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) |
| Dabney, Charles William | Hampden-Sydney, Virginia | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1855 - 1945 |
| Dabney, Charles William | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1855 - 1945 | |
| Daingerfield, Elliott | Harper's Ferry, Virginia | Cumberland Co., Fayetteville | 1859 - 1932 |
| Daingerfield, Elliott | Watauga Co., Blowing Rock | 1859 - 1932 | |
| Dalrymple, John | Edinburgh, Scotland | New Hanover Co. (now Brunswick) | ca. 1705 - 1766 |
| Dalton, John Thomas | Pittsylvania Co., Virginia | Durham Co., Durham | 1879 - 1966 |
| Daly, John Augustin | Washington Co., Plymouth | Washington Co., Plymouth | 1838 - 1899 |
| Damtoft, Walter Julius | Buncombe Co., Asheville | 1890 - 1976 | |
| Damtoft, Walter Julius | Southport, Connecticut | Haywood Co., Canton | 1890 - 1976 |
| Dancy, Frank Battle | Edgecombe Co., Tarboro | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1860 - 1920 |
| Dancy, John Campbell, Jr. | Edgecombe Co., Tarboro | Edgecombe Co. | 1857 - 1920 |
| Daniel, John Reeves Jones | Halifax Co., Halifax | Halifax Co., Halifax | 1802 - 1868 |
| Daniel, Joseph John | Halifax Co., Halifax | Halifax Co., Halifax | 1783 - 1848 |
| Daniel, Junius | Halifax Co., Halifax | Halifax Co., Halifax | 1828 - 1864 |
| Daniel, Robert | Albemarle area | d. 1718 | |
| Daniel, Robert | Barbados | Beaufort Co., Bath | d. 1718 |
| Daniel, Robert Thomas | Chatham Co. | 1773 - 1840 | |
| Daniel, Robert Thomas | Granville Co. | 1773 - 1840 | |
| Daniel, Robert Thomas | Middlesex Co., Virginia | Orange Co., Hillsborough | 1773 - 1840 |
| Daniel, Robert Thomas | Wake Co. | 1773 - 1840 | |
| Daniels, Charles Cleaves | Lenoir Co., Kinston | 1864 - 1951 | |
| Daniels, Charles Cleaves | Macon Co. | 1864 - 1951 | |
| Daniels, Charles Cleaves | Hyde Co., Ocracoke | Wilson Co., Wilson | 1864 - 1951 |
| Daniels, Frank Arthur | Beaufort Co., Washington | Pamlico Co. | 1858 - 1939 |
| Daniels, Frank Arthur | Wayne Co., Goldsboro | 1858 - 1939 | |
| Daniels, Frank Arthur | Wilson Co., Wilson | 1858 - 1939 | |
| Daniels, Jonathan Worth | Wake Co., Raleigh | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1902 - 1981 |
| Daniels, Jonathan Worth | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1902 - 1981 | |
| Daniels, Josephus | Lenoir Co., Kinston | 1862 - 1948 | |
| Daniels, Josephus | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1862 - 1948 | |
| Daniels, Josephus | Beaufort Co., Washington | Wilson Co., Wilson | 1862 - 1948 |
| Darby, John Fletcher | Person Co. | Person Co. | 1803 - 1882 |
| Darden, Mills (or Miles) | Northampton Co. | Henderson Co., Tennessee | 1799 - 1857 |
| Darden, William Abram | Greene Co. | Greene Co. | 1836 - 1890 |
| Dare, Ananias | England | Dare Co., Roanoke Island | fled 1587 |
| Dare, Eleanor White | England | Dare Co., Roanoke Island | b. ca. 1565 |
| Dare, Virginia | Dare Co., Roanoke Island | Dare Co., Roanoke Island | b. 1587 |
| Dargan, Edmund Spann or Strother | Montgomery Co. | Montgomery Co., Wadesboro | 1805 - 1879 |
| Dargan, Olive Tilford | Buncombe Co., Asheville | 1869 - 1968 | |
| Dargan, Olive Tilford | Grayson, Kentucky | Swain Co. | 1869 - 1968 |
| Darnell, William Nelson | Wilkes Co. | North Carolina Missionary | 1830 - 1915 |
