The Regulators were never a formal organization with
designated members. It was an affiliation of rural farmers along the
then-boundary of Orange and Rowan Counties - now eastern Randolph and Guilford
Counties. As well there were many involved in the Regulation who lived in other
areas of the North Carolina Piedmont. The following is therefore not an
exhaustive list of Regulators.
All of the following men were involved in various petitions
or other documents associated with the Regulators or were otherwise mentioned
in various histories of the Regulator movement. Please email mchilton@outlook.com to suggest
corrections or additions to this list.
The Regulators of
Orange and Rowan Counties:
Acuages, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Aiken, Jones [or
James?] - Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Aldridge, James -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Aldridge, Nathan -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Aldridge, Nicholas
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Allred, William Jr
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Allred, William Sr
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Andriss, Adam - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Andriss, Conrad -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Ashmore, Walter -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Awtray, Alex - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Baily, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Bannistor, William
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Barber, Richard -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Barber, William -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Barker, Nicholas -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Barker, Samuel - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Barnes, Brinsley -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9. One of the signer of the Orange
Instructions.
Barnes, James - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Barnes, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Barton, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Beaty, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Beck, Jeffrey - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Belhany, Thomas -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Bery, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Bignour, James - Indicted
for assaulting John Williams during the Hillsborough Riot of 1770. (Carruthers,
page 144)
Blake, Thomas - Mentioned
by Carruthers as among “Regulators who were spreading their principles in
[Dobbs County].” (Carruthers, page 131)
Bly, James - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Boe, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Boggs, Joseph - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Boilston, Will - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Boring, Joseph - Excluded
from Governor Tryon’s 1771 offer of pardon (Carruthers, page 158).
Bradley, Abram - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Bradley, Lawrence
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Brady, Ayen - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Branson, Ely - Indicted
for assaulting John Williams during the Hillsborough Riot of 1770.
Branson, Thomas -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Brantley, James -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Braswell, Benjamin
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Bray, Edward - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Bray, Henry - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Brewer, Nickless -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Bricks, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Brooks, Isaac - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Brooks, James - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Brooks, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Brown, Daniel - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Brown, David - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Brown, James - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Brown, Robert - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Brown, William - Convicted
at Hillsborough in 1771, but pardoned by Gov. Tryon (Troxler page 117).
Brox, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Brur, Noel - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Bullen, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Bumpass, John - Excluded
from Governor Tryon’s 1771 offer of pardon (Carruthers, page 158)
Burgiss, James - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Burtson, John - Appointed
by the Regulators at a meeting on 30 Apr 1768 to meet with Orange County
officials to settle matters.
Butler, William -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Signed Regulator Advertisement Number
7. Per NCPedia.org William Butler (fl. 1768-73) by James K. Huhta: “William
Butler, farmer and insurgent, was probably born in Virginia before 1730 and was
likely the son of William and Frances Watson Butler...In 1768, while living
near Sandy Creek in Orange County, he was appointed a county tax collector; in
1770 he was appointed a deputy sheriff in Orange County...emerged as a
principal leader of the Regulators by the late 1760s. He was central in events
at Hillsborough in 1768 and 1770 and at Alamance Creek in 1771. Butler, along
with two others, was declared an outlaw by the governor of North Carolina in
June 1771. After the events at Alamance Creek, Butler apparently fled North
Carolina and, by May 1773, settled at the ‘headwaters of Walker's Creek’ in
Fincastle County, Va. In 1772, John Butler of Orange County sought
unsuccessfully to obtain a pardon for his brother from Governor Josiah Martin and
then warned William against planning to settle in North Carolina again."
William Butler was arrested (along with Harmon Husband) as part of Fanning’s
midnight raid on the Sandy Creek community in the Spring of 1768 (Carruthers,
page 119) and at the September 1768 Superior Court was convicted of rioting.
(Carruthers, page 128) The Regulator Docket (Orange County Superior Court
Minutes, September 1770) record that “Several persons styling themselves
Regulators assembled together in the court yard under the conduct of Harmon
Husband, James Hunter, Rednap Howell, William Butler, Samuel Divinny, and many
others…” and carried out the Hillsborough Riot of 1770. (Carruthers, page 131)
Gov Tryon had indictments handed down against William Butler, John Gappen, Samuel
Divinney, James Hunter, Matthew Hamilton and Rednap Howell for their alleged
roles in the Hillsborough Riot of 1770. (Carruthers, page 143) Rednap Howell,
Harmon Husband, James Hunter and William Butler were outlawed after the Battle
of Alamance. (Carruthers, page 157). William Butler unsuccessfully prosecuted
cases against local officials at the March 1769 Superior Court in Hillsborough.
