Mary Weeks Clark (née Parker) was born in Tarboro, Edgecombe County on March 17, 1822. She was the grandchild of an early settler of Tarboro, therefore coming from a family of wealthy plantation owners. She married her first cousin Henry Toole… Read More
Rufus Reid Clark was born in Iredell County, North Carolina, on January 24, 1864. Clark was a resident of Statesville where he served as editor of the Landmark. He died in Statesville (Iredell County) on December 10, 1935.
Thomas Clark (d. c1798) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he refused to sign an oath of allegiance to the State of North Carolina and consequently had to sign a bond promising to leave the state within 60 days. His brother-in-law… Read More
Walter McKenzie Clark was born on August 19, 1846, in Halifax County, North Carolina. A Confederate veteran, Clark is best remembered for his thirty-five-year career as chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, which began with his… Read More
Alexander Clarke 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… Read More
Elijah Clarke was born in North Carolina in about 1742. He moved to Wilkes County, Georgia by 1773 and at the outbreak of the American Revolution he became a captain in the Wilkes County Regiment of the Georgia Militia. He was promoted to colonel… Read More
James Archibald Clarke was born on March 2, 1880, in North Carolina. Clarke was a minister and for a time was pastor of the First Baptist Church in High Point, North Carolina.
William John Clarke was born in Raleigh, North Carolina on August 2, 1819. A captain during the Mexican-American War, he later established a law practice in Raleigh. He served as the Comptroller for the State of North Carolina from 1850 to 1855.… Read More
Ephriam Clayton was born in Transylvania County, North Carolina, on March 9th, 1804. He worked as the Supervisor of Construction and as an overseer of imprisoned laborers on the Western North Carolina Railroad. He died in Buncombe County, North… Read More
Timothy Cleare was a Quaker who arrived in Perquimans Precinct, North Carolina by 1684. He held several public offices at various times during his life, including overseer of the road and justice of the Perquimans Precinct Court. In 1705 he… Read More
George Clement 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.
Hayden Clement was born on September 25, 1879, in Mocksville, North Carolina. Clement was an attorney and legislator. He served as assistant attorney general (1907-1909) and acting attorney general for the state. From 1914 to 1923, he was… Read More
Charlton Clements 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.
George Clements (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.
John Clements 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.
Joseph Lee Clements was born in Wake County in July 1871. He moved to North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County) in 1893 where he worked as a telegraph operator and railroad station manager. In the 1920s, he served as the mayor of North Wilkesboro.… Read More
Benjamin Cleveland was born in Virginia on May 26, 1803. A resident of Wilkes and Surry Counties, he had a reputation as someone who would fight American Indians on the western frontier. During the American Revolution, he joined the Surry County… Read More
John Clevland was born in Saltash, England, in 1706. Clevland served as Deputy Secretary (1746-1751) and Secretary (1751-1763) to the Board of Admiralty. He died on June 19, 1763.
Charles Clifton (d. c1790) 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
John Clifton was a resident of Anson County. According to his later deposition in the Bertie County Court of… Read More
Peter Clifton (d. c1786) was a resident of Bertie County who served as a justice for the Bertie County Court… Read More
Carrie Cline (née Hennings) was born March 17, 1883, in North Carolina. A long time resident of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Cline was a seamstress and wife of Pleas David Cline. She died in Salisbury (Rowan County) on May 9, 1976.
Pleas David Cline was born on May 13, 1882, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. A longtime resident of Winston-Salem, Cline was, at various times, a laborer, carpenter, house painter, and machinist. During the course of his life, he had several run… Read More
John Burton Clingman was born in Farmington, North Carolina, on March 31, 1888. Beginning about 1913, Clingman served as a civil and highway engineer for the State of North Carolina for several decades. He moved from Winston-Salem to Florida in… Read More
Thomas Lanier Clingman was born in Surry County, North Carolina on July 27,1812. A lawyer, after a term in the North Carolina State Senate he became a representative in the U.S. Congress, serving from 1843-1845 and again from 1847-1858. He served… Read More
George Wylie Clinton was born on March 28, 1859 in Cedar Creek Township, Lancaster County, South Carolina. Clinton received his education from the University of South Carolina, Livingstone College, and Wilberforce University, at the latter place… Read More
John Clitherall was a resident of colonial New Bern. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions.
Joseph Cloyd was born in Virginia on June 10, 1742. A resident of Montgomery County, Virginia, he served as a major in the Montgomery County Regiment of the Virginia Militia under Col. William Preston and led men through several battles in the… Read More
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John Coal, Jr., 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 Coal, Sr., 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.
Lewis Cob 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.
Henry Cobb 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 Probert Cobb was born in Wayne County, North Carolina on November 23, 1834. He attended the University of North Carolina, graduating in 1854 before serving as a colonel for the Confederacy during the Civil War. He later held an office in the… Read More
Celestia A. Gordon was born in Orange County, North Carolina on June 17, 1832. By 1850 she had moved to Morgan County, Alabama, where she married James G. Cochran. She died in Morgan County of March 12, 1897.
Edward Cockrill was a weaver who resided in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. In 1722 he served on a jury that heard the trial of John Cope, an American Indian man who had been charged with burglary and trespassing. In March 1723 when he was… Read More
Sherman Lester Coe was born in Carroll County, Virginia, on December 27, 1896. Coe was a resident of Surry County in July 1916 when a catastrophic flood hit the region. Coe appears on a list of those impacted by the event. He died in Mount Airy (… Read More
William "Bill" Coe was born in Surry County, North Carolina on May 8, 1855. Coe was a farmer in Rockford Township in Surry County who "lost all" in a devastating 1916 flood. He died in Rockford Township on May 19, 1920.
Thomas Coffel was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he refused to take an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina.
Annie Doris Cogdell, born in Cumberland County, North Carolina, on November 25, 1896. Cogdell was a professor of Latin and science at Shaw University.
Richard Cogdell (1724-1787) was a merchant and politician in Craven County, North Carolina. He was a prominent citizen in colonial New Bern who advocated for the establishment of a free school in 1764. Cogdell held several public offices over the… Read More
Henry Allen Coggins was born on December 29, 1873, in Swannanoa, North Carolina. Coggins was a farmer in the Bee Tree community who served as chairman of the Buncombe County Exemption Board, No. 1, during World War I. He died in Swannanoa (… Read More
Sanford Hopkins Cohen was born in Charleston, South Carolina on December 7, 1851. Cohen was an influential booster of tourism in Western North Carolina, serving as manager of the Greater Western North Carolina Association and as general passenger… Read More
Dewitt Morrison Coiner was born October 25, 1856, in Virginia. During World War I, he served briefly as the chief clerk of the Western District Exemption Board. Coiner died in Greensboro (Guilford County) on October 31, 1926.
Anna Maria Coit (née Summerell) was born in North Carolina on September 22, 1845. Coit was a teacher and operated a school in Salisbury (Rowan County) for several years. She died in Statesville (Iredell county) on January 18, 1919. Coit was a… Read More
Eleazer Colburn was born in Dracut, Massachusetts on June 26, 1796. Colburn came to Raleigh in the 1830s to serve as superintendent of the state quarry, a job closely connected with the construction of the state capitol. He died in Raleigh on… Read More
George Monroe Cole was born on October 25, 1855, in Webster, North Carolina. Cole was sheriff of Jackson County from 1916 to 1920. He died in Cachus (Jackson County) on October 6, 1937.
James Cole (d. 1780) 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.