| Darr, Edward Austin | Baltimore, Maryland | Forsyth Co., Winston-Salem | 1889 - 1958 |
| Darst, Thomas Campbell | Pulaski Co., Virginia | New Hanover Co., Wilmington | 1875 - 1948 |
| Dauge (Dozier), Peter | Camden Co. | 1739 - 1801 | |
| Dauge (Dozier), Peter | Pasquotank Co. | Pasquotank Co. | 1739 - 1801 |
| Daughtridge, Elijah Longstreet | Edgecombe Co. | Edgecombe Co. | 1863 - 1921 |
| Davenport, William Henry | Durham Co., Durham | 1868 - 1936 | |
| Davenport, William Henry | Mecklenburg Co., Charlotte | 1868 - 1936 | |
| Davenport, William Henry | Craven Co., New Bern | Rowan Co., Salisbury | 1868 - 1936 |
| Daves, Graham | Craven Co., New Bern | Craven Co., New Bern | 1836 - 1902 |
| Daves, Graham | New Hanover Co., Wilmington | 1836 - 1902 | |
| Daves, Graham | Surry Co. | 1836 - 1902 | |
| Daves, John | Virginia | Craven Co., New Bern | 1748 - 1804 |
| Davidson, Adam Brevard | Mecklenburg Co. | Mecklenburg Co. | 1808 - 1896 |
| Davidson, Allen Turner | Buncombe Co., Asheville | 1819 - 1905 | |
| Davidson, Allen Turner | Haywood Co. | Cherokee Co., Murphy | 1819 - 1905 |
| Davidson, Allen Turner | Macon Co., Franklin | 1819 - 1905 | |
| Davidson, John | Chestnut Level, Pennsylvania | Anson Co. | 1735 - 1832 |
| Davidson, John | Mecklenburg Co. | 1735 - 1832 | |
| Davidson, Robert | Mecklenburg Co. | Mecklenburg Co. | 1769 - 1853 |
| Davidson, Theodore Fulton | Haywood Co. | Buncombe Co., Asheville | 1845 - 1931 |
| Davidson, William | Charleston, South Carolina | Mecklenburg Co. | 1778 - 1857 |
| Davidson, William Lee | Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania | Iredell Co. | 1746 - 1781 |
| Davidson, William Lee | Mecklenburg Co. | 1746 - 1781 | |
| Davie, William Richardson | Halifax Co., Halifax | 1756 - 1820 | |
| Davie, William Richardson | County Cumberland, England | Rowan Co., Salisbury | 1756 - 1820 |
| Davies, William James aka Faduma Orishatukeh | Cleveland Co., Kings Mountain | 1855 - 1946 | |
| Davies, William James aka Faduma Orishatukeh | Guyana, South America | Montgomery Co., Troy | 1855 - 1946 |
| Davis, Champion McDowell | Catawba Co. | Catawba Co. | 1879 - 1975 |
| Davis, Champion McDowell | New Hanover Co., Wilmington | 1879 - 1975 | |
| Davis, Dolphin Alston | Cumberland Co., Fayetteville | Cumberland Co. | 1802 - 1881 |
| Davis, Dolphin Alston | Rowan Co., Salisbury | 1802 - 1881 | |
| Davis, Gary | Laurens, South Carolina | Durham Co., Durham | 1895 - 1972 |
| Davis, Gary | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1895 - 1972 | |
| Davis, George | New Hanover Co. (now Pender) | New Hanover Co., Wilmington | 1820 - 1896 |
| Davis, Harry Ellerbe | Little Mountain, South Carolina | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1905 - 1968 |
| Davis, Hayne | Iredell Co., Statesville | Iredell Co. | 1868 - 1942 |
| Davis, James | Virginia | Craven Co., New Bern | 1721 - 1785 |
| Davis, James Wagner | Iredell Co., Statesville | Iredell Co. | 1886 - 1955 |
| Davis, Joseph Jonathan | Franklin Co. | Franklin Co. | 1828 - 1892 |
| Davis, Joseph Jonathan | Franklin Co., Louisburg | 1828 - 1892 | |
| Davis, Joseph Jonathan | Granville Co., Oxford | 1828 - 1892 | |
| Davis, Junius | New Hanover Co., Wilmington | Mecklenburg Co., Charlotte | 1845 - 1916 |
