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) |
| Said, Omar Ibn | Futa Toro (now Senegal) | Cumberland Co. | 1770 - 1864 |
| Said, Omar Ibn | New Hanover Co. | 1770 - 1864 | |
| Sampson, John | Ireland | New Hanover Co. | d. 1784 |
| Sampson, John | Duplin Co. | d. 1784 | |
| Sampson, Oscar R. | Robeson Co. | Robeson Co. | 1866 - 1928 |
| Sandburg, Carl August | Gallesburg, Illinois | Henderson Co., Flat Rock | 1878 - 1967 |
| Sanderlin, George Washington | Camden Co. | Pasquotank Co. | 1843 - 1899 |
| Sanderlin, George Washington | Wayne Co. | 1843 - 1899 | |
| Sanderlin, George Washington | Wake Co. | 1843 - 1899 | |
| Sanders, Daniel Jackson | Winnsboro, South Carolina | New Hanover Co. | 1842 - 1907 |
| Sanderson (Saunderson), Richard | Unknown | Currituck Co. | ca. 1641 - 1718 |
| Sanderson (Saunderson), Richard | Albemarle Colony | ca. 1641 - 1718 | |
| Sanderson, Richard | Unknown | Currituck Precinct | d. 1733 |
| Sanderson, Richard | Perquimans Precinct | d. 1733 | |
| Sarratt, Alexander Reed, Jr. | Mecklenburg Co. | Mecklenburg Co. | 1917 - 1986 |
| Sarratt, Alexander Reed, Jr. | Forsyth Co. | 1917 - 1986 | |
| Satchwell, Soloman Sampson | Beaufort Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1821 - 1892 |
| Satchwell, Soloman Sampson | Wilson Co. | 1821 - 1892 | |
| Satchwell, Soloman Sampson | Pender Co. | 1821 - 1892 | |
| Saunders, Romulus Mitchell | Caswell Co. | Caswell Co. | 1791 - 1867 |
| Saunders, Romulus Mitchell | Wake Co. | 1791 - 1967 | |
| Saunders, William Lawrence | Wake Co., Raleigh | Rowan Co. | 1835 - 1891 |
| Saunders, William Lawrence | Pitt Co. | 1835 - 1891 | |
| Saunders, William Lawrence | Wake Co. | 1835 - 1891 | |
| Saunders, William Oscar | Perquimans Co. | Perquimans Co. | 1884 - 1940 |
| Saunders, William Oscar | Pasquotank Co. | 1884 - 1940 | |
| Saunderson (Sanderson), Richard | Unknown | Currituck Co. | ca. 1641 - 1718 |
| Saunderson (Sanderson), Richard | Albemarle Colony | ca. 1641 - 1718 | |
| Saunooke, Osley Bird | Swain Co., Cherokee | Swain Co. | 1906 - 1965 |
| Sauthier, Claude Joseph | Strasbourg, France | Craven Co. | 1736 - 1802 |
| Sawyer, Lemuel | Camden Co. | Camden Co. | 1777 - 1852 |
| Sawyer, Lemuel | Pasquotank Co. | 1777 - 1852 | |
| Sawyer, Samuel Tredwell | Chowan Co. | Chowan Co. | 1800 - 1865 |
| Scales, Alfred Moore | Rockingham Co. | Rockingham Co. | 1827 - 1892 |
| Scales, Alfred Moore | Guilford Co. | 1827 - 1892 | |
| Scales, Archibald Henderson | Guilford Co. | Guilford Co. | 1868 - 1952 |
| Scales, Hamilton | Rockingham Co. | Rockingham Co. | 1821 - 1890 |
| Scales, Hamilton | Stokes Co. | 1821 - 1890 | |
| Scales, Hamilton | Forsyth Co. | 1821 - 1890 | |
| Scarborough, John Catre | Wake Co. | Wake Co. | 1841 - 1917 |
| Scarborough, John Catre | Johnston Co. | 1841 - 1917 | |
| Scarborough, John Catre | Davidson Co. | 1841 - 1917 | |
| Scarborough, John Catre | Hertford Co. | 1841 - 1917 | |
| Scarborough, Macrora | Pasquotank Precinct | Pasquotank Precinct | 1693 - 1752 |
| Scarborough, Macrora | Perquimans Co. | 1693 - 1752 | |
| Schaub, Ira Obed | Stokes Co. | Stokes Co. (now Forsyth) | 1880 - 1971 |
| Schaub, Ira Obed | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1880 - 1971 | |
| Schaw, Janet | Edinburgh, Scotland | New Hanover Co. | b. ca. 1740 |
| Schenck, Carl Alwin | Darmstadt, Germany | Buncombe Co. | 1868 - 1955 |
| Schenck, David | Lincoln Co., Lincolnton | Lincoln Co. | 1835 - 1902 |
| Schenck, David | Gaston Co. | 1835 - 1902 | |
| Schenck, David | Guilford Co. | 1835 - 1902 | |
| Schenck, Michael | Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania | Lincoln Co. | 1771 - 1849 |
| Schloss, Simeon Archibald | Lynchburg, Virginia | New Hanover Co. | 1865 - 1913 |
| Schonwald, Johann (John, Janos, James) Tossy | Budapest, Hungary | New Hanover Co. | 1801 - 1882 |
| Schumacher, Francis Xavier | Dayton, Ohio | Durham Co., Durham | 1892 - 1967 |
| Schumann, Margurite Ellen | Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin | Durham Co., Durham | 1923 - 1986 |
| Schweinitz, Emil Alexander de | Forsyth Co., Salem | Forsyth Co. | 1864 - 1904 |
| Schweinitz, Emil Alexander de | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1864 - 1904 | |
| Schweinitz, Lewis David von | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Forsyth Co., Salem | 1780 - 1834 |
| Scott, Andrew | Prince George Co., Maryland | Beaufort Co., Bath | d. 1767 |
| Scott, Andrew | Craven Co., New Bern | d. 1767 | |
