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) |
| Waddel, Moses | Rowan Co. | moved to South Carolina | 1770 - 1840 |
| Waddell, Alfred Moses | Orange Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1834 - 1912 |
| Waddell, Charles Edward | Orange Co. | Buncombe Co. | 1877 - 1945 |
| Waddell, Hugh | County Down, Ireland | Rowan Co. | ca. 1734 - 1773 |
| Waddell, Hugh | Bladen Co. | ca. 1734 - 1773 | |
| Waddell, Hugh | Bladen Co. | Orange Co. | 1799 - 1878 |
| Waddell, James Iredell | Chatham Co. | Chatham Co. | 1824 - 1886 |
| Wade, Thomas | Craven Co. | Granville Co. | 1720 - 1786 |
| Wade, Thomas | Anson Co. | 1720 - 1786 | |
| Wagstaff, Henry McGilbert | Person Co. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1876 - 1945 |
| Walden, Islay | Randolph Co. | Randolph Co. | 1843 - 1884 |
| Walker, Carleton | Northumberland Co., England | New Hanover Co. | 1777 - 1840 |
| Walker, Carleton | Orange Co. | 1777 - 1840 | |
| Walker, Carleton | Chatham Co. | 1777 - 1840 | |
| Walker, David | New Hanover Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1785 - 1830 |
| Walker, Felix | Hampshire Co., Virginia | Mecklenburg Co. | 1753 - 1828 |
| Walker, Felix | Rutherford Co. | 1753 - 1828 | |
| Walker, Felix | Buncombe Co. | 1753 - 1828 | |
| Walker, Henderson | Unknown | Chowan Precinct | ca. 1659 - 1704 |
| Walker, Henderson | Perquimans Precinct | ca. 1659 - 1704 | |
| Walker, Hugh | New Hanover Co. | New Hanover Co. | ca. 1740 - 1800 |
| Walker, John | New Castle Co., Delaware | Lincoln Co. | 1728 - 1796 |
| Walker, John | Cleveland Co. | 1728 - 1796 | |
| Walker, John | Rutherford Co. | 1728 - 1796 | |
| Walker, John (Jack) | Northumberland Co., England | Columbus Co., Brunswick | 1741 - 1813 |
| Walker, John (Jack) | New Hanover Co. | 1741 - 1813 | |
| Walker, Mamie Dowd (Mary Rebecca) | Durham Co., Durham | Durham Co., Durham | 1880 - 1960 |
| Walker, Nathan Wilson | Currituck Co. | Randolph Co. | 1875 - 1936 |
| Walker, Nathan Wilson | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1875 - 1936 | |
| Walker, Platt dickinson | New Hanover Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1899 - 1923 |
| Walker, Platt dickinson | Richmond Co. | 1899 - 1923 | |
| Walker, Platt dickinson | Mecklenburg Co. | 1899 - 1923 | |
| Walkup, Samuel Hoey | Mecklenburg Co. | Union Co. | 1818 - 1876 |
| Wall, Zeno, Sr. | Rutherford Co. | Wayne Co. | 1882 - 1967 |
| Wall, Zeno, Sr. | Cleveland Co. | 1882 - 1967 | |
| Wallace, Lillian Frances Parker | Pine City, Minnesota | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1890 - 1971 |
| Wallis (Wallace, Wallice), Robert | Unknown | Pasquotank Precinct | d. 1712 |
| Walls, William Jacob | Rutherford Co., Chimney Rock | Buncombe Co. | 1885 - 1975 |
| Walls, William Jacob | Rowan Co. | 1885 - 1975 | |
| Walls, William Jacob | Lincoln Co. | 1885 - 1975 | |
| Walls, William Jacob | Mecklenburg Co. | 1885 - 1975 | |
| Walser, Henry | Davidson Co. | Davidson Co. | 1803 - 1875 |
| Walser, Richard Gaither | Davidson Co. | Davidson Co. | 1908 - 1988 |
| Walser, Richard Gaither | Orange Co. | 1980 - 1988 | |
| Walser, Richard Gaither | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1980 - 1988 | |
| Walser, Zeb Vance | Davidson Co. | Davidson Co. | 1863 - 1940 |
| Walters, Sarah (Sadie) Wharton Green Jones | Boston, Massachusetts | Warren Co. | 1859 - 1943 |
| Wanchese (Alonquian Indian) | Unknown | Roanoke Island | fled 1584 - 1586 |
| Wannamaker, William Hane | Bamburg, South Carolina | Durham Co., Durham | 1873 - 1958 |
| Ward, Hallet Sydney | Gates Co. | Hertford Co. | 1870 - 1956 |
| Ward, Hallet Sydney | Washington Co. | 1870 - 1956 | |
| Ward, Hallet Sydney | Beaufort Co. | 1870 - 1956 | |
| Warlick, Absalom | Lincoln Co. | Cleveland Co. | 1785 - 1873 |
| Warlick, Wilson | Catawba Co. | Catawba co. | 1892 - 1978 |
| Warner, Yardley | Bucks Co., Pennsylvania | Guilford Co. | 1815 - 1885 |
| Warner, Yardley | Davidson Co., High Point | 1815 -1885 | |
| Warren, Edward | Tyrrell Co. | Chowan Co. | 1828 - 1893 |
