William G. Saunders was born in North Carolina circa 1870. Saunders was superintendent of the North Carolina Mutual and Provident Association office in Washington, North Carolina.… Read More
William Johnson Saunders was born in North Carolina on January 3, 1835. Saunders was a University of North Carolina graduate, attorney, and Confederate officer. He died in Raleigh (Wake County) on November 16, 1906.
William Laurence Saunders was born in Raleigh in 1835. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he involved himself in editing for the university magazine. During his time at the university he often visited the Cotten… Read More
Frank Adrian Savage was born on September 22, 1895, near Greenville, North Carolina. Savage was the manager of his father's livery stable in Greenville, North Carolina, upon the outbreak of World War I. The Eastern District Exemption Board… Read More
Alfred Moore Scales was born on August 20, 1870, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Scales was a real estate investor and attorney in Greensboro. He died there on January 13, 1940.
Mary "Minnie" Steele Scales (née Lord) was born in Salisbury (Rowan County), North Carolina on January 30, 1840. As a teenager, Scales attended Saint Mary's School in Raleigh and features prominently in the diary of friend and classmate Margaret… Read More
Eli Thomas Scarborough was born on January 29, 1857 in Wake County, North Carolina. Scarborough served in the General Assembly (1909 and 1911 sessions) and on the Wake County Board of Commissioners (1911-1923). He died in Eagle Rock (Wake County… Read More
Robert Schaw (died circa 1786) was a merchant, planter, militia officer, and town commissioner in colonial Wilmington. In an undated petition, he joined others in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs for aid in controlling an outbreak of disease… Read More
Charles Alexander Scott was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, on September 24, 1883. Scott was employed in his father's (Joseph James Scott) house moving business. He died of influenza on November 1, 1918 at… Read More
Charles Alonzo Scott was born on February 8, 1867, in Alamance County, North Carolina. In 1898, Scott founded the National Bank of Alamance, for which institution he served as cashier, vice president, and, later, president. In 1920, he provided… Read More
Donnell Everett Scott was born on March 3, 1887, in Graham, North Carolina. Scott was drafted into federal service from the national guard in August 1917 as a major for service during the First World War. He was subsequently promoted to… Read More
Elizabeth Scott was born in New Hanover County, North Carolina in about 1756. A resident of Wilmington for her whole life, in 1839 she made a sworn affidavit in support of Lucy Brown's widow's pension application. She died in New Hanover County… Read More
George Grant Scott was born on December 2, 1869, in Virginia. Scott was a lead certified public accountant in Charlotte, North Carolina. He served as the director of the Division of Accounts in the State Department of Revenue from 1934 to his… Read More
George Randolph Scott was born on January 23, 1898, in Orange County, Virginia. During World War I, Scott served with the Coast Artillery Corps of the North Carolina National Guard and then Battery B of the 2nd Trench Mortar Battalion. From May… Read More
Grover Cleveland Scott was born on June 3, 1884, in Missouri. Scott was a foreman for the Tallassee Power Company in Badin, North Carolina. During an investigation into maltreatment of Tallassee employees by management in 1919, it was alleged… Read More
Henderson Scott was born in North Carolina on March 13, 1814. A farmer in Alamance County, in July 1870 he was arrested and charged with being a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Scott was transferred Yanceyville, Caswell County for trial, but the… Read More
James Sidney Scott was born in North Carolina on December 8, 1827. A merchant in Alamance County, in July 1870 he was arrested and charged with being a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Scott was transferred Yanceyville, Caswell County for trial, but… Read More
John Scott was a resident of the district of Edenton. In May 1778 he came before the Edenton District Superior Court, where he was indicted for assault.
