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The McDaniel surname

The McDaniel name in Orange County Indexed: 423 historical records, 3 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.

In the records
1755 to 1899 most named in the 1810s
  • Tax lists 1755–1790
  • Deeds 1761–1858
  • Court minutes 1764–1818
  • Wills 1772–1845
  • Marriages 1783–1899
  • Records of enslaved people 1811–1850
In the chronology
1832 to 1863 3 people in 3 entries, most in the 1830s
In books and archives
1 family heading
Places in its deeds and wills
Cane Creek (23), Haw River (13), Varnels Creek (11), Fayetteville Road (3), New Hope Creek (3), Marshalls Branch (2), Haw Creek (2), Meeting House Road (2)
Married into
Ray 4, Smith 3, Borland 2, Efland 2, Warson 2, Baker 1, Blalock 1, Capps 1, Coble 1, Daniel 1, Griffin 1, Hasting 1 · the marriages
Often named with
McCauley 12, Cate 10, Ray 10, Butler 9, Thompson 8, Steel 8, Cain 7, Albright 7, Freeland 7, Kirk 6, Mebane 6, Walker 6
Spellings to try
McDannel, McDannell, McNiel, M'Daniel, McDonnel, M'Dannel
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 3 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 423 records

97 deeds, 10 records of enslaved people, 39 marriages, 248 court minutes, 11 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. McDaniel marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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