| Scott, Armond Wendell | New Hanover Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1873 - 1960 |
| Scott, George Randolph | Orange, Virginia | Mecklenburg Co. | 1898 - 1987 |
| Scott, Hugh Reid | Rockingham Co. | Rockingham Co. | 1855 - 1947 |
| Scott, James Edwin | Alamance Co. | Alamance Co., Mebane | 1859 - 1888 |
| Scott, Levi M. | Rockingham Co. | Guilford Co. | 1827 - 1911 |
| Scott, Ralph Henderson | Alamance Co. | Alamance Co. | 1903 - 1989 |
| Scott, Ralph James | Surry Co. | Stokes Co. | 1905 - 1983 |
| Scott, Thomas Fielding | Iredell Co. | moved to Georgia | 1807 - 1867 |
| Scott, William Kerr | Alamance Co. | Alamance Co. | 1896 - 1958 |
| Scott, William Kerr | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1896 - 1958 | |
| Scruggs, Lawson Andrew | Bedford Co., Virginia | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1857 - 1914 |
| Scruggs, Lawson Andrew | Moore Co. | 1857 - 1914 | |
| Scurlock, Mial | Chatham Co. | Chatham Co. | 1803 - 1836 |
| Scurlock, William | Chatham Co. | Chatham Co. | 1807 - 1885 |
| Seabrook, James Word | Sumter, South Carolina | Forsyth Co. | 1886 - 1974 |
| Seabrook, James Word | Vance Co. | 1886 - 1974 | |
| Seabrook, James Word | Mecklenburg Co. | 1886 - 1974 | |
| Seabrook, James Word | Cumberland Co. | 1886 - 1974 | |
| Seaton, William Winston | King William Co., Virginia | Halifax Co. | 1785 - 1866 |
| Seaton, William Winston | Wake Co. | 1785 - 1866 | |
| Seawell, Benjamin | Brunswick Co., Virginia | Bute Co. | 1741 - 1821 |
| Seawell, Benjamin | Franklin Co. | 1741 - 1821 | |
| Seawell, Henry | Bute Co. | Wake Co. | 1774 - 1835 |
| Seawell, Herbert Floyd | Dublin Co., Wallace | Wayne Co. | 1869 - 1949 |
| Seawell, Herbert Floyd | Moore Co. | 1869 - 1949 | |
| Seawell, Herbert Floyd, Jr. (Chub) | Moore Co. | Moore Co. | 1904 - 1983 |
| Seelers, Isaiah | Iredell Co. | moved to Mississippi | 1803 - f1864 |
| Seeley, Walter James | Hazelton, Pennsylvania | Durham Co., Durham | 1894 - 1974 |
| Seely, Fred Lroing | Fort Monmouth, New Jersey | Buncombe Co. | 1871 - 1942 |
| Selwyn, George Augustus | England | Mecklenburg Co. | 1719 - 1791 |
| Sequoyah (Cherokee Indian) | Taskigi, Tennessee | Western North Carolina | ca. 1770 - 1843 |
| Settle, Thomas | Rockingham Co. | Rockingham Co. | 1789 - 1857 |
| Settle, Thomas, Jr. | Rockingham Co. | Rockingham Co. | 1831 - 1888 |
| Settle, Thomas, Jr. | Guilford Co. | 1831 - 1888 | |
| Sevler, John | New Market, Virginia | Rockingham Co. | 1745 - 1815 |
| Sevler, John | Watauga Co. (now Tennessee) | 1745 - 1815 | |
| Seymour, Augustus Sherrill | Ithaca, New York | Craven Co. | 1836 - 1897 |
| Shackelford, John William | Onslow Co., Richlands | Onslow Co. | 1844 - 1883 |
| Shaffner, Henry Fries | Forsyth Co., Salem | Forsyth Co. | 1867 - 1941 |
| Shaffner, John Frances | Forsyth Co., Salem | Forsyth Co. | 1838 - 1908 |
| Shanks, Henry Thomas | Vance Co. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1896 - 1959 |
| Shanks, Henry Thomas | Pitt Co. | 1896 - 1959 | |
| Shanks, Henry Thomas | Wake Co., Wake Forest | 1896 - 1959 | |
| Sharp, Hunter | Hertford Co. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1861 - 1923 |
| Sharp, Jacob Hunter | Hertford Co. | moved to Alabama | 1833 - 1907 |
| Sharpe, William (Bill) Pleasants | Rockingham Co. | Forsyth Co. | 1903 - 1970 |
| Sharpe, William (Bill) Pleasants | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1903 - 1970 | |
| Sharpe, William (Lawyer Billy) | Cecil Co., Maryland | Mecklenburg Co. | 1742 - 1818 |
| Sharpe, William (Lawyer Billy) | Rowan Co. (now Iredell) | 1742 - 1818 | |
| Sharpe, William (Lawyer Billy) | Iredell Co. | 1742 - 1818 | |
| Shaw, Henry Marchmore | Newport, Rhode Island | Currituck Co. | 1819 - 1864 |
| Shaw, Herbert Bell | New Hanover Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1908 - 1980 |
| Shaw, John Gilbert | Cumberland Co. | Cumberland Co. | 1858 - 1932 |
| Shaw, Ruth Faison | Duplin Co. | Transylvania Co. | 1887 - 1969 |
| Shaw, Ruth Faison | Duplin Co. | 1887 - 1969 | |
| Shaw, Ruth Faison | New Hanover Co. | 1887 - 1969 | |
| Shaw, Ruth Faison | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1887 - 1969 | |
| Shearer, John Bunyan | Appomattox Co., Virginia | Mecklenburg Co. | 1832 - 1919 |
| Shelby, Evan | Tregaron, Wales | North Carolina Territory | 1719 - 1794 |
| Shelby, Isaac | Frederick Co., Maryland | North Carolina Territory | 1750 - 1826 |
| Shepard, Charles Biddle | Craven Co. | Craven Co. | 1802 - 1843 |
| Shepard, James Biddle | Craven Co. | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1815 - 1871 |
