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Orange County Indexed

The Daniel surname

The Daniel name in Orange County Indexed: 426 historical records, 9 people in the chronology and 2 headings in books and archives.

In the records
1762 to 1911 most named in the 1790s
  • Deeds 1762–1874
  • Records of enslaved people 1767–1851
  • Tax lists 1779–1790
  • Court minutes 1782–1818
  • Wills 1789–1891
  • Marriages 1796–1911
In the chronology
1793 to 1987 9 people in 9 entries, most in the 1800s
In books and archives
1 family heading and 1 person, born 1912
Places in its deeds and wills
New Hope Creek (32), Haw River (7), Morgan Creek (6), Cane Creek (6), Chapel Hill (6), Eno River (3), Hardens Creek (3), Little River (3)
Married into
Thompson 5, Green 3, Allen 2, Carey 2, Cole 2, Couch 2, Crabtree 2, Crutchfield 2, Pickard 2, Smith 2, Wright 2, Anderson 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Trice 20, Moore 10, Patterson 10, Thompson 7, Barbee 7, Pendergrass 6, Campbell 6, O'Daniel 5, Morgan 5, Davis 5, Hays 4, Cate 4
People with a page here
Clifton Daniel
Spellings to try
Dannel, Danniel, Daniels, Daniely, Danael
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 9 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 2 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 426 records

97 deeds, 14 records of enslaved people, 82 marriages, 207 court minutes, 10 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. Daniel marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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