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Conway Richard Dobbs (1727-1811) was the eldest son of Arthur Dobbs and helped manage his father's private affairs. He resided at the family estate in Ireland and was an executor for his father's estate after his death.

Ireland-born Edward Brice Dobbs (1729-1803) was the son of royal governor of North Carolina Arthur Dobbs and a British army officer. During the Seven Years War, he served as a captain in the North Carolina militia and commanded two companies in… Read More

William Dobbs was a resident of colonial America who owned a sloop called Hester in 1761.

Joseph Dobson Sr. was born in England in about 1720. Trained in Britain as a physician, he immigrated to Virginia in 1753 before eventually settling in what is now Burke County, North Carolina. There he operated a plantation and also trained… Read More

Robert Doleson was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence. 

Hugh Donovin was a resident of colonial Anson County. In an undated petition, he joined other Anson County residents in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to organize a patrol to defend against attacks by members of the Catawba, Cherokee, Seneca… Read More

Hugh Manson Dorsey was born on July 10, 1871, in Fayetteville, Georgia. Dorsey was governor of Georgia from 1917 to 1921. He died in Atlanta on June 11, 1948.

William Virgil Dorsey was born in Bushnell (Swain County), North Carolina, on July 26, 1890. Dorsey was an agent for the Southern Railway in Sylva (Jackson County) who served as an officer in the North Carolina National Guard through both world… Read More

Blanford Barnard Dougherty was born in Watauga County, North Carolina, on October 21, 1870. Dougherty was a lifelong educator who led efforts to organize the Appalachian Training School (now Appalachian State University). He served as president… Read More

John Dougherty was born in Washington County, Ohio on May 6, 1806. A resident Union County, Illinois, he was a lawyer and politician. Aside from working as a pension agent for Union County residents such as Rosana Murray, he also represented the… Read More

Walter Lee Dougherty was born in Black Mountain (Buncombe County) on March 21, 1880. Dougherty worked as the secretary-treasurer and general manager for Black Mountain Lumber Co. He died on March 26, 1917 following a routine operation.

Robert Lee Doughton born on November 7, 1863, in Laurel Springs, North Carolina. Doughton was a Democratic member of the House of Representatives, representing the Eighth Congressional District of North Carolina from 1911 to 1953. He died in… Read More

Rufus Alexander Doughton was born in Alleghany County, North Carolina, on January 10, 1857. Doughton was a lawyer and politician who served as a longtime member of the legislature (first elected in 1887), as lieutenant governor (1893-1897), and… Read More

Archie Colton Douglas was born on January 25, 1887, in Harnett County, North Carolina. Douglas was a farmer in Pineview, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He died in Sanford (Lee County) on May 16, 1958… Read More

John Douthit (1709-1784) was a resident of Rowan County who signed a petition to Arthur Dobbs in 1762 requesting that he appoint a justice of the peace for Rowan County.

William Dove was from England and arrived in Salem, Massachusetts by 1715. From Salem, Dove captained the schooner Restoration, which made regular trips from Massachusetts to North Carolina. In 1719 North Carolina Governor Charles Eden… Read More

James Ferguson Dowdell was born in Georgia on November 26, 1818. A lawyer, he represented Alabama in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1853-1859. He later served as a Confederate colonel during the Civil War. He died in Auburn, Alabama on… Read More

William Downing was born in Virginia in about 1680 and emigrated to North Carolina by 1715, settling in Chowan Precinct. In 1724 he became as associate justice of the North Carolina General Court, serving until 1727. He also represented Chowan in… Read More

Charles Montague Doyle was born in Pennsylvania on January 5, 1879. Doyle was a hardware store proprietor in Brevard, North Carolina, before relocating to Texas in 1920. He died in Fort Worth on December 26, 1961.

Catherine Caroline Drane (née Parker) was born in 1817 in Halifax County, North Carolina. She was born into a prominent family and was in several high social circles. She married John L. Hargrave in 1837, and after his death married Robert Brent… Read More

Robert Brent Drane was born in Prince Georges County, Maryland on January 9, 1797 [1800]. In his youth, Drane attended and graduated from Harvard College (1825) and was ordained an Episcopal minister (1827). In 1836, he moved to Wilmington, North… Read More

Thomas Clyde Driggers was born October 10, 1892, in Clio, South Carolina. Driggers was a farmer in Cumberland County, North Carolina, when he was drafted into military service in World War I. He was assigned to the 119th Infantry until discharged… Read More

Thomas Driver was a resident of colonial Johnston County. In an undated petition, he joined others in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to appoint another justice to serve their section of the county.

Walter Droughan was a planter in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. In 1733 he witnessed a lease in which James Bennett and other Chowanoke men let land to colonist Thomas Taylor. He later resided in Bertie County, where he died in about 1766.

