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Sometime ago I ran across some questions in this forum which I did not remember having read before. I did, however, have some sort of answers in my head pertaining to the subject, so went looking for the sources. They were no where to be found, and they weren’t clear enough in my head to post an answer. Finally, from the deep dark reaches of my file cabinet, the lost was found! Sorry for the long delay!
From "The Colonial Records of North Carolina, Published under the Supervision of the Trustees of the Public Libraries by order of the General Assembly, Collected and Edited by William L. SAUNDERS Secretary of State, Vol. VII – 1765 to 1768:” (Raleigh: Josephus DANIELS, Printer to the State, 1890.), page 731-735.
In order to establish the year, the article prior to those I will quote ends with “ Witness our Trusty and Well beloved William TRYON Esquire our Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over our said Province at Wilmington the twenty ninth day of April in Eighth Year of our Reign and In the Year of our Lord One Thousand seven Hundred and sixty eight
Wm. TRYON By His Excellency’s Command Benj. HERON Sec.”
“Regulators’ Advertisement No 8.
At a general meeting of the regulators on April the 30th it was laid before us an Appointment of the Officers by the means of the Revd. Mr. MICKLEJOHN to meet us the 11th day of May next to settle the several matters of difference between us and it was agreed on that we will send 12 men that we have chosen to meet on the said 11th day of May at Thomas LINDLEY’s when We hope things will be set in a fair way for an amicable settlement and Mr. HAMILTON is appointed to contrive them a Copy hereof and bring from under our [their] hands if they will meet us.
John PRYOR John MARSHALL
Rednap HOWELL Hermon HUSBAND
John BURTSON William MAFFOT (sic)
George HENRY William COX
Charles SMITH Simon DIXON
James HUNTER Thomas CHRISTIAN
John BUTLER
Appointed Settlers”
“At a Convention of the Regulators & Associators held at George Adam SALLINGS [Sally's] on Rocky River April 30, 1768 – The following Articles of Settlement and Oath were agreed on –
Instructions to the Settlers appointed by the Country.
1. Procure a list of the Taxables …
2. Procure a fair accompt of the money paid …
3. Procure a copy of the tax [laws] for 1767 …
4. Procure an Account of County & Parish Tax [for 1767] …
5. Examine the true Cost …for Recording & proving Deeds.
6. Examine the true Cost by Law for Letters of Administration Letters Testamentary, Indentures and Fees in Common Law."
“The form of the Oath or Declaration.
We do swear or declare that we will in all the above mentioned Articles of the Settlement between the Officers and the Country do equal right and Justice after our cunning, wit and power according to Law as far as we know or can find out that we will not wrong any for Fee, Gift or Reward but will truly act honestly as Settlers for the Country and that We will not suffer any Officer to have his Oath in any matter depending before us but will have them settle according to Law producing Receipts and other sufficient Discharges for the Countrys money with Lists of the Insolvents for every year.”
“Regulator’s Advertisement No. 9
To the Governor & Councill &c.
"The humble Petition of us the Subscribers sheweth that We the Inhabitants of Orange County pay larger Fees for recording Deeds than any of the adjacent Counties and many other Fees more than the Law allows by all that we can make out from which a jealosie prevails that we are misused and application has been made to our representatives to satisfy us But we were disregarded in the said application upon which the said discontent growing more and more so as to threaten a disturbance of the public peace, we therefore beg that those matters may be taken under your serious consideration and interpose in our Favour so that we may have a fair hearing in this matter and [be] redressed where we have been wronged. Our complaints are too numerous and long to be notified in a Petition, but have sent herewith copies of the Applications Petitions &c that has been made on this Occasion with a small sketch of our Misusage and begging your protection and approbation in so just and equitable an undertaking and an opportunity to be heard We conclude your humble Petitioners”
This statement is followed with the names of 109 men, many well known, including the names of HENRY BRAY and EDWARD BRAY, and others, many, surprisingly, known to be staunch members of the Society of Friends! And all undoubtedly signatures to the above Petition!
These names are followed by “To another Petition the same as the last were subscribed the following names viz:” followed by 50 more names!
“Also to a third Petition of the same kind were the following Names.,” followed by 13 additional names.
“There is also on loose sheets of Paper the following names which it is presumed were subscribed to the above Petition –“ with 91 more names appended!
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