Orange County Indexed
The Terrell surname
The Terrell name in Orange County Indexed: 97 historical records and 5 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1752 to 1911
most named in the 1900s
- Deeds 1752–1874
- Wills 1763–1885
- Court minutes 1779
- Marriages 1787–1911
- Records of enslaved people 1821
- In the chronology
- 1906 to 1979 5 people in 7 entries, most in the 1950s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Terrells Creek (2), Back Creek (2), Ellerbe Creek (1), Boyds Creek (1), Haw River (1), Northeast Creek (1), Eno River (1), Hillsborough Road (1)
- Married into
- Scott 4, Smith 3, Crisp 2, Thompson 2, Allen 1, Anderson 1, Bradley 1, Bradsher 1, Brooks 1, Brown 1, Carr 1, Cheek 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Martin 3, Atkins 2, Mebane 2
- Spellings to try
- Terrel, Terrill, Tyrrell
- Search beyond these records
- Terrell 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 Terrell there)
- Terrell 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.
- Terrell, Grady 2 entries, 1979
- Terrell, John 2 entries, 1953–1954
- Terrell, John H. 1 entry, 1953
- Terrell, John W. 1 entry, 1940
- Terrell, William 1 entry, 1906
In the historical records 97 records
14 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 59 marriages, 20 court minutes and 3 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. Terrell marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1750s
1760s
- 1763WillsWill of Timothy Terrell
- 1767WillsWill of William Cox
- 1769DeedsJames Nimrod Terrell to Solomon Terrell, 20 March 1769
- 1769DeedsJames Terrell to James Martin, 11 March 1769
1770s
1780s
1800s
- 1803MarriagesMarriage bond: Jonathan Terrell and Sarah Smith
1810s
1820s
- 1820DeedsJames Kimbro to James Terrell, 27 October 1820
- 1821DeedsWilliam Terrell to Sally Atkins & John H Atkins, 17 December 1821
- 1821Records of enslaved peopleDeed (sale or gift not stated): William Terrell to Sally Atkins, John H Atkins, 17 December 1821
- 1821MarriagesMarriage bond: Joseph Terrell Jr and Cynthia Bradley
- 1824DeedsJane Scarborough to Thomas Terrell, 5 March 1824
- 1826MarriagesMarriage bond: William Anderson and Matilda Terrell
1840s
1850s
- 1853MarriagesMarriage bond: William Terrell and Margaret Minnis
1860s
- 1860DeedsE C Forrest to Edward A Terrell, 17 March 1860
- 1860MarriagesMarriage bond: Allen Nance and Nancy C Terrell
- 1865MarriagesMarriage bond: Samuel Terrell and Mariah Farrar
- 1867MarriagesMarriage bond: Thomas A Terrell and Martha E Scott
1870s
- 1870MarriagesMarriage license: John R Terrell and Bettie Hopkins
- 1871MarriagesMarriage license: James A Terrell and Malinda Vickers
- 1872MarriagesMarriage license: William Terrell and Nancy A Ray
- 1873DeedsEdward A Terrell & Susan Terrell to William Terrell, 10 December 1873
- 1873MarriagesMarriage license: William Terrell and Sarah Scott
- 1874DeedsMartha B Lea & William A Lea to Elisa A Terrell, 17 February 1874
- 1874DeedsEliza A Terrell to Nancy L Warren, 20 February 1874
- 1874MarriagesMarriage license: Jesse Sanders and Dora Terrell
- 1874MarriagesMarriage license: Solomon Terrell and Nancy Ann Elmore
- 1877MarriagesMarriage license: James T Terrell and Lottie Brown
- 1878MarriagesMarriage license: George W Terrell and Francis Roberts
- 1878MarriagesMarriage license: Joseph I Terrell and Lethia Ann Haise
- 1879MarriagesMarriage license: George W Gill and Mary J Terrell
1880s
- 1880MarriagesMarriage license: Andrew Crisp and Anna Terrell
- 1880MarriagesMarriage license: George Mitchell and Rosetta Terrell
- 1880MarriagesMarriage license: Lemuel Qualls and Bettie Terrell
- 1881MarriagesMarriage license: Richard Fuller and Sarah Terrell
- 1883MarriagesMarriage license: Robert W Terrell and Josephine Younger
- 1885MarriagesMarriage license: Ira Terrell and Bettie Bradsher
- 1885WillsWill of Eliza Terrell
