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James Blount was a planter, justice of the peace, and soldier in Chowan County. He served as a Lt. Col. of the Chowan County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia from 1775-1778 before being promoted to Colonel for the remainder of the war. He… Read More

John Gray Blount (21 September 1754-4 January 1833) was a merchant and planter from Bertie County. In 1777 he helped transmit information about the Gourd Patch Conspiracy to Governor… Read More

Joseph Blount (1755-1794) was a resident of Chowan County and a justice of the peace. 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… Read More

Joseph Blount Jr. was a resident of 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.

Joseph Blount (1716-1774) was a resident of Edenton. Together with other residents, he wrote a petition to Arthur Dobbs requesting that the colony reduce its duties on exporting wine and other alcohol from North Carolina.

Lemuel Blount 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.

Marvin Key Blount was born on March 18, 1892, in Bethel, North Carolina. Blount was a lawyer and farmer in Greenville when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He died in Greenville on September 18, 1986.

Daniel Blue was a Black resident of Moore County, North Carolina, in February 1869 when members of the Ku Klux Klan broke into his home and murdered his children and pregnant wife. Blue was gravely wounded in the attack but managed to make his… Read More

The Board of Admiralty was an administrative body of the British Government established in 1628 and responsible for the operation and oversight of the Royal Navy.

Also called Lords Commissioners of Trade and Plantations, the Board of Trade oversaw the affairs of the various colonies. The Board issued Instructions to each governor and supervised whether the appointed governor's actions aligned with imperial… Read More

Clarence Edwin Boesch was born on April 12, 1883, in Pennsylvania. He was a civil engineer who served with the North Carolina National Guard during World War I. He died on March 19, 1971.

Thomas Bog was a ship captain and a resident of Windsor in Bertie County. In 1777 he refused to take the oath of allegiance to the State of North Carolina, and as a result had 60 days to leave the state, leaving behind his wife and children.… Read More

William Bogan 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

Charles Edgar Boger was born on August 10, 1873, in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. Boger served as the superintendent of the Stonewall Jackson Training School from 1913 to 1942. He died in Concord (Cabarrus County) on June 15, 1953.

Norfleet D. Boggan was born in Anson County, North Carolina on November 29, 1805. Clerk of the Anson County Court for many years, he helped process pension applications. He died in Wadesboro, Anson County on November 8, 1854.

John Boggs was a resident of Chowan County.  In 1777 he refused to take the oath of allegiance to the State of North Carolina, electing to leave the state instead. In July 1777, his name along with the names of six other loyalists appeared in a … Read More

Joseph Boggs was a captain in the Orange County militia.

William Bogue was a Quaker who arrived in Perquimans Precinct, North Carolina by 1689. In 1705 he served on a jury that freed Alexander, an American Indian man who had been indentured to Juliana Laker. He died in Perquimans in about December 1720… Read More

Demsey Bond (d. 1788) 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

Henry Bond (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.

James Bond (d. 1793) 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 Bond (d. 1793) 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.

Richard Bond Sr. (d. 1795) 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

Thomas Bond (d. 1795) 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 Bond 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 Bond 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 Marion Bond was born on July 14, 1858, in Chowan County, North Carolina. Bond was a superior court judge from 1913 to 1928. He died in Durham, North Carolina, on March 31, 1928.

Charles Bondfield (d. 1781) was a a prominent lawyer of Edenton. Together with other residents, he wrote a petition to… Read More

Edwin Boner was born in Davidson County on September 27, 1849. Boner spent most of his life in Forsyth County, where he worked as a farmer and day laborer. He died at his home in Lewisville on January 2, 1917, after a three year battle with… Read More

Lusettie Elizabeth Boner was born in Forsyth County on April 29, 1849. Boner lived most of her life in Lewisville, where she supported herself by weaving baskets and other goods. She moved in with her nephew… Read More

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William Henry Boner was born in Clemmons (Forsyth County), North Carolina on October 1, 1875. Boner was variously an accountant, carpenter, and farmer in Forsyth and later Davidson County. He died in Lexington (Davidson County) on April 20, 1953… Read More

James Alexander Bonner was born on March 7, 1864 in Petersburg, Virginia. In his youth, Bonner moved to Goldsboro where he attended public schools. He next entered Lincoln University, where he remained eight years, completing both a bachelor's (… Read More

Thomas Bonner (1744-1804) was a resident of Chowan County who served as a Colonel in the Chowan County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia from 1775 to 1779. A justice of the peace in Chowan, he served as a jury foreman in the indictment of… Read More

Thomas Bonner (1719-1787) was a soldier and politician from Beaufort County. He served on the North Carolina… Read More

Jay Allen Bonsteel was born on April 13, 1873, in West Virginia. Bonsteel was a longtime New York resident who served as a soil scientist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He died in New York on May 1, 1943.

Edward Bonwicke was born in England in about 1671. He later established himself as a lawyer in colonial North Carolina. He served as the attorney general of the colony June 1712 to 1714. He died in Virginia in 1715.

Joseph Boon was born in Johnston County, North Carolina in about 1752. He served as colonel of the Johnston County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia from 1777 to 1778 and in March 1778 he officiated the marriage ceremony between one of his… Read More

Floyd McKinley Boone was born on March 29, 1899 in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Boone was an automobile machinist in Asheville, North Carolina, when he enlisted in the 1st North Carolina National Guard in May 1917 for service during World War… Read More

Thomas Boone (circa 1730-1812) was a colonial administrator who served as royal governor of New Jersey (1759-1760) and South Carolina (1760-1764).

Samuel David Booth was born in Virginia on March 11, 1852. Booth was a physician in Oxford (Granville County). He died in Oxford on June 28, 1916.

Thomas Boothe (d. c1787) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1778 he signed two oaths swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.

Ralph Boozman was a resident of Perquiman's Precinct, North Carolina. In 1705 he served on a jury that freed Alexander, an American Indian man who had been indentured to Juliana Laker. The following year he became a constable for Perquimans. He… Read More

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William Borritz (d. 1803) was a a sea captain and 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… Read More

James Borroughs 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.