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Orange County Indexed

The Lindley surname

The Lindley name in Orange County Indexed: 398 historical records, 6 people in the chronology and 2 headings in books and archives.

In the records
1753 to 1899 most named in the 1800s
  • Deeds 1753–1850
  • Court minutes 1755–1811
  • Wills 1755–1837
  • Tax lists 1779–1790
  • Marriages 1786–1899
  • Records of enslaved people 1807
In the chronology
1756 to 1828 6 people in 10 entries, most in the 1780s
In books and archives
1 family heading and 1 person, born 1769
Places in its deeds and wills
Cane Creek (32), Haw River (19), Eno River (15), Marys Creek (10), Varnels Creek (8), Little Cane Creek (4), McGowans Creek (3), Big Road (3)
Married into
Dicks 1, Pyle 1, Stout 1, Marshbourn 1, Murray 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Thompson 27, Ray 13, Holt 9, Campbell 8, Morrow 7, Christmas 7, Carter 7, Newlin 7, Woody 7, Taylor 7, Harris 7, Benton 7
People with a page here
Simon Lindley
Spellings to try
Lindsey, Lindly, Linley, Lindey, Lindcey, Lindleys
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 2 headings

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 398 records

124 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 5 marriages, 245 court minutes, 5 tax list entries and 18 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. Lindley marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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