Dare County

by Cecelski, David S. On the Outer Banks the other day, I was listening to small-plane pilot Dwight Burris and charter boat captain Ernie Foster telling stories about Hatteras Island. The two old friends were talking [...] (from Listening to History, News and Observer.)

by Parker, Mattie E. E. Peter Carteret (Cartrett, Cartwright), governor, secretary, and council member in North Carolina, was the son of Helier de Carteret and Rachella Cloche Carteret of Saint Peter's Parish, Isle of [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Cross, Jerry L. Andrew J. Cartwright, minister and agent of the American Colonization Society, was born in Elizabeth City. Some contend that he was the son of enslaved parents and other believe that he was [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Ananias Dare, was one of twelve "Assistants" in the government of the Citie of Ralegh in Virginia and a member of the "Lost Colony" of 1587 that arrived at Roanoke Island in July. He was described in [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Dare, Eleanor White b. 1569 See also: Ananais Dare, husband. Eleanor White Dare, a member of the "Lost Colony" of 1587, was the daughter of Governor John White of that colony. Her name [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Virginia Dare, the first English child born in America, was the daughter of Ananias and Eleanor White Dare and granddaughter of Governor John White. Born on Roanoke Island, she was christened on 24 [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Brown, Aycock. Alpheus Walton Drinkwater, U.S. Coast Guard communications officer, was born near Oregon Inlet on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the son of Edward and Josephine Etheridge Drinkwater. He was one [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stick, David. Etheridge, Robert Bruce by David Stick, 1986 31 July 1878–19 Oct. 1964 Robert Bruce Etheridge, legislator, government official, political leader, educator, and banker, was born at Mother [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mitchell, Thornton W. Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, physicist and inventor, was born in East Bolton, Quebec, Canada, the son of the Reverend Elisha Joseph and Clementina Trenholme Fessenden. When Fessenden was nine, the [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Cecelski, David S. I visited Hildred "H.O." Golden at his home in the remote fishing village of Stumpy Point, on the far edge of Pamlico Sound. He has been a commercial fisherman all his life and, by reputation, one of [...] (from Listening to History, News and Observer.)

by Cusic, Don. Andy Griffith by Don Cusic, Professor of Music, Belmont University, 2010 Reprinted with permission from the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame, 2010. Updated by the Government & Heritage [...] (from North Carolina Music Hall of Fame.)

by Stick, David. Ben Dixon MacNeill, author and journalist, was born on a farm four miles from Laurinburg, the third child of Scottish parents. His father, Angus Benjamin MacNeill, cultivated a small farm but was [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Quinn, David B. Manteo, leading Carolina Algonquian Indian, was a member of the ruling family of the Croatoan subtribe of the coastal Algonquian group. His mother (or adopted mother) appears to have been the [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stick, David. Daniel Victor Meekins, newspaper editor and publisher, sheriff, postmaster, and county official, was born at Sunnyside on the northern end of Roanoke Island, the son of Daniel and Rowena Homer [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Roy, Haley. Midgett, Erasmus S. "Rasmus" By Haley Roy, North Carolina State University, 2013 December 23, 1851-1926 Erasmus "Rasmus" S. Midgett was a surfman in the United States Life-Saving Service of [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Wechter, Nell Wise. Midgett, John Allen, Jr. by Nell Wise Wechter, 1991 25 Aug. 1876–9 Feb. 1938 See also: Mirlo Rescue John Allen Midgett, Jr., [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wechter, Nell Wise. Levene Westcott Midgett, chief boatswain's mate, U.S. Coast Guard, was born at Chicamacomico (now Rodanthe) of English ancestry. His father was Joseph Midgett, a member of the old U.S. Life-Saving [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wechter, Nell Wise. Midgett, Little Bannister, IV by Nell Wise Wechter, 1991; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, November 2023 May 30, 1852–January 24, 1928 Little Bannister Midgett IV [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Johnson, F. Roy. Pemisapan (Wingina) by F. Roy Johnson; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, February 2023 d. 1 June 1586 See also: Dasemunkepeuc Pemisapan (Wingina) was the king or [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mcfarland, Daniel M. From 1829 to 1832 Sawyer represented the borough of Edenton in the General Assembly, where he was identified with the antitariff group. In both 1831 and 1832 he was an unsuccessful candidate for [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Kirkman, Stacy N. Willis Howard Slane, Jr., aviator and businessman, was born in High Point, the eldest son of Willis Howard and Meredith Clark Slane. His primary education included studies at Raymond Riredon School [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stick, David. Stick, Frank Leonard by David Stick, 1994 10 Feb. 1884–12 Nov. 1966 Frank Leonard Stick, artist, author, conservationist, and developer, was born in Huron, S.Dak., the son of David L., a [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Cecelski, David S. I visited with Horace Twiford at Sailors' Snug Harbor, a retirement center for merchant seamen in Sea Level, not far from the Outer Banks. Twiford grew up on Roanoke Island in the 1920s. Like many a [...] (from Listening to History, News and Observer.)

by Boyd, Sandra O. Virginia Dare and the Lost Colony: Fact and Legend by Sandra Boyd Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian. Spring 2000. Tar Heel Junior Historian Association, NC Museum of [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Cecelski, David S. Charles Wales has been going to Nags Head all his life. Born and raised in Edenton, he spent the summers of his youth there on the Outer Banks in a time before electricity and running water, when [...] (from Listening to History, News and Observer.)

by Quinn, David B. Wanchese, (name from bird-gens), was an Algonquian Indian of the Roanoke tribe living on or near the present Roanoke Island. He was taken to England in September 1584 by Arthur Barlowe, who had been [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Nell Carolyn Wise Wechter, teacher and writer, was born at Stumpy Point, Dare County, the daughter of Enoch Raymond, a fisherman, and Edith Casey Best Wise. She was graduated from East Carolina [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Quinn, David B. White, John by David B. Quinn, 1996 fl. 1577–93 See also: John White, Research Branch, NC Office of Archives and History; Art of John White John White, colonizer and artist, who was [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Daniels, Dennis F. JOHN WHITE Governor: 1587-1590 by Dennis F. Daniels Research Branch, NC Office of Archives and History, [...] (from Research Branch, NC Office of Archives and History.)

by Troxler, George W. WRIGHT, ORVILLE by George W. Troxler, 1996 19 Aug. 1871–30 Jan. 1948 See also:  Wright, Wilbur (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography); Wright Brothers in North Carolina [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Troxler, George W. Wright, Wilbur by George W. Troxler, 1996 16 Apr. 1867–30 May 1912 See also:  Wright, Orville (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography); Wright Brothers in North Carolina (from Tar [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)