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The McKee surname

The McKee name in Orange County Indexed: 234 historical records and 5 people in the chronology.

In the records
1760 to 1911 most named in the 1800s
  • Deeds 1760–1873
  • Tax lists 1779–1790
  • Court minutes 1779–1818
  • Marriages 1783–1911
  • Wills 1802–1891
In the chronology
1867 to 1973 5 people in 5 entries, most in the 1860s
Places in its deeds and wills
Little River (16), Flat River (3), Eno River (3), Buffalo Creek (1), Lick Creek (1), Turkey Branch (1), Cattail Branch (1), Littler River (1)
Married into
Ray 3, Woods 3, Allison 2, Harris 2, Wilson 2, Roberts 2, Miller 2, Anderson 1, Bane 1, Bering 1, Carden 1, Collins 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Ray 11, Hall 6, Nichols 6, Woods 5, Wilson 4, Lingo 4, Fitch 2, Bowman 2, Stagg 2, Robertson 2, Douglass 2, Miller 2
Spellings to try
McGee, McKeel, McKees, McKea, McKey, McKie
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 234 records

36 deeds, 39 marriages, 141 court minutes, 5 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. McKee marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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