Roger Pleasants Atkinson was born in 1829. Atkinson was a Confederate veteran, former enslaver, and railroad administrator. Atkinson served as a Superintendent of Convicts on the Western North Carolina Railroad managing incarcerated laborers. He… Read More

Wilton Atkinson was born in North Carolina in about 1794. A silversmith and jeweler, he also served as a justice of the peace for Washington County, Tennessee. He died in Washington County on March 24, 1868.

Attakullakulla (c1712-c1778), also known as Ada-gal'kala or "Little Carpenter" by colonists, was an influential Overhill… Read More

Crispus Attucks was a Black man, a freedom seeker who had escaped slavery to become a sailor and rope maker in Boston, Massachusetts. He was killed by British soldiers on March 5, 1770, in a confrontation that… Read More

Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1719-1772) was the daughter of Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst. She became the Princess of Wales upon her marriage to Frederick, Princes of Wales, in 1736.… Read More

Daniel McNair Ausley was born on January 20, 1871 in Robeson County, North Carolina. Ausley was a prominent banker in Statesville, North Carolina. He also served as captain of the Statesville Home Guard, which unit was called out to Charlotte in… Read More

Cornelius Austin was a resident of Currituck County, likely on or near Ocracoke Island. In late July 1777 he and his… Read More

Daniel Austin was a resident of Currituck County, likely on or near Ocracoke Island. In late July 1777 he and his… Read More

Harry Conner Austin was born in Indiana on February 22, 1866. After growing up in DeLand, Florida, Austin moved to Black Mountain (Buncombe County) by 1915, where he worked as a gardener and poultry farmer. He died in Black Mountain on May 9,… Read More

Rufus Eugene Austin was born in Union County, North Carolina on October 9, 1866. Austin was a lawyer in Albemarle (Stanly County) who served as a member of the board for the Caswell Training School (formerly the State School for the Feeble Minded… Read More

Samuel Francis Austin was born on September 20, 1869, in Johnston County, North Carolina. Austin was an attorney in Nashville, North Carolina, who served as the chairman of the Nash County Exemption Board during World War I. He died in Nashville… Read More

Thomas Austin (d. 1805) was a resident of Currituck County, likely near Ocracoke Island. In late July of 1777 his two sons… Read More

William George Avant was born on August 16, 1868, in Wilmington, North Carolina. A graduate of Howard University and Payne Divinity School, Avant was a prominent and influential Black minister who resided in New Bern, North Carolina. In addition… Read More

Mary Tempie Avera (née Arrington) was born in 1848 in Halifax County, North Carolina. Avera was a longtime resident of Nash County, North Carolina. Her husband was Harlow Dibble Avera. She died in Rocky Mount on June 13, 1925.

Thomas Arrington Avera was born on February 20, 1890, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Avera was an attorney and cashier at the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Rocky Mount when he applied for and received exemption from the military draft of World… Read More

David Averett Sr. (d. 1808) was a resident of Pitt County. In 1777 he served on a jury of inquest that determined that … Read More

William Averett was a resident of Pitt County. In 1777 he served on a jury of inquest that determined that … Read More

James Averitt was born around 1822. Averitt voluntarily enlisted with North Carolina's Confederate forces in May 1861. He served with Company F of the 2nd Regiment North Carolina State Troops (Infantry) until his death from disease at Goldsboro (… Read More

Alphonso Calhoun Avery was born in Burke County, North Carolina, on September 11, 1835. Avery was a Confederate officer, politician, judge, and leader of the Ku Klux Klan in western North Carolina. During his time as a North Carolina senator,… Read More

James Daniel Avery was born in Burke County, North Carolina, on July 2, 1861. Avery was a farmer in the North Cove Township of McDowell County, North Carolina. He died in McDowell County on August 10, 1950.

John Avery (5 March 1752-13 October 1836) was a resident of Perquimans and Chowan County. In 1778 he did not take the oath swearing his allegiance to North Carolina, but in 1781 he served in the Perquimans County Regiment of the North Carolina… Read More

Mary Patterson Avery (née Johnston) was born in Selma (Dallas County), Alabama on March 6, 1877. Avery was an active member of the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs. She died in Fulton County, Georgia on February 5, 1967.