| Warren, Edward Jenner | Wordsboro, Vermont | Beaufort Co. | 1824 - 1876 |
| Warren, Julius (Jule) Benjamin | Durham Co., Durham | Durham Co. | 1887 - 1960 |
| Warren, Julius (Jule) Benjamin | Gaston Co. | 1887 - 1960 | |
| Warren, Julius (Jule) Benjamin | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1887 - 1960 | |
| Warren, Lindsay Carter | Beaufort Co. | Beaufort Co. | 1889 - 1976 |
| Washburn, Benjamin Earl | Rutherford Co. | Nash Co. | 1885 - 1979 |
| Washington, William Henry | Wayne Co. | Wayne Co. | 1813 - 1806 |
| Washington, William Henry | Craven Co. | 1813 - 1806 | |
| Waters, Vincent Stanislaus | Roanoke, Virginia | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1904 - 1974 |
| Watkins, Franklin Chennault | New York, New York | Forsyth Co., Winston-Salem | 1894 - 1972 |
| Watson, Alfred Augustin | Brooklyn, New York | Washington Co. | 1818 - 1905 |
| Watson, Alfred Augustin | New Hanover Co. | 1818 - 1905 | |
| Watson, Cyrus Barksdale | Stokes Co. (now Forsyth) | Davidson Co. | 1845 - 1916 |
| Watson, Cyrus Barksdale | Forsyth Co. | 1845 - 1916 | |
| Watson, Henry Bulls | Johnston Co. | Johnston Co. | 1812 - 1869 |
| Watson, John Fanning | Batsto, New Jersey | Halifax Co. | 1779 - 1860 |
| Watson, Josiah Ogdon | Johnston Co. | Johnston Co. | 1784 - 1852 |
| Watson, Josiah Ogdon | Wake Co. | 1784 - 1852 | |
| Watts, Alston Davidson | Iredell Co. | Iredell Co. | 1866 - 1927 |
| Watts, George Washington | Cumberland, Maryland | Durham Co., Durham | 1851 - 1921 |
| Way, Joseph Howell | Waco, Texas | Buncombe Co. | 1865 - 1927 |
| Way, Joseph Howell | Haywood Co., Waynesville | 1865 - 1927 | |
| Waynick, Capus Miller | Rockingham Co. | Guilford Co. | 1889 - 1986 |
| Waynick, Capus Miller | Mecklenburg Co. | 1889 - 1986 | |
| Waynick, Capus Miller | Davidson Co. | 1889 - 1986 | |
| Weatherell, Mary E. (Mollie) Jordan Gorman | Sussex Co., Virginia | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1830 - 1897 |
| Weatherford, Willia Duke | Weatherford, Texas | Buncombe Co., Black Mountain | 1875 - 1970 |
| Weatherspoon, Walter Herbert | Durham Co. | Durham Co. | 1884 - 1972 |
| Weatherspoon, Walter Herbert | Scotland Co., Laurenburg | 1884 - 1972 | |
| Weatherspoon, Walter Herbert | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1884 - 1972 | |
| Weaver, Charles Clinton | Ashe Co. | Burke Co., Morganton | 1875 - 1946 |
| Weaver, Charles Clinton | Caldwell Co., Lenoir | 1875 - 1946 | |
| Weaver, Charles Clinton | Union Co., Monroe | 1875 - 1946 | |
| Weaver, Charles Clinton | Forsyth Co. | 1875 - 1946 | |
| Weaver, Charles Clinton | Buncombe Co. | 1875 - 1946 | |
| Weaver, Charles Clinton | Guilford Co. | 1875 - 1946 | |
| Weaver, Charles Clinton | Mecklenburg Co. | 1875 - 1946 | |
| Weaver, David Stathem | Hamilton Co., Ohio | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1896 - 1966 |
| Weaver, James Harvey | Caldwell Co. | Caldwell Co., Lenoir | 1903 - 1970 |
| Weaver, James Harvey | Guilford Co. | 1903 - 1970 | |
| Weaver, James Harvey | Wake Co., Wake Forest | 1903 - 1970 | |
| Weaver, Richard Malcom, Jr. | Buncombe Co. | Buncombe Co. | 1910 - 1963 |
| Weaver, Rufus Washington | Guilford Co. | Guilford Co. | 1870 - 1947 |
| Weaver, Rufus Washington | Davidson Co. | 1870 - 1947 | |
| Weaver, William Trotter | Buncombe Co. | Buncombe Co. | 1858 - 1916 |
| Weaver, Zebulon | Buncombe Co. | Buncombe Co. | 1872 - 1948 |
| Webb, Charles aurelius | Warren Co. | Buncombe Co. | 1866 - 1949 |
| Webb, Edwin Yates | Cleveland Co. | Cleveland Co. | 1872 - 1955 |
| Webb, James | Granville Co. | Orange Co. | 1774 - 1855 |
| Webb, James Edwin | Granville Co. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1906 - 1992 |
| Webb, James Edwin | Granville Co. | 1906 - 1992 | |
| Webb, John Maurice | Alamance Co. | Richmond Co. | 1847 - 1916 |
| Webb, Sarah M. Norfleet | Unknown | Chowan Co. | 1788 - 1850 |
| Webb, Thomas | Orange Co. | Orange Co. | 1827 - 1894 |
| Webb, William Alexander | Orange Co. (now Durham) | Orange Co. | 1862 - 1919 |
