Martha Cartwright was a resident of Pasquotank Precinct, North Carolina. Her maiden name is unknown. In 1734 Daniel Chancey, the local overseer of the road, made a sworn deposition that Martha, along with her husband and three sons, violently… Read More
Robert Cartwright was a resident of Pasquotank Precinct, North Carolina. He was living there with his wife and at least three sons in 1734 when Daniel Chancey accused the whole family of threatening and assaulting him. A jury later found that… Read More
William Cartwright was a resident of Pasquotank Precinct, North Carolina. In 1734 Daniel Chancey, the local overseer of the road, made a sworn deposition that William, along with his parents and two brothers, violently assaulted and threatened… Read More
Gordon Atkinson Carver was born on March 8, 1886, in Marion, Maryland. Carver was an attorney in Concord, North Carolina, who served as chairman of the Cabarrus County Exemption Board. He died in Concord on December 11, 1918, during the influenza… Read More
Richard Carver was born around 1847 in North Carolina. Carver worked as a laborer and resided in Wake County, North Carolina. Carver was charged with larceny on October 6, 1874, and sentenced to four years in the North Carolina… Read More
Miles Cary was born in Henrico County, North Carolina in about 1671. A merchant and planter, Cary also served as a clerk for a variety of colonial and county offices in Virginia, mainly based out of Warwick, Virginia. In 1713 he brought a suit… Read More
Theophilus Case was born in Kentucky in about 1816. A wagon maker in Bath County, Kentucky, he also served as a justice of the peace for the county in 1853. He died before 1860 in Bath County.
Samuel Casey 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.
Lewis Cass was born in Exeter, New Hampshire on October 9, 1782. A lawyer, Cass served as a colonel during the War of 1812 and later served as the territorial governor of Michigan from 1813-1831. After serving as Andrew Jackson's Secretary of War… Read More
James Castellaw was a resident of Bertie Precinct, North Carolina. In 1721 he was part of the grand jury that indicted John Cope, an American Indian man, with burglary and trespassing. He later served several terms as a member of the North… Read More
John Castellow (d. 1816) 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… Read More
Richard Caswell (1729-1789) was a militia officer, member of the colonial assembly, and the first person elected governor of North Carolina following the Declaration of Independence and served several terms (1776-1780 and 1785-1787). In the… Read More
William Caswell (1754-1785) was a captain in the 5th North Carolina Regiment in the Continental Army and was Governor… Read More
Margaret Cathcart was born in Northampton County, North Carolina on August 18, 1754. The daughter of a prominent doctor, Margaret and her siblings were had educational opportunities that were uncommon for young North Carolinian women of their… Read More
William Cathcart was born in Scotland in about 1710. Cathcart moved to North Carolina in 1737, initially residing in Bertie County. A merchant, he also worked as a physician and resided on a plantation in Northampton County, North Carolina.… Read More
Samuel Lee Cathey was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, on October 26, 1888. Cathey was a Presbyterian minister, serving various communities in North Carolina during the course of his several decades long career. He died in Statesville… Read More
George Catron was born in Wythe County, Virginia in June 16, 1814. A farmer, he signed onto a bond for George Kinder for the administration of Kinder's mother's estate. He died in Wythe County on December 27, 1875.
Grover Cleveland Caudill was born in Wilkes County on November 25, 1889. He worked as a farmer and at his family’s feed store in North Wilkesboro. He died in Wilkes County on January 17, 1957.
James Elihu Caudill was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, on November 16, 1883. Caudill worked as an accountant and bookkeeper for W.C. Meadows Mill Company in North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County). Around 1927, he established Key City Furniture… Read More
Ruben Elbert Caudill was born in Ashe County, North Carolina, on August 1, 1869. Caudill lived in North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County) from around 1900 to 1922, where he worked as a salesman, an inspector at a lumber yard, and a manager of a creamery… Read More
Arthur Cavenah was a colonial resident of Virginia. A land owner in Surry and Brunswick counties, his property abutted the Meherrin River. His home was regarded as a landmark within the local area. He died in Virginia in about 1733.
John Cavendish (1732-1796) was a British nobleman and politician who served as lord of the Treasury (1765-1766) and Chancellor of the Exchequer (1782-1783).
