Sister of Samuel Thompson and Amy Robinson - Lives in Oklahoma City - Husband is William - Lives with Sam too
Sanders or Alexander was an American Indian man who resided in Perquimans Precinct, North Carolina by 1685. Sanders was likely born in New England, and may have been a Wampanoag, Narragansett, Wabanaki, or a member of another American Indian… Read More
Virgil was an enslaved African American man. Enslaved by John Whitaker Cotten, when Cotten died, he stipulated that his wife Laura Placida Cotten would then assume ownership of Virgil, and that Virgil would drive the family's horse and carriage.… Read More
Husband of Mary - lives in Oklahoma City - may be a Methodist preacher
John Henry Wilson Upchurch was born in Tennessee on October 21, 1873. Upchurch moved to Wilkes County, North Carolina, by 1900, where he worked as a painter and served as a constable for North Wilkesboro. He died in North Wilkesboro on January 4… Read More
Slyvania Vance Upchurch was born in Raleigh on December 19, 1872. A travelling salesman, Upchurch lived in multiple cities and states over his career, often for no more than a few years at a time. In 1915, he was living in Morganton (Burke County… Read More
John Upton was a resident of Pasquotank Precinct, North Carolina. In 1698 he served on a jury that acquitted Charles, an American Indian man, of theft. He died in Pasquotank sometime after June 1715.
John Urmston was born in England in about 1662. A chaplain, he accepted a mission to North Carolina in 1709. Responsible for Chowan and Perquimans Precincts, Urmston found that there were few resources or strong adherents to the Church of England… Read More
Alexander Urquhart (d. 1804) 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 William Usher was born in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, on December 17, 1876. Usher lived in Charlotte (Mecklenburg County) for most of his life where he worked as a corn merchant and real estate broker. He briefly lived in North… Read More
Ada Lee Utley (née Timberlake) was born on August 25, 1883, in Wake County, North Carolina. She married Philemon M. Utley in November 1917. She died in Wake Forest (Wake County) on July 25, 1949.
Philemon McGee Utley was born on October 23rd, 1889, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Utley was a clerk for the Virginian Railway Company in Norfolk, Virginia, when he applied for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He died in Los Angeles on June 15… Read More
Edward Vail (1717-1778) was a colonial official, politician, and militia officer who represented Chowan County in the colonial Assembly in 1754-1762, 1770-1771, and 1773-1774. In 1754, he raised troops to help defend Virginia during the French… Read More
While it is difficult to identify Elizabeth Vail for certain, one strong likelyhood is that this Elizabeth Vail was born in Chowan County in about 1753. This Elizabeth Vail was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Vail, both of whom died by 1766.… Read More
Elizabeth Blount was born in North Carolina in about 1755. In 1773 she married Jeremiah Vail in Chowan County. The following year she, along with her mother-in-law and several other members of her extended family, signed a nonimportation… Read More
Frederick Vail (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.
Jeremiah Vail 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.
Jeremiah Vail Jr. was a resident of colonial Carteret County and served as a port inspector and politician. In 1755, Sumner joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions.
Thomas Vail (d. 1802) was a resident of Chowan County. As the clerk of the court for the Edenton District Court of Oyer and Terminer, he oversaw some of the proceedings against the members of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy as they were brought to… Read More
Thomas Lodowick Vail was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, on September 27, 1827. Vail was a Confederate veteran, farmer, and chairman of the board of county commissioners for Mecklenburg County. He died in Providence (Mecklenburg… Read More
Mrs. Vail refers to either Sarah (1737-1792) or Elizabeth Vail (1739-1804), two unmarried daughters of merchant Jeremiah Vail who resided in New Bern, North Carolina. Through their sister Mary Dorothy, both Sarah and Elizabeth were sisters-in-law… Read More
Alexander Valentine (d. 1782) 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
Sarah Crickett was born in Chowan County in about 1751. In about 1770 she married Alexander Valentine. In 1774 Sarah Valentine, along with her mother and sister signed a nonimportation agreement that later became known as the Edenton Tea Party… Read More
Antonio Marcus Valz was born in Italy on December 28, 1848. Valz was a prominent engineer and railroad building contractor who resided in Staunton, Virginia. He died in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 22, 1916.
Martin Van Buren was born in Kinderhook (Columbia County), New York, on December 5th, 1782. Van Buren was an attorney and politician who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837-1841. Van Buren died in Kinderhook (Columbia… Read More
Gerard van Solengen was an owner of the sloop New York Packett and the brigantine Friendship in 1761.
Kingsland Van Winkle was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on December 5, 1879. Van Winkle was an attorney and Democratic political operative in Asheville (Buncombe County). He died in Asheville on May 2, 1972.
Harriette "Hattie" Newell Vance, née Espy, was born in Burke County, North Carolina, on July 11, 1832. Harriet was the wife of Zebulon Baird Vance, a North Carolina politician. She died in Raleigh (Wake County), North Carolina, on November 3,… Read More
James Goabwilder 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.
John Vance 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.
Robert Brank Vance was born at Reem's Creek (Buncombe County), North Carolina, on April 24, 1828. Vance was a Confederate General and politician. He served as a Congressional Representative for the state of North Carolina from 1873- 1885, and a… Read More
Zebulon Baird Vance was born on May 13, 1830, in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Vance was a Confederate veteran, attorney, and politician. He served as U.S. Representative (1858 to 1861), governor of North Carolina (1862 to 1865 and 1877 to… Read More
Zebulon Baird Vance, Jr. was born on March 22, 1860, in North Carolina. Vance was the son of former governor and United States Senator Zebulon Baird Vance. He was a Naval Academy graduate (1881) and career army officer who retired with the rank… Read More
Charles Spurgeon Vann was born on January 7, 1857, in Hertford County, North Carolina. Vann was an attorney in Edenton, North Carolina. He died in Edenton on November 17, 1925.
Thaddeus Edward Vann was born near Winton, North Carolina, on April 22, 1846. Vann was a planter and real estate dealer in Como, Hertford County, North Carolina. He died in Como on April 9, 1931.… Read More
William Vann 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.
Hannibal Roscoe Vannoy was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, on April 9, 1884. Vannoy was the secretary and treasurer for the Coca-Cola bottling plant in North Wilkesboro from 1909 to 1917, when he moved to Durham where he worked as an agent… Read More
James Edward Vannoy was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, on April 4, 1868. Vannoy owned a produce and grocery store in North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County), which he opened with his father around 1898. He died in North Wilkesboro on January 26… Read More
William Allen Vannoy was born in Ashe County, North Carolina, on April 4, 1868. Vannoy was a merchant and justice of the peace in Wilkes County, North Carolina. He died in North Wilkesboro on March 21, 1927.
John Varnel was a resident of Bertie 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