Rosa Winter (née Engelhard) was born in Monticello, Lawrence County, Mississippi on May 6, 1837. She was the younger sister of Joseph Adolphus Engelhard, future Secretary of State of North Carolina. In 1855 she married Dr. Rice Hooe Winter. She… Read More

Mathew Wise served as a Private in the Craven County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia. In July 1777, he and several others were dispatched under the command of … Read More

Hoyt Arelius Wiseman was born in Clemmons, North Carolina, on April 17, 1894. Wiseman was a laborer for the Norfolk and Western Railway during World War I. He went on to become a reporter for a newspaper in the… Read More

William Alphonso Withers was born in Riverview, North Carolina on May 31, 1864. Withers was an educator who served as professor (1889-1923) and vice president (1916-1923) of what is now North Carolina State University. He died in Raleigh on June… Read More

John Withro 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, Seneca,… Read More

James Wolfe (1727-1759) was a British army officer who, as a commanding officer of British land forces, planned and led a daring siege and attack on Quebec in 1759 (an assault that was part of the French and Indian War). Quebec ultimately fell to… Read More

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Archibald Jefferson Wood was born on June 8, 1872, in Wake County, North Carolina. Wood served as Register of Deeds for Wake County from 1914 to 1918. Later in life, he moved to Birmingham, Alabama, at which place he died on January 23, 1951.

Edward Jenner Wood was born in Wilmington (New Hanover County), North Carolina, on July 12, 1878. Wood was a physician who served as a member of the New Hanover County Board of Health (1903-1912), a member of the State Board of Health (1912-1919… Read More

Frank Wood was born on June 7, 1858, in Edenton, North Carolina. Wood was a prominent and influential local politician, businessman, and banker. He died in Edenton on January 26, 1926.… Read More

Jessie Binga Wood (née Atkins) was born in Manchester, Virginia, on September 6, 1902. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from… Read More

Julian Edward Wood was born on October 19, 1886, in Kelford, North Carolina. Wood was a farmer in the Kelford community of Bertie County, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was subsequently inducted… Read More

Leonard Wood was born on October 6, 1860, in Winchester, New Hampshire. Wood was a lifelong military officer who held the following high-ranking positions: Governor-General of Cuba (1899-1902), Governor of Moro Province (1903-1906), Chief of… Read More

Robert Wood (circa 1717-1771) was a British politician who served as under-secretary of state from 1756 to 1763 and 1768 to 1770.

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

William Penn Wood was born on May 2, 1843, in Asheboro, North Carolina. Wood served as Asheboro town treasurer (1880-1888), Randolph County treasurer (1890-1894), state legislator for Randolph County (elected in 1905 and 1907), and state auditor… Read More

Robert Lupton Woodard was born in Pamlico County, North Carolina, in August 1861. Woodard was a prominent farmer and saw mill operator who served as a representative of Pamlico County in the General Assembly (1903 and 1905) and as a member of the… Read More

Daniel Wilson Woodhouse was born on January 21, 1863, in Poplar Branch, North Carolina. Woodhouse was a merchant in Poplar Branch who served as the chairman of the Currituck County Exemption Board during World War I. He died in Poplar Branch on… Read More

John Woodhouse was a resident of colonial Currituck County. In an undated petition, he joined other Currituck County magistrates in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs for relief from the "Emcumbrancys" of having the registers office located… Read More

Montier LaFayette Woodhouse was born near Boonville (Yadkin County), North Carolina, on October 16, 1845. Woodhouse was a Civil War veteran and manufacturer of buggies in Boonville. He died there on August 4, 1917.

William Henry Woods was born on August 5, 1881 in Orange County, North Carolina. Woods and his family relocated to Durham when he was just a child. He went on to engage in the construction industry and was among Durham's first licensed… Read More

Aretus Sams Woodward was born in North Carolina on March 9, 1879. Woodward was for a time (circa 1912 & 1913) a steward of a Buncombe County convict camp under the direction of… Read More

Edward Woodward (d. 1822) 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

James Woodward 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.

