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The Lyon surname

The Lyon name in Orange County Indexed: 71 historical records and 11 people in the chronology.

In the records
1768 to 1897 most named in the 1870s
  • Deeds 1768–1873
  • Wills 1772
  • Tax lists 1779
  • Court minutes 1782–1790
  • Marriages 1837–1897
In the chronology
1845 to 1990 11 people in 17 entries, most in the 1850s
Places in its deeds and wills
Durham (7), Raleigh (4), Eno River (3), Raleigh Road (3), Ellerbee Creek (3), Shepherds Branch (2), Cane Creek (1), Haw River (1)
Married into
Duke 2, Holden 2, Hopkins 2, Angier 1, Beasley 1, Blount 1, Carroll 1, Cozart 1, Dickson 1, Durham 1, Harrell 1, Herndon 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Richards 10, Jones 8, Strayhorn 6, Gill 4, Craig 4, Smith 3, Nelson 3, Cheek 3, Holden 2, Paul 2, Berry 2, Nichols 2
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 11 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 71 records

36 deeds, 27 marriages, 5 court minutes, 2 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. Lyon marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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