Luther A. Little was born on February 18, 1872 in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Little was a minister who served as pastor of the First Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina from 1918 to 1943. He died in Charlotte on January 22, 1953.
Margaret Craven Haywood Little was born in North Carolina on March 16, 1812. She married George Little, a wealthy plantation owner and the couple had at least five children. She died in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina on November 27, 1897.… Read More
Robert Eugene Little was born in Ansonville (Anson County), North Carolina on November 21, 1852. Little was an attorney who served as a state senator (1889, 1893, 1913, & 1917). He died in Wadesboro (Anson County) on July 11, 1923.
William Little was born in Massachusetts on February 27, 1691. He moved to North Carolina by 1720 and in 1724 he became the attorney general of the colony. After resigning in November 1724, Little returned to the attorney generalship in July 1725… Read More
William Person Little was born in North Carolina January 31, 1838. His family's wealth and status extended throughout his various relatives and cousins, including that of the Cotten family. He was a colonel and surgeon in the Civil War and… Read More
Mary Nichols was born in about 1720 and became a resident of Chowan County, North Carolina by 1744 when she married John Crickett. After John Crickett's death in 1755, Mary married Jonathan Littledale in about 1759. In 1774 Mary Littledale and… Read More
Sarah Blount was born in Chowan County, North Carolina on 14 February 1747. She married local Scottish merchant William Littlejohn in 1771 and the couple had at least fourteen children together. In 1774 she and fifty other women signed a… Read More
William Littlejohn (1740-1817) was a merchant 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… Read More
Peter R. Livingston was a resident of colonial America who owned the sloops Dove and Fair Trader in 1761.
Philip Livingston was a resident of colonial America who owned a schooner called St. Michael in 1761.
Thomas Livingston was a resident of colonial America who owned the brigantine Friendship in 1761.
George Mordecai Lloyd was born in North Carolina on 18 February 1834. A resident of Tarboro, he was a member of that city's elite social circles. He died in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina on 27 October 1856.
Jeremiah Mantius Lloyd was born on February 8, 1863 in Elizabethtown, North Carolina. Lloyd graduated from Leonard Medical College in 1896 and embarked on a career as a medical physician in Elizabethtown. In… Read More
Joseph Lloyd 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.
Jacob Lobb (d. 1773) was the captain of the HMS Viper, which was stationed off the coast of North Carolina in the mouth of the Cape Fear Inlet and was principally responsible for protecting the inlet and preventing illegal trade.
William S. Lobb, born in 1800, was a stonecutter from Cornwall, England who worked on the construction of the state capitol in Raleigh in the 1830s. He died in Raleigh from the effects of "bilious fever" on September 6, 1836.
Commissioner of Pension 1893-1896
Pulaski, Ill
Pulaski, Ill
Absalom Locus was born in North Carolina in about 1789. A free person of color, he was abducted by a group of white men from his family home in Wake County, North Carolina in early October 1801 along with his younger sister Polly, but they… Read More
Jordan Locus was a free person of color who was born in Granville County in about 1783. He likely later moved with his family to Wake County by 1790. Any further information about this individual has not been located.
Kinchen Locus was a free person of color born in North Carolina around 1790. The son of a Revolutionary veteran, he resided in Nash County. He died sometime after 1810.
