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Welbore Ellis (1713-1802) was a British politician who held several offices over the course of his career: lord of Admiralty (1747-1755), joint vice treasurer (1755-1762), secretary at war (1762-1765), treasurer of the navy (1777-1782), secretary… Read More

William Ellis was born in New Bern (Craven County), North Carolina on May 17, 1856. Ellis was a wood and coal dealer who served as alderman and three terms as mayor of New Bern. He died in New Bern on December 8, 1921.

William Ellis (d. 1798) 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

Charles Ellison was born in Orange County, North Carolina on September 9, 1763. In August 1780 he became a private in the Orange County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia and was captured by enemy forces at Hillsborough in September 1781.… Read More

William Ellison was born in Morgan County, Ohio on December 16, 1819. A resident of Perry County, Illinois prior to 1870, he was a cabinet maker and farmer. He later moved to Pratt County, Kansas where he died on July 20, 1902… Read More

Probably John William Elms, who was a schoolteacher in Roaring River, Wilkes County. He may be the same J.W. Elms who was from Fort Mill, South Carolina and owned property in Wilkes, including the North Wilkesboro Drug Company.

Judah Lawrence Emanuel was born on January 22, 1894, in Manchester, England. Emanuel was a lawyer and notary in Raleigh, North Carolina. He died there on February 20, 1968.

James Emmett was military officer who served the State of North Carolina during the American Revolution. He was a captain in the 3rd North Carolina Regiment of the Continental Line from 1776 to 1778, when he was promoted to major. In 1780 he… Read More

Joseph Adolphus Engelhard was born in Monticello, Mississippi in 1832 and eventually attended both the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Harvard Law School. He married Margaret Eliza Cotten, daughter of a wealthy planter, in 1855… Read More

Magazine was a dog belonging to Joseph A. Engelhard in the mid 1850s.

Margaret Eliza Engelhard (née Cotten) was born in Tarboro (Edgecombe County), North Carolina on November 13, 1835 to John Whitaker Cotten and Laura Placidia Clark Cotten. In her teenage years, she attended Saint Mary's School in Raleigh and kept… Read More

Alexander English was born in Pennsylvania on December 7, 1776. A resident of Greene County, Tennessee, he served as a local justice of the peace. In 1834 he assisted his sister Mary English Robison in applying for a widow's pension. He died in… Read More

Andrew English was born in Kentucky in about 1805. A resident of Greene County, Tennessee, he served as a justice of the peace. In 1835 he helped his aunt, Mary English Robison (who was also his step-grandmother) apply for a widow's pension. He… Read More

Edwin Eleazer English was born in Ashford (McDowell County), North Carolina, on January 5, 1873. English was a farmer in the North Cove Township of McDowell County. He died in Ashford on October 10, 1936.

Samuel Louis English was born in Madison County, North Carolina on May 3, 1869. English was a farmer who served as clerk of the superior court for Yancey County. He died in Asheville (Buncombe County) on November 17, 1929.

Thompson Epperson was born in Virginia in about 1757. During the American Revolution he served six months as a private alongside William Guest in the Wilkes County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia under Captain Moses Guest. He later served… Read More

Moses J. Epps was a private in the Durham Machine Gun Company, a national guard unit. In July 1920, he deployed with his company to Alamance County on orders from the governor to protect three African American men from a lynch mob. 

George Erskine was a resident of Edenton. Together with other residents, he wrote a petition to Arthur Dobbs requesting that the colony reduce its duties on exporting wine and other alcohol from North Carolina.

Alfred M. Erwin was born in Montgomery County, North Carolina in 1829. Erwin was a Confederate veteran and attorney who resided in Marion (McDowell County). He died in Asheville (Buncombe County) on December 2, 1888.

George Phifer Erwin was born in North Carolina in 1840. Erwin was a Confederate veteran and the treasurer of the Western North Carolina Railroad. He died in Morganton (Burke County) North Carolina, on November 11, 1911. 

James Harvey Erwin born in Giles, Tennessee on November 2, 1828. A resident of Chambers County, Alabama, he was commissioned as a justice of the peace on December 8, 1853. He died in Lee County, Alabama on March 22, 1909.

