Orange County Indexed
The Steward surname
The Steward name in Orange County Indexed: 38 historical records and 4 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1787 to 1880
most named in the 1790s
- Marriages 1787–1880
- Court minutes 1789–1800
- Records of enslaved people 1820
- Deeds 1820–1870
- In the chronology
- 1864 to 1929 4 people in 4 entries, most in the 1880s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- New Hope (1), Hillsboro (1), Chapel Hill (1), Eno River (1)
- Married into
- Allen 1, Allison 1, Cave 1, Chandler 1, Cole 1, Hathcock 1, Henry 1, Hudson 1, Murphey 1, Sack 1, Underwood 1, Turner 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Vincent 2
- Spellings to try
- Stewart
- Search beyond these records
- Steward 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 Steward there)
- Steward 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 4 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.
- Steward, Billy 1 entry, 1929
- Steward, Craton 1 entry, 1864
- Steward, Frank 1 entry, 1864
- Steward, W. E. 2 entries, 1885–1887
In the historical records 38 records
2 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 12 marriages and 23 court minutes, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Steward marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1780s
1790s
- 1794MarriagesMarriage bond: Hamilton Allison and Betsey Steward
- 1795Court minutesWm Mebane won damages and costs against Abreham Anderson.
- 1795Court minutesJno Reeves won nominal damages and costs against James Bird for trespass.
- 1796Court minutesWm Rider recovered damages and costs against Wm Nash on appeal.
- 1796Court minutesJurors convicted Joseph Barbee of assault; the court fined him.
- 1796Court minutesJurors acquitted Wm Lockhart of fraud; the court ordered jailed witness James Coughlan brought to testify.
- 1797Court minutesFrances Dunn recovered damages and costs against And[rew] Brooks on appeal.
- 1797Court minutesJurors acquitted Rhody Berry of petty larceny.
- 1799Court minutesThe court appointed Alexander Steward as guardian of John Devonport.
- 1799Court minutesThe court recorded James Lapsley, John Wilkerson, Wm Haywood and 27 others for jury service.
- 1799Court minutesJames Roney won damages and costs against Wm Wilkins.
- 1799Court minutesJurors convicted And[rew] McCulloch of assault.
1800s
1810s
- 1812MarriagesMarriage bond: Solomon Steward and Rachel Underwood
1820s
- 1820DeedsCharles Steward to William Vincent, 25 March 1820
- 1820Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Charles Steward to William Vincent, 25 March 1820
1840s
- 1841MarriagesMarriage bond: Albert Steward and Zelpha Chandler
1850s
- 1854MarriagesMarriage bond: Williamson Hathcock and Frances Steward
- 1856MarriagesMarriage bond: Samuel Allen and Abi Steward
- 1857MarriagesMarriage bond: Jonathan J Steward and Emily Cave
- 1859MarriagesMarriage bond: William Cole and Mary Steward
1860s
- 1866MarriagesMarriage bond: William R Steward and Sarah P Murphey
1870s
1880s
- 1880MarriagesMarriage license: Thomas Steward and Kattie Turner
Undated
- Court minutesThe court recorded Wm Clark, Jno Nichols, James Faucit and 33 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe jury acquitted Abraham Abbott of petty larceny.
- Court minutesThe jury found Wm Lylte’s instrument valid and unpaid, awarding Norman Bigalow damages and costs.
- Court minutesTheo Thompson won damages and costs against Geo Doherty on appeal.
- Court minutesJurors acquitted Benjamin Peelor of assault.
- Court minutesThe court recorded James Thompson, Thomas Bradshaw, Samuel Steward and 27 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded David Ray, Samuel Clenney, Thomas Bradshaw and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesAndrew McCalley recovered damages and costs against Leonard Stringer and James Murray.
- Court minutesThe court bound Elizabeth Roach, James Roach’s child, to Sam’l Steward.
- Court minutesWilliam McQuiston recovered damages and costs against Augustus Benton; jurors rejected payment and setoff.
