A Brief Overview of the
Society of Colonial Wars in the State of North Carolina

Chartered by the General Society of Colonial Wars at a meeting in Louisville, Kentucky,
in 1949, and organized at The Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill in 1950, the Society of Colonial Wars
in the State of North Carolina is now approaching its 60 th year.  Throughout its existence, it has adhered faithfully to the vision of its founders — chief among them James G. W. MacClamroc of Greensboro — that all members of the North Carolina Society be descended from worthy
members of the colonial establishment and be gentlemen of the highest social and professional standing. The Society is proud of its heritage and aims to maintain its high standards in perpetuity.

Over the years, the North Carolina Society's Spring and Fall Courts have been held in many
of the state's most attractive venues, among them the Carolina Country Club in Raleigh, the Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, the University Club and the Hope Valley Country Club
in Durham, and The Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill.  At these Courts, North Carolina's Warriors
and their ladies have enjoyed excellent fellowship, sumptuous meals, and fascinating and
informative programs.

While the social aspects of the North Carolina Society may represent its most salient characteristic, socializing is by no means the Society's only focus.  Supporting worthy historical projects and entities related to the state's colorful colonial era is also very much a part of the Society's agenda, and in the past it has provided grants for the historic Joel Lane House in Raleigh, for the Museum
of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, and for East Carolina University's Joyner Library to help with the acquisition of a first edition of John Lawson's seminal natural history,
A New Voyage to Carolina (London, 1709).  In addition, it has erected historical markers
in Bath, Brunswick, and Halifax and in 2009-2010 will help support North Carolina's
John Lawson celebrations.

As the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of North Carolina looks to its future, it takes pride
in the high quality and the strong commitment of its members and in its financial well being. 
The Society looks forward to approaching its centennial as a robust organization and an important cultural asset for the state of North Carolina.

GOVERNORS
Society of Colonial Wars in North Carolina

James Gwaltney Westwarren MacClamroc, Greensboro
1950-1951

Walter Guerry Green, Jr., Burlington
1951-1953

James Gwaltney Westwarren MacClamroc, Greensboro
1953-1954

McDaniel Lewis, Kinston, Greensboro
1954-1956

Luther Thompson Hartsell, Jr., Concord
1956-1958

Calhoun Pruitt, Rockingham
1958-1960

William Alderman Parker, Raleigh
1960-1962

Daniel Newton Farnell, Jr., Greensboro
1962-1966

William Bennett Little, Jr. Raleigh
1966-1968

Paul Welles, Jr., Raleigh
1968-1969

Calhoun Pruitt, Rockingham
1969-1970

Benjamin Franklin Folger, Elkin
1970-1979

Albert Carl Wirth, Jr., Raleigh
1979-1984

Paul Welles, Jr., Raleigh
1984-1986

Richard Franklin Boddie, Durham
1986-1988

Kendrick Van Pelt, Chapel Hill
1988-1991

William Alexander Smith, Jr., Cary
1991-1994

Kendrick Van Pelt, Chapel Hill
1994-1996

Myron Carroll Banks, Raleigh
1996-1999

Grant Mark Peterson, Cary
1999-2002

Henry Alexander Phillips, Wilmington
2002-2004

David Benjamin Rich, III, Pinehurst
2004-2006

David Richard White, Raleigh
2006-2008

Wendall Keats Sparrow, Ph.D., Kinston, Greenville
2008-2010

Compiled 2008 by W. Keats Sparrow from John Baxton Flowers, III, North Carolina Society of Colonial Wars:  A Fiftieth Anniversary History , 2001, and from other sources.