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The Gibson surname

The Gibson name in Orange County Indexed: 189 historical records and 6 people in the chronology.

In the records
1755 to 1904 most named in the 1800s
  • Tax lists 1755–1790
  • Deeds 1761–1838
  • Wills 1775–1845
  • Marriages 1782–1904
  • Court minutes 1783–1813
  • Records of enslaved people 1797–1800
In the chronology
1790 to 1998 6 people in 8 entries, most in the 1950s
Places in its deeds and wills
Haw River (9), Great Alamance Creek (8), Little Alamance Creek (4), Mill Branch (3), Travis Creek (3), Cedar Creek (3), Flat River (3), Back Creek (2)
Married into
Ray 2, Johnston 2, Allen 1, McBroom 1, Pickard 1, Woody 1, Little 1, Turner 1, Shaw 1, Linen 1, Holt 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Perkins 14, Ray 7, Murdock 7, Holt 7, Summers 6, Patterson 6, Taylor 5, Freeland 5, Oneal 5, Ross 4, Albright 3, Rainey 3
Spellings to try
Gilson, Gisson, Gitson, Gipson
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 6 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 189 records

51 deeds, 2 records of enslaved people, 13 marriages, 102 court minutes, 9 tax list entries and 12 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. Gibson marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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