John Walker was a resident of colonial America who served as master of the sloop York in 1762.

Joshua Cochran Walker was born in Wilmington, North Carolina on April 6, 1833. He attended the University of North Carolina and alongside his classmates, was in the same social circles as Margaret Eliza Cotten before becoming a doctor. Walker… Read More

Mary Walker was a resident of Tyrrell County. In 1777 she submitted a sworn deposition testifying that she heard … Read More

Nathaniel Harrison Walker was born in Buncombe County on November 15, 1886. Walker spent most of his life in Black Mountain, where he worked as a telegraph operator. He served in the U.S. Army from 1917 to 1919 but did not see overseas service.… Read More

Steward Walker was a resident of Chowan and later 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

Charles Slover Wallace was born on December 2, 1864, in Portsmouth, North Carolina. Wallace was president of the Wallace Fisheries Co., a producer of fish scrap and oil, in Morehead City, North Carolina. He died in Morehead City (Carteret County… Read More

Hugh Wallace was born in Newberry County, South Carolina on January 7, 1805. A farmer, he served as a justice of the peace for Chambers County, Alabama for over two decades. He died in Lee County, Alabama on June 10, 1888.

James Calloway Wallace was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, on July 19, 1875. Wallace was the owner of Wallace & Co., a department store in North Wilkesboro. He also served as the town’s register of deeds, clerk, and treasurer, and as a… Read More

Nehemiah Wilson Wallace was born on December 19, 1856 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Wallace was elected sheriff of Mecklenburg County in 1898 and served in that position until 1919. He later served as… Read More

Oliver Wallace was a resident of colonial Salisbury. Around 1763, he and another man were accused of horse stealing, found guilty, and sentenced to death. A group of men from that district sent a petition to royal governor Arthur Dobbs asking for… Read More

William Wallace was a resident of Martin County. In 1777 he became a member of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy where he witnessed… Read More

Samuel Wallis (1728-1795) was a British naval officer who commanded warships off the Canadian coast during the Seven Years War.

Horatio Walpole (1678-1757) was a British politician, diplomat, and colonial administrator who held several offices over the course of his career, including surveyor and auditor general of the revenue in America, which position he held from 1717… Read More

John Walston (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.

Philip Walston was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. In 1721 he served as the precinct's constable. Any further information about this individual has not been identified.

Rudolph Emory Walters was born on November 5, 1874, in Cockery (Wilkes County), North Carolina. Walters served in the army as a sergeant during the Philippine-American War and then remained there as part of the police force. He later served as… Read More

Ulysses Burette Walters was born in North Carolina on March 10, 1882. Walters worked in the grocery business before opening The People’s Clothing Store in North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County) in 1914. He sold his business in 1920 and moved to… Read More

Henry Walton 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

Thomas Spivey (d. 1788) 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

Timothy Walton (1710-1770) was a representative of Chowan County in the colonial Assembly in 1740 and 1766 to 1768. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions.

William Wands was born on May 1, 1874, in Gartness, Scotland. Wands was popularly known by the nickname of "Scotty," derived perhaps from his birthplace. He was a labor leader who organized fellow employees of the Southern Railway at Spencer… Read More

John Skottowe Wannamaker was born near St. Matthews, South Carolina, on September 25, 1869. Wannamaker is best remembered for being the president of the American Cotton Association. He died in Orangeburg, South Carolina, on July 7, 1944.

James Warburton (d. 1780) was a resident of Bertie County who served as a trial juror for the Court of Oyer and Terminer in Edenton District during the fall of 1777 when that court was investigating members of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy. In 1778… Read More

John Warburton 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.

Luke Warburton (d. 1800) 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.

Alfred Decatur Ward was born in Wallace (Duplin County), North Carolina on December 25, 1859. Ward was an attorney who served as mayor of Kenansville, as a member of the state house (1893-1895), and as a member of the state senate (1913-1915… Read More

Benjamin Ward (d. c1785) 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

Daniel Ward 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.

Elizabeth Ward (d. 1807) was a resident of Tyrrell County. In 1777 she submitted a sworn deposition testifying that she heard… Read More

Enoch Ward was born in Virginia in about 1690. Later a resident of Carteret Precinct, North Carolina, in 1722 he became a local justice of the peace. He died in Carteret in about 1750.

Francis Ward (d. 1779) was a resident of colonial Tyrrell County and served as a politician and county clerk. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions. In 1777 he… Read More

George Ward was a resident of Bertie County.  In 1777 Daniel Leggett testified that George Ward swore an… Read More

Jesse Ward 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.

John Ward 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 Ward was born in Amherst County, Virginia sometime between 1708 and 1720. During the American Revolution he served as a major in the Beford County Regiment of the Virginia Militia. He died in Campbell County, Virginia in about November 1816… Read More

Joseph Ward 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.

Michael Ward was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina 1718. Establishing himself on Catherine Creek, Ward received or witnessed several land conveyances from the individuals of the Chowanoke Nation to British colonists in the 1730s. He… Read More

Michael Ward (d. 1803) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he submitted a sworn deposition testifying about his involvement in and knowledge of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy. Later in 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State… Read More

Phillip Ward (d. c1780) 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 Ward was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he refused to take an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina.

Thomas Ward (d. 1790) was a justice of the peace and a justice for the Bertie County Court of Pleas &… Read More

Thomas Ward was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he refused to take an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina.

Thomas Ward 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. In the list of… Read More

Thomas Ward Sr. was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 after initially refusing, he ultimately signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North… Read More

William Ward was a resident of Albemarle County, North Carolina. In 1715 James Fleming testified that he saw William Ward try to march against a group of enemy American Indians, but Christopher Dudley, another colonist, tried to stop him. Any… Read More

William Ward 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 Ward was a resident of Johnston County, North Carolina who attested to the marriage between John Davis and Mourning Pilkinton in 1778. Any further information about Ward has not been located.

William Ward was a resident of Tyrrell County. In 1777 he served as security on a bond for Stephen Fagan… Read More

John Wardall 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.