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The Harvey surname

The Harvey name in Orange County Indexed: 241 historical records, 6 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.

In the records
1765 to 1909 most named in the 1790s
  • Deeds 1765–1871
  • Wills 1766–1863
  • Tax lists 1779–1790
  • Court minutes 1782–1816
  • Marriages 1786–1909
  • Records of enslaved people 1820–1823
In the chronology
1790 to 1994 6 people in 7 entries, most in the 1970s
In books and archives
1 person, born 1725
Places in its deeds and wills
Cane Creek (11), Haw River (8), Jordans Creek (5), Owens Creek (4), Eno River (2), Spirit Branch (2), Public Road (1), Hillsborough (1)
Married into
Allison 2, Edwards 2, Atwater 1, Bird 1, Boothe 1, Brewer 1, Bynum 1, Caldwell 1, Durham 1, Enox 1, Finley 1, Hall 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Moore 8, Carter 6, Woody 5, Isley 5, Hall 5, Lindley 4, Love 4, Edwards 4, Comb 3, Neal 3, Whitted 3, Hughes 3
People with a page here
John Harvey
Spellings to try
Harley, Hervey, Harvy, Harsey, Hardey
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 6 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 books and archives 1 heading

Subject headings from the library catalogs Orange County Indexed gathers. A family heading collects genealogies and family papers; a person heading, the works about that person.

In the historical records 241 records

46 deeds, 2 records of enslaved people, 27 marriages, 139 court minutes, 8 tax list entries and 19 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. Harvey marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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