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Orange County Indexed

The Forrest surname

The Forrest name in Orange County Indexed: 331 historical records and 31 people in the chronology.

In the records
1760 to 1911 most named in the 1800s
  • Deeds 1760–1874
  • Wills 1778–1815
  • Court minutes 1778–1818
  • Tax lists 1779–1790
  • Marriages 1786–1911
  • Records of enslaved people 1820–1854
In the chronology
1822 to 1964 31 people in 111 entries, most in the 1950s
Places in its deeds and wills
Ellerbe Creek (20), Eno River (17), Back Creek (14), Wolf Branch (5), New Hope Creek (4), Rocky Branch (4), Haw River (3), Mirey Branch (3)
Married into
Thompson 5, Jordan 4, Freshwater 2, Baugh 1, Benefield 1, Cates 1, Chizenhall 1, Dossett 1, Durham 1, Harper 1, Russel 1, Lovins 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Cain 9, Phipps 6, Green 6, Thompson 6, Rhodes 6, Leathers 5, Taylor 5, Anderson 5, Johnston 5, Edwards 5, Watson 5, Wilson 4
People with a page here
O. J. Forrest, Robert O. Forrest, Stephen T. Forrest
Spellings to try
Forest, Forrist, Forrestt, Forrests
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 31 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 331 records

95 deeds, 2 records of enslaved people, 40 marriages, 171 court minutes, 15 tax list entries and 8 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. Forrest marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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