John Clark Kilpatrick was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina on December 29, 1763. A colonel in the U.S. Army during the Seminole War, he resided in Pickens County, South Carolina. He died in Pickens County, South Carolina on December 5,… Read More

John Morgan Kilpatrick was born in Georgia on September 11, 1866. Kilpatrick was a farmer in the community of Marble (Cherokee County) who served on the board of directors for the Hiawassee Valley Railroad. He died in Andrews (Cherokee County) on… Read More

Charles Kimball 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 Kimsey was born in about 1710 and was a resident of Bertie County, North Carolina. An innkeeper, he was called to testify for the prosecution in a case against John Strawberry, an American Indian man accused to murdering Elizabeth Knott.… Read More

William Kinchen, Jr., (died 1758) was a prominent merchant, planter, and legislator who represented Edgecombe County in the colonial Assembly from 1754 until his death in 1758. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in… Read More

Elizabeth Kinder was likely a sister of Peter and Phillip Kinder. A resident of Wythe County, Virginia and alive during the American Revolution, she made a sworn affidavit in support of Margaret Kinder's widow's pension application. She died… Read More

George Kinder was born in Virginia on October 11, 1779. A farmer in Wythe County, Virginia, he was the son of a Revolutionary War veteran and tried successfully to claim a pension for his father's wartime service. He died in Wythe County on March… Read More

Elisabeth Margareta Daude was born in Bayern, Germany on September 22, 1756. A Palatine German immigrant, she along with her parents and siblings came to Pennsylvania in 1765, settling in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Elisabeth Margareta, or Margaret… Read More

Peter Kinder was born to a Palatine German family in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on September 30, 1739. In 1774 he married Margaret Daude. They settled in Montgomery County, Virginia, where the couple raised several children. In 1780 Peter Kinder was… Read More

Phillip Kinder was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. A resident of Montgomery County, Virginia, in 1781 he went with his sister-in-law Margaret Kinder to get his brother, Peter Kinder, a private in the Revolutionary War who had been wounded… Read More

King George I was born in Hanover on May 28, 1660. George succeeded his cousin Queen Anne to the British throne, ruling from 1714 until his death in Osnabrück on June 11, 1727. His son George II succeeded him as ruler.

George Augustus (1683-1760) was king of Great Britain from 1727 to 1760.

George William Frederick (1738-1820) was king of Great Britain from 1760 to 1811.

King James II, also known as King James VII of Scotland was born in Westminster, England on October 14, 1633. A Catholic, he succeeded his brother Charles II to the throne in 1685. His reign was cut short by the Glorious Revolution in 1688 when… Read More

King Sothell was an American Indian whom the English colonists considered to be the king of the Machapunga or Bear River Indians. Sothell likely took his anglicized name from North Carolina Governor Seth Sothel. Any further information about this… Read More

King William III, also known as William of Orange was born in The Hague on November 4, 1650. He married Mary II of England in 1677 and in 1688, during what later became known as the Glorious Revolution, William landed in England and deposed King… Read More

Chalres King (d. 1799) 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.

Charles King was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he served as a juror in the fall session of the … Read More

Charles King Jr. (d. 1818) 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.

Elbert Armlin King was born on August 22, 1889, in Acme, North Carolina. King was a clerk at the Acme Store Co in Acme when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was subsequently inducted into the service in September 1917… Read More

Henry King 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 King was born in Virginia in about 1750. A resident of Brunswick County, Virginia, he was a Baptist preacher. In 1780 he officiated a marriage between Mary Bailey and Randolph Yarborough. He died in about 1810.

John King was an American Indian man of unknown tribal origin. In 1695 when he brought a complaint to the North Carolina General Court, he won the right for all American Indians to hunt on unoccupied lands and to free travel through colonists'… Read More

Kadar King (d. 1815) 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.

Michael King (d. c1808) 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.  Later… Read More

Thomas King was born in about 1795. A resident of Franklin County, Georgia, he served as the clerk of the county court. He died in Franklin County in January 1849.

William King (d. c1803) 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 Kingman was born in about 1678 and was a resident of colonial North Carolina. A ship captain, he made a deposition regarding a possible disagreement between colonists near Bath and the Machapunga, or Bear River Indian Nation. He may have… Read More

Joseph Kinsey was born in Craven County on July 27, 1858. He moved to Black Mountain in 1911, where he operated a grocery store. Having previously served as Craven County sheriff, Kinsey served two terms as mayor of Black Mountain. He died at his… Read More

Joseph James Kinyoun was born on November 25, 1860, in East Bend, North Carolina. Kinyoun was a physician and is best remembered for founding the Marine-Hospital Service's Hygienic Laboratory, the predecessor of the modern National Institutes of… Read More

William Kirby 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.

George W. Kirk was born in Greene County, Tennessee on June 25, 1837. A colonel in the U.S. Army during the Civil War, Kirk gained a reputation as a skilled guerilla fighter and cavalry man. In June 1870 Governor William Woods Holden commissioned… Read More

Lewis Kirk 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 Kirkland was born in Virginia in about 1730. He served as a captain in the Camden District Regiment of the South Carolina Militia in 1778. He died in Fairfield County, South Carolina in December 1806.

James Hallaway Kirkman was born in Smithfield (Johnston County), North Carolina, on November 19, 1874. Kirkman was president of the Smithfield Hardware Company, engaged in the real estate and insurance businesses, and served as coroner and… Read More

Thomas Leroy Kirkpatrick was born on May 3, 1877, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Kirkpatrick was an attorney in Charlotte who served as chairman of the Charlotte Exemption Board during World War I. He died in Charlotte on February 4, 1946… Read More

Andrew Milton Kistler was born in Sciota, Pennsylvania, on September 21, 1871. Kistler was a prominent businessman who served as president of the Bee Tree Lumber Company, among others in the state of North Carolina. He lived in Morganton (Burke… Read More

Alvin Paul Kitchin was born on April 24, 1873, in Scotland Neck, North Carolina. Kitchin was the brother of former governor William Walton Kitchin and U. S. Representative Claude Kitchin. A lawyer by training and profession, Kitchin served three… Read More

Claude Kitchin was born on March 24, 1869, in Halifax County, North Carolina. During the White Supremacy Campaign of 1898, Kitchin helped mobilize the Red Shirts and took active steps through intimidation, threats of violence, and other means to… Read More

John Arrington Kitchin born on May 3, 1871, in Scotland Neck, North Carolina. Kitchin, a farmer in Scotland Neck, was the brother of former governor William Walton Kitchin and U. S. Representative Claude Kitchin. He died in Scotland Neck (Halifax… Read More

William Walton Kitchin was born on October 9, 1866, near Scotland Neck, North Carolina. Kitchin was governor of North Carolina from 1909 to 1913. He died in Scotland Neck on November 9, 1924.

Benjamin Kittrell was born in about 1795. He served as the clerk of the court for Granville County, North Carolina. He died in Granville County in about 1836. 

Dempsey Kittrell (d. 1797) 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.

George Kittrell (d. 1781) 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.

Leon Lewis Kittrell was born on August 14, 1895, near Winterville, North Carolina. Kittrell was a traveling salesman for J. B. Kittrell in Greenville when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He died in Ayden (Pitt County) on… Read More

Willis Kittrell (d. 1795) 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.

James Knight (d. 1808) 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

Tobias Knight was a lawyer who resided of Bath and served as the governor's colonial secretary. In 1711 Knight became a member of the North Carolina Colonial Council. In 1717 he became North Carolina's chief justice. The following year, after… Read More