Editing Sampson County, North Carolina (section)

==Notable people==
* [[Micajah Autry]], American merchant, poet and lawyer who died in the Texas Revolution at the [[Battle of the Alamo]]
* [[Theophilus H. Holmes]], [[United States Army]] officer and a [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] [[Lieutenant General (CSA)|Lieutenant General]] in the [[American Civil War]]
* [[James Kenan]], military leader of the [[American Revolutionary War]],<ref>Liberty Hall Archives</ref> and an early senator of the state of [[North Carolina]] 
* [[Robert Herring Wright]], first president of [[East Carolina University|East Carolina Teachers Training School]]
* [[Marion Butler]], [[People's Party (United States)|Populist]] [[U.S. senator]] from North Carolina between 1895 and 1901. and brother of George Edwin Butler
* [[George Edwin Butler]], local Lawyer, Civic Leader, and Author of ''The Croatan Indians of Sampson County, North Carolina. Their Origin and Racial Status. A Plea for Separate Schools''
* [[Lauch Faircloth]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] U.S. Senator between 1993 and 1999, born January 14, 1928
* [[Gwendolyn Faison]], former mayor of [[Camden, New Jersey]] (2000–2010)
* [[Gabriel Holmes]], 21st [[governor of North Carolina]] between 1821 and 1824
* [[Theophilus H. Holmes]], U.S. Army officer and Confederate general in the [[American Civil War]]
* [[Rufus G. Herring]], [[United States Naval Reserve]] Officer and recipient of the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions in [[World War II]]
* [[William R. King]], politician and diplomat who was elected both to the [[US House|House of Representatives]] and the [[US Senate|Senate]]. In 1852, he was elected as the 13th US vice-president on a [[ticket (election)|ticket]] with [[Franklin Pierce]]
* [[John Merrick (insurance)|John Merrick]], African American entrepreneur, founder and president of [[North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company]], which for much of the 20th century was the largest company run by African Americans in the U.S.
* [[Curtis Smith (drag racer)|Curtis Smith]], World Champion and Hall of Fame Drag Racer
* [[Willie Weeks]], American Bass Guitarist and Musician