Biographical Sketches Of Western North Carolina

Illustrating Principally the Revolutionary Period of Mecklenburg, Rowan, Lincoln and Adjoining Counties of Burke, Cabarrus, Cleaveland, Gaston, Iredell, and Wilkes. The biographies have been extracted from this manuscript and presented here as part of our larger biographies collection. As with most historical manuscripts, these biographies should provide a glimpse into the genealogy of the leading men and the occasional women of the western North Carolina area.

• Alexander, Abraham
• Alexander, Adam
• Alexander, Charles Captain
• Alexander, Dan
• Alexander, Elijah
• Alexander, Hezekiah
• Alexander, John
• Alexander, John McKnitt
• Alexander, Thomas Major
• Alexander, William Captain
• Avery, Waightstėll
• Balch, Hezekiah J. Rev.
• Barry, Richard
• Brevard, Ephraim Dr.
• Brevard, Ephriam
• Brevard, Joseph
• Caldwell, Samuel Captain
• Caldwell, Thomas Capt.
• Cleveland, Benjamin Colonel
• Cornwallis, Charles
• Davidson, Alexander Captain
• Davidson, John
• Davidson, William General
• Davie, William Richardson
• Forney, Abram Major
• Forney, Jacob Sr.
• Forney, Peter Gen.
• Graham George General
• Graham, Joseph Gen.
• Hall, James, D. D., Rev.
• Harris, Charles Dr.
• Henderson, Archibald Hon.
• Houston, James Captain
• Hunter, Henry
• Hunter, Humphrey Rev.
• Irwin, Robert
• Jack, Charity
• Jack, Churchill
• Jack, Cynthia
• Jack, James
• Jack, James W.
• Jack, John
• Jack, John F. Judge
• Jack, John G.
• Jack, Lillis
• Jack, Margaret
• Jack, Mary
• Jack, Patrick
• Jack, Patrick C.
• Jack, Patrick Colonel
• Jack, Robert
• Jack, Robert Y.
• Jack, Samuel
• Jack, William Houston
• Johnston, James Colonel
• Kennon, William
• Kerr, Robert
• Lenoir, William General
• Lowrie, Samuel Judge
• Mattocks, John Captain
• McDowell, Charles Colonel
• McLean, William Dr.
• Mcleary, Michael General
• Moore, John General
• Morgan, Daniel General
• Orr, James
• Osborn, Alexander Colonel
• Patton, Benjamin
• Pearson, Richmond
• Phifer, John
• Polk, Ezekiel
• Polk, James K. President
• Polk, Thomas
• Polk, William
• Rankin, William
• Rutherford, Griffith General
• Sevier, John Colonel
• Sharpe, William Captain
• Steele, Elizabeth Mrs.
• Tarleton, Colonel
• White, Hugh Lawson
• Wilson, Eleanor Mrs.
• Wilson, Zaccheus
• Withers, Elisha

For additional resources on western North Carolina that have been extracted from this manuscript, visit the following pages:

• North Carolina History and Genealogy
  • Burke County, North Carolina Genealogy
  • Cabarrus County, North Carolina Genealogy
  • Cleaveland County, North Carolina Genealogy
  • Gaston County, North Carolina Genealogy
  • Iredell County, North Carolina Genealogy
  • Lincoln County, North Carolina Genealogy
  • Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Genealogy
  • Rowan County, North Carolina Genealogy
  • Wilkes County, North Carolina Genealogy

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