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James Craven (died 1755) was a merchant and colonial official who served as a member of the Assembly representing Edenton (1739/1740-1746), as secretary of North Carolina, and as a member of the North Carolina Council (1753-1755).

Charles Crawford was a citizen in colonial New Bern who advocated for the establishment of a free school in 1764.

Zebulon Vance Crawford was born in Old Fort (McDowell County) on December 16, 1861. Crawford moved to Black Mountain (Buncombe County) in 1900, where he worked in sales at the local department store and later owned a house painting business. He… Read More

William Cray (1726-1778) was soldier, planter and politician from Onslow County. First a member of the… Read More

Joseph Creecy (d. 1784) 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.

Lemuel Creecy (1756-1816) 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. He… Read More

The Creek, also sometimes called the Muscogee, are a confederacy of several different American Indian tribes, including the Alabama, Coosa, Hitchitee, and Tuskegee, among others. In the 18th century, the confederacy was estimated to contain… Read More

Murray P. Critcher was born in Watauga County, North Carolina, on June 24, 1869. Critcher was a merchant and longtime proprietor of a hotel called the Critcher House (or Critcher Hotel) in Boone. He died in Boone on March 16, 1935.

Dean Stanley Crocker was born on September 5, 1894, in Seaboard, North Carolina. Crocker was a farmer in Northampton County when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He died in Seaboard on October 3, 1931.

Joseph George L. Crocker was born on June 29, 1850, near Seaboard, North Carolina. Crocker was a merchant in the Seaboard community of Northampton County who served as county treasurer (16 years), chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, … Read More

William Herbert Crockett was born in Jersey Shore (Lycoming County), Pennsylvania on August 26, 1864. Crockett was co-proprietor of the logging firm Perley & Crockett, which operated in West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina. He died in… Read More

Clement Crooke was a resident of Tyrrell County who served as the Clerk of the Washington County Court in 1777. In 1777 he served as security on a bond for… Read More

Alexander Croom was an African American boy born around 1864. While it is unknown where exactly he was born, he did reside in Kinston, Lenior County. In July of 1870, when Alexander was only six years old, he was murdered by Benjamin Lassiter.… Read More

John Addie Croom was born in Wayne County, North Carolina, on December 1, 1870. Croom was a Biddle University graduate and a railroad mail clerk, professor, and real estate agent by profession. During World War… Read More

Edward Ray Crouch was born on September 14, 1903, in Hickory, North Carolina. Suffering from epilepsy, Crouch spent several weeks at the state insane asylum in Raleigh for care before being taken back home by… Read More

John Kelley Crouch was born on August 23, 1873, in Burke County, North Carolina. Crouch operated a wholesale dry goods business in Hickory, North Carolina, but was later engaged in real estate development. He… Read More

Edmund Burwell Crow was born in Raleigh (Wake County), North Carolina on August 18, 1874. Crow was a banker and businessman who served as a member of a committee charged with overseeing relief funds for Western North Carolina survivors of the… Read More

Nannie Robertson (née Burwell) Crow was born in Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina on August 31, 1836, the daughter of a prominent reverend. As a teenager she attended St. Mary's school in Raleigh alongside… Read More

Enoch Herbert Crowder was born on April 11, 1859 in Edinburg, Missouri. A career army officer and attorney, Crowder is best remembered for his service as Provost Marshal General for the Woodrow Wilson administration during World War I. In this… Read More

Teleman Cruger was a resident of colonial America who owned a sloop called Jove in 1762.

Edward Hull Crump was born on October 2, 1874, in Marshall County, Mississippi. A Democrat, Crump was mayor of Memphis (1910 to 1915) and later trustee for Shelby County, Tennessee. In 1931, he was elected to the United States Congress. Crump… Read More

George Crutch (d. 1807) 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. 

