Orange County Indexed
The Simmons surname
The Simmons name in Orange County Indexed: 69 historical records, 5 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1754 to 1906
most named in the 1790s
- Deeds 1754–1854
- Tax lists 1755–1790
- Wills 1783–1801
- Marriages 1792–1906
- Court minutes 1798–1811
- Records of enslaved people 1812–1854
- In the chronology
- 1781 to 1994 5 people in 13 entries, most in the 1970s
- In books and archives
- 1 person, born 1923
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Stony Creek (9), Haw River (2), Durham (2), Collins Creek (2), Roses Creek (1), Cane Creek (1), Travis Creek (1), Bolin Creek (1)
- Married into
- Calahan 1, Evans 1, McCool 1, Moore 1, Pool 1, Warbleton 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Simpson 5, Rainey 4, Leath 4, Herndon 4, Dozer 4, Williams 3, Perry 3, Stroud 3, Cunningham 2, Phillips 2, Kerr 2, Leigh 2
- People with a page here
- Floyd Simmons, Michael Simmons
- Spellings to try
- Simons, Simmon, Sammons
- Search beyond these records
- Simmons 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 Simmons there)
- Simmons 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.
- Simmons, Clarence 1 entry, 1956
- Simmons, Michael 6 entries, 1977–1983
- Simmons, Michael 3 entries, 1994
- Simmons, Richard 2 entries, 1781
- Simmons, Walter I. 1 entry, 1943
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.
- Simmons, Floyd, 1923-2008 1 work
In the historical records 69 records
36 deeds, 6 records of enslaved people, 6 marriages, 14 court minutes, 3 tax list entries and 4 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. Simmons marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1750s
1760s
1770s
- 1779Tax listsThe 1779 tax list: Simmons Lewis
1780s
- 1783WillsWill of Edward Gant
- 1785WillsWill of William (x) Craige
1790s
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Peter Simmons (Chatham District)
- 1792MarriagesMarriage bond: Samuel Pool and Sally Simmons
- 1792MarriagesMarriage bond: Joseph Simmons and Elisabeth McCool
- 1794DeedsNorth Carolina to Ruth Simmons, 5 December 1794
- 1794WillsWill of William Phillips
- 1797DeedsRobert Heriot estate by executor to Shadrack Simmons & Leonard Dozer, 5 August 1797
- 1797DeedsCharles Brown to Shadrach Simmons & Leonard Dozer, 5 August 1797
- 1797DeedsGeorge Heriot to Shadrach Simmons & Leonard Dozer, 28 July 1797
- 1797DeedsJoseph Brown to Shadrach Simmons & Leonard Dozer, 2 August 1797
- 1797DeedsWilliam Stroud to David Simmons, 7 March 1797
- 1797DeedsSamuel Thompson to Caleb Simmons, 20 November 1797
- 1797MarriagesMarriage bond: James Simmons and Pury Warbleton
- 1798Court minutesThe court ordered Robert Simmons, identified as reputed father, to support Mary Whithead’s child through annual payments from birth.
- 1799DeedsDavid Passmore to Robert Simmons, 5 May 1799
- 1799Court minutesDeed, David Passmore to Robert Simmons, proved by Charles Christmas.
1800s
- 1800MarriagesMarriage bond: Jehu Simmons and Martha Moore
- 1801WillsWill of Elizabeth (x) Tinning
- 1803DeedsJesse Cate to James Simmons, 25 January 1803
- 1805DeedsJohn Simmons to Andrew Gibson, 26 February 1805
- 1806DeedsRuth Simmons to Mark Durham, 6 November 1806
- 1807Court minutesDeed, Ruth Simmons to Thomas Stroud, proved by Thomas Stroud.
- 1808DeedsAaron Simpson to John Simmons, 12 March 1808
- 1808Court minutesDeed, Aron Simpson to John Simmons, proved by James Simmons.
- 1809DeedsPeter Perry to Joseph Simmons, 30 September 1809
1810s
- 1810DeedsJohn Simmons to Nathan Williams, 29 January 1810
- 1810DeedsDavid Phillips to Benjamin Simmons, 19 October 1810
- 1811DeedsHenry Strader Sr & Daniel Strader to Felty Simmons, 12 October 1811
- 1811Court minutesDeed, John Simmons to Nathan Williams, proved by Geo McNiel.
- 1812DeedsWilliam Rainey to Benjamin Simmons, 29 February 1812
- 1812Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): William Rainey to Benjamin Simmons, 29 February 1812
- 1819DeedsNathan Williams to John Simmons, 30 October 1819
1820s
- 1820DeedsRoger Simpson to John Simmons, 21 October 1820
- 1826DeedsJohn Simmons to Robert Faucett trustee, 15 July 1826
- 1826DeedsJohn Simmons to Henry Brannock Jr trustee, 17 November 1826
- 1826DeedsJohn Simmons to Freeman Leath, 10 January 1826
- 1826DeedsBenja Lea to John Simmons, 5 January 1826
- 1826Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): John Simmons to Freeman Leath, 10 January 1826
- 1827DeedsJohn Simmons to Joseph Simpson & Aaron Simpson, 5 February 1827
- 1827Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): John Simmons to Joseph Simpson, Aaron Simpson, 5 February 1827
- 1828DeedsJohn Simmons to Freeman Leath, 20 February 1828
- 1828Records of enslaved peopleMortgage: John Simmons to Freeman Leath, 20 February 1828
1830s
- 1831DeedsJohn Simmons to Freeman Leath trustee & James Kerr, 10 October 1831
- 1833DeedsJohn Simmons to G W Taylor trustee & Joseph Simmons, 4 September 1833
- 1833DeedsJoseph Simmons & Isaac Simmons to Freeman Leath trustee & James Kerr, 15 November 1833
- 1833DeedsJohn Simmons to Isaac Cantrell, 24 August 1833
- 1839MarriagesMarriage bond: James Simmons and Anna Evans
1850s
- 1854DeedsRichard S Leigh & Cheley P Trice to Lewis Herndon & George Herndon & Willis Herndon & Henry S Simmons, 4 December 1854
- 1854DeedsGeorge Herndon & Willis Herndon & Henry S Simmons to Lewis Herndon, 5 December 1854
- 1854Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Richard S Leigh, Cheley P Trice to Lewis Herndon, George Herndon, Willis Herndon, Henry S Simmons, 4 December 1854
- 1854Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): George Herndon, Willis Herndon, Henry S Simmons to Lewis Herndon, 5 December 1854
1900s
- 1906MarriagesMarriage license: Jas Calahan and Maggie Simmons
Undated
- Court minutesThomas Freeland was appointed overseer on the west side of Haw River with eighteen named workers.
- Court minutesA jury was sworn in Edw. Guinn’s case against Lewis Simmons.
- Court minutesThe court apprenticed William Simmons to John Clarke for instruction in weaving.
- Court minutesDeed, Wm Stroud to David Simmons, proved by Boling Jolly.
- Court minutesDeed, Samuel Thompson to Caleb Simmons, proved by Wm Faucett.
- Court minutesJurors rejected John Kirk’s promise claim against Joseph Simmons.
- Court minutesJoseph Simmons Jr received damages and costs against John Kirk in an attachment proceeding.
- Court minutesDeed, Peter Perry to Joseph Simmons, proved by John Moore.
- Court minutesDeed, Peter Perry to Wm Woods, proved by Joseph Simmons.
