Orange County Indexed
The Powell surname
The Powell name in Orange County Indexed: 133 historical records, 13 people in the chronology and 2 headings in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1763 to 1911
most named in the 1800s
- Court minutes 1763–1818
- Deeds 1765–1860
- Wills 1767–1826
- Tax lists 1779–1790
- Marriages 1791–1911
- In the chronology
- 1752 to 2023 13 people in 39 entries, most in the 1960s
- In books and archives
- 2 people, born 1919
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Haw River (7), Little Alamance Creek (3), Big Road (2), Nelsons Creek (2), Mountain Creek (2), Little River (2), Deep River (2), Stinking Quarter Creek (2)
- Married into
- McPherson 3, Atwater 1, Cate 1, Cates 1, Cooke 1, Copeland 1, Elliff 1, Fowler 1, Harden 1, Harrelson 1, Hatchett 1, Herndon 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Holt 14, Perkins 4, Harden 3, Albright 3, White 3, Smith 3, Boon 3, Oneal 3, Lovins 2, Spoon 2, Bishop 2, Lowe 2
- People with a page here
- Robert S. Powell Jr., Sharon Rose Powell, William S. Powell
- Spellings to try
- Powel, Powels, Powall
- Search beyond these records
- Powell 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 Powell there)
- Powell 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 13 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.
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Powell, Barbara 6 entries, 1992–1993
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- October 28, 1992: Chapel Hill Town Council appoints Barbara Powell to its vacant seat
- 1992–1993: Herzenberg’s tax case, the recall law and two resignations, 1992–1993
- November 2, 1993: Chapel Hill re-elects Mayor Ken Broun and chooses six town council members
- December 7, 1993: New Chapel Hill Town Council is sworn in, with Joyce Brown as mayor pro tem
- 1993: The 1993 town elections in Chapel Hill and Carrboro
- by October 27, 1993: Younger Voters of Chapel Hill forms to endorse town and school candidates
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Powell, Bob 5 entries, 1965–1966
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- October 1965: Bob Powell is named executive director of the Carolina Forum
- October 20, 1966: A Committee for Free Inquiry meeting in Gerrard Hall asks for a review of the Paull case
- March 1966: Powell is named to the student-faculty committee on visiting speakers
- April 14, 1966: Powell takes office as UNC student body president
- October 21, 1966: Sitterson turns the Paull case over to the English Department
- Powell, Burnele 2 entries, 1972–1981
- Powell, C. Whid 1 entry, 1963
- Powell, J. K. 1 entry, 1903
- Powell, Mrs. John 2 entries, 1935
- Powell, John 1 entry, 2023
- Powell, Joseph Clay 1 entry, 1877
- Powell, Lemuel B. 1 entry, 1837
- Powell, Robert S., Jr. 9 entries, 1965–1968
- Powell, Sadie F. 1 entry, 1934
- Powell, William 1 entry, 1989
- Powell, William S. 11 entries, 1752–1992
In books and archives 2 headings
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.
- Powell, William S., 1919-2015 4 works
- Powell, Sharon Rose, 1 work
In the historical records 133 records
33 deeds, 31 marriages, 60 court minutes, 4 tax list entries and 5 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. Powell marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1760s
- 1763Court minutesElias Powell replaced Michael Holt Junior as road overseer.
- 1765DeedsJoseph Powell to Nathaniel Harriss, August 1765
- 1765DeedsNathaniel Powell to Thomas Smith, August 1765
- 1766DeedsJennings Thompson to John Powell, August 1766
- 1767DeedsNathaniel Powell to John Reese, November 1767
- 1767WillsWill of Joseph Wade
- 1769Deedsto Nathaniel Powell & Comfort Powell to Solomon Morgan, 1769
1770s
- 1770DeedsThomas Lowe & Lydia Lowe to John Powell, 23 July 1770
- 1770DeedsThomas Lowe & Lydia Lowe to John Powell, 23 July 1770
- 1770DeedsNathaniel Powell to Conner Dowd, 16 July 1770
- 1772DeedsJohn Powell Jr & Margaret Powell to John Moore, 25 January 1772
- 1774WillsWill of Alexander Robbinson or Robertson
- 1779DeedsJohn Powell & Mary Powell to Elias Powell Jr, 19 January 1779
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Powell John Junr
1780s
- 1781DeedsAsa Bishop to James Powell, 6 January 1781
- 1782Court minutesDeed, Asa Bishop to James Powell, proved by Charles Powell.
