Harry Walter Plummer was born in Bangor, Maine on September 1, 1865. Plummer relocated to Asheville (Buncombe County) around 1897, where he served as head of the Asheville Power and Light Company (1911-1923) and president of the Asheville Chamber… Read More
Clarence Hamilton Poe was born on January 10, 1881, in Chatham County, North Carolina. Poe was an editor and publisher who owned and published the Progressive Farmer from 1903 to 1956. He was a lifelong advocate of agricultural… Read More
Joel Roberts Poinsett was born in Charleston, South Carolina on March 2, 1779. After traveling throughout Europe and South America as as young man, he represented his native state in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1821-1825. He then… Read More
Andrew Polk was born in North Carolina on May 27, 1792. A resident of Anson County, North Carolina, he served as a justice of the peace and also worked as a farmer. He died in Anson County on October 2, 1850.
Charles Polk was born in Pennsylvania on July 29, 1732. A resident of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, he served as a lieutenant in the North Carolina Colonial Militia in 1766. At the outbreak of the American Revolution, he enlisted as a… Read More
Frances Ann Polk (née Devereux) was born in North Carolina in 1807. She amassed a large amount of inherited wealth from her family's plantation and in 1830 she married Leonidas Polk, a cousin of President James Polk. She was part of the Raleigh… Read More
Frank Lyon Polk was born on September 13, 1871, in New York City, New York. Polk, an attorney by training, was the U.S. Under Secretary of State from July 1, 1919, to June 15, 1919, and U.S. Secretary of State ad interim from February 14, 1920,… Read More
Anthony Pollett (died 1754) served as clerk to the caster and later as deputy comptroller (appointed 1745) of the Royal Mint.
Cullen Pollock was born in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina in 1697. The son of a successful politician and attorney, Pollock served as a judge on the North Carolina General Court in 1722 while his father was governor. He became a member of the… Read More
John Alfred Pollock was born on November 1, 1844, in Onslow County, North Carolina. Pollock was a physician in Kinston, North Carolina. He died in Kinston on November 11, 1932.
Thomas Pollock was born in Scotland on May 6, 1654. Pollock arrived in North Carolina by 1683, where he served as a deputy or agent for Lord Carteret and Lord Beaufort and amassed large tracts of land and other property. As president of the North… Read More
Thomas Pollock Jr. was born in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina in about 1695. The son of the North Carolina Council president, Thomas Pollock Jr. also served as a member of the council in 1722. He died in Bertie Precinct, North Carolina in about… Read More
Cullen Pollok (d. 1795) was a resident of Bertie and Tyrrell 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
William Ponsonby (1704-1793), Viscount Duncannon, was a British politician and nobleman who served as a lord of Admiralty (appointed 1746), lord of the Treasury (appointed 1756), and as joint postmaster-general (appointed 1759).
John Pool was born near Elizabeth City on June 16, 1826. A lawyer and politician, Pool supported William Woods Holden's campaign for governor both during and after the Civil War. In 1868 he became a senator for North Carolina in the U.S. Congress… Read More
Lewis Pope was a resident of Camden District, South Carolina who served as a captain in the Fairfield District Regiment of the South Carolina Militia from 1779 to 1780. He then served as a captain in the Camden District Regiment of the South… Read More
William Popple (1701-1764) was a dramatist and colonial administrator who served as Governor of Bermuda Islands from 1745 to 1764.
Clifford Porter was born in Concord (Cabarrus County) on March 2, 1886. Porter was a pharmacist by trade, first in Concord then in Black Mountain (Buncombe County), where he moved in 1913. Porter was the owner of Black Mountain Drug Co. and also… Read More
George Porter was born in Grayson County, Virginia in about 1788. A farmer in Wythe County, Virginia, he also served as a local justice of the peace. He died in Wythe County on October 29, 1852.
John Porter was born in Lower Norfolk County, Virginia in 1663 and moved to North Carolina in 1691. Porter soon involved himself in the colony's politics and served as the North Carolina attorney general from 1694 to 1695 and as a member of the… Read More
Joshua Porter was born in Virginia in about 1680. He served as a justice of the peace for Beaufort and Hyde Precincts from at least 1723 until 1727. He also represented Beaufort in the North Carolina General Assembly in 1726. He died in Beaufort… Read More
The Posteskeet were an American Indian Nation that reside on the northeastern shore of the Albemarle Sound in North Carolina in present-day Currituck County. The Posteskeet, along with the… Read More
William Louis Poteat was born in Caswell County, North Carolina on October 20, 1856. Poteat was an educator who served as president of Wake Forest University from 1905 to 1927. He died in Wake Forest (Wake County) on March 12, 1938.
