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The Nicholson surname

The Nicholson name in Orange County Indexed: 96 historical records, 4 people in the chronology and 2 headings in books and archives.

In the records
1759 to 1910 most named in the 1800s
  • Deeds 1759–1839
  • Court minutes 1765–1812
  • Wills 1784–1822
  • Marriages 1786–1910
  • Records of enslaved people 1799–1822
In the chronology
1966 to 1975 4 people in 10 entries, most in the 1960s
In books and archives
2 people, born 1811 to 1843
Places in its deeds and wills
Great Alamance Creek (3), Stinking Quarter Creek (2), Laughlins Creek (2), Haw River (1), Cane Creek (1), Jacksons Creek (1), Great Road (1)
Married into
Thompson 2, Edwards 1, Foster 1, Fougleman 1, Jobe 1, Jones 1, Maris 1, Payne 1, Vaugan 1, Sharp 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Albright 14, Green 6, Foust 5, Fogleman 4, Jones 3, McLemore 3, Piggott 3, Elliott 3, Holt 3, Bradford 2, Troxler 2, McCulley 2
People with a page here
Edward A. T. Nicholson, George E. Nicholson III, Green Nicholson
Spellings to try
Nichols, Nickelson, Nicholsons, Nicholdson, Nicloson
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 4 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 2 headings

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 96 records

27 deeds, 7 records of enslaved people, 11 marriages, 47 court minutes and 4 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. Nicholson marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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