Category: Namesakes US Counties

Categories: United States of America, Notables | United States of America

This category contains profiles of county namesakes.

Wikipedia has an index of all the US counties.

NOTE: Not all the counties with the same name are named after the same person.For example, there are four Smith Counties, each named after a different person: Daniel (Tennessee), David (Mississippi), James (Texas), and J. Nelson (Kansas.)

Formation of North Carolina Counties

Namesakes US Counties

Robert Test Sandbox -- page 2

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John Sampson 1719 Ireland - 1784

Alvin Saunders 12 Jul 1817 Fleming County, Kentucky, USA - 01 Nov 1899

Augusta (Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg) Hannover 30 Nov 1719 Gotha, Gothaer Landkreis, Duchies of Thuringia - 08 Feb 1772

Christian (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg) of Norway 03 Aug 1872 Charlottenlund Slot, near København, Danmark - 21 Sep 1957

William Schley 10 Dec 1786 Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA - 20 Nov 1858

Henry Schoolcraft 28 Mar 1793 Albany, Albany, New York, United States - 10 Dec 1864

Philip Schuyler 20 Nov 1733 Albany, Albany, New York - 18 Nov 1804

Abram Scott 1785 Edgefield, South Carolina, United States - 12 Jun 1833

Charles Scott Apr 1739 Goochland County, Virginia - 22 Oct 1813

Walter Scott 15 Aug 1771 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland - 21 Sep 1832

Winfield Scott 13 Jun 1786 Laurel Branch Plantation, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States - 29 May 1866

James Screven abt 1744 James Island, Province of South Carolina - 24 Nov 1778

Richard Searcy abt 01 Sep 1794 Kentucky, United States - abt 25 Dec 1832

John Sedgwick 13 Sep 1813 Cornwall Hollow, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States - 09 May 1864

John Sevier 23 Sep 1745 Augusta County, Colony of Virginia - 24 Sep 1815

William Seward 16 May 1801 Florida, Orange, New York, United States - 10 Oct 1872

Francis (Seymour Conway) Seymour-Conway 05 Jul 1718 Chelsea, London, England - 14 Jun 1794

George Shannon abt 1787 Claysville, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States - 30 Aug 1836

William Sharkey 12 Jul 1798 Sumner County, Tennessee, USA - 30 Mar 1873

Isaac Shelby 11 Dec 1750 Hagerstown, Washington County, Province of Maryland - 18 Jul 1826

Philip Sheridan 06 Mar 1831 Albany, New York, United States - 05 Aug 1888

William Sherman 08 Feb 1820 Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, USA - 14 Feb 1891

Henry Sibley 20 Feb 1811 Detroit, Michigan - 18 Feb 1891

Daniel Smith 29 Oct 1748 Overwharton, Stafford, Colony of Virginia - 16 Jun 1818

David Smith 31 Jan 1753 Bear Creek, Anson, North Carolina - 07 Oct 1834

Erastus Smith 19 Apr 1787 Duchess County, New York - 30 Nov 1837

Simon Snyder 05 Nov 1759 Lancaster, Pennsylvania - 09 Nov 1819

Edward Somerset abt 1601 Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales - 03 Apr 1667

Henry Somerset 02 Apr 1684 Monmouth Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales - 24 May 1714

Henry Somerset 1629 Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales - 21 Jan 1700

Alexander Spotswood abt 12 Dec 1676 Tangier, Morocco - 07 Jun 1740

John Stanly 09 Apr 1774 New Bern, Craven County, Province of North Carolina - 02 Aug 1833

Edwin Stanton 19 Dec 1814 Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, United States - 24 Dec 1869

John Stark 28 Aug 1728 Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire - 08 May 1822

James Starr 18 Dec 1809 Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States - 25 Jul 1890

Alexander Stephens 11 Feb 1812 Crawfordville, Taliaferro, Georgia, United States - 04 Mar 1883

Friedrich (Steuben) von Steuben 17 Sep 1730 Magdeburg, Duchy of Magdeburg - 28 Nov 1794

Isaac Stevens 25 Mar 1818 North Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 01 Sep 1862

Thaddeus Stevens 04 Apr 1792 Danville, Caledonia, Vermont, United States - 11 Aug 1868

Duncan Stewart 1763 Bladen, Colony of North Carolina - 26 Nov 1820

Amos Stoddard 26 Oct 1762 Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut - 01 Jun 1813

John Stokes 20 Mar 1756 Lunenberg, Lunenberg, Colony of Virginia - 12 Oct 1790

John Stone 30 Apr 1830 Gibson County, Tennessee - 26 Mar 1900

Wiliam Stone 26 Feb 1791 Maryland, United States - 31 Mar 1846

Joseph Story 18 Sep 1779 Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 10 Sep 1845

Anne Stuart 06 Feb 1665 St James's Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England - 01 Aug 1714

Charles Stuart 19 Nov 1600 Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland - 30 Jan 1649

Charles Stuart 29 May 1630 St James's Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England - 06 Feb 1685

Henry Stuart 19 Feb 1594 Stirling Castle, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland - 06 Nov 1612

