William Hyslop Sumner Burgwyn was born on January 22, 1886, in Northampton County, North Carolina. A lawyer by training, Burgwyn served several terms as a state legislator in both the house and senate, as solicitor from 1932 to 1937, and as… Read More

John Burk 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.

Mary Freeman Burke (1752-1836) was originally a resident of Norfolk, Virginia before she moved to Hillsborough with her husband… Read More

Thomas Burke (c1744-1783) was a doctor, lawyer, and politician who resided in Orange County. He represented Orange in the North Carolina Provincial Congress then served in the Continental Congress in Philadelphia from 1777 to 1781. Between… Read More

William Burkett (d. 1792) was a resident of Bertie County and for a time, a justice of the peace. In 1777 he became a member of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy when he went to… Read More

Thomas Burkitt (d. 1798) 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.

Hershel Burleson was born on January 29, 1895, in Glen Ayre, North Carolina. Burleson was a farmer in Glen Ayre when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was subsequently inducted into the service in May 1918 and assigned to… Read More

Andrew Burn (d. 1781) 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 in… Read More

Frederick Burnam 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.

Peter Burnet (d. c1806) 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. 

Elsie Elmina Burnett (née Cordell) was born in Black Mountain, North Carolina, on February 28, 1860. Burnett was a niece of Jesse Stepp, who at one time owned the peak of Mount Mitchell. During the state's efforts to establish a state park there… Read More

John J. Burnett was born in Virginia in about 1796. A farmer, he also served as a clerk of the county court and postmaster for Smith County, Tennessee. He died in Marion County, Tennessee sometime after 1870.

Marcus Lafayette "Fate" Burnett was born in Buncombe County, North Carolina on May 30, 1844. (His death certificate gives his birth year as 1843 but his headstone lists it as being 1844.) Burnett was a Confederate veteran, farmer, and big game… Read More

Ovid Victor Burnett was born on November 14, 1879, in Madison County, North Carolina. Burnett was a physician in the Big Laurel community of Madison County. He died in Mars Hill (Madison County) on November 14, 1925.

Silas Burns was born in Andover, Massachusetts on June 17, 1804. Burns was a blacksmith in Raleigh who participated in the construction of the state capitol in the 1830s. He died in Raleigh on October 20, 1876.

John Burnsides 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

George Burrington was born in Devonshire, England in about 1682. He was appointed governor of North Carolina in 1723, arriving in the colony in 1724. After a disagreement with the colony's chief justice Christopher Gale, Burrington was removed… Read More

Daniel Burton was a clergyman who served as a secretary for the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. He succeeded Philip Bearcroft.

Lewis Burwell was born in Gloucester, Virginia in about 1651 or 1652. A major in the local militia and one of the largest landholders in the area, Burwell served as a executor for his father-in-law… Read More

Richard Smith Busbee was born on April 18, 1878, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Busbee was president of the Atlantic Fire Insurance Company, president of the Raleigh Building and Loan Association, and chairman of the Wake County Welfare Board. He… Read More

Samuel Johnson Busbee was born on August 24, 1875, in Wake County, North Carolina. Busbee served as a prison guard and later warden of the State Prison from 1916 to 1925. He died in Raleigh on July 17, 1941.

William Bush was born in about 1641. He arrived in Virginia by 1658 or 1659 and settled near the Weyanoke or Nottoway River. In 1701 he immigrated to Bath County, North Carolina and eventually settled in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. In 1707… Read More

Frank W. Manning Butler was born on August 3, 1870, in Brunswick County, Virginia. Butler was a prominent African American insurance agent, banker, and steamboat agent in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. He died in Elizabeth City on March 31, 1940… Read More

Isaac Butler 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 Butler (d. 1789) 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 Butler (d. 1807) 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.

John Butler was born in Virginia in about 1728. A resident of Orange County, North Carolina, he served as the local sheriff during the War of Regulation. He later sought a pardon for his brother, William Butler, a prominent Regulator, and for… Read More

Marion Butler was born in Sampson County, North Carolina on May 20, 1863. Butler was a farmer, legislator, and influential Republican Party leader who served as United States Senator from North Carolina from 1895 to 1901. He died in Takoma Park,… Read More

Nicholas Murray Butler was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey on April 2, 1862. Butler was a career educator who served as president of Columbia University from 1901 to 1945. He died in New York City on December 7, 1947.

William Butler (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.

William Butler Jr. (d. c1802) 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

Willis Butler (d. c1790) 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… Read More

Hermon Butner was a resident of colonial Salisbury. Around 1763, William Strother and Oliver Wallace were accused of horse stealing, found guilty, and sentenced to death. In an undated petition, Butner joined others from the Salisbury District in… Read More

Roberta Sutton Butte (née Crews) was born on November 15, 1899. Butte was a stenographer in the North Carolina Adjutant General's Office during World War I. She died on February 2, 1981, and is buried in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Robert Butterton was a resident of Bertie County, North Carolina who served as the local deputy sheriff in 1769. He died in Bertie in 1785.

John Buttrey was a resident of Martin County, where in 1777 he and his brother Silvanus became… Read More

Silvanus Buttrey (d. 1794) was a resident of Martin County, where in 1777 he and his brother John… Read More

William Jackson Byerly was born in Davidson County, North Carolina, on March 5, 1873. Byerly was an accountant and banker in Mount Airy (Surry County) for several decades and later in Lexington (Davidson County). He died in Winston-Salem (Forsyth… Read More

John Gray Bynum was born in Stokes County, North Carolina on May 16, 1813. After studying law and being accepted to the bar, he served as a colonel in the North Carolina Militia and led a group of men in enforcing Cherokee removal from western… Read More

William Preston Bynum was born on August 1, 1861, in McDowell County, North Carolina. Bynum was a prominent lawyer perhaps best remembered for arguing two pivotal cases before the U. S. Supreme Court that helped overturn federal anti-child labor… Read More

Aden Alexander Byrd was born in McDowell County, North Carolina on November 8, 1878. Byrd was a farmer in Black Mountain (Buncombe County). He died there on November 9, 1954. In earlier generations, his last name was spelled "Bird."

Amos J. Byrd was born free in Merry Oaks, North Carolina, on the Wake and Chatham county line in July 1846. He was a longtime resident of Chatham County before moving to Durham. For most of his life he worked… Read More

William Byrd III (1728-1777) was a planter, soldier, politician, and enslaver who served as a colonel in the British army during the Seven Years' War and as a member of the Virginia governor's Council from 1754 to 1775.

Matthew Alphonso Byrne, Jr. was born in Whiteville (Columbus County), North Carolina on December 9, 1891. Byrne was a farmer and World War I veteran. He died in Fayetteville (Cumberland County) on June 19, 1941.

John Byrum (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.

Isaac Byrum (d. 1815) 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.

James Byrum (d. c1786) 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.

Joel Byrum 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.

Jonas Byrum (d. 1786) was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he although he may have initially failed to do so, he eventually signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous… Read More

John Bysrick [last name unclear] was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 Daniel Leggett … Read More

Stephen Cabarrus (29 August 1749-4 August 1808) was a planter and politician who resided in Chowan County. In 1777 and 1778 he signed two oaths swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous… Read More