Orange County Indexed
The Russel surname
The Russel name in Orange County Indexed: 32 historical records.
- In the records
- 1787 to 1892
most named in the 1790s
- Marriages 1787–1892
- Court minutes 1788–1811
- Deeds 1793–1808
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Ellerbe Creek (1)
- Married into
- Allen 1, Forrest 1, Graves 1, Hester 1, James 1, Madkins 1, McCanlis 1, Patterson 1 · the marriages
- Spellings to try
- Russell, Russil
- Search beyond these records
- Russel 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 Russel there)
- Russel 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 historical records 32 records
2 deeds, 8 marriages and 22 court minutes, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Russel marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1780s
- 1787MarriagesMarriage bond: John Forrest and Ellenor Russel
- 1788Court minutesThe jury acquitted James Russel of the charge.
1790s
- 1791Court minutesThe jury awarded Thomas Farmer twenty shillings and costs against Absalum Tatom.
- 1793DeedsJoseph Hodge to Alexander Russel, 1793
- 1795Court minutesThe court appointed Rich’d Gott as road overseer.
- 1795Court minutesThe court ordered the sheriff to summon jurors for the next February term.
- 1796MarriagesMarriage bond: John Allen and Elizabeth Russel
- 1796Court minutesJurors found Nancy Campbell had married Geo Pratt since the previous continuance in her suit against Derby Conner and his wife.
- 1796Court minutesDav’d Raney was nonsuited in his appeal against James Crutchfield, acting through his wife’s right.
- 1796Court minutesThe court excused the named original jurors from further attendance.
- 1798Court minutesDeed, David Lynch to Jno Foust, proved by Alex Russel.
- 1799Court minutesThe court recorded Joseph Hastings Jr, Thomas Baker, James Mitchel and 26 others for jury service.
1800s
1810s
1840s
- 1847MarriagesMarriage bond: Murphy Russel and Cathrine Graves
1860s
- 1869MarriagesMarriage license: Henry Russel and Mariah Patterson
1870s
- 1875MarriagesMarriage license: William Hester and Mariah Russel
1880s
- 1883MarriagesMarriage license: Joseph Russel and Lizzie James
- 1884MarriagesMarriage license: Joseph Russel and Martha Madkins
1890s
- 1892MarriagesMarriage license: George Mccanlis and Nannie Russel
Undated
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Clement Lanier £17.12.6 plus costs against Robert Baldrige and And’w Murdock in the covenant action.
- Court minutesThe sheriff returned the executed venire naming the summoned jurors.
- Court minutesSeventeen grand jurors were empaneled and sworn, with Jno Carter as foreman.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Matthew Forrest granted to John Forrest; sureties Alexander Russel.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Eli Lindsey, James Care Jr, James Allison and 30 others for jury service.
- Court minutesJohn Boothe recovered damages and costs against Samuel Dannel for unperformed covenants.
- Court minutesDeed, Robert Wason to Alexander Russel, proved by Jno Malcolm.
- Court minutesThe court recorded James Moore, Philip Walker, James Clark and 11 others for jury service.
- Court minutesDeed, Coleston Lovell & Margaret Dinning, proved by Alex Russel.
- Court minutesThe court recorded William Palmer, Robert McCray, Alexander Russel and 22 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe jury found the covenant unfulfilled, resolved the issues for Robert Tinnin, and awarded damages and costs.