| Davis, Junius | New Hanover Co., Wilmington | 1845 - 1916 | |
| Davis, Justina | Columbus Co., Brunswick | Halifax Co., Halifax | 1745 - 1771 |
| Davis, Kathryn Rachel Sara Speight Dorden | Wayne Co. | Lenoir Co., Kinston | 1905 - 1979 |
| Davis, Oroondates | Edgecombe Co. | ca. 1750 - 1781 | |
| Davis, Oroondates | Halifax Co. | Halifax Co. | ca. 1750 - 1781 |
| Davis, Richmond Pearson | Iredell Co., Statesville | Iredell Co. | 1866 - 1937 |
| Davis, Thomas | Craven Co., New Bern | Craven Co., New Bern | 1761 - 1790 |
| Davis, Thomas Frederick | Anson Co., Wadesboro | 1804 - 1871 | |
| Davis, Thomas Frederick | Chatham Co., Pittsboro | 1804 - 1871 | |
| Davis, Thomas Frederick | New Hanover Co., Wilmington | New Hanover Co. | 1804 - 1871 |
| Davis, Thomas Frederick | Rowan Co., Salisbury | 1804 - 1871 | |
| Davis, William Henry | Davie Co. | Davie Co. | 1880 - 1960 |
| Davison, Wilburt Cornell | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Durham Co., Durham | 1892 - 1972 |
| Davison, Wilburt Cornell | Wilkes Co., Roaring Gap | 1892 - 1972 | |
| Dawson, John | Isle of Wight Co., Virginia | Bertie Co. | ca. 1690 - 1761 |
| Dawson, John | Williamsburg, Virginia | Bertie Co. | 1730 - 1770 |
| Dawson, John | Northampton Co. | ca. 1690 - 1761 | |
| Dawson, John Gilmer | Lenoir Co. | Lenoir Co., Kinston | 1892 - 1966 |
| Dawson, William Johnston | Chowan Co. | Bertie Co. | 1765 - 1796 |
| Day, John | Halifax Co. | Warren Co. | 1797 - 1860 |
| Day, Thomas | Caswell Co., Milton | Caswell Co., Milton | ca. 1801 - 1861 |
| Deane, Charles Bennett | Anson Co. | Anson Co. | 1898 - 1969 |
| Deane, Charles Bennett | Richmond Co., Rockingham | 1898 - 1969 | |
| Deberry, Edmund | Montgomery Co. | Montgomery Co. | 1781 - 1859 |
| Debnam, Waldman Eras | Beaufort Co. | 1897 - 1968 | |
| Debnam, Waldman Eras | Greene Co., Snow Hill | Greene Co. | 1897 - 1968 |
| Debnam, Waldman Eras | Pitt Co. | 1897 - 1968 | |
| Debnam, Waldman Eras | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1897 - 1968 | |
| DeBow, John | Hunterdon Co., New Jersey | Caswell Co. | ca. 1745 - 1783 |
| DeBow, John | Orange Co. | ca. 1745 - 1783 | |
| Decrow, Sarah Moore Delano | Perquimans Co. | Perquimans Co. | ca. 1750 - 1795 |
| Deems, Charles Force | Baltimore, Maryland | Caswell Co. | 1820 - 1893 |
| Deems, Charles Force | Guilford Co. | 1820 - 1893 | |
| Deems, Charles Force | Iredell Co. | 1820 - 1893 | |
| Deems, Charles Force | New Hanover Co. | 1820 - 1893 | |
| Deems, Charles Force | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1820 - 1893 | |
| Delany, Henry Beard | St. Mary's, Georgia | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1858 - 1928 |
| deMille, Cecil Blount | Ashfield, Maine | Beaufort Co., Washington | 1881 - 1959 |
| deMille, Henry Churchill | Beaufort Co., Washington | Pitt Co., Greenville | 1853 - 1893 |
| deMille, William Churchill | Beaufort Co., Washington | Beaufort Co., Washington | 1878 - 1955 |
| Denman, Charles | England | Perquimans Precinct | d. 1739 |
| Denny, Emery Byrd | Gaston Co. | 1892 - 1973 | |
| Denny, Emery Byrd | Surry Co. | Surry Co. | 1892 - 1973 |
| Denny, Emery Byrd | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1892 - 1973 | |
| Denny, George Vernon, Jr. | Beaufort Co., Washington | Beaufort Co. | 1899 - 1959 |
