William Woods Holden was born near Hillsborough, North Carolina on November 24, 1818. Holden held many positions in his life, most notably a newspaper printer & editor, politician, and most famously Governor of North Carolina. William was the… Read More
Thomas Holder 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.
George Allen Holderness was born on June 15, 1867, in Caswell County, North Carolina. A prominent businessman and banker, Holderness was twice elected to the state senate, winning his seat in 1916 and 1918. He died in Tarboro, North Carolina on… Read More
Luke Holevy 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.
Murray M. Holladay, Sr. was born on July 20, 1878, in Clarendon County, South Carolina. Holladay was a carpenter, watchman, and gate operator at Tallassee Power Company's Narrows Dam at Badin, North Carolina. He died in Clarendon County, South… Read More
Joel Holland 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.
Samuel Beauregard Hollaway was born on May 15, 1861, in Suffolk, Virginia. Hollaway was a businessman in Enfield who served as secretary of the Halifax County Exemption Board during World War I. He died in Enfield on January 12, 1924.
Solomon Abel Holler was born in Boone (Watauga County), North Carolina, on April 8, 1880. Holler opened a barbershop in North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County) around 1910. By 1917, he had relocated to Charlotte (Mecklenburg County), where he died on… Read More
Armit Holles was a resident of Tyrrell County. In the summer of 1777 he swore two oaths and became a member of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy. When the plot was discovered, he made a sworn deposition before the justices of the peace for Tyrrell… Read More
James Holles was a resident of Tyrrell County. In the summer of 1777 he swore two oaths and became a member of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy. When the plot was discovered, he made a sworn deposition before the justices of the peace for Tyrrell… Read More
James Holley Jr. 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.
Nathaniel Holley (d. 1784) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he served as a grand juror in the fall session of the … Read More
Edward Holliman 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.
John Hollis was born in Fairfax County, Virginia on December 5, 1751. A resident of Craven County, later Fairfield District, South Carolina, he joined the militia service in late 1774 or early 1775 and served throughout the war. First a private… Read More
Abner Hollowell (d. 1802) 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.
Daniel Ephraim Hollowell was born on October 6, 1857, in North Carolina. Hollowell was a farmer in Gates County, North Carolina. He died in Mintonsville (Gates County) on August 22, 1933.
Edwin Floyd Holman, a native of Moravian Falls (Wilkes County), was born on June 17, 1898. Holman studied at Wake Forest and worked as a shoe salesman for Henry-Miller Co. in North Wilkesboro. He served in the U.S. Army from 1917 to 1919. In 1923… Read More
Ann Hill Holmes was born in New Hanover County, North Carolina on December 27, 1822. She married Owen Davis Holmes, and the couple had at least eight children. She died in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina on December 4, 1891.
Archibald Holmes was a resident of colonial North Carolina, likely near Pantego in present-day Beaufort County. In 1707 Holmes told Robert Kingman that he and his English neighbors were having a dispute with the near Pamlico American Indian… Read More
John Lyon Holmes was born in Wilmington (New Hanover County), North Carolina, on November 2, 1827. Holmes was an influential attorney who served as solicitor for New Hanover County and as president of the Bank of Cape Fear. He died in Saluda (… Read More
John Simcox Holmes was born on May 31, 1868, in Ontario, Canada. Holmes was a graduate of the University of North Carolina and the Yale School of Forestry. He served as State Forester from 1915 to 1945. Holmes died in Raleigh on May 3, 1958.
Mary Carolina Holmes was born in Clinton, Sampson County on June 2, 1834. The daughter of a wealthy planter, Holmes was involved in the wealthy social scene near Wilmington in the winter of 1853-1854. She died in Duplin County on July 24, 1908.… Read More
Robert Lee Holmes was born on July 14, 1873, in Orange County, North Carolina. In addition to serving as mayor of Graham, North Carolina, in the early 1920s, Holmes was also bookkeeper for the Oneida Cotton Mills and president of the Alamance… Read More
Sallie Margaret Holmes (née London) was born in Wilmington (New Hanover County), North Carolina on June 27, 1829. She married John Lyon Holmes in February 1849. The Holmes family relocated to Jacksonville, Florida in 1882. She died in… Read More
Charles Henry Holt was born on December 28, 1864, in Johnston County, North Carolina. Holt was postmaster of Princeton, North Carolina. He died in Princeton on August 7, 1930.
