Charles Clifton (d. c1790) was a resident of Bertie and Tyrrell 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

John Clifton was a resident of Anson County. According to his later deposition in the Bertie County Court of… Read More

Peter Clifton (d. c1786) was a resident of Bertie County who served as a justice for the Bertie County Court… Read More

Carrie Cline (née Hennings) was born March 17, 1883, in North Carolina. A long time resident of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Cline was a seamstress and wife of Pleas David Cline. She died in Salisbury (Rowan County) on May 9, 1976.

Pleas David Cline was born on May 13, 1882, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. A longtime resident of Winston-Salem, Cline was, at various times, a laborer, carpenter, house painter, and machinist. During the course of his life, he had several run… Read More

John Burton Clingman was born in Farmington, North Carolina, on March 31, 1888. Beginning about 1913, Clingman served as a civil and highway engineer for the State of North Carolina for several decades. He moved from Winston-Salem to Florida in… Read More

Thomas Lanier Clingman was born in Surry County, North Carolina on July 27,1812. A lawyer, after a term in the North Carolina State Senate he became a representative in the U.S. Congress, serving from 1843-1845 and again from 1847-1858. He served… Read More

George Wylie Clinton was born on March 28, 1859 in Cedar Creek Township, Lancaster County, South Carolina. Clinton received his education from the University of South Carolina, Livingstone College, and Wilberforce University, at the latter place… Read More

John Clitherall was a resident of colonial New Bern. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions.

Joseph Cloyd was born in Virginia on June 10, 1742. A resident of Montgomery County, Virginia, he served as a major in the Montgomery County Regiment of the Virginia Militia under Col. William Preston and led men through several battles in the… Read More

Peoria, Ill

John Coal, Jr., was a resident of colonial Johnston County. In an undated petition, he joined other members of the Johnston County militia in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to commission new captains for their unit.

John Coal, Sr., was a resident of colonial Johnston County. In an undated petition, he joined other members of the Johnston County militia in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to commission new captains for their unit.

Lewis Cob 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.

Henry Cobb 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 Probert Cobb was born in Wayne County, North Carolina on November 23, 1834. He attended the University of North Carolina, graduating in 1854 before serving as a colonel for the Confederacy during the Civil War. He later held an office in the… Read More

Celestia A. Gordon was born in Orange County, North Carolina on June 17, 1832. By 1850 she had moved to Morgan County, Alabama, where she married James G. Cochran. She died in Morgan County of March 12, 1897.

Edward Cockrill was a weaver who resided in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. In 1722 he served on a jury that heard the trial of John Cope, an American Indian man who had been charged with burglary and trespassing. In March 1723 when he was… Read More

Sherman Lester Coe was born in Carroll County, Virginia, on December 27, 1896. Coe was a resident of Surry County in July 1916 when a catastrophic flood hit the region. Coe appears on a list of those impacted by the event. He died in Mount Airy (… Read More

William "Bill" Coe was born in Surry County, North Carolina on May 8, 1855. Coe was a farmer in Rockford Township in Surry County who "lost all" in a devastating 1916 flood. He died in Rockford Township on May 19, 1920.

Thomas Coffel was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he refused to take an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina.

Annie Doris Cogdell, born in Cumberland County, North Carolina, on November 25, 1896. Cogdell was a professor of Latin and science at Shaw University.

Richard Cogdell (1724-1787) was a merchant and politician in Craven County, North Carolina. He was a prominent citizen in colonial New Bern who advocated for the establishment of a free school in 1764. Cogdell held several public offices over the… Read More

Henry Allen Coggins was born on December 29, 1873, in Swannanoa, North Carolina. Coggins was a farmer in the Bee Tree community who served as chairman of the Buncombe County Exemption Board, No. 1, during World War I. He died in Swannanoa (… Read More

Sanford Hopkins Cohen was born in Charleston, South Carolina on December 7, 1851. Cohen was an influential booster of tourism in Western North Carolina, serving as manager of the Greater Western North Carolina Association and as general passenger… Read More

Dewitt Morrison Coiner was born October 25, 1856, in Virginia. During World War I, he served briefly as the chief clerk of the Western District Exemption Board. Coiner died in Greensboro (Guilford County) on October 31, 1926.

