George E Badger (1795-1866)
Secretary of the Navy, US Senator
Peter Browne (1766-1833)
Established the North Carolina banking system
Henry Clay (1777-1852)
Secretary of State, Secretary of the Navy,
US Senator
William Gaston (1778-1844)
House of Representatives
William Graham (1804-1875)
Governor of North Carolina, Secretary of the Navy
Hannah Johnston Iredell (1751-1799)
Sister of Samuel Johnston, wife of James Iredell
James Iredell (1751-1799)
Supreme Court Justice
James Cathcart Johnston (1782-1865)
Son of Samuel Johnston
Samuel Johnston (1733-1816)
Representative to the Continental Congress, Governor of North Carolina, US Senator
John Marshall (1755-1835)
4th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
John M. Morehead (1796-1866)
Governor of North Carolina, Established the School for
the Deaf and Blind
Frederick Nash (1781-1858)
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice
Daniel Webster (1782-1852)
Member of Congress, Secretary of State
Caroline Gilliam Wood (1824-1886)
Wife of Edward Wood
Edward Wood (1820-1872)
Planter and businessman; inherited Hayes Farm from James Johnston