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Contents | Gurganus OriginsFrom what I have gathered thus far, it seems that all Gurganus lines merge into one tree descending from Francis Gurganus who immigrated from southeast VA in the early 1600's to Albemarle Co NC. One theory is that he descended from Edward Gurgany who immigrated from England, but this is pure speculation as far as I know. There may have also been other Gurgany's who came over from England. In any case, I don't believe the name is English, as there are very, very few Gurgany's in England at the time.
Other known from various sources are:
Ganus Connections A few people with the name Gurganus have been known to shorten the name to Ganus, or had children with the name Ganus:
And then there's this more humorous link. Not sure where it came from, but interesting nonetheless... Sources
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Pic | Name | Birth | Death | Spouses | Parents | Birthplace | Deathplace |
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A. Z. Gurganus | 20 JUL 1868 | 14 MAY 1870 | James Warren Gurganus + Elizabeth Ann Boswell | NC, Bladen Co | |||
Aaron Gurganus Sr | 1744/1754 | 12/1810 | Wealthy Winfield | Nicholas Gurganus + Sarah ___ | |||
Aaron Gurganus | 1750/1760 | 11/1822 | Susan ___ | ___ Gurganus | NC, Beaufort Co | ||
Aaron Gurganus Jr | 1764/1774 | abt 1849 | Aaron Gurganus Sr + Wealthy Winfield | NC, Beaufort Co | |||
Aaron Gurganus | 1800/1810 | ||||||
Abigail Gurganus | 1720/1730 | David Gurganus + Mary ___ | |||||
Abner Gurganus | |||||||
Abram Gurganus | 1840 | Mary Burrow | Benjamin Gurganus + Nancy Congleton | NC | |||
Absalom Gurganus | |||||||
Ada Gurganus | abt 1854 | George F Gurganus + Eliza J Rooks | NC | ||||
Ada Gurganus | 1883 | Marion Washington Gurganus + Sarah Lucindy Savanna Ann Handley | |||||
Ada Gurganus | abt 1907 | David Franklin Gurganus + Mariah Lamberson | NC | ||||
Adaline Gurganus | 1874 | Noah F. Gurganus + Louray Bailey | NC, Beaufort Co | ||||
Adel Gurganus | 1900 | Neil C. Moninger | David Lewis Gurganus + Louday Horrell | NC | |||
Adel Elizabeth Gurganus | 29 DEC 1880 | 27 APR 1964 | Eugene Battle Gurganus + Missouri Elizabeth Davenport | NC, Washington Co | NC, Washington Co | ||
Adelaide Gurganus | 24 OCT 1877 | 5 FEB 1954 | Josephus Mastes Gurganus + Margaret Ann Jackson | NC, Washington Co | |||
Adeline Gurganus | 1864 | Ben Hyman | NC, Pitt Co | ||||
Adeline Gurganus | 15 AUG 1885 | 9 NOV 1959 | James Ed Blackston | William Zachary Gurganus + Belle Waller | AL | ||
Adenna Gurganus | 12/1896 | James Daniel Gurganus + Amelia Rayford | AL | ||||
Agnes P. Gurganus | 1868 | 13 OCT 1929 | Hiram Marion Millinor | George Gurganus + Annie Jordan | NC | NC, New Hanover Co | |
Alabama Gurganus | 19 JUN 1862 | 1880 | Lee Perrin | John Wesley Gurganus + Mary Ann Minor | AL, Walker Co | ||
![]() Albert Outler Gurganus | 1827 | bef 1880 | Elizabeth Leggett | NC, Columbus Co, Chadbourn | |||
Alexander F. Gurganus | 19 JUL 1879 | 20 FEB 1946 | Mittie Spears | John William Gurganus + Cary Ann Gardner | NC | ||
Alexander Orvis Gurganus | 27 MAY 1853 | 4 JUN 1916 | John Masterson Gurganus + Prudence Ange | NC, Washington Co | NC, Washington Co | ||
Alfred Cleophus Gurganus | abt 1857 | 20 OCT 1940 | Mary Elizabeth Lilley | Ransom Gurganus + Louisa Lilley | NC, Beaufort Co | NC, Beaufort Co | |
Alfred Swinson Gurganus | 10/1889 | 19 SEP 1919 | Jacob Swinson Gurganus + Emma Oceana Dean | AL | |||
Alice Gurganus | 5/1860 | Rick Bullock | |||||
Alice Gurganus | abt 1863 | Washington Gurganus + Martha ___ | NC | ||||