Anna Maria Coit (née Summerell) was born in North Carolina on September 22, 1845. Coit was a teacher and operated a school in Salisbury (Rowan County) for several years. She died in Statesville (Iredell county) on January 18, 1919. Coit was a… Read More

Eleazer Colburn was born in Dracut, Massachusetts on June 26, 1796. Colburn came to Raleigh in the 1830s to serve as superintendent of the state quarry, a job closely connected with the construction of the state capitol. He died in Raleigh on… Read More

George Monroe Cole was born on October 25, 1855, in Webster, North Carolina. Cole was sheriff of Jackson County from 1916 to 1920. He died in Cachus (Jackson County) on October 6, 1937.

James Cole (d. 1780) 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.

James Baxter Cole was born on July 5, 1897, in North Carolina. During World War I, Cole served overseas from September 1918 to July 1919 with the Quartermaster Corps. He was honorably discharged on July 28,… Read More

African American man in Peoria, Ill

William Cole 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 independence.

McVicker Monroe Coleman was born in Gibsland, Louisiana, on July 15, 1896. Coleman served with the 164th Depot Brigade and the 806th Pioneer Infantry during World War I. He saw overseas service from September 8… Read More

Colen (last name unclear) was a friend of Arthur Dobbs who resided in Ireland and helped manage his personal affairs there.

James Coles was a resident of Perquimants Precinct, North Carolina. In 1698 a group of three men of color that were Coles' servants stole clothing and ran away from the property. If the men were every apprehended, no record of it survives. Coles… Read More

James Redmond Collie was born on May 15, 1871, in Franklin County, North Carolina. A resident of Louisburg, Collie served as secretary of the state’s Democratic Executive Committee. Despite having no prior… Read More

Absalom Collins (b. c1742) 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.

David Collins 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 1783 he… Read More

David Harvey Collins was born on May 14, 1865, in Rockingham County, North Carolina. A longtime resident of Greensboro, Collins served as a United States Commissioner, justice of the peace, and magistrate. He died at Greensboro on April 28, 1929… Read More

John Collins (d. c1802) was a resident of Martin County. In 1777 he became a member of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy and was probably recruited by… Read More

Joseph Collins (d. 1802) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he served as a grand juror in the fall session of the … Read More

Joseph Columbus Collins was born in ???? on August 15, 1873. Collins was a farmer in Castalia (Nash County) who served as superintendent of the convict labor camp charged with road building in Nashville in the 1910s. He died in Castalia on… Read More

Josiah Collins (August 1735-14 May 1819) was a merchant in Chowan County. In 1777 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

Josiah Collins was born in Halifax County, Virginia on May 2, 1757. A veteran of the American Revolution and a resident of Bath County, Kentucky, he served a local justice of the peace. He died in Bath County in April 1846.

Lewis Collins was born in Maysville, Kentucky on December 26, 1851. Collins was a Presbyterian minister who served as president of the Buncombe County Sunday School Association in the 1910s. He died in Durham (Durham County) on September 25, 1931… Read More

Plato Collins was born in Lenoir County, North Carolina, on July 15, 1870. Collins was an attorney and former newspaper assistant editor who served as clerk of the superior court in Lenoir County for fifteen years. He later managed a lumber yard… Read More

Thomas Collins (d. 1800) was a resident of Bertie County who served as a grand juror for the Court of Oyer and Terminer in Edenton District during the fall of 1777 when that court was investigating members of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy. In 1778… Read More

William Collins was a resident of Martin County. He recruited several people for the Gourd Patch Conspiracy, usually convincing them to take an oath of secrecy and join the plot before urging them to seek out… Read More