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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Green DeWitt 12 Feb 1787 Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA - 18 May 1835

Daniel Dickinson 11 Sep 1800 Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States - 12 Apr 1866

William Dickson 05 May 1770 Duplin County, North Carolina - 18 Feb 1816

Philip Dimmitt 1801 Jefferson County, Kentucky - 1841

James Dimpkins abt 1804 England - 06 Mar 1836

Robert Dinwiddie abt 1693 Germiston, Glasgow, Scotland - 27 Jul 1770

Augustus Dodge 02 Jan 1812 Ste. Genevieve, (Missouri) Louisiana Territory - 20 Nov 1883

Moses Dodge 12 Oct 1782 Vincennes, Indiana, Northwest Territory - 19 Jun 1867

William Dodge 04 Sep 1805 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA - 09 Feb 1883

Alexander Doniphan 09 Jul 1808 Mason County, Kentucky, U.S. - 08 Aug 1887

Stockton Donley 27 May 1821 Howard County, Missouri - 17 Feb 1871

John Dooly abt 1740 South Carolina, British Colonial America - abt 1780

Philippe (d'Orléans) Orléans 02 Aug 1674 - 02 Dec 1723

Stephen Dorsey 28 Feb 1842 Benson, Rutland, Vermont, United States - 20 Mar 1916

Stephen Douglas 23 Apr 1813 Brandon, Rutland, Vermont, United States - 03 Jun 1861

Thomas Drew 25 Aug 1802 Wilson County, Tennessee, USA - 01 Jan 1879

Toussaint Dubois 1754 Saint-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 11 Mar 1816

Daniel Dunklin abt 14 Jan 1790 Greenville, South Carolina - 25 Aug 1844

Charles Dunn 28 Dec 1799 Bullitt, Kentucky, United States - 07 Apr 1872

Bartlett Durham 03 Nov 1824 Orange County, North Carolina, United States - 02 Feb 1859

Burr Duval 1809 Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky - 27 Mar 1836

William Duval 04 Sep 1784 Richmond, Virginia, United States - 19 Mar 1854

Robert Dyer 1774 North Carolina - 11 May 1826

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Peter Early 20 Jun 1773 Madison, Virginia - 15 Aug 1817

William Eastland 21 Mar 1806 Woodford Kentucky - 25 Mar 1843

John Eaton 18 Jun 1790 Halifax, North Carolina, United States - 17 Nov 1856

Matthew Ector 28 Feb 1822 Putnam County, Georgia - 29 Oct 1879

Richard Edgcumbe bef 23 Apr 1680 Mount Edgcumbe, Cornwall, England - 22 Nov 1758

Newton Edmunds 31 May 1819 Hartland, Niagara, New York, United States - 13 Feb 1908

Haden Edwards 12 Aug 1771 Stafford County, Virginia - 06 Apr 1849

Ninian Edwards 17 Mar 1775 Montgomery County, Maryland - 20 Jul 1833

Samuel Elbert 1740 Savannah, Georgia - 01 Nov 1788

Samuel Elbert 03 Apr 1833 Logan, Ohio, United States - 27 Nov 1899

Richard Ellis 14 Feb 1781 Tidewater section of Lunenburg County, Virginia - 20 Dec 1846

Elmer Ellsworth 11 Apr 1837 Malta, Saratoga, New York, United States - 24 May 1861

John Elmore 21 Aug 1762 Prince Edward, Colony of Virginia - 24 Apr 1834

David Emanuel abt 01 Jan 1744 Chester County, Pennsylvania - 19 Feb 1808

George Emery 13 Aug 1830 Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, United States - 10 Jul 1909

Robert Emmet 04 Mar 1778 Dublin, Dublin, Ireland - 20 Sep 1803

George Erath 01 Jan 1813 Vienna, Austria - 13 May 1891

James Estill abt 09 Nov 1750 Augusta County, Virginia, American Colonies - 22 Mar 1782

Clement Evans 25 Feb 1833 Stewart County, Georgia, United States - 02 Jul 1911

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Charles Fairbanks 11 May 1852 Unionville Center, Union, Ohio, United States - 04 Jun 1918

Thomas Fairfax 22 Oct 1693 Leeds Castle, Kent, England - 09 Dec 1781

Jean-Baptiste Faribault 19 Oct 1775 Berthier, Quebec, Canada - 20 Aug 1860

Andrew Faulk 26 Nov 1814 Milford, Pike, Pennsylvania, United States - 05 Sep 1898

Sandford Faulkner 03 Mar 1803 Georgetown, Scott, Kentucky, United States - 27 Aug 1874

Elisha Ferry 09 Aug 1825 Monroe County, Michigan - 14 Oct 1895

Millard Fillmore 07 Jan 1800 Locke, Cayuga, New York, United States - 08 Mar 1874

