Joshua Loring (1716-1781) was a Massachusetts-born British naval officer. During the Seven Years War, Loring served in the Great Lakes area, in particular Lake Champlain, Lake George, and Quebec. In 1760, he led a command at the Battle of a… Read More
Abraham Lott was a resident of colonial America who owned sloops called Hester and Industry in 1761.
Abraham E. Lott (d. 1785) was a merchant in Edenton. 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.
Frank Loughran was born in Baltimore, Maryland on February 14, 1858. Loughran was a prominent financier and good roads advocate in Asheville (Buncombe County). He died in there on June 20, 1952.
John H. Love was born in Wilmington, North Carolina on March 6, 1854. A graduate of Livingstone College with a doctorate in divinity, Love was the former pastor of the Metropolitan A. M. E. Zion Church in… Read More
Jefferson Marshall Lovejoy was born in Sharon, Vermont on June 5, 1814. In 1842 he established the Raleigh Male Academy, later called Lovejoy Academy, as a private classical school for boys in Raleigh, North Carolina. The head schoolteacher for… Read More
John Lovick was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina who arrived in the colony in 1713 as Governor Edward Hyde's valet. Lovick became a prominent politician in his own right, becoming a member of the North Carolina Council in about 1720… Read More
Thomas Lovick (1680 - April 4, 1759) was an influential public servant and militia officer in Carteret County, North Carolina. Lovick served in the General Assembly as a representative of Carteret County for several sessions beginning in 1735.… Read More
Edward Francis Lovill was born on February 10, 1842, in Surry County, North Carolina. Lovill was a member of the 28th North Carolina Infantry (Confederate) during the Civil War who went on to work as an attorney in Boone, North Carolina. He… Read More
Jonathan Lewis Lowder was born in North Carolina on December 10, 1847. Lowder was a farmer and lifelong resident of Clemmons (Forsyth County). He died there on January 23, 1923.
Captain Lowe was an officer in the Orange County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia in 1780 and 1781. In 1781 Lowe and his troops were responsible for guarding the town of Hillsborough. Any further information about this individual has not… Read More
Abbott Lawrence Lowell was born in Boston, Massachusetts on December 13, 1856. Lowell was an attorney and educator who served as president of Harvard University from 1909 to 1933. He died in Boston on January 6, 1943.
Samuel Lowemen was a captain in a regiment of Pasquotank County militia in December 1754.
Arthor Lowry 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.
Robert Lowry was a resident of Pasquotank Precinct, North Carolina by 1694. In 1698 he served on a jury that acquitted… Read More
William Lowther was a resident of Edenton. Together with other residents, he wrote a petition to Arthur Dobbs requesting that the colony reduce its duties on exporting wine and other alcohol from North Carolina.
Henry Loyd 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.
Thomas Loyd (circa 1710-1792) was a militia officer, planter, coroner, sheriff, and politician. He served as a member of the colonial Assembly representing Orange County from 1761 to 1768. During the Revolution, he remained a Loyalist. His last… Read More
James A. Lucas was born circa 1874 in Beaufort County, North Carolina. Lucas was a porter for the Walter Credle & Co., a grocer in Washington, North Carolina. He died there on November 9, 1943.… Read More
John Paul Lucas was born on January 25, 1885, in Wilson County, North Carolina. A longtime Charlotte resident, Lucas began his career in the newspaper profession, working for both the Charlotte Observer and the Winston-Salem Journal… Read More
William Lucas served as the Chief Auditor for North Carolina beginning in 1759 and ending prior to December 1761.
Thomas Ludford was a captain in a regiment of militia in Tyrrell County in 1754.
Jacob Lott Ludlow was born in Spring Lake, New Jersey on December 20, 1862. Ludlow was a civil engineer who relocated to Winston-Salem (Forsyth County) in 1886. He held a variety of positions over the course of his lengthy career, including… Read More
Philip Ludwell was born in England in about 1638. After serving on the Virginia Council at various times throughout the 1670's and 1680's, Ludwell became the colonial governor of North Carolina in 1689. However, John Gibbs, another politician in… Read More
Thomas Lumpkin was born in Virginia in about 1808. A former clerk in the U.S. Pension Office for seven years, in 1849 he opened his own private legal firm and served as an attorney for many people that were pursuing pensions and other legal… Read More
Thomas Lumpkin was born in about 1768. A resident of Fairfield District, South Carolina, he served as a local justice of the peace. He died there sometime before June 1844.
