The Moravian Church is a Protestant denomination of Christianity. Moravians began moving to North Carolina in the mid 18th century and settled in a large tract of land in the northern part of the state called Wachovia (around present-day Winston-… Read More

William Grimes Mordecai was born on July 25, 1892, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Mordecai was a lawyer by training who served as a record clerk in the North Carolina Adjutant General's Office during World War I until he was called into active… Read More

Daniel Morgan was born in Hunterdon County, NewJersey in about 1736. He moved to Virginia as a young man and served as an ensign for the British Army during the French and Indian War. Morgan later was commissioned as an officer during the… Read More

Lonnie Washington Morgan was born in McDowell County on November 29, 1877. He was a longtime resident of Black Mountain, where he owned a general store and served as the town's mayor. He died in a car accident on January 17, 1919 while delivering… Read More

Mark Morgan was a militia officer, justice of the peace, vestryman, enslaver, and member of the Assembly (1753-1754) in colonial Orange County.

Robert Morgan was a resident of Pasquotank Precinct, North Carolina. In 1704 the North Carolina Council ordered him, along with several other men, to assist in a land survey for the Yeopim tribe. He later represented Pasquotank in the North… Read More

Washington Lafayette "Fate" Morgan was born on April 9, 1888, in Polk County, North Carolina. He was drafted into military service during World War I but was discharged by reason of disability after eight days in the service. Morgan died on… Read More

William Theodore Morgan was born on January 30, 1871, in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Morgan was an attorney in Marion, North Carolina. He died near Laurens, South Carolina, on November 12, 1939.

Jenness Morrill was born on April 2, 1865, in Pitt County, North Carolina. Morrill was a physician in the Falkland community. During World War I, he served on the Pitt County Exemption Board. He died in Falkland on September 9, 1939.

Benjamin Morris was a resident of Edenton District who was possibly a Quaker. In 1777 he submitted a sworn deposition testifying about statements in support of… Read More

Edwin Henry Morris was born on December 4, 1860, in North Carolina. Morris was an attorney in Mocksville who served as chairman of the Davie County Reserve Labor Board during World War I. He died in Statesville (Iredell County) on March 19, 1939… Read More

James Morris was born in Rutherford County, North Carolina on June 22, 1775. A farmer, he also served as the clerk of the Rutherford County Court. He died in Rutherford County on May 11, 1855.

John Morris was a merchant in colonial New Hanover County. In an undated petition, he joined others in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs for aid in controlling an outbreak of disease that was then decimating cattle, threatening both beef and… Read More

Joseph Morris (d. aft. 1810) 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

Robert Hunter Morris (circa 1700 - 1764) was a lawyer who served as chief justice of colonial New Jersey (1738-1764) and as lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (1754-1756).

Thomas William Hicks Morris was born in Black Mountain (Buncombe County), North Carolina, on August 3, 1875. Morris was a farmer in Broad River Township (McDowell County). He died in Black Mountain on September 27, 1945.

William Morris (d. 1807) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he served as a grand juror in the fall session of the … Read More

Benjamin Morrison (died 1760) was a merchant in colonial New Hanover County. In an undated petition, he joined others in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs for aid in controlling an outbreak of disease that was then decimating cattle, threatening… Read More

Cameron Morrison was born on October 5, 1869, near Rockingham, North Carolina. Morrison served as governor from 1921 to 1925. He was a leader of the Red Shirt movement in the white supremacy campaign of 1898 to 1900, using terror and intimidation… Read More

John Frank Morrison was born on December 25, 1857 in New York. Morrison was a West Point graduate and career army officer who reached the rank of major general by the time of his retirement in 1921. During World War I, Morrison commanded… Read More

Reid Rufus Morrison was born on January 2, 1883, in Iredell County, North Carolina. Morrison served as a captain in the 113th Field Artillery during World War I. He was deployed overseas from May 1918 to March 1919 and saw combat at St. Mihiel,… Read More

Edward Vincent Morton was born in Leasburg (Caswell County), North Carolina, on October 6, 1871. Morton was a insurance agent who purchased the Hickory Democrat in March 1913. He served as editor of the paper until he sold it in April… Read More

Richard Henry Mosby was born in Powhatan County, Virginia on May 24, 1798. A lawyer in North Carolina, he served as Lucy Brown's attorney in her attempts to get her widow's pension application approved. He died in Warren County, North Carolina on… Read More

Edward Moseley was born in England in about 1682 and arrived in North Carolina by 1704. A surveyor and attorney, he settled in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina where he held several colonial offices. He was a member of the North Carolina Council… Read More

James Henry Moseley was born on September 9, 1865 in New Bern, North Carolina. Moseley was a minister in the A.M.E. Zion Church. He died in New Bern on March 26, 1930.

