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The Carrington surname

The Carrington name in Orange County Indexed: 827 historical records and 5 people in the chronology.

In the records
1778 to 1908 most named in the 1810s
  • Court minutes 1778–1818
  • Tax lists 1779–1790
  • Marriages 1783–1908
  • Deeds 1784–1873
  • Wills 1789–1874
  • Records of enslaved people 1801–1857
In the chronology
1787 to 1970 5 people in 9 entries, most in the 1780s
Places in its deeds and wills
Flat River (49), Mountain Creek (18), Little River (14), Eno River (14), Dials Creek (9), Mill Creek (7), New Road (6), Chapel Hill (6)
Married into
Cozart 4, Parish 4, Mangum 3, Jones 3, Duke 2, Sims 2, Tilly 2, Garrard 2, Hopkins 2, Parrish 2, Carroll 2, Glenn 2 · the marriages
Often named with
Harris 27, Mangum 24, Sims 23, Taylor 18, Cain 16, Latta 15, Dunagan 13, Ray 12, Parker 12, Warren 11, Hopkins 11, Woods 10
Spellings to try
Carington, Carringtons, Carrignton, Carringto, Carrinton
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 5 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 827 records

184 deeds, 25 records of enslaved people, 83 marriages, 510 court minutes, 9 tax list entries and 16 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. Carrington marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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