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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Albinus Nance 30 Mar 1848 La Fayette, Illinois - 07 Dec 1911

Francis Nash abt 1742 Amelia, Virginia - 07 Oct 1777

Jose Angel Navarro 30 Sep 1784 La Villa de San Fernando, Bexar, Texas - 13 Jun 1836

Jose Antonio Navarro 27 Feb 1795 San Antonio de Bexar, Province of Texas - 13 Jan 1871

Thomas Nelson 26 Dec 1738 Yorktown, York County, Colony of Virginia - 04 Jan 1789

Philip Hendrik Nering Bögel 23 Nov 1759 Paramaribo, Suriname - 23 Feb 1827

Wilson Nicholas 31 Jan 1761 Williamsburg, James City Co., Colony of Virginia - 20 Oct 1820

James Noble 16 Dec 1785 Berryville, Virginia, USA - 26 Feb 1831

Noah Noble 15 Jan 1794 Berryville, Virginia, United States - 08 Feb 1844

Warren Noble 14 Jun 1820 Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States - 09 Jul 1903

Francis North 13 Apr 1704 Westminster, London, England - 04 Aug 1790

James Nye 10 Jun 1815 DeRuyter, Madison, New York, United States - 25 Dec 1876

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Joseph Ogle 17 Jun 1737 Owens Creek, Frederick, Maryland - 24 Feb 1821

James Oglethorpe 22 Dec 1696 Godalming, Surrey, England - 30 Jun 1785

Jørgen (Oldenburg) Fredericksen 02 Apr 1653 København, Denmark - 28 Oct 1708

William Oldham 17 Jun 1753 Frederick County, Virginia - 04 Nov 1791

Williamson Oldham 19 Jun 1813 Franklin Co., TN - 08 May 1868

Arthur Onslow 03 Sep 1691 Kensington, London, England - 17 Feb 1768

Willem Hendrik (Oranje-Nassau) of Orange 04 Nov 1650 Binnenhof, Den Haag, Holland, Nederland - 19 Mar 1702

Miguel Otero 21 Jun 1829 Valencia, New Mexico, United States - 30 May 1882

Abraham Owen abt 15 Dec 1769 Henry County, KY - 07 Nov 1811

William Owsley 24 Mar 1782 Virginia - 09 Dec 1862

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Isaac Parker 07 Apr 1793 Elbert, Georgia, United States - 14 Apr 1883

Samuel Pasco 28 Jun 1834 City of London, London, England, United Kingdom - 13 Mar 1917

John (Paul) Jones 06 Jul 1747 Abigland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland - 18 Jul 1792

John Paulding 16 Oct 1758 Peekskill, Westchester, New York Colony - 02 Feb 1818

William Pender 06 Feb 1834 Pender's Crossing, Edgecomb, North Carolina, United States - 18 Jul 1863

Edmund Pendleton 09 Sep 1721 , Essex (later Caroline), Colony and Dominion of Virginia - 23 Oct 1803

Oliver Perry 23 Aug 1785 South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States - 23 Aug 1819

John Pershing 13 Sep 1860 Laclede, Missouri, United States - 15 Jul 1948

Thomas Person 19 Jan 1733 Surry, Virginia - 16 Nov 1800

John Phelps 22 Dec 1814 Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States - 20 Nov 1886

William Phelps 01 Nov 1808 Palmyra, Wayne, New York, United States - 16 Oct 1889

Andrew Pickens 13 Sep 1739 Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania - 11 Aug 1817

Franklin Pierce 23 Nov 1804 Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States - 08 Oct 1869

Gilbert Pierce 11 Jan 1839 East Otto, Cattaraugus, New York, United States - 15 Feb 1901

Zebulon Pike 05 Jan 1779 Lamington, Bedminster Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States - 27 Apr 1813

Frederick Pitkin 31 Aug 1837 Manchester, Connecticut, USA - 18 Dec 1886

William Pitt 15 Nov 1708 Westminster, Middlesex, England - 11 May 1778

James Pleasants 24 Oct 1769 Powhatan, Colony of Virginia - 09 Nov 1836

Joel Poinsett 02 Mar 1779 Charleston, South Carolina - 12 Dec 1851

James Polk 02 Nov 1795 Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States - 15 Jun 1849

William Polk 09 Jul 1758 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina - 14 Jan 1834

John Pope 16 Mar 1822 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 23 Sep 1892

Thomas Posey abt 09 Jul 1750 Fairfax County, Virginia Colony - 19 Mar 1818

Robert Potter Jun 1799 Granville County, North Carolina, USA - 02 Mar 1842

John Powell 24 Mar 1834 Mount Morris, Livingston, New York, United States - 23 Sep 1902

