Lisha Sumerlin 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.

Elisha Mitchell Summerell was born in Rowan County, North Carolina, on January 24, 1858. Summerell was a physician who lived in Mill Bridge, Rowan County. He died in Statesville (Iredell County) on January 28, 1934. Summerell was a grandson of … Read More

James North Howard Summerell was born in Salisbury (Rowan County), North Carolina, on August 31, 1854. Summerell was a Presbyterian minister who served various communities in North Carolina, including Tarboro, New Bern, Rocky Mount, and Wilson,… Read More

Dempsey Sumner was a legislator and resident of colonial Chowan County. He represented Chowan County in the colonial Assembly (1744-1745 and 1757-1759) and served as a justice of the peace. In 1755, Sumner joined other merchants, traders, and… Read More

James Sumner was a justice of the peace in Chowan County. In 1777 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

Jethro Sumner (d. 1834) 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

Luke Sumner (d. 1780) served as the chairman of the Chowan County Committee of Safety and as a justice of the peace. In 1778 he collected oaths from Chowan county residents, asking them to swear their allegiance to the State of North Carolina and… Read More

Luke Sumner Jr. was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he did not take an oath of allegiance to the State of North Carolina contrary to a law issued by the… Read More

Thomas Sumter was born in Hanover County, Virginia on August 14, 1734. A Virginia militia officer, he originally saw service in the French and Indian War. After that conflict he moved to South Carolina, where he established a plantation. He then… Read More

William Ashley Sunday, known more popularly as Billy Sunday, was born November 19, 1862, in Iowa. He was a professional baseball player who later gained a popular following as a conservative evangelist. During World War I, he was pro-war. He died… Read More

The Susquehannock, or "People of the Muddy River" are an Iroquoian nation that traditionally resided along the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. By the 1670s, the Susquehannock had moved south into Maryland, where they established themselves at… Read More

John Suter, Jr., was born in North Carolina on November 17, 1879. In New Bern, Suter worked as a salesman and eventually as a furniture merchant. In 1914, he signed a petition demonstrating his support of W. W. Lawrence being appointed… Read More

Daniel Sutherland (d. 1792) was a merchant in Tarborough who provided Bartlet Moreland Davidson with… Read More

John Sutton (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.

Joseph Sutton, Jr., was a planter and a captain of militia in colonial Perquimans County.

Thomas Sutton (d. 1779) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he served as a juror in the fall session of the … Read More

William Sutton was born on September 15, 1858 in Bladen County, North Carolina. Sutton was a minister in the A.M.E. Zion Church, serving in the communities of Henderson, Hookerton, Goldsboro, New Bern, and Wilmington, among others. He died in New… Read More

Thomas Swafford 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, Swafford joined others from the Salisbury… Read More

David Lowry Swain was born in Buncombe County, North Carolina on January 4, 1801. A member of the Whig party, he served as the Governor of North Carolina from 1832 to 1835. He later became the president of the University of North Carolina, a… Read More

Job Swain 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 Swain (d. 1792) 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 Edward Swain was born in Democrat (Buncombe County), North Carolina on September 26, 1876. Swain was a lawyer who served as attorney for Buncombe County (1912-1914), as solicitor of the state's 19th judicial district (1914-1918 & 1922-… Read More

Letchworth Swain (d. 1792) 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.

Charles Swan was born on January 20, 1848, in Pamlico County, North Carolina. Swan was a farmer. He died in Maribel (Pamlico County) on November 21, 1918.

Seth Muse Swan was born on January 31, 1888, in Maribel, North Carolina. Swan was a clerk in the Stonewall community of Pamlico County when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. Swan was subsequently inducted into the service in… Read More

William Joseph Swan was born on February 26, 1877, in Pamlico County, North Carolina. Swan was the president of the Bank of Pamlico and chairman of the War Savings Stamp campaign in the Stonewall community during World War I. He died in Stonewall… Read More

F. L. Swann worked in the U.S. Pension Office during 1844 and 1845 as a temporary clerk. Any further information about this individual has not been located.

John Swann (1707-1761) was a colonial administrator, politician, militia officer, planter, and local officeholder in Wilmington. He served as a member of the North Carolina Council from 1751 until his death in 1761. His brother was Samuel Swann,… Read More

Samuel Swann was born in Surry County, Virginia on May 11, 1653. Swann held several local offices in Virginia before becoming a member of the North Carolina Council and the surveyor general of the colony in March 1694. Swann moved to Perquimans… Read More

Samuel Swann (1704-1774) was a surveyor and leading North Carolina politician during the mid-1700s. In the General Assembly, he represented the Perquimans District (1725-1739) and Onslow County (1739-1762) and served as Speaker of the Assembly (… Read More

Samuel Swann (1747-1787) was a resident of Chowan and Pasquotank Counties. 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 Swann, Jr., was part of group of merchants, traders, and planters in colonial North Carolina who appealed to the Board of Trade regarding restrictions in January 1755. He does not seem to be the same… Read More

Thomas Swann was born in Virginia on October 29, 1689. A resident of Pasquotank Precinct, North Carolina, he represented his precinct in the North Carolina Colonial Assembly throughout the 1720s, serving as the house speaker in 1724 and 1729. In… Read More

Pinckney James Swepson was born in Old Fort (McDowell County), North Carolina on December 3, 1870. Swepson was a Black Spanish-American War veteran and real estate agent who served as a notary public in Asheville until his death there on August 8… Read More

Louis [or Lewis] Swindell was born circa 1863 in North Carolina. Swindell was a barber who also owned and operated an "eating house" that offered lodging in Washington, North Carolina. He died in Beaufort… Read More

John Swinson was a resident of Tyrrell County. In 1777 he served as security for William Harrison who… Read More

William Allen Sydnor was born in Henrico County, Virginia, on August 20, 1864. Sydnor moved to North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County), North Carolina, shortly after the town’s founding in 1893. He was the co-owner of Spainhour-Sydnor, a dry goods store… Read More

William O'Berry Sykes was born in Wayne County, North Carolina, on November 29, 1877. He was a contractor and home builder. He died in Goldsboro on May 3, 1939.

Henry Hamilton Sylvester was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on August 16, 1791. A longtime clerk in the U.S. Pension office, he later worked as the chief clerk in the U.S. Patent Office before retiring to New England. He died in Windsor County… Read More

Nicholas Symons was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina by 1694. The following year, he and four other men made an inventory of former governor Seth Sothel's estate. He died sometime after 1701.

Thomas Symons was born in about 1649 and arrived in North Carolina by April 1669. A resident of Pasquotank Precinct, he served as a justice of the local court from 1690 to 1694 before representing Pasquotank in the North Carolina Colonial… Read More