Marcus Erwin was born in Buncombe County, North Carolina on February 5, 1873. Erwin was a lawyer who served as clerk of the Buncombe County Superior Court (1901-1914), city attorney for Asheville (1915-1919), legislator (1920 & 1925), and U.S… Read More

Patrick Mann Estes, Sr. was born on January 27, 1872, in Brownsville, Tennessee. Estes was an attorney who practiced and resided in Nashville, Tennessee. He died in Belle Meade (Davidson County), Tennessee on February 16, 1947.

John Etheridge (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.

Samuel Ethridge was a resident of Hyde County and later likely Currituck, who served as a justice on the Hyde County Court. In 1777, as a member of that court, he helped oversee the collection of loyalty oaths from the county's white male… Read More

Thurman Slay Eudy was born in North Carolina on June 14, 1888. In June 1916, Eudy set fire to his cafe and traveled with a woman, to whom he was not married, from Asheville to Greenville, South Carolina. Because he crossed state lines with the… Read More

French S. Evans was born in Virginia on August 16, 1801. Originally a Methodist minister, he took a position in the U.S. Treasury Office as a clerk in 1829. He then worked as a clerk in the U.S. Pension Office from 1833 to 1849. In December 1850… Read More

James Evans 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 Evans 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.

Josiah James Evans was born in Marlboro County, South Carolina on November 27, 1786. A lawyer, he served as a judge of the state circuit court from 1829-1835. He later served as a senator in the U.S. Congress from 1853-1858. He died in Washington… Read More

Leslie Ballard Evans was born in Cumberland County, North Carolina, on February 15, 1869. Evans was a prominent physician who represented Bladen County in the state senate for two terms. He died in Washington (Beaufort County), North Carolina, on… Read More

Paul St. Clair Evans was born in Wayne County, North Carolina, circa 1868. Evans was a carpenter in Goldsboro. He died there on March 17, 1926.

Edward Everett was born in Dorcester, Massachusetts on April 11, 1794. Everett was an educator and minister who served as governor of Massachusetts (1836-1839), president of Harvard (1846-1849), and U.S. Secretary of State (1852-1853), among… Read More

Jerosiah Everett (c1849-c1813) was a resident of Tyrrell and later Washington Counties. On July 4, 1777 after being approached by… Read More

John Everett was a resident of Tyrrell County. In the summer of 1777 he became a member of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy and swore one oath of secrecy before… Read More

John Everett was a justice of the peace and politician from Martin County. He represented the county at the 3rd Provincial Congress and may have served as a major during the war. In the summer of 1777 he received some of the first depositions… Read More

John Everett was a resident of Tyrrell County. Both his uncle John and his grandfather… Read More

Nathan Everett (d. c1782) was a resident of Tyrrell County. In the summer of 1777 he became a member of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy as the behest of his son… Read More

Thomas Everett was a resident of Tyrrell County. Although no one testified that Thomas Everett was involved in the Gourd Patch Conspiracy, both his father… Read More

William Everett served as a captain in the Tyrell County Militia.

William Nash Everett was born on December 29, 1864, in Rockingham, North Carolina. Everett was the proprietor of a hardware store in his native Rockingham (the Everett Hardware Co). During World War I, he served as the food administrator for… Read More

Hamilton Glover Ewart was born in Columbia, South Carolina on October 23, 1849. A longtime resident of Hendersonville, North Carolina, Ewart was an attorney, jurist, and politician who served as a state legislator (1887 session) and as a member… Read More

Silas Ardrie Ewart was born on December 29, 1889, near Huntersville, North Carolina. Ewart was a Presbyterian minister who served the following communities in North Carolina: First Church, in Newton; Mulberry and McGee, in Charlotte; Cornelius… Read More

Thomas Ewing was born in Ohio County, Virginia on December 28, 1789. A whig lawyer, he represented Ohio in the U.S. Senate from 1831 to 1837. He then served as the Secretary of the Treasury in 1841 and as the Secretary of the Interior from 1849… Read More

Richard Fagan was a resident of Tyrrell and later Washington Counties. In 1777 he along with his brothers and… Read More

Stephen Fagan (c1755-1813) was a resident of Tyrrell and later Martin Counties. In 1777 he and his brothers swore three oaths of secrecy before… Read More

William Fagan was a resident of Tyrrell County. In 1777 he and his brothers swore three oaths of secrecy before … Read More