Romulus T. "Rom" Avery was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on March 30, 1892. Avery was a prominent farmer in the North Cove Township of McDowell County. He died in Ashford (McDowell County) on March 21, 1930.

Waightstill Avery (10 March 1741-13 March 1821) was a resident of Mecklenburg County. He became the colony's attorney general for the crown in 1772 and later served in the North Carolina provincial congresses. After helping draft North Carolina's… Read More

William Avis (d. c1784) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he served as a juror in the fall session of the … Read More

William Axom was a resident of Chowan Precinct who lived on land adjoining a plot that the Chowanoke Nation sold to James Hinton in 1733. Any further information about this individual has not been located.

Charles Brantley Aycock was born in Wayne County, North Carolina, on November 1, 1859. Aycock served as governor of the state from 1901 to 1905. He died in Birmingham, Alabama, on April 4, 1912.

Charles Pinkney Aycock was born on April 18, 1861, in Wayne County, North Carolina. Aycock was a farmer and merchant in Pantego, North Carolina. He died on September 29, 1943, in Pantego.

Richard Babey 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.

Thomas Bacchus (d. 1814) 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

William Bacchus 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.

Anthony Bacon (circa 1717-1786) was a London merchant and industrialist whose appointment as provincial agent for North Carolina by the Assembly caused controversy with royal governor Arthur Dobbs.

Edward Bacon (circa 1712 - 1786) was a British politician who served as a member of the Board of Trade from 1759 to 1765.

George Edmund Badger was born in New Bern, Craven County on April 17, 1795. A state superior court judge, he later served as the Secretary of the Navy in 1841 and as a U.S. Senator for North Carolina from 1846-1855. His career allowed his… Read More

George Edmund Badger Jr. was born in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina on January 20, 1838. He attended Yale University and became a medical doctor in New York City. He died in New York City, New York on January 20, 1883.

Richard Cogdell Badger was born in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina on August 8, 1839. The son of a prominent lawyer, he graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1856 and became a lawyer himself. A Confederate major during the Civil… Read More

Sarah Polk Badger, nicknamed Sallie, was born in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina on May 28, 1833. She and her sister were close friends with Margaret Eliza Cotten and they likely attended school together at St. Mary's. In September 1854, she… Read More

Mary Badham was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. The wife of the clerk of the NC General Court, she served as a witness on… Read More

William Badham was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. He served as the clerk of the North Carolina General Court from March 1722 until October 1724. He died in North Carolina in about November 1736.

William Badham, Jr. was born in North Carolina on September 14, 1835. A University of North Carolina graduate, Badham joined the Confederacy during the Civil War and served as a captain in the Edenton Bell Battery (Company B, 3rd Battalion North… Read More

James Baggett was born in North Carolina in about 1756. Originally a resident of Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Baggett later resided in Anson and Johnston counties. He served as a private in the militia during the American Revolution, during… Read More

John Baggett 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.

Jacob Bagley (d. 1789) 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

Thomas Bagley was born in Johnston County, North Carolina on June 25, 1816. He served as the clerk of the Johnston County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions. He died in Johnston County on September 21, 1851.

Chrisopher Bailes was a resident of Currituck Precinct, North Carolina by 1697. The following year he served on a jury that found… Read More

John Bailes was a resident of Currituck Precinct, North Carolina. In 1698 he served on a jury that found… Read More

Charles Justin Bailey was born June 21, 1859, in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania. Bailey was a West Point graduate and career military officer. During World War I, he served as commander of Camp Jackson in South Carolina from October 1917 to May 1918. In… Read More

John Bailey was born in about 1756. A resident of Brunswick County, Virginia, he served in the Virginia Militia from 1775 to August 1776 as an ensign. He enlisted as a private in the Virginia Line of the Continental Army in 1776 and served two… Read More

John Lancaster Bailey was born in Pasquotank County, North Carolina, on August 13, 1795. Bailey was an attorney who served as legislator (elected 1824, 1827, & 1828) and judge of the Superior Court (elected 1836) for several years. He died at… Read More

Jordan Bailey was born around 1818 in North Carolina. Bailey worked as a laborer and resided in Wake County, North Carolina. Bailey was charged with larceny on August 12, 1878, and sentenced to five years in the North Carolina… Read More