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 |