| Shepard, James Edward | Wake Co., Raleigh | Durham Co., Durham | 1875 - 1947 |
| Shepard, James Edward | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1875 - 1947 | |
| Shepard, William Biddle | Craven Co. | Craven Co. | 1799 - 1852 |
| Shepard, William Biddle | Pasquotank Co. | 1799 - 1852 | |
| Shepherd, Henry Elliot | Cumberland Co. | Cumberland Co. | 1844 - 1929 |
| Shepherd, James Edward | Suffolk, Virginia | Hertford Co. | 1847 - 1910 |
| Shepherd, James Edward | Wilson Co. | 1847 - 1910 | |
| Shepherd, James Edward | Beaufort Co. | 1847 - 1910 | |
| Shepherd, James Edward | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1847 - 1910 | |
| Shepherd, Lilla (May) Vass | Wake Co., Raleigh | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1881 - 1953 |
| Sheppard, Abraham | Dobbs Co. | Dobbs Co. | fled 1759 - 1790 |
| Sheppard, Augustine Henry | Surry Co. | Forsyth Co. | 1792 - 1864 |
| Sheppard, Muriel S. Earley | Andover, New York | Buncombe Co. | 1898 - 1951 |
| Sheridan, Louis | Bladen Co. | Bladen Co. | ca. 1793 - 1844 |
| Sherill, Miles Osborne | Catawba Co. | Catawba Co. | 1841 - 1919 |
| Sherwood, Francis Webber | Wake Co., Raleigh | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1890 - 1963 |
| Shipp, Albert Michjah | Stokes Co. | Guilford Co. | 1819 - 1887 |
| Shipp, Albert Michjah | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1819 - 1887 | |
| Shipp, Bartlett | Surry Co. (now Stokes) | Stokes Co. | 1786 - 1869 |
| Shipp, Bartlett | Lincoln Co. | 1786 - 1869 | |
| Shipp, Catherine (Kate) Cameron | Henderson Co. | Mecklenburg Co. | 1859 - 1932 |
| Shipp, Catherine (Kate) Cameron | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1859 - 1932 | |
| Shipp, Catherine (Kate) Cameron | Lincoln Co. | 1859 - 1932 | |
| Shipp, Margaret Busbee | Wake Co., Raleigh | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1871 - 1936 |
| Shipp, Margaret Busbee | Forsyth Co., Winston | 1871 - 1936 | |
| Shipp, William (Willie) Ewen | Buncombe Co. | Lincoln Co. | 1861 - 1898 |
| Shipp, William (Willie) Ewen | Mecklenburg Co. | 1861 - 1898 | |
| Shipp, William Ewen, Jr. | Forsyth Co., Winston | Forsyth Co. | 1894 - 1961 |
| Shipp, William Marcus | Lincoln Co. | Lincoln Co. | 1819 - 1890 |
| Shipp, William Marcus | Rutherford Co. | 1819 - 1890 | |
| Shipp, William Marcus | Henderson Co. | 1819 - 1890 | |
| Shipp, William Marcus | Mecklenburg Co. | 1819 - 1890 | |
| Shober, Emanuel | Forsyth Co. | Forsyth Co. | 1789 - 1846 |
| Shober, Francis Edwin | Forsyth Co. | Forsyth Co. | 1831 - 1896 |
| Shober, Francis Edwin | Rowan Co. | 1831 - 1896 | |
| Shober, Francis Emanuel | Rowan Co. | Rowan Co. | 1860 - 1919 |
| Shober, James Francis | Forsyth Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1853 - 1889 |
| Shobet, Gottlieb | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Forsyth Co., Bethabara | 1756 - 1838 |
| Shobet, Gottlieb | Stokes Co. | 1756 - 1838 | |
| Shobet, Gottlieb | Rowan Co. | 1756 - 1838 | |
| Shore, Clarence Albert | Forsyth Co. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1873 - 1933 |
| Shore, Clarence Albert | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1873 - 1933 | |
| Shore, Ernest Grady | Yadkin Co. | Yadkin Co. | 1891 - 1986 |
| Shore, Ernest Grady | Guilford Co. | 1891 - 1986 | |
| Shore, Ernest Grady | Forsyth Co. | 1891 - 1986 | |
| Shotwell, Randolph Albbott | West Liberty, Virginia | Rutherford Co. | 1844 - 1884 |
| Shotwell, Randolph Albbott | Mecklenburg Co. | 1844 - 1884 | |
| Shuford, Alonzo Craig | Catawba Co., Newton | Catawba Co. | 1858 - 1933 |
| Shuford, Alonzo Craig | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1835 - 1933 | |
| Shuford, George Adams | Buncombe Co. | Buncombe Co. | 1895 - 1962 |
| Sibley, John | Sutton, Massachusetts | Cumberland Co. | 1757 - 1837 |
| Sidbury, James Buren | Onslow Co., Holly Ridge | New Hanover Co. | 1886 - 1967 |
| Siewers, Nathaniel Shober | Forsyth Co. | Forsyth Co. | 1845 - 1901 |
| Sikes, Enoch Walter | Union Co. | Wake Co., Wake Forest | 1868 - 1941 |
| Siler, Jacob | Pendleton District, South Carolina | Buncombe Co. | 1795 - 1871 |
| Siler, Jacob | Macon Co. | 1795 - 1871 | |
| Silgreaves, John | England | Craven Co. | 1757 - 1802 |
| Sill, James Burges | New York | Rutherford Co. | 1871 - 1958 |
| Sill, James Burges | Cleveland Co. | 1871 - 1958 | |
| Sill, James Burges | Buncombe Co. | 1871 - 1958 | |
| Silver, Frances (Frankie) | Burke Co. | Burke Co. | d. 1833 |
