Thomas Herman was a resident of Currituck County. In May 1778 he signed a bond for $200 promising that … Read More

Benjamin Herndon was born in Carolina County, Virginia on December 10, 1749. He joined the Surry County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia in 1775 and fought as a lieutenant at the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge in 1776. He then served as a… Read More

James Herndon was born in Caroline County, Virginia in about 1737. He served as a captain in the Chatham County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia from 1778 to July 1781, when loyalist forces under David Fanning captured him at Pittsboro,… Read More

Benjamin Heron (1722-1770) was a British mariner and colonial official who held several prominent offices in North Carolina: clerk of the Crown (appointed 1762), secretary of the province, and member of the North Carolina Council (1764-1769). He… Read More

Edward Herren was a resident of colonial Johnston County. In an undated petition, he joined other members of the Johnston County militia in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to commission new captains for their unit.

David Herrin was a resident of colonial Johnston County. In an undated petition, he joined other members of the Johnston County militia in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to commission new captains for their unit.

John Herring was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. In 1721 he was part of the grand jury that indicted John Cope, an American Indian man, with burglary and trespassing. Any further information about this individual has not been… Read More

William Herritage (c. 1707-1769) was a Craven County lawyer and planter who served as clerk of the General Assembly from 1739 until his death in 1769.

William James Herritage was born circa 1850 in Washington, North Carolina. A Lincoln University graduate, Herritage was an espiscopal minister, called to service at the St. John the Evangelist church in Edenton… Read More

Benjamin Hester was born in Louisa County, Virginia in about 1760. He volunteered as a private in the Granville County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia in 1778 and served in the New Levies. In 1779 he served in the North Carolina Light… Read More

Rufus Hester was born in Kentucky in about 1846. Hester was an African American farmer in Jackson and, later, Jefferson Counties in Illinois. He died December 28, 1915.

Zachariah Hester was born in Louisa County, Virginia in about 1761. A resident of Granville County, North Carolina, he volunteered as a private in the Granville County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia in about January 1776. He then… Read More

Joseph Hewes (1730-1779) was a prominent and influential Edenton merchant, politician, and signer of the Declaration of Independence. 

Francis "Frank" Richard Hewitt was born in Campbell County, Virginia, on November 16, 1853. In addition to serving as president of the Home Building and Loan Association in Asheville (Buncombe County), Hewitt engaged in mining, farming, railroad… Read More

Archibald Arrington Hicks was born in Granville County, North Carolina on September 9, 1862. Hicks was an educator-turned-attorney who served as mayor of Oxford (1891-1893), as state senator (1899, 1903, 1907, 1911, 1923, & 1931), and as… Read More

David Hicks was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. In 1721 he was part of the grand jury that indicted John Cope, an American Indian man, with burglary and trespassing. He died in Chowan in 1732.

Harris Hicks was born in Granville County in about 1759. Prior to the American Revolution, Hicks was bound as an apprentice to Henry Melton to learn blacksmithing and when the war broke out, Hicks ran away to become a private in the Granville… Read More

Job Hicks 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.

John Hicks was a resident of Chowan County. According to a law passed by the North Carolina General Assembly… Read More

Robert Hicks was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina who served in a variety of governmental offices throughout his life. In 1713 he was clerk of the North Carolina Council and in 1721 he was acting as the powder receiver for Albemarle… Read More

William Jackson Hicks was born in Spottsylvania County, Virginia, on February 18, 1827. Hicks was a farmer, industrialist, and architect who resided in Raleigh (Wake County). Beginning in 1869, Hicks held the position of the architect and warden… Read More

John Higdon was a resident of colonial Johnston County. In an undated petition, he joined other members of the Johnston County militia in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to commission new captains for their unit.

