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… 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

Mary Falconer was born in Perquimans or Chowan County, North Carolina in about 1710. She married James Beasley sometime before 1735 and the couple had at least four children together before his death in 1737. By 1739 Mary had remarried, this time… 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… 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

Thomas Henry Wright was born in Wilmington, North Carolina on January 17, 1800. A medical doctor and the president of the Bank of the Cape Fear, he also served as a local justice of the peace. In 1839 he assisted his aunt Lucy Brown in applying… Read More

John Wyatt was a resident of Bertie County, North Carolina. His home was located along one of the main roads through the county and in 1757 John Liscomb and Elizabeth Knott visited his home shortly before Knott was murdered. Any further… Read More

Joshua Wyatt (d. 1799) was a resident of Chowan and later Orange 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 Wyatt (died before 1762) was a resident of colonial Perquimans County. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions.

James Wyche was born in Greensville County, Virginia on December 25, 1785. A farmer, he represented Granville County in the North Carolina State Legislature for several years and also served as the chairman of the Granville County Court. He was… Read More

Benjamin Tilman Wylie was born on April 2, 1891, in York County, South Carolina. Wylie was a textile worker for the Marion Manufacturing Company in Marion, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He… Read More

Eliza Wylie (née Clayton) was born on December 10, 1896, in South Carolina. She married Benjamin T. Wylie in March 1917. They resided in Marion, North Carolina, about the time of World War I. She died in Marion on July 9, 1984.

John Wyllie 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 Wyndham (1710-1763), 2nd Earl of Egremont, was a British politician and nobleman who held several offices over the course of his career, including Secretary of State for the Southern Department from 1761 until his death in 1763. He was a… Read More

Charles Stewart Wynn was born on August 1, 1888, in Powellsville, North Carolina. In April 1917, Wynn joined fellow students and faculty of his school (the Negro Agricultural and Technical College of North… Read More

Benjamin Wynns (1710s-1788) was a politician, militia colonel, enslaver, and planter in colonial Bertie and Hertford Counties. Wynns held a number of offices over the course of his career, including a stint as deputy surveyor to the crown from… Read More