| Webb, William Edwards | Halifax Co. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | ca. 1777 - 1829 |
| Webb, William Edwards | Halifax Co. | ca. 1777 - 1829 | |
| Webb, William Robert (Sawney) | Person Co. | Orange co. | 1842 - 1926 |
| Wechter, Nell Carolyn Wise | Dare Co. | Hyde Co. | 1913 - 1989 |
| Wechter, Nell Carolyn Wise | Pasquotank Co. | 1913 - 1989 | |
| Weddell, Alexander Watson | Edgecombe Co. | Edgecombe Co. | 1840 - 1883 |
| Weeks, Stephen Beauregard | Pasquotank Co. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1865 - 1918 |
| Weeks, Stephen Beauregard | Randolph Co. | 1865 - 1918 | |
| Weeks, Stephen Beauregard | Durham Co., Durham | 1865 - 1918 | |
| Weil, Gertrude | Wayne Co. | Wayne Co. | 1879 - 1971 |
| Weil, Henry | Wurtemberg, Germany | Wayne Co. | 1846 - 1914 |
| Weil, Herman | Wayne Co. | Wayne Co. | 1882 - 1961 |
| Weil, Leslie | Wayne Co. | Wayne Co. | 1876 - 1943 |
| Weil, Lionel | Wayne Co. | Wayne Co. | 1877 - 1948 |
| Weil, Solomon | Wurtemberg, Germany | Wayne Co. | 1849 - 1914 |
| Welborn (Wellborn), James | Rowan Co. | Wilkes Co. | 1767 - 1854 |
| Welch, Robert Henry Winborne, Jr. | Chowan Co. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1899 - 1985 |
| Weldon, Daniel | Henrico Co., Virginia | Granville Co. | ca. 1720 - 1763 |
| Weldon, Samuel | Henrico Co., Virginia | Northampton Co. | ca. 1730 - 1782 |
| Weldon, Samuel | Halifax Co. | ca. 1730 - 1782 | |
| Welfare (Wohlfahrt), (Christian) Daniel | Forsyth Co. | Forsyth Co. | 1796 - 1841 |
| Weller, Sidney | Orange Co., New York | Halifax Co. | 1791 - 1854 |
| Wellman, Manly Wade | Angola, West Africa | Moore Co. | 1903 - 1983 |
| Wellman, Manly Wade | Orange Co. | 1903 - 1983 | |
| Wells, Bertram Whittier | Troy, Ohio | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1884 - 1978 |
| Wells, Warner Lee | Durham Co., Durham | Durham Co. | 1913 - 1991 |
| Wells, Warner Lee | Orange Co. | 1913 - 1991 | |
| Welsh, John Rushing, III | Union Co., Monroe | moved to South Carolina | 1916 - 1974 |
| Wenger, Arthur Daniel | Aberdeen, Ohio | Wilson Co., Wilson | 1916 - 1977 |
| West, Robert | Chowan Co. | Chowan Co. | 1677 - 1743 |
| West, Robert | Bertie Co. | 1677 - 1743 | |
| Weston, James Augustus | Hyde Co. | Hyde Co. | 1838 - 1905 |
| Weston, James Augustus | Perquimans co. | 1838 - 1905 | |
| Weston, James Augustus | Wake Co. | 1838 - 1905 | |
| Weston, James Augustus | Catawba Co. | 1838 - 1905 | |
| Weston, James Augustus | Caldwell Co. | 1838 - 1905 | |
| Wheat, John Thomas | Washington, D.C. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1801 - 1888 |
| Wheat, John Thomas | Rowan Co. | 1801 - 1888 | |
| Whedbee, Charles | Perquimans Co. | Perquimans co. | 1875 - 1945 |
| Wheeler, Alvin Sawyer | Holyoke, Massachusetts | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1866 - 1940 |
| Wheeler, John Hervey | Vance Co., Kittrell | Durham Co., Durham | 1908 - 1978 |
| Wheeler, John Hill | Hertford Co. | Hertford Co. | 1806 - 1882 |
| Wheeler, John Hill | Mecklenburg Co. | 1806 - 1882 | |
| Wheeler, John Hill | Lincoln Co. | 1806 - 1882 | |
| Wheeler, Junius Brutus | Hertford Co. | Hertford Co. | 1830 - 1886 |
| Wheeler, Raymond Milner | Pitt Co. | Pitt Co. | 1919 - 1982 |
| Wheeler, Raymond Milner | Forsyth Co. | 1919 - 1982 | |
| Wheeler, Raymond Milner | Mecklenburg Co. | 1919 - 1982 | |
| Whistler, Anna Mathilda McNeill | New Hanover Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1804 - 1881 |
| Whitaker, John Clarke | Forsyth Co. | Forsyth Co. | 1891 - 1978 |
| Whitaker, Spier | Halifax Co. | Halifax Co. | 1798 - 1869 |
| Whitaker, Spier | Halifax Co. | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1841 - 1901 |
| Whitaker, Spier | Halifax Co. | 1841 - 1901 | |
| Whitaker, Spier | Davenport, Iowa | Halifax Co. | 1881 - 1948 |
| Whitaker, William Ashbury | Forsyth Co. | Forsyth Co. | 1883 - 1960 |
| Whitaker, William Ashbury | Orange Co. | 1883 - 1960 | |
| White, Arnold Howard | Alamance Co. | Alamance Co. | 1920 - 1976 |