Russell High was born on February 10, 1899. When he registered for the draft (World War I) in September 1918, he was employed as a laborer by the Shepherd Furniture Company in Durham, North Carolina. In November 1918, he was falsely accused of… Read More

The Highland Spruce Company was chartered to "buy, sell and deal in timber, grazing, mineral and orchard lands, etc." in March 1912. The named incorporators were John S. Adams of Asheville and F. A. Drewry and M. L. Foster of Worcester,… Read More

William Highsmith was a resident of Martin County. According to John Collins, in 1777… Read More

Abraham Hill 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 Lester Hill was born in Union County, North Carolina, on November 3, 1879. Hill was a farmer by trade. He died in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, on March 12, 1966.

Daniel Hill was a resident of colonial Johnston County. In an undated petition, he joined other members of the Johnston County militia in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to commission new captains for their unit.

Daniel Harvey Hill, Jr. was born on January 15, 1859, at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina. Hill was a long-time educator and administrator for what is now North Carolina State University, for which… Read More

Dorcas Evelyn Hill (née Trull) was born on December 10, 1860, in Union County, North Carolina. She married Walter Eli Hill in 1885. She died in Marshville (Union County) on January 25, 1940.

Ephraim Hill 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.

Cousin Hill was a younger male cousin of Margaret Eliza Cotten. He maintained a correspondence with her while she resided in Raleigh in 1853-1854.

Guy Hill (d. 1787) 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 Hill was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. In 1733 he served as a witness for Thomas Garrett's land purchase from the Chowan nation and also purchased his own plot of 50 acres, also from the Chowan nation. He died sometime… Read More

Henry Hill (d. 1784) 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 Hill was born in North Carolina in about 1763. A resident of Wake County, North Carolina and a neighbor of Rachel Locus, he gave supporting testimony in her pension application stating that he knew Valentine Locus prior to his death. He… Read More

Henry Hill Jr. was a resident of Chowan and later Gates County. In 1778 he did not sign an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina, but he continued to live in the state after the American Revolution.

Himrick Hill (d. 1809) 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

Hulda Hill Jr. was born in Anson County on October 6, 1799. The daughter of a Revolutionary War veteran, she died sometime after 1840.

Huldah Jackson Hill was born in Anson County, North Carolina on February 7, 1764. In 1780 in spite of her parents' disapproval, she married John Hill, a recent arrival from Halifax County, North Carolina. After their marriage, John Hill escorted… Read More

Isaac Hill was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. In 1721 he was part of the grand jury that indicted John Cope, an American Indian man, with burglary and trespassing. In 1724 he became an assistant justice to the North Carolina… Read More

Isaac Hill was born in Anson County, North Carolina on January 9, 1788. The son of a Revolutionary War veteran, he and his siblings received the pension after the death of their mother, Huldah. He died sometime after 1840.

Jacob Hill was born in Anson County, North Carolina on December 21, 1790. The son of a Revolutionary War veteran, he worked as a traveling minister. He died in Catawba County, North Carolina on June 16, 1855.

James Hill was a resident of colonial North Carolina. In an undated petition, he joined others in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs for aid in controlling an outbreak of disease that was then decimating cattle, threatening both beef and leather… Read More

John Hill was born in Halifax County, North Carolina on February 4, 1749. He may have served as a private in the 10th North Carolina Regiment of the Continental Army from March 1776 to February 1780. Shortly after that period, he moved to Anson… Read More

Isaac Hill was born in Anson County, North Carolina on January 9, 1781. The son of a Revolutionary War veteran, he and his siblings received the pension after the death of their mother, Huldah. He may have resided in Person County, North Carolina… Read More

John Sprunt Hill was born on March 17, 1869, near Faison, North Carolina. Setting down roots in Durham in 1903, Hill was a philanthropist, banker, and influential advocate for a wide variety of civic improvements, including the building of good… Read More

Jonathan J. Hill was born in Anson County, North Carolina on February 17, 1797. The son of a Revolutionary War veteran, he was a farmer in Anson County. He died sometime after 1860.

Kadah Hill (d. 1790) 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