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Orange County Indexed

The Marshall surname

The Marshall name in Orange County Indexed: 121 historical records and 12 people in the chronology.

In the records
1760 to 1888 most named in the 1810s
  • Wills 1760–1837
  • Tax lists 1779–1790
  • Court minutes 1783–1814
  • Deeds 1786–1869
  • Marriages 1789–1888
  • Records of enslaved people 1810
In the chronology
1768 to 2021 12 people in 57 entries, most in the 1970s
Places in its deeds and wills
Cane Creek (10), Marys Creek (5), Little River (2), Haw River (2), Rock Creek (2), Stinking Quarter Creek (2), Eno River (2), Varnels Creek (2)
Married into
Marcum 2, Ray 2, Scoggins 2, Bledsoe 1, Freeman 1, Gifford 1, Pasmore 1, Wells 1, Murray 1, Thompson 1, McCollum 1, Massey 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Foust 7, Stout 7, Dixon 4, Piggott 3, Pike 3, Lindley 3, Leigh 2, Freeman 2, Harvey 2, Wells 2, Davis 2, Chamness 2
Spellings to try
Marshal, Marshill, Marshil, Marshel, Marshell
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 12 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 121 records

30 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 16 marriages, 60 court minutes, 3 tax list entries and 11 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. Marshall marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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