(Troxler page 78)
Cain, John - Appointed
by Regulators to settle matters with Rowan County officials at a March 1771 meeting
(Carruthers, page 143)
Cain, William - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Calley, Patrick -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Capin, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Capps, William - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Carr, Joseph - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Ceinght, Peter - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Chafen, Joseph - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Cheek, Randolph -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Cheney, Francis -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Christian, James -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Christian, Thomas
- Appointed by the Regulators at a meeting on 30 Apr 1768 to meet with Orange
County officials to settle matters.
Christman, Jacob -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Clanton, Benjamin
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Clapp, George - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Clapp, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Clapp, Ludwig - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Clapp, Tobias - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Clark, Joseph - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Clark, Samuel - Signed
last letter from the Regulators to Tryon on May 15, 1771.
Clauton, Charles -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Code, Timothy - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Copeland, James -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Convicted at Hillsborough in 1771, but
pardoned by Gov. Tryon (Troxler page 117).
Copeland, William Jr.
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Copeland, William Sr.
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Coplin, Nicklos -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Coplin, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Corlin, Valentine
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Cortner, George -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Cortner, Peter - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Coulie, John - Mentioned
by Carruthers (page 131) as “Regulators who were spreading their principles in
[Dobbs County].” There was a “John Gugle” indicted for assaulting John Williams
during the Hillsborough Riot of 1770. (Carruthers, page 144) Same person?
Cowen, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Cox, Harmon - Appointed
by the Regulators at a meeting on 30 Apr 1768 to meet with Orange County
officials to settle matters. Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Convicted
at Hillsborough in 1771, but pardoned by Governor Tryon. (Troxler page 117)
Cox, Solomon - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Cox, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Cox, William - William
Cox was appointed to represent the Deep River area at the meeting at Maddocks
Mill appointed for 10 Oct 1768. (Carruthers, page 109)
Craswell, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Craswell, William
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Craven, Joseph - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Craven, Peter - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Disallowed from the Governor's offer of
pardon in 1768. (Troxler page 75) Indicted for assaulting John Williams during
the Hillsborough Riot of 1770. (Carruthers, page 144)
Craven, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Possibly the same person as Thomas Cratin who
signed the Orange Instructions.
Creaton, Patrick -
Indicted for assaulting John Williams during the Hillsborough Riot of 1770.
(Carruthers, page 144)
Creeson, Abraham -
Excluded from Governor Tryon’s 1771 offer of pardon (Carruthers, page 158).
Croswell, Gilbard
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Croswell, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Croswell, William
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Crow, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Crow, Mansfield -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Culberson, Andrew
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Culberson, Samuel
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Indicted for assaulting John
Williams during the Hillsborough Riot of 1770. (Carruthers, page 144)
Currie, Ezekiel -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Currie, John - Rowan
County officials attempted to settle matters with the Regulators at a March
1771 meeting which included “John Cunny” (Carruthers, page 142)
Curtiss, Samuel -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Dark, Samuel - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Davis, Enoch - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Davis, James - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Davis, Jonathan -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Davis, Matthew - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Davis, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Davis, William - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Delap, Robert - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Deviney, Samuel -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Tried (along with Husband and Butler)
at Hillsborough in September 1768. The Regulator Docket (Orange County Superior
Court Minutes, September 1770) record that “Several persons styling themselves
Regulators assembled together in the court yard under the conduct of Harmon
Husband, James Hunter, Rednap Howell, William Butler, Samuel Divinny, and many
others…” and carried out the Hillsborough Riot of 1770. (Carruthers, page 131)
Indicted for his role in the Hillsborough Riot of 1770. (Carruthers, page 143)
Dixon, Caleb - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Dixon, Simon - Appointed
by the Regulators at a meeting on 30 Apr 1768 to meet with Orange County
officials to settle matters.
Dobbins, Jacob - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Signed the Orange Instructions.
Dorset, Francis -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Dowd, Dyer - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Dowdy, Daniel - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Dray, Jacob - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Drinkin, William -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Duckworth, Jeremiah
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Dunham, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9. John Duncum?
Dunn, Bartholomew
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Dunn, Simon Jr. -
Excluded from Gov. Tryon’s 1771 offer of pardon (Carruthers, page 158).
Dunn, William - Indicted
for assaulting John Williams during the Hillsborough Riot of 1770. (Carruthers,
page 144)
Edwards, Joshua -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Ellis, James - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Emmerson, James -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Convicted at Hillsborough in 1771, but
pardoned by Governor Tryon. (Troxler page 117)
English, Matthew -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
English, William -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Erwin, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Evans, Aaron - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Fall, Christen - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Fanning, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Fany, William - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Few, James - James
Few was hung on the battlefield immediately following the Battle of Alamance.
Few is said to have been motivated especially by personal animosity toward
Edmund Fanning who had “seduced” Few’s fiancée. (Carruthers, page 158)
Fields, Jeremiah -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Jeremiah acted as spokesman for the
Regulators during the Hillsborough Riot of 1770 (Troxler page 87). Also
attempted to settle matters with Rowan County officials at a March 1771 meeting
(Carruthers, page 142).
