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The Sears surname

The Sears name in Orange County Indexed: 87 historical records and 4 people in the chronology.

In the records
1774 to 1903 most named in the 1790s
  • Wills 1774–1814
  • Tax lists 1779–1790
  • Records of enslaved people 1781–1859
  • Court minutes 1784–1808
  • Marriages 1784–1903
  • Deeds 1786–1874
In the chronology
1807 to 1879 4 people in 5 entries, most in the 1800s
Places in its deeds and wills
Ellerbe Creek (4), New Hope Creek (3), Bolin Creek (2), Morgan Creek (2), Wolf Branch (2), Northeast Creek (2), Little Creek (1), Crooked Creek (1)
Married into
Chandler 2, Atterson 1, Castlebury 1, Dawson 1, Day 1, Harrod 1, Harward 1, Herndon 1, Hopson 1, Jinkins 1, Leathers 1, Lyon 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Morgan 7, Booth 5, Boothe 5, Barbee 4, Burton 3, Allen 3, Cary 2, Moore 2, Cates 2, Cook 2
Spellings to try
Searls, Seers, Seals, Seares, Shears, Spears
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 the historical records 87 records

25 deeds, 6 records of enslaved people, 24 marriages, 23 court minutes, 4 tax list entries and 5 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. Sears marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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