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The Grisham surname

The Grisham name in Orange County Indexed: 129 historical records and 3 people in the chronology.

In the records
1778 to 1849 most named in the 1780s
  • Court minutes 1778–1818
  • Tax lists 1779–1790
  • Deeds 1780–1797
  • Wills 1785–1807
  • Marriages 1792–1849
In the chronology
1793 to 1991 3 people in 5 entries, most in the 1790s
Places in its deeds and wills
Ellerbe Creek (8), Eno River (2), Travis Creek (1), New Hope Creek (1), Elibees Creek (1)
Married into
Clinton 1, Crabtree 1, Flint 1, Glenn 1, Weaks 1, Wilson 1, Petty 1, Morrow 1, Warren 1, Guess 1, Kilgrove 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Abercrombie 7, Rhodes 5, Campbell 4, Forrest 3, McCauley 3, Picket 3, Vickers 3, Holloway 2, Comer 2, Leigh 2, Cabe 2, Dollar 2
Spellings to try
Gresham, Grisam, Grishem, Grissam
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 3 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 129 records

20 deeds, 11 marriages, 83 court minutes, 10 tax list entries 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. Grisham marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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Undated

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