Orange County Indexed
The Tapp surname
The Tapp name in Orange County Indexed: 167 historical records, 4 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.
- In the records
- 1784 to 1911
most named in the 1860s
- Deeds 1784–1874
- Court minutes 1785–1811
- Records of enslaved people 1789–1861
- Tax lists 1790
- Wills 1800–1892
- Marriages 1811–1911
- In the chronology
- 1793 to 1994 4 people in 8 entries, most in the 1840s
- In books and archives
- 1 person
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Seven Mile Creek (6), Hillsborough (4), New Hope Creek (3), Turkey Hill Creek (3), Lick Creek (2), Cattail Branch (2), Eno River (2), Little River (1)
- Married into
- Thompson 3, McPherson 2, Pratt 2, Alston 1, Bain 1, Baynes 1, Bowling 1, Carr 1, Cate 1, Cates 1, Coleman 1, Dunnagan 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Thompson 9, Turrentine 7, Kirk 4, Oldham 4, Leathers 4, Lipscomb 4, Melton 3, Sykes 3, Moore 3, Pratt 3, Craig 3, Sherlock 2
- People with a page here
- William H. Tapp
- Spellings to try
- Tap
- Search beyond these records
- Tapp 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 Tapp there)
- Tapp 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.
- Tapp, Abner 2 entries, 1793–1811
- Tapp, Mrs. Henry 2 entries, 1935
- Tapp, John 3 entries, 1841
- Tapp, Mike 1 entry, 1994
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.
- Tapp, William H., 1 work
In the historical records 167 records
52 deeds, 8 records of enslaved people, 44 marriages, 53 court minutes, 1 tax list entries and 9 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. Tapp marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1780s
- 1784DeedsJames Minnis to William Tapp, 6 November 1784
- 1785Court minutesJno. Estis became overseer from Baxter’s Branch to Hillsborough; the listed inhabitants’ hands were assigned to maintain the road.
- 1786Court minutesThe State discontinued prosecution of Abner Tapp.
- 1787Court minutesThe jury awarded Mark Patterson damages of £200 plus costs against William Mebane.
- 1787Court minutesThe court appointed Wm Riley to oversee the route from the old Trading Road to Woodys Road and assigned eleven named workers.
- 1788Court minutesThe record began an order concerning Abner Tapp’s alleged paternity but omitted the mother and operative terms.
- 1788Court minutesThe jury convicted Wm Courtney B of assault; a fine recorded as 20 was imposed.
- 1788Court minutesThe jury returned a verdict favoring Henry Meredith against Mark Patterson.
- 1788Court minutesThe jury awarded Jno Williams £49.1 plus costs against Edmond Fanning.
- 1788Court minutesOn appeal, the jury awarded Wm Kenneday £0.6.0 plus costs against John Taylor.
- 1788Court minutesOn appeal, the jury awarded David Douglass £11.0.0 plus costs against Abner Tapp.
- 1789DeedsJohn Sherlock to Abner Tapp, 20 November 1789
- 1789Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): John Sherlock to Abner Tapp, 20 November 1789
- 1789Court minutesThe jury awarded Peter V Williamson £20.10.6 plus costs against administrator Jno Mitchel.
- 1789Court minutesThe jury found Whitney liable, awarded Davis five shillings plus costs, and identified the boundary by the specified stump and rock.
1790s
- 1790Court minutesA nonsuit was entered in Allen’s appeal against Whitny.
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Abner Tapp (Hillsborough District)
- 1791DeedsWilliam Tapp to Abner Tapp, 19 September 1791
- 1793DeedsWilliam Tapp to Abner Tapp, August 1793
- 1793Court minutesAlexander Campbell was nonsuited against Robinson Mumford and obtained an appeal subject to bond and security.
- 1795DeedsNorth Carolina to Abner Tapp, 7 February 1795
- 1796DeedsJoseph Hastings to Abner Tapp, 23 February 1796
- 1798Court minutesJohn Hogg recovered damages and costs against John Taylor; jurors rejected payment, setoff and satisfaction and found the undertaking tim…
- 1799DeedsRobert Melton to Abner Tapp, 18 January 1799
- 1799Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Robert Melton to Abner Tapp, 18 January 1799
1800s
- 1800Court minutesWill of Joseph Courtney Jr, proved by Abner Tapp.
- 1800WillsWill of Joseph Courtney
- 1801Court minutesJurors convicted Elisha Johnston of petty larceny, but the court arrested judgment.
