Orange County Indexed
The Towell surname
The Towell name in Orange County Indexed: 37 historical records.
- In the records
- 1795 to 1817
most named in the 1810s
- Deeds 1795–1817
- Court minutes 1801–1811
- Marriages 1807–1811
- Wills 1808
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Marys Creek (5), Haw River (4), Cane Creek (1)
- Married into
- Barnhill 1, Dickson 1 · the marriages
- Often named with
- Shy 3, Thompson 3, Woody 3, Newlin 3, Moore 2, Norwood 2, Laughlin 2, Fike 2, Carter 2
- Spellings to try
- Towel
- Search beyond these records
- Towell 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 Towell there)
- Towell 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 historical records 37 records
9 deeds, 2 marriages, 25 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. Towell marriages in full · Search the name in every collection
1790s
1800s
- 1801DeedsJessy Shy to Jesse Towell, 20 November 1801
- 1801DeedsRichard Thompson to Jesse Towell, 19 February 1801
- 1801DeedsJesse Shy to Jesse Towell, 20 November 1801
- 1801Court minutesDeed, Richard Laughlin to Richard Thompson, proved by Jesse Towell.
- 1802Court minutesBond, James Murray to Jane Murray, proved by of Jesse Towell.
- 1802Court minutesBond, Jesse Shy to Jesse Towell, proved by Richard Thompson.
- 1805DeedsNorth Carolina to Jesse Towell, 28 November 1805
- 1807MarriagesMarriage bond: Daniel Towell and Rebecca Dickson
- 1808WillsWill of Robert Sr Morrison
1810s
- 1811MarriagesMarriage bond: John Towell and Hannah Barnhill
- 1811Court minutesThe jury found for Dun Cameron in ejectment and awarded nominal damages and costs.
- 1811Court minutesThe jury found a promise, rejected payment and setoff, and awarded Jarratt Yeargain damages; the court allowed him to withdraw produced p…
- 1811Court minutesThe jury found James Forsyth guilty as charged.
- 1811Court minutesThe jury convicted James Rainey; he was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment, continuing until prosecution costs were paid.
- 1811Court minutesThe court fined William Jacobs and ordered imprisonment until Saturday noon, continuing until the fine and costs were paid.
- 1816DeedsHenry Towell to Jesse Towell, 5 November 1816
- 1816DeedsJesse Towell & John Towell to James Moore, 17 May 1816
- 1817DeedsJesse Towell to Nathaniel Norwood, 29 April 1817
- 1817DeedsJesse Towell to John Towell, 21 February 1817
Undated
- Court minutesThe court appointed Allen Edwards as road overseer, replacing Jesse Towell.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Robert Tinnen, Joseph Hamilton, Peter Foust and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded James Hart, Joseph Thompson, Sam’l Thompson and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Andrew McBroom, John McDaniel, Daniel Foust and 27 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court recorded William Whitted, Joel Phillips, John Towell and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court apprenticed Lewis McDaniel to John Towell for instruction in farming.
- Court minutesThe court recorded Allen Cain, Sam’l Woody, Barney Clapp and 12 others for jury service.
- Court minutesThe court provisionally fined jurors Richard Christmas, John Stockard, John Kirk and 7 others for failing to appear.
- Court minutesThe jury credited payments and awarded Mordecai Southerland the remaining principal, interest and costs.
- Court minutesJohn Towell became guardian of Joseph Woody and James Woody and Sarah Woody and Nancy Woody and Mary Woody and Elizabeth Viney.
- Court minutesAdministration of the estate of Aaron Fike granted to John Newlin and John Towell; sureties Thomas Newlin and Fredrick Nash.
- Court minutesRobert Graham and the other named commissioners were appointed to allot a year’s provisions to Jane Fike.
- Court minutesJohn Towell was ordered to produce John Woody and justify continuing his apprenticeship, with security for production.
- Court minutesDeed, Henry Towell to Jesse Towell, proved by John Towell.
- Court minutesThe court recorded John Towell’s account for John Woody’s unnamed orphan children.
- Court minutesDeed, Jesse Towell & John Towell to James Moore, proved by Caleb Lindsey.
- Court minutesDeed, Jesse Towell to Nathaniel Norwood, proved by John Newlin.
