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The O'Daniel surname

The O'Daniel name in Orange County Indexed: 97 historical records and 6 people in the chronology.

In the records
1778 to 1900 most named in the 1840s
  • Court minutes 1778–1810
  • Tax lists 1779–1790
  • Wills 1784–1858
  • Deeds 1787–1874
  • Records of enslaved people 1803–1846
  • Marriages 1868–1900
In the chronology
1817 to 1964 6 people in 8 entries, most in the 1840s
Places in its deeds and wills
Cane Creek (9), Haw River (5), Collins Creek (4), Caterpillar Creek (3), Great Road (2), Hardens Creek (2), Hillsborough (1), Cotapey Creek (1)
Married into
Ray 3, Crawford 1, Guakenbush 1, Ivey 1, McVey 1, Quackenbush 1, Thompson 1, Ward 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Thompson 7, Daniel 5, McDaniel 5, Baskett 4, Hastings 3, Perry 3, Watlington 3, Roach 3, Strudwick 3, Moore 3, Peddy 2, Barker 2
Spellings to try
O'Dannel, Odanniell
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 6 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 97 records

41 deeds, 7 records of enslaved people, 10 marriages, 20 court minutes, 4 tax list entries and 15 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. O'Daniel marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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