| Denny, George Vernon, Jr. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1899 - 1959 | |
| Denson, Claudius Baker | Chatham Co. | 1837 - 1902 | |
| Denson, Claudius Baker | Suffolk, Virginia | Duplin Co. | 1837 - 1903 |
| Denson, Claudius Baker | New Hanover Co., Wrightsville | 1837 - 1902 | |
| Denson, Claudius Baker | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1837 - 1902 | |
| DeRosett (DeRosset), Armand John | New Hanover Co. | New Hanover Co., Wilmington | 1767 - 1859 |
| DeRosset (DeRosett), Armand John | New Hanover Co. | New Hanover Co., Wilmington | 1767 - 1859 |
| DeRosset, Lewis Henry | Unknown | New Hanover Co., Wilmington | ca. 1724 - 1786 |
| DeRosset, Moses John | London, England | New Hanover Co., Wilmington | 1726 - 1767 |
| DeRosset, Moses John | Chatham Co. | New Hanover Co., Wilmington | 1838 - 1881 |
| DeRosset, William Lord | New Hanover Co., Wilmington | New Hanover Co. | 1832 - 1910 |
| Devereux, John | County Wexford, Ireland | Craven Co., New Bern | 1761 - 1844 |
| Devereux, John | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1761 - 1844 | |
| Devereux, Thomas Pollack | Craven Co., New Bern | Craven Co., New Bern | 1793 - 1869 |
| Devereux, Thomas Pollack | Halifax Co. | 1793 - 1869 | |
| Devereux, Thomas Pollock | Craven Co., New Bern | Craven Co., New Bern | 1793 - 1869 |
| Devereux, Thomas Pollock | Halifax Co. | 1793 - 1869 | |
| Devereux, Thomas, Jr. | Wake Co., Raleigh | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1820 - 1893 |
| Devereux, Thomas, Jr. | Bertie Co. | 1820 - 1893 | |
| Deweese, John Thomas | Crawford Co., Arkansas | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1835 - 1906 |
| Dewey, Charles | Craven Co., New Bern | Craven Co., New Bern | 1798 - 1880 |
| Dewey, Charles | Cumberland Co. | 1798 - 1880 | |
| Dewey, Charles | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1798 - 1880 | |
| Dick, Robert Paine | Guilford Co., Greensboro | Guilford Co. | 1823 - 1898 |
| Dick, Robert Paine | Rockingham Co. | 1823 - 1898 | |
| Dickins, Asbury | Halifax Co. | Halifax Co. | 1780 - 1861 |
| Dickins, John | London, England | Halifax Co. | 1749 - 1798 |
| Dickins, Samuel | Person Co. | Person Co. | ca. 1775 - 1840 |
| Dickinson, Matthew | Somers, Connecticut | Franklin Co. | 1780 - 1809 |
| Dickinson, Platt Kelcham | New England | New Hanover Co., Wilmington | 1794 - 1867 |
| Dicks, Zacharias | Alamance Co. | ca. 1728 - 1809 | |
| Dicks, Zacharias | Chester Co., Pennsylvania | Guilford Co. | ca. 1728 - 1809 |
| Dickson, James Henderson | Cumberland Co., Fayetteville | 1806 - 1862 | |
| Dickson, James Henderson | New Hanover Co., Wilmington | New Hanover Co. | 1806 - 1862 |
| Dickson, John Augustus | Charleston, South Carolina | Buncombe Co., Asheville | 1795 - 1847 |
| Dickson, Joseph | Lincoln Co. | 1745 - 1825 | |
| Dickson, Joseph | Chester Co., Pennsylvania | Rowan Co. | 1745 - 1825 |
| Dickson, William | Chester Co., Pennsylvania | Duplin Co. | 1739 - 1820 |
| Dillard, John Henry | Guilford Co. | 1819 - 1896 | |
| Dillard, John Henry | Rockingham Co. | Rockingham Co. | 1819 - 1896 |
| Dillard, Richard | Nansemond Co., Virginia | Chowan Co., Edenton | 1857 - 1928 |
| Dimock, Susan | Beaufort Co. | Beaufort Co. | 1847 - 1875 |
