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The Wilkerson surname

The Wilkerson name in Orange County Indexed: 229 historical records and 8 people in the chronology.

In the records
1758 to 1907 most named in the 1810s
  • Deeds 1758–1874
  • Court minutes 1783–1818
  • Tax lists 1790
  • Marriages 1798–1907
  • Wills 1802–1885
  • Records of enslaved people 1832
In the chronology
1867 to 1993 8 people in 48 entries, most in the 1990s
Places in its deeds and wills
Eno River (17), Little River (11), Cub Island Creek (6), Haw River (3), Ellerbe Creek (3), Laughlins Creek (2), Hillsborough Road (2), Great Road (1)
Married into
Allison 4, Pickett 3, Smith 3, Collins 2, Jordan 2, King 2, Vincent 2, Whitfield 2, Wilson 2, Barnwell 1, Berry 1, Burton 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Leathers 14, Proctor 5, Trice 4, Brown 4, Markham 4, Gooch 4, Lapslie 4, Shepherd 3, Hughes 3, Bracken 3, Clark 3, Holloway 3
Spellings to try
Wilkinson, Wilkenson, Wilkison, Wilkeson, Wilkersons, Willkerson
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 8 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 229 records

66 deeds, 1 records of enslaved people, 72 marriages, 74 court minutes, 2 tax list entries and 14 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. Wilkerson marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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