Index to the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography

Created by the Staff of the Olivia Raney Library

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Last, First Name Co./Country of Birth Resided Life Span (if Known)
Abbot(t), Henry London, England Camden Co. ca. 1740 - 1791
Abbot(t), Henry London, England Pasquotank Co., Camden ca. 1740 - 1791
Abbott, Joseph Carter Concord, New Hampshire New Hanover Co., Wilmington 1825 - 1881
Abercromby, James Clackmannanshire, Scotland North Carolina 1707 - 1775
Abernethy, Arthur Talmage Burke Co., Rutherford College Buncombe Co., Asheville 1872 - 1956
Abernethy, Charles Laban Burke Co., Rutherford College Carteret Co., Beaufort 1872 - 1955
Abington, Thomas Unknown Pasquotank Co. d. 1707
Ackhust (Akehurst, Acorst, Akust), Daniel England Guilford Co., Greensboro ca. 1653 - 1699
Acorst (Akehurst, Ackhust, Akust), Daniel England Guilford Co., Greensboro ca. 1653 - 1699
Adair, James Robert County Antrium, Ireland Johnston Co. (now Greene) ca. 1709 - 1787
Adair, John County Antrium, Ireland North Carolina 1732 - 1827
Adams, Donald Keith Orville, Ohio Durham Co., Durham 1902 - 1971
Adams, John Hampton Marlboro Co., South Carolina Guilford Co., High Point 1875 - 1935
Adams, Junius Greene Iredell Co., Statesville Buncombe Co., Asheville 1884 - 1962
Adams, Spencer Bell Surry Co., Dobson Caswell Co., Yanceyville 1860 - 1943
Adleman (Eddleman, Ettleman), Peter Lincoln Co. 1762 - 1847
Adleman (Eddleman, Ettleman), Peter Rowan Co. Rowan Co. 1762 - 1847
Aiken, Loretta Mary aka Jackie "Moms" Mabley Buncombe Co., Brevard Buncombe Co. 1898 - 1975
Akehurst (Ackhust, Acorst, Akust), Daniel England Guilford Co., Greensboro ca. 1653 - 1699
Akerman, Amos Tappan Portsmouth, New Hampshire Hertford Co., Murfreesboro 1821 - 1880
Akust (Akehurst, Ackhust, Acorst), Daniel England Guilford Co., Greensboro ca. 1653 - 1699
Alderman, Edwin Anderson New Hanover Co., Wilmington Guilford Co., Greensboro 1861 - 1931
Alderman, Edwin Anderson Wayne Co., Goldsboro 1861 - 1931
Alderman, John Thomas Sampson Co., Salemburg Davie Co., Henderson 1853 - 1932
Alderman, John Thomas Davie Co., Reidsville 1853 - 1932
Alderman, John Thomas Sampson Co., Newton Grove 1853 - 1932
Alderman, John Thomas Wake Co., Raleigh 1853 - 1932
Alexander, Annie Laurie Mecklenburg Co., Cornelius Mecklenburg Co., Charlotte 1864 - 1929
Alexander, Eben Knoxville, Tennessee Orange Co., Chapel Hill 1851 - 1910
Alexander, Evan Shelby Mecklenburg Co. Davidson Co., Salisbury 1767 - 1809
Alexander, Heze Kiah Cecil Co., Maryland Mecklenburg Co., Charlotte 1728 - 1801
Alexander, John Bertie Co. 1738 - 1799
Alexander, John Northern Ireland Hertford Co. 1738 - 1799
Alexander, John Brevard Mecklenburg Co. Mecklenburg Co., Charlotte 1834 - 1911
Alexander, Joseph Cecil Co., Maryland Mecklenburg Co. 1735 - 1809
