Anna W. "Annie" Greenwood (née Booth) was born in Wake County, North Carolina on December 14, 1863. Her husband, John Claude Greenwood, died in March 1915, and she remained a widow for the rest of her life. In July 1916, a devastating flood… Read More
Robert Shafter Greer was born on September 3, 1899, in Davidson County, North Carolina. He was a resident of High Point when he enlisted in the North Carolina National Guard in July 1916. After the country's entrance into World War I in 1917,… Read More
Samuel Greer was born in Pennslvania in about 1790. A resident of Washington County, Tennessee, he was the clerk of the county court and was active in the Whig Party. He later worked as an editor and died sometime after 1850.
Frederick Gregg was a prominent planter, shipwright, militia officer, enslaver, and public official who served as one of the first mayors of Wilmington (elected 1765). A loyalist, Gregg left North Carolina in 1777.
James Dennis Gregg was born on November 12, 1876, in North Carolina. Gregg was a dentist in Liberty, North Carolina, who served as a state senator representing Randolph County (1917). He died on October 10, 1947.
James Gregory (1752-1801) was a resident of Chowan and later Gates 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… Read More
Luke Gregory (d. 1799) 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.
Thomas Watt Gregory was born on November 6, 1861, in Crawfordsville, Mississippi. Gregory served as Attorney General of the United States from August 29, 1914, to March 1919. He died in New York City on February 26, 1933.
William Gregory (d. 1804) 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.
George Grenville was born on October 14, 1712, in Wotton, Buckinghamshire (England). Grenville was a lawyer and career politician who served as Treasurer of the Navy (1754-1761) and Prime Minister of Great Britain (1763-1765). He died in London… Read More
James Grenville (1715-1783) was a British politician who served as a member of the Board of Trade (1746-1755) and as a lord of Treasury (1756-1761). He had two brothers, George and Richard Grenville, who were also involved in British politics.… Read More
Maxwell Christine Grier (née Banks) was born in Statesville, North Carolina, on December 2, 1898. A student at Shaw University… Read More
Ephraim Griffin was a resident of Chowan and later Gates 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… Read More
Isaac Cebern Griffin was born in Union County, North Carolina, on August 14, 1873. Griffin was a lifelong educator who served as superintendent of schools, variously, in Salisbury, Marion, and Shelby. He died in New Hampshire on March 16, 1940.… Read More
James L. Griffin was born on March 26, 1874, in Chatham County, North Carolina. He served as the clerk of the superior court and later as a bank cashier in Chatham. He died on November 12, 1930.
Peter Griffin was born in Illinois around 1846. Griffin was a farmer in Jackson County, Illinois. He died July 12, 1924.
Willis Griffin (d. 1817) 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.
Edward Griffith was a resident of colonial Craven County. He served as a militia officer and as the private secretary to royal governor Gabriel Johnston from 1742 up through 1750. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in… Read More
Elizabeth Grimes (née Justice) was born on September 12, 1870, in Lincolnton, North Carolina. During World War I, Grimes served as vice-president of the Raleigh chapter of the Red Cross. She died in Raleigh on September 29, 1953.
John Bryan Grimes was born on June 3, 1868, in Pitt County, North Carolina. Grimes is best known for his long tenure (1901 to 1923) as North Carolina Secretary of State. He was commonly known, and signed his name, as J. Bryan Grimes. He died in… Read More
John Gray Blount Grimes was born in Washington (Beaufort County), North Carolina on January 1, 1834. Grimes was a University of North Carolina graduate (1854) who was a planter, enslaver, and Confederate veteran. He died on May 18, 1909.
John William Grimes was born on March 15, 1872, in James City, North Carolina. Grimes was a Methodist minister in Washington, North Carolina. He died there on July 11, 1938.… Read More
Lucy Olivia (née Blount) Grimes was born in North Carolina on April 8, 1799. She married Bryan Grimes in 1831 and had five known children with him. A resident of Raleigh, her children were friends with Margaret Eliza Cotten, and are often… Read More
Olivia Blount Grimes was born in Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina on February 2, 1840. She and her sister, Anna Grimes, attended St. Mary's school in Raleigh alongside their friend Margaret Eliza Cotten. Grimes eventually moved to… Read More
Willie Franklin Grimes was born in North Carolina on June 25, 1875. Grimes was a grocer and banker who served as sheriff of Johnston County. He died in Smithfield (Johnston County) on July 7, 1958.
