Robert Leon Wetherington was born on November 7, 1895, in Tuscarora, North Carolina. Wetherington was a farmer in Jasper when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was subsequently drafted into the service and served with the… Read More
William Wethers 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.
William Whaley (1736-1819) was a resident of Duplin County. In July 1777 he submitted information to the Duplin County Court Martial Committee about… Read More
Jesse Rankin Wharton was born in Guilford County, North Carolina on September 2, 1833. Wharton attended the University of North Carolina (class of 1855), served the Confederacy during the Civil War, and later served as superintendent of education… Read More
Lacy Donnell Wharton was born on July 9, 1869, in Guilford County, North Carolina. Wharton was a physician in Smithfield, North Carolina, who served as a member of the Johnston County Exemption Board during World War I. He died in Smithfield on… Read More
According to Margaret Strozier's affidavit, John Whatman was a Protestant minister in Rowan County, North Carolina who performed the marriage ceremony between Margaret and her husband Peter Strozier in October 1758. Any other record of their… Read More
John Wheatley was a resident of Martin County. In 1777 he submitted a sworn deposition testifying about his involvement in and knowledge of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy.
Mary Ridley Jones was born in North Carolina around 1778, according to her death notice. She was the daughter of Francis Jones and Frances Yancey and granddaughter of Francis Jones and Mary Elizabeth "Betsey" Ridley. Around February 1825, she… Read More
Harry West Whedbee was born in Hertford, North Carolina, on September 22, 1872. Whedbee began his law career as an attorney in Greenville, North Carolina, and later attained a judgeship on the North Carolina… Read More
John Whedbee was born in North Carolina in about 1660. A resident of Perquimans Precinct, he served as a justice on the local court from at least 1697 to 1699. In 1698 he served on a jury that acquitted Charles, an American Indian man, of theft.… Read More
Joseph Whedbee (d. c1792) was a silversmith in Edenton. 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.
Captain John H. Wheeler was born in North Carolina around 1828. A resident of Caswell County, he served under George W. Kirk in the U.S. Army during the Civil War, and during the Kirk-Holden War, Kirk recruited his former comrade into the state… Read More
Frank William Wheless was born on April 6, 1872, in Franklin County, North Carolina. Wheless was a merchant in Louisburg, North Carolina. He died in Louisburg on November 5, 1947.
David Jordan Whichard was born on August 8, 1862, in Pitt County, North Carolina. Whichard was the editor of the Greenville Daily Reflector from 1885 until 1913, when he was appointed postmaster. He died in Greenville on July 25, 1922.… Read More
T. W. Whins was a resident of colonial North Carolina. In an undated petition, he joined others in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs for aid in controlling an outbreak of disease that was then decimating cattle, threatening both beef and leather… Read More
Alexander White, an African American man, was born in Tennessee in about 1830. Resident of Du Quoin, Perry County, Illinois prior to 1863. Died after 1900.
Charles Wesley White was born in McDowell County, North Carolina, on April19, 1845. During the Civil War, White served as a private in the 1st Battalion of the North Carolina Junior Reserves. He was a farmer and lifelong resident of Broad River… Read More
Edmund Thomas White was born in Granville County on May 25, 1858. White originally practiced medicine but by the 1890s worked full time in the banking and tobacco industries in Oxford. He cofounded Granville National Bank in 1894 and served as… Read More
Ernest Eugene White was born in Burlington (Almance County) on March 14, 1884. He moved to Black Mountain (Buncombe County) around 1914, where he worked as a car mechanic and chauffeur. He later worked as an insurance agent and funeral director… Read More
George Henry White was born in Bladen County, North Carolina on December 18, 1852. Enslaved prior to the Thirteenth Amendment, White was an educator, attorney, and politician who served as state legislator, solicitor, and U.S. Congressman. He… Read More
George L. White was born in Craven County on July 10, 1871. White was an A.M.E. Zion minister who served as pastor in Greenville (Pitt County), Elizabeth City (Pasquotank County), and New Bern (Craven County), among other communities. He died in… Read More
Henry White 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 outside… Read More
Hillary White 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
James White (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.
Resident in or around Camden County, North Carolina in the 1850s
John White 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 White (d. 1792) was a resident of Chowan and later Gates 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.
John White was a resident of Perquimans Precinct, North Carolina. In 1690 he witnessed a deposition signed by William Bundy concerning Sanders, an indentured American Indian man. No further records about this individual have been located.
John Harrison White was born in North Carolina on September 24, 1879. White was a lifelong resident of Broad River Township in McDowell County, North Carolina, where he owned a farm. He also served as a private in the Spanish-American War. He… Read More
John White Jr. 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. Any further information about this… Read More
John W. White was born in North Carolina on May 31, 1804. A resident of Warren County, North Carolina, he served as the deputy clerk for the local county court and by 1850 he assumed the role of clerk of the court, a role he held through 1860. He… Read More
Jorden White 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.
Joseph White was born in North Carolina on June 14, 1867. White was a lifelong resident of Wilkes County where he worked as a bookkeeper and accountant in the wholesale grocery business in North Wilkesboro. He died in North Wilkesboro on July 29… Read More
Joseph Oliver White near Walnut Cove, North Carolina was born on December 20, 1838. White partnered with William Rowzee in running the Mansion House, a hotel in Salisbury, Rowan County. In 1870 George W. Kirk's troops visited Salisbury after… Read More
Luke White (d. 1796) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1778 he signed two oaths in both Bertie and Chowan counties swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten… Read More
Margaret Baxter White (née Cowell) was born on March 10, 1868, in Shawboro, North Carolina. White was a widow in Currituck County when she appealed to draft officials and politicians to garner an exemption from service for her son Ross L. White.… Read More
Mary Sophia White (née Logan) was born February 24, 1896 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. White attended Shaw University and married dentist James A. White around… Read More
Melvin Lucien White was born on June 8, 1857, in Kentucky. White came to North Carolina in 1882, where he served as a school teacher for 45 years. He was well known as a prolific editorial contributor to state newspapers, publishing his thoughts… Read More
Mordecai White (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.
Mordeka White 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.
Pattie Olive Vaughn White (née Harbour) was born on March 25, 1845, in Virginia. White was a farm owner in Alamance County, North Carolina. She was married to Benjamin Franklin White. She died in Alamance County on September 14, 1929.
Ross L. White was born on September 15, 1890, in Seagull, North Carolina. White was a farmer and stock raiser when the United States rolled out a draft program to fight World War I. Subsequently, White was pulled into the service in September… Read More
Sarah Rebecca White (née Layden) was born on September 14, 1877, in North Carolina. She married Robert Timothy White on February 1, 1895. During World War I, she served as chairman of women's work in the War Savings Stamp campaign for Perquimans… Read More