| White, Arnold Howard | Rowan Co. | 1920 - 1976 | |
| White, George Henry | Bladen Co. | Craven Co. | 1852 - 1918 |
| White, George Henry | Edgecombe Co. | 1852 - 1918 | |
| White, Henry, Jr. | Isle of Wight Co., Virginia | Perquimans Precinct | 1642 - 1712 |
| White, Hugh Lawson | Rowan Co. (now Iredell) | moved to Tennessee | 1773 - 1840 |
| White, James | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Cumberland Co. | 1749 - 1809 |
| White, James | Currituck Co. | 1749 - 1809 | |
| White, James | Chatham Co. | 1749 - 1809 | |
| White, John | England | Roanoke Island | fled 1577 - 1593 |
| White, John | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | Warren Co. | 1814 - 1894 |
| White, John Brown | Bow, New Hampshire | Wake Co., Wake Forest | 1810 - 1887 |
| White, Newman Ivey | Iredell Co. | Durham Co., Durham | 1892 - 1948 |
| White, Philo | Oneida Co., New York | Rowan Co. | 1798 - 1883 |
| White, Philo | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1798 - 1883 | |
| White, Stephen Van Culen | Chatham Co. | moved to Illinois | 1831 - 1913 |
| White, Thomas Jackson, Jr. | Cabarrus Co., Concord | Cabarrus Co. | 1903 - 1991 |
| White, Thomas Jackson, Jr. | Durham Co., Durham | 1903 - 1991 | |
| White, Thomas Jackson, Jr. | Lenoir Co., Kinston | 1903 - 1991 | |
| White, William Edgar | Alamance Co., Mebane | Alamance Co. | 1861 - 1935 |
| Whitehead, Richard Henry | Rowan Co. | Rowan Co. | 1865 - 1916 |
| Whitehead, Richard Henry | Orange Co. | 1865 - 1916 | |
| Whitehead, Zollicofer Wiley | Duplin Co., Nenansville | Guilford Co. | 1862 - 1923 |
| Whitehead, Zollicofer Wiley | Cumberland Co. | 1862 - 1923 | |
| Whitehead, Zollicofer Wiley | New Hanover Co. | 1862 - 1923 | |
| Whitener, Basil Lee | York Co., South Carolina | Gaston Co. | 1915 - 1989 |
| Whitener, Daniel Jay | Catawba Co., Newton | Catawba Co. | 1898 - 1964 |
| Whitener, Daniel Jay | Watauga Co. | 1898 - 1964 | |
| Whitfield, James Vivian | Lenoir Co., Seven Springs | Duplin Co., Wallace | 1894 - 1968 |
| Whitfield, James Vivian | Pender co. | 1894 - 1968 | |
| Whitfield, Nathan Bryan | Lenoir Co., Pleasant Plains | Lenoir Co. | 1799 - 1868 |
| Whitford, John Dalton | Craven Co. | Craven Co. | 1825 - 1910 |
| Whitford, John Nathaniel | Craven Co. | Craven Co. | 1835 - 1890 |
| Whiting, Seymour Webster | Stratford, Connecticut | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1816 - 1855 |
| Whiting, William Henry | Biloxi, Mississippi | New Hanover Co. | 1824 - 1865 |
| Whitmell, Thomas | Virginia | Bertie Co. | 1713 - 1788 |
| Whitsett, William Thornton | Guilford Co. | Guilford Co. | 1866 - 1934 |
| Whitson, Edward Maxwell | Buncombe Co. | Buncombe Co. | 1895 - 1973 |
| Whittlesey, Sarah Johnson Cogswell | Martin Co. | Martin Co. | 1824 - 1896 |
| Whittlesey, Sarah Johnson Cogswell | Chowan Co. | 1824 - 1896 | |
| Wicker, Rassie Everton | Moore Co. | Moore Co. | 1892 - 1972 |
| Widgery, Alban Gregory | Staffordshire, England | Durham Co., Durham | 1887 - 1968 |
| Wiggins, Archibald Lee Manning | Durham Co., Durham | Durham Co., Durham | 1891 - 1980 |
| Wiggins, Ella May | Cherokee Co. | Gaston Co. | ca. 1900 - 1929 |
| Wilcox (Willcox), John | Chester Co., Pennsylvania | Chatham Co. | 1728 - 1793 |
| Wilcox (Willcox), John | Orange Co. | 1728 - 1793 | |
| Wilcox, Cadmus Marcelius | Wayne Co. | moved to Tennessee | 1824 - 1890 |
| Wilcox, John Alexander | Greene Co. | moved to Tennessee | 1819 - 1864 |
| Wilder, Gaston Hillary | Johnston Co. | Wake Co. | 1814 - 1873 |
| Wiley, Calvin Henderson | Guilford Co. | Granville Co. | 1819 - 1887 |
| Wiley, Calvin Henderson | Guilford Co. | 1819 - 1887 | |
| Wiley, Calvin Henderson | Forsyth Co. | 1819 - 1887 | |
| Wiley, Mary Callum | Forsyth Co. | Forsyth Co. | 1875 - 1965 |
| Wilkes, Jane Renwick Smedberg | New York, New York | Mecklenburg Co. | 1827 - 1913 |
| Wilkes, John (Jack) | New York, New York | Mecklenburg Co. | 1827 - 1908 |
| Wilkeson (Wilkison, Wilkinson), William | Unknown | Albemarle Colony | ca. 1645 - 1706 |
