John Joyner Briggs was born in Halifax County, North Carolina in 1770. Briggs was a prominent carpenter in Raleigh who participated in the construction of the state capitol in the 1830s. He died in Raleigh on January 19, 1856.

Lewis Edward Briggs was born in Yancey County, North Carolina on November 14, 1867. Briggs was a merchant, realtor, and farmer in Burnsville (Yancey County) who served as a justice of the peace. He died in Burnsville on November 27, 1960.

Roscoe Giles Briggs was born on June 23, 1859, in North Carolina. Briggs was a farmer and businessman in Wilson, North Carolina. He organized and served as the president of the Citizens Bank and was connected with the W. W. Sims and Company and… Read More

Solomon Briggs (d. 1817) 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 Henry Briggs was born in Orange County, North Carolina on October 23, 1821. Briggs was a prominent carpenter in Raleigh who participated in the construction of the state capitol in the 1830s. He died in Raleigh on August 4, 1886.

Elizabeth Brimage (née West) (1753-1816) was a resident of Bertie County who married judge William Brimage… Read More

William Brimage (d. 1793) was a prominent lawyer and judge in Bertie County. He was elected to the North Carolina Provincial Congress, but did not attend, possibly due to his beliefs that the American Revolution and the new Patriot government was… Read More

John Brinn (d. 1802) 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.

Edward Brisco 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

Amos Britt 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.

Arthur Britt 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.

Jesse Britt (d. 1808) 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.

Joel Britt 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 Watson Britt was born on March 31, 1894, in Montgomery County, North Carolina. Britt worked at cotton mills in Stanly and Cabarrus Counties, North Carolina. He died in Concord, North Carolina on March 31, 1973.

Joseph Harvey Brittain was born in Swannanoa (Buncombe County), North Carolina, on November 25, 1862. Brittain was a contractor who served as superintendent of Buncombe County convicts circa 1900 to 1910. He died in Asheville on September 15,… Read More

Edward Elma Britton was born in North Carolina around 1865. Britton was a newspaper editor who took the helm of the Raleigh News and Observer upon Josephus Daniels's appointment as Secretary of the Navy in the administration of Woodrow… Read More

John Barrett Broadfoot was born in Fayetteville (Cumberland County) on August 31, 1860. Broadfoot spent most of his adult life in Fayetteville, where he worked as a banker and insurance agent. He also served as a major in the Fayetteville… Read More

Hugh Hunt Broadhurst was born in Goldsboro (Wayne County), North Carolina, on July 14, 1880. Broadhurst was a career military officer and West Point graduate who served in the Spanish American War, World War I, and World War II. In 1939, he moved… Read More

William Broadwell (1726-1815) 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

Richard Brocas was a resident of Duplin and later Sampson County. In 1777 he was possibly involved in a conspiracy against the North Carolina government and local officials ordered his arrest, but he continued to live in the area after the war's… Read More

Walter Edgar Brock was born in Wadesboro, North Carolina, on December 23, 1882. A Wake Forest graduate, Brock served as solicitor for the 13th district from 1914 until he was appointed a Superior Court judge by… Read More

Curtis Hooks Brogden was born in Wayne County, North Carolina, on November 6, 1816. Brogden was a governor of the state of North Carolina from 1874-1877 and a member of Congress from 1877-1879. He died in Goldsboro (Wayne County), North Carolina… Read More

Willis James Brogden was born on October 18, 1877, in Wayne County, North Carolina. In August 1920, Brogden served as a character witness for members of the Durham Machine Gun Company who, in the month preceding, protected three Black men… Read More

Aaron Brogdon (d. 1825) was a resident of Bertie County.  In 1777 Daniel Leggett testified that Aaron… Read More

John Brogdon (d. 1795) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he swore two oaths of secrecy and became a member of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy. Later in 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised… Read More

Peterson Brogdon was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he, along with several of his family members, swore two oaths of secrecy and became a member of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State… Read More