James Stuart 14 Oct 1633 St James Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England - 16 Sep 1701

James (Stuart) Stuart King James VI of Scotland and I of England, Scotland, France and Ireland 19 Jun 1566 Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland - 27 Mar 1625

Mary Stuart 30 Apr 1662 St James's Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England - 28 Dec 1694

William Sublette 21 Sep 1798 Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA - 23 Jul 1845

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John Sullivan 17 Feb 1740 Somersworth, New Hampshire - 23 Jan 1795

George Summers 04 Mar 1804 Alexandria, Virginia, USA - 19 Sep 1868

Thomas Sumter 14 Aug 1734 Hanover County, Colony of Virginia - 01 Jun 1832

Johann Sutter abt 15 Feb 1803 Kandern, Lörrach, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland - 18 Jun 1880

David Swain 04 Jan 1801 Beaverdam, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States - 27 Aug 1868

Henry Swift 23 Mar 1823 Ravenna, Portage, Ohio, USA - 25 Feb 1869

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Matthew Talbot 1767 Bedford County, Virginia - 17 Sep 1827

Benjamin Taliaferro 04 Jan 1750 Colony of Virginia - 03 Sep 1821

Roger Taney 17 Mar 1777 Calvert, Maryland, United States - 12 Oct 1864

Josiah Tattnall abt 1762 Savannah, Georgia - 06 Jun 1803

Edward Taylor 1812 Stewart. Tennessee - 06 Mar 1836

George Taylor 1817 Giles, Tennessee, USA - 06 Mar 1836

James Taylor 1814 Tennessee, USA - 06 Mar 1836

John Taylor 19 Dec 1753 Caroline, Virginia - 21 Aug 1824

William Taylor 10 Jul 1820 Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States - 17 Mar 1909

Zachary Taylor 24 Nov 1784 Barboursville, Montebello, Orange County, Virginia, United States - 09 Jul 1850

Henry Tazewell 27 Nov 1753 Brunswick County, Virginia - 24 Jan 1799

Littleton Tazewell 17 Dec 1774 Williamsburg, Colony of Virginia - 06 May 1860

Edward Telfair 01 Jan 1735 Town Head, Scotland - 17 Sep 1807

Benjamin Franklin Terry 18 Feb 1821 Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA - 17 Dec 1861

John Thayer 24 Jan 1820 Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - 19 Mar 1906

George Thomas 31 Jul 1816 Newsoms, Southampton, Virginia, United States - 28 Mar 1870

William Throckmorton 01 Nov 1796 Virginia - 02 Oct 1843

Nelson Tift 23 Jul 1810 Groton, New London, Connecticut, USA - 21 Nov 1891

Benjamin Tillman 11 Aug 1847 Trenton, South Carolina, United States - 03 Jul 1918

Jacob Tipton abt 1765 Shenandoah, Colony of Virginia - 04 Nov 1791

John Tipton 14 Aug 1786 Jefferson County, North Carolina (Tennessee), USA - 05 Apr 1839

John Todd 27 Mar 1750 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania - 18 Aug 1782

Daniel Tompkins 21 Jun 1774 Fox Meadow, Westchester, New York - 11 Jun 1825

Joseph Toole 12 May 1851 Savannah, Andrew, Missouri, United States - 11 Mar 1929

Robert Toombs 02 Jul 1810 Washington, Wilkes, Georgia, United States - 15 Dec 1885

George Towns 04 May 1801 Wilkes, Georgia, United States - 15 Jul 1854

William Travis 01 Aug 1809 Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina, USA - 06 Mar 1836

John Treutlen 16 Jan 1734 Kurnbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany - abt 01 Mar 1782

Stephen Trigg abt 1744 Caroline, Colony of Virginia - 19 Aug 1782

Robert Trimble 17 Nov 1776 Berkeley, Virginia, United States - 25 Aug 1828

George Troup 08 Sep 1780 McIntosh Bluff, Alabama, USA - 26 Apr 1856

William Trousdale 23 Sep 1790 Orange, North Carolina, United States - 27 Mar 1872

Jonathan Trumbull 12 Oct 1710 Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Colony - 17 Aug 1785

William Tryon 08 Jun 1729 Norbury Park, Surrey, England - 27 Jan 1788

Henry Tucker 29 Dec 1780 Chesterfield County, Virginia - 21 Aug 1848

John Twiggs 05 Jun 1750 Maryland - 29 Mar 1816

John Tyler 29 Mar 1790 Greenway, Charles City Co., Virginia, USA - 18 Jan 1862

John Tyrrell abt 1685 England - 24 Jun 1729

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Stephen Upson 12 Jun 1783 Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States - 24 Aug 1824

Ouray Ute 13 Nov 1833 - Aug 1880

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Martin Van Buren 05 Dec 1782 Kinderhook, New York, USA - 24 Jul 1862

Zebulon Vance 13 May 1830 Reems Creek Valley, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States - 14 Apr 1894

