John Alfred Pollock was born on November 1, 1844, in Onslow County, North Carolina. Pollock was a physician in Kinston, North Carolina. He died in Kinston on November 11, 1932.
Thomas Pollock was born in Scotland on May 6, 1654. Pollock arrived in North Carolina by 1683, where he served as a deputy or agent for Lord Carteret and Lord Beaufort and amassed large tracts of land and other property. As president of the North… Read More
Thomas Pollock Jr. was born in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina in about 1695. The son of the North Carolina Council president, Thomas Pollock Jr. also served as a member of the council in 1722. He died in Bertie Precinct, North Carolina in about… Read More
Cullen Pollok (d. 1795) was a resident of Bertie and Tyrrell 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 Ponsonby (1704-1793), Viscount Duncannon, was a British politician and nobleman who served as a lord of Admiralty (appointed 1746), lord of the Treasury (appointed 1756), and as joint postmaster-general (appointed 1759).
John Pool was born near Elizabeth City on June 16, 1826. A lawyer and politician, Pool supported William Woods Holden's campaign for governor both during and after the Civil War. In 1868 he became a senator for North Carolina in the U.S. Congress… Read More
Lewis Pope was a resident of Camden District, South Carolina who served as a captain in the Fairfield District Regiment of the South Carolina Militia from 1779 to 1780. He then served as a captain in the Camden District Regiment of the South… Read More
William Popple (1701-1764) was a dramatist and colonial administrator who served as Governor of Bermuda Islands from 1745 to 1764.
Clifford Porter was born in Concord (Cabarrus County) on March 2, 1886. Porter was a pharmacist by trade, first in Concord then in Black Mountain (Buncombe County), where he moved in 1913. Porter was the owner of Black Mountain Drug Co. and also… Read More
George Porter was born in Grayson County, Virginia in about 1788. A farmer in Wythe County, Virginia, he also served as a local justice of the peace. He died in Wythe County on October 29, 1852.
Joshua Porter was born in Virginia in about 1680. He served as a justice of the peace for Beaufort and Hyde Precincts from at least 1723 until 1727. He also represented Beaufort in the North Carolina General Assembly in 1726. He died in Beaufort… Read More
The Posteskeet are an American Indian Nation that reside on the northeastern shore of the Albemarle Sound in North Carolina in present-day Currituck County. The Posteskeet, along with the… Read More
William Louis Poteat was born in Caswell County, North Carolina on October 20, 1856. Poteat was an educator who served as president of Wake Forest University from 1905 to 1927. He died in Wake Forest (Wake County) on March 12, 1938.
Mark W. Potter was a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission from 1921 to 1925. Though an attorney in New York, Potter served as president of the Carolina, Clinchfield, and Ohio Railroad and also owned a large amount of reclaimed land in… Read More
James Hinton Pou was born on July 21, 1861, in Tuskegee, Alabama. Pou served three terms in the North Carolina General Assembly (as a representative in 1885 and 1888 and senator in 1892) and was a renowned trial lawyer in Raleigh, North Carolina… Read More
Cader Powell (d. c1805) was a resident of Chowan and later 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
Charlotte Ann "Lottie" Powell was born in North Carolina in March 1883. Powell died at Umstead Hospital in Butner (Granville County) on January 30, 1963.
Edward Farrior Powell was born on October 11, 1892, in Whiteville, North Carolina. Powell was employed as a cashier at the Bank of Columbus when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He served in the United States Navy at… Read More
George Sumpter Powell was born in September 1848 in North Carolina. Powell was a prominent businessman in Asheville, North Carolina, who served as chairman of the city's No. 2 Exemption Board during World War I. He died in Miami, Florida, on… Read More
Jacob Powell (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
Samuel Powell was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania on July 10, 1776. A resident of Hawkins County, Tennessee, he served as the judge of the first circuit court of Tennessee from 1819 to 1841. He died in Hawkins County on August 2, 1841.
Walter Foster Powell was born in Stokes County, North Carolina, on July 12, 1874. Powell was a farmer in Walnut Cover (Stokes County). He died in Morganton (Burke County), North Carolina, on October 8, 1947.
William Powell was a shipwright who resided on the Neuse River in Bath County, North Carolina. In 1703 he and several other men signed a petition to the governor requesting that the colonial government intercede and prevent the nearby Tuscarora… Read More
William Ptolemy Powell was a soldier in the Halifax County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia who served as a lieutenant from 1777 to 1779 and as a captain from 1779 to 1781. He was captured and imprisoned by the enemy following the Battle of… Read More
Charles Power (d. 1789) 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 Mills Powers (née Burnett) was born in Black Mountain (Buncombe County), North Carolina, in March 1857. Powers lived in the Craggy Station community of Buncombe County with her husband Alfred Alexander Powers (1851-1920) and son Charles… Read More
John Pownall (1720 - 1795) was a lifelong government administrator. Pownall held the following offices with the Board of Trade: clerk (1741-1745), solicitor and clerk of reports (1745-1753), joint secretary (1753-1758), and secretary (1758-May… Read More
William Pownel 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.
