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Albert Johnson Terrell was born in Old Fort (McDowell County) on December 15, 1875. After studying medicine at the University of North Carolina, Terrell established a medical practice in Black Mountain (Buncombe County), where he also owned the… Read More

William H. Terrell was a resident of Wake County, North Carolina who involved himself in Rachel Locus' widow's pension application. By 1849 he moved to nearby Nash County, North Carolina. Any further information about this individual has not been… Read More

Ann Bonar Terrence was born in Pennsylvania in about 1737. She and her husband operated a tavern, often spelled Tarrant's or Torrence's in Rowan County, North Carolina along the road to nearby Salisbury. During the American Revolution her husband… Read More

Theunis Thew was a resident of colonial America who mastered a sloop called Industry in 1761.

Annie Long Thomas was the infant daughter of William George Thomas and Mary Long Thomas (née Sumner). She was born in North Carolina on October 26, 1850, and died before her first birthday on August 19, 1851.

Edmund Thomas (1712-1767) was a British politician who served as a member of the Board of Trade from 1761 to 1763.

Ezekiel Thomas (d. 1803) 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… Read More

Frederick William Thomas was born in Wales on August 8, 1871. Thomas immigrated to the United States in 1887 and set up residence in Asheville (Buncombe County) where he worked as an attorney. He died in Asheville on March 20, 1947.

George Gillett Thomas was born on July 14, 1848, in Tarboro, North Carolina. Thomas was a physician in Wilmington, North Carolina. During World War I, he served on the state's eastern district exemption board. Thomas died in Wilmington on… Read More

George Thomas (circa 1700 - 1775) was a British colonial administrator who served as deputy governor of Pennsylvania (1738-1747) as governor of the British Leeward Islands (1753-1766).

Jacob Thomas (d. 1801) was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he refused to take an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina, but he continued to live in the state after the war.

James Thomas (d. 1780) 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.

John Thomas was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina by 1714. In 1733 he witnessed James Hinton's purchase of land from the Chowanoke Indians. Any further information about this individual has not been located.

John Thomas Monroe was born in Burke County on November 26, 1869. By 1910, he had moved to Black Mountain, where he worked as a carpenter and blacksmith. He died sometime after 1940.

Josiah Thomas (d. 1812) 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.

Lewis Thomas 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.

Mary Sumner Clark Thomas was born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina on January 27, 1819. She married William George Thomas, a physician, in 1843 and the couple resided in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina and later in Wilmington, New… Read More

Samuel Thomas 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. Later in 1781 he… Read More

Stephen Thomas (d. 1787) was a resident of Chowan and later Gates County. In 1778 he was recorded as still needing to be summoned to either take or refuse an oath pledging allegiance to the State of North Carolina. Whatever his decision, he… Read More

William George Thomas was born in Franklin County, North Carolina on March 23, 1818. A physician, he married Mary Sumner Clark in 1843 and the couple resided in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina and later in Wilmington, New Hanover County… Read More

William Nelson Thomas was born in Roxboro (Person County), North Carolina on February 6, 1888. Thomas was a physician in Oxford who served as medical director of the Granville County Health Department. He died in Oxford on August 3, 1959.

Thomas Thomlinson (1732-1805) was a British schoolmaster who immigrated to Craven County in 1763. The following year, he began teaching classes and advocated for a proper schoolhouse. As a result of those efforts, Thomlinson became the first… Read More

Andrew Thompson was born in Virginia in about 1808. A resident of Wythe County, Virginia, he was a farmer and also served as a deputy clerk for the local county court. He died sometime after 1880.

Beulah Verl Thompson (née Clapp) was born on November 8, 1901, in Guilford County, North Carolina. She married John Osbon Thompson in 1937. In 1920, she provided testimony in an investigation into an attempted lynching in Alamance County. She was… Read More

Byrd Anna Thompson (née Meacham) was born on March 7, 1891, in North Carolina. She married Charlie Armstrong Thompson on July 9, 1908, and was employed at cotton mills in Rockingham and later Durham. Byrd Anna died in Durham on August 17, 1973.… Read More

Carl Alexander Thompson was born on June 15, 1892, in Fairmont, North Carolina. Thompson was a carpenter and farmer in Robeson County, North Carolina. He died in Fairmont on February 5, 1968.

Charles C. Thompson was born on April 7, 1871, in Alamance County, North Carolina. Thompson was a school teacher, barber, and civil servant. In 1920, he provided testimony in an investigation into an attempted lynching in Alamance County. He died… Read More

Charlie Armstrong Thompson was born on November 23, 1887, in Covington, North Carolina. Thompson was a laborer at the Dickson Cotton Mill in Laurinburg, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was… Read More

Cyrus Thompson was born on February 8, 1855, in Onslow County, North Carolina. Thompson was a physician, educator, and politician. In April 1918, he was appointed to the Medical Optional Selective Draft Commission. He died in Jacksonville (Onslow… Read More

James Houston Thompson was born in Davidson (Iredell County), North Carolina, on May 2, 1880. Thompson worked as a travelling salesman for most of his career. He mostly lived in North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County), where he also clerked for Miller… Read More

John Thompson was a merchant in Edenton and later Halifax. Together with other residents, he wrote a petition to… Read More

John V. Thompson was a resident of Burlington and later Durham (1920). Thompson was a private in the Durham Machine Gun Company, a national guard unit. In July 1920, he deployed with his company to Alamance County on orders from the governor to… Read More

Born about 1827. Linsey Thompson was formerly enslaved by Lewis Thompson in Washington County, Mississippi. After Emancipation, she remained a resident of Washington County, Mississippi and worked as a farmer. She died after 1910.

Martha Elizabeth Whitaker (née Cotten) Thompson was born in North Carolina during the 1810s. In 1832, while a resident of Tarboro, she married Noah Thompson. Their daughter, Eliza Thompson, was born in 1835. She died on June 28, 1835 was buried… Read More

Noah Thompson was born in Bertie County, North Carolina in September 1812. At some point before 1840, he moved to Florida and was appointed co-executor of his brother-in-law John Whitaker Cotten's plantation and estate there. His wife, Martha… Read More

Samuel Thompson, an African American man, was born in North Carolina in about 1841. He was formerly enslaved by Lewis Thompson, who took him from North Carolina to Mississippi in a forced migration. Samuel self-emancipated alongside Lib Thompson… Read More

Samuel P. Thompson was born in North Carolina on January 23, 1879. A resident of Montgomery County, in 1918 he was arrested for violating the prohibition law. He was sentenced to time on the Stanly County roadwork chain gang, but he was later… Read More

Sarah Debow Thompson was born in Orange County, North Carolina in May 1762. She lived with her mother Hannah during the American Revolution and later married Abraham Thompson in 1782. They moved to Smith County, Tennessee and the couple had two… Read More

Thomas William Thompson 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.

Mentioned as "girl," self-emancipates with Lib