Robert D'Arcy (1718-1778), 4th Earl of Holdernesse was a British nobleman and politician who served as secretary of state for the southern department (1751-1754) and secretary of state for the northern department (1754-1761).
John Dalrymple was born circa 1705 most likely in Edinburgh, Scotland. Dalrymple was a British army officer who served as commander of Fort Johnston (Brunswick County) in the 1750s and 1760s. Sometime before 1760 he left North Carolina and went… Read More
James Alfred Dalton was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on April 24, 1847. Dalton was a Civil War veteran (United States army) who worked in the Old Fort area (McDowell County) variously as a miller, a carpenter, and a farmer. He died in… Read More
Jason Banner Dalton was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on September 16, 1881. Dalton was a saw mill operator and farmer in McDowell County. He died in Black Mountain (Buncombe County) on March 1, 1978.
Leonard Bernin Dalton was born on March 14, 1893, in McDowell County, North Carolina. Dalton was a laborer at Clinchfield Cotton Mill Company in Marion, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was… Read More
Robert Frank Dalton was born on March 7, 1858, in North Carolina. Dalton was a prominent businessman in Greensboro and surrounding communities, helping to establish or found the Porter-Dalton Drug Store, the Snow Lumber Company, and the Southern… Read More
Julia Idell Daly was born on January 22, 1886, in Craven County, North Carolina. Daly was an unmarried farmer in Craven County, North Carolina. She died in New Bern on May 7, 1979.
William Francis Dancy was born in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina on October 11, 1818. He attended the University of North Carolina, graduating in 1837. He worked as a lawyer, and also owned several plantations. He died in Philadelphia… Read More
John Reeves Jones Daniel was born outside of Halifax (Halifax County), North Carolina, on January 13, 1802. Daniel was an attorney and planter who served as a legislator (1831-1834), attorney general of the state (1834-1841), and U.S.… Read More
Nathaniel Chesley Daniel was born in Granville County on December 6, 1871. Daniel spent most of his career as a practicing physician in Oxford. He also served as the medical director of the Oxford orphanage for over twenty five years. He died on… Read More
Robert Daniel was born in about 1646 and arrived in Carolina by 1677. A wealthy landowner, Daniel was a prominent actor in South Carolina politics before he was appointed as the deputy governor of North Carolina in 1703. His most notable act as… Read More
Josephus Daniels was born on May 18, 1862, in Washington, North Carolina. Daniels was owner of the News and Observer, which he used to promote and amplify the voices of politicians who supported white supremacist policies. During the… Read More
Elizabeth Strozier was born in Rowan County, North Carolina on September 1, 1766. She married George Washington Darden in Wilkes County, Georgia in 1803 and the couple had at least twelve children. She died in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama on June 2… Read More
John Darden (d. 1796) 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
John Hardy Darden was born on February 21, 1850, in Halifax County, North Carolina. Darden was a farmer by profession who served as a legislator representing Halifax County for four consecutive terms beginning in 1915. In 1917, he served on a… Read More
Jeremiah Dargan (d. 1786) was the founding pastor of Cashie Baptist Church in Windsor, NC from 1770-1786. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promising to report any treasonous conspiracies that… Read More
John Darrach was born in Bladen County, North Carolina on September 22, 1757. During the American Revolution he served as a private in the Bladen County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia on various tours between 1775 and 1781. He served… Read More
George Cowan Darwin was born in York County, South Carolina on October 18, 1771. A farmer in Jackson County, Tennessee, he served as the county's justice of the peace for several years. He died in Jackson County on July 30, 1853.
Peter Dauge (1739-1801) served as a Lt. Colonel and later Colonel in the North Carolina Militia. Originally based in Pasquotank, he also later commanded the Camden County Regiment as well. When the Gourd Patch Conspiracy was uncovered in July… Read More
George Daughtery was born in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio in November 1799. A resident of Jonesboro, Union County, Illinois by 1820, he was a farmer. He died July 27, 1877.
