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The Borland surname

The Borland name in Orange County Indexed: 130 historical records, 3 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.

In the records
1769 to 1911 most named in the 1860s
  • Deeds 1769–1873
  • Court minutes 1784–1815
  • Wills 1797–1875
  • Marriages 1802–1911
  • Records of enslaved people 1854–1861
In the chronology
1883 to 1945 3 people in 4 entries, most in the 1880s
In books and archives
1 family heading
Places in its deeds and wills
Eno River (12), New Hope Creek (7), Stones Creek (7), Hillsborough (7), Seven Mile Creek (3), Bakers Creek (2), Chapel Hill (2), Churton Street (2)
Married into
Strayhorn 6, Scarlett 5, Reeves 2, Crabtree 2, Moore 2, McDaniel 2, Barbee 1, Blalock 1, Davie 1, Link 1, Rue 1, Pickett 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Turner 9, Scarlett 7, Strayhorn 7, Leathers 6, Crabtree 4, Cabe 4, Markham 3, Pratt 3, Wilkerson 3, Link 3, Flinthom 3, Hart 2
Spellings to try
Boreland, Bowland, Boland, Bourland, Bouland
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 3 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 1 heading

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 130 records

58 deeds, 3 records of enslaved people, 48 marriages, 16 court minutes and 5 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. Borland marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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