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The Workman surname

The Workman name in Orange County Indexed: 183 historical records and 3 people in the chronology.

In the records
1790 to 1909 most named in the 1810s
  • Tax lists 1790
  • Wills 1794–1846
  • Marriages 1794–1909
  • Court minutes 1795–1818
  • Deeds 1795–1871
In the chronology
1906 to 1976 3 people in 3 entries, most in the 1900s
Places in its deeds and wills
Cane Creek (10), Lick Branch (6), Back Creek (6), Haw River (5), Bear Creek (2), Robert Cate’s Spring Branch (1), Hog Branch (1), Eno River (1)
Married into
Williams 5, Scott 4, Pickard 3, Sykes 3, Walker 3, Bowls 2, Cate 2, Clark 2, Crutchfield 2, Austin 1, Boggs 1, Bradshaw 1 · the marriages
Often named with
Cate 10, Scott 6, Tate 4, Crutchfield 4, Daniel 4, Thompson 3, Williams 2, Allison 2, Duncan 2, Cates 2, Walker 2, Durham 2
Spellings to try
Workmans, Workeman, Wortman
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 3 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 183 records

32 deeds, 61 marriages, 86 court minutes, 1 tax list entries and 3 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. Workman marriages in full · Search the name in every collection

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