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The Massey surname

The Massey name in Orange County Indexed: 150 historical records and 5 people in the chronology.

In the records
1770 to 1911 most named in the 1790s
  • Deeds 1770–1874
  • Tax lists 1779–1790
  • Wills 1781–1841
  • Court minutes 1784–1812
  • Marriages 1787–1911
  • Records of enslaved people 1812
In the chronology
1888 to 1994 5 people in 6 entries, most in the 1890s
Places in its deeds and wills
New Hope Creek (18), Crooked Creek (6), Morgan Creek (4), New Hope (2), Prices Creek (2), Big Branch (1), Mullins Branch (1), Third Fork Creek (1)
Married into
Herndon 2, Mason 2, Wilson 2, Booth 1, Compton 1, Coulton 1, Daniel 1, Dickson 1, Dixon 1, Elliott 1, Freeland 1, Gray 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Trice 11, Blake 8, Kelly 5, Barbee 4, Pendergrass 4, Moore 4, Sparrow 3, O'Kelly 3, Herndon 3, Phillips 3, Jones 3, Harvey 3
Spellings to try
Masser, Masey, Masseys, Messey, Massy, Massie
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 5 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 150 records

39 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 32 marriages, 61 court minutes, 4 tax list entries and 13 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. Massey marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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