John Palin born in Pasquotank Precinct, North Carolina in about 1685. Trained as an attorney, he served as the assistant to the chief justice of the North Carolina General Court in 1716 before becoming an associate justice of his own right in… Read More

Benjamin Palmer was a captain in a regiment of Pasquotank County militia in December 1754.

James Palmer 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 1782 he… Read More

Robert Palmer (1724-1790) was a colonial official, militia officer, and politician who served as surveyor general of North Carolina (commissioned 1753), a member of the colonial Assembly representing the town of Bath (1762), and a member of the… Read More

Robert Palmer was a resident of colonial North Carolina by 1702. In 1704 he and several other colonists near present-day Bath submitted a petition against the Mattamuskeet American Indian Nation. No further information about this individual has… Read More

Thomas Walker 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.

The Pamlico were an Algonquian-speaking American Indian nation located in present-day Beaufort and Pamlico Counties in North Carolina. Residing in coastal community, the Pamlicos and their native neighbors were known for fishing and canoeing on… Read More

Henry Fletcher Pardue was born in Yadkin County, North Carolina, on January 25, 1877. Pardue was a lifelong educator who served schools in Yadkin and Davidson Counties. Following a devastating July 1916 flood, Pardue served as a member of a local… Read More

Sylvester Loyd Pardue was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, on October 19, 1877. An accountant by training, Pardue was a lifelong resident of North Wilkesboro where he owned several businesses in town. He also served in a variety of local… Read More

William Pargiter arrived in North Carolina by 1701. A resident of Perquimans Precinct, in 1705 he served on a jury that freed Sanders, an American Indian man who had been indentured to Juliana Laker. Any further information about this individual… Read More

John Parish arrived in North Carolina by 1693. A resident of Perquimans Precinct, he was accused of abusing John King and several other American Indians in October 1695. He died in Perquimans Precinct in about 1739.

Shadrach Parish was a captain in the Granville County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia and led men during skirmishes at Cowan's Ford and Torrence's Tavern in 1781, among others. Any further information about this individual has not been… Read More

Anthony Park 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

Gwyn L. Park was born on September 8, 1870, in Surry County, North Carolina. Park was an attorney in Jefferson, North Carolina, who served on the Ashe County Exemption Board and as the Government Appeals Agent for Ashe County during World War I.… Read More

John Alsey Park was born in Raleigh, North Carolina on November 19, 1885. Park was a journalist and newspaperman who served as a member of a committee charged with overseeing relief funds for Western North Carolina survivors of the 1916 flood. He… Read More

Amos Parker 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.… Read More

Edward Sanders Parker was born on March 1, 1871, in Graham, North Carolina. Parker served as mayor of Graham for several terms and later was Alamance County's attorney. During a sexual assault investigation in… Read More

Elisha Parker 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 1782 he… Read More

Frederick Marshall Parker was born on September 15, 1875, in Enfield, North Carolina. Parker was a physician in Enfield who served on the Halifax County Exemption Board during World War I. He died in Rocky Mount (Nash County) on February 13, 1939… Read More

Isaac Parker (d. 1802) 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

Job Parker (d. 1812) 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 Johnston Parker was born on November 20, 1885, in Monroe, North Carolina. Parker was a practicing attorney, in his hometown of Monroe, and senior partner at the law office Stack & Parker (later Stack, Parker & Craig). In 1920, Parker… Read More

Jonathan Parker 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, Parker joined others from the Salisbury District… Read More

Joseph Parker (d. 1803) was a resident of Bertie and Chowan County. In 1778 he signed two oaths swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's… Read More

Peter Parker (d. 1789) was a resident of Chowan County. According to a law passed by the North Carolina… Read More

Peter Parker was born in Ireland in 1721. A career naval officer, in 1776 he was a commodore when he led an attack against Fort Moultrie and other Patriot defenses outside Charleston, South Carolina. After a long battle he was unable to dislodge… Read More

Richard Parker was a resident of colonial Orange County. In an undated petition, Alexander Mebane requested Parker be commissioned to command two new companies of county militia.

Richard Parker 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 Parker (d. 1811) 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.

Seth Parker (d. 1820) 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.

Theophilus Parker was born in Tarboro (Edgecombe County), North Carolina, on October 22, 1775. In 1845, Parker was appointed guardian of John Whitaker Cotten's children, a position he presumably held until his death in Tarboro on February 9, 1849… Read More

Thomas Parker (d. 1825) 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

William Parker Jr. 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

William Parker Sr. (d. 1789) 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

Daniel Parkes 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.

James Parkinson was a merchant and militia officer in colonial New Bern who submitted a 1758 petition to royal governor Arthur Dobbs seeking an injunction for a bond.

David Parks 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

Benjamin Parmele (d. 1792) was a justice of the peace and Lt. Colonel of the Hyde County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia. He represented the county at the 4th and 5th provincial congresses and in the… Read More

Albion K. Parris was born in Maine on January 19, 1788. A Democratic-Republican lawyer, he represented Massachusetts in the U.S. House from 1815 to 1818 and later served as the Governor of Maine from 1822 to 1827. He then served a year in the U.S… Read More

Allen Parish was the nephew of Buck Parrish, of Durham, NC. In the summer of 1920, Parrish lived in Graham, North Carolina, and was suspected of taking part in an attempted lynching at the Alamance County jail. During the attempted assault on the… Read More

Buck Parrish was the uncle of Allen Parrish. In 1920, employed by Golden Belt Manufacturing Company in Durham, NC. That same year, he was called to provide testimony during an investigation into an attempted lynching in Alamance County.

John Parrish 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.

Joseph Parrish 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.

Levi Elvis Parrish was born in April 1851 in Wake County, North Carolina. Parrish was a farmer in the Zebulon community of Wake County. He died in Zebulon on May 27, 1925.

Walter Haywood Parrish was born on August 17, 1889, in Wake County, North Carolina. Parrish was a farmer in Wakefield, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was inducted into the service in September 1917… Read More

Albert Dekalb Parrott was born on April 3, 1883, in Lenoir County, North Carolina. Parrott was a physician in Kinston who served on the Lenoir County Exemption Board during World War I. He died in Kinston on April 19, 1935.

James Marion Parrott was born in Lenoir County, North Carolina on January 7, 1874. Parrott was a physician from Kinston (Lenoir County) who served as president of the North Carolina Medical Society (1913-1914), as executive secretary for the… Read More

Benjamin Parhsall 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

Oscar Grant Parsley Jr. was born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina in 1835. He ran in a lot of the same social circles as other prominent North Carolina families, such as the Cottens. He died in Wilmington in 1895.

Sophia Arms Partridge was born in Vienna, New York, on November 15, 1817. In the early 1840s, the Partridge family relocated to Louisburg (Franklin County), North Carolina. Around 1946, Partridge moved to Raleigh where she established the Select… Read More

The Patawomeck are Algonquian-speaking American Indian nation that traditionally resided in present-day Stafford and King George county, Virginia near the south bank of the Pptomac River. Although the Patawomeck paid tribute to the the chief of… Read More