| Dinwiddie, James | Campbell Co., Virginia | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1837 - 1907 |
| Divine, John Francis | Glasgow, Scotland | New Hanover Co., Wilmington | 1830 - 1909 |
| Dixon, Amzi Clarence | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1854 - 1925 | |
| Dixon, Amzi Clarence | Cleveland Co., Shelby | Wayne Co. | 1854 - 1925 |
| Dixon, Archibald | Caswell Co. | Caswell Co. | 1802 - 1876 |
| Dixon, Arminius Gray | Davidson Co., High Point | 1870 - 1962 | |
| Dixon, Arminius Gray | Nash Co. | 1870 - 1962 | |
| Dixon, Arminius Gray | Rockingham Co. | Rockingham Co. | 1870 - 1962 |
| Dixon, Benjamin Franklin | Cleveland Co. | Cleveland Co. | 1846 - 1910 |
| Dixon, Benjamin Franklin | Union Co., Monroe | 1846 - 1910 | |
| Dixon, Dorsey Murdock | Darlington, South Carolina | Richmond Co. | 1897 - 1968 |
| Dixon, Eula Louisa | Alamance Co. | Alamance Co., Snow Camp | 1872 - 1921 |
| Dixon, Henry "Hal" | Granville Co. (now Caswell) | Caswell Co. | 1750 - 1782 |
| Dixon, Howard Briton | Darlington, South Carolina | Richmond Co. | 1903 - 1961 |
| Dixon, Howard Briton | Rockingham Co., Hamlet | 1903 - 1961 | |
| Dixon, Hugh Woody | Alamance Co. | Alamance Co. | 1825 - 1901 |
| Dixon, Hugh Woody | Chatham Co. | 1825 - 1901 | |
| Dixon, Joseph | Greene Co. | Greene Co. | 1828 - 1883 |
| Dixon, Joseph Moore | Alamance Co., Snow Camp | Alamance Co. | 1867 - 1934 |
| Dixon, Nancy Alena | South Carolina | Richmond Co., East Rockingham | 1892 - 1973 |
| Dixon, Richard Dillard | Chowan Co., Edenton | Chowan Co. | 1888 - 1952 |
| Dixon, Simon | Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania | Alamance Co. | 1728 - 1781 |
| Dixon, Thomas, Jr. | Cleveland Co. | Cleveland Co. | 1864 - 1946 |
| Dixon, Thomas, Jr. | Wake Co. | 1864 - 1946 | |
| Dixon, Thomas, Jr. | Wayne Co. | 1864 - 1946 | |
| Dixon-Carroll, Elizabeth Delia | Cleveland Co., Shelby | Cleveland Co., Shelby | 1872 - 1934 |
| Dixon-Carroll, Elizabeth Delia | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1872 - 1934 | |
| Doak, Frances Blount Renfrow | Nash Co., Spring Hope | Nash Co. | 1887 - 1974 |
| Doak, Frances Blount Renfrow | Wake Co. | 1887 - 1974 | |
| Dobbin, James Cochran | Cumberland Co., Fayetteville | Cumberland Co. | 1814 - 1857 |
| Dobbs, Arthur | Ayrshire, Scotland | Brunswick Co. | 1689 - 1765 |
| Dobbs, Edward Brice | Carrickfergus, Ireland | North Carolina Royal Governor | 1729 - 1803 |
| Dockery, Alfred | Richmond Co. | Richmond Co. | 1797 - 1873 |
| Dockery, Claudius | Richmond Co. | Richmond Co. | 1865 - 1941 |
| Dockery, Oliver Hart | Richmond Co. | Richmond Co. | 1830 - 1906 |
| Dockery, Thomas Pleasant | Montgomery Co. | Montgomery Co. | 1833 - 1898 |
| Dodd, William Edward | Johnston Co., Clayton | Johnston Co. | 1869 - 1940 |
| Donaldson, Henry A. | Unknown | Chowan Co., Edenton | fled 1807 - 1856 |
| Donaldson, Henry A. | Wake Co., Wake Forest | fled 1807 - 1856 | |
| Donaldson, Robert, Jr. | Cumberland Co. | Cumberland Co. | 1800 - 1872 |
| Donnell, John Robert | Scotland | Craven Co., New Bern | 1789 - 1864 |
| Donnell, Richard Spaight | Beaufort Co., Washington | 1820 - 1867 | |
| Donnell, Richard Spaight | Craven Co., New Bern | Craven Co. | 1820 - 1867 |
| Donnell, Robert | Guilford Co. | Guilford Co. | 1784 - 1855 |
| Donner, George | Rowan Co. | Donner Pass | ca. 1784 - 1847 |