Fields, William -
Indicted for assaulting John Williams during the Hillsborough Riot of 1770.
(Carruthers, page 144)
Fike, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Fike, Malachy - Excluded
from the Governor's offer of pardon in 1768. (Troxler page 75)
Firnier, Marton -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Flake, Thomas - Attempted
to settle matters with Rowan Officials at a March 1771 meeting (Carruthers,
page 142).
Flemmin, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Foshea, Joseph - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Fruit, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Indicted for assaulting John Williams during
the Hillsborough Riot of 1770. Ultimately pardoned by Governor Tryon.
Fudge, Jacob - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Fuller, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Fuller, Joshua - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Fuller, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Futrelle, Thomas -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Gappen, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Indicted for his role in the Hillsborough
Riot of 1770 (Carruthers, page 143).
Gideon, Gilbert Jr.
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Gideon, Gilbert Sr.
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Gilbert Joshua - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Gilbert, Jonathan
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Gillespie, Daniel
- Fought at the Battle of Alamance. (Carruthers, page 171) The Rowan County
officials attempted to settle matters with the Regulators at a March 1771
meeting which included Gillespie (Carruthers, page 142).
Gillespie, John -
Fought at the Battle of Alamance. (Carruthers, page 171)
Gillmore, William
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Ginil, Peter - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Givil?
Glase, Christian -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Glase, George - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Glase, Philip Jr.
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Glase, Philip Sr.
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Glase, Powell - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Glover, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Goble, George - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Coble?
Goble, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Coble?
Goble, Nicholas -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Coble?
Goff, Solomon - Disallowed
from taking the Governor's offer of pardon in 1768. (Troxler page 75)
Goldstone, Charles
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Graham, James - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9. The Rowan County officials attempted to settle
matters with the Regulators at a March 1771 meeting which included Graham
(Carruthers, page 142) At the meeting, the Regulators appointed their delegates
for settling the issues at a future meeting, one of which delegates was Graham.
(Carruthers, page 143)
Graves, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Graves, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Green, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Green, William - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Grigg, Jacob - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Gross, Solomon - Indicted
for inciting the 1768 Anson Courthouse Riot.
Grubbs, Benjamin -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Grubbs, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Hadley, Jesse - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Hadley, Joshua - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Hadley, Simeon - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Hamilton, Archibald
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Hamilton, Hanson -
In the Spring of 1769, Orange Co Sheriff John Lea was beaten by John Pugh while
the Sheriff had been attempting to serve a warrant on Hanson Hamilton.
(Carruthers, page 129)
Hamilton, Matthew
- among those who were not allowed to take the Governor's offer of pardon in
1768. (Troxler page 75) Indicted for his role in the Hillsborough Riot of 1770.
(Carruthers, page 143)
Hamilton, Ninian -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Signed Regulator Advertisement Number
7. Among those who were not allowed to take the Governor's offer of pardon in
1768. (Troxler page 75)
Hamilton, Ninian Bell
- Organized the Regulators’ march on Hillsborough to free Harmon Husband
following Fanning’s Spring 1768 raid on the Sandy Creek community (Carruthers,
page 122). Among those who were not allowed to take the Governor's offer of
pardon in 1768. (Troxler page 75). Indicted for assaulting John Williams during
the Hillsborough Riot of 1770. (Carruthers, page 144)
Hamilton, Thomas -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Hamm, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Hammer, Abraham -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Harden, Stephen -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Stephen Harlan?
Haridon, James - Indicted
for assaulting John Williams during the Hillsborough Riot of 1770. (Carruthers,
page 144)
Harlow, Eron - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Harmon, Zach - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Harrison, Jesse -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Hart, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Hartso, John - Tried
(along with Husband and Butler) at Hillsborough in September 1768.
Hartso, Philip - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Henderson, Argulus
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Henderson, John -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Henderson, Nathaniel
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Henderson, Richard
(not the judge of the same name) - Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Henderson, William
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Hendry, George - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Appointed by the Regulators at a meeting on
30 Apr 1768 to meet with Orange County officials to settle matters.
Hendrye, Thomas Jr.
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Hendrye, Thomas Sr.
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Henson, Joseph - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Henson, William -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Hill, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Hillerman, Nicholas
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Hilton, Abraham -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Hilton, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Hintrand, William
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Honest, Michael -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Hopper, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Horn, Jacob - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Hornaday, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Howard, Nehemiah -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Howe, John - Appointed
by the Regulators on 4 Apr 1768 to meet with the Sheriff and Vestrymen of
Orange County.