William Cavendish (1720-1764), 4th Duke of Devonshire, was a British politician and nobleman who served as First Lord of the Treasury (effectively Prime Minister) from 1756 to 1757.
Zebulon Marvin Caveness was born on July 19, 1876, in Randolph County, North Carolina. Caveness was a physician in Raleigh who served on the Wake County Exemption Board during World War I. He died in Raleigh (Wake County) on May 14, 1957.
John Cede was a resident of colonial North Carolina. In a petition, he joined others in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs for aid in controlling an outbreak of disease that was then decimating cattle, threatening both beef and leather production… Read More
James M. Chadwick was born on December 3, 1865, in Pender County, North Carolina. Chadwick was a car inspector for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad who helped lead a movement to combat profiteering and overinflation in food, clothing, and… Read More
Gertrude Hope Chamberlain (née Summerell) was born in Salisbury (Rowan County), North Carolina, on June 21, 1870. In the 1930s, Chamberlain was a member of the dean's staff of the Woman's College at Duke University and served as advisor to Pegram… Read More
Elbert Capers Chambers was born in Flat Creek (Buncombe County), North Carolina, on February 20, 1855. Chambers was a car dealer and coal supplier who served as a member of the Asheville board of aldermen (1901-1905), as interim mayor of… Read More
Fred Fisher Chambers was born on March 9, 1859 in Iredell County, North Carolina. Fisher was a prominent Black tailor and theater manager in Statesville. He died there on July 5, 1941.
Maxwell Chambers was born in Pennsylvania in about 1742. A resident of Rowan County, North Carolina by 1764, Chambers became a town commissioner and was a member of the Salisbury Committee of Safety. In 1779 he became a delegate to the North… Read More
Sidney Clarence Chambers was born on April 30, 1881, in Yonkers, New York. During World War I, Chambers was a major in the 3rd North Carolina National Guard and the 113th Field Artillery. He served overseas from November 1918 to March 1919 and… Read More
William Hardy Chamblee was born on February 14, 1862 in Wake County, North Carolina. Chamblee often appended "junior" to the end of his name, though he wasn't exactly that—his father's name, William Bryant Chamblee, varied slightly. He served on… Read More
Joseph Champion (d. 1794) 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
Richard Champion was born in North Carolina on May 31, 1815. A merchant in Cleveland County, North Carolina, he served as a local clerk of the county court and postmaster. He died in Cleveland County on February 14, 1852.
John Carlton Chandler was born on March 20, 1900 in Granville County, North Carolina. Chandler was a private in the Durham Machine Gun Company which helped put down a lynch mob in Alamance County in July 1920. He died in Roanoke Rapids, North… Read More
J. Chapell 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.
George Chaplin (d. 1784) 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… Read More
Alonzo Chapman was born around 1853 in North Carolina. Chapman was a farmer who resided in Pitt County, North Carolina. Chapman was charged with burglary on April 16, 1873, and sentenced to three years in the North Carolina… Read More
Charles Chapman 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 Chappel (d. 1806) was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 after initially refusing, he ultimately signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten… Read More
Micajah Chappel (d. 1801) was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he refused to take an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina, but he later supported the cause of independence and received compensation from the state… Read More
Richard Chappel (d. 1784) was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 after initially refusing, he ultimately signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might… Read More
Julia Ann Chappell was born in Pennsylvania in about 1752. A resident of Wythe County, her husband Stephen was a private in a loyalist regiment during the American Revolution who was captured at the Battle of King's Mountain in 1780. With her… Read More
Abigail Slaughter was born in North Carolina sometime in the 1730s. In 1757 she married Jasper Charlton, a prominent judge and lawyer in the Edenton area. The Charltons were active members of the Patriot cause, and Abigail took the first signing… Read More
Jasper Charlton served as a judge in the Vice-Admiralty Courts in 1756 and 1757-1758. In 1760, he was appointed to serve as an assistant justice in five newly established superior courts. Later an active member in the patriot cause and a member… Read More
John Charlton (d. 1792) 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 Charlton was born in about 1665. A British colonist, he resided in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. He served as an interpreter for the Tuscarora Indians that lived near him, and more specifically their chief, King Tom Blount. In return… Read More