| Simmons, Furnifold McLendel | Jones Co. | Jones Co. | 1854 - 1940 |
| Simmons, Furnifold McLendel | Craven Co. | 1854 - 1940 | |
| Simmons, Furnifold McLendel | Wayne Co. | 1854 - 1940 | |
| Simmons, James Frederick | Halifax Co. | Halifax Co., Weldon | 1826 - 1905 |
| Simmons, James Stevens | Catawba Co., Newton | Alamance Co. | 1890 - 1954 |
| Simons (Symons, Symonds), Thomas | Unknown | Pasquotank Precinct | ca. 1649 - 1706 |
| Simpson, Frances Lucas | Guilford Co. | Guilford Co. | 1789 - 1873 |
| Simpson, Frances Lucas | Rockingham Co. | 1789 - 1873 | |
| Simpson, Herbert Woodley | Craven Co. | Craven Co. | 1870 - 1945 |
| Simpson, John | Boston, Massachusetts | Beaufort Co. | 1728 - 1788 |
| Simpson, John | Pitt Co. | 1728 - 1788 | |
| Simpson, William | New York, New York | Warren Co. | 1839 - 1905 |
| Simpson, William | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1839 - 1905 | |
| Sims, George | Brunswick Co., Virginia | Granville Co. (now Vance) | 1728 - 1808 |
| Sims, George | Caswell Co. | 1728 - 1808 | |
| Sims, Leonard Henly | Burke Co. | moved to Tennessee | 1807 - 1886 |
| Sims, Marian | Dalton, Georgia | Mecklenburg Co. | 1899 - 1961 |
| Singleton, Spyers | Dobbs Co. | Craven Co. | d. 1814 |
| Sink, Harvey Hoyle | Davidson Co. | Davidson Co. | 1888 - 1968 |
| Sink, Harvey Hoyle | Mecklenburg Co. | 1888 - 1968 | |
| Skiles, William West | Perquimans Co. | Washington Co. | 1807 - 1862 |
| Skiles, William West | Watauga Co. | 1807 - 1862 | |
| Skinner, Harry | Perquimans Co. | Perquimans Co. | 1855 - 1929 |
| Skinner, Harry | Pitt Co. | 1855 - 1929 | |
| Skinner, John | Perquimans Co. | Perquimans Co. | 1760 - 1819 |
| Skinner, John | Chowan Co. | 1760 - 1819 | |
| Skinner, Joseph Blount | Perquimans Co. | Perquimans Co. | 1781 - 1851 |
| Skinner, Joseph Blount | Chowan Co. | 1781 - 1851 | |
| Skinner, Thomas Gregory | Perquimans Co. | Perquimans Co. | 1842 - 1907 |
| Skinner, Thomas Harvey | Perquimans Co. | Perquimans Co. | 1791 - 1871 |
| Skinner, William | Perquimans Co. | Perquimans Co. | 1728 - 1798 |
| Slade, Abisha | Caswell Co. | Caswell Co. | 1799 - ca. 1870 |
| Slade, Alfred M. | Unknown | Martin Co. | 1799 - 1840 |
| Slane, Willis Howard, Jr. | Davidson Co. | Davidson Co. | 1921 - 1965 |
| Slane, Willis Howard, Jr. | Guilford Co. | 1921 - 1965 | |
| Sledd, Benjamin Franklin | Bedford Co., Virginia | Wake Co., Wake Forest | 1864 - 1940 |
| Slingsby, John | England | Stanly Co. | d. 1781 |
| Slingsby, John | New Hanover Co. | d. 1781 | |
| Sloan, Samuel | Chester Co., Pennsylvania | New Hanover Co. | 1815 - 1884 |
| Sloan, Samuel | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1815 - 1884 | |
| Slocumb, Jesse | Wayne Co. | Wayne Co. | 1780 - 1820 |
| Sloop, Mary T. Martin | Mecklenburg Co. | Mecklenburg Co. | 1873 - 1962 |
| Sloop, Mary T. Martin | Buncombe Co. | 1873 - 1962 | |
| Sloop, Mary T. Martin | Avery Co. | 1873 - 1962 | |
| Slump, John Martin | Unknown | Cabarrus Co. | d. 1803 |
| Slump, John Martin | Rowan Co. | d. 1803 | |
| Small, Edward Featherston | Beaufort Co. | Beaufort Co. | 1844 - 1924 |
| Small, Edward Featherston | Randolph Co. | 1844 - 1924 | |
| Small, Edward Featherston | Davidson Co., Thomasville | 1844 - 1924 | |
| Small, Edward Featherston | Durham Co., Durham | 1844 - 1924 | |
| Small, John Humphrey | Beaufort Co. | Beaufort Co. | 1858 - 1946 |
| Smathers, George Henry | Buncombe Co. | Buncombe Co. | 1854 - 1950 |
| Smathers, William Howell | Haywood Co. | Haywood Co. | 1891 - 1955 |
| Smedes, Aldert | New York, New York | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1810 - 1877 |
| Smedes, Bennett | New York, New York | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1837 - 1899 |
| Smethurst, Frank Austin | Wake Co., Raleigh | Wake Co. | 1891 - 1941 |
| Smethwick (Smithwick, Smithwike), Edward | Virginia | Albemarle Area | ca. 1649 - 1716 |
| Smethwick (Smithwick, Smithwike), Edward | Chowan Precinct | ca. 1649 - 1716 | |
| Smith (Michael) Hoke | Catawba Co., Newton | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1855 - 1931 |
| Smith William Ruffin | Halifax Co. | Halifax Co. | 1779 - 1845 |
| Smith, Ashbel | Hartford, Connecticut | Rowan Co. | 1805 - 1886 |
| Smith, Benjamin | Brunswick Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1756 - 1826 |
| Smith, Betty | Brooklyn, New York | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1896 - 1972 |
| Smith, Charles Alphonso | Guilford Co. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1864 - 1904 |
