Jonathan Lassiter (d. c1813) 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… Read More

Josiah Lassiter 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

Reuben Lassiter (d. 1800) 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… Read More

Thomas James Lassiter was born on January 9, 1869, in Johnston County, North Carolina. Lassiter was an editor of the Smithfield Herald. He died in Smithfield (Johnston County) on September 9, 1920.

Timothy Lassiter (d. c1800) 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 Latta was a resident of colonial Anson County. In an undated petition, he joined other Anson County residents in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to organize a patrol to defend against attacks by members of the Catawba, Cherokee, Seneca,… Read More

Evelyn Ann Wood Lattimore (née White) was born on February 3, 1896, in North Carolina. She married Julian Edward Wood on February 9, 1918. They later divorced, and she went on to marry George F. Lattimore on September 4, 1923. Evelyn died in… Read More

Charles O'Hagan Laughinghouse was born on February 25, 1871, near Grimesland, North Carolina. Laughinghouse was a physician and medical administrator. During World War I, he served on the Committee of American Physicians and guided the state's… Read More

Joseph John Laughinghouse was born on October 4, 1847, in Pitt County, North Carolina. During World War I, Laughinghouse served on the Pitt County Exemption Board until he was forced to resign by Gov. Thomas W. Bickett. He died in Greenville (… Read More

Ned Laughinghouse was born on November 10, 1886, in Pitt County, North Carolina. Laughinghouse was the son of J. J. Laughinghouse, chairman of the Pitt County Exemption Board during World War I. He died in April 1941 when the ship on which he was… Read More

James Laughton (d. 1813) 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.

William Laval born in Goose Creek Parish, South Carolina on May 27, 1788. A major in the War of 1812, he was the Comptroller General of South Carolina from 1834-1838 and again from 1842-1846. He also held office as the state's secretary of state… Read More

William Lavender was a resident of Craven County, North Carolina by 1769. In 1773, Lavender served as a witness for the pension certificate of… Read More

Van Allen Lawhon was born in South Carolina in about 1808. A resident of Anderson, South Carolina, he worked as a clerk of the court and postmaster there. He served as a reference for William Guest on Guest's pension application. He died sometime… Read More

Asa Lawrence (d. 1797) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he served as a juror in the fall session of the … Read More

Charles Lawrence 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.

Charles Lawrence (1709 - 1760) was a British army officer who served as lieutenant governor (1754-1756) and later governor (1756-1760) of Nova Scotia.

David Lawrence (d. c1786) 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

John Lawrence 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.

Reuben Lawrence 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.

William Warwick Lawrence was born into slavery in Craven County, North Carolina, on December 14, 1858. Lawrence was a music store proprietor and repairman in New Bern who served as a notary public beginning during the administration of Gov.… Read More

Hugh Lawson (circa 1697-1772) was a resident of colonial Anson County. In an undated petition, he joined other Anson County residents in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to organize a patrol to defend against attacks by members of the Catawba,… Read More

John Lawson was born in England on December 27, 1674. A naturalist, he arrived in Carolina in 1700, where he collected specimens of North American flora and fauna. Lawson sent these specimens, as well as information about the American Indian… Read More

Peleg Lawton was a resident of Perquimans County, North Carolina. In 1783 Lawton signed a petition in support of James, a local African American man who was trying to maintain his freedom. Lawton died in Pasquotank County, North Carolina on about… Read More

Roger Lawson was a resident of colonial Anson County. In an undated petition, he joined other Anson County residents in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to organize a patrol to defend against attacks by members of the Catawba, Cherokee,… Read More

Maurice Wilson Laxton was born on March 15, 1896, in Lenoir, North Carolina. Laxton was an assistant superintendent of an oil mill for the Farmville Oil & Fertilizer Co., in Farmville, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World… Read More

Wade Hampton Laxton was born in Caldwell County on May 20, 1877. He lived in Wilkes County from around 1910 to 1917, when he worked on a farm in Cricket outside North Wilkesboro. He moved to Winston-Salem in 1917, where he worked for Wachovia… Read More

George T. Leach was born on August 12, 1859, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Leach moved to Washington, North Carolina, in 1885, where he became an influential businessman. He died there on June 4, 1922.

