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The Carlton surname

The Carlton name in Orange County Indexed: 127 historical records and 2 people in the chronology.

In the records
1790 to 1902 most named in the 1870s
  • Tax lists 1790
  • Wills 1793–1856
  • Marriages 1793–1902
  • Deeds 1795–1874
  • Court minutes 1800–1818
  • Records of enslaved people 1808–1862
In the chronology
1878 to 1879 2 people in 3 entries
Places in its deeds and wills
New Hope Creek (20), Rocky Branch (3), Durham (2), Pratt Street (2), Second Creek (1), Obeds Creek (1), New Road (1), Chapel Hill (1)
Married into
Trice 4, Marcum 2, Shepherd 2, Anderson 1, Atkins 1, Baker 1, Beavers 1, Browning 1, Dannel 1, Dixson 1, Couch 1, Moring 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Trice 13, Markham 8, House 7, Cabe 4, Blalock 4, Barbee 4, Shepherd 4, Leigh 3, Marcum 3, Daniel 2, Herndon 2, Harward 2
Spellings to try
Carleton, Calton
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 127 records

42 deeds, 4 records of enslaved people, 32 marriages, 38 court minutes, 1 tax list entries and 10 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. Carlton marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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