| Smith, Charles Aurelius | Hertford Co. | Hertford Co. | 1861 - 1916 |
| Smith, Charles Lee | Granville Co. | Durham Co., Durham | 1865 - 1961 |
| Smith, Charles Lee | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1865 - 1961 | |
| Smith, Claiborne Thweatt | Halifax Co. | Halifax Co. | 1893 - 1989 |
| Smith, Claiborne Thweatt | Nash Co. | 1893 - 1989 | |
| Smith, Cunaro Drayton | Buncombe Co. | Buncombe Co. | 1813 - 1894 |
| Smith, Cunaro Drayton | Macon Co. | 1813 - 1894 | |
| Smith, Egbert Watson | Guilford Co., Greensboro | Guilford Co. | 1862 - 1944 |
| Smith, Ezekiel Ezra | Duplin Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1852 - 1933 |
| Smith, Ezekiel Ezra | Wayne Co. | 1852 - 1933 | |
| Smith, Ezekiel Ezra | Cumberland Co. | 1852 - 1933 | |
| Smith, Henry Louis | Guilford Co. | Guilford Co. | 1859 - 1951 |
| Smith, Henry Louis | Johnston Co. | 1859 - 1951 | |
| Smith, Henry Louis | Mecklenburg Co. | 1859 - 1951 | |
| Smith, Hildreth Hosea | Deerfield, New Hampshire | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1820 - 1908 |
| Smith, Hildreth Hosea | Lincoln Co. | 1820 - 1908 | |
| Smith, Hilriel Shelton | Guilford Co. | Guilford Co. | 1893 - 1987 |
| Smith, Hilriel Shelton | Durham Co., Durham | 1892 - 1987 | |
| Smith, Isaac Hughes | Craven Co. | Craven Co. | 1852 - 1915 |
| Smith, Jacob Henry | Lexington, Virginia | Guilford Co. | 1820 - 1897 |
| Smith, James Strudwick | Orange Co. | Orange Co. | 1787 - 1852 |
| Smith, John Baptist | Caswell Co. | Caswell Co. | 1843 - 1923 |
| Smith, John Baptist | Guilford Co. | 1843 - 1923 | |
| Smith, Joshua G. | North Carolina | moved to Texas | 1808 - 1836 |
| Smith, Michael | County Meath, Ireland | New Hanover Co. | ca. 1698 - 1717 |
| Smith, Michael John | Carteret Co., Beaufort | Carteret Co. | 1945 - 1986 |
| Smith, Nimrod Jarrett | Cherokee Co., Murphy | Cherokee Co. | 1837 - 1893 |
| Smith, Orren Randolph | Warren Co. | Franklin Co. | 1827 - 1913 |
| Smith, Orren Randolph | Vance Co. | 1827 - 1913 | |
| Smith, Owen Lun West | Sampson Co. | Pitt Co. | 1851 - 1926 |
| Smith, Owen Lun West | Wilson Co. | 1851 - 1926 | |
| Smith, Peter Evans | Edgecombe Co. | Halifax Co. | 1829 - 1905 |
| Smith, Richard Henry | Halifax Co. | Halifax Co. | 1812 - 1893 |
| Smith, Robert Hardy | Chowan Co. | Chowan Co. | 1813 - 1878 |
| Smith, Samuel | Essex Co., Virginia | Granville Co. | 1729 - 1800 |
| Smith, William | England | New Hanover Co. | d. 1743 |
| Smith, William Alexander | Warren Co. | Johnston Co. | 1828 - 1888 |
| Smith, William Alexander | Alamance Co. | 1828 - 1888 | |
| Smith, William Alexander | Anson Co. | Anson Co. | 1843 - 1934 |
| Smith, William Cunningham | Guilford Co. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1871 - 1943 |
| Smith, William Cunningham | Guilford Co. | 1871 - 1943 | |
| Smith, William Nathan Harrell | Hertford Co. | Hertford Co. | 1812 - 1889 |
| Smith, William Nathan Harrell | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1812 - 1889 | |
| Smith, Willis | Norfolk, Virginia | Pasquotank Co. | 1887 - 1953 |
| Smith, Willis | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1887 - 1953 | |
| Smithwick (Smethwick, Smithwike), Edward | Virginia | Albemarle Area | ca. 1649 - 1716 |
| Smithwick (Smethwick, Smithwike), Edward | Chowan Precinct | ca. 1649 - 1716 | |
| Smylie, James | Guilford Co. | moved to Mississippi | ca. 1780 - 1853 |
| Smyth, George Washington | Craven Co. | moved to Tennessee | 1803 - 1866 |
| Snavely, Carl Gray | Omaha, Nebraska | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1894 - 1975 |
| Sneel, John Leslie, Jr. | Washington Co. | Tyrrell Co. | 1923 - 1972 |
| Sneel, John Leslie, Jr. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1923 - 1972 | |
| Snoden, Thomas | Unknown | Perquimans Precinct | d. ca. 1714 |
| Snow, Ernest Ansel | Ferrisbury, Vermont | Guilford Co. | 1850 - 1922 |
| Snow, William Henry | Washington Co., Vermont | Guilford Co. | 1825 - 1902 |
| Sondley, Forster Alexander | Buncombe Co. | Buncombe Co. | 1857 - 1931 |
| Sorsby, Nicholas Turner | Nash Co. | moved to Alabama | 1818 - 1868 |
| Sothel (Sothell), Anna Willix Riscoe Blount | Exeter, England | Albemarle Colony | d. 1695 |
| Sothel (Sothell), Anna Willix Riscoe Blount | Chowan Precinct | d. 1695 | |
| Sothel (Sothell, Southwell), Seth | England | Albemarle Colony | d. ca. 1693 |
| Southgate, James Haywood | Norfolk, Virginia | Durham Co., Durham | 1859 - 1916 |
| Southwell (Sothel, Sothell), Seth | England | Albemarle Colony | d. ca. 1693 |