Elijah Longstreet Daughtridge was born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina on January 17, 1863. Daughtridge was a farmer, businessman, and politician who served as a state legislator (1901 and 1903 sessions) and lieutenant governor of North… Read More
Richard Davenport was resident of Perquimans Precinct in the early 18th century. First appearing in colonial court records in 1703, in 1705 he served on a jury that considered an indentured American Indian man named Alexander's freedom suit… Read More
Richard Kelly Davenport was born in Gaston County, North Carolina, on February 2, 1859. Davenport was a merchant and farmer who served as legislator and as a member of the Gaston County Board of Commissioners. He died in Mount Holly on May 15,… Read More
Bartlet Moreland Davidson (d. c1781) was a resident of Martin County. In 1777 William Wallace testified… Read More
George Donnell Davidson was born in Swannanoa (Buncombe County) on August 11, 1882. He worked as an insurance agent in Asheville and Black Mountain before taking a job as a real estate agent in Monroe (Union County) in 1918. He died in Charlotte… Read More
John Davidson (d. 1779) 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.
Margaret "Peggy" Murray Davidson was born in Burke County, North Carolina on October 15, 1799. In 1821 she married Wiley J. Davidson and the couple had at least seven children together. She died in Union County, Illinois on October 21, 1853.
Orman Morgan Davison was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky in about 1805. A justice of the peace for Union County, Illinois, he died in Union on February 11, 1864.
Theodore Fulton Davidson was born in Waynesville (Haywood County), North Carolina, on March 30, 1845. Davidson was a Confederate veteran, politician, and lawyer who held several politically prominent positions, including director of the Western… Read More
Wiley J. Davidson was born in Tennessee in about 1798. A resident of Union County, Illinois, he married Margaret "Peggy" Murray in 1821 and the couple had at least seven children together. A farmer, In 1836 he made a sworn affidavit in support of… Read More
William Davidson was born in Charleston, South Carolina on September 1778. A politician, he represented Mecklenburg County in the North Carolina State Senate in 1813, 1815-1818, 1825, and 1827-1829. He was also a member of the U.S. House of… Read More
William Frew Davidson was born in Mecklenburg County on August 13, 1810. A lawyer, he represented many individuals in their claims against the U.S. Government, including Susana Alexander. He also served as Charlotte's mayor, as a justice of the… Read More
William Lee Davidson was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in about 1746. A resident of Rowan County, he served as a lieutenant in that county's militia under colonial Governor William Tryon in 1767. When the American Revolution broke out,… Read More
Winstead Davie was born in Person County, North Carolina on January 3, 1797. A resident of Union County, Illinois, he held many public offices including clerk of the county court and justice of the peace. He also operated an extensive mercantile… Read More
Alfred Gordon Davis was born in February 1861 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Davis immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1864. He was a Presbyterian minister for forty years, serving congregations in… Read More
Arthur Powell Davis was born in Decatur, Illinois, on February 9, 1861. Davis was a civil engineer who served as chief administrator of the Reclamation Service—a Federal agency charged with stewarding water resources—from 1914 to 1923. He died in… Read More
David Davis was a justice of the peace in Chowan County. In 1777 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.
In December 1754, Robert Murden, a militia colonel, recommended David Davis to replace Samuel Heith in the regiment of militia in Pasquotank County.
Garrett Davis (d. 1782) 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
Grover Cleveland Davis was born on July 12, 1886, in Orange County, North Carolina. In August 1920, Davis was an employee of the L. Banks Holt Manufacturing Company in Graham, North Carolina, when he provided testimony in an investigation into an… Read More
James Davis (1721-1785) was a colonial officeholder, newspaperman, and politician in New Bern. Davis served as North Carolina's first printer (1749-1782), representative of New Bern and Craven County in the Assembly (1755-1760), and judge of the… Read More
John Davis was a resident of colonial Bladen County. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions.
John Davis was born in about 1755, possibly of Welsh descent. In March 1778 he married Mourning Pilkinton in Johnston County, North Carolina. On June 30, 1779 he became a private in Captain Kedar Ballard's regiment of the 3rd North Carolina… Read More
John Davis operated a horse-drawn baggage wagon for the 6th North Carolina Regiment of the Continental Army. He likely resided somewhere in or near to Granville County, North Carolina. When William Taburn, a private, loaned his wagon to the… Read More
John Davis, Jr. was a justice of the peace in New Hanover County during a scandal involving British captain John Dalrymple at nearby Fort Johnston.
Jonathan Davis (d. 1780) was a resident of Tyrrell County. While no one indicated that Jonathan Davis himself was a member of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy, several former members of the plot wrote in their depositions that they were recruited for… Read More
Moses Davis 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 independence.… Read More
Mourning Pilkinton Davis was born in Johnston County, North Carolina in about 1761. In March 1778 she married John Davis and the following year her husband enlisted in the 3rd North Carolina Regiment of the Continental Line for the remainder of… Read More