Howell, Rednap - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Appointed by the Regulators at a meeting on
30 Apr 1768 to meet with Orange County officials to settle matters. Per
NCPedia.org article by Elmer D. Johnson Rednap Howell (d. 1787): “Rednap
Howell, ‘poet of the Regulators,’ moved to North Carolina from New Jersey,
probably in the early 1760s. He settled first in present Chatham County, then
moved about 1768 to what is now Randolph County. Howell is supposed to have
been a teacher and certainly was well educated for his time. He wrote several
‘Regulator poems’ satirizing the men and events associated with the Regulator
uprising in North Carolina from 1768 to 1771…Howell first appeared on the
Regulator scene in May 1768 as one of the signers of a petition to Governor
William Tryon, stating the grievances of the western North Carolina farmers
against the appointed county officials. Howell and James Hunter carried the
petition to Tryon, who refused to hear their grievances and demanded that the
Regulators pay their taxes and obey the laws of the province…In September 1770,
they prevented court from being held in Hillsborough, the seat of Orange
County. Howell was later indicted in connection with this incident…In January
1771 Howell learned that Herman Husband, another Regulator leader, had been
imprisoned in New Bern and began raising a force to release him. Because Husband
was released by the court, the expedition did not take place…Howell was present
at the beginning of the Battle of Alamance, but is thought to have left the
field without taking part in the fighting. Nevertheless, he was outlawed by
Governor Tryon and a reward was offered for his capture, dead or alive. After
Alamance, Howell fled to Maryland and later returned to New Jersey, where he
died. As far as is known, he never married.” James Hunter and Rednap Howell
waited in Brunswick to petition the Governor on behalf of the Regulators in
June 1768. (Carruthers, page 124) Howell was from New Jersey, was a
schoolmaster and is thought to be the poet of the Regulators. (Carruthers, page
129) The Regulator Docket (Orange County Superior Court Minutes, September 1770)
record that “Several persons styling themselves Regulators assembled together
in the court yard under the conduct of Harmon Husband, James Hunter, Rednap
Howell, William Butler, Samuel Divinny, and many others…” and carried out the
Hillsborough Riot of 1770. (Carruthers, page 131) Rednap Howell, while out
proselytizing for the Regulators in Halifax County wrote to James Hunter in
February 1771 to report on his efforts, though the letter was intercepted by
Gov. Tryon’s supporters. (Carruthers, page 138) Gov Tryon had indictments
handed down against William Butler, John Gappen, Samuel Divinney, James Hunter,
Matthew Hamilton and Rednap Howell for their alleged roles in the Hillsborough
Riot of 1770. (Carruthers, page 143) Rednap Howell, Harmon Husband, James Hunter
and William Butler were outlawed after the Battle of Alamance. (Carruthers,
page 157)
Hugh, James - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Hunter, James - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 7. James
Hunter and Rednap Howell waited in Brunswick to petition the Governor on behalf
of the Regulators in June 1768. (Carruthers, page 124) Hunter was also one of
three signers of a letter on behalf of the Regulators to Gov. Tryon in late
summer 1768. (Carruthers, page 127) James Hunter was among those who were not
allowed to take the Governor's offer of pardon in 1768. (Troxler page 75) The
Regulator Docket (Orange County Superior Court Minutes, September 1770) record
that “Several persons styling themselves Regulators assembled together in the court
yard under the conduct of Harmon Husband, James Hunter, Rednap Howell, William
Butler, Samuel Divinny, and many others…” and carried out the Hillsborough Riot
of 1770. (Carruthers, page 131) Rednap Howell, while out proselytizing for the
Regulators in Halifax County wrote to James Hunter in February 1771 to report
on his efforts, though the letter was intercepted by Gov. Tryon’s supporters.
(Carruthers, page 138) Gov Tryon had indictments handed down against William
Butler, John Gappen, Samuel Divinney, James Hunter, Matthew Hamilton and Rednap
Howell for their alleged roles in the Hillsborough Riot of 1770. (Carruthers,
page 143) Rednap Howell, Harmon Husband, James Hunter and William Butler were
outlawed after the Battle of Alamance. (Carruthers, page 157) The Rowan County
officials attempted to settle matters with the Regulators at a March 1771
meeting which included Hunter (Carruthers, page 142). At the meeting, the
Regulators appointed their delegates for settling the issues at a future
meeting, one of which delegates was to have been Hunter. (Carruthers, page
143). Hunter sued Edmund Fanning and Michael Holt II in Hillsborough in March
1770, losing to Fanning, but prevailing over Holt. (Troxler page 85)
Husband, Harmon -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Appointed by the Regulators at a
meeting on 30 Apr 1768 to meet with Orange County officials to settle matters. The
role of Harmon Husband in the Regulator dispute cannot be easily summarized. It
is interesting to note that Husband claimed that he was never a part of the
Regulator group proper, but that he was part of a non-violent allied organization
that he called the Sandy Creek Association.
Hutson, Richard -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Hutson, William -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Inyard, John - The
Rowan County officials attempted to settle matters with the Regulators at a
March 1771 meeting which included Inyard (Carruthers, page 142).
Jackson, David - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Jackson, Isaac - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 7.
