ORANGE COUNTY, NC - MISC - County Records in NC Archives

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Contributed by LOUISE T OVERTON   	DFGM43A@prodigy.com
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Original Orange County Records held in the N.C. Archives.


BONDS.... C.R. 073.100.xxx
Apprentice Bonds 1780-1905, 1 volume, 3 fiberdex boxes

Bastary Bonds 1782-1908; 9 fiberdex boxes

Constables' Bonds 1786-1915 3 fiberdex boxes

Officials' Bonds 1782-1926 2 volumes, 2 fiberdex boxes

Sherriffs' Bonds 1782-1928, 1 fiberdex box

Court Records C.R. 073.300.xxx

County Court of Pleas and Quarters Sessions
  Minutes 1752-1766 and 1777-1868, 34 volumes, 1 misc. box
  Execution Dockets- 1807-1820 1853-186 1 vol. 1 misc. box
  State Dockets- 1772-1797 1 vol.
  Trial and Appearance Docket 1848-1857 1 vol.
  Trial, Appearance, and New Action Docket 1783-1786, 1 vol.

Superior Court
  Minutes 1807-1881, 5 vol.
  Equity Minutes 1834-1864, 2 vol.
  Equity Account Book 1833-1843, 1 vol.
  Equity Bills of Cost-1797-1835, 1 vol.
  Equity Bond Docket-1789-1817, 1 vol.
  Execution Docket-1820-1839, 1 vol.
  Recognizance Docket-1868-1884, 1 vol.
  Civil Action Papers -no date- 1771-1943, 149 fiberboxes
  Civil Action Papers Concerning Land-1778-1934, 8 fiberdex boxes
  Criminal Action Papers- no date- 1778-1909, 78 fiberdex boxes

LAND RECORDS... C.R. 073.400.xxx
   Deeds 1755-1930; 11 fiberdex boxes
   Index to Deeds, 1755-1869; 3 volumes
   Registration of Deeds, 1752-1793; 1 volumes
   Ejectments, 1782-1902; 4 fiberdex boxes
   Land Records, 1752-1940, 2 fiberdex boxes
   Land Entry Book, 1830-1908; 1 volume
   Levies on Land and/or Personal Property, 1784-1886; 4 fiberdex boxes

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS C.R. 073.900.xxx
  Alien Registration 1940; 1 volume
  Astray Book, 1831-1847; 1 volume
  Bills of Sale, 1778-1886; 1 fiberdex box
  Grand Jury Presentations, 1781-1887; 1 fiberdex box
  Homestead and Personal Property Exemptions, 1821-1918; 1 fiberdex box
  Insolvents, 1773-1898; 8 fiberdex boxes
  Jury Records, 1783-1878; 2 fiberdex boxes
  Wardens of the Poor, 1832-1879; 2 volumes
  Miscellaneous Records, 1768-1942; 5 fiberdex boxes (a wealth of
  information found in these)
  Personal Accounts, 1773-1862; 1 fiberdex box
  Poor House Book, 1842-1868; 1 volume
  Powers of Attorney, 1781-1909; 1 fiberdex box
  Promissory Notes, 1773-1869; 2 fiberdex boxes
  Provisions for Families of Soldiers, 1863-1865; 1 fiberdex box
  Slave Records, 1783-1869; 1 fiberdex box

ELECTION RECORDS
  Record of Elections, 1783-1922; 3 volumes, 11 fiberdex boxes
  Registration Book, Cole Store Township, 1896-1898; 1 volume

ESTATE RECORDS....C.R. 073.500.xxx
  Administrator's Bonds, 1868-1913; 7 volumes
  Estates Records, no date, 1754-1944; 135 fiberdex boxes
  Guardians' Accounts, 1819-1910; 4 volumes
  Guardians' Bonds, 1868-1899; 2 volumes
  Guardians' Records, 1782-1941; 26 fiberdex boxes
  Inventories, Sales, and Accounts of Estates, 1758-1785, 1800-1912; 
  24 volumes

MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, and VITAL STATISTICS...C.R. 073.600.xxx
  Marriage Bonds, 1779-1868; 35 fiberdex boxes
  Marriage License Applications, 1929-1930; 1 volume
  Marriage Records, 1860-1861, 1866-1867; 1 volume
  Negro Cohabitation, 1866-1868; 1 volume
  Divorce Records, 1824-1908; 3 fiberdex boxes

WILLS...
  Wills, 1753-1937; 17 fiberdex boxes