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Fred Loring Seely was born on December 22, 1871, in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Seely was a architect, developer, and philanthropist in Asheville, North Carolina. During World War I, he was appointed by Gov. Thomas W. Bickett to serve on the North… Read More

John Selwyn (1688-1751) was a British army officer and politician who served as treasurer of Queen Caroline's pensions. He was the father of George Augustus Selwyn (1719-1791… Read More

The Seneca are an American Indian Nation that were part of the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois League, and resided in western New York. The Seneca are known as the "Keepers of the Western Door," as they are the westernmost of the six nations that… Read More

Valentine Sevier was born in Tennessee on July 8, 1780. A resident of Greene County, Tennessee, he served as the clerk of the county court for about fifty years. He died in Greeneville, Tennessee on April 24, 1854.

Thomas Seward 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. 

John Shackleton (died 1767) was a British portrait painter who served as Principal Painter in Ordinary to King George II from 1749 until his death in 1767.

Martin Shafner, born circa 1846, was a renter who lived along the Yadkin River in Surry County, North Carolina in 1916. That July, a devastating flood pushed the Yadkin beyond its banks, washing away all of the possessions of Shafner, his wife,… Read More

Horatio Sharpe (1718-1790) was a British army officer and colonial administrator who served as governor of Maryland from 1753 to 1768 and as commander-in-chief of British forces from 1754 to 1755.

James Wilson Sharpe was born on September 12, 1883, in Union Grove, Iredell County, North Carolina. Sharpe was deputy clerk for the Superior Court of Iredell County for eight years and later operated his own law practice. He died in Union Grove… Read More

Joseph Sharpe served as a major in the Orange County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia from 1779 to 1780. He died sometime after 1800.

William Sharpe (1742-1818) was a lawyer, surveyor, land speculator, and militia officer who pursued political roles in the revolution-era government. 

William Sharpe (died 1767) served as a clerk of the Privy Council, in extraordinary (1722-1730) and in ordinary (1730-1767). His brother was Horatio Sharpe, governor of Maryland.

John Lindsay Shaver was born on August 15, 1887, in Salisbury, North Carolina. Shaver was a machinist for the Southern Railway at Spencer Shops in North Carolina. He was additionally involved with union work, serving as the secretary of the… Read More

Christopher C. Shaw was born in April 1871 in North Carolina. Shaw served as sheriff of Davidson County, North Carolina, from 1912 to 1916. During World War I, he was chairman of the Davidson County Exemption Board. Shaw died in Lexington (… Read More

Henry Marchand Shaw was born in Currituck County on November 8, 1866. Shaw was the son of William Brenton Shaw, a state senator and attorney from Henderson (Vance County). He moved to Oxford (Granville County) around 1890, where he practiced law… Read More

Thomas Jefferson Shaw was born on March 5, 1861, in Montgomery County, North Carolina. Shaw served as a superior court judge for thirty years. Greensboro was his home. He died there on November 3, 1937.

William Thaddeus Shaw was born on October 20, 1861 in Halifax County, North Carolina. Shaw was a textile businessman connected with the Weldon Cotton Manufacturing Co. and the Shaw Cotton Mills, both in Weldon, North Carolina. During World War I… Read More

The Shawnee are an American Indian Nation which historically resided throughout the present-day United States, mainly within the vicinity of the Ohio River Valley beyond the Virginia frontier. During the French and Indian War, the Shawnee… Read More

Charles Shearin 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.

Isaac Shelby was born in Maryland on December 11, 1750. A resident of Virginia, he commanded a Virginia unit during the American Revolution before becoming a colonel in the Sullivan County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia in 1779. He led… Read More

Willis Andrew Shell was born in Caldwell County, North Carolina, on December 20, 1875. Shell was working as vice president and manager of Shell Chair Co. when the factory relocated from Lenoir to North Wilkesboro in 1913. Shell likely lost his… Read More

William Shelly was the clerk of the county court for Robertson County, Tennessee in 1838. Any further information about this individual has not been located.

Joseph Shelmore 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.

