Moses Beatly was born around 1849 in North Carolina. Beatly was a farm laborer who resided in Sampson County, North Carolina. Beatly was charged with larceny on November 30, 1874, and sentenced to three years in the North… Read More
James M. Beaty was born in 1858 in South Carolina. Beaty was the editor of the Smithfield Herald. He died in Smithfield (Johnston County) on October 9, 1922.
Christopher Becket was a resident of Edenton in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. By 1731, Becket had involved himself in governmental affairs, serving as the doorkeeper of the colonial assembly. In 1773 he was listed as a local constable and from… Read More
Mary Becket was a resident of Edenton in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. Her maiden name is unknown, but she was married to Christopher Becket a constable, doorkeeper, and custodian of public buildings in Edenton. Mary Becket found herself… Read More
Aster Beckwith was born around 1847 in North Carolina. Beckwith worked as a laborer and resided in Johnston County, North Carolina. Beckwith was charged with larceny on March 22, 1875, and sentenced to two years in the North… Read More
Frederick Becton was a resident of Craven County, North Carolina. A local justice of the peace, in 1771 Becton was a member of the freeholders court which heard cases involving enslaved people. At the outbreak of the American Revolution, Becton… Read More
William Thomas Beebe was born on January 17, 1878, in Washington, North Carolina. Beebe attended Paine College but graduated from Howard University with a medical degree in 1906. In Washington, Beebe owned and… Read More
Christopher Beekman was a resident of Rowan County, North Carolina and a member of the local Committee of Safety. During the American Revolution, Beekman was an officer in the Rowan County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia, eventually… Read More
Harold Smith Beers was born on December 31, 1881, in New York. Beers was superintendent of the electrical department at the Tallassee Power Company plant in Badin, North Carolina. He later worked for Alcoa in Tennessee. Beers died in Alcoa,… Read More
Jonathan Belcher (1682-1757) was a prominent merchant who served as governor of three colonies: New Hampshire (1729-1741), Massachusetts (1730-1741), and New Jersey (1747-1757).
William Worth Belknap was born in Newburg, New York on September 22nd, 1829. During Reconstruction, Belknap was the Secretary of War under President Grant. As Secretary of War, William was responsible for sending federal troops to North Carolina… Read More
Captain Bell is possibly identified as Green Bell, who served as a captain in the Edgecombe County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia. Aside from a sworn deposition from… Read More
Carl Wendell Bell was born on September 10, 1888, in Wake County, North Carolina. Bell was appointed by Governor Thomas W. Bickett to serve as one of two physicians to the prison and the Department for the Criminal Insane in March 1917, a… Read More
Jacob S. Bell was born in Carteret County, North Carolina, on August 2, 1860. Bell was a minister in Morehead City (Carteret County). He died in there on August 3, 1932.
Jesse Bell 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 Bell 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 Samuel Bell was born in Concord (Cabarrus County), North Carolina, on December 11, 1847. Bell was a longtime resident of Elkin (Surry County) where he worked as a retail merchant and later as a news reporter. During the July 1916 flood, his… Read More
Joseph Bell (died circa 1777) was a local officeholder, militia officer, and legislator in colonial Carteret County. He served as a justice of the county court (1741-1777), sheriff (1742), and representative in the colonial Assembly (1748-1760,… Read More
Richard Bell may have been a resident of Princess Anne County, Virginia. In 1752 Serina, an enslaved woman, stole out of Richard Bell's chest, which was stowed in Solomon King's store in Edenton, North Carolina. Any further information about Bell… Read More
Samuel Bell 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 Bell 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.
William Bell was a resident of Currituck Precinct, North Carolina by 1703. A merchant and local justice of the peace, in 1715 he presided over a court case involving Sarah Williamson. This justice may be the same William Bell that survived hand-… Read More
William Bell was a resident of Pitt County, North Carolina in 1778. Any further records regarding this individual have not been located.
