Charlie Lacy Elliott was born in Cumberland County, North Carolina, on April 24, 1899. Though he registered for the draft and was singled out by Gov. Thomas W. Bickett for service during World War I, he doesn't… Read More
James Elliott was born in Chester County, South Carolina on September 27, 1773. A silversmith, he served as a justice of the peace and later as a clerk for the Fairfield District Court of South Carolina. He died in Fairfield County on April 25,… Read More
Joseph Elliott was born on February 2, 1890 in Cumberland County, North Carolina. During World War I, Elliott served in the 51st Depot Brigade. He was inducted into the service on August 24, 1918 and was… Read More
Watson Emory Elliott was born in North Carolina on May 18, 1856. Elliott was a harness maker and the proprietor of his own shop in Elkin, North Carolina. He died in Jonesville (Yadkin County) on May 20, 1923.
Henry Ellis (1721 - 1806) was an explorer and slave trader who served as the second royal governor of Georgia from 1757 to 1760.
John Ellis 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. In 1781 Ellis… Read More
Richard Ellis was a prominent shipowner in New Bern in provincial North Carolina. In August 1775, he represented New Bern in the Third Provincial Congress convened at Hillsborough.
Thomas Ellis (d. 1820) was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promising to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence. Later… Read More
Welbore Ellis (1713-1802) was a British politician who held several offices over the course of his career: lord of Admiralty (1747-1755), joint vice treasurer (1755-1762), secretary at war (1762-1765), treasurer of the navy (1777-1782), secretary… Read More
William Ellis was born in New Bern (Craven County), North Carolina on May 17, 1856. Ellis was a wood and coal dealer who served as alderman and three terms as mayor of New Bern. He died in New Bern on December 8, 1921.
William Ellis (d. 1798) 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
Charles Ellison was born in Orange County, North Carolina on September 9, 1763. In August 1780 he became a private in the Orange County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia and was captured by enemy forces at Hillsborough in September 1781.… Read More
William Ellison was born in Morgan County, Ohio on December 16, 1819. A resident of Perry County, Illinois prior to 1870, he was a cabinet maker and farmer. He later moved to Pratt County, Kansas where he died on July 20, 1902… Read More
Probably John William Elms, who was a schoolteacher in Roaring River, Wilkes County. He may be the same J.W. Elms who was from Fort Mill, South Carolina and owned property in Wilkes, including the North Wilkesboro Drug Company.
Judah Lawrence Emanuel was born on January 22, 1894, in Manchester, England. Emanuel was a lawyer and notary in Raleigh, North Carolina. He died there on February 20, 1968.
James Emmett was military officer who served the State of North Carolina during the American Revolution. He was a captain in the 3rd North Carolina Regiment of the Continental Line from 1776 to 1778, when he was promoted to major. In 1780 he… Read More
Joseph Adolphus Engelhard was born in Monticello, Mississippi in 1832 and eventually attended both the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Harvard Law School. He married Margaret Eliza Cotten, daughter of a wealthy planter, in 1855… Read More
Magazine was a dog belonging to Joseph A. Engelhard in the mid 1850s.
Margaret Eliza Engelhard (née Cotten) was born in Tarboro (Edgecombe County), North Carolina on November 13, 1835 to John Whitaker Cotten and Laura Placidia Clark Cotten. In her teenage years, she attended Saint Mary's School in Raleigh and kept… Read More
Alexander English was born in Pennsylvania on December 7, 1776. A resident of Greene County, Tennessee, he served as a local justice of the peace. In 1834 he assisted his sister Mary English Robison in applying for a widow's pension. He died in… Read More
Andrew English was born in Kentucky in about 1805. A resident of Greene County, Tennessee, he served as a justice of the peace. In 1835 he helped his aunt, Mary English Robison (who was also his step-grandmother) apply for a widow's pension. He… Read More
Edwin Eleazer English was born in Ashford (McDowell County), North Carolina, on January 5, 1873. English was a farmer in the North Cove Township of McDowell County. He died in Ashford on October 10, 1936.
