Richard Babey was a resident of colonial Johnston County. In an undated petition, he joined others in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to appoint another justice to serve their section of the county.
Thomas Bacchus (d. 1814) 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… Read More
William Bacchus 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.
Anthony Bacon (circa 1717-1786) was a London merchant and industrialist whose appointment as provincial agent for North Carolina by the Assembly caused controversy with royal governor Arthur Dobbs.
Edward Bacon (circa 1712 - 1786) was a British politician who served as a member of the Board of Trade from 1759 to 1765.
George Edmund Badger was born in New Bern, Craven County on April 17, 1795. A state superior court judge, he later served as the Secretary of the Navy in 1841 and as a U.S. Senator for North Carolina from 1846-1855. His career allowed his… Read More
George Edmund Badger Jr. was born in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina on January 20, 1838. He attended Yale University and became a medical doctor in New York City. He died in New York City, New York on January 20, 1883.
Richard Cogdell Badger was born in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina on August 8, 1839. The son of a prominent lawyer, he graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1856 and became a lawyer himself. A Confederate major during the Civil… Read More
Sarah Polk Badger, nicknamed Sallie, was born in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina on May 28, 1833. She and her sister were close friends with Margaret Eliza Cotten and they likely attended school together at St. Mary's. In September 1854, she… Read More
Mary Badham was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. The wife of the clerk of the NC General Court, she served as a witness on… Read More
William Badham was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. He served as the clerk of the North Carolina General Court from March 1722 until October 1724. He died in North Carolina in about November 1736.
William Badham, Jr. was born in North Carolina on September 14, 1835. A University of North Carolina graduate, Badham joined the Confederacy during the Civil War and served as a captain in the Edenton Bell Battery (Company B, 3rd Battalion North… Read More
John Baggett 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 Bagley (d. 1789) 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… Read More
Thomas Bagley was born in Johnston County, North Carolina on June 25, 1816. He served as the clerk of the Johnston County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions. He died in Johnston County on September 21, 1851.
Chrisopher Bailes was a resident of Currituck Precinct, North Carolina by 1697. The following year he served on a jury that found… Read More
Charles Justin Bailey was born June 21, 1859, in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania. Bailey was a West Point graduate and career military officer. During World War I, he served as commander of Camp Jackson in South Carolina from October 1917 to May 1918. In… Read More
John Bailey was born in about 1756. A resident of Brunswick County, Virginia, he served in the Virginia Militia from 1775 to August 1776 as an ensign. He enlisted as a private in the Virginia Line of the Continental Army in 1776 and served two… Read More
John Lancaster Bailey was born in Pasquotank County, North Carolina, on August 13, 1795. Bailey was an attorney who served as legislator (elected 1824, 1827, & 1828) and judge of the Superior Court (elected 1836) for several years. He died at… Read More
Josiah William Bailey was born on September 14, 1873, in Warrenton, North Carolina. Bailey was a newspaper editor, conservative reformer, and politician. From 1913 to 1921, he served as the IRS collector for the state of North Carolina. In 1930,… Read More
Robert Bailey was born in Montgomery County in 1807. A resident of Bath County, Kentucky, he worked as a shoemaker. The son of a Revolutionary War veteran, Bailey served as a reference for his aunt Mary Yarborough's pension application, attesting… Read More
Rufus D. Bailey was born on January 5, 1858 in Statesville, North Carolina. Bailey was a prominent Black merchant and property owner in Statesville. He died there on November 17, 1927.
William Bailey was born in about 1737. A resident of Brunswick County, Virginia, he brought clothing to his son John Bailey who was serving in nearby Norfolk, Virginia as a private in the Continental Army. William Bailey may have died in Bath… Read More
George Lawrence Todd Baily was born on November 21, 1879, in Mount Kisco, New York. Baily was an organizer of the Hickory Chair Company, for which company he worked forty years, as secretary and treasurer and later as manager. He died in… Read More
Jarvis Johnson Bain was born in Martinsville, Indiana, on May 2, 1880. Bain was a career officer in the Army Corps of Engineers. He served as District Engineer for the district at Nashville, Tennessee, from July 22, 1916 to until September 26,… Read More
George Bains (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.
