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The Harrison surname

The Harrison name in Orange County Indexed: 38 historical records and 4 people in the chronology.

In the records
1755 to 1889 most named in the 1780s
  • Deeds 1755–1856
  • Wills 1774–1795
  • Court minutes 1785–1788
  • Marriages 1785–1889
  • Records of enslaved people 1814
In the chronology
1951 to 2007 4 people in 4 entries, most in the 1950s
Places in its deeds and wills
Hillsborough (2), Margaret Lane (2), Nash Street (2), Jordans Creek (1), Owens Creek (1), Hillsborough Road (1), N Hico Creek (1), Flat Creek (1)
Married into
Forrest 1, Thomas 1, Wilson 1, Pendergrass 1, Ruffin 1, Wagner 1, Ray 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Lumpkin 3, Nevill 2, Pendergrass 2, Armstrong 2, Richards 2
People with a page here
William Henry Harrison
Spellings to try
Harris, Harriss, Harrelson, Harrilson, Harralson, Harbison
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 38 records

13 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 7 marriages, 14 court minutes and 3 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. Harrison marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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