The Bay River Indians were an American Indian tribe that resided near the present-day city of Bayboro in Pamlico County, North Carolina. Although their settlement was along the Bay River, colonists sometimes called them Bear River Indians,… Read More
Hezekiah Bayles was born in Washington County, Tennessee on January 27, 1793. A farmer and lawyer, he served as a justice of the peace for Washington County. He died in Ray County, Missouri in May 1854.
Ambrose Cox Bayley was a resident of colonial Craven County where he served as clerk for the Superior Court of the District of New Bern.
Jacob Bayley (1726-1815) was an officer for the British during the Seven Years War. He later served as a brigadier general for the Continental Army during the American Revolution. His last name is also sometimes spelled as "Bailie."
Richard Bayner was born in North Carolina in about 1728. A resident of Beaufort County, North Carolina, in 1775 Bayner sent news of the discovery of an intended plot amongst the enslaved African Americans in the area to rebel and kill their white… Read More
James Bazmore (d. 1804) 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.
Jesse Bazmore (d. 1809) 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.… Read More
John Bazmore (d. 1790) 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.
Thomas Bazmore 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.
William Bazmore 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.
Chauncey Delos Beadle was born in Ontario, Canada, on August 5, 1866. Beadle was a botanist and landscape architect who worked on the Biltmore Estate from 1890 until his retirement in 1950. During the latter part of his career there, he served as… Read More
William Paisley Beall was born on September 20, 1850, in Lenoir, North Carolina. Beall was a physician and longtime resident of Greensboro. During World War I, he served on the state's western district exemption board. Beall died in… Read More
Philip Bearcroft (1697-1761) was a British clergyman who served as secretary to the Society for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts beginning in 1739.
John Lewis Beard was born in Germany and immigrated to Pennsylvania before settling in Salisbury, North Carolina in 1755. A local town commissioner, Beard worked as a butcher, tanner, and innkeeper and later was a member of the town's Committee… Read More
John Lewis Beard was a resident of colonial Salisbury. Around 1763, William Strother and Oliver Wallace were accused of horse stealing, found guilty, and sentenced to death. In an undated petition, Beard joined others from the Salisbury… Read More
Elizabeth Blount was born in Chowan County, North Carolina in about 1740. The daughter of a wealthy planter, she married John Baptist Beasley in about 1766. By 1769 when she is mentioned in her mother's will, Elizabeth Beasley already had two… Read More
Ezekiel Beasley was a resident of Craven County, North Carolina sometime after 1745. After is father's death in about 1759, Ezekiel inherited the family's plantation on Rattlesnake Creek. He served in the North Carolina militia during the War of… Read More
Fearnaught Beasley was born in about 1725 and was a resident of Craven County, North Carolina by 1745. After her husband Simon died in about 1759, Fearnaught raised the couple's several small children independently. In 1771 her son… Read More
John Beasley (c1724-1801) was a resident of Chowan County who was in charge of one the the administrative districts within the county. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report… Read More
John Baptist Beasley (d. c1790) was a resident of Chowan County. In the fall of 1777 after a vacancy on the bench, he became the judge for the Edenton District Court of Oyer and Terminer, where he oversaw the trials of… Read More
Joseph Ophelius Beasley was born on July 20, 1868, in Hopkins County, Texas. Beasley was a farmer in Louisburg, North Carolina. He died in Louisburg on November 9, 1943.
Mary Elizabeth Beasley (née Jones) was born on February 6, 1871, in Granville County, North Carolina. A longtime resident of Louisburg, North Carolina, Beasley was the wife of Joseph Ophelius Beasley. She died in Louisburg on September 24, 1957… Read More
Sarah Baptist was born in Chowan County, North Carolina in about 1704. She married Robert Beasley and the couple had several children together prior to his death in 1766. In 1774 she signed a nonimportation agreement that later became known as… Read More
Thomas Beasley (d. 1785) was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he refused to sign an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina. In 1781 however he supported the cause of independence and received compensation from the state… Read More
William S. Beasley was a third-year trade class student at North Carolina A & T in 1917-1918. School bulletins list his home residence as Baltimore, Maryland in 1916-1917, as Warwick, Virginia in 1917-1918… Read More
Moses Beatly was born around 1849 in North Carolina. Beatly was a farm laborer who resided in Sampson County, North Carolina. Beatly was charged with larceny on November 30, 1874, and sentenced to three years in the North… Read More
James M. Beaty was born in 1858 in South Carolina. Beaty was the editor of the Smithfield Herald. He died in Smithfield (Johnston County) on October 9, 1922.
Aster Beckwith was born around 1847 in North Carolina. Beckwith worked as a laborer and resided in Johnston County, North Carolina. Beckwith was charged with larceny on March 22, 1875, and sentenced to two years in the North… Read More
Frederick Becton was a resident of Craven County, North Carolina. A local justice of the peace, in 1771 Becton was a member of the freeholders court which heard cases involving enslaved people. At the outbreak of the American Revolution, Becton… Read More
William Thomas Beebe was born on January 17, 1878, in Washington, North Carolina. Beebe attended Paine College but graduated from Howard University with a medical degree in 1906. In Washington, Beebe owned and… Read More
Christopher Beekman was a resident of Rowan County, North Carolina and a member of the local Committee of Safety. During the American Revolution, Beekman was an officer in the Rowan County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia, eventually… Read More
Harold Smith Beers was born on December 31, 1881, in New York. Beers was superintendent of the electrical department at the Tallassee Power Company plant in Badin, North Carolina. He later worked for Alcoa in Tennessee. Beers died in Alcoa,… Read More
Jonathan Belcher (1682-1757) was a prominent merchant who served as governor of three colonies: New Hampshire (1729-1741), Massachusetts (1730-1741), and New Jersey (1747-1757).
William Worth Belknap was born in Newburg, New York on September 22nd, 1829. During Reconstruction, Belknap was the Secretary of War under President Grant. As Secretary of War, William was responsible for sending federal troops to North Carolina… Read More
Captain Bell is possibly identified as Green Bell, who served as a captain in the Edgecombe County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia. Aside from a sworn deposition from… Read More
Carl Wendell Bell was born on September 10, 1888, in Wake County, North Carolina. Bell was appointed by Governor Thomas W. Bickett to serve as one of two physicians to the prison and the Department for the Criminal Insane in March 1917, a… Read More
Jacob S. Bell was born in Carteret County, North Carolina, on August 2, 1860. Bell was a minister in Morehead City (Carteret County). He died in there on August 3, 1932.
Jesse Bell 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.
John Bell 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.
John Samuel Bell was born in Concord (Cabarrus County), North Carolina, on December 11, 1847. Bell was a longtime resident of Elkin (Surry County) where he worked as a retail merchant and later as a news reporter. During the July 1916 flood, his… Read More
Joseph Bell (died circa 1777) was a local officeholder, militia officer, and legislator in colonial Carteret County. He served as a justice of the county court (1741-1777), sheriff (1742), and representative in the colonial Assembly (1748-1760,… Read More
Richard Bell may have been a resident of Princess Anne County, Virginia. In 1752 Serina, an enslaved woman, stole out of Richard Bell's chest, which was stowed in Solomon King's store in Edenton, North Carolina. Any further information about Bell… Read More
Samuel Bell 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.
Thomas Bell 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 Bell was a resident of colonial Salisbury. Around 1763, William Strother and Oliver Wallace were accused of horse stealing, found guilty, and sentenced to death. In an undated petition, Bell joined others from the Salisbury District… Read More