Nathan O'Berry was born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, on January 26, 1856. O'Berry was a prominent businessman, lumber executive, and public official. He was the president of the Whiteville Lumber Company in Goldsboro (Wayne County), North… Read More

Hugh O'Donel 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 O'Donnell was born in County Donegal, Ireland on May 11, 1861. O'Donnell was a longtime resident of Asheville (Buncombe County) who raised cattle and invested in real estate. He owned approximately one hundred acres on Mount Mitchell at the… Read More

Berry O'Kelly was born circa 1861 in Orange County, North Carolina. O'Kelly was a prominent Wake County entrepreneur, business leader, philanthropist, and educational advocate who championed the uplift of… Read More

John O'Neal, Jr., was a resident of colonial Johnston County. In an undated petition, he joined others in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to appoint another justice to serve their section of the county.

John O'Neal, Sr., was a resident of colonial Johnston County. In an undated petition, he joined others in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to appoint another justice to serve their section of the county.

John O'Neale was a resident of Hatteras Island by 1708. A colonial agent for the Hatteras Indians that lived there, O'Neale provided them with food, arms, and other supplies at the governor's request in 1720. The Hatteras Indian settlement on the… Read More

Henry O'Neil (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. … Read More

Elizabeth Guthrie O'Rorke was born in Virginia in about 1794. A resident of Raleigh, she married John O'Rorke, an Irish coach maker in 1822. Due to her husband's successful business, Elizabeth often engaged in the city's elite social circles and… Read More

John O'Rorke was born in County Dublin, Ireland on November 22, 1794. O'Rorke immigrated to the United States in 1818, first residing in Newark, New Jersey before settling in Raleigh, North Carolina around 1820 where he established a carriage… Read More

Brawley Oates was born in Cleveland County, North Carolina in about 1801. A farmer, he also served as the clerk of the county court in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina from 1836-1842 and again from 1845-1854. He died in Florida in 1863.

Moses Odum was a resident of colonial Johnston County. In an undated petition, he joined others in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to appoint another justice to serve their section of the county.

The British Office of Ordnance was a governmental department responsible for making and issuing arms and ammunition both at home in Britain and abroad in the British colonies.

John Old was a resident of Perquimans Precinct, North Carolina by 1704. In 1705 he testified in support of Sanders, an American Indian indentured servant who successfully sued for his freedom. He died sometime after 1720.

Susannah was born sometime prior to 1687. In 1704 she married John Old in Perquimans County, North Carolina, and the couple had at least two children together. In 1720 Susannah saw an enslaved man named Sambo who was staying at Paul Palmer's… Read More

Witness, probably Norfolk, VA

Lewis Olds was born around 1818, in North Carolina. Lewis served as Governor William Woods Holden's Attorney General from 1869 to 1870. He was also Governor Holden's son-in-law, as he was married to Governor Holden's daughter Laura Haylander… Read More

Father of Henry Ould

Percy Johnson Olive was born in Apex (Wake County), North Carolina on February 27, 1875. Olive was a lawyer who served as a legislator and as the attorney for the Wake County Board of Commissioners (1922-1926 & 1928-1931). He died in Raleigh… Read More

Andrew Oliver (d. 1793) was soldier and politician from Bertie County. In 1777 he was ordered to administer the oath of allegiance to residents in his own district in order to make sure that North Carolina's independence was not threatened… Read More

Doctor Berry Oliver was born on September 25, 1867, in Robeson County, North Carolina. Oliver was a merchant in Pine Level who served as a commissioner and later chairman of the Johnston County commissioners. He died in Pine Level (Johnston… Read More

Denzil Onslow (circa 1698-1765) was a British politician and government official who served as receiver general of the post office (1727-1740), paymaster of the Board of Works (1743-1755), commissioner of stamp duties (1755-1757), and… Read More

George Onslow (1731-1814) was a British politician who served as a lord of the Treasury (1765-1777), Comptroller of the Household (1777-1779), and treasurer of the Household (1779-1780), among other positions.

Opechancanough was the chief of the Tsenacomoco, or the Powhatan paramount chiefdom, from about 1619 until his death in 1646. As leader, Opechancanough led his people through two unsuccessful surprise assaults against the Virginia colonists, one… Read More

Samuel Ormes was born in England in about 1714. Trained as an apothecary in London, in 1741 Ormes became the overseer of Nathaniel Duckenfield's plantation on Salmon Creek in Bertie County, North Carolina. Ormes arrived in North Carolina by 1744… Read More

Elizabeth Penelope Eelbeck was born in Chowan County, North Carolina in about 1752. The daughter of a prominent local physician and a descendant of the Blount family, Elizabeth came from wealth and was named in part after her aunt, Penelope… Read More

Wyriot Ormond was born in Beaufort County, North Carolina in about 1707. A prominent lawyer in Beaufort County and Bath, he represented both localities in the North Carolina Colonial Assembly at various times from 1744 until his death. Ormond… Read More

James Lawrence Orr was born in Craytonville, Anderson County, South Carolina on May 12, 1822. An attorney, he served as a representative in the U.S. Congress from 1849-1859. He later served as a Confederate Senator, and as the Governor of South… Read More

Walter Baxter Orr was born on August 24, 1882 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Orr served as chief of police for the city of Charlotte from 1919 to 1926. He died in Charlotte on April 24, 1957.

Richard Osbaldeston (1691-1764) served as Bishop of London from January 1762 until his death on May 13, 1764.

Adlai Osborne was born on 4 June 1744 and immigrated to North Carolina by 1749. A graduate of Princeton, Osborne became a lawyer in Rowan County, North Carolina. He became the clerk of the Rowan County Court in 1772 and held that office in one… Read More

Danvers Osborn (1715-1753) was a British politician and colonial administrator who served as governor of New York from July to October 12, 1753.

Henry Osborn (1694 - 1771) was a British naval officer who helped restore the British navy's reputation after some earlier defeats in the Seven Years War. He served as the first governor of Newfoundland from 1729 to 1731 and rose to the rank of… Read More

Eli Alexander Osborne was born on January 21, 1871, in Union County, North Carolina. Osborne was the secretary and treasurer of the D. B. Morrison Co., a manufacturer of yellow pine lumber in Morriston, Florida… Read More

James Walker Osborne was born in Salisbury, North Carolina on December 25, 1811. A lawyer in Charlotte, North Carolina, Osborne worked as the superintendent of the U.S. Mint branch at Charlotte from 1849 to 1853. He died in Charlotte on August 10… Read More

Elizabeth Osbourn travelled with Anne Johnson via ship from Carteret Precinct, North Carolina to South Carolina in the summer of 1724. Additional archival records suggest that she might have also used the last name Burnell and that she may have… Read More

James Oswald (1715 - March 24, 1769) served as commissioner of the navy (1745-1747), member of the Board of Trade (1751-1759), member of the Treasury Board (1759-1763), and vice-treasurer of Ireland (1763-1767).

James Oterson was a resident of colonial Anson County. In an undated petition, he joined other Anson County residents in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to organize a patrol to defend against attacks by members of the Catawba, Cherokee,… Read More

Maiden name Martha Calvert

Henry Ould's former enslaver in South Mills, NC

Aaron Outlaw (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.

David Outlaw (d. c1793) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he served as a juror in the fall session of the … Read More

Edward Outlaw (d. 1808) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1778 he signed two oaths 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

George Outlaw  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. Later… Read More

Jacob Outlaw [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

James Outlaw was a resident of Chowan and later Gates County. In 1778 he refused to take an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina, but he continued to live in the state after the war.

William Vann 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.

Josiah Outlaw (d. c1809) 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