| Wilkeson (Wilkison, Wilkinson), William | Chowan Precinct | ca. 1645 - 1706 | |
| Wilkins, Raymond Harrell | Norfolk, Virginia | Tyrrell Co. | 1917 - 1943 |
| Wilkinson, Frank Smith | Edgecombe Co. | Edgecombe Co. | 1833 - 1919 |
| Wilkinson, William | Unknown | New Hanover Co. | d. 1780 |
| Williams, Alfred | Franklin Co. | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1805 - 1896 |
| Williams, Archibald Hunter Arrington | Franklin Co. | Franklin Co. | 1842 - 1895 |
| Williams, Benjamin | Craven Co. | Johnston Co. | 1751 - 1814 |
| Williams, Benjamin | Craven Co. | 1751 - 1814 | |
| Williams, Benjamin | Moore Co. | 1751 - 1814 | |
| Williams, Benjamin Brown | Pitt Co. | moved to Pennsylvania | 1815 - 1894 |
| Williams, Christopher (Kit) Harris | Orange Co. | Surry Co. (now Jackson) | 1798 - 1857 |
| Williams, Cratis Dearl | Lawrence Co., Kentucky | Appalachia area | 1911 - 1985 |
| Williams, David Marshall (Carbine) | Cumberland Co. | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1900 - 1975 |
| Williams, David Marshall (Carbine) | Cumberland Co. | 1900 - 1975 | |
| Williams, Henry Horace | Gates Co. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1858 - 1940 |
| Williams, Isham Rowland | Harnett Co. | Buncombe Co. | 1891 - 1959 |
| Williams, Isham Rowland | Harnett Co., Dunn | 1891 - 1959 | |
| Williams, Jesse Lynch | Stokes Co. | Stokes Co. | 1807 - 1886 |
| Williams, John | Hanover Co., Virginia | Granville Co. (now Vance) | 1731 - 1799 |
| Williams, John | Surry Co. | Rowan Co. | 1778 - 1837 |
| Williams, John Taylor | Cumberland Co. | Harnett Co. | 1895 - 1924 |
| Williams, John Taylor | Mecklenburg Co. | 1859 - 1924 | |
| Williams, Lewis | Surry Co. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1786 - 1842 |
| Williams, Marmaduke | Caswell Co. | Caswell Co. | 1772 - 1850 |
| Williams, Mary Lyde Hicks | Duplin Co. | Duplin Co. | 1866 - 1959 |
| Williams, Robert | Pitt Co. | Bertie Co. | 1758 - 1840 |
| Williams, Robert | Orange Co. (now Rockingham) | Rockingham Co. | ca. 1770 - 1836 |
| Williams, Samuel Clay | Catawba Co., Mooresville | Guilford Co. | 1884 - 1949 |
| Williams, Samuel Clay | Forsyth Co. | 1884 - 1949 | |
| Williams, Thomas Hill | Anson Co. | Richmond Co. | 1773 - 1850 |
| Williams, William | Chatham Co. | moved to Tennessee | 1763 - 1824 |
| Williams, William Sherley | Rutherford Co. (now Polk) | Rutherford Co. | 1787 - 1849 |
| Williamson, Hugh | Chester Co., Pennsylvania | Chowan Co. | 1735 - 1819 |
| Williamson, James Monroe | Person Co., Roxboro | Person Co. | 1810 - 1877 |
| Williamson, James Nathaniel | Caswell Co. | Caswell Co. | 1842 - 1921 |
| Williamson, James Nathaniel | Alamance Co. | 1842 - 1921 | |
| Williamson, James Nathaniel, Jr. | Alamance Co. | Alamance Co. | 1872 - 1945 |
| Williamson, John Gustavus Adolphus | Person Co. | Person Co. | 1793 - 1840 |
| Williamson, Robert Lynn | Caswell Co. | Caswell Co. | 1860 - 1934 |
| Williamson, Robert Lynn | Forsyth Co. | 1860 - 1934 | |
| Williamson, Thomas Farish | Caswell Co. | Caswell Co. | 1836 - 1911 |
| Williamson, Thomas Farish | Forsyth Co. | 1836 - 1911 | |
| Williamson, Thomas Farish | Rockingham Co. | 1836 - 1911 | |
| Willoby (Willoughby, Willowby), John | Unknown | Albemarle Council | ca. 1622 - 1684 |
| Willoby (Willoughby, Willowby), John | Perquimans Precinct | ca. 1622 - 1684 | |
| Willoughby (Willoby, Willowby), John | Unknown | Albemarle Council | ca. 1622 - 1684 |
| Willoughby (Willoby, Willowby), John | Perquimans Precinct | ca. 1622 - 1684 | |
| Willowby (Willoughby, Willoby), John | Unknown | Albemarle Council | ca. 1622 - 1684 |
| Willowby (Willoughby, Willoby), John | Perquimans Precinct | ca. 1622 - 1684 | |
| Wills, George Stockton | Halifax Co. | Guilford Co. | 1866 - 1956 |
| Wills, George Stockton | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1866 - 1956 | |
| Wills, Henry | Unknown | Craven Co. | 1764 - 1827 |
| Wills, Henry | Chowan Co. | 1764 - 1827 | |
| Wills, William Henry | Edgecombe Co. | Halifax Co. | 1809 - 1889 |