Samuel Louis English was born in Madison County, North Carolina on May 3, 1869. English was a farmer who served as clerk of the superior court for Yancey County. He died in Asheville (Buncombe County) on November 17, 1929.
Thompson Epperson was born in Virginia in about 1757. During the American Revolution he served six months as a private alongside William Guest in the Wilkes County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia under Captain Moses Guest. He later served… Read More
Moses J. Epps 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 protect three African American men from a lynch mob.
George Erskine 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.
Alfred M. Erwin was born in Montgomery County, North Carolina in 1829. Erwin was a Confederate veteran and attorney who resided in Marion (McDowell County). He died in Asheville (Buncombe County) on December 2, 1888.
George Phifer Erwin was born in North Carolina in 1840. Erwin was a Confederate veteran and the treasurer of the Western North Carolina Railroad. He died in Morganton (Burke County) North Carolina, on November 11, 1911.
James Harvey Erwin born in Giles, Tennessee on November 2, 1828. A resident of Chambers County, Alabama, he was commissioned as a justice of the peace on December 8, 1853. He died in Lee County, Alabama on March 22, 1909.
Marcus Erwin was born in Buncombe County, North Carolina on February 5, 1873. Erwin was a lawyer who served as clerk of the Buncombe County Superior Court (1901-1914), city attorney for Asheville (1915-1919), legislator (1920 & 1925), and U.S… Read More
Patrick Mann Estes, Sr. was born on January 27, 1872, in Brownsville, Tennessee. Estes was an attorney who practiced and resided in Nashville, Tennessee. He died in Belle Meade (Davidson County), Tennessee on February 16, 1947.
John Etheridge (d. 1783) 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.
Samuel Ethridge was a resident of Hyde County and later likely Currituck, who served as a justice on the Hyde County Court. In 1777, as a member of that court, he helped oversee the collection of loyalty oaths from the county's white male… Read More
Thurman Slay Eudy was born in North Carolina on June 14, 1888. In June 1916, Eudy set fire to his cafe and traveled with a woman, to whom he was not married, from Asheville to Greenville, South Carolina. Because he crossed state lines with the… Read More
French S. Evans was born in Virginia on August 16, 1801. Originally a Methodist minister, he took a position in the U.S. Treasury Office as a clerk in 1829. He then worked as a clerk in the U.S. Pension Office from 1833 to 1849. In December 1850… Read More
James Evans 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 Evans 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.
Josiah James Evans was born in Marlboro County, South Carolina on November 27, 1786. A lawyer, he served as a judge of the state circuit court from 1829-1835. He later served as a senator in the U.S. Congress from 1853-1858. He died in Washington… Read More
Leslie Ballard Evans was born in Cumberland County, North Carolina, on February 15, 1869. Evans was a prominent physician who represented Bladen County in the state senate for two terms. He died in Washington (Beaufort County), North Carolina, on… Read More
Paul St. Clair Evans was born in Wayne County, North Carolina, circa 1868. Evans was a carpenter in Goldsboro. He died there on March 17, 1926.
Richard Everard was born in England on June 24, 1683. Everard became the governor of North Carolina in 1726, serving until 1731. After his governorship, Everard returned to England, where he died on February 17, 1733.
Edward Everett was born in Dorcester, Massachusetts on April 11, 1794. Everett was an educator and minister who served as governor of Massachusetts (1836-1839), president of Harvard (1846-1849), and U.S. Secretary of State (1852-1853), among… Read More
Jerosiah Everett (c1849-c1813) was a resident of Tyrrell and later Washington Counties. On July 4, 1777 after being approached by… Read More
John Everett was a resident of Tyrrell County. In the summer of 1777 he became a member of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy and swore one oath of secrecy before… Read More
John Everett was a justice of the peace and politician from Martin County. He represented the county at the 3rd Provincial Congress and may have served as a major during the war. In the summer of 1777 he received some of the first depositions… Read More
Nathan Everett (d. c1782) was a resident of Tyrrell County. In the summer of 1777 he became a member of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy as the behest of his son… Read More
Thomas Everett was a resident of Tyrrell County. Although no one testified that Thomas Everett was involved in the Gourd Patch Conspiracy, both his father… Read More