Richard Spaight (1730-1763) was a colonial official in New Bern who served as secretary and clerk of the crown for North Carolina (1755-circa 1762). During the French and Indian War, he served as paymaster for the North Carolina regiment. He was… Read More

Joseph Bingman Sparger was born in Surry County, North Carolina, on November 22, 1864. Sparger was a longtime resident of Mount Airy, where he served as postmaster (1924-1936), county commissioner, and as chairman of the Surry County Highway… Read More

Jesse Sparkman (1745-1781) 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.

William Sparkman (d. 1784) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he served as a grand juror in the fall session of the … Read More

Rufus Armenius Spaugh was born on November 5, 1865, in Forsyth County, North Carolina. Spaugh served as vice president of the Forsyth Manufacturing Company from 1903 to 1921. He died in Winston-Salem on April 8, 1953.

Charles Clinton Spaulding was born in Columbus County, North Carolina, on August 1, 1874. Spaulding's prolific career with North Carolina Mutual—a Black-owned, Durham-based company that focused its business on… Read More

Josiah Speight (d. 1783) 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 Speir was a resident of colonial Pitt County. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions. His name may also be found spelled as "Spier" or "Speer."

Henry Spellar (c1720-1807)  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. … Read More

John Spelman was a resident of Pasquotank Precinct, North Carolina by 1688. Employed in the maritime trade, Spelman worked as a sawyer. In 1697 Dorothy Steele left her husband and hired William Lee and John Spelman to take her to South Carolina.… Read More

Daniel Spence was born in Surry County, North Carolina on July 20, 1794. A Methodist preacher, he resided in Union County, Illinois. In 1836 he made a sworn affidavit in support of Rosana Murray's widow's pension application. He died in Union… Read More

Union Lee Spence was born on August 20, 1867, in Stanly County, North Carolina. Spence was an attorney in Carthage, North Carolina, who served as chairman of the Moore County Exemption Board during World War I. He died in Pinehurst (Moore County… Read More

Calvin Finley Spencer was born in Patterson (Caldwell County), North Carolina, on July 13, 1879. Spencer was a farmer in the North Cove Township of McDowell County, North Carolina. He died in Marion (McDowell County) on December 15, 1934.

Charles Evander Spencer was born on September 12, 1871, in North Carolina. He held various jobs over the course of his life, including sawyer, filling station proprietor, and laborer at an aluminum plant. In 1919, while a foreman employed by the… Read More

John Richard Spencer was born on August 16, 1873 in Engelhard (Hyde County), North Carolina. [Note: His birthdate on his headstone reads September 5, 1885, but that would have made him about 11 when his eldest… Read More

Noah W. Spencer was born on May 22, 1873, in Lake Landing, North Carolina. For several decades he was a resident of Washington, North Carolina, where he was a minister and prominent grocery merchant. Spencer… Read More

Samuel Spencer (d. 1795) 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.

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Charles Booker Spicer was born on April 9, 1886, in Laurel Springs, North Carolina. Spicer was an attorney who served as Government Appeal Agent for Ashe County during World War I. He died in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on July 20, 1972.

Albert Gottlieb Spingler was born in Newport, Rhode Island on March 30, 1861. Spingler was a Raleigh-based optometrist who served as president of the Carolina Prisoner's Aid Society, as president of the Raleigh Juvenile Association, and as… Read More

Thomas Spires was a planter in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. In 1721 he received compensation for assisting in the trial of John Cope, an American Indian man who had been charged with burglary and trespassing. Spires later served as the deputy… Read More

Abraham Spivey (d. 1810) 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

Champen Spivey (d. 1787)  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.

Jacob Spivey (d. c1788) 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.

Jesse Spivey (d. 1793) 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

Nathaniel Spivey 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 Spivey born in England in about 1657 and was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina by 1701. There, he and several other residents of Chowan Precinct submitted a petition to the North Carolina Council regarding a land boundary… Read More

Thomas Spivey (d. 1786) 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

William Spivey 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 independence… Read More

William Luther Spoon was born on March 18, 1862, in Burlington, North Carolina. Spoon was the highway engineer for Forsyth County (1911-1913) and the senior highway engineer with the public roads office (1913-1920). He died in Coble (Alamance… Read More

Joshua Springer was born in Illinois on December 15, 1841. He was a farmer and prominent figure in Jackson County, Illinois. He died November 7, 1913.

Dempsey Spruill was born on February 28, 1838, in Washington County, North Carolina. Spruill was a Confederate veteran and farmer who served as sheriff for Washington County. He died there on October 15, 1918.

Hezekiah Spruill (1732-1804) was a planter and militia officer who served as a captain in a regiment of Tyrrell County militia in 1754.

Samuel Spruitt, Jr., 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.

James Sprunt was born on June 9, 1846, in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1854, Sprunt immigrated to North Carolina with his parents, Alexander and Jane Sprunt. The family eventually settled in Wilmington, where Sprunt became a prominent businessman and… Read More

James Laurence Sprunt was born on July 4, 1886, in New Hanover County, North Carolina. Sprunt was the son of James Sprunt, a prominent cotton merchant and exporter in Wilmington, North Carolina. During World War I, Gov. Thomas W. Bickett put his… Read More

Peter Squier 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.

John St. Clair (died 1767) was a British army officer who served with the 60th Regiment of Foot during the Seven Years' War. In 1755, he served as deputy quartermaster general and chief commissary for Edward Braddock during his campaign against… Read More

Amos Morehead Stack was born on February 12, 1863, in Union County, North Carolina. Stack was a longtime attorney in Monroe, North Carolina, with the firm Stack & Parker (and later Stack, Parker & Craig). He was a superior court judge… Read More

Walter Parker Stacy was born on December 26, 1884 in Ansonville, North Carolina. Stacy was a lawyer and legislator who served as chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1926 until his death in Raleigh, North Carolina on September… Read More

Elias Franklin Stafford was born in Forsyth County, North Carolina, on September 15, 1856. Stafford moved to North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County) as a young adult, where he owned a sawmill. In 1903, he co-founded Oak Furniture Company, a furniture… Read More

Walter Eugene Stafford was born on November 29, 1875, in North Carolina. Stafford was a mill superintendent and later insurance agent. He died on June 27, 1929, in Burlington (Alamance County).

Elias Stalling (d. 1797) was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he refused to take an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina, but he continued to live in the state after the war.

Nicholas Stallings (d. 1800) 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.… Read More

Nicholas Stallings was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina by 1700. In 1702 he and several other residents of Chowan Precinct submitted a petition to the North Carolina Council regarding a land boundary dispute between the colonists and… Read More

Seth Stallings 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 independence… Read More

Thomas Stanback (d. 1779) 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 Decatur Stanberry was born in North Carolina on December 14, 1871. Stanberry was a lifelong railroad employee, working for the Southern Railway for fifty years before his retirement. He died in Bryson City (Swain County) on June 9, 1972. … Read More