- 1886MarriagesMarriage license: Geo F Compton and Ida Terrell
- 1887MarriagesMarriage license: B B Terrell and Jennie N Scott
- 1889MarriagesMarriage license: Seymoure Smith and Maggie Terrell
1890s
- 1892MarriagesMarriage license: Mabe Murray and Martha Terrell
- 1892MarriagesMarriage license: Julius C Scott and Celia Jane Terrell
- 1893MarriagesMarriage license: Robt B Porterfield and Della R Terrell
- 1893MarriagesMarriage license: James M Terrell and Mattie S Murphy
- 1894MarriagesMarriage license: F L Cooper and Bettie Terrell
- 1895MarriagesMarriage license: Ernest Terrell and Correna Moore
- 1896MarriagesMarriage license: Henry Terrell and Lula Thompson
- 1898MarriagesMarriage license: J M Carr and Mary L Terrell
- 1898MarriagesMarriage license: Arch Terrell and Mott Crisp
1900s
- 1900MarriagesMarriage license: John Evans and Jodie Terrell
- 1900MarriagesMarriage license: Dave A Torian and Pearlie Terrell
- 1902MarriagesMarriage license: Ernest Terrell and Rebecca Cousins
- 1902MarriagesMarriage license: James Terrell and Mollie Wells
- 1902MarriagesMarriage license: Edgie Thompson and Fannie Terrell
- 1903MarriagesMarriage license: Jas F Terrell and Jenny S Rice
- 1904MarriagesMarriage license: J F Terrell and Maggie Reeves
- 1905MarriagesMarriage license: Albert Smith and Daisey Terrell
- 1907MarriagesMarriage license: Jos Terrell and Nannie Love
- 1907MarriagesMarriage license: L M Terrell and Mora Cheek
- 1907MarriagesMarriage license: Robt J Terrell and Lula Hodge
- 1907MarriagesMarriage license: L F Wilkerson and Bertha A Terrell
- 1908MarriagesMarriage license: John Warren and Rosa Terrell
- 1908MarriagesMarriage license: John Terrell and Mitt Wade
- 1909MarriagesMarriage license: Jas H Jones and Mary Terrell
- 1909MarriagesMarriage license: Geo J Mccauly and Ida L Terrell
1910s
- 1910MarriagesMarriage license: W P Rily and Jennie Terrell
- 1911MarriagesMarriage license: Frank Cole and Mary Terrell
- 1911MarriagesMarriage license: Murphy Sykes and Fannie Terrell
- 1911MarriagesMarriage license: Chs Terrell and Stella E Mayner
Undated
- Court minutesJames Dickey and the other named commissioners were assigned road responsibilities across five county divisions.
- Court minutesThe court selected grand and trial jurors for the next General Court.
- Court minutesMarmaduke Kimbrough, Henry Bidings and Joseph Boggs replaced Timothy Terrell, David Miers and William Miers as road commissioners.
- Court minutesThomas Shiles testified that his accusations against Samuel Nelson were false, made while drunk and instigated by Timothy Terrell.
- Court minutesTimothy Terrell brought a petition against John Armstrong.
- Court minutesHercules Ogle’s proposed Deep River gristmill required a two-acre survey, appraisal by four named men and notice to the Earl of Granville…
- Court minutesSharpless and Bradley brought an action on the case against Timothy Terrell.
- Court minutesAnthony Warwick brought an action on the case against James Terrell.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Timothy Terrell granted to John Piles.
- Court minutesJudeth Terrell proceeded against Alexander Mebane.
- Court minutesJudeth Terrell proceeded against Owin Reed.
- Court minutesJudeth Terrell proceeded against Robert Tinning.
- Court minutesJudeth Terrell proceeded against John Stroud.
- Court minutesAnthony Warrick brought an action on the case against James Terrell.
- Court minutesMary Terrell returned an inventory of Timothy Terrell’s estate.
- Court minutesJohn Robinson won damages and litigation costs against Zacheus Tate on certiorari.
- Court minutesThe court appointed James Hutchens as road overseer, replacing Riley Vickers.
- Court minutesThe court appointed James Wilson as road overseer, replacing Mark Picket,.
- Court minutesDeed of Gift, William Mebane to William Brown Mebane, proved by Joseph Terrell?.