William Bell was a resident of colonial Salisbury. Around 1763, William Strother and Oliver Wallace were accused of horse stealing, found guilty, and sentenced to death. In an undated petition, Bell joined others from the Salisbury District… Read More
Tom Belmore was born around 1859 in North Carolina. Belmore was a farmer who resided in Rowan County, North Carolina. Belmore was charged with larceny on April 29, 1878, and sentenced to one year in the North Carolina State… Read More
Frederick Edward Belo was born on June 27, 1811 in Forsyth County, North Carolina. Belo was an enslaver and prominent businessman who was active in the railroad industry. He died on October 2, 1883 in Salem (Forsyth County), North Carolina. For… Read More
John Belote (d. 1796) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he served as a grand juror in the fall session of the … Read More
Peleg Belote (d. 1793) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777, motivated by a fear that the State of North Carolina was seeking to erode the importance of the Protestant religion, he swore three oaths of secrecy and became a member of the Gourd… Read More
George Belue was a resident of Anson County, North Carolina. In 1772 he served on a coroner's jury that investigated the death of John Henry. Belue died sometime after 1775.
Henry Belue was a resident of Anson County, North Carolina. In 1772 he served on a coroner's jury that investigated the death of John Henry. Belue died sometime after 1790.
Joseph Bembridge was a resident of Craven County, North Carolina. In August 1754 Joseph and his wife Lydia were murdered by Jack, an African American man enslaved by Newmann Dunn, leaving behind the couple's infant child Abigail. The motive for… Read More
Lydia Bembridge was a resident of Craven County, North Carolina. In August 1754 Lydia and her husband Joseph were murdered by Jack, an African American man enslaved by Newmann Dunn, leaving behind the couple's infant child Abigail. The motive for… Read More
Benjamin Benberying [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
Charles David Benbow was born October 13, 1859, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Benbow was a longtime resident of Greensboro, where he was a prominent businessman. He died on August 10, 1947, in St. Petersburg, Florida.
John Thomas Benbow was born on December 18, 1881, in East Bend, North Carolina. Benbow was a physician in Winston-Salem. He died in East Bend (Yadkin County) on April 5, 1958.
John Benbury was a resident of Chowan County, North Carolina. In the 1750s he served as a sheriff for the county. He died in Chowan on about March 20, 1755.
John Benbury Jr. was a resident of Chowan County, North Carolina. A local justice of the peace, Benbury presided over the local freeholders court, which heard cases involving enslaved people. Benbury died in Chowan in about 1774.
Ruth Felton was born in Virginia in about 1710. In about 1730 she married Richard Freeman and the couple moved to Chowan County by 1753. Ruth survived her husband's death in 1767 and shortly after she married John Benbury, a planter from Chowan.… Read More
Thomas Benbury (28 November 1736-6 February 1793) was a politician and soldier from Chowan County. A sheriff and justice of the peace, he also represented Chowan County at all five provincial congresses and in the… Read More
William Benbury was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. He and four other men made an inventory of former governor… Read More
William Benbury (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… Read More
Mary Amis was born in Halifax County, North Carolina in about 1755. In 1776 she married prominent Orange County merchant and plantation owner Richard Bennehan. The couple had two children together and eventually resided at Stagville, their… Read More
Richard Bennehan was born in Richmond County, Virginia on April 15, 1743. A merchant, in 1768 he moved to Snow Hill in Orange County, North Carolina, where he managed a store in partnership with plantation owner William Johnston. Johnston and… Read More
Earnest Archie Bennett was born on May 25, 1895, in Wentworth, North Carolina. Bennett was a clerk for the City Grocery Co. in Madison, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was subsequently inducted into… Read More
John Bennett (d. 1781) was a sailor who 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
Lydia Boyd was born in Chowan County in about 1752. The daughter of a local planter and justice of the peace, Lydia married William Bennett, a wealthy planter and merchant sometime before 1774. The Bennetts resided in Edenton and managed a large… Read More