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Orange County Indexed

The Richardson surname

The Richardson name in Orange County Indexed: 31 historical records and 13 people in the chronology.

In the records
1764 to 1909 most named in the 1760s
  • Deeds 1764–1870
  • Court minutes 1785–1804
  • Marriages 1798–1909
In the chronology
1775 to 2000 13 people in 85 entries, most in the 1930s
Places in its deeds and wills
Eno River (5), Cane Creek (2), Spirit Branch (1), Stinking Quarter Creek (1), Mebane (1)
Married into
Chadwick 1, Glenn 1, Hunter 1, Johnston 1, Mitchell 1, Qualls 1, Williams 1, Whitted 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Atkinson 4, Lindley 2, Phillips 2
People with a page here
William P. Richardson
Spellings to try
Richards, Richerson
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 13 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 31 records

12 deeds, 8 marriages and 11 court minutes, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Richardson marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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