Reuben Lawrence 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 Warwick Lawrence was born into slavery in Craven County, North Carolina, on December 14, 1858. Lawrence was a music store proprietor and repairman in New Bern who served as a notary public beginning during the administration of Gov.… Read More
Hugh Lawson (circa 1697-1772) 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,… Read More
John Lawson was born in England on December 27, 1674. A naturalist, he arrived in Carolina in 1700, where he collected specimens of North American flora and fauna. Lawson sent these specimens, as well as information about the American Indian… Read More
Roger Lawson 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
Maurice Wilson Laxton was born on March 15, 1896, in Lenoir, North Carolina. Laxton was an assistant superintendent of an oil mill for the Farmville Oil & Fertilizer Co., in Farmville, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World… Read More
Wade Hampton Laxton was born in Caldwell County on May 20, 1877. He lived in Wilkes County from around 1910 to 1917, when he worked on a farm in Cricket outside North Wilkesboro. He moved to Winston-Salem in 1917, where he worked for Wachovia… Read More
George T. Leach was born on August 12, 1859, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Leach moved to Washington, North Carolina, in 1885, where he became an influential businessman. He died there on June 4, 1922.
Moses Leaster [last name unclear] 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… Read More
Anna Willix was likely born in Exeter, New Hampshire sometime prior to 1648. While living with her sister in Boston, Anna met Robert Riscoe, who she married and moved to North Carolina with by 1670. Riscoe died and Anna remarried by June 1683,… Read More
John Lear was born in England in about 1632 and arrived in Virginia by 1656, settling in Nansemond County. A colonel in the militia, Lear served in the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1666 to 1676 and later served as a member of the… Read More
Job Leary (d. c1799) 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. Later in… Read More
John Leary (d. 1807) 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.
Samuel Leath (d. 1785) 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.
Johnson Ledbetter was born in Black Mountain (Buncombe County), North Carolina, on March 17, 1863. Ledbetter was a farmer in Broad River Township, McDowell County. He also served on the county board of education. Ledbetter died in Broad River on… Read More
Thomas Benjamin Ledbetter was born in North Carolina on December 12, 1862. Ledbetter owned a farm in Broad River Township (McDowell County) where he lived and worked for most of his life. During World War I, he served as the head of the local… Read More
Henry Lee (d. 1822) 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.
Robert Edward Lee was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia on January 19, 1807. Lee was a Confederate general who led the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. He died in Lexington, Virginia on October 12, 1870.
Stevens Lee (1735-1779) was a planter in Tyrrell County who represented the county at the 1775 Provincial Congress in Hillsborough. In 1777 he served as security on a bond for… Read More
William Lee was a resident of colonial North Carolina who was involved in the maritime trade and moved ships between North Carolina and Maryland. In 1697 Dorothy Steele ran away from her husband and hired William Lee to take her to South Carolina… Read More
William States Lee was born on January 28, 1872, near Lancaster, South Carolina. A longtime Charlotte resident, Lee was the chief engineer and vice-president of the Duke Power Company. During World War I, he was appointed by Gov. Thomas W.… Read More
William Thomas Lee was born in Waynesville (Haywood County), North Carolina, on June 14, 1858. Lee was a merchant in Waynesville who served in the state legislature (1895 & 1909) and as a member of the North Carolina Corporation Commission (… Read More
Joseph Leech was a militia officer, politician, justice of the peace, and prominent businessman in colonial New Bern. In an undated petition, he joined others in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs for aid in controlling an outbreak of disease… Read More
William Leftwich was born in about 1737. A resident of Bedford County, Virginia, he served in the state militia during the French and Indian War and later became a captain and lieutenant colonel in the Bedford County Militia during the American… Read More
John Legett (d. 1789) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he served as a juror in the fall session of the… Read More
Thomas Legett (d. 1799) 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 Legge (1706-1764) was a British politician who served as secretary to the Treasury (1741-1742), lord of Admiralty (1745-1746), lord of the Treasury (1746-1749), treasurer of the navy (1749-1754), and chancellor of the exchequer (1754-1755,… Read More
Humphrey Legge was a colonist residing in Pamlico near present-day Bath, North Carolina in 1703. There 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 Legge (1731-1801), 2nd Earl of Dartmouth, served as president of the Board of Trade from 1765 to 1766 and from 1772 to 1775. He concurrently held the office of secretary of state for the colonies during his second stint as president of… Read More
Lewis Legget (d. 1792) 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… Read More
Absolem Leggett was a planter in Bertie County. In 1777 when Leggett became concerned that the State of North Carolina might make people worship a new religion, he became a member of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy, probably induced by his son… Read More
Daniel Leggett was a tailor in Bertie County who became a senior warden for the Gourd Patch Conspiracy, recruiting many area farmers into the movement. When the plot was uncovered he made a deposition about his knowledge of the plot and was… Read More
Walter Augustus Leggett was born on July 12, 1872, in Halifax, North Carolina. Leggett was a pharmacist in Edenton, North Carolina. He died in Edenton (Chowan County) on October 18, 1950.