Samuel Fisher 31 Dec 1794 Pennsylvania, USA - 14 Mar 1839

Augustus Fitzroy 28 Sep 1735 London, England - 14 Mar 1811

Henry Flagler 02 Jan 1830 Hopewell, Ontario, New York, USA - 20 May 1913

Charles Floyd abt 1782 Virginia, United States - 20 Aug 1804

Dolphin Floyd 06 Mar 1804 Nash County, North Carolina, USA - 06 Mar 1836

John Floyd 03 Oct 1769 Hilton Head Island, Beaufort, South Carolina - 24 Jun 1839

John Floyd 24 Apr 1783 Floyds Station, Jefferson, Virginia, United States - 16 Aug 1837

John Floyd 1750 Virginia - 10 Apr 1783

Robert Foard 18 Jan 1831 Cecil County, Maryland - 08 Nov 1898

Nathan Forrest 13 Jul 1821 Chapel Hill, Bedford, now Marshall County, Tennessee, United States - 29 Oct 1877

Benjamin Forsyth abt 1775 Virginia - 28 Jun 1814

John Forsyth abt 22 Oct 1780 Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA - 21 Oct 1841

George Foster 29 Dec 1837 Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States - 22 Jul 1912

James Foster 20 Nov 1823 Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States - 29 Sep 1890

Benjamin Franklin 17 Jan 1706 Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 17 Apr 1790

Benjamin Franklin 25 Apr 1805 Athens, Clarke, Georgia, United States - 25 Dec 1873

John Fremont 21 Jan 1813 Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States - 13 Jul 1890

Robert Fulton 14 Nov 1765 Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - 24 Feb 1815

William Fulton 02 Jun 1795 Cecil County, Maryland, United States - 15 Aug 1844

F cont.

Robert Furnas 05 May 1824 Miami, Ohio, United States - 01 Jun 1905

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James Gadsden 15 May 1788 Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 26 Dec 1858

James Gaines 14 Nov 1776 Culpeper County, Virginia - 12 Nov 1856

Abraham Gallatin 29 Jan 1761 Geneva - 12 Aug 1849

Bernardo de Gálvez 23 Jul 1746 Macharaviaya, Málaga, Spain - 30 Nov 1786

James Garfield 19 Nov 1831 Orange, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 19 Sep 1881

Augustus Garland 11 Jun 1832 Covington, Tipton, Tennessee, United States - 26 Jan 1899

Samuel Garvin 28 Apr 1844 Kentucky, United States - 20 Jul 1908

William Gaston 19 Sep 1778 New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States - 23 Jan 1844

Horatio Gates 26 Jul 1727 Maldon, Essex, England - 10 Apr 1806

John Geary 30 Dec 1819 Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States - 08 Feb 1873

Richard Gentry 25 Aug 1788 Madison County, Kentucky - 25 Dec 1837

John Gibson 23 May 1740 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - 10 Apr 1822

Albert Gilchrist 15 Jan 1858 Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States - 16 May 1926

William Giles 12 Aug 1762 Amelia Court House, Amelia, Colony of Virginia - 04 Dec 1830

Robert Gillespie 12 Jun 1815 Blount County, Tennessee - 22 Sep 1846

Cornelius Gilliam 13 Apr 1798 Buncombe County, North Carolina - 24 Mar 1848

George Gilmer 11 Apr 1790 Wilkes, Georgia, United States - 16 Nov 1859

Thomas Gilmer 06 Apr 1802 Albemarle, Virginia, United States - 28 Feb 1844

William Gilpin 04 Oct 1814 Yealand Conyers, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - 20 Jan 1894

George (Glascock) Glasscock 11 Apr 1810 Hardin, Kentucky, United States - 28 Feb 1868

Thomas Glascock 21 Oct 1790 Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States - 19 May 1841

James Goodhue 31 Mar 1810 Hebron, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States - 27 Aug 1852

Francis Gooding 16 Sep 1859 Tiverton, Devon, England, United Kingdom - 24 Jun 1928

William Graham 05 Sep 1804 Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States - 11 Aug 1875

Mary (Grainger) Blount 1761 Wilmington, NC - 07 Oct 1802

Hiram Grant 27 Apr 1822 Point Pleasant, Clermont County, Ohio, USA - 23 Jul 1885

Moses Grant 03 Oct 1768 Colony of North Carolina, British America - 13 Aug 1789

Samuel Grant 29 Nov 1762 Rowan County North Carolina - 13 Aug 1789

Benjamin Graves 1771 Spotsylvania, Virginia Colony - aft 25 Jan 1813

Peter Gray 12 Dec 1819 Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia - 03 Oct 1874

Peter Grayson 14 May 1770 Prince William, Virginia - 1816

Peter Grayson 1788 Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky - 09 Jul 1838

