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The Bishop surname

The Bishop name in Orange County Indexed: 45 historical records and 4 people in the chronology.

In the records
1781 to 1911 most named in the 1860s
  • Deeds 1781–1866
  • Court minutes 1782–1815
  • Marriages 1807–1911
  • Wills 1821
  • Records of enslaved people 1862–1863
In the chronology
1843 to 1986 4 people in 4 entries, most in the 1840s
Places in its deeds and wills
New Hope Creek (4), Hillsborough (3), Eno River (2), Baptist Church (2), Churton Street (2), Queen Street (2), Morgan Creek (1), Mountain Creek (1)
Married into
Cheek 2, Kirkland 2, Adams 1, Andrews 1, Bass 1, Lloyd 1, Ray 1, Carroll 1, Patrum 1, Robison 1, Ivey 1, Pratt 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Cole 3, Latta 3, Long 3, Powell 2, Reeves 2, McCauley 2
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 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.

In the historical records 45 records

10 deeds, 2 records of enslaved people, 27 marriages, 5 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. Bishop marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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