Eliza Ann Priscilla Lemay (née Sledge) was born in Franklin County, North Carolina on January 14, 1809. She married Thomas Jefferson Lemay in 1828. After moving to Raleigh, her husband gained respect as the publisher and editor of newspaper … Read More
John Leming (d. c1791) 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. Later… Read More
The Lenape, or Lenni Lenape, are an American Indian nation that historically occupied portions of the Middle Atlantic including New Jersey, Delaware, New York, and Pennsylvania. Although European colonists often referred to the Lenape as Delaware… Read More
Woodberry Lennon was born on January 16, 1885 in Columbus County, North Carolina. At a young age, he moved with his family to Lumberton where he remained the rest of his life. In Lumberton, Lennon was a prominent lawyer until his death there on… Read More
William Lenoir was born in Brunswick County, Virginia on May 8, 1751. After a brief career as a teacher, Lenoir moved to western North Carolina in Surry (later Wilkes) County, where he worked as a surveyor. He served as a captain during the… Read More
Robert Lenox (d. 1789) was a Scottish physician in Chowan County who wrote a petition to Arthur Dobbs in… Read More
Joseph Paul Leonard was born on April 24, 1887, in Statesville, North Carolina. Leonard was the secretary of the North Carolina Merchants Association and later the executive secretary of the North Carolina Fair Tax Association. He died in… Read More
Thomas Lepper was a resident of Perquimans Precinct, North Carolina by 1679. A Quaker, he held several offices in the colony including justice of the Albemarle County Court from 1693 to 1694 and of the Perquimans Precinct Court from 1689 to 1690… Read More
John Andrew Lesh was born on September 24, 1879, in Snydersville, Pennsylvania. Lesh was a professor of education at the State Normal and Industrial College (now UNC-Greensboro) before accepting a professorship at Temple University in 1918. Lesh… Read More
James Leslie (circa 1720-1781) was an Irish immigrant, merchant, and a founder of the town of Halifax who operated a ferry across the Roanoke River. During the Revolution, Leslie sided with the Patriot cause and was part of the Committee of… Read More
James Lester 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. Later in 1783 he… Read More
Thomas Lester witnessed Francis Williamson cast bullets in support of a known loyalist agitator, … Read More
William Lester 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 Edward Lew was born on July 1, 1865, in Pawtuckettsville, Massachusetts. Lew was a classically trained musician, having studied piano at the Boston Conservatory of Music. He taught at a wide variety of institutions of higher learning… Read More
John Lewelling (c. 1715-1794) was a farmer in Martin and later Edgecombe County. In 1777, in response to the state's turn away from the Church of England as an official religion, Lewelling formed a secret religious society in what became known as… Read More
Mary Lewelling was the wife of John Lewellng, the leader of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy. When her husband… Read More
William Lewelling was a planter in Martin County. In 1777 along with his father John Lewelling, he… Read More