Mark W. Potter was a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission from 1921 to 1925. Though an attorney in New York, Potter served as president of the Carolina, Clinchfield, and Ohio Railroad and also owned a large amount of reclaimed land in… Read More
James Hinton Pou was born on July 21, 1861, in Tuskegee, Alabama. Pou served three terms in the North Carolina General Assembly (as a representative in 1885 and 1888 and senator in 1892) and was a renowned trial lawyer in Raleigh, North Carolina… Read More
Cader Powell (d. c1805) was a resident of Chowan and later 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… Read More
Charlotte Ann "Lottie" Powell was born in North Carolina in March 1883. Powell died at Umstead Hospital in Butner (Granville County) on January 30, 1963.
Edward Farrior Powell was born on October 11, 1892, in Whiteville, North Carolina. Powell was employed as a cashier at the Bank of Columbus when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He served in the United States Navy at… Read More
George Sumpter Powell was born in September 1848 in North Carolina. Powell was a prominent businessman in Asheville, North Carolina, who served as chairman of the city's No. 2 Exemption Board during World War I. He died in Miami, Florida, on… Read More
Jacob Powell (d. 1788) 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
Samuel Powell was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania on July 10, 1776. A resident of Hawkins County, Tennessee, he served as the judge of the first circuit court of Tennessee from 1819 to 1841. He died in Hawkins County on August 2, 1841.
Walter Foster Powell was born in Stokes County, North Carolina, on July 12, 1874. Powell was a farmer in Walnut Cover (Stokes County). He died in Morganton (Burke County), North Carolina, on October 8, 1947.
William Powell was a shipwright who resided on the Neuse River in Bath County, North Carolina. In 1703 he and several other men signed a petition to the governor requesting that the colonial government intercede and prevent the nearby Tuscarora… Read More
William Ptolemy Powell was a soldier in the Halifax County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia who served as a lieutenant from 1777 to 1779 and as a captain from 1779 to 1781. He was captured and imprisoned by the enemy following the Battle of… Read More
Charles Power (d. 1789) 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.
Mary Mills Powers (née Burnett) was born in Black Mountain (Buncombe County), North Carolina, in March 1857. Powers lived in the Craggy Station community of Buncombe County with her husband Alfred Alexander Powers (1851-1920) and son Charles… Read More
John Pownall (1720 - 1795) was a lifelong government administrator. Pownall held the following offices with the Board of Trade: clerk (1741-1745), solicitor and clerk of reports (1745-1753), joint secretary (1753-1758), and secretary (1758-May… Read More
William Pownel 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.
James Speed Poythress was born in Granville County, North Carolina, on September 17, 1871. Poythress was a building supply merchant and officer in the North Carolina National Guard. He died in Henderson (Vance County) on October 18, 1918, one of… Read More
Josephy Hyde Pratt was born on February 3, 1870, in Hartford, Connecticut. Pratt attended and graduated from Yale, where his studies focused on chemistry, geology, and mineralogy. In 1897, he moved to North Carolina where he served as state… Read More
Philip Pratt 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.
David Edward Pressley was born in Buncombe County on August 28, 1870. He was a lifelong resident of Black Mountain, where he worked as a plumber and electrician. He died in Asheville on August 28, 1934.
Edmund Randolph Preston was born in Hampden Sydney, Virginia, on June 5, 1880. Preston was an attorney and jurist who served as special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General from 1933 to 1938. He died in Winston-Salem (Forsyth County) on July 13… Read More
Joseph Milton Prevette was born in Wilkesboro in March 12, 1888. After graduating from Wake Forest, Prevette moved to North Wilkesboro where he practiced law. He later lived in Statesville and Alexandria, Virginia. He died in Winston-Salem in… Read More
Joseph Talmage Prevette was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, on March 10, 1885. In 1905, Prevette opened a clothing store North Wilkesboro, Prevette Brothers, which he ran with his brothers Roscoe and Royal. By 1934, Prevette’s business,… Read More
David H. Price was born on December 25, 1877, in North Carolina. Price was a barber who owned and operated his own business in Washington, North Carolina. He died on January 2, 1961 in Ahoskie, North Carolina… Read More
Edward Price 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.
James Price 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.
James Robinson Price was born on May 17, 1868, in Monroe, North Carolina. Price was an attorney in Albemarle, North Carolina, who was elected to serve one term in the state legislature in 1902. He additionally was the president of the Stanly Loan… Read More