| Wilson, Alexander | Belfast, Ireland | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1799 - 1867 |
| Wilson, Alexander | Granville Co. | 1799 - 1867 | |
| Wilson, Alexander | Guilford Co. | 1799 - 1867 | |
| Wilson, Alexander | Orange Co. | 1779 - 1867 | |
| Wilson, Alexander | Alamance Co. | 1779 - 1867 | |
| Wilson, Alexander Erwin | Mecklenburg Co. | Burke Co. | 1803 - 1841 |
| Wilson, Alexander Erwin | Cabarrus Co. | 1803 - 1841 | |
| Wilson, Edwin Mood | Caldwell Co., Lenoir | Caldwell Co. | 1872 - 1968 |
| Wilson, Edwin Mood | Guilford Co. | 1872 - 1968 | |
| Wilson, Edwin Mood | Orange Co. | 1872 - 1968 | |
| Wilson, Franklin (Frank) Inge | Caswell Co. | Rutherford Co. | 1822 - 1865 |
| Wilson, Franklin (Frank) Inge | McDowell Co. | 1822 - 1865 | |
| Wilson, Franklin (Frank) Inge | Wake Co. | 1822 - 1865 | |
| Wilson, George Wood | Caldwell Co., Lenoir | Caldwell Co. | 1867 - 1930 |
| Wilson, George Wood | Burke Co. | 1867 - 1930 | |
| Wilson, George Wood | Gaston Co. | 1867 - 1930 | |
| Wilson, George Wood | Mecklenburg Co. | 1867 - 1930 | |
| Wilson, Henry Hall, Jr. | Union Co., Monroe | Union Co. | 1921 - 1979 |
| Wilson, Hugh | Iredell Co. | Iredell Co. | 1794 - 1868 |
| Wilson, James Lewis | Martin Co. | Martin Co. | ca. 1760 - 1802 |
| Wilson, James Lewis | Halifax Co. | ca. 1760 - 1802 | |
| Wilson, James William | Granville Co. | Alamance Co. | 1832 - 1910 |
| Wilson, James William | Burke Co., Morganton | 1832 - 1910 | |
| Wilson, John Makemie | Mecklenburg Co. | Mecklenburg Co. | 1769 - 1831 |
| Wilson, John Makemie | Burke Co. | 1769 - 1831 | |
| Wilson, John Makemie | Cabarrus Co. | 1769 - 1831 | |
| Wilson, Joseph | Randolph Co. | Randolph Co. | 1780 - 1829 |
| Wilson, Joseph | Stokes Co. | 1780 - 1829 | |
| Wilson, Joseph | Mecklenburg Co. | 1780 - 1829 | |
| Wilson, Lewis Feuilleteau | West Indies | Iredell Co. | 1752 - 1804 |
| Wilson, Louis Dicken | Edgecombe Co. | Edgecombe Co. | 1789 - 1847 |
| Wilson, Louis Round | Caldwell Co., Lenoir | Caldwell Co. | 1876 - 1979 |
| Wilson, Louis Round | Halifax Co. | 1876 - 1979 | |
| Wilson, Louis Round | Catawba Co. | 1876 - 1979 | |
| Wilson, Louis Round | Orange Co. | 1876 - 1979 | |
| Wilson, Peter Mitchel | Warren Co. | Warren Co. | 1848 - 1939 |
| Wilson, Peter Mitchel | Warren Co. | 1848 - 1939 | |
| Wilson, Ronald Bonar | Pitt Co. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1883 - 1947 |
| Wilson, Ronald Bonar | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1883 - 1947 | |
| Wilson, Ronald Bonar | Mecklenburg Co. | 1883 - 1947 | |
| Wilson, Ronald Bonar | Buncombe Co. | 1883 - 1947 | |
| Wilson, Ronald Bonar | Haywood Co. | 1883 - 1947 | |
| Wilson, Thomas D. (Big Tom) | Yancey Co. | Yancey Co. | 1825 - 1908 |
| Wilson, Thomas James, III | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | Orange Co. | 1902 - 1969 |
| Wilson, Thomas James, Jr. | Orange Co. | Mecklenburg Co. | 1874 - 1945 |
| Wilson, Thomas James, Jr. | Orange Co. | 1874 - 1945 | |
| Wimberly, Dred | Edgecombe Co. | Edgecombe Co. | 1848 - 1937 |
| Wimberly, Dred | Nash Co. | 1848 - 1937 | |
| Wimble, James | Sussex Coast, England | New Hanover Co. | fled 1696 - 1744 |
| Winborne, John Wallace | Chowan Co. | Chowan Co. | 1884 - 1966 |
| Winborne, John Wallace | Buncombe Co. | 1884 - 1966 | |
| Winborne, John Wallace | McDowell Co. | 1884 - 1966 | |
| Winecaff, Thomas Edward | Cabarrus Co., Concord | Orange Co. | 1867 - 1942 |
| Wingate, Washington Manly | Darlington, South Carolina | Wake Co., Wake Forest | 1828 - 1879 |
| Winslow, Caleb | Perquimans Co. | Perquimans Co. | 1824 - 1895 |
| Winslow, John Ancrum | New Hanover Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1811 - 1873 |
| Winslow, John Randolph | Perquimans Co. | Perquimans Co. | 1820 - 1866 |
| Winslow, Joseph | Marshfield, Massachusetts | Perquimans Precinct | ca. 1628 - 1679 |
| Winslow, Milton | Randolph Co. | moved to Indiana | 1821 - 1893 |
| Winslow, Nathan | Perquimans Co. | Perquimans Co. | 1795 - 1873 |
