Orange County Indexed
The Shelton surname
The Shelton name in Orange County Indexed: 23 historical records and 5 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1764 to 1860
most named in the 1800s
- Court minutes 1764–1800
- Deeds 1770–1860
- Wills 1802
- Marriages 1803–1859
- Records of enslaved people 1860
- In the chronology
- 1958 to 2023 5 people in 20 entries, most in the 2000s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Country Line Creek (2), Chapel Hill (1), Presswoods Creek (1), New Hope Creek (1)
- Married into
- Hayes 1, Kistler 1, Roberson 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Gattis 5, Robison 2, Anderson 2, Watson 2
- People with a page here
- Karen Shelton
- Spellings to try
- Selton
- Search beyond these records
- Shelton 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 Shelton there)
- Shelton 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 5 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.
- Shelton, Compton 1 entry, 1963
- Shelton, Karen 15 entries, 1981–2023
- Shelton, Robert 2 entries, 2000–2001
- Shelton, S. N. 1 entry, 1958
- Shelton, Sherman N. 1 entry, 1958
In the historical records 23 records
6 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 3 marriages, 12 court minutes and 1 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. Shelton marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1760s
- 1764Court minutesThe grand jury was sworn with William Few as foreman.
1770s
1790s
1800s
- 1800Court minutesThe court quashed Henry Mason’s indictment for altering a hog mark.
- 1800Court minutesJurors convicted Isaac Bracken Sr of trespass.
- 1800Court minutesEli Collins won damages against Hugh Mulhollan Jr on appeal after jurors rejected setoff and limitation defenses.
- 1802WillsWill of Thomas Shelton
- 1803MarriagesMarriage bond: James Hayes and Rhody Shelton
1850s
1860s
- 1860DeedsThomas S Shelton to Robert W Anderson, 4 August 1860
- 1860Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Thomas S Shelton to Robert W Anderson, 4 August 1860
Undated
- Court minutesJohn Shelton brought a petition against Richard Womack.
- Court minutesDeed, John Gattis to Edm’d Shelton, proved by Bennett Watson.
- Court minutesDeed, James Gattis to Edm’d Shelton, proved by Samuel Hopkins.
- Court minutesJurors found unperformed covenants and awarded Wm Strayhorn damages against Thos and Edmund Shelton.
- Court minutesA juror was withdrawn in Augustus Benton’s action against Edmund Shelton.
- Court minutesAugustus Benton was nonsuited against Edmund Shelton and appealed with approved securities.
- Court minutesThe sheriff was ordered to bring Lucy Tudor’s son Pomphrey Shelton from John Cook’s keeping for apprenticeship arrangements.