William Reynolds Lunk was born on October 3, 1882, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From 1906 to 1920, he served as the secretary of the YMCA Interstate Committee for West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia. During World War… Read More
Eugene St. Clair Lupton was born on August 6, 1880, in Pamlico County, North Carolina. During World War I, Lupton garnered much media attention in 1918 when the Federal government indicted him for failing to arrest deserters while sheriff of… Read More
John Lurry was a resident of colonial Currituck County. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions.
Ralph Duane Lusk was born January 18, 1888, in Union, New York. Lusk was a lumber merchant in Lexington, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was exempted from service on industrial grounds. Lusk died in… Read More
Virgil Stuart Lusk was born in Buncombe County (modern Madison County), North Carolina on May 9, 1836. Lusk was a Confederate veteran, attorney, and Republican politician who served as solicitor for the 12th judicial district (1868-1871),… Read More
Absalom Luten 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 1782 he… Read More
Constant Luten was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. In 1722 he served on a jury that heard the trial of John Cope, an American Indian man who had been charged with burglary and trespassing. He died in Chowan sometime before February… Read More
Frederick Luten (c1750-1816) was a resident of Bertie and Chowan Counties. 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
James Luten (d.1779) 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.
Thomas Luten was a resident of Chowan Precinct, Albemarle County. After serving as a justice of the Chowan Precinct Court from 1694 to 1695, in 1698 he was appointed provost marshal. In 1701, likely due to his position as provost marshal, he was… Read More
George Luther was born in Maryland on September 3, 1784. A resident of Chatham County, he served as a justice of the peace. He died in Moore County, North Carolina on May 29, 1875.
George Walton Lyda was born on August 24, 1849, in Edneyville, North Carolina. Lyda was a farmer and surveyor who served as magistrate in Edneyville. He died in Edneyville (Henderson County) on April 8, 1925.
Oscar Eugene Lyda was born on October 13, 1894, in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Lyda was a laborer for the Clinchfield Manufacturing Company in Marion, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was… Read More
Charles Lyles was a resident in colonial North Carolina. Around 1763, he joined others in signing a letter of petition to royal governor Arthur Dobbs on behalf of William Strother, who had been accused of horse stealing.
Williamson Lyles was a resident in colonial North Carolina. Around 1763, he joined others in signing a letter of petition to royal governor Arthur Dobbs on behalf of William Strother, who had been accused of horse stealing.
Charles Lynch was born in Virginia in about 1736. A resident of Bedford County, Virginia, he served in the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1778 and later became a colonel in the Bedford County Regiment of the Virginia Militia during the… Read More
Lillie White Lynch (née Richardson) was born in Johnston County, North Carolina on October 2, 1875. She married William Rufus Lynch (1888-1966) in Johnston County in February 1909. On January 24, 1914, she was murdered at her home near Wendell.… Read More
Thomas Lynch was a resident of colonial America who owned a sloop called Industry in 1761.
Homer LeGrand Lyon was born in Elizabethtown (Bladen County), North Carolina on March 1, 1879. Lyon was an attorney in Whiteville (Columbus County) who served as solicitor for the state's Eighth Judicial District (1913-1920) and as United States… Read More
John Lyon was a merchant and justice of the peace in colonial New Hanover County. In an undated petition, he joined others in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs for aid in controlling an outbreak of disease that was then decimating cattle,… Read More
Robert Lyon was born in about 1785. A resident of Bladen County, he served as a justice of the peace and also represented the county in the North Carolina General Assembly. He died sometime after 1840.
Archibald Lytle was born in Scotland in about 1730. A resident of Orange County, North Carolina, he joined the Continental Line as a captain of the 6th Regiment in 1776 and became a lieutenant colonel in 1777. He became a prisoner of war during… Read More
Robert Lytle (1729-1774) was a militia officer and justice of the peace in colonial Orange County.
William Henry Lyttelton (1724-1808) was a British politician and colonial administrator who served as royal governor of South Carolina (1755-1760) and Jamaica (1760-1766).