Robert Heath

male, deceased (1649)
Sir Robert Heath (1575-1649) served King Charles I of England as Attorney General and founded North Carolina. In 1629 he was awarded a patent for...

Henry Woodward

male
Henry Woodward, often referred to as Dr. Henry Woodward, was the first British colonist of colonial South Carolina. He was instrumental in...

John Berkeley 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton

male, deceased (1678)
John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton (1602 - August 28, 1678) was the fifth and youngest son of Sir Maurice Berkeley. He commanded the...

William Drummond

male, deceased (1676)
William Drummond (died 1676) was the first colonial governor of Albemarle Sound settlement in the Province of Carolina and a participant in Bacon's...

George Durant

male, deceased (1692)
George Durant was an attorney, Attorney General and Speaker of the House of Burgesses in the Province of Carolina. He is sometimes credited as...

George Burrington

male
George Burrington (c. 1682-1759) was the governor of the North Carolina colony January 1724 to April 1725, and again from February 1731 to 1734....
Emanuel Wynn

Emanuel Wynn

male
Emanuel Wynn (or Emanuel Wynne) a French pirate of the 1700s, was the first pirate to fly the Jolly Roger. His design incorporated an hourglass...