Johns, Jacob Jr -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Johns, Jacob Sr -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Johns, Stephen - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Johnson, Joseph -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Jones, Andre - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Jones, Aquilla - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Jones, Charles - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Jones, Samuel - Excluded
from Governor Tryon’s 1771 offer of pardon (Carruthers, page 158). The Rowan
County officials attempted to settle matters with the Regulators at a March 1771
meeting which included Jones (Carruthers, page 142).
Jones, Stephen - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Jones, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Jones, William - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Jones, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Julian, Peter Jr -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Julian, Peter Sr -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Peter Julian was one of three signers
of a letter on behalf of the Regulators to Gov. Tryon in late summer 1768
(Carruthers, page 127). The Rowan County officials attempted to settle matters
with the Regulators at a March 1771 meeting which included Julian (Carruthers,
page 142).
Kelly, Patrick - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Kennedy, Alex - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Kiniman, William -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Kumian, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Landrum, Charles -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Landrum, Rubin - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Lane, Archey - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Lang, Edward - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Latham, Samuel - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Lawrence, Adam - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Layn, Marveric - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Leary, William - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Lenderman, Henry -
Indicted for assaulting John Williams during the Hillsborough Riot of 1770
(Carruthers, page 144). Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Levy, William - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Lille, Muicher - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Locke, Matthew - The
Rowan County officials attempted to settle matters with the Regulators at a
March 1771 meeting. At the meeting, the Regulators appointed their delegates
for settling the issues at a future meeting, one of whom was to be Locke
(Carruthers, page 143).
Lowe, James - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Indicted for assaulting John Williams during
the Hillsborough Riot of 1770. (Carruthers, page 144)
Lowe, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 7.
Lowe, Samuel -
The last exchange of letters on May 15, 1771 was a communique from the
Regulators, signed by John Williams, Samuel Low, James Wilson, Joseph Scott and
Samuel Clark.
Luin, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Macvay, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Maddocks, Joseph -
Hosted the original meeting of the Regulators at his mill on 10 Oct 1766.
Marfay, Roger - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Marly, William - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Marmane, Larence -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Marsevaine, John -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Marshall, Jacob -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Marshall, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Appointed by the Regulators at a meeting on
30 Apr 1768 to meet with Orange County officials to settle matters.
Mateer, Robert - Per
Some Neglected History of North Carolina by W.E. Fitch, 1905: “Robert Matear,
one of the unfortunate victims, was a quiet, inoffensive, upright man, who had
never joined the Regulators . . . According to Caruthers in his Life of
Caldwell: “a few years before the battle he went to Newberne to sell a load of
produce, and Tryon, having learned where he was from, as there were no mail
lines in those days, made him the bearer of a letter to Alexander Martin at
Salisbury . . . he opened the letter on the road as he was returning home and
read it. He was so disgusted with the haughtiness and tyranny which it
manifested, that he handed it over to one of his neighbors who was friendly to
the Regulators. Through their carelessness or intemperate zeal, it became
known, and was the sole cause of his death.” Robert Mateer was co-emissary
(along with Robert Thompson) from the Regulators to the Governor at the last
moment before the Battle of Alamance. The shooting began while Mateer and
Thompson were in the Governor’s camp. Mateer escaped, but Thompson was killed
on the spot (by Tryon himself, as the story goes). (Carruthers, pages 153, 164)
Mateer was hanged at Hillsborough on June 19, 1771. (Troxler page 117)
Maudlin, Benjamin
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Maudlin, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Maudlin, Jonie - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
McCaul, James - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
McCay, Daniel - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
McClewland, John -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
McCoy, Archibald -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
McCoy, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
McDaniel, Jacob -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
McPherson, Joseph
- Joseph and two of his brothers were at the Battle of Alamance and his
eyewitness account is related in Carruthers at pages 112 & 155. McPherson
was also on hand when the Regulators descended on Hillsborough in September
1768 and snuck into town to discuss Harmon Husband’s fate with Edmund Fanning.
(Troxler page 74)
McSwaine, Patrick
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Melon, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Melton, Jeremiah -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Mercer, Forester -
Convicted at Hillsborough in 1771, but pardoned by Gov.Tryon. (Troxler page
117)
Merrill, Benjamin
- Per History of the Liberty Baptist Association by Elder Henry Sheets, 1907
(page 158): “Capt. Benjamin Merrill, of the Jersey settlements near
Salisbury...was on his way to join the Regulators at Alamance, with a company
of more than three hundred men, when he intercepted Gen. Hugh Waddell and forced
him to flee to Salisbury, after taking most of his command prisoners. Captain
Merrill was within one day's march of the Alamance when he heard the
cannonading, and soon afterwards heard of the victory of the Governor's army.
