Charles Townshend (1725-1767) was a British politician who held several offices over the course of his career: member of the Board of Trade (1749-1754), treasurer of the chamber (1756-1761), secretary at war (March 1761-December 1762), first lord… Read More

Jacob Townshend was a resident of colonial America who owned a sloop called Industry in 1761.

Edward Travis was born in Perquimans, Precinct, North Carolina in about 1691. Self described as a "practioner of Phisick," he was a prominent resident of Bath and later Beaufort County. He died in Beaufort County, North Carolina in about 1740.… Read More

Edward Llewellyn Travis was born on June 6, 1866, Brunswick County, Virginia. Travis was a lawyer by training who served as chairman of the North Carolina Corporation Commission from 1911 to 1918, among other civil positions. Notably, Travis… Read More

Norfolk, Virginia

John Holmes Trescot was born on July 16, 1893, in Pendleton, South Carolina. Trescot was a career army officer, serving along the Mexican-American border during the border crisis of 1916, World War I, and World War II. During World War I, he… Read More

James Stephens Trogden was born on August 4, 1892, in Leaksville, North Carolina. Trogden was a second lieutenant in the 55th Engineers from September 1918 until his honorable discharge in December 1918. He served stateside during World War I, at… Read More

Boyd Ruffin Trollinger was born on May 4, 1887, in Graham, North Carolina. In 1920, Trollinger provided testimony in an investigation into an attempted lynching in Graham. At the time, Trollinger was the night-time police officer for the town.… Read More

Amos Trotman (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. 

Ezekiel Trotman (d. 1806) 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 Trotman (d. 1791) 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

James Trotter arrived in North Carolina by 1727 and settled in Chowan Precinct. He established an inn in Edenton and also served at times as a deputy marshal for the county. He died in Chowan in about May 1754.

David Andrew Troutman was born on August 25, 1865, in Lincoln County, North Carolina. For sixteen years Troutman served as county commissioner for Lincoln, occupying the chairmanship for part of that time. For thirty-five years, he was depot… Read More

George Troxler was born about 1902 to Henry and Lula Troxler in Gibsonville, North Carolina. Troxler was one of three men accused of sexually assaulting Eula Virginia Riddle in Alamance County in July 1920. Following the assault, bloodhounds… Read More

Thomas Trueman was born in England in about 1625. Trueman arrived in Maryland in 1651, where he involved himself in local politics. He served in Maryland lower house in 1661 and 1662 and served in the upper house from 1666 to at least 1669. A… Read More

Levi Truewhitt was born in about 1672 and arrived in Pamlico near present-day Bath, North Carolina by 1703. There he and several other men signed a petition to the governor requesting that the colonial government intercede and prevent the nearby… Read More

John Truley [last name unclear] was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promising to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's… Read More

Jethro Trumbell 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 in 1781… Read More

Andrew Alkire Trumbo was born in Bath County, Kentucky on September 15, 1797. A lawyer, he began his career in government working as the clerk of the Bath County court. He represented Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1845-1847… Read More

William Tryon (1729-1788) was a high ranking British army officer and colonial administrator who served as governor of colonial North Carolina from 1764 to 1771. During his tenure as governor, Tryon contended with opposition to the Stamp Act of… Read More

Irvin Bouchard Tucker was born on September 17, 1878, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Tucker was an attorney in Whiteville, North Carolina, who served as the chairman of the Columbus County Exemption Board during World War I. He died in… Read More

Joseph J. W. Tucker was born in Raleigh (Wake County), North Carolina on January 29, 1827. Tucker graduated from the University of North Carolina (1847) and the University of Pennsylvania (1849). He worked as a physician in Raleigh until his… Read More

Leon Warren Tucker was born on June 16, 1878, in Pitt County, North Carolina. Tucker was a farmer who served as chairman of the Pitt County Exemption Board during World War I. He died in Greenville (Pitt County) on June 17, 1951.