| Spach, William Elias | Stokes Co. (now Forsyth) | Forsyth Co. | 1830 - 1891 |
| Spaight, Richard | Carrickfergus, Ireland | Craven Co. | 1730 - 1763 |
| Spaight, Richard Dobbs | Craven Co. | Craven Co. | 1758 - 1802 |
| Spaight, Richard Dobbs, Jr. | Craven Co. | Craven Co. | 1796 - 1850 |
| Spangenberg, Augustus Gottlieb | Germany | North Carolina | 1704 - 1792 |
| Sparrow, Patrick Jones | Lincoln Co. | Cleveland Co. | 1802 - 1867 |
| Sparrow, Patrick Jones | Rowan Co. | 1802 - 1867 | |
| Sparrow, Thomas, II | Craven Co. | Craven Co. | 1783 - 1852 |
| Sparrow, Thomas, III | Craven Co. | Beaufort Co. | 1819 - 1884 |
| Spaugh, Herbert | Forsyth Co., Salem | Mecklenburg Co. | 1896 - 1978 |
| Spaulding, Charles Clinton | Columbus Co. | Durham Co., Durham | 1874 - 1952 |
| Speight, Francis Wayland | Bertie Co. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1896 - 1952 |
| Speight, Francis Wayland | Pitt Co. | 1896 - 1952 | |
| Speight, Richard Harrison | Edgecombe Co. | Edgecombe Co. | 1847 - 1920 |
| Spelman, John | England | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1821 - 1889 |
| Spelman, John | Rowan Co. | 1821 - 1889 | |
| Spence, Bessie Octavia Whitted | Durham Co., Durham | Lee Co., Sanford | 1885 - 1973 |
| Spence, Bessie Octavia Whitted | Durham Co., Durham | 1885 - 1973 | |
| Spence, Hersey Everett | Camden Co. | Durham Co., Durham | 1882 - 1973 |
| Spencer, Cornelia Phillips | Harlem, New York | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1825 - 1908 |
| Spencer, Samuel | East Hadden, Connecticut | Anson Co. | 1734 - 1793 |
| Spicer, John | Unknown | Onslow Co. | d. 1789 |
| Spilman, Bernard Washington | Halifax Co., Weldon | Carteret Co. | 1871 - 1950 |
| Spilman, Bernard Washington | Lenoir Co., Kinston | 1871 - 1950 | |
| Spilman, John Barham | Halifax Co., Weldon | Halifax Co. | 1868 - 1935 |
| Spilman, John Barham | Burke Co. | 1868 - 1935 | |
| Spilman, John Barham | Pitt Co. | 1868 - 1935 | |
| Spoon, William Luther, Jr. | Alamance Co. | Alamance Co. | 1862 - 1942 |
| Spruill, Frank (Franklin) Shepherd | Martin Co. | Halifax Co. | 1862 - 1937 |
| Spruill, Frank (Franklin) Shepherd | Vance Co. | 1862 - 1937 | |
| Spruill, Frank (Franklin) Shepherd | Franklin Co. | 1862 - 1937 | |
| Spruill, Frank (Franklin) Shepherd | Nash Co. | 1862 - 1937 | |
| Sprunt, James | Glasgow, Scotland | New Hanover Co. | 1846 - 1924 |
| Sprunt, James Menzies | Perth, Scotland | Duplin Co. | 1818 - 1884 |
| Stacy, Walter Parker | Anson Co. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1884 - 1951 |
| Stacy, Walter Parker | New Hanover Co. | 1884 - 1951 | |
| Stacy, Walter Parker | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1884 - 1951 | |
| Stafford, Lillian Exum Clement | Buncombe Co. | Buncombe Co. | 1894 - 1925 |
| Stagg, James Edward | Alamance Co. | Alamance Co. | 1860 - 1915 |
| Stagg, James Edward | Davidson Co. | 1860 - 1915 | |
| Stagg, James Edward | Vance Co. | 1860 - 1915 | |
| Stagg, James Edward | Durham Co., Durham | 1860 - 1915 | |
| Stallings, Laurence Tucker | Macon, Georgia | Wake Co., Wake Forest | 1894 - 1968 |
| Stalon, Adolphus | Unknown | Edgecombe Co. | 1879 - 1964 |
| Stalon, Adolphus | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1879 - 1964 | |
| Stanback, Thomas Melville | Byhalia, Mississippi | Rowan Co., Spencer | 1884 - 1982 |
| Stanback, Thomas Melville | Durham Co., Durham | 1884 - 1982 | |
| Stanford, Richard | Dorchester Co., Maryland | Orange Co. | 1767 - 1816 |
| Stanley, Edward | Craven Co. | Beaufort Co. | 1810 - 1872 |
| Stanley, Edwin Monroe | Duplin Co. | Guilford Co. | 1909 - 1971 |
| Stanley, Fabius Maximus | Craven Co. | Craven Co. | 1815 - 1882 |
| Stanley, John | Craven Co. | Craven Co. | 1774 - 1833 |
| Stanley, John Wright | Charles City Co., Virginia | Craven Co. | 1742 - 1789 |
| Starke, Lucien Douglas | Hanover Co., Virginia | Pasquotank Co. | 1826 - 1902 |
| Starkey, Edward | Onslow Co. | Onslow Co. | d. 1789 |
| Starkey, John | Unknown | Onslow Co. | ca. 1697 - 1765 |
| Staton, Leurgus Lafayette | Edgecombe Co. | Edgecombe Co. | 1849 - 1921 |
| Stearns, Schubal, Jr. | Boston, Massachusetts | Guilford Co. | 1706 - 1921 |
| Stedman, Andrew Jackson | Gates Co., Gatesville | Gates Co. | 1828 - 1884 |
| Stedman, Andrew Jackson | Forsyth Co. | 1828 - 1884 | |
| Stedman, Andrew Jackson | Wake Co. | 1828 - 1884 | |
| Stedman, Andrew Jackson | Chatham Co. | 1828 - 1884 | |
| Stedman, Charles Manly | Chatham Co. | Chatham Co. | 1841 - 1930 |
