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The Griffin surname

The Griffin name in Orange County Indexed: 146 historical records and 4 people in the chronology.

In the records
1761 to 1901 most named in the 1810s
  • Court minutes 1761–1818
  • Deeds 1763–1844
  • Wills 1782–1844
  • Marriages 1782–1901
  • Tax lists 1790
  • Records of enslaved people 1810–1828
In the chronology
1843 to 1962 4 people in 14 entries, most in the 1910s
Places in its deeds and wills
Cane Creek (6), Marshalls Branch (4), Fayetteville Road (3), Haw Branch (2), Dicks Branch (2), New Hope Creek (2), Little Creek (2), Durhams Branch (1)
Married into
Fowler 2, Glosson 2, Woods 2, Andrews 1, Box 1, Canody 1, Cates 1, Collins 1, Dickerson 1, Dulap 1, Edwards 1, Gammager 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Kirk 10, Minnis 8, Clancy 5, Moore 4, Chambers 4, Child 3, Gray 3, Cate 2, McDaniel 2, Whitted 2, Woods 2, Watson 2
People with a page here
C. B. Griffin
Spellings to try
Griffis, Griffen, Griffins, Griffon
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 4 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 146 records

35 deeds, 8 records of enslaved people, 29 marriages, 66 court minutes, 2 tax list entries and 6 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. Griffin marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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