Thomas Shippen Jr. [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
William Shirley (1694-1771) was a British colonial administrator, lawyer, and army officer who served as royal governor of Massachusetts Bay (1741-1749 & 1753-1756) and as governor of the Bahamas (1761-1768). Following Edward Braddock's death… Read More
Tetman M. Schoffner was born in Orange County, North Carolina, on September 10, 1835. A senator from Alamance County from 1868-1870, he passed the famous Shoffner Act, which allows the governor had the power to suspend habeas corpus and use the… Read More
William Luton Shoffner was born on April 26, 1889, in Alamance County, North Carolina. Shoffner was engaged in sawmilling when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He served with the 161st Depot Brigade until April 1918 and… Read More
Benjamin Sholar (d. 1803) 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 Sholar 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.
Ephraim Sholders 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 in 1782… Read More
Thomas Sholders 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 Wilson Shook was born in Iredell County, North Carolina, on October 27, 1865. In 1909, Shook founded Wilkes Hardware and Furniture Company in North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County), which he owned and operated until his death on August 18, 1939… Read More
Clarence Albert Shore was born on November 26, 1873, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Shore was a physician who served as director of the North Carolina Laboratory of Hygiene in Raleigh from 1908 to 1933. He died in Raleigh on February 10, 1933… Read More
John Wade Shore was born in North Carolina on March 20, 1879. Shore was cashier at the Commercial and Saving Bank in Boonville (Yadkin County). He died on May 25, 1963.
William Shore lived along the Yadkin River in Marsh Township (Surry County), North Carolina in 1916. That July, a devastating flood pushed the Yadkin beyond its banks, washing everything but Shore's household goods. He had a wife and four… Read More
Jefferson B. Short was born in Tennessee in about 1805. He served as a justice of the peace for Smith County, Tennessee in 1845 and later served as the clerk of the Macon County Court, also in Tennessee. He died in Macon County in 1858.
William Harrison Short was born December 4, 1868, near College Springs, Iowa. Short was a minister who served as secretary of the League to Enforce Peace during the World War I era. He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 10, 1935.
Eddie Lee Shue was born on March 11, 1881, in Alamance County, North Carolina. Shue was a lifelong laborer in the textile industry. In 1920, he provided testimony in an investigation into an attempted lynching in Alamance County. Shue died in… Read More
George Archibald Shuford was born in Hominy Township (Buncombe County), North Carolina on August 1, 1855. Shuford was an attorney in Waynesville and later Asheville who served as judge for the Buncombe County court and later the superior court.… Read More
Gyles Shute was born in England sometime before 1683 and was a resident of Beaufort Precinct, North Carolina who served as a local justice of the peace. In 1723 he issued bonds for Chistopher Dudley to appear in court after Dudley was accused to… Read More
Walter Davis Siler was born on November 25, 1878, in Chatham County, North Carolina. Siler was an attorney who served as solicitor for the Fourth Judicial District (1912-1922), Superior Court judge (1925-1926), and Assistant Attorney General (… Read More
Benjamin Simmonds was a resident of colonial Johnston County. In an undated petition, he joined other members of the Johnston County militia in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to commission new captains for their unit.
Richard Simmonds was a resident of colonial Johnston County. In an undated petition, he joined other members of the Johnston County militia in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to commission new captains for their unit.
Furnifold McLendel Simmons was born on January 20, 1854, near Pollocksville, North Carolina. Simmons was a United States Senator representing North Carolina from 1901 to 1931. He died in New Bern, North Carolina on April 30, 1940.
Hillary Simmons was a resident of Currituck County. They signed a bond promising that Caleb Ansill… Read More
James Lawrence Simmons was born on December 28, 1888, in Shelby, North Carolina. Simmons graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1909. In 1912 and 1913, he served as the president of Pure Fountain College in Smithfield, Tennessee.… Read More
John Simmons (d. 1781) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he served as a juror in the fall session of the … Read More
John Martin Simmons was born in Elkin (Surry County), North Carolina, on December 23, 1873. Simmons was a real estate agent, livery proprietor, and later president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Elkin. During the July 1916 flood, his home… Read More
William Simonds was a resident of colonial Johnston County. In an undated petition, he joined other members of the Johnston County militia in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to commission new captains for their unit.
Argyle Simons (d. 1797) 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.
Jacob Simons (d. 1796) 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
James Simons 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 Simons (d. 1796) 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.
William Simonton was a resident of colonial America who owned and mastered a brigantine called Charming Anne in 1762.
Frank Farrow Simpson was born on April 2, 1868, in Laurens, South Carolina. Simpson was a physician and longtime resident of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During World War I, he served as the Chief of the Medical Section for the… Read More
John Simpson (d. 1795) 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
Richard Franklin Simpson was born in Laurens County, South Carolina on March 25, 1798. An attorney, he served as a representative in the U.S. Congress from 1843-1849. He later signed the Ordinance of Secession for South Carolina in 1860. He died… Read More
Samuel Simpson 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.
William Simpson (d. 1799) 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
Demsey Simson (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.
John Simson Jr. 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.
Uriah Sinclar (d. 1785) 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 Augustus Sink was born in Forsyth County on August 12, 1865. Sink worked as a postal clerk for Southern Railway for over 35 years. He moved to North Wilkesboro around 1910, where he died on April 16, 1953.
Charles Shelton Sink was born in Yadkin County, North Carolina, on November 18, 1889. Sink was a physician in North Wilkesboro. He died in Morganton (Burke County), North Carolina, on February 13, 1968.
Michael Sissholt was commanding officer of the garrison stationed at Fort Johnston, a British colonial-era fort in Brunswick County, during a scandal involving the alleged misconduct of Captain John Dalrymple.
Thomas Sitgreaves was an ordinary keeper in colonial New Bern who joined others in advocating for the establishment of a free school in 1764.
William Sitgreaves was a merchant in colonial New Bern. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions.
James Sitterson was a resident of Perquimans Precinct, North Carolina. In 1720 he purchased an enslaved American Indian at Core Sound from Willowby, a Chowan Indian. He did not pay Willowby, however, and Chief John Hoyter brought a complaint on… Read More
William Justice Sitterson was born in Washington County, North Carolina, on July 23, 1872. Sitterson enlisted in the United States army around 1897 and seems to have served up through 1913. He married Martha Fay Beasley in Hertford County, North… Read More
William Skiles (d. 1820) was a planter in Bertie County. In 1777 he took three oaths of secrecy and became a member of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy. While a member,… Read More
Evan Skinner (d. 1789) was a justice of the peace in Chowan County. In 1777 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
Richard Skinner was born in Virginia and arrived in North Carolina by 1701. He settled in Perquimans, where an American Indian man named Langstone filed a suit against him for debt. He died in Perquimans in about 1725.