry L Owen, 16 December 1862
- 1862DeedsHenry S Owen to Thomas A Long, 23 September 1862
- 1862DeedsO F Long to Henry S Owen & Catherine R Owen, 6 December 1862
- 1862Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): O F Long to Henry S Owen, Catherine R Owen, 6 December 1862
- 1864DeedsJames R Gattis & Henry N Brown & H S Owen & Robert Faucett & John W Turrentine to State of North Carolina, 22 February 1864
- 1868DeedsC R Owen & Henry L Owen to John Jordon, 29 February 1868
- 1869MarriagesMarriage license: D A Robertson and Lucie Owen
1870s
1880s
- 1885MarriagesMarriage license: John Owen and Fannie Malone
Undated
- Court minutesJohn West replaced James Owen as constable.
- Court minutesBaxter King, David Hogan and Peter Owen were appointed patrollers for St. Thomas District.
- Court minutesThe court appointed John Griffin as road overseer.
- Court minutesDeed, Sack Mize to Only Owen, proved by Jno Jenkins.
- Court minutesThe court appointed a jury to lay out a road from the University toward Cypritts Bridge at the Chatham boundary.
