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The Stewart surname

The Stewart name in Orange County Indexed: 185 historical records and 15 people in the chronology.

In the records
1754 to 1911 most named in the 1800s
  • Court minutes 1754–1817
  • Deeds 1759–1867
  • Wills 1767–1840
  • Tax lists 1779–1790
  • Marriages 1795–1911
  • Records of enslaved people 1834–1840
In the chronology
1771 to 2022 15 people in 51 entries, most in the 1960s
Places in its deeds and wills
Haw River (7), Eno River (4), Back Creek (4), Lynches Creek (3), Collins Creek (2), Meadow Creek (2), Cane Creek (2), Hillsborough (2)
Married into
Ellison 2, Ray 2, Smith 2, Turrentine 2, Walker 2, Thompson 2, Barbee 1, Benton 1, Bibby 1, Bradshaw 1, Bradsher 1, Breedlove 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Bradshaw 7, Thompson 6, Campbell 4, Marsh 4, Smith 3, Granville 3, Cameron 3, Walker 2, Hicks 2, Steel 2, Latta 2, Compton 2
People with a page here
Don Stewart, Quintana Stewart
Spellings to try
Steward, Stewert
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 15 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 185 records

59 deeds, 3 records of enslaved people, 41 marriages, 72 court minutes, 4 tax list entries and 6 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. Stewart marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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