Martin Locus was a free person of color born in North Carolina in about 1800. The son of a veteran of the Revolutionary War, by 1830 he resided in Nash County, North Carolina, where he worked in the turpentine industry. He married Phoebe… Read More
Nancy Locus was a free person of color born in North Carolina. The daughter of a Revolutionary War veteran, she lived in Granville County during the war and likely moved to Wake County, North Carolina with the rest of her family by 1790. Any… Read More
Pheribe Locus was a free person of color born in North Carolina around 1788. The daughter of a Revolutionary War veteran, she married Jonathan George in Orange County, in 1802 and may have moved to Tennessee. By 1850, she resided in Orange County… Read More
Polly Locus was born in North Carolina in about 1796. A free person of color, she was abducted by a group of white men from her family home in Wake County, North Carolina in early October 1801 along with her older brother Absalom, but they… Read More
Rachel Pettiford was a free woman of color born in Granville County, North Carolina in about 1752. She married Valentine Locus, a free man of color, in either 1770, 1774, or 1780, and the couple would go on to have at least eight children… Read More
Ruthy Locus was a free woman of color who was born in Granville County in about 1789. She later moved with her family to Wake County, where she married Brittain Pitman in 1815. They later resided in Robeson County, North Carolina, where they were… Read More
Valentine Locus was a free man of color born in Granville County, North Carolina in about 1750. He married Rachel Pettiford, a free woman of color in either 1770 or 1774 and the couple would go on to have at least eight children together. In 1776… Read More
Jacob Loesch (1722-1782) was a Moravian congregant and official who, in 1752, joined fourteen other Moravian men in relocating to the newly-purchased Wachovia land tract where they established the town of Bethabara. Loesch served as the new town'… Read More
Hugh Allison Logan was born February 22, 1877, in Cleveland County, North Carolina. During World War I, he served stateside with the 120th Infantry from August 5, 1917, to January 14, 1918. Following the war, he served as sheriff of Cleveland… Read More
John McClintock Logan was born in County Donegal, Ireland on October 15, 1797. A resident of Guilford County, North Carolina, he operated general store, held several local offices, and also served as an officer in the local militia regiment. He… Read More
Alexander Lokert 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,… Read More
James Peter Lomax was born in Yadkin County, North Carolina, on November 9, 1885. Lomax was a blacksmith and wheelwright in Elkin (Surry County) and Winston-Salem (Forsyth County). His blacksmith shop in Elkin was destroyed by the July 1916 flood… Read More
Henry Mauger London was born on April 11, 1879 in Pittsboro, North Carolina. A lawyer by training, London practiced law in Pittsboro, from 1903 until 1913, when accepted a position as chief deputy collector for the Internal Revenue Service. He… Read More
Samuel London was a resident of colonial America who owned the sloop York in 1762.
Albert Sydney Long was born in August 1864 in Franklinton, North Carolina, the son of Stanford Lee Long, a cabinet maker and undertaker, and Mariah Levister. Following his graduation from Albion Academy in… Read More
Benjamin Franklin Long was born on March 19, 1852, near Graham, North Carolina. Long was a judge of the Superior Court of North Carolina from 1903 to 1922. He died in Statesville on March 14, 1925.
Edward Long was born in North Carolina on April 17, 1878. Originally from Union County, North Carolina, Long served as pastor of the First Baptist Church of North Wilkesboro for a time beginning in 1914. He died in Greeneville, South Carolina, on… Read More
Edwin Monroe Long was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, on February 15, 1889. Long grew up working on his family’s farm. By the mid-1910s, he was the owner of a North Wilkesboro movie theatre. Beginning around 1920, Long opened a grocery… Read More
James Adolph Long was born on January 17, 1880, in Alamance County, North Carolina. He name more popularly appears as "James Dolph Long" or "J. Dolph Long." Long was an attorney who practice primarily in Graham and Burlington. He died in Newnan,… Read More
James Anderson Long was born on August 16, 1885, in Roxboro, North Carolina. Long was president of the Roxboro Cotton Mills. He served as clerk of the Person County Exemption Board during World War I and held seats on in both the state house (… Read More
John Edgar Long was born on December 25, 1864, in Graham, North Carolina. Long was an educator and farmer in Alamance County. In 1920, he provided testimony in an investigation into an attempted lynching in Alamance County. He died in Graham on… Read More
John Wesley Long was born on January 10, 1859, at Long's Mill in Randolph County, North Carolina. Long was a physician and medical administrator. During World War I, he served on the North Carolina Committee of American Physicians for Medical… Read More
Jonathan Long 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 Long was a resident of Perquimans Precinct, North Carolina. In 1698 he served on a jury that acquitted… Read More
William Samuel Long, Jr. was born on May 14, 1867, in Graham, North Carolina. Long was a dentist who practiced in Graham. In 1920, he provided testimony in an investigation into an attempted lynching in Alamance County. Long died in Graham on… Read More
Zebulon Vance Long was born in Iredell County, North Carolina, on March 11, 1877. Long was a longtime attorney in Statesville who served as a legislator, Statesville city attorney, Iredell county attorney, and as solicitor of the 15th judicial… Read More
Eliza Bradley Lord was born in North Carolina in 1763. In 1792 she married John Lord and the couple had at least four children. In 1839 she made a sworn affidavit in support of her sister's widow's pension application. She died in Brunswick… Read More
William Campbell Lord was born in North Carolina in about 1838. A resident of Salisbury, he attended the University of North Carolina, graduating in 1858. A Confederate captain during the Civil War, he was severely wounded during the Battle of… Read More