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The Bracken surname

The Bracken name in Orange County Indexed: 164 historical records and 2 people in the chronology.

In the records
1765 to 1847 most named in the 1800s
  • Deeds 1765–1847
  • Wills 1767–1836
  • Tax lists 1779–1790
  • Marriages 1781–1825
  • Court minutes 1784–1816
  • Records of enslaved people 1806–1847
In the chronology
1822 to 1842 2 people in 4 entries, most in the 1820s
Places in its deeds and wills
Haw River (20), Stony Creek (11), Laughlins Creek (5), Watsons Creek (3), Woodys Spring Branch (1), Hillsborough Road (1), Moores Creek (1), William Mills (1)
Married into
Boswell 1, Boyl 1, Boyle 1, Smith 1, Lewis 1, Tate 1, Fausett 1, Street 1, Wilkinson 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Tate 7, Gilliam 5, Moore 5, Barker 5, Barber 4, Faucett 4, Stalcop 3, Wilkerson 3, Boswell 2, Douglass 2, Jeffries 2, Garrison 2
Spellings to try
Brackin
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 2 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 164 records

44 deeds, 3 records of enslaved people, 9 marriages, 94 court minutes, 8 tax list entries and 6 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. Bracken marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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