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Orange County Indexed

The Allen surname

The Allen name in Orange County Indexed: 652 historical records, 29 people in the chronology and 3 headings in books and archives.

In the records
1750 to 1910 most named in the 1790s
  • Wills 1750–1889
  • Tax lists 1755–1790
  • Deeds 1756–1873
  • Court minutes 1761–1818
  • Marriages 1782–1910
  • Records of enslaved people 1803–1858
In the chronology
1780 to 1991 29 people in 45 entries, most in the 1910s
In books and archives
1 family heading and 2 people, born 1950
Places in its deeds and wills
Eno River (15), Haw Creek (11), New Hope Creek (8), Cane Creek (8), Hillsborough Road (6), Mill Creek (6), Hillsborough (6), Ellerbe Creek (5)
Married into
Smith 4, Thompson 3, Moore 3, Hester 2, Scarlett 2, Tate 2, White 2, Daniel 2, Whithed 2, Mitchell 2, Tyrrell 2, Edwards 2 · the marriages
Often named with
Smith 10, Mebane 10, Johnston 8, Stout 8, Craig 8, Clark 7, Cain 6, Scott 6, Russell 6, Barbee 5, Cole 5, Palmer 4
People with a page here
Hilda C. Allen, J. Stuart Allen, Robert Clyde Allen
Spellings to try
Alley, Allin, Allan
Search beyond these records

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 29 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.

In books and archives 3 headings

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.

In the historical records 652 records

131 deeds, 10 records of enslaved people, 121 marriages, 320 court minutes, 32 tax list entries and 38 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. Allen marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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