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The Ferrell surname

The Ferrell name in Orange County Indexed: 76 historical records and 1 person in the chronology.

In the records
1790 to 1907 most named in the 1840s
  • Marriages 1790–1907
  • Deeds 1796–1874
  • Records of enslaved people 1830–1831
  • Wills 1834–1878
In the chronology
1992 1 person in 1 entry
Places in its deeds and wills
Ellerbe Creek (17), Durham (10), Raleigh (7), Shepherds Branch (3), Dillard Street (3), Flat Rock Branch (2), Suck Branch (2), Fayetteville Road (2)
Married into
Ackles 1, Allen 1, Andrews 1, Cates 1, Cheek 1, Dixon 1, Sammons 1, Hailey 1, Lawes 1, Montgomery 1, Patton 1, Horner 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Barbee 3, Shepherd 3, Wood 2, Strayhorn 2, Pratt 2, Trice 2, Hall 2, Carr 2, Gilbert 2
Spellings to try
OFarrell, Ferrill, Ferrel, Ferell
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 76 records

45 deeds, 2 records of enslaved people, 20 marriages, 4 court minutes and 5 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. Ferrell marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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