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Orange County Indexed

The Gunn surname

The Gunn name in Orange County Indexed: 9 historical records and 3 people in the chronology.

In the records
1779 to 1817 most named in the 1770s
  • Tax lists 1779
  • Marriages 1781–1799
  • Court minutes 1787–1811
  • Deeds 1805–1817
In the chronology
1834 to 1870 3 people in 4 entries, most in the 1870s
Places in its deeds and wills
Haw River (2), Davis Creek (1)
Married into
Murphy 1, Taylor 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Charles 2
Spellings to try
Gun
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 9 records

2 deeds, 2 marriages, 3 court minutes and 2 tax list entries, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Gunn marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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1780s

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1800s

1810s

Undated

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