| Stedman, Charles Manly | Buncombe Co. | 1841 - 1930 | |
| Stedman, Charles Manly | Guilford Co. | 1841 - 1930 | |
| Steel, Elizabeth Maxwell | Rowan Co. | Rowan Co. | 1733 - 1790 |
| Steele, James Columbus | Iredell Co. | Iredell Co. | 1839 - 1921 |
| Steele, John | Rowan Co. | Rowan Co. | 1764 - 1815 |
| Steele, John Hardy | Rowan Co. | Rowan Co. | 1789 - 1865 |
| Steele, Walter Leak | Richmond Co., Rockingham | Richmond Co. | 1823 - 1891 |
| Steele, Wilbur Daniel | Guilford Co. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1886 - 1970 |
| Steiner, Abraham Gottlieb | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Forsyth Co. | 1758 - 1833 |
| Stem, Thaddeus Garland, Jr. | Granville Co., Oxford | Granville Co. | 1916 - 1980 |
| Stephen, Walter Benjamin | Clinton, Iowa | Buncombe Co. | 1876 - 1961 |
| Stephens (Stevens), Samuel | Virginia | Albemarle Co. | ca. 1629 - 1670 |
| Stephens, George | Guilford Co. | Mecklenburg Co. | 1873 - 1946 |
| Stephens, George | Buncombe Co. | 1873 - 1946 | |
| Stephens, George Myers | Mecklenburg Co. | Buncombe Co. | 1904 - 1978 |
| Stephens, John Walter | Guilford Co. | Rockingham Co. | 1834 - 1870 |
| Stephens, John Walter | Guilford Co. | 1834 - 1870 | |
| Stephens, John Walter | Caswell Co. | 1834 - 1870 | |
| Stephenson, Gilbert Thomas | Northampton Co. | Northampton Co. | 1884 - 1972 |
| Stephenson, Gilbert Thomas | Forsyth Co. | 1884 - 1972 | |
| Stephenson, Gilbert Thomas | New Hanover Co. | 1884 - 1972 | |
| Stephenson, William Hermas | Wake Co., Raleigh | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1897 - 1986 |
| Steppe, Clarence Maddrey | Henderson Co. | McDowell Co. | 1913 - 1991 |
| Steppe, Clarence Maddrey | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1913 - 1991 | |
| Sterling, Richard | County Down, Ireland | Guilford Co. | 1812 - 1883 |
| Sternberger, Bertha Strauss | Mayesville, South Carolina | Guilford Co. | 1878 - 1928 |
| Steuart, Andrew | Belfast, Ireland | New Hanover Co. | fled 1764 - 1769 |
| Stevens, Henry Leonidas, Jr. | Duplin Co. | Duplin Co. | 1896 - 1971 |
| Stevenson, (Little Gabriel) William | Iredell Co. | moved to South Carolina | 1861 - 1942 |
| Stewart, Alexander | Antrim, England | Beaufort Co., Bath | 1723 - 1772 |
| Stewart, Alexander | Scotland | Beaufort Co. | 1725 - 1772 |
| Stewart, Alexander | Pitt Co. | 1725 - 1772 | |
| Stewart, George Alton | Harnett Co. | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1897 - 1929 |
| Stewart, George Marshall | Union Co. | Union Co. | 1855 - 1930 |
| Stewart, George Marshall | Mecklenburg Co. | 1855 - 1930 | |
| Stewart, James | Scotland | Richmond Co. (now Scotland) | 1775 - 1821 |
| Stewart, James Alexander | Scotland | Buncombe Co. | 1910 - 1975 |
| Stick, Frank Leonard | Huron, South Dakota | Dare Co., Kitty Hawk | 1884 - 1996 |
| Stirewalt, Jacob | Rowan Co. | Lincoln Co. | 1805 - 1869 |
| Stockard, Henry Jerome | Chatham Co. | Chatham Co. | 1858 - 1914 |
| Stockard, Henry Jerome | Alamance Co. | 1858 - 1914 | |
| Stockard, Henry Jerome | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1858 - 1914 | |
| Stockard, Sallie Walker | Alamance Co. | Alamance Co. | 1869 - 1963 |
| Stockton, Richard Gordon | Forsyth Co. | Forsyth Co. | 1892 - 1960 |
| Stoga, John Astooga | Jackson Co. (now Swain) | Jackson Co. | d. 1862 |
| Stokes, John | Lunenburg Co., Virginia | Halifax Co. | 1756 - 1790 |
| Stokes, John | Montgomery Co. | 1756 - 1790 | |
| Stokes, Montfort | Lunenburg Co., Virginia | Halifax Co. | 1762 - 1842 |
| Stokes, Montfort | Rowan Co. | 1762 - 1842 | |
| Stokes, Montfort | Wilkes Co. | 1762 - 1842 | |
| Stokes, Montfort Sidney | Wilkes Co. | Wilkes Co. | 1810 - 1862 |
| Stokes, William Brickley | Chatham Co. | moved to Tennessee | 1814 - 1897 |
| Stone, Barton Warren | Port Tobacco, Maryland | Guilford Co. | 1772 - 1844 |
| Stone, Charles H. | Stokes Co. | Yadkin Co. | 1877 - 1963 |
| Stone, Charles H. | Mecklenburg Co. | 1877 - 1963 | |
| Stone, David | Bertie Co. | Bertie Co. | 1770 - 1818 |
| Stone, David | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1770 - 1818 | |
| Storch, Carl August Gottlieb | Germany | Rowan Co. | 1764 - 1831 |
| Stradley, Thomas | Woolwich, England | Buncombe Co. | 1798 - 1891 |
| Strange, Robert | Cumberland Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1823 - 1877 |
| Strange, Robert | New Hanover Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1857 - 1914 |
| Strange, Robert | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1857 - 1914 | |