George Holt was born in Johnston County, North Carolina about January 1862. He moved to Goldsboro sometime between 1880 and 1900 with his spouse Mary Deloach Holt. At Goldsboro, he worked as a driver and a farmer. He died there on April 26, 1921… Read More
John McBride Holt was born on August 21, 1860, in Alamance County, North Carolina. For more than fifty years, Holt was connected professionally with the L. Banks Holt Manufacturing company, serving as accountant and later vice president. He died… Read More
Michael Holt Jr. was born in Virginia on 6 May 1723 and moved to Orange County, North Carolina in about 1740. A planter, Holt served as a local justice of the peace. During the War of Regulation, Holt was the captain of the Orange County Militia… Read More
Peter Armstrong Holt was born on February 25, 1891, in Alamance County, North Carolina. In 1920, Holt provided testimony in an investigation into an attempted lynching in Graham, North Carolina. He was employed as a bookkeeper at the L. Banks… Read More
Daniel Holyfield was a soldier at Fort Johnston, a British colonial-era fort in Brunswick County, who testified to the alleged misconduct of Captain John Dalrymple in 1763.
William Homes (d. 1791) 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.
Murray Cornelius Arsemus Honeycutt was born in Yancey Count, North Carolina, on December 12, 1869. Honeycutt was a banker in Burnsville (Yancey County) who served on the Mount Mitchell Commission (appointed 1915). He died in Burnsville on… Read More
Henry Warren Hood, Jr. was born on May 24, 1892, in Southport, North Carolina. Hood was the manager of a dry goods store in Southport, North Carolina, upon the outbreak of World War I. He later served as a member of the Brunswick County Board of… Read More
John Hooten 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.
Herbert Clark Hoover was born on August 10, 1874, in West Branch, Iowa. During World War I, Hoover was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson to serve as head of the United States Food Administration. He was later the 31st President of the United… Read More
John Hopkins 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 1781 he… Read More
John Hopkins arrived in the colony of North Carolina by 1687. A resident of Perquimans, in 1705 he served on a jury that freed Sanders, an American Indian man who had been indentured to Juliana Laker. He died in Albemarle County in 1721.
Stephen Hopkins (1707-1785) was a prominent merchant and politician who served nine terms as royal governor of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations between 1755 and 1768. He later was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Peregrine Thomas Hopson (1696-1759) was a British army officer who served as governor of Nova Scotia (1752-1755). In late 1758, during the Seven Years' War, he led an expedition against the French on the islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe, in… Read More
Anne Rombough was born in Chowan County, North Carolina in about 1754. In November 1772 Anne (also called Nancy, which a popular nickname for Anne) married John Horniblow. Her husband was the proprietor and owner of the King's Arms Tavern, one of… Read More
John Horniblow (d. 1799) was a justice of the peace and tavern keeper in Edenton, North Carolina. He owned his tavern, called the King's Arms by 1770 and it was located next to the Chowan County Courthouse. His first wife, Anne was a signer of… Read More
Archie Wynne Horton was born in Wilkes County on February 2, 1893. After graduating from Wake Forest in 1914, Horton worked as a cashier at Deposit and Savings Bank in North Wilkesboro. He moved to Carpinteria, California in 1934, where he owned… Read More
Charles Gentry Horton was born in Ashe County, North Carolina, on August 12, 1884. Horton was a clerk and carpenter in North Wilkesboro. He died there on June 5, 1963.
Claude Lawrence Horton was born in Boone (Watauga County), North Carolina, on March 15, 1888. Horton moved to North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County) sometime after 1910 and began his career as a bricklayer. He was drafted in March 1918 and served… Read More
Henry Walter Horton was born in North Carolina on July 4, 1873. Horton was president of the Citizens Loan & Trust Co. and president and treasurer of Horton Telephone Co. in Wilkes County, North Carolina. He died in Blowing Rock (Watauga… Read More
John Horton was a resident of Martin County. According to John Collins, in 1777 … Read More
Joseph Lloyd Horton was born on February 3, 1894, in Farmville, North Carolina. Horton was an attorney who served as solicitor for Pitt County. He died in Raleigh on July 11, 1926.
William Horton 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.
William Phineas Horton was born in Watauga County, North Carolina, on February 14, 1867. Horton was a prominent physician in Boone who served as surgeon for the Southern Railway and Watauga & Yadkin River R.R. Company. He died in North… Read More