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The Carson surname

The Carson name in Orange County Indexed: 346 historical records, 8 people in the chronology and 3 headings in books and archives.

In the records
1761 to 1901 most named in the 1790s
  • Deeds 1761–1825
  • Court minutes 1765–1814
  • Wills 1770–1808
  • Tax lists 1779–1790
  • Marriages 1790–1901
  • Records of enslaved people 1795–1806
In the chronology
1787 to 2010 8 people in 18 entries, most in the 1970s
In books and archives
1 family heading and 2 people, born 1776 to 1985
Places in its deeds and wills
Eno River (8), Hico Creek (2), Stony Creek (2), Hillsborough Road (1), Stags Creek (1), Stony Branch (1), S Hico Creek (1), Broad River, S.C (1)
Married into
Clark 2, Atkins 1, Barbee 1, Batchelow 1, Burgess 1, Hunter 1, Collins 1, Clinton 1, Scarlett 1, Scarlet 1, Edwards 1, Merritt 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Harris 26, Benton 23, McCauley 21, Thompson 17, Tatom 16, Taylor 14, Campbell 11, Walker 10, Shepperd 10, Bird 9, Ray 8, Strudwick 8
People with a page here
Alexander Carson, Eve Carson
Spellings to try
Cearson, Careson, Cerson, Carron, Cason
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 8 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 3 headings

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 346 records

22 deeds, 4 records of enslaved people, 15 marriages, 293 court minutes, 6 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. Carson marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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