Miles Woodward 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 in 1782… Read More

Richard Woodward 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.

Reverend William T. H. Woodward was born in South Carolina on October 14, 1852. Following a few decades as a merchant in Littleton, North Carolina, Woodward and his family moved to Durham. There he served as… Read More

Charles Thomas Woollen was born in Guilford County, North Carolina, on November 18, 1878. Over the course of his career, Woollen held several positions within the University of North Carolina administrative system, including registrar, secretary… Read More

James Wootan 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 Wootan 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 Wootan 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.

Frank Marion Wooten was born on August 4, 1875, in La Grange, North Carolina. Wooten was an attorney who served as mayor of Greenville (1905-1907, 1911-1912), as the government appeals agent for Pitt County during World War I, and as judge for… Read More

Jerimiah Wooton 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.

Charles Garrett Worley was born on September 3, 1882, in Asheville, North Carolina. Worley was a carpenter by training and secretary-treasurer of the North Carolina chapter of the American Federation of Labor from 1918 to 1929. He died in… Read More

John Worley arrived in North Carolina by 1715. A resident of Chowan Precinct, Worley served as a justice on the General Court from August 1716 to November 1732. He also served as a member of the North Carolina Council from 1726 to 1730, during… Read More

Jonathan M. Worth was born in Randolph County, North Carolina, on November 18, 1802. Worth was a lawyer, politician, and Reconstruction governor of North Carolina. Worth served as public treasurer during the administration of Governor Zebulon B.… Read More

Clement Wrenn was born on March 24, 1884, in North Carolina. Wrenn was cashier of the Deposit and Savings Bank in North Wilkesboro when he registered for the draft (World War I) in September 1918. During the war, he served as a member of the… Read More

Adam Empie Wright Sr. was born in Wilmington, New Hanover County on May 18, 1833. He attained a medical license and was active in the social scene around Wilmington. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he joined the 22nd Regiment North Carolina… Read More

Alexander Franklin Wright was born in October 1871 in North Carolina. Over the course of his life, Wright was a farmer, carpenter, brick mason, and minister in Washington, North Carolina. He seems to have died sometime after 1945.

Benjamin Wright 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. 

Caroline Holmes Wright was born in Wilmington, North Carolina on December 18, 1838. The daughter of a prominent lawyer, she moved in the wealthy social circles around Wilmington. She died in Baltimore, Maryland on April 1, 1871.

Charles Calvin Wright was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, on August 14, 1862. Wright served as a member of the State Board of Agriculture (1913-1925) and as superintendent of Wilkes County schools (1899-1933). He died in Wilkesboro on July… Read More

Eliza Ann Hill Wright was born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina on May 13, 1813. She married William Augustus Wright, a lawyer, in 1830 and the couple had at least six children. She died in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North… Read More

James Wright (1716 - 1785) was an attorney and British loyalist who served as the last royal governor of Georgia from 1760 to 1782.

James Allen "Jimmie" Wright was born in Wilmington (New Hanover County), North Carolina on April 13, 1836. While attending the University of North Carolina in the early and mid 1850s, Wright had a tenuous relationship with… Read More

Jerome Bernard Wright was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, on December 10, 1894. Wright left his position as a school teacher at the graded school in Goldsboro when he was drafted into the army on April 27,… Read More

Joseph Hill Wright was born about 1834 in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina, where he joined the Dialectic Society. A member of Margaret Eliza Cotten's social circle, he often wrote to… Read More

Martin Leroy Wright was born on September 12, 1882, in Guilford County, North Carolina. Wright was an educator who served as superintendent of the graded schools in Edenton, North Carolina, and the Carteret County Public Schools. He died in… Read More

Susan Wright was born in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1771. In 1791 she married Judge Joshua G. Wright and the couple had at least thirteen children. In 1839 she made a sworn affidavit in support of her sister's widow's pension application,… Read More