Alice Joe Gurganus | 23 JUN 1882 | 29 AUG 1964 | Samuel E. Beasley | Joseph Grey Gurganus + Anne Priscilla Swain | NC, Washington Co | NC, Washington Co, Plymouth | |
Allen Orvis Gurganus | 1/1855 | Turner / Tempy Allsbrook | NC | ||||
Allen Thomas Gurganus | 6 MAY 1838 | 28 APR 1924 | Lizzie Batchelor | Nicholas (Nichodemus) Gurganus IV + Ruthy Hancock | NC, Onslow Co | ||
Allene Gurganus | abt 1909 | 3 APR 1971 | Glenn A. Pitman | Benjamin F. Gurganus + Freddie Satchwell | NC | NC, Rockingham Co, Reidsville | |
Allie Viola Gurganus | 2 SEP 1886 | 17 MAR 1972 | Eugene Battle Gurganus + Missouri Elizabeth Davenport | NC, Washington Co | NC, Washington Co | ||
Allis Gurganus | 6/1850 | NC, Pitt Co | |||||
Alonza Gurganus | 1/1874 | 20 DEC 1947 | Emma Johnson | Bryant Gurganus + Nancy ___ | NC | ||
Alpheas Gurganus | 1775 | Sarah ___ | NC, Hyde Co | ||||
Alta Gurganus | abt 1882 | John C.S. Gurganus + Mary L. ___ | TX | ||||
Alton Gurganus | 1918 | John Canady Gurganus + Missouri Manning | |||||
Alvania Gurganus | 9 NOV 1841 | 25 MAR 1895 | Horace Eli Ray | Smith Gurganus + Mary Wynn | NC | ||
Amanda Gurganus | 9/1873 | 5 FEB 1945 | John Cannady | David Gurganus + Penina Rogerson | NC, Martin Co | NC, Martin Co, Bear Grass | |
Amanda B. Gurganus | 12 OCT 1852 | 8 NOV 1934 | Edmon Baker Waters | John Masterson Gurganus + Prudence Ange | NC, Washington Co | NC, Washington Co | |
Amariah Biggs Gurganus | 10 MAY 1827 | abt 1863 | Reubin Gurganus + Louvana ___ | NC | |||
Andrew Gurganus | Mary E. ___ | ||||||
Andrew Jackson Gurganus | 3 OCT 1876 | 23 MAR 1954 | Florence Havanna Blake | Jesse D. Gurganus + Mary E. Sanders | NC, Onslow Co | NC, Onslow Co, Jacksonville | |
Angeline Gurganus | 23 AUG 1831 | 14 SEP 1869 | James Webster | Reubin Gurganus + Louvana ___ | NC, Beaufort Co, Pinetown | ||
Ann Gurganus | John Masterson Gurganus + Sally Ward | ||||||
Ann Gurganus | 1720/1730 | ___ Collins, Thomas Simons | Elias Gurganus | ||||
Ann Gurganus | 1770/1780 | ___ Roberson | Jesse Gurganus Sr + Maryon ___ | ||||
Ann Gurganus | 22 MAR 1771 | Zachariah Gurganus + Sarah ___ | |||||
Ann Gurganus | 1801/1811 | Zachariah Gurganus + Morning Shepard | |||||
Ann E. Gurganus | 1855/1865 | Joseph Warner | |||||
Ann Eliza Gurganus | 31 JUL 1890 | 2 FEB 1980 | Lewis Carl Marshburn | William Nathan Gurganus + Matilda Evans Shiver | NC, Onslow Co | NC, Onslow Co | |
Ann Elizabeth Gurganus | abt 1846 | Burton Foy | Nicholas (Nichodemus) Gurganus IV + Ruthy Hancock | NC, Onslow Co | NC, Onslow Co | ||
Ann Elizabeth Gurganus | 1851 | Rodney Harris | NC | ||||
Ann Elizabeth (Bettie) Gurganus | abt 1855 | Ransom Gurganus + Louisa Lilley | NC, Beaufort Co | ||||
Ann J. Gurganus | abt 1865 | Elisha Gurganus + Almasine ___ | NC, Beaufort Co | ||||
Ann Mariah Gurganus | abt 1847 | Jacob C. Jordan | Jesse Gurganus + Martha J. ___ | NC, New Hanover Co, Middle Sound | |||
Anna Gurganus | 1810 | Thomas J. Malpass | Henry Gurganus + Martha Norman | NC, Onslow Co | |||
Anna Gurganus | abt 1849 | John Gurganus | NC | ||||
Anna E. Gurganus | abt 1847 | Benjamin Gurganus + Huldah Hewitt | NC | ||||
Anna Laura Gurganus | 4 DEC 1894 | 4 SEP 1956 | William Marshall Elks | Owen William Gurganus + Sally Jane Hodges | NC, Beaufort Co | ||
Anna Louise Gurganus | 21 SEP 1881 | 15 JAN 1943 | Frederick W. Hiler, Arthur Eugene Gauthier | Henry Lofton Gurganus + Laura Ann Patton | AL, Mobile Co, Eight Mile | LA, Orleans Parish, New Orleans | |
Anna Lucretia Gurganus | 23 JUN 1872 | 18 JUN 1925 | |||||
Anna Mae Gurganus | 28 OCT 1910 | 8 APR 1985 | Merritt Lee Sallinger | William Alton Gurganus + Rosie Parker | NC | VA, Portsmouth | |