Everard Hall Baker was born in December 1871 in North Carolina. He was, for many years, chief clerk of the State Auditor's office. During World War I, he served as paymaster of the North Carolina Naval Militia. He died in Asheville (Buncombe… Read More
James Baker (d. 1790) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he served as a grand juror in the fall session of the … Read More
James Marion Baker was born in Lowndesville, South Carolina, on August 18, 1861. Baker served as Secretary of the United States Senate from 1913 to 1919. He died on November 21, 1940.
John Baker was born in North Carolina around 1901. On the night of January 26, 1916, Baker was shot three times by officer Rufus Beck in Raleigh, North Carolina. Baker was allegedly robbing the home of Mr. S. Glass on N. East St. at the time he… Read More
Ned Baker was likely a relative of Hannah Salter Blount, whose first husband was William Baker. In July… Read More
Newton Diehl Baker was born on December 3, 1871, in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Baker served as United States Secretary of War from 1916 to 1921 under President Woodrow Wilson. He died in Cuyahoga County, Ohio on December 25, 1937.
George Petrovich Bakhmeteff (1847-1928) was a career diplomat who served as Russia's ambassador to the United States from 1911 to 1917.
John Ball was a resident of colonial America who mastered a sloop called Jove in 1762.
Richard Ball was a resident of Winyah Parish, South Carolina. In 1724 Ball and Anne, his enslaved American Indian servant, sailed to North Carolina along with Jacob and Anne Johnson. During their voyage, Ball and the Johnsons visited Peter… Read More
James Ballard 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.
Kedar Ballard was born in Gates County, North Carolina in about 1747. Originally a captain in the Edenton District Minutemen in 1776, in 1777 he became a captain in the 3rd North Carolina Regiment of the Continental Line. He was captured by the… Read More
Thomas Ballard (d. 1794) was a resident of Bertie County who represented the county in the Provincial Congress in 1775. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous… Read More
Broadus Landrum Ballenger was born in Welford, South Carolina, on February 7, 1875. Ballenger was a merchant in Tryon (Polk County), North Carolina. He died in Asheville on April 2, 1960.
William Bransford Ballou was born in Halifax County, Virginia on February 27, 1868. Bransford was a longtime resident of Oxford (Granville County), where he worked as the agent for the Imperial Tobacco Company. In 1923, he moved to Richmond,… Read More
John Baltzell was born in Maryland in about 1782. A saddler and hardware supply owner, he also served as a judge for the county court in Union, Illinois. He died in Union County, Illinois on January 1, 1860.
Albert Hubbard Bangert was born in New Bern (Craven County), North Carolina on August 29, 1873. Bangert was a farmer and real estate agent who served as alderman and as mayor of New Bern. He died in New Bern on December 19, 1944.
Charles Edward Banks was born on July 6, 1854, in Portland, Maine. During World War I, he was a senior surgeon for the United States Public Health Service and the chief medical adviser for the War Risk Insurance Bureau. He died in Hartford,… Read More
Richard Banks 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.
Charles Whitlock Banner was born on April 29, 1867, in Mt. Airy, North Carolina. Banner was a physician and surgeon who specialized in ear, eye, nose, and throat diseases. During World War I, he served on the Committee of American Physicians and… Read More
Claudius Barclay Barbee was born on February 1, 1856, in Harnett County, North Carolina. Barbee was a prominent merchant in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Richmond, Virginia. During World War I, he served as a member of the Soldiers' Business Aid… Read More
Frances Winifred Hardy (or Hardee) was born in North Carolina in 1816. She married Sydney M. Barbee (1809-1881) in Wake County on May 7, 1839. The couple later moved to Chapel Hill (Orange County) where they remained until their deaths. Francis… Read More