Reid Rufus Morrison was born on January 2, 1883, in Iredell County, North Carolina. Morrison served as a captain in the 113th Field Artillery during World War I. He was deployed overseas from May 1918 to March 1919 and saw combat at St. Mihiel,… Read More

Edward Vincent Morton was born in Leasburg (Caswell County), North Carolina, on October 6, 1871. Morton was a insurance agent who purchased the Hickory Democrat in March 1913. He served as editor of the paper until he sold it in April… Read More

Richard Henry Mosby was born in Powhatan County, Virginia on May 24, 1798. A lawyer in North Carolina, he served as Lucy Brown's attorney in her attempts to get her widow's pension application approved. He died in Warren County, North Carolina on… Read More

Edward Moseley was born in England in about 1682 and arrived in North Carolina by 1704. A surveyor and attorney, he settled in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina where he held several colonial offices. He was a member of the North Carolina Council… Read More

James Henry Moseley was born on September 9, 1865 in New Bern, North Carolina. Moseley was a minister in the A.M.E. Zion Church. He died in New Bern on March 26, 1930.

Adolphus Washington Moser was born on March 25, 1882, in Alamance County, North Carolina. Moser was a farmer, trader, and civil servant. He was working as Graham's jailer and chief of police when in July 1920 a mob attempted to break the jail and… Read More

William Howard Moser was born on June 29, 1906, in Alamance County, North Carolina. In August 1920, when he was just fourteen, Moser was called upon to provide testimony in an investigation into an attempted lynching in Alamance County. He was… Read More

Benjamin Moss was a resident of Tyrrell County. In 1777 he swore an oath of secrecy and became a member of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy. He was hesitant however, and did not involve himself any further after taking the first oath, as he "was afraid… Read More

Alexander Muirson was born in North Ayrshire, Scotland on May 30, 1807. Muirson was a stonecutter who worked on the construction of the state capitol in Raleigh in the 1830s. He married Eliza Gunn in New York on May 14, 1838. The couple later… Read More

J. S. Mull was a property owner in Burke County, North Carolina who sued Broughton Hospital for alleged negative impacts on his land.

Abraham Mullen (d. 1780) 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.

Patrick Mullen was born at sea on September 1, 1833. He was raised in Ireland and immigrated to the United States in 1853. A resident of Pulaski county, Illinois by 1860, he was a railroad worker and, later, a farmer. He died January 14, 1909.… Read More

William Arthur Mullen was born on November 17, 1889, in Lincoln County, North Carolina. Mullen was an automobile mechanic in Lincolnton when the United States rolled out a draft program to fight World War I. He died in Lincolnton on February 25,… Read More

Justice of the Peace in Norfolk, VA around 1865 - married the Oulds

Carroll L. Mullikin was born on March 21, 1885, in Talbot, Maryland. Mullikin was a lifelong carpenter, cabinet maker, and upholsterer. He died in Wilmington, Delaware on February 8, 1960.

Abner Muncell [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 independence… Read More

Thomas Muns was a resident of Chowan County. According to a law passed by the North Carolina General… Read More

William Muns 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.

Robert Murden (died circa 1759) was a resident of colonial Pasquotank County where he served as a militia officer. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions.

Archibald Murphey was born in York County, Pennsylvania on December 18, 1742. A resident of Caswell County, North Carolina, he was a justice of the peace who officiated the marriage between Rachel Rogers and Murphey's brother-in-law Frederick… Read More

Commissioner of Pensions from 1896 to April 1, 1897.

Lois Vashti Murphy (née Wilson) was born in Monticello, Arkansas on August 3, 1942. Murphy served as a district president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, to which position she was elected in 1914. She died in Pine Bluff on August 3,… Read More

William Faison Murphy was born on May 5, 1872, near Taylors Bridge, North Carolina. Murphy was a farmer in Wallace, North Carolina, who served as chairman of the Duplin County Exemption Board during World War I. He died in Wallace (Duplin County… Read More

Benjamin Murray was born in Burke County, North Carolina on May 31, 1790. He died on September 2 of either 1790 or 1809.

Charity Murray was born in Burke County, North Carolina on August 28, 1783. She died, possibly in Union County, Illinois on April 11, 1821.

David Murray was born in Burke County, North Carolina on August 25, 1792. He died in Burke County on December 8, 1794.

Dority Murray was born in Burke County, North Carolina on July 29, 1786. She died, presumably, sometime after 1821. Any further information about her life has not been located.

Ezekiel Murray was born in Burke County, North Carolina on October 14, 1777. He moved to Missouri by 1806, where he resided for the remainder of his life. He died in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri in about December 1845.

James Murray (1713-1781) was a prominent merchant, planter, and politician who served as a member of the North Carolina Council from 1739 to 1757 and from 1762 to 1765. Royal governor Arthur Dobbs accused Murray and John Rutherfurd of financial… Read More

Jane Murray was born in Burke County, North Carolina on September 16, 1794. She died, presumably, sometime after 1821. Any further information about her life has not been located.

John B. Murray was born in North Carolina in about 1758. According to his wife, he served as a private in the Rowan County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia on a three-month expedition against the Cherokee in present-day McDowell County in… Read More

Joseph Murray was born in Burke County, North Carolina on May 22, 1781. He died in Burke County, North Carolina on April 8, 1786.

Rosana Murray was born in about 1758 in Virginia. In 1776 she married John B. Murray in Rowan County, North Carolina, and the couple would go on to have at least eleven children together. According to Rosana's recollection, her husband John B.… Read More

Thomas Murray was born in Burke County, North Carolina on February 17, 1779. He died in Burke County, North Carolina on March 19, 1781.

John Mushrow (d. 1803) 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. Later… Read More

John Myers was born in about 1795 in South Carolina. A resident of Pickens County, South Carolina he serves as a local justice of the peace and was likely a lawyer. He may have worked later in life as a millwright, dying sometime after 1860.

John Ivie Myers, born March 14, 1858, was a lifelong resident of Wilkes County. After working around the county over the years as a farmer, lumber mill foreman, and clothing store manager, by 1910 Myers had established himself as a real estate… Read More

James Myrick 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.

Michell Myrs (or Michael Myers, possibly) was a resident of Rowan County who signed a petition to Arthur Dobbs in 1762 requesting that he appoint a justice of the peace for Rowan County. Around 1763, William Strother and Oliver Wallace were… Read More