Thomas Flournoy Foster was born in Greensboro, Georgia on November 23, 1790. A lawyer, he represented Georgia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1829-1835. He died in Columbus, Georgia on September 14, 1848.
Walter Scott Foster was born in Wake County, North Carolina, on June 27, 1872. Foster was a minister in the A. M. E. Zion Church who was ordained at just sixteen years of age. His work took him to various… Read More
William Hayes Foster was born in Wilkes County on April 11, 1879. In 1914 he was elected register of deeds for Wilkes County. He later served as the county superintendent of roads and as secretary for the North Carolina Republican executive… Read More
Daniel Gould Fowle was born in Washington (Beaufort County), North Carolina, on March 3, 1831. Fowle was an attorney and Confederate veteran who served as legislator (elected 1862 and 1864), superior court judge (appointed 1865), and governor of… Read More
Marion Butler Fowler was born on June 9, 1896, in Orange County, North Carolina. Fowler enlisted in the National Army for service during World War I, on May 15, 1918 and was later commissioned a 2nd lieutenant… Read More
Henry Fox (1705-1774) was a British politician who served as a lord of the Treasury (1743-1746), Secretary of State for the Southern Department (1755-1756), and Paymaster General (1757-1765), among other offices.
Claudius E. Foy was born in Jones County, North Carolina, on May 10, 1850. Foy was a banker and businessman in New Bern, where he lived for six decades. He died there on May 29, 1930.
Henry Bowman Foy was born on November 20, 1865, in Beaufort, South Carolina. Foy was a clerk for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad who helped lead a movement to combat profiteering and overinflation in food, clothing, and housing in post-war (… Read More
Oscar Franklin Frady was born in Black Mountain (Buncombe County), North Carolina, on June 10, 1887. Frady was a farmer and lifelong resident of Black Mountain. He died in his home there on January 28, 1953.
Junk Frank was an employee of the Tallassee Power Company at Badin, North Carolina. During a 1919 investigation into alleged abuses at the plant, he was named as one of 10 or 12 employees who were forced to work overtime without pay as punishment… Read More
Burrel Simpson Franklin was born on July 3, 1853 in Wake County, North Carolina. From 1910 up through 1918, Franklin served on the Wake County Board of Commissioners. He died in Raleigh on August 30, 1942.
John Frazel 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.
Charles Rivers Frazer was born in Auburn, Alabama, on August 3, 1879. Frazer was a graduate of Shaw University and the University of Chicago and in 1910 became Shaw's first Black dean, a position he held until… Read More
Jacob Frazer was a captain in the Camden County Regiment of the South Carolina Militia from 1779 to 1781. Any further information about his eventual fate has not been located.
Marie Ellen Frazier (née Brown) was born on May 6, 1896, in Hertford County, North Carolina. Frazier was a school teacher in the… Read More
Robert Joe Frederick was born in Sampson County, North Carolina, on August 2, 1886. In various census records, his occupation is listed as farmer. He died in Clinton, North Carolina, on December 25, 1948.… Read More
Charles Freeman 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.
Demsey Freeman (d. c1788) 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
James Freeman 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
John Freeman (d. 1793) 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 Freeman was a planter in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. In 1733 he witnessed a lease in which James Bennett and other Chowanoake men let land to colonist Thomas Taylor. He died sometime after 1737.
King Freeman (c1740-1793) was a constable for 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.… Read More
Richard Freeman 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
Solomon Freeman (d. 1788) was a constable in Bertie County. In 1777 he served as a grand juror in the fall session of the … Read More
William Freeman (d. 1781) 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
William Freeman was a planter in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. In 1733 he witnessed a lease in which James Bennett and other Chowanoake men let land to colonist Thomas Taylor. He died in Chowan Precinct in 1737.
William Freeman Sr. 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
Archibald Freere [last name unclear] 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… Read More
Francis Henry French was born on September 27, 1857, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. French was a West Point graduate and career army officer. During World War I, he served as commander of Camp Jackson (May 19, 1918 to August 31, 1918) and then Camp… Read More
More Friard [name unclear] 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.
Paul Frick was born in Rowan County, North Carolina on July 9, 1816. A resident of Union County, Illinois, he served as a local clerk of the court and also worked as a cooper and machinist. He died in Union County on September 3, 1897.
Francis Henry Fries was born on February 1, 1855, in Salem, North Carolina. Fries was the president of the Wachovia Bank and Trust Company from 1911 until his death in Winston-Salem (Forsyth County) on June 5, 1931.
Henry Elias Fries was born in Salem (Forsyth County), North Carolina, on September 22, 1857. Fries was a railroad industrialist who served one term as a legislator (1887) and three terms as mayor of Salem. He died in Winston-Salem (Forsyth County… Read More
Aaron Frissell 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.
William Fry was born in about 1739. Likely a resident of Bertie County, North Carolina, on May 24, 1757 he saw Elizabeth Knott's body on the side of the road and alerted her traveling companion, John Liscomb. Fry later served as a witness for the… Read More
Lillian Frye (née Rowe) was born in Rowan County, North Carolina on May 5, 1873. Frye was only the second woman in the state of North Carolina to be admitted to the bar (1911). In addition to practicing law with the firm Frye, Gantt and Frye, she… Read More
Shadrack Fulcher was a Lieutenant in the Craven County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia. In July 1777 Lt. Fulcher and a group of men under his command went from Craven County to Ocracoke Island in pursuit of… Read More
David Henry Fuller was born on March 28, 1891, in Lumberton, North Carolina. During World War I, Fuller served as a commissioned officer in the headquarters company of the 136th Heavy Field Artillery and later… Read More
Elijah Fuller was born in Franklin County, North Carolina in 1810. The operator of a mercantile business in Fayetteville, North Carolina, he also acted as a pension agent and would pursue claims on behalf of Revolutionary War veterans and widows… Read More
Jones Fuller was born in Granville County, North Carolina in about 1735. A veteran of the French and Indian War, he served as a captain in the Granville County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia. He may have needed to resign his commission… Read More
Thomas Blount Fuller was born on July 28, 1857, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Fuller was president and treasurer of the Golden Belt Manufacturing Company as well as president of the Durham Building & Investment Company in Durham, North… Read More
Thomas Fullington (d. 1785) 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
Lee Winston Fulton was born in Forsyth County, North Carolina, on November 4, 1852. Fulton was a farmer and lifelong resident of Forsyth County. He died at his home outside Clemmons on December 20, 1922.
R. J. Furlong was born in Illinois in 1871. He was working as a rail road clerk in Black Mountain (Buncombe County) when he died from tuberculosis on November 9, 1916. No other information about him (including his full name) is known.
Thomas Gage (1718-1787) was a British military officer who served as Commander in Chief of the forces in North America from 1763-1775.
John Gains 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.
Julia Gaither was born on January 10th, 1829. Gaither is mentioned in a letter from James W. Wilson to Zebulon B. Vance. Gaither died in Burke County, North Carolina, on February 22nd, 1878.
Christopher Gale 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.
Christopher Gale was born in England in about 1679. He emigrated to North Carolina by 1701, where he initially established himself as a trader. His mercantile career was short-lived and he quickly attained a career in politics, serving as a… Read More