| Donner, Jacob | Rowan Co. | Donner Pass | ca. 1781 - 1847 |
| Donner, Tamsen Eustis | Newburyport, Maine | Pasquotank Co., Elizabeth City | 1801 - 1847 |
| Dortch, William Theophilus | Nash Co., Rocky Mount | Nash Co., Nashville | 1824 - 1889 |
| Dortch, William Theophilus | Wayne Co. | 1824 - 1889 | |
| Doub, Peter | Guilford Co., Greensboro | 1796 - 1869 | |
| Doub, Peter | Stokes Co. | Stokes Co. | 1796 - 1869 |
| Doub, Peter | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1796 - 1869 | |
| Dougherty, Blanford Barnard | Watauga Co., Boone | Watauga Co. | 1870 - 1957 |
| Dougherty, Dauphin Disco | Watauga Co., Boone | Watauga Co. | 1869 - 1929 |
| Doughton, Robert Lee | Alleghany Co. | Alleghany Co. | 1863 - 1954 |
| Doughton, Rufus Alexander | Alleghany Co. | Alleghany Co. | 1857 - 1945 |
| Douglas, Robert Martin | Guilford Co. | 1847 - 1917 | |
| Douglas, Robert Martin | Rockingham Co. | Rockingham Co. | 1849 - 1917 |
| Douglass, John Jordan | Anson Co., Wadesboro | 1875 - 1940 | |
| Douglass, John Jordan | Carteret Co., Beaufort | 1875 - 1940 | |
| Douglass, John Jordan | Catawba Co., Newton | 1875 - 1940 | |
| Douglass, John Jordan | Lee Co., Cumnock | Lee Co. | 1875 - 1940 |
| Dowd, Clement | Mecklenburg Co. | 1832 - 1898 | |
| Dowd, Clement | Moore Co. | Moore Co. | 1832 - 1898 |
| Dowd, James Edward | Mecklenburg Co. | Mecklenburg Co. | 1899 - 1966 |
| Dowd, William Carey, Jr. | Mecklenburg Co. | Mecklenburg Co. | 1893 - 1949 |
| Downing, William | Isle of Wight Co., Virginia | Chowan Precinct | ca. 1680 - 1739 |
| Downing, William | Tyrrell Precinct | ca. 1680 - 1739 | |
| Dozier (Dauge), Peter | Camden Co. | 1739 - 1801 | |
| Dozier (Dauge), Peter | Pasquotank Co. | Pasquotank Co. | 1739 - 1801 |
| Drage, Theodorus Swaine | England | Rowan Co. | ca. 1712 - 1774 |
| Drake, James Perry | Robeson Co. | Robeson Co. | 1797 - 1876 |
| Drane, Robert Brent | Chowan Co. | 1851 - 1939 | |
| Drane, Robert Brent | Edgecombe Co. | 1851 - 1939 | |
| Drane, Robert Brent | Prince George Co., Maryland | New Hanover Co. | 1797 - 1862 |
| Drane, Robert Brent | Prince George Co., Maryland | New Hanover Co. | 1797 - 1876 |
| Drane, Robert Brent | New Hanover Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1851 - 1939 |
| Drew, John | Virginia | Bertie Co. | ca. 1719 - 1819 |
| Drew, William | Bertie Co. | Bertie Co. | ca. 1770 - 1827 |
| Drew, William | Halifax Co. | ca. 1770 - 1827 | |
| Drinkwater, Alpheus Walton | Dare Co. | Dare Co., Manteo | 1875 - 1962 |
| Dromgoole, Edward | Sligo, Ireland | Chowan Co. | 1751 - 1835 |
| Dromgoole, Edward | Pasquotank Co. | 1751 - 1835 | |
| Dromgoole, Peter Pelham | Halifax Co. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | b. 1815 |
| Drummond, William | Scotland | County of Albemarle | ca. 1620 - 1677 |
| Dry, Marcus Baxter | Union Co. | Union Co. | 1871 - 1946 |
| Dry, Marcus Baxter | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1871 - 1946 | |
| Dry, William, III | Goose Creek, South Carolina | New Hanover Co. | 1720 - 1781 |
| DuBois, John | New York or Virginia | New Hanover Co. | ca. 1700 - 1768 |
| Duckenfield, Nathaniel | England | Bertie Co. | 1746 - 1824 |
| Duckenfield, William | Cheshire, England | Chowan Precinct | d. ca. 1721 |
