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Enoch Ward was born in Virginia in about 1690. Later a resident of Carteret Precinct, North Carolina, in 1722 he became a local justice of the peace. He died in Carteret in about 1750.

Francis Ward (d. 1779) was a resident of colonial Tyrrell County and served as a politician and county clerk. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions. In 1777 he… Read More

George Ward was a resident of Bertie County.  In 1777 Daniel Leggett testified that George Ward swore an… Read More

Jesse Ward 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 independence.

John Ward was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he refused to take an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina, but he continued to live in the state after the war.

John Ward was born in Amherst County, Virginia sometime between 1708 and 1720. During the American Revolution he served as a major in the Beford County Regiment of the Virginia Militia. He died in Campbell County, Virginia in about November 1816… Read More

Joseph Ward was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he refused to take an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina, but he continued to live in the state after the war.

Michael Ward was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina 1718. Establishing himself on Catherine Creek, Ward received or witnessed several land conveyances from the individuals of the Chowanoke Nation to British colonists in the 1730s. He… Read More

Michael Ward (d. 1803) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he submitted a sworn deposition testifying about his involvement in and knowledge of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy. Later in 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State… Read More

Phillip Ward (d. c1780) 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.

Samuel Ward was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he refused to take an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina.

Thomas Ward (d. 1790) was a justice of the peace and a justice for the Bertie County Court of Pleas &… Read More

Thomas Ward was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he refused to take an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina.

Thomas Ward 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. In the list of… Read More

Thomas Ward Sr. was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 after initially refusing, he ultimately 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

William Ward was a resident of Albemarle County, North Carolina. In 1715 James Fleming testified that he saw William Ward try to march against a group of enemy American Indians, but that Christopher Dudley, another colonist, tried to stop him.… Read More

William Ward 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 Ward was a resident of Johnston County, North Carolina who attested to the marriage between John Davis and Mourning Pilkinton in 1778. Any further information about Ward has not been located.

William Ward was a resident of Tyrrell County. In 1777 he served as security on a bond for Stephen Fagan… Read More

John Wardall 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.

Andrew Jackson Warner was born circa 1850 in Washington, Kentucky. During the Civil War, at the age of thirteen, he escaped slavery and fled to Ripley, Ohio, where he joined the Union Army as a drummer. Following his honorable discharge from the… Read More

Norman Ollen Warren was born on September 28, 1890, in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Warren was a bank cashier for the Greenville Banking and Trust Company in Greenville, North Carolina, during World War I. He died in Greenville on November… Read More

Samuel Warren (d. c1806) was a resident of Pitt and later Edgecombe County. In 1777 he served as foreman on a jury of inquest that determined that … Read More

Stanford Lee Warren was born in 1863 in Caswell County, North Carolina. Warren relocated to Durham, North Carolina in his youth, taking up a job as a shipping clerk in the Bull Durham Tobacco company. He later attended and graduated from Leonard… Read More

Thomas Davis Warren, Sr. was born on January 21, 1872, in Chowan County, North Carolina. A longtime resident of New Bern, Warren served one term as a senator in the General Assembly (1901-1903), one term as a representative in the same (1905), as… Read More

George Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia on February 22, 1732. A surveyor in Culpeper County, Virginia, he originally made a name for himself as colonel of the Virginia Regiment during French and Indian War. He later became… Read More

James Washington was a resident of Northampton County and served as a politician. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions.

Hardy Watford (d. 1784) 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 Watford (d. 1794) 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.

Joseph Watford (c1710-1795) 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.… Read More

William Watford 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.

Charles M. Watkins was born on February 1, 1898, in Staunton, Virginia. Watkins was a private in the Durham Machine Gun Company, a national guard unit. In July 1920, he deployed with his company to Alamance County on orders from the governor to… Read More

Edward Watkins 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.

Fleet C. Watkins was born in Black Mountain (Buncombe County), North Carolina, on June 3, 1866. Watkins was a farmer who was arrested for the murder of John H. Bunting of Wilmington in 1913. While an inmate, he received special privileges,… Read More

George Samuel Watkins was born in North Carolina on December 15, 1877. Watkins was a physician in Oxford (Granville County) who was a founder of Brantwood Hospital. He died in Oxford on November 18, 1931.

John Emmitt Watkins was born on April 7, 1881, in Wake County, North Carolina. Watkins was a police officer in Durham, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World War I) in September 1918. He died from influenza in Durham on February… Read More

Permania Carrold Watkins was born in Forsyth County, North Carolina, on February 29, 1868. Watkins lived and worked on his farm in Clemmons from age sixteen until his death there on April 2, 1944.

Charles H. Watson was born in Virginia around 1864. Watson was living in Charlotte by 1910, when he co-founded a reformatory school for African-American boys. Watson served as the school's manager until his resignation in 1913. Watson was also an… Read More

Crawford M. Watson was born in Hillsborough (Orange County), North Carolina, on January 10, 1857. Watson was a farmer in Valley Town (Cherokee County) who served as foreman of public roads. He died in Andrews (Cherokee County) on November 11,… Read More

Elbert Frank Watson was born in Jackson County, North Carolina, on October 13, 1867. Watson was an attorney and farmer in Burnsville (Yancey County). He died in Spruce Pine (Mitchell County) on January 24, 1961.

George F. Watson was born in Rutherford County, North Carolina, on February 1, 1858. Watson was a lumber salesman in Rutherfordton who served as a member and chairman of the Rutherford County Board of Commissioners. He died in Rutherfordton on… Read More

James Watson was a clerk of court, vestryman, and militia officer in colonial Orange County.

John Watson 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 1779 he… Read More

John Watson was a resident of Bute (later Warren) County, North Carolina. In 1778 he signed a marriage bond for the marriage between William Taburn and Nelly Evans, indicating that he was likely a relative, guardian, or close friend of Nelly… Read More

Milton Washington Watson was born in York County, South Carolina on March 15, 1885. Watson died in Charlotte (Mecklenburg County), North Carolina, on January 17, 1972.

Thomas Watson 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 he… Read More

Thomas Watson was a resident of colonial Salisbury. Around 1763, William Strother and Oliver Wallace were accused of horse stealing, found guilty, and sentenced to death. In an undated petition, Watson joined others from the Salisbury District in… Read More

William Watson was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he served as a juror in the fall session of the Read More