Alexander, Julia McGehee Mecklenburg Co., Charlotte Mecklenburg Co., Charlotte 1876 - 1957
Alexander, Mark Mecklenburg Co., Virginia Halifax Co., Scotland Neck 1792 - 1883
Alexander, Nathaniel Mecklenburg Co. Mecklenburg Co., Charlotte 1756 - 1808
Alexander, Sydenham Benoni Mecklenburg Co. Mecklenburg Co., Charlotte 1840 - 1921
Alexander, William Julius Davidson Co., Salisbury Mecklenburg Co. 1797 - 1857
Allen, Arch Turner Alexander Co., Hiddenite Wake Co., Raleigh 1875 - 1934
Allen, Eleazer Massachusetts New Hanover Co. 1692 - 1750
Allen, Fulton Durham Co., Durham 1907 - 1941
Allen, Fulton Anson Co., Wadesboro Forsyth Co., Winston-Salem 1907 - 1941
Allen, George Venable Buncombe Co. 1903 - 1970
Allen, George Venable Durham Co., Durham Durham Co., Durham 1903 - 1970
Allen, Nathaniel Unknown Chowan Co., Edenton 1755 - 1805
Allen, Richard, Sr. Baltimore Co., Maryland Rowan Co. 1741 - 1832
Allen, Richard, Sr. Wilkes Co. 1741 - 1832
Allen, William Unknown Currituck Precinct 1677 - 1695
Allen, William Chowan Co., Edenton moved to Ohio 1803 - 1879
Allen, William Cola Beaufort Co. 1859 - 1952
Allen, William Cola Halifax Co. Halifax Co. 1859 - 1952
Allen, William Cola Halifax Co., Weldon 1859 - 1952
Allen, William Cola Haywood Co., Canton 1859 - 1952
Allen, William Cola Haywood Co., Haywood 1859 - 1952
Allen, William Cola Haywood Co., Waynesville 1859 - 1952
Allen, William Cola Rockingham Co., Reidsville 1859 - 1952
Allen, William Cola Wilson Co. 1859 - 1952
Allen, William Reynolds Duplin Co. 1860 - 1921
Allen, William Reynolds Duplin Co., Knoxville Wake Co. 1860 - 1921
Allen, William Reynolds Wayne Co., Goldsboro 1860 - 1921
Alley, Feliz Eugene Jackson Co. Jackson Co., Waynesville 1873 - 1957
Allison, Benjamin Sulton-cum Lound, England Chowan Co., Edenton 1717 - 1763
Alspaugh, John Wesley Forsyth Co., Winston 1831 - 1912
Alspaugh, John Wesley Forsyth Co. Guilford Co., Greensboro 1831 - 1912
Alston, John Bedfordshire, England Chowan Co. (now Gates) 1653 - 1753
Alston, Lemuel James Granville Co.( now South Carolina) Greenville, South Carolina 1760 - 1836
Alston, Louis Watson Warren Co., Maple Cottage Burke Co., Morganton 1884 - 1960
Alston, Philip Halifax Co. Moore Co. 1745 - 1791
Alston, Willis Halifax Co., Littleton Halifax Co. 1769 - 1837
Amadas, Philip Plymouth, England Dare Co., Roanoke Island ca. 1565
Ammons, Elias Milton Macon Co. moved to Colorado 1860 - 1925
Ammons, John Buncombe Co. 1831 - 1914
Ammons, John Madison Co. Madison Co. 1831 - 1914
Ammons, John Vance Co. 1831 - 1914
Anderson, Albert Wake Co., Eagle Rock Vance Co. 1859 - 1932
Anderson, Albert Wake Co., Raleigh 1859 - 1932
Anderson, Albert Wilson Co., Wilson 1859 - 1932
Anderson, Edwin Alexander New Hanover Co., Wilmington New Hanover Co., Wilmington 1860 - 1933
Anderson, George Burgwyn Orange Co., Hillsborough Wake Co., Raleigh 1831 - 1862