| Duckenfield, William | Perquimans Precinct | d. ca. 1721 | |
| Dudley, Edward Bishop | Onslow Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1789 - 1855 |
| Dudley, Edward Bishop | Onslow Co. | 1789 - 1855 | |
| Dudley, Guilford | Cumberland Co. | 1756 - 1833 | |
| Dudley, Guilford | Caroline Co., Virginia | Halifax Co. | 1756 - 1833 |
| Dudley, James Benson | Guilford Co. | 1859 - 1925 | |
| Dudley, James Benson | New Hanover Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1859 - 1925 |
| Dudley, James Benson | Sampson Co. | 1859 - 1925 | |
| Duffy, William | Chatham Co. | d. 1810 | |
| Duffy, William | Craven Co. | Craven Co. | d. 1810 |
| Duffy, William | Cumberland Co. | d. 1810 | |
| Duffy, William | Orange Co. | d. 1810 | |
| Dugger, John Edward | Nash Co. | 1836 - 1888 | |
| Dugger, John Edward | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1836 - 1888 | |
| Dugger, John Edward | Brunswick Co., Virginia | Warren Co. | 1836 - 1888 |
| Dugger, Shepherd Monroe | Johnston Co., Tennessee | Avery Co., Banner Elk | 1854 - 1938 |
| Dugger, Shepherd Monroe | Macon Co. | 1854 - 1938 | |
| Dugger, Shepherd Monroe | Watauga Co. | 1854 - 1938 | |
| Duke, Benjamin Newton | Durham Co., Durham | 1855 - 1929 | |
| Duke, Benjamin Newton | Orange Co. | Orange Co. | 1855 - 1929 |
| Duke, James Buchanan | Orange Co. | Mecklenburg Co. | 1856 - 1925 |
| Duke, Washington | Orange Co. | Durham Co., Durham | 1820 - 1905 |
| Duke, William, Jr. | Southside, Virginia | Edgecombe Co. | 1720 - 1793 |
| Duke, William, Jr. | Warren Co. | 1720 - 1793 | |
| Dula, Thomas C. (Tom Dooley) | Wilkes Co. | Wilkes Co. | 1844 - 1868 |
| Duncan, Samuel Edward, Jr. | Rockingham Co., Reidsville | 1904 - 1968 | |
| Duncan, Samuel Edward, Jr. | Madisonville, Kentucky | Rowan Co. | 1904 - 1968 |
| Dunn, Poindexter | Wake Co., Raleigh | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1834 - 1914 |
| Dunning, Paris Chipman | Guilford Co. | Guilford Co. | 1806 - 1884 |
| Durand (Durant, Duren), Ann Marwood | Unknown | Perquimans Co. | d. ca. 1694 |
| Durand (Durant, Duren), George | Albemarle Co. | ca. 1632 - 1693 | |
| Durand (Durant, Duren), George | England | Perquimans Co. | ca. 1632 - 1693 |
| Durant (Durand, Duren), Ann Marwood | Unknown | Perquimans Co. | d. ca. 1694 |
| Durant (Durand, Duren), George | Albemarle Co. | ca. 1632 - 1693 | |
| Durant (Durand, Duren), George | England | Perquimans Co. | ca. 1632 - 1693 |
| Durant (Duren), John | Perquimans Precinct | Perquimans Precinct | 1662 - 1699 |
| Duren (Durant), John | Perquimans Precinct | Perquimans Precinct | 1662 - 1699 |
| Duren (Durant, Durand), Ann Marwood | Unknown | Perquimans Co. | d. ca. 1694 |
| Duren (Durant, Durand), George | Albemarle Co. | ca. 1632 - 1693 | |
| Duren (Durant, Durand), George | England | Perquimans Co. | ca. 1632 - 1693 |
| Durham, Carl Thomas | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | Orange Co. | 1892 - 1974 |
| Durham, Columbus | Durham Co. | 1844 - 1895 | |
| Durham, Columbus | Rutherford Co. | Rutherford Co. | 1844 - 1895 |
| Durham, Columbus | Wayne Co., Goldsboro | 1844 - 1895 | |
| Durham, Plato | Cleveland Co., Shelby | 1840 - 1875 | |
| Durham, Plato | Rutherford Co. | Rutherford Co. | 1840 - 1875 |
| Dwire, Henry Randolph | Forsyth Co. | Forsyth Co. | 1882 - 1944 |