| Winslow, Nathan | Pasquotank Co. | 1795 - 1873 | |
| Winslow, Randolph | Perquimans Co. | Perquimans Co. | 1852 - 1937 |
| Winslow, Warren | Cumberland Co. | Cumberland Co. | 1810 - 1962 |
| Winston, Ellen Black | Swain Co. | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1903 - 1984 |
| Winston, Francis Donnell | Bertie Co., Windsor | Bertie Co. | 1857 - 1941 |
| Winston, Francis Donnell | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1857 - 1941 | |
| Winston, George Tayloe | Bertie Co. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1852 - 1932 |
| Winston, George Tayloe | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1852 - 1932 | |
| Winston, Hollis Taylor | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | Orange Co. | 1877 - 1938 |
| Winston, James Horner | Granville Co. | Granville Co. | 1884 - 1968 |
| Winston, James Horner | Forsyth Co. | 1884 - 1968 | |
| Winston, John Reynolds | Rockingham Co. | Rockingham Co. | 1839 - 1888 |
| Winston, John Reynolds | Caswell Co. | 1839 - 1888 | |
| Winston, Joseph | Louisa Co., Virginia | Surry Co. (now Stokes) | 1746 - 1815 |
| Winston, Laura Annie Ballinger | Guilford Co. | Guilford Co. | 1850 - 1922 |
| Winston, Laura Annie Ballinger | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1850 - 1922 | |
| Winston, Laura Annie Ballinger | Burke Co. | 1850 - 1922 | |
| Winston, Patrick Henry | Franklin Co. | Bertie Co. | 1820 - 1866 |
| Winston, Patrick Henry, Jr. | Bertie Co. | Bertie Co. | 1847 - 1904 |
| Winston, Patrick Henry, Jr. | Forsyth Co. | 1847 - 1904 | |
| Winston, Robert Watson | Bertie Co. | Granville Co. | 1860 - 1944 |
| Winston, Robert Watson | Durham Co., Durham | 1860 - 1944 | |
| Winston, Robert Watson | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1860 - 1944 | |
| Winters, Sellie Robert | Granville Co. | Granville Co. | 1888 - 1953 |
| Withers, Willima Alphonso | Mecklenburg Co. | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1864 - 1924 |
| Witherspoon, John Knox | Craven Co. | Craven Co. | 1791 - 1853 |
| Witherspoon, John Knox | Orange Co. | 1791 - 1853 | |
| Wittkowsky, Samuel | Schwesenk, East Prussia | Mecklenburg Co. | 1835 - 1911 |
| Wittkowsky, Samuel | Iredell Co. | 1835 - 1911 | |
| Wohlfahrt (Welfare), (Christian) Daniel | Forsyth Co. | Forsyth Co. | 1796 - 1841 |
| Wolfe, Julia Elizabeth Westall | Buncombe Co. | Buncombe Co. | 1860 - 1945 |
| Wolfe, Thomas Clayton | Buncombe Co. | Buncombe Co. | 1900 - 1935 |
| Wolfe, Thomas Clayton | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1900 - 1935 | |
| Wolfe, William Oliver | Adams Co., Pennsylvania | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1851 - 1922 |
| Wolfe, William Oliver | Buncombe Co. | 1851 - 1922 | |
| Wolstenholme, Hugh | Derbyshire, England | Wake Co., Raleigh | ca. 1780 - 1867 |
| Wolstenholme, Hugh | Buncombe Co. | ca. 1780 - 1867 | |
| Womack, Nathan Anthony | Rockingham Co., Reidsville | Orange Co. | 1901 - 1975 |
| Womack, Nathan Anthony | Rockingham Co. | 1901 - 1975 | |
| Wood, Edward | Gates Co., Gatesville | Gates Co. | 1820 - 1872 |
| Wood, Edward | Chowan Co. | 1820 - 1872 | |
| Wood, Edward Jenner | New Hanover Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1878 - 1928 |
| Wood, Ernest Harvey, Jr. | Craven Co. | Craven Co. | 1914 - 1975 |
| Wood, Ernest Harvey, Jr. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1914 - 1975 | |
| Wood, John Elliott | Perquimans Co. | Perquimans Co. | 1891 - 1963 |
| Wood, Marquis Lafayette | Randolph Co. | Randolph Co. | 1829 - 1893 |
| Wood, Otto | Wilkes Co. | Wilkes Co. | 1895 - 1930 |
| Wood, Reuben | Randolph Co. | Randolph Co. | 1750 - 1812 |
| Wood, Reuben | Burke Co. | 1750 - 1812 | |
| Wood, Reuben | Buncombe Co. | 1750 - 1812 | |
| Wood, Thomas Fanning | New Hanover Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1841 - 1892 |
| Woodall, Charles Lawrence, Jr. | Staunton, Virginia | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1894 - 1963 |
| Woodard, Frederick Augustus | Wilson Co. | Wilson Co. | 1854 - 1915 |