| Strange, Robert, Jr. | Manchester, Virginia | Cumberland Co. | 1796 - 1854 |
| Strayhorn, William (Billy) Thomas | Dayton, Ohio | Orange Co. | 1915 - 1967 |
| Street, James Howell | Lumberton, Mississippi | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1903 - 1954 |
| Stringfield, Lamar | Wake Co., Raleigh | Madison Co. | 1897 - 1959 |
| Stringfield, Lamar | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1897 - 1959 | |
| Stringfield, Lamar | Buncombe Co. | 1897 - 1959 | |
| Stronch, William | Moray County, Scotland | Wake Co. | 1803 - 1857 |
| Strong, George Vaughan | Sampson Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1827 - 1897 |
| Strong, George Vaughan | Wayne Co. | 1827 - 1897 | |
| Strong, George Vaughan | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1827 - 1897 | |
| Strother, John | Culpeper Co., Virginia | North Carolina | d. 1815 |
| Stroup, Jacob | Pennsylvania | Lincoln Co. | d. 1846 |
| Stroup, Moses | Pennsylvania | Lincoln Co. | 1794 - 1877 |
| Strowd, William Franklin | Orange Co. | Chatham Co. | 1832 - 1911 |
| Strudwick, Clement Read | Columbia, Tennessee | Orange Co. | 1900 - 1958 |
| Strudwick, Clement Read | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1900 - 1958 | |
| Strudwick, Edmund Charles Fox | Orange Co. | Orange Co. | 1802 - 1879 |
| Strudwick, Frederick Nash | Orange Co. | Orange Co. | 1833 - 1890 |
| Strudwick, Samuel | London, England | New Hanover Co. | d. 1797 |
| Strudwick, Shepperd | Orange Co. | Guilford Co. | 1907 - 1983 |
| Strudwick, William Francis | New Hanover Co. | Orange Co. | 1770 - 1810 |
| Stuart, John | Iveness, Scotland | Cherokee Frontier | 1718 - 1779 |
| Stuckey, Jasper Leonidas | Johnston Co. | Johnston Co. | 1891 - 1979 |
| Stuckey, Jasper Leonidas | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1891 - 1979 | |
| Suggs, George Franklin | Lenoir Co., Kinston | Lenoir Co. | 1883 - 1949 |
| Sumner, Jethro | Nansemond Co., Virginia | Bate Co. (now Warren) | 1733 - 1785 |
| Sumner, Jethro | Warren Co. | 1733 - 1785 | |
| Surginer, William | Isle of Wight Co., Virginia | Edgecombe Precinct | 1706 - 1750 |
| Suther, Samuel | Switzerland | Mecklenburg Co. | 1722 - 1788 |
| Suther, Samuel | Guilford Co. | 1722 - 1788 | |
| Sutton, Louis Valvelle | Richmond, Virginia | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1889 - 1970 |
| Sutton, Maude Pennell Minish | Caldwell Co., Lenoir | Caldwell Co. | 1890 - 1936 |
| Sutton, Maude Pennell Minish | Avery Co. | 1890 - 1936 | |
| Sutton, Robert Bean | Westmoreland Co., Virginia | Franklin Co. | 1826 - 1896 |
| Sutton, Robert Bean | Granville Co. | 1826 - 1896 | |
| Sutton, Robert Bean | Chatham Co. | 1826 - 1896 | |
| Sutton, Robert Bean | Guilford Co. | 1826 - 1896 | |
| Swaim, Benjamin | Unknown | Randolph Co. | 1798 - 1844 |
| Swaim, Benjamin | Guilford Co. | 1798 - 1844 | |
| Swaim, Lyndon | Unknown | Randolph Co. | 1812 - 1893 |
| Swaim, Lyndon | Guilford Co. | 1812 - 1893 | |
| Swaim, William | Guilford Co. | Guilford Co. | 1802 - 1835 |
| Swain, David Lowry | Buncombe Co. | Buncombe Co. | 1801 - 1868 |
| Swain, David Lowry | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1801 - 1868 | |
| Swain, David Lowry | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1801 - 1868 | |
| Swan (Swann), John | Pasquotank Co. | Pasquotank Co. | 1760 - 1793 |
| Swann (Swan), Samuel | Surry Co., Virginia | Perquimans Precinct | 1653 - 1707 |
| Swann, John | Albemarle Region | Albemarle Region | 1707 - 1761 |
| Swann, John | New Hanover Co. | 1707 - 1761 | |
| Swann, Samuel | Perquimans Precinct | Perquimans Precinct | 1704 - 1774 |
| Swann, Samuel | New Hanover Co. | 1704 - 1774 | |
| Swann, William | Albemarle Precinct | Currituck Precinct | ca. 1685 - 1723 |
| Swepson, George William | Mecklenburg Co., Virginia | Caswell Co. | 1819 - 1883 |
| Swepson, George William | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1819 - 1883 | |
| Swift, Joseph Gardner | Nantucket Massachusetts | Brunswick Co. | 1783 - 1865 |
| Swift, Joseph Gardner | New Hanover Co. | 1783 - 1865 | |
| Swimmer (Ayunimi) | Cherokee Country | Cherokee Country | ca. 1835 - 1899 |
| Sydnor, Charles Sackett | Augusta, Georgia | Durham Co., Durham | 1898 - 1954 |
| Syme, John William | Petersburg, Virginia | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1811 - 1865 |
| Symonds (Symons, Simons), Thomas | Unknown | Pasquotank Precinct | ca. 1649 - 1706 |
| Symons (Simons, Symonds), Thomas | Unknown | Pasquotank Precinct | ca. 1649 - 1706 |