- 1801Court minutesJurors found no escape by Africa Parker; the court denied Samuel Goodwin’s motion against Parker and his prison-bounds sureties.
- 1801Court minutesJurors upheld the defendants’ bond, rejected satisfaction and release, and assessed Augustus Benton’s damages in Benjamin Williams’s acti…
- 1807Court minutesAbner Tapp received damages and costs against Wm Bradshaw.
- 1808DeedsParham Kirk to Abner Tapp, 17 December 1808
- 1808Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): Parham Kirk to Abner Tapp, 17 December 1808
- 1808Court minutesBill of Sale, John Sharlock to Abner Tapp, proved by Solomon Cate.
- 1809Court minutesThe jury acquitted Abner Tapp; the court found the named prosecution witnesses material and directed payment without stating amounts.
- 1809Court minutesStephen Ray, a jailed witness against Abner Tapp, took the insolvent-debtor oath.
1810s
- 1810Court minutesOn Francis Tapp’s probate request and Richard Tapp’s objection, the jury upheld Abner Tapp’s will for both real and personal property.
- 1810Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Abner Tapp granted to Frances Tapp and Allen Sykes; sureties Charles Christmas.
- 1810Court minutesWith the solicitor’s consent, John Do???g was allowed bail before designated justices to answer a felony and murder charge concerning Abn…
- 1810WillsWill of Abner Tapp
- 1811MarriagesMarriage bond: George Tapp and Peggy Forsythe
- 1811Court minutesA jury convicted enslaved Joshua of murdering Abner Tapp; the court ordered him jailed pending execution by hanging on the specified date.
- 1811Court minutesAbner Tapp’s administrators received permission to sell his perishable estate and enslaved Lydia to facilitate division.
- 1811Court minutesThe court appointed Richard Tapp as road overseer.
- 1812MarriagesMarriage bond: Vincent Tapp and Anne Hopsons
- 1813MarriagesMarriage bond: Richard Tapp and Rebecca Hopson
- 1814DeedsGeorge Lea to Vincent Tapp, 8 November 1814
- 1815MarriagesMarriage bond: William W Horn and Letha Tapp
1820s
- 1820WillsWill of William King
- 1821DeedsRichard Tapp to John Canell, 5 February 1821
- 1822DeedsJohn Carroll to Richard Tapp, 19 October 1822
- 1822DeedsJohn Carroll & Martha Carroll to Richard Tapp, 19 October 1822
- 1827DeedsWilliam Hopson to Richard Tapp, 24 November 1827
- 1827Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): William Hopson to Richard Tapp, 24 November 1827
- 1828DeedsJoshua Berry by trustee to Lewis Tapp, 1 August 1828
1830s
- 1834DeedsJames Sykes to Richland Jones trustee & Richard Tapp, 24 July 1834
- 1834DeedsRichard Tapp to Sullivan Lee, 9 October 1834
- 1836DeedsNevill Barbee estate by guardian to Richard Tapp, 14 June 1836
- 1836DeedsRichard Tapp to Thomas Brewer Jr & Alexander O'Daniel & Martha O'Daniel & Meredith O'Daniel & William O'Daniel & Caroline O'Daniel & Elizabeth Roach, 27 August 1836
- 1837DeedsLewis Tapp to John Tapp, October 1837
- 1837WillsWill of Joshua (x) Thompson
- 1838DeedsRichard Tapp to Sullivan Leigh, 9 August 1838
1840s
- 1840DeedsRichard Tapp to Willis Smith, 28 August 1840
- 1840DeedsNorth Carolina to Richard Tapp, 7 May 1840
- 1842DeedsWilliam Chambers to William Tapp, 2 September 1842
- 1842Records of enslaved peopleDeed of trust: Jane Craig to Richard Tapp, 29 December 1842
- 1842MarriagesMarriage bond: William Tapp and Mary Thompson
- 1843DeedsRichard Sykes to James H Christie trustee & Thomas Jones trustee & Richard Tapp, 6 March 1843
- 1843Records of enslaved peopleDeed of trust: Jane Craig to Richard Tapp, 22 May 1843
- 1844DeedsRichard Tapp to Daniel Foust & Thomas Thompson, 8 June 1844
- 1844DeedsNorth Carolina to Richard Tapp, 3 January 1844
- 1845WillsWill of William (x) Hopson
- 1846DeedsPinkney Sykes by trustee to Richard Tapp & Stephen Moore, 4 May 1846