William Grayson 1736 Prince William County, Virginia - 12 Mar 1790

Horace Greeley 03 Feb 1811 Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States - 29 Nov 1872

Nathanael Greene 27 Jul 1742 Forge Farm, Potowomut, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island - 19 Jun 1786

Mason Greenlee Sep 1835 Mason County, Virginia, United States - 10 Apr 1903

Christopher Greenup 1750 Fairfax County, Virginia - 27 Apr 1818

John Gregg 28 Sep 1828 Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Alabama - 07 Oct 1864

Richard Grenville 15 Jun 1542 Bideford, Devon, England - 10 Sep 1591

Jesse Grimes 06 Feb 1788 Duplin County, North Carolina - 15 Mar 1866

Felix Grundy 11 Sep 1777 Clinton, Berkeley, Virginia, United States - 19 Dec 1840

John Gunnison 11 Nov 1812 Goshen, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States - 26 Oct 1853

Button Gwinnett abt 1732 Gloucestershire, England - 19 May 1777

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Joseph Habersham 28 Jul 1751 Savannah, Chatham, Georgia - abt 17 Nov 1815

John Hale 03 Apr 1806 Scott County, Virginia - 21 Apr 1836

Lyman Hall 12 Apr 1724 Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut - 19 Oct 1790

Warren Hall 1794 Union County, South Carolina - 08 Apr 1867

Hezekiah Hamblen 15 Jul 1775 Prince Edward Co, VA - 22 Jan 1855

Alexander Hamilton 11 Jan 1757 Charlestown, Nevis, British West Indies - 12 Jul 1804

James Hamilton 08 May 1786 Charleston, or Abbeville County, South Carolina - 15 Nov 1857

Hannibal Hamlin 27 Aug 1809 Paris, Oxford, Maine, United States - 04 Jul 1891

John Hampden abt 1595 London, England - 24 Jun 1643

Wade Hampton abt 25 Dec 1752 Halifax, Halifax, Virginia - abt 04 Feb 1835

John Hancock 12 Jan 1736 Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 08 Oct 1793

Judith (Hancock) Clark 21 Nov 1791 Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States - 27 Jun 1820

Edward (Hannover) of Great Britain 25 Mar 1739 Westminster, Middlesex, England - 17 Sep 1767

Friedrich (Hannover) of Great-Britain 01 Feb 1707 Hannover, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Deutschland - 20 Mar 1751

Georg (Hannover) of Great Britain 09 Nov 1683 Hannover, Niedersachsen, Deutschland - 25 Oct 1760

Georg (Hannover) Hanover 07 Jun 1660 Leineschloss, Hannover, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 22 Jun 1727

Louise (Hannover) of Great Britain 07 Dec 1724 Leicester House, Westminster, London, England - 19 Dec 1751

William Hannover 26 Apr 1721 Leicester House, St. Martin's, London, England - 31 Oct 1765

Hugh Haralson 13 Nov 1805 Greene County, Georgia, United States - 25 Sep 1854

Cary Hardee 13 Nov 1876 Taylor County, Florida - 21 Nov 1957

Bailey Hardeman 26 Feb 1795 Davidson County, Nashville, USA - 25 Sep 1836

Thomas Hardeman 31 Jan 1788 Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 11 Jan 1854

John Hardin 01 Oct 1753 Colony of Virginia - May 1792

H cont.

John Hardin 06 Jan 1810 Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, United States - 23 Feb 1847

Joseph Hardin 18 Apr 1734 Richmond, Virginia - 04 Jul 1801

William Hardin 25 Mar 1801 Franklin County, Georgia - 28 Jun 1839

Warren Harding 02 Nov 1865 Blooming Grove, Morrow, Ohio, United States - 02 Aug 1923

Samuel Hardy 1758 Isle of Wight County, Virginia - 17 Oct 1785

Henry Harford 05 Apr 1758 Bond Street, London, England - 08 Dec 1834

James Harlan 26 Aug 1820 Clark, Illinois, United States - 05 Oct 1899

Judson Harmon 03 Feb 1846 Newtown, Ohio - 22 Feb 1927

Cornelius Harnett 20 Apr 1723 Chowan, North Carolina - 28 Apr 1781

William Harney 22 Aug 1800 Haysborough, Davidson, Tennessee, USA - 09 May 1889

Charles Harris 1772 England - 01 Mar 1827

John Harris abt 22 Mar 1789 Cayuga, New York - 21 Aug 1829

Benjamin Harrison 05 Apr 1726 Berkley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia - 24 Apr 1791

Jonas Harrison 11 Oct 1777 Woodbridge, Middlesex ,New Jersey, USA - 06 Aug 1836

Thomas Harrison 1704 Long Island City, Queens County, New York - aft 24 Jan 1785

William Harrison 09 Feb 1773 Berkeley Plantation, Charles City County, Colony of Virginia - 04 Apr 1841

