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Orange County Indexed

The Whatley surname

The Whatley name in Orange County Indexed: 8 historical records and 1 person in the chronology.

In the records
1769 to 1780 most named in the 1760s
  • Deeds 1769–1780
  • Tax lists 1779
In the chronology
1744 1 person in 1 entry
Places in its deeds and wills
Cane Creek (2), Haw Creek (1), Haw River (1), Bolin Creek (1), Piney Mountain Creek (1)
Spellings to try
Watley, Whateley, Whitley, Whatly
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 1 person

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 8 records

6 deeds, 1 court minutes and 1 tax list entries, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Search the name in every collection

1760s

1770s

1780s

Undated

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