- 1846DeedsRichard Tapp & Stephen Moore to William Kirkpatrick, 29 November 1846
- 1846WillsWill of Nancy (x) Crutchfield
- 1847DeedsWilliam McCauley & Isaac Craig & Henry Crawford McCauley & Richard Tapp to State of North Carolina, 24 February 1847
- 1849MarriagesMarriage bond: Ruffin R Tapp and Mary Ann Pratt
1850s
- 1850DeedsJames C Turrentine & William Thompson & William Lipscomb & Richard Tapp & John B Leathers & Thomas D Oldham to North Carolina, 27 August 1850
- 1850DeedsJames C Turrentine & William Thompson & William Lipscomb & Richard Tapp & John B Leathers & Thomas D Oldham to North Carolina, 27 August 1850
- 1850DeedsJames C Turrentine & Richard Tapp to Eaton Walker, 9 November 1850
- 1850DeedsWilliam McCauley & Richard Tapp & James M Watson & James R Watson to State of North Carolina, 26 February 1850
- 1851DeedsLoftin K Pratt estate by commissioners to Nancy Pratt & Mary Ann Tapp & Martha J Pratt & Caroline E Pratt & James T Pratt & Francis M Pratt, 27 May 1851
- 1851DeedsRichard Tapp to Ruffin R Tapp, 18 November 1851
- 1851DeedsJames C Turrentine & William Thompson & William Lipscomb & John B Leathers & Thomas D Oldham & Richard Tapp to State of North Carolina, 27 August 1851
- 1851DeedsJames C Turrentine & William Thompson & William Lipscomb & John B Leathers & Thomas D Oldham & Richard Tapp to State of North Carolina, 27 August 1851
- 1851MarriagesMarriage bond: David M Robinson and Sarah Ann Tapp
- 1853MarriagesMarriage bond: John U Hart and Mary E Tapp
- 1854Records of enslaved peopleDeed of trust: James H Christie to Richard Tapp, 5 January 1854
- 1855DeedsRichard Tapp to Ruffin R Tapp, 27 February 1855
- 1857DeedsRichard Tapp to Israel Turner Jr, 24 August 1857
- 1857DeedsJames C Turrentine to Richard Tapp, 5 April 1857
- 1859MarriagesMarriage bond: George M Hobbs and Rebecca J Tapp
1860s
- 1860DeedsRuffin R Tapp & Mary A Tapp to David Strayhorn, 17 March 1860
- 1860DeedsSally Pope to Ruffin Tapp, 29 October 1860
- 1860DeedsRichard Tapp to Rebecca J Hobbs, September 1860
- 1860MarriagesMarriage bond: John U Heart and Maletha Ann Tapp
- 1861DeedsDavid Moore & Ruffin R Tapp & Richard Tapp to State of North Carolina, 25 February 1861
- 1861DeedsWilliam N Pratt to Ruffin R Tapp, 6 April 1861
- 1861Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): William N Pratt to Ruffin R Tapp, 6 April 1861
- 1864DeedsRichard Tapp to Nancy Cates, 16 February 1864
- 1865WillsWill of James E Tapp
- 1866DeedsRichard Tapp estate by commissioners to Ruffin R Tapp & William H Tapp & George M Hobbs & Rebecca Hobbs & John U Hart & Malitha Hart, 1 February 1866
- 1866MarriagesMarriage bond: William Bowling and Elizabeth W Tapp
- 1866MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas Carr and Elizabeth Tapp
- 1866MarriagesMarriage bond: John O Roberson and Polly Tapp
- 1866MarriagesMarriage bond: Andrew Tapp and Julia Paul
- 1867MarriagesMarriage bond: Ruffin R Tapp and Melisse N Dunnagan
- 1867MarriagesMarriage bond: Anthony Wilkinson and Dicy Tapp
- 1868MarriagesMarriage bond: Allen Tapp and Mildred Baynes
- 1868MarriagesMarriage license: Henry Tapp and Jacky Coleman
- 1869DeedsJames C Turrentine by Sheriff to Ruffin R Tapp, 6 July 1869
1870s
- 1870DeedsJames C Turrentine & Margaret M Turrentine to Ruffin R Tapp, 15 November 1870
- 1870DeedsRuffin R Tapp to Nancy Dunnegan, 21 November 1870
- 1871MarriagesMarriage license: Nelson Bain and Gineva Tapp
- 1872MarriagesMarriage license: Jerry Lynch and Mariah Tapp
- 1872MarriagesMarriage license: George M Pratt and Alice B Tapp
- 1874DeedsBettie W Bowling & William Bowling to Parthena Tapp, 28 April 1874
- 1874DeedsBertha Thompson & James H Thompson to William H Tapp, 27 August 1874
- 1875MarriagesMarriage license: Samuel L Thompson and Catherine E Tapp
- 1876MarriagesMarriage license: Ruffin Rw Tapp and Martha Haney