Joseph Grisham was born in Pickens County, South Carolina on May 17, 1789. The son of a Revolutionary War veteran, and a colonel during the War of 1812, he established himself as a wealthy landowner and mill owner in Pickens. In 1835 he signed an… Read More
William Steele Grisham was born in South Carolina on November 24, 1824. A resident of Pickens District, he served as the county's postmaster, and as a notary. He died in Fulton County, Georgia on February 7, 1878.
Catherine Groom was a resident of Bertie Precinct, North Carolina and likely lived on a farm with her husband Thomas, who was a planter. On July 25, 1726 George Seneca, an American Indian man residing with the Meherrin, murdered Catherine and the… Read More
Thomas Groom was a planter in Bertie Precinct, North Carolina. In July 1726 George Seneca, an American Indian man residing with the Meherrin murdered Groom's wife Catherine and their two children. Seneca was later executed for the crime. Any… Read More
James Swinhow Grover (d. 1818) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1778 he signed two oaths swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's… Read More
James Alonzo Groves was born on November 26, 1873 near Lowell, North Carolina. Groves was a businessman and public servant. From 1903 to 1945, he was secretary-treasurer of the Wiscassett Mills in Albemarle, North Carolina. Groves served as mayor… Read More
James Madison Gudger, Jr., was born in Marshall (Madison County), North Carolina, on October 22, 1855. Gudger was a farmer and attorney who served as a state legislator (elected 1900), solicitor of the Fifteenth Judicial District (appointed 1901… Read More
Anna Allen Guest was born, likely in Orange County, North Carolina, in about 1763. A resident of Wilkes County, North Carolina, she married William Guest in July 1779. Guest had already served one tour in the Wilkes County Regiment of the North… Read More
Moses Guest was born in Fauquier County, Virginia in January 1750. A resident of Wilkes County, he served as a captain in the North Carolina militia during the American Revolution, leading men in the Rowan and Wilkes County regiments. He was a… Read More
Squire Guest was born in Wilkes County on April 14, 1780. A farmer in South Carolina, he was the son of a Revolutionary War veteran. He died in Greenville, South Carolina on May 3, 1860.
William Guest was born in Frederick County, Virginia on December 30, 1762. A resident of Wilkes County, North Carolina, in June 1777 he enlisted in the county militia and guarded Fort Defiance on the Yadkin River for a term of about three months… Read More
Epenetus P. Guion was born in Westchester County, New York on November 24, 1793. He operated the Guion Hotel in downtown Raleigh for several years. He died in Raleigh on October 28, 1859.
Julius Guion was born in 1830. He lived in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, where his father operated a prominent hotel. He attended the University of North Carolina, graduating in 1851. He later worked as a school teacher in Yazoo City,… Read More
Owen Haywood Guion was born on June 21, 1861, in New Bern, North Carolina. Guion was twice elected to the North Carolina General Assembly (1902 and 1904) and served as a superior court judge until his retirement in 1920. He died in Baltimore,… Read More
John Gaston Gulley was born in North Carolina on April 21, 1793. A resident of Johnston County, North Carolina he was a farmer, justice of the peace, and postmaster for present-day Clayton. In 1855 the United States passed a law stating that all… Read More
Hadassie Clarice Guthrie (née Foster) was born July 3, 1901, in North Carolina. In 1920, Guthrie provided testimony in an investigation into an attempted lynching in Alamance County. She married Henry Clayborn Guthrie, a combat veteran of the… Read More
Daniel Gwinn (d. 1800) was a resident of Chowan and later Gates 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… Read More
William Gwinn 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.
William Gwinn (d. 1781) was a resident of Chowan and later Gates 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… Read More
Richard Walter Gwyn was born in Surry County, North Carolina, on April 25, 1874. Gwyn was a longtime resident of Wilkes County, where he served as cashier of the Bank of North Wilkesboro for more than fifty years. He died there on December 24,… Read More
Ephraim Bryan Hackburn was born in Beaufort (Carteret County), North Carolina, on February 1, 1853. His family moved to New Bern during his childhood, where he lived the rest of his life. He became a dry goods merchant, and in 1914, he… Read More
Dan Hacket 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, Hacket joined others from the Salisbury District in… Read More
Frank Dobbin Hackett was born on June 14, 1857, in North Carolina. Hackett was an attorney who held several public offices, including mayor of North Wilkesboro, deputy collector for the Internal Revenue Service, and State Bank examiner. During… Read More
James Gordon Hackett was born in Wilkesboro (Wilkes County), North Carolina, on August 7, 1864. Hackett was an influential industrialist and public servant who served as mayor of both Wilkesboro and North Wilkesboro for several terms. He died in… Read More