Robert Bryant was a militia captain and 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.

Victor Silas Bryant, Jr. was born on September 29, 1898, in Durham, North Carolina. Bryant—an attorney with Bryant, Brogden & Bryant, of Durham—was a corporal in the Durham Machine Gun Company which helped put down a lynch mob in Alamance… Read More

William Bryant 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.

Thaddeus Dillard Bryson was born on October 4, 1873, in Bryson City, North Carolina. Bryson was a superior court judge for the 20th Judicial District (1918-1926) and law professor at Duke University (1927-1947). He died in Bryson City on August… Read More

James Buchanan was a resident of Bertie County who in 1777 refused to swear an oath to the State of North Carolina and consequently had to leave the state. Later that year he wrote that he, and fellow Bertie County residents… Read More

Ellit Buchannan 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.

Solomon Buck was born in October 1823 in Virginia. A farmer, he witnessed Margaret Kinder's widow's pension application in the court of Wythe County, Virginia. He died in Wythe County in 1911.

Richard Buckley (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.

Neptune U. Buckner was born in Madison County, North Carolina, on May 8, 1872. Buckner was an advertising writer who served as secretary of the Asheville Chamber of Commerce from 1910 to 1922. He died in Tampa, Florida, on October 26, 1944. He… Read More

Frank Wilder Buell was born in Genesee County, Michigan in 1859. Buell was a Bay City-based lumberman who expanded into the timber market in North Carolina during the 1910s. He died in 1953.

Theodore Buerbaum was born on September 2, 1852, in Westphalia, Germany. A German immigrant and longtime Salisbury resident, Buerbaum was best remembered for his interest in community building and for the local bookstore he owned and operated for… Read More

Henry Buford was born in Culpeper County, Virginia on September 15, 1751. A resident of Bedford County, Virginia, he served a a captain of the local militia regiment during the war and later was the county sheriff. He died in Bedford County on… Read More

William Bull II was born in St. Andrews Parish in South Carolina on September 24, 1710. Bull served as lieutenant governor of South Carolina from 1759 to 1775. His loyalty to the crown during the American Revolution resulted in the end of his… Read More

Robert Lee Bullard was born on January 15, 1861, in Youngsboro, Alabama. A West Point graduate, Bullard was a career army officer, serving in the army from 1885 to 1925. He died in New York City on September 11, 1947.

William Alexander Bullis was born in Watauga County, North Carolina, on November 29, 1870. Bullis spent most of his adult life in North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County), where he worked as an agent for Mutual Benefit Life Insurance. He also served as… Read More

Leonard Henley Bullock 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.

Richard Bullock was born in about 1781-1784. A resident of Granville County, North Carolina, he served as a member of the county court of pleas and quarter sessions. He died in Granville County in 1841.

James Marshall Bumgarner was born in Reddies River (Wilkes County), North Carolina, on May 19, 1877. Bumgarner served as chief deputy sheriff of Wilkes County from 1900 until 1928, when he was appointed a deputy U.S. marshal. He died in… Read More

Embrey Bunch (d. 1789) was a skilled carpenter, planter, and 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… Read More

Jeremiah Bunch (d. 1797) 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 Bunch 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.

Julius Bunch (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. Later… Read More

Paul Bunch 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.

Shadrach Bunch (d. 1790) 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.

William Bunch 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.

Edward Buncombe (1742-1778) was a planter and soldier who resided in Tyrrell County. In 1775 he became the Colonel of the Tyrrell County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia and in 1776 he became the Colonel of the 5th North Carolina Regiment.… Read More

William Bundy was a Quaker who arrived in the Perquimans Precinct, North Carolina by 1664. A member of the North Carolina Council in 1684, he later served as a justice for the Perquimans Precinct Court from 1690 to 1692. In 1690 he also served as… Read More

Oscar William Bunn was born on March 1, 1900, in North Carolina. During his time in Durham, North Carolina, Bunn worked for the American Tobacco Company and was a member of the Durham Machine Gun Company, a unit of the North Carolina national… Read More

Moses Bunnell was a resident of Currituck County. He signed a bond promising that Caleb Ansill would… Read More

Daniel Buntin (d. 1820) was a resident of Pitt County. In September 1777 he was listed as a prisoner being held at the Edenton District Court of Oyer and Terminer, likely in relation to having been involved in the Gourd Patch Conspiracy. In 1778… Read More

Charlie Bunton was born on September 22, 1894, in Alamance County, North Carolina. Bunton was a farmer in Liberty, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. His mother was Sibbie Jane Bunton (1856-1935). Charlie… Read More

George Clinton Buquo was born December 11, 1875, in Houston County, Tennessee. Buquo was superintendent of the G. C. Buquo Lime Company in Hot Springs, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World War I) in September 1918. He died in… Read More

Devid Burch 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, Seneca,… Read More

Charles Peyton Burchette was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, on April 10, 1873. It appears Burchette lived in North Wilkesboro only for a couple years while working an office job at C. C. Smoot & Sons, a local tannery. By 1917, he… Read More

Reuben Burdine was born in Virginia in about 1789. A veteran of the War of 1812, he worked as a clerk in the U.S. War Department for over two decades. In the late 1830s and early 1840s he helped process Revolutionary War pension claims for the U.… Read More

Thomas Burges was a resident of colonial Currituck County. In an undated petition, he joined other Currituck County magistrates in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs for relief from the "Emcumbrancys" of having the registers office located… Read More

Moses Alexander Burgess was born in McDowell County, North Carolina, on April 19, 1871. Burgess was a farmer and lifelong resident of Black Mountain. He died there on March 20, 1943.

Stephen Burgess was a resident of Tyrrell County. In 1777 he was overheard stating that if the British troops were to come to North Carolina and attack them, they deserved it for promoting the pro-independence movement. Burgess may have made the… Read More

Harvey F. Burgin was born in McDowell County, North Carolina, in 1852. Burgin was a physician who served as the physician to the prisoners working on the Western North Carolina Railroad. 

John Burgoyne (1722-1792) was a British General during the American Revolution. In the summer and fall of 1777 he led a large force down from Canada with the intention of cutting of New England from the rest of the American colonies. While he had… Read More

John Burgwin (1731-1803) was an administrator, politician, attorney, enslaver, and merchant in colonial Wilmington. During the course of his career, he held the following offices or positions: quartermaster of the New Hanover County militia (1754… Read More

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.