- 1876MarriagesMarriage license: William D Latta and Annie B Tapp
- 1877MarriagesMarriage license: Phillip Tapp and Caroline Leathers
- 1879MarriagesMarriage license: John Tapp and Mary Tapp
1880s
- 1881WillsWill of Ruffin R Tapp
- 1883MarriagesMarriage license: William Mcpherson and Susan Tapp
- 1885MarriagesMarriage license: Franklin Oldham and Amey Tapp
- 1886MarriagesMarriage license: Wm Faucett and Jane Tapp
- 1886MarriagesMarriage license: Kinchen Holt and Sarah Tapp
1890s
- 1890MarriagesMarriage license: Luther T Tapp and Lilly Laws
- 1892WillsWill of William H Tapp
- 1893MarriagesMarriage license: Joseph Morehead and Jennet Tapp
- 1893MarriagesMarriage license: Edmund Tapp and Katie Powell
- 1896MarriagesMarriage license: Jno Jr Mcpherson and Lizzie Tapp
- 1896MarriagesMarriage license: Ira Tapp and Susan Cate
- 1897MarriagesMarriage license: Jerry Roland and Cornelia Tapp
- 1899MarriagesMarriage license: R L T Tapp and Artelia C Cates
1900s
- 1900MarriagesMarriage license: Wm Tapp and Arrabella Horten
- 1904MarriagesMarriage license: Geo L Lipscomb and Arnella Tapp
- 1905MarriagesMarriage license: John Alston and Martha Tapp
- 1908MarriagesMarriage license: Thos Valines and Lilly Tapp
1910s
- 1910MarriagesMarriage license: Jno M Thompson and Mary E Tapp
- 1911MarriagesMarriage license: John I Lewis and Anna Myrtle Tapp
Undated
- MarriagesMarriage license: B W Strayhorn and Cornelia A Tapp
- Court minutesAbner Tapp entered a £100 bond with two sureties for support of Mary Peeks’s child, whom the record attributed to him.
- Court minutesThe jury convicted Abner Tapp of the indictment’s charge.
- Court minutesJno Armstrong was nonsuited in his appeal against Wm Jamison.
- Court minutesA judgment for forty shillings and costs was entered in Margaret Carson’s appeal against John Taylor.
- Court minutesThe jury awarded Peter Elmore damages and costs against Tarry Feigh.
- Court minutesThe jury found William Whitfield’s covenants unperformed and awarded William Hall damages and costs.
- Court minutesJurors convicted John Carrington of assault; the court fined him.
- Court minutesJurors convicted Abner Tapp of assault; the court fined him.
- Court minutesJurors convicted enslaved Bob of housebreaking and theft from Sam’l Dick; the court sentenced him to whipping, ear mutilation and branding.
- Court minutesJoseph Taylor won covenant damages and costs against David Dickey.
- Court minutesFollowing an initial damages assessment, the court set aside judgment and dismissed Peter and John Bysor’s action against Simpson Tate.
- Court minutesJurors upheld Eliza Stroud’s promise, rejected setoff and awarded John Ferrington damages against her executor.
- Court minutesDaniel Cloud and his wife were nonsuited against Henry Neal and others; on Robert Bell’s motion the court reinstated the case, charging p…
- Court minutesJurors upheld James Palmer’s promise, rejected setoff and awarded William Blalock damages.
- Court minutesJurors upheld David Fogleman’s promise and awarded Robert Dickson damages.
- Court minutesPeter Amick received damages and costs against Anderson Stroud.
- Court minutesJurors upheld Tho H Perkins’s promise and awarded William Rainey damages.
- Court minutesJurors rejected Thomas Couch’s promise claim against Jacob Peeler.
- Court minutesJurors found Eli McDaniel not liable to Samuel O’Daniel.
- Court minutesIla Forrest received principal, interest and costs against John Cain.
- Court minutesBill of Sale, Robert Melton to Abner Tapp, proved by William Blalock.
- Court minutesBill of Sale, Parham Kirk to Abner Tapp, proved by Daniel Cloud.
- Court minutesJames Minnis confessed judgment with interest; Hugh Mulholland and John Kirk secured a stay of execution.
- Court minutesOn attorney Wm Norwood’s motion, Abner Tapp’s forfeited recognizance was rescinded and replaced with a discharge.