Anne Elizabeth "Lilly" Gurganus | 11 MAY 1876 | 2 FEB 1940 | David W. Bosdell | James Daniel Gurganus + Amelia Rayford | AL, Mobile Co, Whistler | ||
Anne Elizer Gurganus | 5 SEP 1834 | Otis Gurganus + Rebekah Cutler | NC, Beaufort Co | ||||
Annie Gurganus | abt 1876 | John Faulk | Bryant Gurganus + Nancy ___ | NC, Martin Co | |||
Annie Gurganus | 12 JUN 1881 | 4 JUL 1905 | Charles Hugh Wilcox | Zachariah J Gurganus + Mary Holland Speight | GA, Wilcox Co | ||
Annie Gurganus | 9/1882 | 7 NOV 1959 | Edwin Thomas Humphries | Allen Orvis Gurganus + Turner / Tempy Allsbrook | NC | ||
Annie Augusta Gurganus | 22 FEB 1891 | 2 MAY 1959 | William Henry Cannon | James J Gurganus + Annie Jane Durham | NC, Onslow Co, Southwest | NC, Craven Co, Cherry Point | |
Annie B. Gurganus | abt 1904 | Henry Gurganus + Lily Slade | NC | ||||
![]() | Annie Clyde Gurganus | 7/1894 | 22 JUL 1956 | John Henry Allsbrook | Noah Smith Gurganus + Martha F. Whitley | NC | |
Annie Clyde Gurganus | abt 1904 | Bob Waldon | Eli Gurganus + Sarah A. Mobley | NC | |||
Annie Eliza Gurganus | 1885 | 23 FEB 1958 | B. L. Carter | David Lewis Gurganus + Louday Horrell | NC | NC, Sampson Co, Kerr | |
Annie L. Gurganus | abt 1899 | John F. Gurganus + Laura Hamilton | NC | ||||
Annie L. Gurganus | 1903 | George Foster Gurganous + Martha Annie Silverthorn | NC | ||||
Annie L. Gurganus | abt 1904 | Benjamin F. Gurganus + Freddie Satchwell | NC | ||||
Annie Maebell Gurganus | 25 JUL 1896 | 24 JAN 1985 | Hyman Gomer Harrison | Horris Eli Gurganus + Cynthia Whitley | NC, Martin Co, Bear Grass | ||
Annie Ruth Gurganus | abt 1915 | James Monroe Gurganus + Tilda "Little Tildie" Ann Earnest | AL | ||||
Annie S. Gurganus | 3/1883 | Daniel Gurganus + Emma Sparrow | NC | ||||
Annie S. Gurganus | 1887 | 5 APR 1974 | Preston W. Nobles | Robert Henry Gurganous Sr + Martha Matilda Browning | NC, Washington Co, Plymouth | ||
Annis Gurganus | abt 1817 | AFT 1880 | Stanley Peal | NC, Martin Co | NC, Martin Co | ||
Annis Gurganus | 25 AUG 1855 | 16 JAN 1920 | George D. Gurganus | David Gurganus + Anna (Annie) Biggs | NC, Martin Co | NC, Martin Co | |
Apsly Gurganus | abt 1832 | Noah Spears | NC | ||||
Arabella Gurganus | abt 1844 | Lewis Bennett | John Plazey Gurganus + Mary Jane ___ | NC | |||
Arabella Gurganus | abt 1872 | Thomas Gurganus + Martha Jane McAllister | NC | ||||
Arcerie V. Gurganus | 1865 | Jesse Beech | Rufus S. Gurganus + Charity ___ | NC | |||
Archibald Gurganus | abt 1855 | George F Gurganus + Eliza J Rooks | NC | ||||
Ardean Gurganus | abt 1873 | Joseph Grey Gurganus + Anne Priscilla Swain | NC | ||||
Arthur Gurganus | 25 SEP 1889 | 9 JUN 1978 | Meda Garrett | William (Widd) Gurganus + Susan Ida Whitney | AL | ||
![]() | Arthur Allen Gurganus | 24 JUL 1910 | 28 SEP 1943 | James Monroe Gurganus + Tilda "Little Tildie" Ann Earnest | AL | Philippines | |
Arthur Elmo Gurganus | abt 1906 | George Washington Gurganus + Maggie Lillian Bright | NC | ||||
Arthur Lee Gurganus | abt 1889 | Lucy Lilley | Alfred Cleophus Gurganus + Mary Elizabeth Lilley | NC, Beaufort Co | |||
Arvenia Gurganus | 1865 | William Thomas Gardner | Major Gurganus Jr + Milly Oden | ||||
Asa Gurganus | abt 6/1870 | Benjamin N. Gurganus + Ellen Gurganus | NC, Onslow Co | ||||
Augustus Gurganus | abt 1872 | Noah Thomas Gurganus + Nancy ___ | NC | ||||
B. H. Gurganus | 1820 | Margaret E. ___ | NC | ||||
B. Newton Gurganus | 27 FEB 1892 | 2 APR 1978 | Issac Wilson Gurganus + Mary Louise (Lude) Thompson | AL | |||
Barbara Francis Gurganus | 28 MAY 1843 | 2 SEP 1903 | James Monroe Toney | William J. Gurganus + Milissa Jane Templeton | GA | GA, Clayton Co | |
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