Benjamin Franklin Shelton was born on October 26, 1856, in North Carolina. Shelton was a member of the State Prison Board during the administration of Gov. Thomas W. Bickett and later served as a state senator. He died in Edgecombe County, North… Read More

Eric Oswald Shelton was born on May 24, 1886, in Stokes County, North Carolina. Shelton was sheriff of Stokes County from at least 1915 up to 1921. As a member of law enforcement, Shelton assisted in the enforcement of prohibition, busting… Read More

Fowler Shelton was born in White Rock (Madison County), North Carolina on April 9, 1867. Fowler was the proprietor of a Ford dealership in Madison County, North Carolina. He additionally served as a road commissioner for the county around 1916.… Read More

Charles Haddon Shepard was born on November 21, 1878 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Shepard was a prominent Black physician in Durham, North Carolina, where he served as superintendent of Lincoln Hospital from 1901 to 1935. Shepard died in Durham on… Read More

Frederick J. Shepard was a resident of Raleigh. After enrolling at the University of North Carolina during the 1850 school year, he took partial coursework for several more years. In 1854 he became a delegate for the Democratic Party of Wake… Read More

James Edward Shepard was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, on November 3, 1875. A leading advocate for Black education in North Carolina, Shepard is best known for the founding of North Carolina Central… Read More

John Eaton Shepardson was born May 21, 1875, in Floyd County, Iowa. About the time of World War I, Shepardson was a resident of Beaufort County, North Carolina, where he was a farm manager and, later, a civil engineer. He died on February 12,… Read More

Abraham Sheppard (died 1790) was a soldier and legislator who served as colonial-era sheriff of the now-defunct Dobbs County. During the American Revolution, he served as a colonel in the Dobbs County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia and… Read More

William Shergold was a militia officer and representative of Currituck County in the colonial Assembly in 1746 and from 1754 to 1760. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade… Read More

John Sheridan was born in New Jersey in February 1870. Sheridan moved to Black Mountain (Buncombe County) sometime in 1915, where he worked at the town's saw mill. He moved away sometime after 1920.

Thomas Sherlock (1678 - 1761) was a politically influential ministerial figure who served as Bishop of London from 1748 until his death on July 18, 1761.

James Sherrard was a resident of Martin County. A large landholder, in 1774 he became the inspector of merchantable commodities for the county. In 1777 he became a ringleader in the Gourd Patch Conspiracy, with several members later making… Read More

John Sherrard was a resident of Tyrrell County. According to John Collins,… Read More

William Shields was a resident of Martin County. In 1777 Daniel Leggett testified that Shields swore an… Read More

John Shile 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.

John Rohde Shillady was born on November 1, 1875, in Ireland. Shillady served as Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People from 1918 to 1920. He died in 1943.

James Shipman was born in Bladen County, North Carolina on June 13, 1751. He served as a captain in the Bladen County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia under the command of Colonel Thomas Brown. He later made an affidavit in support of Lucy… Read More

Mitchell Lee Shipman was born on December 31, 1866, at Bowman's Bluff, North Carolina. Shipman was an editor and educator who served as Commissioner of Labor and Printing 1909-1920. He died in Raleigh, North Carolina on May 18, 1944.

Matthew Fay Shipp was born on December 17, 1900 in Durham, North Carolina. Following World War I, Shipp was a private in the Durham Machine Gun Company, a national guard unit. In July 1920, he deployed with his unit to Alamance County on orders… Read More

Thomas Roerty Shipp was born in Lisbon, Iowa, on August 4, 1875. Shipp was an influential businessman, newspaperman, and public relations executive based in Washington, D.C., who became an advocate of conservation efforts during the… Read More

Thomas Shippen Jr. [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

William Shirley (1694-1771) was a British colonial administrator, lawyer, and army officer who served as royal governor of Massachusetts Bay (1741-1749 & 1753-1756) and as governor of the Bahamas (1761-1768). Following Edward Braddock's death… Read More

Tetman M. Schoffner was born in Orange County, North Carolina, on September 10, 1835. A senator from Alamance County from 1868-1870, he passed the famous Shoffner Act, which allows the governor had the power to suspend habeas corpus and use the… Read More

William Luton Shoffner was born on April 26, 1889, in Alamance County, North Carolina. Shoffner was engaged in sawmilling when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He served with the 161st Depot Brigade until April 1918 and… Read More

Benjamin Sholar (d. 1803) 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.

James Sholar 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.

Ephraim Sholders 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. Later in 1782… Read More

Thomas Sholders 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.