He is said to have regretted that he was not present with his men to have bled
with those who fought for liberty. After hearing of the defeat of his comrades
he disbanded his men and returned home. He was taken prisoner by a detachment
under Colonel Fanning, and brought to Tryon's army, encamped at 'Jersey
Settlement Camp,' on Saturday, June 1, 1771; to the west of the Jersey
settlement near the Yadkin River, and put in chains with the other prisoners
and dragged through the country to Hillsborough, where with his life he paid
the forfeit. In this trying situation he gave his friends satisfactory evidence
that he was prepared to die, for he not only professed faith in Christ, his
hope of heaven, and his willingness to go, but sang a psalm very devoutly, like
the Covenanters in the grass market in Edinburgh, and died like a Christian and
soldier. On being permitted to speak just before the execution, he said that
fifteen years previously he had been converted, but had back-slidden, yet now
felt that he was freely forgiven and that he would not change places with any
one on the grounds. In conclusion he referred feelingly to his wife and eight
children, saying, 'I entreat that no reflection be cast upon them on my
account'; and requested that some part of his estate be spared for the widow
and fatherless. It is said that one of Tryon's soldiers was heard to declare
that if all men went to the gallows with a character such as Captain Merrill's,
"hanging would be an honorable death." If Captain Merrill with his
three hundred men had reached the Alamance the day before the battle, the
Regulators would have had a commanding officer, and the result might have been
quite different from what it was…[Benjamin Merrill’s] plantation, on which was
his home, was some four miles south of Lexington, NC and about two miles east
from Jersey Church. The writer recently visited the spot where once stood the
residence of Captain Merrill…It is said that our hero was a gunsmith, and that
the strong branch running at the foot of the hill near where his residence stood
afforded the power necessary to operate the simple machinery used in boring out
the barrels. In the evening he would arrange a barrel for boring and start his
crude machinery and leave it running all night.” Excluded from Governor Tryon’s
1771 offer of pardon (Carruthers, page 158). Hanged at Hillsborough on June 19,
1771 (Troxler page 117).
Messer, Captain
[first name unknown] - Per Some Neglected History of North Carolina by W.E.
Fitch, 1905: “Captain Messer, who, as you remember, was captured just after the
battle…was to have been hanged the following day, but owing to a very affecting
incident already noted, he was reserved for the Hillsborough fete, June 19,
1771.” Same tale told by Carruthers on page 166. Hanged at Hillsborough on June
19, 1771 (Troxler page 117).
Miles, Charles - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Miles, John Jr. -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Miles, John Sr. -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Miles, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Mitchell, William
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Moffitt, James - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Moffitt, William -
Appointed to represent the Deep River area at the meeting at Maddocks Mill held
10 Oct 1768. (Carruthers, page 109) Moffitt among those who were not allowed to
take the Governor's offer of pardon in 1768. (Troxler page 75) Appointed by the
Regulators at a meeting on 30 Apr 1768 to meet with Orange County officials to
settle matters. Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Montgomery, Captain
[first name unknown] - Carruthers (citing the Weekly Times) says that Captain
Montgomery “commanded a company of mountain boys” at the Battle of Alamance and
was killed early in the engagement.
Moon, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Moore, Edward - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Moore, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Morgan, James - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Morgan, Ruddy - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Morgan, Solomon -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Morris, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Morrow, William -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Moses, Adam - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Muchecenes, Larence
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Murphy, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Nanit, George - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Navit?
Nation, Christopher
- Christopher Nation (son of John Sr) was a Quaker who came to Rowan County
(perhaps from Hopewell Virginia) to the New Garden Meeting sometime before 1761
perhaps as early as 1751. In 1768, Christopher Nation was among 22 Regulars
assembled at Hillsborough who petitioned Governor Tryon to pardon the
Regulators past excesses, but Nation was among those who were exempt from the
offer of pardon which Governor Tryon issued in response on October 3, 1768. Christopher
Nation was elected to the House of Representatives from Rowan County at the
same time that Harmon Husband was elected from Orange County in the voter
uprising of 1769. About which election Henry Eustace McCulloh wrote to Colonel
John Harvey on 30 Mar 1770: “‘I thank you for the journal of your political
proceedings:-the madness of the people must be great indeed, to trust such
wretches as Harmon Husbands and Christopher Nation, as their representatives;--but
it is a comfort, that violent mad fits seldom last long.’ (summarized from
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/VICKERY/2000-01/0946855263 )
Needham, Thomas -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Needham, William -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Noe, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Norton, William -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Odle, Nehemiah - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Oliver, James - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
O'Neal, John - Excluded
from the Governor's offer of pardon in 1768. (Troxler, page 75)
Owens, Stephen - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Paine, William - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Par, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Park, Joseph - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Parsons, George -
Molded bullets in anticipation of the Battle of Alamance and fought there
(Carruthers, page 156).
Patterson, John -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Paygee, William -
Indicted for assaulting John Williams during the Hillsborough Riot of 1770.
