| CIVIL WAR SAILORS INDEX |
Shown below is an index of over 900 African-American sailors who were born in North Carolina and fought in the Civil War on the Union side.
Detailed information can be found at the Soldiers and Sailors Database. |
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| Name |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Age |
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Walker, Jerome
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Currituck County
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22 |
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Walker, John
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NC
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Laborer |
19 |
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Walker, Luke
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NC
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51 |
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Walker, Willis
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Currituck County
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23 |
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Wallace, Ezekiel
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Beaufort
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None |
25 |
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Wallace, William
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NC
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None |
20 |
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Waller, Edward
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NC
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Fireman |
33 |
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Walton, John
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New Bern
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21 |
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Walton, Merida
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Bertie County
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Farmer |
15 |
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Ward, Andrew
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NC
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21 |
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Ward, James
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Wake County
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Blacksmith |
39 |
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Ward, Nelson
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New Bern
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None |
35 |
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Ware, William
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Missrelbow
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None |
18 |
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Warren, William
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NC
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None |
18 |
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Wartford, Cassius
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Bertie County
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37 |
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Washington, George
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New Bern
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Laborer |
20 |
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Washington, George
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Anderson
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Farmer |
27 |
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Washington, George
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NC
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30 |
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Washington, Helen
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Beaufort
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Laborer |
25 |
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Washington, Jeremiah
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Beaufort
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Mason |
27 |
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Washington, Peter
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Straits
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Waterman |
24 |
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Waters, Frederick
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Wilmington
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Waiter |
17 |
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Watham, Eldridge
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Oxford
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Seaman/Turpentine Distiller |
23 |
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Watson, Abraham
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Bertie County
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Laborer |
30 |
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Watts, John W.
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NC
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21 |
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Weaver, Lawrence Eli
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Hertford County
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Laborer |
18 |
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Weaver, Thomas P.
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Chowan River
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None |
21 |
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Weaver, William
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Hertford County
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Painter |
22 |
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Weeks, Moses
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Elizabeth City
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Farmer |
37 |
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Weeks, William
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NC
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Laborer |
21 |
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Wells, Robert
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NC
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Laborer |
23 |
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Wesley, Charles
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Wilmington
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Mason |
21 |
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West, Abraham
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Weston
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Slave |
27 |
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West, Charles
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Camden County
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Farmer |
20 |
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Westcott, Benjamin
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Smithville
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27 |
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Weston, Slade
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New Bern
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Mariner/Laborer |
21 |
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Whedby, George
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Jones Neck
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Slave |
27 |
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Wheeler, Isaac
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NC
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None |
40 |
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Whibbey, Daniel
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Elizabeth City
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Laborer |
22 |
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Whibley, Samuel
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Elizabeth City
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Laborer/Coachman |
21 |
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Whitby, Providence
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Perquimans
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Farmer |
22 |
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White, Alexander
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Chowan County
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Servant |
19 |
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White, Allen
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Hertford County
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Laborer |
22 |
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White, Benjamin
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New Bern
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None |
24 |
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White, Charles
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Pasquotank County
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Carpenter/Laborer |
28 |
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White, Clinton
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Tarberry
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46 |
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White, Dorsey
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Chowan County
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Farmer |
24 |
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White, Drew
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Bertie County
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Laborer |
18 |
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White, Emanuel
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Street Hill
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None |
22 |
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White, Henry
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Plymouth
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Farmer/Farmhand |
19 |
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White, Henry
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Bertie County
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Laborer |
22 |
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White, Herman
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Elizabeth City
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Carpenter |
34 |
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White, Matthew
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New Bern
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Laborer/Painter |
26 |
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White, Stephen D.
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NC
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Fireman |
33 |
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White, Tony
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Bertie County
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Laborer |
25 |
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Whitehouse, Daniel
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Elizabeth City
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Carpenter/Laborer/Blacksmith |
40 |
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Whitehurst, Gabe
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Camden County
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Laborer |
23 |
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Whites, Thomas
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NC
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Laborer |
28 |
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Whitney, Lewis
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Pitt County
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Laborer |
20 |
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Wiggins, Henry
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New Bern
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Laborer |
24 |
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Wiggins, William
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Edenton
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Laborer |
19 |
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Wilkins, Samuel
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Hyde County
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Mariner |
19 |
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William, John
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NC
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None |
24 |
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Williams, Anderson
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NC
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Farmer |
22 |
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Williams, Andrew
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New Bern
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Seaman |
20 |
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Williams, Anthony
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NC
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Slave |
23 |
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Williams, Charles
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NC
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Laborer |
23 |
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Williams, Charles
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NC
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None |
20 |
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Williams, Charles
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Prince George County (VA)
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Waiter |
19 |
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Williams, Charles
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Prince George County (VA)
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Servant |
19 |
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Williams, Granville
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Washington
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Mariner |
18 |
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Williams, Henry
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New Bern
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Farmer |
27 |
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Williams, John
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Atonton
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Blacksmith |
26 |
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Williams, John
|
NC
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Laborer |
20 |
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Williams, Lewis
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New Bern
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Servant |
24 |
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Williams, Robert
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Currituck
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Laborer |
22 |
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Williams, Solomon
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NC
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Farmer |
22 |
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Williams, Warren
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NC
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Laborer |
23 |
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Williams, Warren
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Camlen
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None |
24 |
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Williams, William
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Mason Hill
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Laborer |
16 |
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Williams, William
|
NC
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Laborer |
19 |
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Williams, York
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Beaufort
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20 |
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Willis, Allen
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Newbern
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Cook |
22 |
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Willis, Munday
|
NC
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None |
39 |
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Willis, William
|
NC
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Slave |
20 |
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Wilson, J. H.
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Wilmington
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Cook & Steward |
29 |
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Wilson, Jacob
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Bertie County
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Laborer/Farmer/Cook |
25 |
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Wilson, James H.
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New Bern
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Steward |
29 |
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Wilson, John
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Elizabeth City
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Slave |
40 |
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Wilson, Julius C.
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New Bern
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Laborer/Tobacconist |
18 |
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Wilson, Norflit
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Bertie County
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Laborer |
30 |
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Winns, Moses
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Tyrrell County
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Laborer |
16 |
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Winslow, Joseph
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Gates County
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Farmer |
40 |
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Wood, David
|
NC
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None |
30 |
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Wood, Henry
|
Elizabeth City
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Baker |
24 |
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Wood, James
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Northampton County
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None |
36 |
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Wood, John
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NC
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None |
12 |
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Wood, Michael
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Bertie County
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Farmhand/Laborer |
20 |
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Wood, William
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Hertford County
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Farmer |
30 |
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Woodruff, James
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NC
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Farmer |
19 |
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Worlds, George D.
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Halifax County
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Steward |
38 |
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