Nathaniel Hart abt 1784 Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States - 23 Jan 1813

Oliver Hartley 31 Mar 1823 Bedford County, Pennsylvania - 13 Jan 1859

James Harvey 21 Sep 1833 Monroe, Virginia, United States - 15 Apr 1894

Charles Haskell 13 Mar 1860 Leipsic, Putnam, Ohio, USA - 05 Jul 1933

Charles Haskell 12 Sep 1817 Davidson County, Tennessee - 27 Mar 1836

Benjamin Hawkins 15 Aug 1754 Six Pound Creek, Granville County, North Carolina - 06 Jun 1816

Thomas Hay 04 Jul 1710 Perth, Perthshire, Scotland - 27 Dec 1787

Rutherford Hayes 04 Oct 1822 Delaware, Delaware, Ohio, United States - 17 Jan 1893

John Hays 28 Jan 1817 Little Cedar Lick, Wilson County, Tennessee - 21 Apr 1883

John Haywood 23 Feb 1755 Edgecombe, North Carolina - 18 Nov 1827

Stephen Heard abt 01 Nov 1740 Hanover County, Virginia, - abt 15 Nov 1815

John Hemphill 18 Dec 1803 Chester District, South Carolina - 04 Jan 1862

Edward Hempstead 03 Jun 1780 New London, Connecticut, United States - 10 Aug 1817

James Henderson 31 Mar 1808 Lincolnton, North Carolina - 04 Jun 1858

Leonard Henderson 06 Oct 1772 Granville County, North Carolina - 13 Aug 1833

William Hendricks 12 Nov 1782 Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania - 16 May 1850

Antoine Louis Hennepin 12 May 1626 Ath, Hainaut, Pays-Bas espagnols - 05 Dec 1704

Patrick Henry 29 May 1736 Studley, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia - 06 Jun 1799

Nickolas Herkimer 1728 German Flatts, New York - 16 Aug 1777

Paschal Hickman 1778 King and Queen County, Virginia, United States - 18 Jan 1813

Benjamin Hill 14 Sep 1823 Hillsboro, Jasper, Georgia, United States - 16 Aug 1882

George Hill 22 Apr 1814 Hill Creek, Warren County, Tennessee - 29 May 1860

James Hill 16 Sep 1838 Eramosa Township, Wellington District, Upper Canada - 29 May 1916

Wills Hill 30 May 1718 Fairford, Gloucestershire, England - 07 Oct 1793

Thomas Hinds 09 Jan 1780 Berkeley, Virginia, United States - 23 Aug 1840

George Hockley 1802 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania - 06 Jun 1854

James Hogg 24 Mar 1851 Cherokee County, Texas - 03 Mar 1906

Wilhelmine (Hohenzollern) of Ansbach 01 Mar 1683 Ansbach, Fürstentum Ansbach, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 20 Nov 1737

Robert Hoke 27 May 1837 Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States - 03 Jul 1912

Andrew Hunter Holmes abt 1782 Fairfax, Virginia, United States - 1814

David Holmes 10 Mar 1769 Hanover, Pennsylvania - 20 Aug 1832

John Hood 29 Jun 1831 Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, United States - 30 Aug 1879

Joseph Hooker 13 Nov 1814 Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States - 31 Oct 1879

David Hopkins 09 Aug 1825 Warrick County, Indiana - 06 Mar 1905

Samuel Hopkins 09 Apr 1753 Albemarle, Virginia - 16 Sep 1819

Peter Horry 12 Mar 1743 Prince George Parish, Georgetown District, South Carolina - 28 Feb 1815

Douglass Houghton 21 Sep 1809 Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States - 13 Oct 1845

George Houston 17 Jan 1811 Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, United States - 31 Dec 1879

Samuel Houston 02 Mar 1793 Timber Ridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States - 26 Jul 1863

Benjamin Howard 1760 Lexington, Fayette, Virginia - 18 Sep 1814

James Howard 1838 Bedford, Tennessee, United States - 12 Jan 1895

John Howard 04 Jun 1752 Belvedere, Baltimore Co, Province of Maryland - 12 Oct 1827

Tilghman Howard 14 Nov 1797 Pickensville, Pickens, South Carolina, USA - 16 Aug 1844

Volney Howard 22 Oct 1809 Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine - 14 May 1889

Lucius Hubbard 26 Jan 1836 Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States - 05 Feb 1913

Henry Hudson abt 12 Sep 1575 Tamworth, Staffordshire, England - 1611

Claude Hudspeth 12 May 1877 Medina, Bandera County, Texas - 19 Mar 1941

Benjamin Humphreys 26 Aug 1808 Hermitage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States - 20 Dec 1882

Memucan Hunt 07 Aug 1807 Vance County, North Carolina - 05 Jun 1856

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