Lucinda Marshall Sledge Tucker was born in Franklin County, North Carolina on February 18, 1799. She married Ruffin Tucker, a prominent merchant in Raleigh, and the couple had three sons. She died in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina on… Read More

Milton Lee Tucker was born on March 8, 1896, in Grimesland, North Carolina. Tucker was a farmer in Pitt County, North Carolina, upon the outbreak of World War I. The Eastern District Exemption Board overturned a ruling by the county board to… Read More

Rufus Tucker was born in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina on April 5, 1829. Born into a wealthy merchant and planter family, Tucker entered his father's mercantile business after graduating from the University of North Carolina and also ran a… Read More

Samuel D. Tucker was born on October 13, 1869, in Pitt County, North Carolina. Tucker was a a farmer in the community of Chicod. He died there on August 25, 1942.

William H. H.. Tucker was born in Raleigh on June 17, 1822. Along with his brothers, Tucker operated a major dry goods store off Nash Square in Raleigh. Often referred to as "colonel," he presumably served some time in the state militia or… Read More

Marshal Tudor was a resident in 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… Read More

Charles Armand Tuffin, marquis de la Rouërie was born in Brittany, France on April 13, 1751. A French cavalry officer, he came to the United States as a volunteer to fight for the Continental Army in 1777. Appointed as a colonel, he originally… Read More

Major Tuley was a member of the Craven County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia. In July 1777, he and several others were dispatched under the command of … Read More

Zebulon Vance Turlington was born in Johnston County, North Carolina, on January 8, 1877. Turlington was an attorney and legislator who represented Iredell County for eight terms. He died in Charlotte on November 16, 1969.

Junius Oscar Turnage was born on May 20, 1894, in Nash County, North Carolina. Turnage was a livestock dealer in Zebulon, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He enlisted in the National Guard in June 1917… Read More

Edward Randolph Turnbull was born in Brunswick County, Virginia on March 26, 1822. The clerk of the Brunswick County Court, he helped verify marriage records for pension applications. He died in Brunswick County on April 30, 1885.

Thomas Turnbull was a resident in colonial New Hanover County. 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… Read More

Abeshai Turner (1755-1824) 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

Amos Turner (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 in… Read More

Benjamin Turner was a British colonial official from Westminster (a borough of London) who was appointed to serve as the Naval Officer of North Carolina in May 1759. He was reappointed in 1761.

Charles Hodgson Turner was born on July 11, 1873, in Brooklyn, New York. Turner was a veteran of the Spanish-American War and the president of the Henderson Ice and Cold Storage Company in Henderson, North Carolina. During World War I, he served… Read More

David Turner (1738-1802) 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

Edward Turner (d. 1791) 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 Turner 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 Turner 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 Monroe Turner was born on April 30, 1858, in Iredell County, North Carolina. Turner was a physician in Wilkesboro who served on the Wilkes County Exemption Board during World War I. He died in Statesville (Iredell County) on October 18,… Read More

John Turner (1712-1780) was a British politician who served as lord of the Treasury from 1762 to 1765.

John S. Turner was born in Virginia in about 1799. A farmer and house joiner, in 1837 he served as the clerk of the court of Jackson County, Tennessee. He moved to Smith County, Tennessee by 1840 and died sometime after 1870.

Josiah Turner Jr. was born in Hillsborough, North Carolina on December 27, 1821. A Confederate veteran, in 1868 Turner purchased the Raleigh Sentinel and shaped it into the leading conservative newspaper in the state, frequently… Read More

Lemuel Turner was a resident of Bertie County. In 1779 he signed a petition to the North Carolina General… Read More

Mamie C. Turner was born on November 3, 1873, in Wake County, North Carolina. Turner served as executive aide to seven state governors during the period 1916 to 1940: Locke Craig, Thomas W. Bickett, Cameron Morrison, Angus W. McLean, O. Max… Read More

Richard Turner served as deputy clerk of the Colonial Council of the province of North Carolina in 1757 and perhaps other years.