Samuel Mordecai

1786–1865 (age 79)

Writer/Historian

Biography

Samuel Mordecai, born in 1786, was a writer and historian who devoted himself to recording the narratives of North Carolina's people and events, laying a literary foundation that helped preserve the state's early memory.

Through his careful studies and published works he nurtured a deeper appreciation of the region's past, ensuring that future readers could understand the values and trials that shaped their heritage before he passed in 1865.