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The Guess surname

The Guess name in Orange County Indexed: 113 historical records and 2 people in the chronology.

In the records
1788 to 1907 most named in the 1810s
  • Court minutes 1788–1818
  • Tax lists 1790
  • Marriages 1795–1907
  • Deeds 1797–1872
  • Wills 1800–1847
In the chronology
1848 to 1874 2 people in 4 entries, most in the 1870s
Places in its deeds and wills
Eno River (7), Ellerbe Creek (4), Big Branch (3), Durham (2), Little River (1), Borlands Creek (1), Stones Creek (1), Hillsboro (1)
Married into
Warren 3, Herndon 3, Colcough 2, Riggs 2, Rhodes 2, Oakley 2, Barbee 1, Dixon 1, Dollar 1, Grisham 1, Wilson 1, Hudgins 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Laws 8, Carrington 4, Dollar 3, Warren 3, Harris 3, Cole 3, Hopkins 2, Link 2, Leathers 2, Morris 2, Wilson 2, Latta 2
Spellings to try
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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 2 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 113 records

32 deeds, 37 marriages, 35 court minutes, 2 tax list entries and 7 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. Guess marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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