| Woodfin, John W. | Buncombe Co. | Buncombe Co. | 1818 - 1863 |
| Woodfin, Nicholas Washington | Buncombe Co. | Buncombe Co. | 1810 - 1076 |
| Woods, Freeman | New Jersey | Craven Co. | ca. 1766 - 1834 |
| Woodward, Sara Griffith Stanley | Craven Co. | Craven Co. | 1836 - 1918 |
| Woodward, Thomas | England | County of Albemarle | 1604 - 1676 |
| Woodward, Thomas | Pasquotank Precinct | 1604 - 1676 | |
| Woody, John Warren | Alamance Co. | Guilford Co. | 1841 - 1920 |
| Woody, John Warren | Forsyth Co. | 1841 - 1920 | |
| Woody, Mary Chatner | Bartholomew Co., Indiana | Guilford Co. | 1846 - 1928 |
| Woody, Robert Hilliard | Haywood Co. | Durham Co., Durham | 1903 - 1985 |
| Wooton, Mary Bayard Morgan | Craven Co. | Craven Co., New Bern | 1875 - 1959 |
| Word, Thomas Jefferson | Surry Co. | Surry Co. | ca. 1809 - 1856 |
| Work, Monroe Nathan | Iredell Co. | moved to Illinois | 1866 - 1945 |
| Worley, John | Tyrrell Co. | Chowan Precinct | d. 1741 |
| Worth, Daniel | Guilford Co. | Randolph Co. | 1795 - 1862 |
| Worth, David Gaston | Randolph Co. | Randolph Co. | 1831 - 1897 |
| Worth, David Gaston | Harnett Co. | 1831 - 1897 | |
| Worth, David Gaston | New Hanover Co. | 1831 - 1879 | |
| Worth, John Milton | Guilford Co. | Guilford Co. | 1811 - 1900 |
| Worth, Jonathan | Randolph Co. | Randolph Co. | 1802 - 1869 |
| Worth, Jonathan | Orange co. | 1802 - 1869 | |
| Worth, Jonathan | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1802 - 1869 | |
| Worth, Kathryn | New Hanover Co. | Mecklenburg Co. | 1898 - 1969 |
| Worth, William Henry | Guilford Co. | Guilford Co. | 1839 - 1931 |
| Worth, William Henry | Alamance Co. | 1839 - 1931 | |
| Worth, William Henry | Lenoir Co. | 1839 - 1931 | |
| Worthington, Samuel Wheeler | Bertie Co. | Wilson Co. | 1875 - 1966 |
| Wrenn, Manleff Jarrell | Randolph Co. | Davidson Co., High Point | 1858 - 1934 |
| Wrenn, Thomas F. | Randolph Co. | Davidson Co. | 1860 - 1940 |
| Wrenn, Thomas F. | McDowell Co. | 1860 - 1940 | |
| Wright, Charles Calvin | Wilkes Co. | Wilkes Co. | 1862 - 1933 |
| Wright, Claiborne | Surry Co. | moved to Texas | 1810 - 1836 |
| Wright, David Minton | Nansemond Co., Virginia | Craven Co. | 1809 - 1863 |
| Wright, Gideon | Surry Co. | Surry Co. | ca. 1762 - 1782 |
| Wright, Marion Allen | Edgefield Co., South Carolina | Forsyth Co. | 1894 - 1983 |
| Wright, Marion Allen | Avery Co., Linville Falls | 1894 - 1983 | |
| Wright, Orville | Dayton, Ohio | Dare Co., Kitty Hawk | 1871 - 1948 |
| Wright, Richard Harvey | Franklin Co. | Franklin co. | 1851 - 1929 |
| Wright, Richard Harvey | Durham Co., Durham | 1851 - 1929 | |
| Wright, Robert Herring | Sampson Co. | Bladen Co. | 1870 - 1934 |
| Wright, Robert Herring | Nash co. | 1870 - 1934 | |
| Wright, Robert Herring | Pitt Co. | 1870 - 1934 | |
| Wright, Wilbur | New Castle, Indiana | Dare Co., Kitty Hawk | 1867 - 1912 |
| Wyatt, Henry Lawson | Richmond, Virginia | Pitt Co. | 1842 - 1861 |
| Wyatt, Henry Lawson | Edgecombe Co. | 1842 - 1861 | |
| Wyche, Ira Thomas | Hyde Co., Ocracoke | Moore Co. | 1887 - 1981 |
| Wyche, Mary Lewis | Vance Co. | Orange Co. | 1858 - 1936 |
| Wyche, Mary Lewis | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1858 - 1936 | |
| Wyche, Mary Lewis | Durham Co., Durham | 1858 - 1936 | |
| Wyche, Mary Lewis | Vance Co., Henderson | 1858 - 1936 | |
| Wyche, Richard Thomas | Vance Co. | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1867 - 1930 |
| Wyche, Richard Thomas | Cabarrus Co., Concord | 1867 - 1930 | |
| Wychen, Benjamin | Vance Co., Williamsboro | Vance Co. | 1869 - 1936 |
| Wychen, Benjamin | Mecklenburg Co. | 1869 - 1936 | |
| Wynn, Earl Raymond | Coal Valley, Illinois | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1911 - 1986 |
| Wynne, William (Will) Andrew | Wake Co. | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1869 - 1951 |
| Wynns, Benjamin | Chowan Precinct | Bertie Co. | 1710 - 1788 |
| Wynns, Benjamin | Hertford Co. | 1710 - 1788 | |
| Wynns, Thomas | Hertford Co. | Hertford Co. | 1760 - 1828 |