- 1785DeedsMichael Holt & Jean Holt to John Powell, 1 June 1785
- 1785Court minutesThe same jury heard Charles Powell’s case against Jno. Copland.
- 1787DeedsLyes Powell to Jeremiah Holt, 11 January 1787
1790s
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Jesse Powell (Caswell District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: John Powell (Chatham District)
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: John Powell, Jr. (Chatham District)
- 1791MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Harden and Elisabeth Powell
- 1792Court minutesDeed, William Wooley to Markcom Smith, proved by Charles Powell.
- 1794DeedsWilliam Woodley to Charles Powell, 4 February 1794
- 1794MarriagesMarriage bond: John Powell and Sally Elliff
- 1796DeedsCharles Powell to Moses Atwater, 20 February 1796
- 1797DeedsJohn Bacchus to John Powell, 3 May 1797
- 1797DeedsHenry White to John Powell, 17 April 1797
- 1797Court minutesDeed, Jno Bachus to Jno Powell, proved by Henry White.
- 1797Court minutesDeed, Henry White to Jno Powell, acknowledged in court.
- 1799DeedsNorth Carolina to John Powell, 11 March 1799
- 1799Court minutesThe court appointed Joseph Freeland as road overseer.
- 1799WillsWill of Michael Holt
1800s
- 1800DeedsAlexander Powell to Samuel Turrentine, 31 January 1800
- 1800DeedsAlexander Powell to William Cain, 3 April 1800
- 1800DeedsThomas Hardy Perkins to Ambrose Powell, 24 November 1800
- 1800DeedsThomas Harding Perkins to Ambrose Powell, 24 November 1800
- 1800Court minutesThe court apprenticed William Powell to Richard Cope for instruction in tailoring.
- 1801DeedsHugh Lovins to John Powell Sr, 22 August 1801
- 1801Court minutesThe court appointed Michael Holt as road overseer.
- 1802DeedsHugh Lovens to John Powell Sr, 17 June 1802
- 1803DeedsThomas Powell to John Harden, 13 September 1803
- 1803MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Powell and Sarah Wilhoite
- 1803MarriagesMarriage bond: Jacob Wilhoit and Polly Powell
- 1804Court minutesThomas Powell gave sworn proof concerning John Powell’s estate, and the court directed recording.
- 1805MarriagesMarriage bond: Obid Powell and Polly Herndon
- 1808Court minutesDeed, Thomas Powell to Jno Harden, proved by Wm Holt Jr.
- 1808Court minutesThe court apprenticed Edward Powell to Mark Pickett for instruction in farming.
- 1809MarriagesMarriage bond: William Hatchett and Rhodah Powell
1810s
- 1811Court minutesJames Nicholson became guardian of James Green.
- 1811Court minutesJeremiah Holt became guardian of Oliver Powell.
- 1811Court minutesThe court corrected the previous term’s procedural entry retroactively; Drury Dunn was then nonsuited after failing to appear when called.
- 1812DeedsAbner Powell to William Powell, 22 October 1812
- 1812WillsPower of attorney: Jacob Albright to Thomas Powell
- 1814DeedsOliver Powell to Jeremiah Holt, 13 November 1814
- 1814Court minutesOliver Powell entered a recognizance to answer a paternity charge, secured by Jeremiah Holt and Thomas Powell.
- 1814Court minutesDeed, Oliver Powell to Jeremiah Holt, proved by John Harden.
- 1815DeedsAbner Powell to William Powell, 21 August 1815
- 1817DeedsThomas Powell to Peter Spoon, 28 October 1817
- 1817DeedsThomas Powell to Joel Albright, 22 October 1817
- 1817MarriagesMarriage bond: John Powell and Delia Stroud
- 1818MarriagesMarriage bond: John Powell and Mary Cooke
- 1818Court minutesThe sheriff was directed to summon jurors Robert Walker, Merrill Robinson, John Jones and 33 others for the next Superior Court.
