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The Murphey surname

The Murphey name in Orange County Indexed: 157 historical records, 5 people in the chronology and 1 heading in books and archives.

In the records
1765 to 1899 most named in the 1820s
  • Deeds 1765–1859
  • Court minutes 1792–1816
  • Marriages 1799–1899
  • Wills 1803–1836
  • Records of enslaved people 1803–1844
In the chronology
1784 to 1903 5 people in 31 entries, most in the 1820s
In books and archives
1 person, born 1777
Places in its deeds and wills
Haw River (14), Hillsborough (10), Little Alamance Creek (6), Great Alamance Creek (4), Great Road (4), Back Creek (3), Hico Creek (3), Cane Creek (2)
Married into
McDade 2, Scott 2, Allen 1, Burch 1, Carter 1, Chavers 1, Compton 1, Farrar 1, Hart 1, Hightower 1, Martin 1, Miller 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Webb 11, Holt 8, Clancy 8, Ruffin 7, Taylor 6, Scott 5, Rainey 5, Child 5, Cameron 4, Whitted 4, Kirkland 4, Scoby 4
People with a page here
Archibald D. Murphey
Spellings to try
Murphy, Murfey, Murphie, Murpheys
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 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 157 records

68 deeds, 23 records of enslaved people, 21 marriages, 32 court minutes 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. Murphey marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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