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The Robertson surname

The Robertson name in Orange County Indexed: 174 historical records, 13 people in the chronology and 3 headings in books and archives.

In the records
1755 to 1905 most named in the 1800s
  • Tax lists 1755–1790
  • Deeds 1768–1872
  • Wills 1769–1840
  • Court minutes 1779–1818
  • Marriages 1787–1905
  • Records of enslaved people 1843–1856
In the chronology
1908 to 1990 13 people in 68 entries, most in the 1940s
In books and archives
3 people, born 1742 to 1937
Places in its deeds and wills
Stinking Quarter Creek (5), Haw River (5), Stony Creek (3), Little River (3), Hillsborough (3), Queen Street (3), Durham (2), Great Alamance Creek (1)
Married into
Thompson 3, Durham 2, Moore 2, Borland 1, Bowers 1, Clapp 1, Cross 1, Fogleman 1, Harris 1, Lindey 1, Logen 1, Masser 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Moore 7, Shofner 5, Denton 5, Ray 4, Beckum 3, Roberson 3, Durham 3, Holt 3, Snipes 3, Coble 2, Riggs 2, Stephens 2
People with a page here
Charles H. Robertson, Henry Jasper Robertson, James Robertson, Owen S. Robertson, Paul H. Robertson, Wyndham Robertson
Spellings to try
Roberts, Roberson, Robeson, Robenson, Roberston
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 books and archives 3 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 174 records

43 deeds, 2 records of enslaved people, 26 marriages, 78 court minutes, 13 tax list entries and 12 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. Robertson marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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