Anderson, Robert Burton Burke Co., Morganton 1833 - 1899
Anderson, Robert Burton Granville Co. (now Vance) Mecklenburg Co. 1833 - 1899
Anderson, Robert Campbell, Jr. Martinsville, Virginia Buncombe Co., Montreat 1864 - 1955
Andrews, Alexander Boyd Franklin Co., Franklinton Wake Co., Raleigh 1841 - 1915
Andrews, Alexander Boyd, Jr. Vance Co., Henderson Wake Co., Raleigh 1873 - 1946
Andrews, Robert Macon Orange Co., Chapel Hill Guilford Co., Greensboro 1870 - 1947
Andrews, Samuel Craven Co., New Bern Shelburge, Nova Scotia 1775 - 1789
Anthony, Graham Hudson Cleveland Co., Shelby West Hartford, Connecticut 1892 - 1967
Archdale, John England Carolina Colony 1642 - 1710
Arderne, John Unknown Chowan Co. ca. 1710
Arends, John Godfrey Lincoln Co., Lincolnton 1740 - 1807
Arends, John Godfrey Gottingen, Germany Rowan Co., Organ Church 1740 - 1807
Argo, Thomas Munro Weteumpka, Alaska Orange Co., Chapel Hill 1841 - 1909
Argo, Thomas Munro Wake Co., Raleigh 1841 - 1909
Armfield, Eugene Morehead Davidson Co., Thomasville moved to New York 1904 - 1953
Armfield, Joseph Franklin Yadkin Co., Yadkinville Iredell Co., Statesville 1862 - 1910
Armfield, Robert Franklin Iredell Co., Statesville 1829 - 1898
Armfield, Robert Franklin Guilford Co., Greensboro Yadkin Co., Yadkinville 1829 - 1898
Armfield, Wyatt Jackson Guilford Co., High Point Guilford Co., High Point 1843 - 1933
Armistead, Lewis Addison Craven Co., New Bern Craven Co., New Bern 1817 - 1863
Armstrong, Frank Alton, Jr. Martin Co., Hamilton Wake Co., Wake Forest 1902 - 1969
Armstrong, James Unknown Pitt Co. d. 1794
Armstrong, John Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Nash Co., Nashville 1796 - 1844
Armstrong, Martin Augusta Co., Virginia Surry Co. 1739 - 1808
Arnett, Silas W. Beaufort Co. fled 1783 - 1806
Arnett, Silas W. Unknown Craven Co., New Bern fled 1783 - 1806
Arrington, Archibald Hunter Nash Co., Nashville Nash Co., Nashville 1809 - 1872
Arrington, Katherine Clark Pendleton Warren Co., Warrenton Warren Co., Warrenton 1876 - 1955
Arthur, John Preston Columbia, South Carolina Buncombe Co., Asheville 1851 - 1916
Arthur, John Preston Watauga Co., Boone 1851 - 1916
Artom, Camillo Asti, Italy Forsyth Co., Winston-Salem 1893 - 1970
Asbury, Daniel Fairfax Co., Virginia Catawba Co., Lincoln 1762 - 1825
Asbury, Francis Birmingham, England North Carolina Bishop 1745 - 1816
Ashe, John Brunswick Co. New Hanover Co., Wilmington 1725 - 1781
Ashe, John Baptist Halifax Co., Halifax 1748 - 1802
Ashe, John Baptist New Hanover Co. New Hanover Co., Wilmington 1748 - 1802
Ashe, John Baptista Brunswick Co. d. 1734
Ashe, John Baptista Unknown New Hanover Precinct d. 1734
Ashe, Samuel Beaufort Co., Bath New Hanover Co., Wilmington 1725 - 1813
Ashe, Samuel Pender Co., Rocky Point 1725 - 1813
Ashe, Samuel A'Court New Hanover Co., Wilmington New Hanover Co., Wilmington 1840 - 1938
