George A. Howard was born in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina on September 22, 1829. Howard was involved in the temperance movement in Tarboro as a young man, and may have also joined the Sons of Temperance, a national group. He moved to… Read More
James Howard 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 Howard 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, Howard joined others from the Salisbury District in… Read More
Martin Howard (1725-1781) was the final chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court appointed by the crown. When the American Revolution broke out, Howard left the colony.
Pettig Howard 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.
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Samuel P. Howard was born in Kentucky on February 20, 1790. A school teacher, he served as a justice of the peace for Smith County, Tennessee in 1845. He died in Smith County on December 19, 1857.
William Howard was a resident of Tyrrell County. In 1777 he became a member of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy after taking an oath of secrecy administered by… Read More
William Howard was born in Rowan County, North Carolina. During the 1870s and 1880s, he served as a supervisor of imprisoned workers on the Western North Carolina Railroad. He died on October 27, 1897, in Salisbury (Rowan County), North Carolina… Read More
Edward Howcutt was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. In 1722 he served on a jury that heard the trial of John Cope, an American Indian man who had been charged with burglary and trespassing. He died in Beaufort County, North Carolina… Read More
George Howe was born on October 3, 1876, in Wilmington, North Carolina. A graduate of Princeton and the University of Halle (Germany), Howe was an influential professor at the University of North Carolina for thirty-three years (1903-1936).… Read More
Robert Howe was a citizen in colonial New Bern who advocated for the establishment of a free school in 1764.
Sarah Hall was born in Chowan County, North Carolina sometime between 1743 and 1759. The daughter of an Anglican missionary, Sarah Hall married Dr. Arthur Howe, a doctor in Edenton sometime prior to 1774, the year of Dr. Howe's death. In addition… Read More
William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe (1729-1814) was the Commander-in-Chief of the British land troop during the American Revolution from 1775-1778. In the spring and summer of 1777 he conducted a campaign to capture Philadelphia. Some members of the… Read More
Pearley Athen Hoyle was born on July 18, 1887, in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Hoyle was a farmer and constable in Casar, North Carolina. He died in Bostic (Rutherford County), North Carolina on December 27, 1967.
Bird Hubbard (d. 1802) 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.
Nealy Manning Hubbard was born in North Carolina in about 1800. A farmer, he also served as the justice of the peace for Anson County, North Carolina. He died in Anson County on October 12, 1874.
John Hubberd 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.
Jonas Huddle was born in Wythe County, Virginia on July 17, 1806. A farmer and Overseer of the Poor, he also served as a Justice of the Peace and Magistrate for Wythe County. He died in Wythe County on May 24, 1881.
John L. Hudgins was born John Elisha Hudgins in Buncombe County, North Carolina, on February 18, 1879. Hudgins was a farmer in Broad River Township (McDowell County). He died in Black Mountain (Buncombe County) on February 23, 1945.
Webster Bryson Hudgins was born in McDowell County, North Carolina, on July 1, 1885. Hudgins lived in Black Mountain (Buncombe County) for most of his life, where he worked on his farm. He died in Asheville on August 24, 1969.
Cassius Rex Hudson was born on April 22, 1872, in Auburn, Alabama. Hudson came to North Carolina in 1907 to serve as the state's first farm demonstration agent. He died in Raleigh on March 3, 1940.
Charles Spurgeon Hudson was born in Alexander County, North Carolina, on August 2, 1886. Hudson moved with his family to Wilkesboro (Wilkes County) by 1910, where he found a job in a pool hall. For over forty years Hudson worked as a shoe… Read More
George Hudson was born in Giles County, Virginia on June 9, 1790. A farmer in Wythe County, Virginia, he also served as a local justice of the peace. He died in Bland County, Virginia on March 11, 1863.
James Huey was a London merchant. In 1736, he and another merchant, Murray Crymble, petitioned the Crown… Read More
Richard Huff was a resident of Tyrrell County. In 1777 he served as security on a bond for his father-in-law … Read More
Robert Lafayette Huffman was born on October 18, 1884, in Catawba County, North Carolina. Huffman was a lawyer by training. He served as solicitor for the Sixteenth Judicial District from 1917 to 1926. As a younger man, Huffman seems to have gone… Read More
Edwin Toomer Huggins was born on March 16, 1872, in Wilmington, North Carolina. Huggins was a clerk for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad who helped lead a movement to combat profiteering and overinflation in food, clothing, and housing in post-… Read More
William Hugh 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 Evans Hughes was born on April 11, 1862, in Glens Falls, New York. Hughes served as governor of the state of New York (1907-1910), associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1910-1916), United States Secretary of State (1921-1925), and … Read More
Edward Hughes 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, he joined others from the Salisbury District in… Read More
Nicholas Collin Hughes was born in Chocowinity (Beaufort County), North Carolina on June 20, 1856. Hughes was a lifelong minister and educator who served as chaplain for the state prison farm in Halifax County from 1917 to 1919. He died in… Read More
George Hughs (d. 1802) 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 Hughs Jr. (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.
James Hughs (d. 1805) 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.
Solomon Hughs 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.
Thomas Hughs 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.
Thomas Hughs 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 Hughs (d. 1823) 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.
James Hughy 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
Franklin Iron Hull was born on January 13, 1895, in Henry, North Carolina. Hull was a farmer in Lincolnton when the United States rolled out a draft program to fight World War I. He died in Lincolnton on November 26, 1980.
James Hume was a resident of colonial North Carolina. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions.
John Hunnicut was a Lieutenant in the North Carolina militia in 1870. During the Kirk-Holden War, he arrested Josiah Turner, Jr, an act that ultimately led to Governor Holden's impeachment.
Dewey Slay Hunt was born on August 18, 1899, in Durham County, North Carolina. Hunt was a student at the University of Virginia when the United States entered the First World War. He joined the university's Student Army Training Corps unit in… Read More
Henry Jackson Hunt was born February on 11, 1869, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Hunt was a career army officer who served in the Spanish-American War, the Philippines, and in World War I. He retired with the rank of colonel. Hunt died in Washington… Read More
John Hunt was born in about 1644 and arrived in North Carolina by 1664, settling in Pasquotank Precinct. A Quaker, Hunt served as a member of the North Carolina Council from 1684 to 1689 and as a justice of the North Carolina General Court from… Read More
Alexander Sterling Hunter was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, on January 7, 1883. A graduate of Kittrell College and Meharry Medical College, Hunter was a dentist by profession, serving Durham's Black… Read More
Charles Norfleet Hunter was born on January 9, 1852, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Hunter was the son of an artisan, Osborne Hunter, and an enslaved woman, Mary Hunter. He attended a freedmen's school in Raleigh and completed coursework at Shaw and… Read More