Adolphus Washington Moser was born on March 25, 1882, in Alamance County, North Carolina. Moser was a farmer, trader, and civil servant. He was working as Graham's jailer and chief of police when in July 1920 a mob attempted to break the jail and… Read More

William Howard Moser was born on June 29, 1906, in Alamance County, North Carolina. In August 1920, when he was just fourteen, Moser was called upon to provide testimony in an investigation into an attempted lynching in Alamance County. He was… Read More

Benjamin Moss was a resident of Tyrrell County. In 1777 he swore an oath of secrecy and became a member of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy. He was hesitant however, and did not involve himself any further after taking the first oath, as he "was afraid… Read More

Alexander Muirson was born in North Ayrshire, Scotland on May 30, 1807. Muirson was a stonecutter who worked on the construction of the state capitol in Raleigh in the 1830s. He married Eliza Gunn in New York on May 14, 1838. The couple later… Read More

J. S. Mull was a property owner in Burke County, North Carolina who sued Broughton Hospital for alleged negative impacts on his land.

Abraham Mullen (d. 1780) 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.

Patrick Mullen was born at sea on September 1, 1833. He was raised in Ireland and immigrated to the United States in 1853. A resident of Pulaski county, Illinois by 1860, he was a railroad worker and, later, a farmer. He died January 14, 1909.… Read More

William Arthur Mullen was born on November 17, 1889, in Lincoln County, North Carolina. Mullen was an automobile mechanic in Lincolnton when the United States rolled out a draft program to fight World War I. He died in Lincolnton on February 25,… Read More

Justice of the Peace in Norfolk, VA around 1865 - married the Oulds

Carroll L. Mullikin was born on March 21, 1885, in Talbot, Maryland. Mullikin was a lifelong carpenter, cabinet maker, and upholsterer. He died in Wilmington, Delaware on February 8, 1960.

Abner Muncell [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 independence… Read More

Thomas Muns was a resident of Chowan County. According to a law passed by the North Carolina… Read More

William Muns 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.

Robert Murden (died circa 1759) was a resident of colonial Pasquotank County where he served as a militia officer. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions.

Archibald Murphey was born in York County, Pennsylvania on December 18, 1742. A resident of Caswell County, North Carolina, he was a justice of the peace who officiated the marriage between Rachel Rogers and Murphey's brother-in-law Frederick… Read More

Commissioner of Pensions from 1896 to April 1, 1897.

Lois Vashti Murphy (née Wilson) was born in Monticello, Arkansas on August 3, 1942. Murphy served as a district president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, to which position she was elected in 1914. She died in Pine Bluff on August 3,… Read More

William Faison Murphy was born on May 5, 1872, near Taylors Bridge, North Carolina. Murphy was a farmer in Wallace, North Carolina, who served as chairman of the Duplin County Exemption Board during World War I. He died in Wallace (Duplin County… Read More

Benjamin Murray was born in Burke County, North Carolina on May 31, 1790. He died on September 2 of either 1790 or 1809.

Charity Murray was born in Burke County, North Carolina on August 28, 1783. She died, possibly in Union County, Illinois on April 11, 1821.

David Murray was born in Burke County, North Carolina on August 25, 1792. He died in Burke County on December 8, 1794.

Dority Murray was born in Burke County, North Carolina on July 29, 1786. She died, presumably, sometime after 1821. Any further information about her life has not been located.

Ezekiel Murray was born in Burke County, North Carolina on October 14, 1777. He moved to Missouri by 1806, where he resided for the remainder of his life. He died in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri in about December 1845.