Charles O'Hagan Laughinghouse was born on February 25, 1871, near Grimesland, North Carolina. Laughinghouse was a physician and medical administrator. During World War I, he served on the Committee of American Physicians and guided the state's… Read More

Joseph John Laughinghouse was born on October 4, 1847, in Pitt County, North Carolina. During World War I, Laughinghouse served on the Pitt County Exemption Board until he was forced to resign by Gov. Thomas W. Bickett. He died in Greenville (… Read More

Ned Laughinghouse was born on November 10, 1886, in Pitt County, North Carolina. Laughinghouse was the son of J. J. Laughinghouse, chairman of the Pitt County Exemption Board during World War I. He died in April 1941 when the ship on which he was… Read More

James Laughton (d. 1813) 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 Laval born in Goose Creek Parish, South Carolina on May 27, 1788. A major in the War of 1812, he was the Comptroller General of South Carolina from 1834-1838 and again from 1842-1846. He also held office as the state's secretary of state… Read More

William Lavender was a resident of Craven County, North Carolina by 1769. In 1773, Lavender served as a witness for the pension certificate of… Read More

Van Allen Lawhon was born in South Carolina in about 1808. A resident of Anderson, South Carolina, he worked as a clerk of the court and postmaster there. He served as a reference for William Guest on Guest's pension application. He died sometime… Read More

Asa Lawrence (d. 1797) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he served as a juror in the fall session of the … Read More

Charles 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.

Charles Lawrence (1709 - 1760) was a British army officer who served as lieutenant governor (1754-1756) and later governor (1756-1760) of Nova Scotia.

David Lawrence (d. c1786) 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.

John Lawrence 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.

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

Will Lee was one of three men wrongfully accused of sexually assaulting Eula Virginia Riddle in Alamance County in July 1920. He was an employee of Rainey Hospital at the time. See also… 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