Frank Armfield Hampton was born on March 9, 1884, in Hamptonville, North Carolina. Hampton was an attorney in Rocky Mount who served as the executive secretary of United States Senator Furnifold M. Simmons from 1917 to 1930. He died in… Read More

John P. Hampton was born on May 15, 1868, in Ashe County, North Carolina. Hampton was a prominent farmer in the Horse Creek community of Ashe County. He died in Horse Creek on September 25, 1933.

William Roy Hampton was born on September 7, 1889, in Plymouth, North Carolina. Upon registering for the draft in June 1917 for service during World War I, Hampton claimed three dependents, his wife and two… Read More

Christopher Thomas Hancock was born in New Bern (Craven County), North Carolina, on October 26, 1859. Hancock was a real estate agent in New Bern. In December 1898, he wrote a lengthy op-ed arguing that Black North Carolinians could be legally… Read More

Joseph Hancock (d. 1786) was a politician who represented Hyde County at several sittings of the North Carolina Provincial Congress and in the… Read More

Frederick Chaille Handy was born on May 23, 1875, in Richmond, Virginia. Handy served as a special agent in Greensboro, and later agent-in-charge of the Carolinas, for the Department of Justice from November 1917 to about 1923. In 1938, Handy was… Read More

Frank Williams Hanes was born in Yadkin County, North Carolina, on September 20, 1874. Hanes was an attorney in Yadkinville (Yadkin County). He died in Yadkinville on February 25, 1929.

Pleasant Henderson Hanes was born in Fulton (Davie County), North Carolina, on October 16, 1845. Hanes was a prominent industrialist who served as president of the P. H. Hanes Knitting Company from 1902 until his death in Winston-Salem (Forsyth… Read More

Robert March Hanes was born in Winston-Salem (Forsyth County), North Carolina, on September 22, 1890. Hanes was a prominent banker who for twenty-five years was president of the Wachovia Bank & Trust Company. Hanes additionally had a lengthy… Read More

Herndon Haralson was born in Orange County, North Carolina on October 12, 1757. A deputy clerk of the Caswell County Court, he worked under Colonel Archibald Murphey, who later became his father-in-law. In 1781 he became a captain in the Caswell… Read More

The Hardaway Contracting Company was chartered in April 1911 to undertake the construction of hydroelectric projects throughout the southeast region. Benjamin H. Hardaway served as its first president… Read More

Benjamin Hurt Hardaway was born in Alabama on February 19, 1866. Hardaway was the organizer and president of the Hardaway Contracting Company, chartered in 1911. He died in Columbus, Georgia, on December 13, 1928.

Thomas E. Hardaway was born in Virginia on October 29, 1799. A resident of Meriwether County, Georgia, he served as a justice of the local county court. He later moved to Texas, where he worked as a merchant. He died in Fannin County, Texas in… Read More

David Columbus Hardee was born on April 4, 1889, near Benson, North Carolina. Hardee was a machinist for T. G. Matthews when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was inducted into the… Read More

John Hardee was a militia officer and representative in the colonial Assembly for Beaufort and Pitt Counties. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions.

Whitmel H. Hardee was born in North Carolina in about 1815. A resident of Halifax, North Carolina for part of his life, his aunt Mary R. Wheaton named him as an heir in her will in 1858. Hardee did not live to collect on the will, dying sometime… Read More

Thomas Harden (d. 1813) 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.

William Harden served as a captain in the Caswell County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia from 1777 to 1781. He became a prisoner of war during the Siege of Charleston in March 1781, but was released and paroled a few months later. Any… Read More

Fordyce Cunningham Harding was born in Pamlico County, North Carolina, on February 12, 1869. Harding served as a state senator representing the Fifth District from 1915 to 1920. He died in Greenville, North… Read More

William Frederick Harding was born on November 26, 1867, in Aurora, North Carolina. Harding was a judge on the North Carolina Superior Court from 1913 to 1938. He died in Charlotte on June 11, 1940.

William Proctor Gould Harding was born in Greene County, Alabama, in May 5, 1864. He served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., beginning in 1914, ascending to the chairmanship in August 1916. His term ended… Read More

Joseph Hardison (d. 1788) was a resident of Tyrrell and later Martin County. In 1777 Benjamin Moss… Read More

Joshua Hardison was a captain in a regiment of militia in Tyrrell County in December 1754.

Charles Hardy (circa 1714-1780) was a British naval officer, colonial administrator, and politician who served as governor of colonial New York from 1755 to 1757.

Humphrey Hardy (d. 1810) was a resident of Bertie County. He was a churchwarden at loyalist Francis Johnston… Read More

Ira May Hardy was born in La Grange (Lenoir County), North Carolina on July 22, 1874. Hardy was a physician who served as founder and first superintendent of the Caswell Training School (formerly the State School for the Feeble Minded) and as… Read More

Jacob Hardy 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.

Joseph Hardy was a resident of Bertie County who served as a coroner during the late 1750's. As part of his duties, in 1757 he investigated the murder of Elizabeth Knott and deposed several witnesses.

Josiah Hardy (circa 1715-1790) was a merchant and colonial administrator who served as royal governor of New Jersey from 1761 to 1763.

Robert Hardy was a resident of Edenton. Together with other residents, he wrote a petition to Arthur Dobbs requesting that the colony reduce its duties on exporting wine and other alcohol from North Carolina.  Later he served as a justice of the… Read More

John Hare (d. 1819) 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

Moses Hare Jr. 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

Moses Hare Sr. (1704-1793) 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

Thomas Hare (d. 1786) 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. Later in… Read More

Thomas Joshua Harkins was born in North Carolina on January 15, 1879. Harkins was an attorney in Asheville (Buncombe County). He died in Asheville on November 22, 1968.

Justin Harlan was born in Warren County, Ohio on December 6, 1800. A resident of Clark County, Illinois, he worked as a lawyer and local judge. From 1862 to 1865 he served as an indian agent at the behest of his friend, President Abraham Lincoln… Read More

Thomas Harlton was a resident in colonial North Carolina. Around 1763, he joined others in signing a letter of petition to royal governor Arthur Dobbs on behalf of William Strother, who had been accused of horse stealing.

Nicholas Harmon (d. 1802) 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.

Cornelius Harnett, Jr., (1723-1781) represented Wilmington in the colonial Assembly and was a Revolutionary War statesman. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade… Read More

Robert Harper was an early resident of colonial Orange County where he served as a militia captain. He seems to have moved to South Carolina in the summer of 1754.

David Harrel 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

Abraham Harrell (d. 1810) 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

David Harrell (d. 1779) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1779 he signed a petition to the North Carolina… Read More

Demsay Harrell (d. 1812) 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

Herbert Bascomb Harrell was born on September 24, 1893, in Weldon, North Carolina. Harrell was an attorney in Weldon. During War World I, he served in the army from July 8, 1918 until honorably discharged on December 19, 1918. Harrell died in… Read More

Isaac Harrell (d. 1806) 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

Samuel Harrell 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

Thomas Harrington 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, Harrington joined others from the Salisbury… Read More

William Eugene Harrington was born in Caldwell County, North Carolina, on September 24, 1886. Harrington worked at the Blair & Co. Grocery store in North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County) from September 1910 to July 1918, when he enlisted in the U.S… Read More