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The Coble surname

The Coble name in Orange County Indexed: 228 historical records and 1 person in the chronology.

In the records
1763 to 1869 most named in the 1810s
  • Deeds 1763–1848
  • Tax lists 1779–1790
  • Court minutes 1790–1818
  • Marriages 1799–1869
  • Wills 1800–1847
In the chronology
1938 to 1978 1 person in 2 entries, most in the 1930s
Places in its deeds and wills
Stinking Quarter Creek (27), Varnels Creek (6), Haw River (5), Travis Creek (5), Cane Creek (4), Rock Creek (4), Spoons Creek (3), Old Cape Fear Road (2)
Married into
Boon 2, Smith 2, Kimbro 2, May 2, Bennett 1, Clap 1, Patterson 1, Spoon 1, Ware 1, Wrightsel 1, Foust 1, Cook 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Patterson 14, Holt 9, Spoon 6, Smith 6, Wood 6, McCulloh 5, Fogleman 5, Shaddy 4, Kime 4, Hornaday 4, McCulloch 4, Cook 3
Spellings to try
Cable, Cobles, Cobble, Coyle
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 1 person

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 228 records

79 deeds, 35 marriages, 82 court minutes, 14 tax list entries and 18 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. Coble marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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Undated

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