1820s
- 1826WillsWill of Judy Clapp
1830s
1840s
1850s
1860s
1870s
- 1875MarriagesMarriage license: Elijah Atwater and Alice Powell
- 1875MarriagesMarriage license: James Powell and Montenia Smith
- 1877MarriagesMarriage license: Charles Myrick and Louisa F Powell
- 1879MarriagesMarriage license: John Powell and Mary C Jacobs
1880s
- 1880MarriagesMarriage license: Wm Powell and Nannie Phillips
- 1881MarriagesMarriage license: Jones Powell and Esperann White
- 1885MarriagesMarriage license: Albert Powell and Fanny May
- 1886MarriagesMarriage license: Wm T Powell and Emma Fowler
1890s
- 1893MarriagesMarriage license: Edmund Tapp and Katie Powell
- 1897MarriagesMarriage license: Wm Mcpherson and Maggie Powell
1900s
- 1902MarriagesMarriage license: Albert Powell and Mary Mcpherson
- 1902MarriagesMarriage license: John Powell and Venie Mcpherson
- 1903MarriagesMarriage license: Granson Powell and Emma Table
- 1903MarriagesMarriage license: Thos W Powell and Sarah A Powell
- 1907MarriagesMarriage license: Isaac Reed and Mary Powell
1910s
- 1910MarriagesMarriage license: M D Harrelson and Lucy Powell
- 1911MarriagesMarriage license: John Page and Elizabeth Powell
- 1911MarriagesMarriage license: Jas A Powell and Minnie Steinmetz
Undated
- Court minutesThe court selected twelve grand jurors for the next Superior Court at Salisbury.
- Court minutesRichard Holman brought an original attachment proceeding against John Powell.
- Court minutesJesse and Middleton Breshear surrendered John Pearsons in John Powell’s suit; Peter Noey and Benjamin Phillips entered special bail.
- Court minutesMichael Holt Junior became overseer near Pine Ford; ten men were ordered to lay out the connection from Trollinger’s ferry.
- Court minutesJohn Powell brought a petition against David Phillips.
- Court minutesJohn Powell replaced John McDaniel as constable.
- Court minutesConstable John Powell was assigned to summon taxables in John McGee’s district.
- Court minutesTwelve men were appointed to open the road from Peter Noe’s to William Willey’s and report.
- Court minutesJacob Mason received permission to operate an ordinary.
- Court minutesJohn Graves received permission to operate an ordinary.
- Court minutesJacob Boon replaced John Powell as road overseer.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of James Wood granted to Elizabeth Wood; sureties John Oliver and John Powell.
- Court minutesFifteen grand jurors were sworn with Solomon Debow as foreman.
- Court minutesSixteen grand jurors were called and sworn with John Powell as foreman.
- Court minutesThirteen men were appointed to lay out the road from Hart’s Road through Haw River Mill and Jno. Powell’s to Lindley’s Road.
- Court minutesWilliam Carlisle replaced Elias Powell as road overseer.
- Court minutesTwelve men were appointed to lay out a road from Reedy Fork’s mouth on Haw River, with John Powell as overseer.
- Court minutesElias Powell replaced Jacob Boon as constable.
- Court minutesJohn Powell brought an original attachment proceeding against Amos Whitehead.
- Court minutesJames Powell brought an original attachment proceeding against Zachariah Martin.
- Court minutesJames Powell replaced Peter O’Neal as overseer from Trollingers ford on Haw River to the Guilford County line.
- Court minutesThirty-one printed juror names were listed for the next county court on the fourth Monday in November.
- Court minutesDeed, John Powell to Wm. Oneal, proved by John Holt, jun..
- Court minutesDeed, John Powell to Elias Powell, proved by Wm. Rainey.
- Court minutesDeed, Elias Powell to Jeremiah Holt, proved by William O'Neal.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Eli Newland as road overseer, replacing Jno Powell.
- Court minutesThe court appointed Wm Holt as road overseer, replacing John Powell.
- Court minutesDeed, Tho H Perkins to Ambrose Powell, acknowledged in court.
- Court minutesDeed, Tho H Perkins to Ambrose Powell, acknowledged in court.
- Court minutesThomas Powell qualified as executor for John Powell’s estate.
- Court minutesDeed, Hugh Loving to John Powell Sr, proved by Thomas Powell.
- Court minutesThe jury found a promise within three years and awarded William P Mangum damages and costs on appeal.
- Court minutesPower of Attorney, Jacob Albright to Thomas Powell, proved by James Patterson.
- Court minutesDeed, J H Lovins to John Powell, proved by Thomas Powell.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Nathan Hall granted to Rachel Hill and John Hill; sureties James McClure and Abner Powell.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Jacob Boon damages and costs against John Powell.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Barbary Powell granted to John Powell; sureties Jacob Boon and John Clapp.
- Court minutesDeed, Abner Powell to William Powell, proved by Jas Moore.
- Court minutesA juror was withdrawn in Isaac Bracken Jr’s action against Abner Powell.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Isaac Bracken Jr damages against Abner Powell.
- Court minutesDeed, Thomas Powell to Peter Spoon, proved by Michael Holt.
- Court minutesGeorge Trice and John Powell were fined for failing to testify in the prosecution of William Partin.