Lazarus Powell 06 Oct 1812 Henderson County, Kentucky - 03 Jul 1867

Amonute (Powhatan) Rolfe abt 1596 Werowocomoco Village on Pamunkey River, Tsenacomoco - 21 Mar 1617

Wahunsenaca Powhatan abt 1545 Tsenacomoco - abt 1618

Charles Pratt bef 21 Mar 1714 Kensington, London, England - 18 Apr 1794

Kazimierz (Pulaski) Pułaski 06 Mar 1748 Warsaw, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - 11 Oct 1779

Israel Putnam 07 Jan 1718 Salem Village, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay, New England - 29 May 1790

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Matthew Quay 30 Sep 1833 Dillsburg, York, Pennsylvania, USA - 28 May 1904

John Quitman 01 Sep 1798 Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York, United States - 17 Jul 1858

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William Rabun 08 Apr 1771 Halifax, North Carolina - 24 Oct 1819

Walter Raleigh abt 1554 Hayes Barton, Devon, England - 29 Oct 1618

Alexander Ramsey 08 Sep 1815 Hummelstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States - 22 Apr 1903

Horace Randal 04 Jan 1833 McNairy County, Tennessee - 02 May 1864

Edmund Randolph 10 Aug 1753 Williamsburg, Colony of Virginia - 12 Sep 1812

John Randolph 02 Jun 1773 Cawsons, Prince George County, Virginia - 24 May 1833

Peyton Randolph 10 Sep 1721 Williamsburg, Virginia - 22 Oct 1775

Thomas Ransom 29 Nov 1834 Norwich, Windsor, Vermont, United States - 29 Oct 1864

Jesse Reno 20 Apr 1823 Wheeling, Ohio, Virginia, United States - 14 Sep 1862

Joseph Renville 1779 Kaposia, Northwest Territory, United States - 18 Mar 1846

Thomas Reynolds 12 Mar 1796 Bracken County, Kentucky - 09 Feb 1844

John Rhea 1753 Londonderry, Ireland - 27 May 1832

Charles Rich 21 Aug 1809 Big Bone, Campbell, Kentucky, United States - 17 Nov 1883

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William Richardson 16 Jan 1811 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA - 27 Dec 1875

Samuel Ringgold 1796 Maryland - 11 May 1846

Eleazer Ripley 15 Apr 1782 Hanover, New Hampshire, United States - 02 Mar 1839

Archibald Roane 07 Jan 1759 Derry Township, Lancaster County, Province of Pennsylvania - 04 Jan 1819

Spencer Roane 04 Apr 1762 Essex County, Virginia - 04 Sep 1822

Oran Roberts 09 Jul 1815 Laurens District, South Carolina - 19 May 1898

George Robertson 18 Nov 1790 Harrodsburg, Kentucky - 16 May 1874

James Robertson 28 Jun 1742 Brunswick County, Virginia - 01 Sep 1814

Sterling Robertson 02 Oct 1785 Nashville, Tennessee, United States - 04 Mar 1842

Thomas Robeson 11 Jan 1740 Walnut Grove Plantation, Tar Heel, Bladen County, North Carolina - 02 May 1785

Ana Robledo Romero 1604 San Gabriel del Yunque, Provincia de Nuevo México, Virreinato de Nueva España, (New Mexico, United States) - 1680

Clement Rogers 11 Jan 1839 Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States - 28 Oct 1911

Virginia (Rollins) Ort 14 Jun 1834 Morgan County, Illinois, United States - 17 Jun 1912

Theodore Roosevelt 27 Oct 1858 New York County, New York, United States - 06 Jan 1919

James Ross 12 Jul 1762 Delta, Pennsylvania - 27 Nov 1847

John Routt 25 Apr 1826 Eddyville, Lyon, Kentucky, United States - 13 Aug 1907

John Rowan 12 Jul 1773 York, Pennsylvania Colony - 13 Jul 1843

Matthew Rowan abt 1705 County Antrim, Ireland - Apr 1760

Luis Rubidoux 31 Jul 1796 Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America - 24 Sep 1868

Hiram Runnels 15 Dec 1796 Hancock County, Georgia, United States - 17 Dec 1857

Benjamin Rush 24 Dec 1745 Byberry Township, Philadelphia County, Province of Pennsylvania - 19 Apr 1813

Jeremiah Rusk 17 Jun 1830 Malta, Morgan, Ohio, United States - 21 Nov 1893

Thomas Rusk 05 Dec 1803 Pendleton District, South Carolina, USA - 29 Jul 1857

John Russell 30 Sep 1710 Streatham, Surrey, England - 05 Jan 1771

William Russell 06 Mar 1758 Culpeper, Virginia colony - 03 Jul 1825

Griffith Rutherford abt 1721 Ireland - 10 Aug 1805

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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

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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

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

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