John Scott 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, Scott joined others from the Salisbury District in… Read More
John Levi "Jack" Scott, Jr. was born in Graham (Alamance County), North Carolina on April 26, 1859. Scott was a cotton manufacturer and banker who served as a state senator (1913 & 1917) and as the director of the North Carolina School for… Read More
Joseph Scott was a Quaker from Nansemond County, Virginia and resided in Perquimans Precinct, North Carolina by 1672. There he purchased and indentured Sanders, an American Indian man, passing the indenture contract to his wife Mary Scott upon… Read More
Joseph James Scott was born in Oberlin, Ohio, circa 1861. Scott was a man of considerable means and wealth. The Ohio native may have arrived in the Goldsboro area around 1885 when, according to advertisements… Read More
Mary Hudson Scott was a Quaker who resided in Perquimans Precinct by 1680. Though her maiden name is unknown, she married Henry Hudson, who died in 1680. Later in 1683 she married Joseph Scott, who died in 1685. Mary and Joseph hosted a Quaker… Read More
Robert Walter Scott, Sr. was born in Alamance County, North Carolina, on July 24, 1861. A lifelong advocate of agricultural progress, Scott served as a legislator representing Alamance in the General Assembly (1889-1891 and 1903 in the state… Read More
Severn Scott (d. 1797) was a resident of Chowan and later Perquimans 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
Solomon Hudson Scott was born in Jones County, North Carolina, on April 29, 1854. Scott was a farmer and grocery merchant who served for many years on the board of aldermen in New Bern. He died there on November 18, 1935.
William R. Scott was born in Rockingham County, North Carolina on May 9, 1809. He resided in Raleigh, where he established a dentistry practice. He died in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina on October 29, 1854.
John Seals was a resident of Bertie County who worked as an overseer in 1774 and later served as a private in the 7th North Carolina Regiment of the Continental Army in 1777. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of… Read More
William Hargrove Searcy was born in North Carolina on May 27, 1754. A resident of Granville County, he served as a captain in the Guilford County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia from 1776 to 1779 and a captain in the Randolph County… Read More
Augustus Hines Sears was born in Carthage, North Carolina, on February 13, 1894. Prior to engaging in criminal business, Sears served four years in the navy and one year in the army. In May 1918, he was arrested for auto theft in Greensboro. The… Read More
Henry Ebron Sears (d. 1806) 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
Cornelia Seawell (née Donaho) was born in Caswell County, North Carolina, in 1822. She was the wife of Robert W. Seawell. The couple and their daughter Anna resided in Wake County. Seawell died "suddenly" at the home of Dr. Henry Seawell in Wake… Read More
Fred Loring Seely was born on December 22, 1871, in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Seely was a architect, developer, and philanthropist in Asheville, North Carolina. During World War I, he was appointed by Gov. Thomas W. Bickett to serve on the North… Read More
John Selwyn (1688-1751) was a British army officer and politician who served as treasurer of Queen Caroline's pensions. He was the father of George Augustus Selwyn (1719-1791… Read More
James Seserson was likely born in Maryland. Still considered a boy in 1697, he came to North Carolina on William Lee's boat, perhaps as a stowaway. Later that year he joined Lee in helping Dorothy Steele run away from her husband. The group first… Read More
Thomas Settle Jr. was born in Rockingham County, North Carolina on January 23, 1831. Settle was a legislator, solicitor, diplomat, state supreme court justice, and founder and leader of the state's Republican Party. He died in Raleigh on December… Read More
Valentine Sevier was born in Tennessee on July 8, 1780. A resident of Greene County, Tennessee, he served as the clerk of the county court for about fifty years. He died in Greeneville, Tennessee on April 24, 1854.
Thomas Seward 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 Shackleton (died 1767) was a British portrait painter who served as Principal Painter in Ordinary to King George II from 1749 until his death in 1767.
Martin Shafner, born circa 1846, was a renter who lived along the Yadkin River in Surry County, North Carolina in 1916. That July, a devastating flood pushed the Yadkin beyond its banks, washing away all of the possessions of Shafner, his wife,… Read More
Horatio Sharpe (1718-1790) was a British army officer and colonial administrator who served as governor of Maryland from 1753 to 1768 and as commander-in-chief of British forces from 1754 to 1755.
James Wilson Sharpe was born on September 12, 1883, in Union Grove, Iredell County, North Carolina. Sharpe was deputy clerk for the Superior Court of Iredell County for eight years and later operated his own law practice. He died in Union Grove… Read More
Joseph Sharpe served as a major in the Orange County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia from 1779 to 1780. He died sometime after 1800.
William Sharpe (1742-1818) was a lawyer, surveyor, land speculator, and militia officer who pursued political roles in the revolution-era government.