William Brogdon was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he, along with several of his family members and his brother-in-law… Read More

Charles Edward Brooks was born in Greene County, Tennessee, on March 21, 1871. Brooks was a banker who served as mayor of Hendersonville (Henderson County) and as the chairman of a local relief committee in the weeks and months after the July… Read More

Frederick Holliday Brooks was born on August 12, 1878, in Virginia. Brooks was an attorney and judge who served as chairman of the Johnston County Council of Defense during World War I. He died in Smithfield (Johnston County) on February 8, 1960… Read More

George Brooks was born in Illinois in about 1825. A resident of Pulaski County prior to 1850, he was a farmer and brick mason. He died prior to 1880. 

George Washington Brooks was born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina on March 16, 1821. A lawyer, he became a member of the state legislature and served as the state comptroller. He later served as a U.S. District Judge after… Read More

John Dale Brooks was born on November 6, 1900, in North Carolina. Early in life, Brooks was an employee of the Latta-Martin Pump Company in Hickory, North Carolina. He went on to establish and serve as co-owner of Brooks Hosiery. He died in… Read More

Julius H. Brooks was born in North Carolina in June 1853. Brooks was a carpenter who was active in labor unions and various Democratic clubs. He served as vice president of the Asheville White Supremacy Club in 1900. At the founding meeting in… Read More

William D. Brooks was born in Hyde County, North Carolina around 1856. Brooks worked as a steward at the state prison farm at Tillery in Halifax County around 1919 and 1920. He died in Wake County on September 13, 1922.

Willoughby Brooks (d. 1795) was a resident of Currituck County. In April 1778 he signed a bond for $100 promising that … Read More

Daniel Joel Brookshire was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, on January 6, 1876. Brookshire was a contractor and brick mason in North Wilkesboro. He died there on May 22, 1956.

Andrew Broughton was born in South Carolina in about 1700. The son of South Carolina's colonial governor, Broughton started a legal suit in 1736 to recover Cyrus, an enslaved American Indian carpenter that had escaped from him and ended up in… Read More

Cecil C. Broughton was born on June 9, 1889, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Broughton was an attorney in Troy, North Carolina, who served as inspector of county exemption boards during World War I. He later served as mayor of Troy from 1921 to 1925… Read More

Brown Brothers Lumber Company was a logging enterprise headquartered in Pennsylvania that at one time owned half of Mount Mitchell.

Arthur Brown (d. 1783) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he signed on to a bond of security promising that… Read More

Bartley Brown 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

Benjamin Brown (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. Later… Read More

Benjamin Brown (d. 1806) 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.

Billie Lewis Brown was born June 7, 1893, in Chatham County, North Carolina. Brown was a farmer and later painter who moved from the Hadley Township of Chatham County to Burlington in Alamance County sometime in the 1920s. He died on August 17,… Read More

Calvin Scott Brown was born on March 23, 1859, in Salisbury, North Carolina. A graduate of Shaw University, Brown was an educator and minister. During World War I, he promoted Liberty Bonds in support of the American war effort. For fifty-two… Read More

Clarence Wilkie Brown was born on August 25, 1880 in Black Mountain (Buncombe County). Brown originally owned a livery stable in Black Mountain with his brother Bert. Changing with the times, he opened a car dealership, C.W. Brown Motor Co., in… Read More

Clyde Morris Brown was born on May 27, 1893 in Alamance County, North Carolina. Brown was a mill worker in both Burlington and Raleigh. He died in Lumberton, North Carolina on October 27, 1959.

Originally from New Jersey, Daniel Brown served as a clerk in the U.S Pension Office from at least 1834 to 1847. No further records about this individual have been located.

Daniel Brown was born in Wythe County, Virginia on April 4, 1803. He served as a justice of the peace for Wythe County. He died there on September 6, 1856.

Farm owner Anna, Union Co., Ill