William Dry III (1720-1781) was a merchant, planter, militia officer, politician, and colonial official who served as a member of the Assembly representing the town of Brunswick (1760-1762) and as a member of the North Carolina Council (1764-1775… Read More

Thomas Coleman Du Pont was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on December 11, 1863. Du Pont was a wealthy and prominent businessman who served as president of the Du Pont Company and senator from Delaware (1921-1928). He died in New Castle, Delaware,… Read More

John DuBois (circa 1700-1768) was a shipowner, merchant, enslaver, and town alderman in colonial Wilmington. In an undated petition, he joined others in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs for aid in controlling an outbreak of disease that was… Read More

William Duckenfield was an English nobleman who arrived in North Carolina from Cheshire by June 1683. He originally settled on Little River in Perquimans Precinct, where he served on the North Carolina Council and in the colonial assembly. By… Read More

Earl Ellicott Dudding was born on October 16, 1871, in Putnam County, West Virginia. In 1909, Dudding killed his uncle and began a five-year sentence in a penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The experience set his life on a new course,… Read More

Christopher Dudley was born in Virginia and moved to North Carolina by 1712. Originally a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina, he moved to Beaufort Precinct in about 1720. There in 1721 he accused Sighacka Blount, a Tuscarora man, of… Read More

Christopher Dudley was born in Person County, North Carolina in about 1775. A resident of New Hanover County, North Carolina he worked there as a postmaster. In 1839 he made a sworn affidavit in support of Lucy Brown's widow's pension application… Read More

James Benson Dudley was born on November 2, 1859, in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dudley served as president of what is now North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University from 1896 to 1925. He died in Greensboro (Guilford County) on… Read More

Robert Dugan was a resident of colonial Anson County. In an undated petition, he joined other Anson County residents in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to organize a patrol to defend against attacks by members of the Catawba, Cherokee, Seneca… Read More

William Duggan (1754-1800) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence. He… Read More

James Buchanan Duke was born in Orange County (present-day Durham County), North Carolina, on December 23, 1856. Duke was an influential businessman and philanthropist who invested heavily in the textile, energy, and tobacco industries. He died… Read More

Thomas Dunbar (died 1767) was a career British army officer who commanded the 48th Regiment of Foot during the French and Indian War. He served as lieutenant-governor of Gibraltar from 1755 to 1767.

Daniel Dunbibin was a night watchman, clerk, treasurer, and town commissioner in colonial Wilmington. In an undated petition, he joined others in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs for aid in controlling an outbreak of disease that was then… Read More

Edward Carlton Duncan was born in Beaufort (Carteret County), North Carolina on March 28, 1862. Duncan was a banker, legislator (1895 and 1897 sessions), and collector for internal revenue (1898-1908) who served as a member of a committee charged… Read More

James Duncan Jr. was born in North Carolina in about 1768. Originally a resident of Rutherford County, North Carolina, he witnessed his uncle John Hill's marriage to Huldah Jackson and also saw wounded soldiers on their return from the Battle of… Read More

James Duncan Sr. was born sometime prior to 1750. He was a farmer in Rutherford County, North Carolina during the American Revolution. After the war he moved to Anson County, North Carolina. No further records about this individual have been… Read More

Julius Edgar Duncan was born in Moravian Falls (Wilkes County), North Carolina, on November 10, 1875. Duncan was a physician in Wilkes County. He died in North Wilkesboro on August 15, 1930.

Ralph Duncan was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, on September 7, 1884. Horton was the co-founder of Horton Telephone Co., Wilkes County’s local telephone service. He also owned an appliance store in North Wilkesboro and served on both the… Read More

Fleetwood Ward Dunlap was born in Marion, South Carolina on August 30, 1884. Dunlap was an attorney who served as mayor of Wadesboro (Anson County) from 1912 to 1914. He died in Albemarle (Stanly County) on January 15, 1938.

Charles F. Dunn was born in North Carolina on January 31, 1856. Prior to the ratification of the 13th Amendment in 1865, Dunn was enslaved in Lenoir County, North Carolina, by a minister named John P. Dunn (1792-1859).

Upon Dunn's death,… Read More

Elbert McDonald Dunn was born on May 12, 1889, near New Bern, North Carolina. Dunn was a farmer in Pamlico County, North Carolina, who was called for military service during the country's mobilization for World War I. He successfully appealed the… Read More

John Dunn was born in New Bern (Craven County), North Carolina, on March 23, 1855. A lifelong resident of New Bern, he worked as a merchant of dry goods before working in insurance. In 1914, he signed a petition to request W. W. Lawrence be… Read More

John Dunn, Jr., was a resident of colonial Salisbury. Around 1763, William Strother and Oliver Wallace were accused of horse stealing, found guilty, and sentenced to death. In an undated petition, Dunn joined others from the Salisbury District in… Read More

Josiah Dunn was a resident of Wilkes County, Georgia, born in about 1735. He was a member of the Quaker Settlement at Wrightsborough until 1775 when he was banished from the group for "using profane language" and hiding a thief. During the… Read More

Mary Catherine Dunn (née Holton) was born on February 10, 1891, in North Carolina. She married Elbert M. Dunn on December 30, 1914. Mary died on February 15, 1980.

Billy Dunston was born around 1809. Dunston was a Black man who worked as a laborer during the construction of the state capitol in Raleigh during the 1830s. He seems to have been a longtime resident of Wake County and was later engaged in the… Read More

Edmund Dunston (d. 1814) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.