Charles Haughton (d. 1805) 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.
Jeremiah Haughton (d. 1801) 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.… Read More
Jonathan Haughton (d. 1817) 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.… Read More
Richard Haughton 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… Read More
Lewis Adam Hauser was born in Yadkin County on February 21, 1860. Hauser worked as a dentist in North Wilkesboro for several decades. He died on November 25, 1927.
Philip Alexander Hauser was born in Winston-Salem (Forsyth County), North Carolina, on April 19, 1843. During the Civil War, Hauser served as a private in the Confederate cavalry. After the war, he worked as a farmer in Lewisville (Forsyth County… Read More
T. J. Havens was a photographer who established himself on Fayetteville St. in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1852. He offered daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and several other mediums, and the city's society frequented his gallery to have their pictures… Read More
Elijah Hawkins was born in Newberry County, South Carolina on March 3, 1811. A resident of Smyth County, Virginia, he served as a minister at Lutheran churches in Smyth and Wythe counties. In December 1845 he attested that earlier that year he… Read More
John Hawkins was a Quaker who arrived in Pasquotank Precinct, North Carolina by November 1682. In addition to serving as a judge on the Pasquotank Precinct Court, he also served in the North Carolina Colonial Assembly and on the General Court. In… Read More
John Hawkins 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.
Philemon Hawkins 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.
Francis Lister Hawks was born in New Bern (Craven County), North Carolina on June 10, 1798. Hawks was an attorney, Episcopal priest, and educator. He died in New York City on September 26, 1866.
John Hawks was born in England in 1731 and accompanied Governor William Tryon on his journey to North Carolina. A resident of New Bern, Hawks was the lead architect for Tryon Palace and oversaw its… Read More
Thomas Day (1710-1787) was a British politician who served as a member of the Board of Trade (1746-1754), lord of Treasury (1754-1755), and as joint paymaster general (1755-1757), among other positions.
Daniel Hayes 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
Henry Hayes was a resident of Perquimans Precinct, North Carolina. He may have been a servant. In 1697 he joined a group of individuals who were helping Dorothy Steele run away from her husband. The group first headed south towards Charleston,… Read More
John Hayes was born sometime between 1761 and 1770. A resident of Wake County, North Carolina, he served as a local justice of the peace. He died in February 1841.
Johnson Jay Hayes was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, on January 23, 1886. Hayes was a lawyer in North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County) who served as solicitor of the 17th Judicial District (1915-1923) and as federal judge for the Middle… Read More
Roland H. Hayes was born on December 4, 1868, in Carbonton, North Carolina. Hayes was an attorney in Chatham County, North Carolina. In 1901 and 1909, he was elected to represent the county as a state legislator. Hayes died in Richmond, Virginia… Read More
Thomas Henry Hayes was born in Massachusetts on September 15, 1881. Hayes was a resident of Wilmington, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World War I) in September 1918. He was the president of the Fisheries Products Co., which… Read More
Thomas Lee Hayes was born in North Carolina on July 16, 1874. Hayes was a merchant and farmer in Boonville (Yadkin County) who served as the chairman of the Boonville Relief Committee in the aftermath of the July 1916 flood. He died on February… Read More
William Edward Hayne was born in Charleston County, South Carolina on August 29, 1776. A Democratic politician and the son of a Revolutionary War veteran, he served as the South Carolina Comptroller General from 1838 to 1842. He died in… Read More
Joseph Walter Haynes was born on June 20, 1881, in Haywood County, North Carolina. Haynes was an lawyer in Asheville, North Carolina, who served as attorney for the county commissioners during the World War I era. He died in Asheville (Buncombe… Read More
Thomas Haynes was a captain in the Bladen County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia. He died in Bladen County in late September 1781 during the Battle of Brown Marsh.
Benjamin Kinsey Hays was born on July 7, 1870, in Oxford, North Carolina. Hays was a physician who served on the Committee of American Physicians and guided the state's mobilization of medical resources during World War I. He was drawn into… Read More
James Hays was a resident of Martin County. In 1777 he became a member of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy and spoke openly among other members about how he would resist the county militia draft if called up. He likely had some form of leadership role… Read More
William Blaine Hays was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, on April 24, 1891. Hays spent most of his career as a farmer, working on his family’s farm in Reddies River. He later worked as a salesman for Red Top, the local Coca-Cola bottling… Read More
Thomas Hayter (1702 - 1762) served as Bishop of London and on the Privy Council from September 1761 until his death on January 2, 1762.
David Haywood was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, on August 4, 1873. From 1894 until his death in 1947, Haywood worked at the Executive Mansion, serving as butler and then chief butler to fourteen different… Read More
Edward Graham Haywood was born in North Carolina in 1830. His father was a U.S. Senator and practiced law in Raleigh. After attending school in Maryland, Haywood became a lawyer in Raleigh. In 1853, Haywood married Margaret Henry, and is… Read More
Edward Graham Haywood, Jr was born in Raleigh (Wake County), North Carolina, in 1854. In his youth, his baptism was recorded by his mother's cousin and close friend Margaret Eliza Cotten. In adulthood, Haywood was an attorney who served as chief… Read More
Eleanor Howard Hawkins Haywood was born in Virginia on June 23, 1776. The daughter of a wealthy plantation owner, she married Sherwood Haywood, the clerk of the North Carolina Senate and an owner of three plantations in the Raleigh area. The… Read More
Eliza Eagles Haywood was born in Raleigh on December 8, 1798. The daughter of a state treasurer, Eliza often went by "Betsy John" to distinguish her from another Elizabeth Haywood. A prominent socialite, she was a distant relation of the Cotten… Read More
Harvey J. Haywood was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, on November 4, 1893. Haywood was the son of David Haywood, longtime chief butler at the Executive Mansion. He joined Company E of the 24th Infantry on… Read More
Henry W. Haywood Jr. was born in Raleigh, North Carolina on October 23, 1801. A lawyer, he represented Wake County in the North Carolina General Assembly in 1831 and from 1834 to 1836. He then served as a U.S. Senator from 1843 to 1846. He died… Read More
Margaret Haywood (née Henry) was born in 1833 in North Carolina to a wealthy family. She and her siblings were close friends with her cousin, Margaret Eliza Cotten, and they often called on one another in Raleigh. She married in Edward Graham… Read More
Maria Toole Haywood was born on February 24, 1815 in North Carolina. The daughter of a wealthy plantation owner and clerk of the state senate, she resided in Raleigh, where she ran in the same social circles as many members of the Cotten family.… Read More
Martha Helen Haywood was born on September 27, 1872, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Haywood was a prominent Wake County suffragist who was appointed by Gov. Thomas W. Bickett to the board of directors for the state's Confederate soldiers' home in… Read More
Martha Helen (née Whitaker) Haywood was born in North Carolina in 1811 to a prominent planter family. She is mentioned in her cousin, Margaret Eliza Cotten's, diary, which now resides in the North Carolina State Archives. She married physician… Read More
Mary Jane Haywood (née White) was born in Warrenton, Warren County, North Carolina on July 25, 1826. A resident of Raleigh, she was a distant cousin of Margaret Eliza Cotten, who mentioned her in her journal. She died in Raleigh on August 18,… Read More