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The Hayes surname

The Hayes name in Orange County Indexed: 63 historical records and 23 people in the chronology.

In the records
1764 to 1903 most named in the 1850s
  • Court minutes 1764–1800
  • Marriages 1786–1903
  • Tax lists 1790
  • Deeds 1797–1872
  • Records of enslaved people 1843
  • Wills 1866
In the chronology
1795 to 2023 23 people in 40 entries, most in the 1950s
Places in its deeds and wills
Hillsborough (5), Seven Mile Creek (3), Cane Creek (3), New Hope Creek (3), King Street (2), Durham (2), Presswoods Creek (1), Baldwins Creek (1)
Married into
Sykes 3, Riley 2, Squires 2, Bryant 1, Cate 1, Craig 1, Haith 1, Harrel 1, Tate 1, Shelton 1, Taburn 1, Tabown 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Faucett 4, Daniel 2, Glenn 2, Hobbs 2, Merritt 2, Hodges 2
Spellings to try
Haynes, Hales, Hanes, Hawes, Hares, Hayles
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 23 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 63 records

26 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 23 marriages, 11 court minutes, 1 tax list entries and 1 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. Hayes marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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