James Speed Poythress was born in Granville County, North Carolina, on September 17, 1871. Poythress was a building supply merchant and officer in the North Carolina National Guard. He died in Henderson (Vance County) on October 18, 1918, one of… Read More
Josephy Hyde Pratt was born on February 3, 1870, in Hartford, Connecticut. Pratt attended and graduated from Yale, where his studies focused on chemistry, geology, and mineralogy. In 1897, he moved to North Carolina where he served as state… Read More
Philip Pratt 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.
David Edward Pressley was born in Buncombe County on August 28, 1870. He was a lifelong resident of Black Mountain, where he worked as a plumber and electrician. He died in Asheville on August 28, 1934.
Edmund Randolph Preston was born in Hampden Sydney, Virginia, on June 5, 1880. Preston was an attorney and jurist who served as special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General from 1933 to 1938. He died in Winston-Salem (Forsyth County) on July 13… Read More
Joseph Milton Prevette was born in Wilkesboro in March 12, 1888. After graduating from Wake Forest, Prevette moved to North Wilkesboro where he practiced law. He later lived in Statesville and Alexandria, Virginia. He died in Winston-Salem in… Read More
Joseph Talmage Prevette was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, on March 10, 1885. In 1905, Prevette opened a clothing store North Wilkesboro, Prevette Brothers, which he ran with his brothers Roscoe and Royal. By 1934, Prevette’s business,… Read More
David H. Price was born on December 25, 1877, in North Carolina. Price was a barber who owned and operated his own business in Washington, North Carolina. He died on January 2, 1961 in Ahoskie, North Carolina… Read More
Edward Price was a resident of colonial Johnston County. In an undated petition, he joined others in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to appoint another justice to serve their section of the county.
James Price was a resident of colonial Johnston County. In an undated petition, he joined others in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to appoint another justice to serve their section of the county.
James Robinson Price was born on May 17, 1868, in Monroe, North Carolina. Price was an attorney in Albemarle, North Carolina, who was elected to serve one term in the state legislature in 1902. He additionally was the president of the Stanly Loan… Read More
John Ross Price was born on June 16, 1892, in Rockingham County, North Carolina. Price was a farmer in Wentworth, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was inducted into the service in September of that… Read More
Overton Westfeldt Price was born in Liverpool, England, on January 27, 1873. Price was among the first students of the Biltmore Forest School and studied under Carl A. Schenck. He served as assistant forester during the administrations of… Read More
Robert McCollum Price was born on September 23, 1898 in Wentworth, North Carolina. Price attended a Plattsburgh training camp in the summer of 1918. That September, he was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in the army, teaching military instruction… Read More
Robert Reed Price was born in Tennessee on December 20, 1859 (or December 27, 1859). Price moved to North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County), North Carolina, with his family sometime before 1910, where he worked as a salesman at a grocery store. He moved… Read More
George Moore Pritchard was born near Mars Hill (Madison County), North Carolina on January 4, 1886. Pritchard was a resident of Asheville (Buncombe County) and Marshall (Madison County). An attorney by training, he served as a state legislator (… Read More
James Pritchard (d. 1786) was a free person of color who resided in 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… Read More
Jeter Conley Pritchard was born on July 12, 1857, in Jonesboro, Tennessee. Pritchard was a newspaperman-turned-lawyer who served in the North Carolina General Assembly for three terms before ascending to the United States Senate in 1895 to fill… Read More
In January 1914, Abbie Privett was described as an "old" woman whose home was somewhere between Wendell and Raleigh. No further information could be found.
In the 1700s, the Privy Council—a group of advisers consisting of bishops, ministers of the state, and senior members of the royal household—provided counsel to the king and handled judicial matters relating to the king and his property. The… Read More
George Robert Proctor was born on May 24, 1896, in Newport, Tennessee. Proctor was employed in the Lancaster Cotton Mill in Lancaster, South Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was subsequently inducted into… Read More
Harriett Proctor (née Hoover) was born on September 14, 1862, in McDowell County, North Carolina. She married Rufus Proctor on October 27, 1881. She worked as a laundress in Marion, North Carolina. Harriett died in Marion (McDowell County) on… Read More
Albert Hooker Proffitt was born in Yancey County, North Carolina on December 1, 1857. Proffitt was a Yancey County farmer who served as a commissioner in the appraisal of property condemned for the creation of Mount Mitchell State Park. He died… Read More