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The Horner surname

The Horner name in Orange County Indexed: 358 historical records, 10 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.

In the records
1764 to 1909 most named in the 1810s
  • Court minutes 1764–1818
  • Deeds 1765–1873
  • Wills 1778–1858
  • Tax lists 1779–1790
  • Marriages 1785–1909
  • Records of enslaved people 1807–1850
In the chronology
1784 to 1983 10 people in 15 entries, most in the 1870s
In books and archives
1 person
Places in its deeds and wills
Flat River (19), Little River (19), McGowans Creek (4), Dry Creek (3), Hillsborough (3), Big Cedar Creek (3), Mountain Creek (3), Buck Quarter Creek (3)
Married into
Smith 5, Parker 5, Wagoner 4, Riley 3, Carrington 2, Stagg 2, Jones 2, Berry 1, Brittan 1, Brown 1, Burch 1, Burton 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Parker 12, Duke 10, Harris 8, King 7, Carrington 6, Hunt 5, Stagg 4, Leathers 4, Holeman 4, Parrish 4, Holt 3, Younger 3
Spellings to try
Horne, Horney, Hofner, Harner
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 10 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 358 records

94 deeds, 12 records of enslaved people, 68 marriages, 168 court minutes, 4 tax list entries and 12 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. Horner marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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