Pierre Van Cortlandt 10 Jan 1721 New York, New York - 01 May 1814

Willem van Oranje-Nassau 08 Mar 1748 Den Haag, Holland, Nederland - 09 Apr 1806

Killiaen van Renselaer abt 1585 Hasselt, Overijssel, Nederland - bef 07 Oct 1643

William Vilas 09 Jul 1840 Chelsea, Orange, Vermont, United States - 27 Aug 1908

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Margaret (Wake) Tryon abt 1732 London, England - 16 Feb 1819

Samuel Waldo 07 Aug 1696 Boston, Massachusetts - 23 May 1759

Freeman Walker 25 Oct 1780 Charles City County, Virginia, United States - 23 Sep 1827

John Walker 12 Aug 1783 Amelia County, Virginia, USA - 23 Apr 1823

Edwin Waller 04 Nov 1800 Spottsylvania, Virginia, USA - 03 Jan 1881

Edward Walthall 04 Apr 1831 Richmond, Virginia - 21 Apr 1898

George Walton abt Dec 1749 Colony of Virginia - 02 Feb 1804

George Walton abt 19 Jan 1789 Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States - bef 20 Dec 1859

Reuben Walworth 26 Oct 1788 Bozrah, New London, Connecticut, United States - 29 Nov 1867

Nicholas Ware 06 Feb 1776 Caroline, Virginia - 07 Sep 1824

Joseph Warren 10 Jun 1741 Roxbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 17 Jun 1775

Cadwallader Washburn 22 Apr 1818 Livermore, Oxford, Massachusetts, United States - 15 May 1882

George Washington 22 Feb 1732 Pope's Creek, Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia, British Empire - 14 Dec 1799

Charles Watson-Wentworth 13 May 1730 Wentworth Woodhoue, Yorkshire (West Riding), England - 01 Jul 1782

Anthony Wayne 01 Jan 1745 Waynesborough, Chester, Pennsylvania Colony - 15 Dec 1796

Daniel Webster 18 Jan 1782 Salisbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States - 24 Oct 1852

James Wells 12 Jul 1850 Aransas County, Texas - 21 Dec 1923

Benning Wentworth 24 Jul 1696 Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire - 14 Oct 1770

William Wentworth 08 Jun 1626 Wentworth Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England - 16 Oct 1695

Thomas West 09 Jul 1577 England - 07 Jun 1618

Lewis Wetzel abt Aug 1763 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - abt 1808

Joseph Wheeler 10 Sep 1836 Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States - 25 Jan 1906

Royall Wheeler 23 Aug 1810 Vermont, United States - 08 Apr 1864

Hugh White 30 Oct 1773 Rowan, Province of North Carolina - 10 Apr 1840

George Whitefield 27 Dec 1714 Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England - 30 Sep 1770

Samuel Whiteside 12 Apr 1783 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA - 13 Jan 1868

William Whitley 14 Aug 1749 Bolivsin River, Augusta County, Virginia - 05 Oct 1813

Marcus Whitman 04 Sep 1802 Federal Hollow, New York, United States - 29 Nov 1847

Josiah Wilbarger 01 Sep 1801 Rockingham, Virginia, USA - 11 Apr 1845

Francine (Wilder) Haines 14 Feb 1819 Paris, Île-de-France, France - 15 Nov 1886

John Wilkes 17 Oct 1725 St John's Square, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England - 26 Dec 1797

James Wilkinson 24 Mar 1757 Hunting Creek Hundred, Calvert, Maryland - 28 Dec 1825

Conrad Will 03 Jun 1779 near Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - 11 Jun 1835

Hugh Williamson 05 Dec 1735 West Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, British America - abt 22 May 1819

David Wilson 1742 Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania - 19 Dec 1803

Louis Wilson 12 May 1789 Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States - 12 Aug 1847

John Winston 04 Sep 1812 Madison County, Alabama, United States - 21 Dec 1871

Louis Winston 24 Nov 1784 Surry County, North Carolina - 20 Aug 1824

Henry Wise 03 Dec 1806 Accomack, Virginia, United States - 12 Sep 1876

George Wood 12 Mar 1795 Randolph County, Georgia - 03 Sep 1858

James Wood 28 Jan 1741 Winchester, Virginia - abt 16 Jun 1813

Levi Woodbury 22 Dec 1789 Francestown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States - 04 Sep 1851

William Woodford 06 Oct 1734 Caroline, Virginia - 13 Nov 1780

William Worth 01 Mar 1794 Hudson, Columbia Co., New York - 07 May 1849

Joseph Wright 17 Apr 1810 Washington, Pennsylvania, United States - 11 May 1867

Silas Wright 24 May 1795 Amherst, Massachusetts - 27 Aug 1847

Henry Wriothesley 06 Oct 1573 Cowdry House, Sussex, England - 10 Nov 1624

George Wythe 03 Dec 1726 Chesterville, Elizabeth City County, Colony of Virginia - 08 Jun 1806

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Bartlett Yancey 19 Feb 1785 Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina, United States - 30 Aug 1828

Joseph Yates 09 Nov 1768 Schenectady, Albany, New York Colony - 19 Mar 1837

Archibald Yell 09 Aug 1797 Tennessee or North Carolina, United States - 22 Feb 1847

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Francis Ziebach abt 1830 Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States - 20 Sep 1929

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