(Carruthers, page 144)
Payne, William - Among
those who were not allowed to take the Governor's offer of pardon in 1768.
(Troxler page 75)
Penton, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Penton, Timothy -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Person, Thomas - Excluded
from Governor Tryon’s 1771 offer of pardon (Carruthers, page 158). The Rowan
County officials attempted to settle matters with the Regulators at a March
1771 meeting. At the meeting, the Regulators appointed their delegates for
settling the issues at a future meeting, one of whom was to have been Person
(Carruthers, page 143).
Phipps, James - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Phipps, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Phipps, Joseph - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Pickral, Henry - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Pleourt, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Pooey, Francis - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Pooey, Umfrey - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Powell, Nathaniel
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Pryor, John - Appointed
by the Regulators at a meeting on 30 Apr 1768 to meet with Orange County
officials to settle matters. Regulator candidate elected in July 1769 as Harmon
Husband’s seatmate. (Troxler page 79)
Pugh, Enoch - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Pugh, James - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Per Some Neglected History of North Carolina
by W.E. Fitch, 1905: "During the battle, James Pugh, gunsmith by trade, -
who had repaired many of the Regulators' guns prior to the fight, - a
sharpshooter and a brother in law of Harmon Husband, with three other men,
securely protected by a ledge of rocks and a large tree on the edge of a
ravine, did great execution with rifles. Pugh, being a crack sharpshooter, did
the firing, while the other three men did the loading for him. He killed
fifteen of Tryon's artillerymen. Although the cannon were directed against Pugh
and his assistants, they could not be driven from their position; but at length
they were surrounded. Pugh was taken prisoner. The others made their escape,
and Pugh was tried for treason and executed a month later at
Hillsborough." Similar account, Carruthers, page 156. Pugh was a gunsmith
(Carruthers, page 165). Hanged at Hillsborough on June 19, 1771 (Troxler page
117).
Pugh, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9. In the Spring of 1769, Orange Co Sheriff John
Lea was beaten by John Pugh while the Sheriff had been attempting to serve a
warrant on Hanson Hamilton. (Carruthers, page 129)
Pugh, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Raines, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Ramsay, James - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Ramsay, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Ramsouer, Michael
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Ranetalor, Thomas
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Raney, William - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Rankin, William -
Excluded from Governor Tryon’s 1771 offer of pardon (Carruthers, page 158).
Richardson, Joseph
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Richardson, Sam -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Richerson, Peter -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Riddle, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Roberson, Thomas -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Robeson, William -
Excluded from Governor Tryon’s 1771 offer of pardon (Carruthers, page 158).
Rogers, Hyram - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Rogers, Sion - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Roles, Damsey - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Rollins, Drury - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Routh, Joseph - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Ruine, David - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Salling, George Adam
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Hosted several Regulator meetings in
1768.
Sanders, David - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Sanders, Thomas Elick
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Sanders, William -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Sanderson, Reuben
- Indicted for assaulting John Williams during the Hillsborough Riot of 1770
(Carruthers, page 144).
Scott, Joseph - Signed
the last exchange of letters on May 15, 1771 from the Regulators.
Sellars, Thomas -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Shaw, Philip Jr. -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Shaw, Philip Sr. -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Shepherd, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Shoemaker, Conrad
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Sidewell, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Sike, Christian -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Sitton, Philip - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Skin, Samuel - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Smith, Charles - Appointed
by the Regulators at a meeting on 30 Apr 1768 to meet with Orange County
officials to settle matters.
Smith, Daniel - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Indicted for assaulting John Williams during
the Hillsborough Riot of 1770. (Carruthers, page 144)
Smith, David - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Smith, Edward - Excluded
from Governor Tryon’s 1771 offer of pardon (Carruthers, page 158).
Smith, Henry - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Smith, James - The
Rowan County officials attempted to settle matters with the Regulators at a
March 1771 meeting. At the meeting, the Regulators appointed their delegates
for settling the issues at a future meeting, one of whom was to be Smith
(Carruthers, page 143).
Smith, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Smith, Peter - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Smith, Richard - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Smith, Thomas H -
Indicted for assaulting John Williams during the Hillsborough Riot of 1770.
(Carruthers, page 144)
Smith, Will - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Soots, Jacob - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Spinks, Enoch - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Springfellow, William
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Stellie, Jacob - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Stewart, James - Convicted
at Hillsborough in 1771, but pardoned by Gov. Tryon (Troxler page 117).
Stinson, Enos - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Stokes, Henry - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Stroud, Abraham -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Sutton, Joseph - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Sweany, James - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Sweany, Joseph - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Swift, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Swing, Barnet - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Swing, Lodwick - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Tarrance, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Teague, Edward - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Teague, Joshua - Excluded
from Governor Tryon’s 1771 offer of pardon (Carruthers, page 158).
Teague, Moses - Hosted
a Regulator meeting at the meeting house near his home.