Murray Crymble was a London merchant. In 1736, he and another merchant, James Huey, petitioned… Read More

Francis Nicholas Cuddihy was born in New York on May 13, 1880. Cuddihy was a railroad car repairman for the Southern Railway at Spencer Shops in Rowan County, North Carolina. He additionally served as secretary… Read More

Robert Lee Culler was born on December 5, 1886, in Dalton, North Carolina. Culler was a laborer for the Southern Railway Company when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He died in Winston-Salem (Forsyth County) on July 26,… Read More

Henry Culpeper (d. 1781) was a resident of Martin County. In 1777 he made a deposition stating that… Read More

William Cumming (1724-1797) was a lawyer and politician from Chowan County. In 1777 and 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… Read More

George Mark Cummings was born in Kinston (Lenoir County), North Carolina on April 13, 1879. Cummings was a shoe salesman in Kinston. He died in Kinston on September 10, 1939.

Otelia Maria Cuningham (née Carrington) was born in Charlotte Court House, Virginia on November 25, 1868. Cuningham served as president of the North Carolina Equal Suffrage League from 1914 to 1917. She married John Somerville Cuningham (1861-… Read More

John Cunningham (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.

John Henry Currie was born on August 23, 1842, in Moore County, North Carolina. Currie was a Confederate veteran and legislator who represented Cumberland County for three terms. He died in Cumberland County on January 10, 1920.

Robert Edgar Currier was born in Milford, Massachusetts on August 11, 1884. He moved to Black Mountain (Buncombe County) around 1914, where he worked for Perley and Crockett Lumber Co. and as an insurance agent. Currier also served as chief of… Read More

Sidney E. Curry, born in North Carolina around 1847, was a farmer in Broad River Township, McDowell County.

William E. Curry was born in McDowell County, North Carolina in 1844. Curry was a farmer in the Broad River Township of McDowell County. He died in Broad River on December 24, 1925.

Mary Curtis was born in about 1757. During the time of the American Revolution, she resided in Orange County, North Carolina. After the war, she moved to Jackson County, Tennessee, where she made a sworn affidavit in support of Lydia Ray's widow'… Read More

Mical Curtis 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.

Robert D'Arcy (1718-1778), 4th Earl of Holdernesse was a British nobleman and politician who served as secretary of state for the southern department (1751-1754) and secretary of state for the northern department (1754-1761).

John Dalrymple was born circa 1705 most likely in Edinburgh, Scotland. Dalrymple was a British army officer who served as commander of Fort Johnston (Brunswick County) in the 1750s and 1760s. Sometime before 1760 he left North Carolina and went… Read More

James Alfred Dalton was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on April 24, 1847. Dalton was a Civil War veteran (United States army) who worked in the Old Fort area (McDowell County) variously as a miller, a carpenter, and a farmer. He died in… Read More

Jason Banner Dalton was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on September 16, 1881. Dalton was a saw mill operator and farmer in McDowell County. He died in Black Mountain (Buncombe County) on March 1, 1978.

Leonard Bernin Dalton was born on March 14, 1893, in McDowell County, North Carolina. Dalton was a laborer at Clinchfield Cotton Mill Company in Marion, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was… Read More

Robert Frank Dalton was born on March 7, 1858, in North Carolina. Dalton was a prominent businessman in Greensboro and surrounding communities, helping to establish or found the Porter-Dalton Drug Store, the Snow Lumber Company, and the Southern… Read More

Julia Idell Daly was born on January 22, 1886, in Craven County, North Carolina. Daly was an unmarried farmer in Craven County, North Carolina. She died in New Bern on May 7, 1979.

William Francis Dancy was born in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina on October 11, 1818. He attended the University of North Carolina, graduating in 1837. He worked as a lawyer, and also owned several plantations. He died in Philadelphia… Read More

John Reeves Jones Daniel was born outside of Halifax (Halifax County), North Carolina, on January 13, 1802. Daniel was an attorney and planter who served as a legislator (1831-1834), attorney general of the state (1834-1841), and U.S.… Read More