John V. Thompson was a resident of Burlington and later Durham (1920). Thompson 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
Born about 1827. Linsey Thompson was formerly enslaved by Lewis Thompson in Washington County, Mississippi. After Emancipation, she remained a resident of Washington County, Mississippi and worked as a farmer. She died after 1910.
Martha Elizabeth Whitaker (née Cotten) Thompson was born in North Carolina during the 1810s. In 1832, while a resident of Tarboro, she married Noah Thompson. Their daughter, Eliza Thompson, was born in 1835. She died on June 28, 1835 was buried… Read More
Noah Thompson was born in Bertie County, North Carolina in September 1812. At some point before 1840, he moved to Florida and was appointed co-executor of his brother-in-law John Whitaker Cotten's plantation and estate there. His wife, Martha… Read More
Samuel Thompson, an African American man, was born in North Carolina in about 1841. He was formerly enslaved by Lewis Thompson, who took him from North Carolina to Mississippi in a forced migration. Samuel self-emancipated alongside Lib Thompson… Read More
Samuel P. Thompson was born in North Carolina on January 23, 1879. A resident of Montgomery County, in 1918 he was arrested for violating the prohibition law. He was sentenced to time on the Stanly County roadwork chain gang, but he was later… Read More
Sarah Debow Thompson was born in Orange County, North Carolina in May 1762. She lived with her mother Hannah during the American Revolution and later married Abraham Thompson in 1782. They moved to Smith County, Tennessee and the couple had two… Read More
Thomas William Thompson 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.
Mentioned as "girl," self-emancipates with Lib
Waddy Thompson Jr. was born in Pickensville, South Carolina on January 8, 1798. A lawyer, he started his political career in the South Carolina House of Representatives, where he served from 1826-1829. He then represented South Carolina in the U.… Read More
William Thompson was born in New York in about 1798. A cabinet maker in Raleigh, North Carolina, he also served as a local justice of the peace. He died in Raleigh on March 16, 1869.
William Thompson was born in Ireland on 3 February 1732 and arrived in Carteret County, North Carolina in about 1769 to serve as a naval deputy for Beaufort. Thompson was a colonel in the North Carolina militia during the War of Regulation. Later… Read More
William Ernest Thompson was born on July 6, 1890, in Chatham County, North Carolina. Thompson was an furniture merchant, undertaker, and funeral director in Graham, North Carolina. In August 1920, he provided testimony in an investigation into an… Read More
John Thomson (d. 1798) 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 Thomson was born in Pennsylvania on January 16, 1727. A resident of Orangeburgh District, South Carolina, he was a local sheriff and a colonel in the militia in 1775. In June 1775 he became a lt. col. in the 3rd Regiment of the South… Read More
John Thomas Thorne was born on June 22, 1873, in Wilson County, North Carolina. Thorne was a prominent farmer in Pitt County, North Carolina. During World War I, he was recommended to serve on the Pitt County Exemption Board; he doesn't seem to… Read More
Elizabeth Camp Thornton (née Denison) was born in Sacketts Harbor (Livingston County), New York, on September 26, 1829. Her first marriage was to… Read More
John Thorowgood (d. 1787) was a resident of Princess Anne County, Virginia. He served as a major and later colonel in the Princess Anne Regiment of the Virginia Militia. In 1777 the forces under his command faced a group of loyalists within the… Read More
John Edward Sterling Thorpe was born on January 29, 1885, in Cheshire, England. Thorpe was general superintendent of the Tallassee Power Company plant in Badin, North Carolina, from 1915 to 1922. He died in Asheville on February 24, 1950.
Joseph Theodore Threadgill was born March 12, 1888, in Ansonville, North Carolina. Threadgill was a student at the Negro Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. In March… Read More
Thomas Threadgill was born in about 1752. A resident of Brunswick County, Virginia, he served at least a year in the 2nd Virginia Regiment of the Continental Army as a captain or possibly as a lieutenant. After his discharge, Threadgill moved… Read More
Theodore Clyde Tilghman was born on November 29, 1882, in Gates County, North Carolina. Tilghman was captain of the 322nd Infantry during World War I. He was deployed overseas from July 1918 to June 1919 and was awarded the French Croix de Guerre… Read More
Edgar Walter Timberlake was born on July 4, 1854, in Franklin County, North Carolina. Timberlake was an attorney who served as superior court judge for the fourth judicial district for eight years. During World War I, he served on the Wake County… Read More
Peter Timothy (circa 1725-1782) was a South Carolina newspaper printer who served as the official printer for the state's Commons House of Assembly. He also served as postmaster general for Charleston (appointed 1756) and as deputy postmaster for… Read More
John Tiner 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.
William Tiner 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 Tinker (1700 - 1758) was a British colonial administrator who served as the royal governor of the Bahamas from 1741 until his death in 1758.
William Tisdale (1734-c1796) was a politician and silversmith in New Bern. He frequently served the judge of the admiralty court of the port of New Bern and also engraved the state seal of North Carolina. Judge Tisdale may have been involved in… Read More
James A. Todd was born in North Carolina in about 1782. A farmer in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, he attended the same church as Susanna Alexander. In 1851 he made a sworn affidavit in support of Alexander's widows pension claim stating… Read More
Thomas Alexander Tolliver was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on October 14, 1895. Tolliver was inducted into the army on July 15, 1918, a little more than a year after the United States' declaration of… Read More
John Jarvis Tolson was born in Carteret County, North Carolina, on April 19, 1846. Tolson was tax collector for the city of New Bern (Craven County). He died there on July 25, 1919.
Francis Tomes was born in about 1633 and arrived in North Carolina by 1664. In 1684 became a justice of the North Carolina General Court and also became a member of the North Carolina Council, serving in that body until 1705. A resident of… Read More
Seebohm Verdia Tomlinson was born in East Bend (Yadkin County), North Carolina, on October 23, 1881. Tomlinson was a merchant and farmer in North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County). He died there on November 19, 1946.
Joshua Toomer (died 1763) was a tanner from South Carolina who settled in New Hanover County by 1747. He served as notary public, postmaster, and coroner in colonial Wilmington and was the father of … Read More
Samuel Topping (d. 1816) 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.
Phillip Torksey was a resident of Pasquotank Precinct, North Carolina. In 1698 he served on a jury that acquitted Charles, an American Indian man, of theft. He died in Pasquotank in 1727.
Benjamin Toursett (d. c1778) 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
Charles Townshend (1725-1767) was a British politician who held several offices over the course of his career: member of the Board of Trade (1749-1754), treasurer of the chamber (1756-1761), secretary at war (March 1761-December 1762), first lord… Read More
Jacob Townshend was a resident of colonial America who owned a sloop called Industry in 1761.
Edward Travis was born in Perquimans, Precinct, North Carolina in about 1691. Self described as a "practioner of Phisick," he was a prominent resident of Bath and later Beaufort County. He died in Beaufort County, North Carolina in about 1740.… Read More
Edward Llewellyn Travis was born on June 6, 1866, Brunswick County, Virginia. Travis was a lawyer by training who served as chairman of the North Carolina Corporation Commission from 1911 to 1918, among other civil positions. Notably, Travis… Read More
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John Holmes Trescot was born on July 16, 1893, in Pendleton, South Carolina. Trescot was a career army officer, serving along the Mexican-American border during the border crisis of 1916, World War I, and World War II. During World War I, he… Read More
James Stephens Trogden was born on August 4, 1892, in Leaksville, North Carolina. Trogden was a second lieutenant in the 55th Engineers from September 1918 until his honorable discharge in December 1918. He served stateside during World War I, at… Read More