Teague, William -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Telfair, Jacob - Excluded
from Governor Tryon’s 1771 offer of pardon (Carruthers, page 158).
Temply, Frederick
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Thomas, Zekial - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Thompson, Robert -
Acted as a last minute emissary from the Regulators to Governor Tryon
immediately before the Battle of Alamance, when the battle itself broke out.
Tryon reputedly shot Thompson as he attempted to flee. (Carruthers, page 153)
Thompson, William
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Thornton, Abraham
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Thornton, David -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Thornton, Thomas -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Torrance, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Tarrance?
Tukins, Timothy -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Vernon, Amos - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Vickery, John - The
Rowan County officials attempted to settle matters with the Regulators at a
March 1771 meeting which included Vickery (Carruthers, page 142).
Vickery, Marmaduke
- Said to have been an active Regulator who was among the captured Regulators paraded
through the Moravian settlements in chains. (Carruthers, page 160) However, he
was not executed at the Court Martial in Hillsborough, pledging his allegiance
to the Crown.
Vonstraver, Peter
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Wade, Henry - The
Rowan County officials attempted to settle matters with the Regulators at a
March 1771 meeting which included Wade (Carruthers, page 142).
Waggoner, Samuel -
Excluded from Governor Tryon’s 1771 offer of pardon (Carruthers, page 158). The
Rowan County officials attempted to settle matters with the Regulators at a
March 1771 meeting which included Waggoner (Carruthers, page 142).
Walker, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Walker, Robert - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Walker, William -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Waller, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Walsh, Walter - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Ward, William Jr.
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Warse, Hysom - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9. Waver?
Webb, Richard - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Welch, Henry - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Welch, Walter - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Welsh, Luke - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
White, Augustine -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
White, Charles - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
White, James - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
White, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
White, Ulrich - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Wilborn, Thomas -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9. One of three signers of a letter on
behalf of the Regulators to Gov. Tryon in late summer 1768. (Carruthers, page
127) Indicted for assaulting John Williams during the Hillsborough Riot of
1770. (Carruthers, page 144)
Wilborn, William -
The Rowan County officials attempted to settle matters with the Regulators at a
March 1771 meeting which included William Welborn (Carruthers, page 142).
Wilcox, John - A
Quaker (or former Quaker) businessman from Wilmington who was a close friend
and associate of Harmon Husband. Wilcox was involved in the iron works on the
Deep River in what would soon become Chatham County. (Carruthers, page 118) He
interceded with Husband in the summer of 176x to persuade him to stand trial
that Fall, though Wilcox would later regret his decision, fearing that Husband
would be executed. Excluded from Governor Tryon’s 1771 offer of pardon
(Carruthers, page 158).
Wilkerson, James Sr.
- Following the Battle of Alamance, the following were excluded from Governor
Tryon’s 1771 offer of pardon: Samuel Jones, Joshua Teague, Samuel Waggoner,
Simon Dunn Jr, Abraham Creeson, Benjamin Merrill, James Wilkinson Sr, Edward
Smith, John Bumpass, Joseph Boring, William Rankin, William Robeson, John
Winkler, John Wilcox, Jacob Telfair and Thomas Person. (Carruthers, page 158)
Wilkins, Alexander
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Wilkins, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Wilkins, Robert -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Wilkins, William -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Willet, James - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Williams, Eshmael
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Williams, James -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Williams, John - Signed
the last letter from the Regulators on May 15, 1771.
Williams, Nehemiah
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Wills, James - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Wilson, George - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Wilson, James - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9. The Rowan County officials attempted to
settle matters with the Regulators at a March 1771 meeting which included
Wilson (Carruthers, page 142).
Wilson, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Wilson, Thomas - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Wineham, Richard -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Winkler, John - Excluded
from Governor Tryon’s 1771 offer of pardon (Carruthers, page 158)
Winter, Daniel - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Wren, Prusley - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Wright, Philbert -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Wyley, Hugh - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
York, John - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
York, Robinson - Indicted
for assaulting John Williams during the Hillsborough Riot of 1770 (Carruthers,
page 144). At the Hillsborough Riot of 1770, the assembled Regulators installed
their own Judge and Clerk of Court. While history does not record who presided
over this mock court, the Carruthers tells us that clerk was a man named Yorke (page
133), who was likely Robinson.
Young, Samuel - The
Rowan County officials attempted to settle matters with the Regulators at a
March 1771 meeting. At the meeting, the Regulators appointed their delegates
for settling the issues at a future meeting, one of whom was to be Young.
(Carruthers, page 143)
Youngblood, James
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Youngblood, John -
Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Youngblood, Peter
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Youngblood, Thomas
- Signed Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Younger, James - Signed
Regulator Advertisement Number 9.
Zagur, Joshua - The
Rowan County officials attempted to settle matters with the Regulators at a
March 1771 meeting which included Zagur (Carruthers, page 142).
