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Orange County Indexed

The Bruce surname

The Bruce name in Orange County Indexed: 229 historical records, 2 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.

In the records
1784 to 1858 most named in the 1810s
  • Wills 1784–1844
  • Marriages 1794–1849
  • Court minutes 1795–1818
  • Deeds 1798–1858
  • Records of enslaved people 1801–1835
In the chronology
1792 to 1841 2 people in 6 entries, most in the 1800s
In books and archives
1 family heading
Places in its deeds and wills
Hillsborough (19), Margaret Lane (5), King Street (4), Queen Street (4), Hazel Street (2), Tryon Street (2), Chapel Hill (1), Cane Creek (1)
Married into
Hall 1, Tarbe 1, Faucett 1, Davis 1, Huskey 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Campbell 41, Benton 30, Thompson 16, Webb 13, Child 12, Taylor 12, Faucett 9, Harris 9, Strudwick 8, Yarbrough 7, Whithed 7, Alves 6
Spellings to try
Brice, Bruze, Bruse
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 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 229 records

47 deeds, 11 records of enslaved people, 5 marriages, 158 court minutes and 8 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. Bruce marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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