Ashe, Samuel A'Court Wake Co., Raleigh 1840 - 1938
Ashe, Thomas Samuel Anson Co., Wadesboro 1812 - 1887
Ashe, Thomas Samuel Orange Co. 1812 - 1887
Ashe, Thomas Samuel Alamance Co., Graham Pender Co., New Hanover 1812 - 1887
Ashe, William Shepperd New Hanover Co., Rocky Point New Hanover Co., Wilmington 1814 - 1802
Ashe, William Willard Wake Co., Raleigh Wake Co., Raleigh 1872 - 1932
Ashley, Samuel Stanford Cumberland, Rhode Island New Hanover Co., Wilmington 1819 - 1887
Atkins, James, Jr. Knoxville, Tennessee Buncombe Co., Asheville 1850 - 1923
Atkins, James, Jr. Haywood Co., Waynesville 1850 - 1923
Atkins, Robert Unknown Craven Co., New Bern 1695 - 1731
Atkins, Simon Green Chatham Co., Haywood Chatham Co. 1863 - 1934
Atkins, Simon Green Forsyth Co., Winston 1863 - 1934
Atkins, Simon Green Rowan Co., Salisbury 1863 - 1934
Atkinson, Henry Person Co., Caswell Caswell Co. 1782 - 1842
Atkinson, James Oscar Wake Co. Alamance Co., Elon 1867 - 1940
Atkinson, Joseph Mayo Dinwiddie Co., Virginia Wake Co., Raleigh 1820 - 1891
Atkinson, Joseph Mayo Warren Co., Warrenton 1820 - 1891
Atkinson, Thomas Unknown Monroe Co., TN (now NC) 1705 - 1779
Atwater, John Wilbur Chatham Co., Farrington Chatham Co. 1840 - 1910
Autry, Micajah Sampson Co. Cumberland Co. 1795 - 1836
Avery, Alphonso Calhoun Burke Co., Morganton 1835 - 1913
Avery, Alphonso Calhoun Durham Co., Durham 1835 - 1913
Avery, Alphonso Calhoun Burke Co., Swan Ponds Mitchell Co. 1835 - 1913
Avery, Clark Moulton Burke Co., Swan Ponds Burke Co., Morganton 1819 - 1864
Avery, Isaac Erwin Burke Co., Swan Ponds Burke Co., Morganton 1871 - 1904
Avery, Isaac Erwin Burke Co., Swan Ponds Burke Co., Swan Ponds 1828 - 1863
Avery, Isaac Erwin Durham Co., Durham 1871 - 1904
Avery, Isaac Erwin Guilford Co., Greensboro 1871 - 1904
Avery, Isaac Thomas Burke Co., Morganton 1785 - 1864
Avery, Isaac Thomas Burke Co., Swan Ponds Burke Co., Swan Ponds 1785 - 1864
Avery, Waightstill Burke Co., Morganton 1741 - 1821
Avery, Waightstill Burke Co., Swan Ponds 1741 - 1821
Avery, Waightstill Groton, Connecticut Chowan Co., Edenton 1741 - 1821
Avery, Waightstill Craven Co., New Bern 1741 - 1821
Avery, Waightstill Jones Co. 1741 - 1821
Avery, Waightstill Mecklenburg Co., Charlotte 1741 - 1821
Avery, Waightstill Rowan Co., Salisbury 1741 - 1821
Avery, William Waightstill Burke Co., Swan Ponds Burke Co., Morganton 1816 - 1864
Avery, William Waightstill Burke Co., Swan Ponds 1816 - 1864
Avery, Willoughby Francis Burke Co., Swan Ponds Buncombe Co., Asheville 1843 - 1876
Avery, Willoughby Francis Mecklenburg Co., Charlotte 1843 - 1876
Avirett, James Battle Onslow Co., Richlands Nash Co., Louisburg 1835 - 1912
Aycock, Charles Brantley Wake Co., Raleigh 1859 - 1912
Aycock, Charles Brantley Wayne Co., Fremont Wayne Co., Goldsboro 1859 - 1912
Ayllan, Lucas Vasquez de Toledo, Spain Cape Fear River 1480 - 1526