Moses Leaster [last name unclear] 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… Read More

Anna Willix was likely born in Exeter, New Hampshire sometime prior to 1648. While living with her sister in Boston, Anna met Robert Riscoe, who she married and moved to North Carolina with by 1670. Riscoe died and Anna remarried by June 1683,… Read More

John Lear was born in England in about 1632 and arrived in Virginia by 1656, settling in Nansemond County. A colonel in the militia, Lear served in the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1666 to 1676 and later served as a member of the… Read More

Cornelius Leary was born in Chowan County, North Carolina in about 1720. An owner of enslaved people, in 1757 Leary sat on the local freeholders' court which heard cases involving enslaved people. Leary died in Chowan in 1762, leaving behind… Read More

Cornelius Leary was born in Chowan County, North Carolina in about 1756. Orphaned when his father died in 1762, Leary and his brothers came under the guardianship of several different men in Chowan, including Peter Clear, who watched over the… Read More

Dempsey Leary was born in Chowan County, in about 1762. Orphaned when his father died in 1762, Leary and his brothers came under the guardianship of several different men in Chowan, including Peter Clear, who watched over the three youngest boys… Read More

Job Leary (d. c1799) was born in about September 1749 and was cabinetmaker in 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… Read More

John Leary (d. 1807) was a cabinetmaker in 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 Leary was born in Chowan County, North Carolina in about 1760. Orphaned when his father died in 1762, Leary and his brothers came under the guardianship of several different men in Chowan, including Peter Clear, who watched over the three… Read More

Samuel Leath (d. 1785) 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.

Johnson Ledbetter was born in Black Mountain (Buncombe County), North Carolina, on March 17, 1863. Ledbetter was a farmer in Broad River Township, McDowell County. He also served on the county board of education. Ledbetter died in Broad River on… Read More

Thomas Benjamin Ledbetter was born in North Carolina on December 12, 1862. Ledbetter owned a farm in Broad River Township (McDowell County) where he lived and worked for most of his life. During World War I, he served as the head of the local… Read More

Adam Lee was born around 1856 in North Carolina. Lee was a farm laborer who resided in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Lee was charged with larceny on November 20, 1874, and sentenced to two years in the North Carolina State… Read More

Bryant Lee was a resident of New Hanover County, North Carolina by 1751. A farmer, he owned land near the Black River. In February 1768, Bryant and his wife Mary were murdered by Will, an enslaved man that they owned. The motive for the murder… Read More

Henry Lee (d. 1822) 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.

Mary Devane Lee arrived in North Carolina by 1751 with her husband Bryant Lee and they settled near the Black River in New Hanover County, North Carolina. In February 1768 Mary and Bryant were murdered by Will, an enslaved man that they had owned… Read More

Robert Edward Lee was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia on January 19, 1807. Lee was a Confederate general who led the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. He died in Lexington, Virginia on October 12, 1870.

Stevens Lee (1735-1779) was a planter in Tyrrell County who represented the county at the 1775 Provincial Congress in Hillsborough. In 1777 he served as security on a bond for… Read More

Thomas Lee was a plantation owner in Tyrrell County, North Carolina. In 1748 an enslaved man named Stephen stole Lee's horse. Lee died in Tyrrell in about 1753.

Will Lee was one of three men wrongfully accused of sexually assaulting Eula Virginia Riddle in Alamance County in July 1920. He was an employee of Rainey Hospital at the time. See also… Read More

William Lee was a resident of colonial North Carolina who was involved in the maritime trade and moved ships between North Carolina and Maryland. In 1697 Dorothy Steele ran away from her husband and hired William Lee to take her to South Carolina… Read More

William States Lee was born on January 28, 1872, near Lancaster, South Carolina. A longtime Charlotte resident, Lee was the chief engineer and vice-president of the Duke Power Company. During World War I, he was appointed by Gov. Thomas W.… Read More