Thomas Wotton, Surgeon Chapter
Mount Olive, North Carolina
On February 22, 1977, at the home of Mrs. Robert P. Holmes, II, in Mt. Olive, North Carolina, a group of ladies met to plan and discuss the possibility of organizing a chapter. The name “Thomas Wotton, Surgeon” was chosen as the chapter’s name. Wotton was a surgeon who came to Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. The chapter uses his spelling of the name, though in our area it is now spelled Wooten.
On April 10,1979, the charter was presented to the chapter. The Thomas Wotton, Surgeon Chapter was hostess for the State Conference in 1986, 2006, and 2015. The chapter has been well represented with members serving in state officer positions. A plaque commemorating Cornwallis’ passage through this area was placed in 2011.
Chapter members are from Craven, Duplin, Greene, Lenoir, Pitt, Sampson, Wayne and Wilson Counties. The chapter meets quarterly, in the months of February, May, September, and November. We welcome new members, please inquire about visiting our chapter.
The Thomas Wotton, Surgeon Chapter, Colonial Dames of the Seventeenth Century, had a re-dedication of a historical marker at Waynesboro Park in Goldsboro, North Carolina on Friday August 22 , 2025. The marker tells of General Charles Cornwallis and some 2,000 British troops crossing the Neuse River into Wayne County on May 4, 1781, advancing from Wilmington to Yorktown, Virginia.
(Photos from chapter archives)