ORANGE CO, NC - MISC - The Regulator Pardon File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Steven J. Coker cokers@awod.com South Carolina George the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britian, France & Ireland, King Defender of the Faith & so on. To all & singular our Judges, Justices, Marshalls, Sheriffs, Constables, Bailliffs & others our Peace Officers or loving Subjects within our said province greeting: Whereas sundry inhabitiants in the Northern parts of our said province, heretofore assembled themselves together under the name of Regulators & committed various Outrages & Acts of Violence in illegally whipping & imprisonment divers persons under pretence of their being robbers and horse thieves but for as much as it appeared that sundry well disposed people had been unwarily drawn in to join the said Association in some of the said illegal Acts of Violence by them committed. We did by our Proclamation under the Great Seal of our said province bearing date the sixth day of August 1768, promise our most Gracious Pardon for the said Outrages & Acts of Violence, committed by any person or persons on or before the said sixth Day of August 1768, to all such Persons as should thenceforth peaceably demean themselves & should keep our peace & duly observe the laws of our said province enacted for the preservation of the same. And Whereas very many of the said people who called themselves Regulators did thereupon desist from the illegal practices aforesaid & peace & tranquility hath in a manner been restored to the inhabitants in the back settlements of our said province. And Whereas John Marshall, William Welsh, Richard Barnett, John Welsh, Thomas Marshall, William Deason, John Holley Senior, John Holley Junior, James Holley, John Cook, Jonathan Holley, John Kirkland, Benjamin Cook, Francis Kirkland, James Marlow, John Owens, James Owens, James Rutland, Edward Grigg, Andrew Baskins, Joshua English, William Hilton, Joshua Dinkins, Samuel Wiggans, David Gibson, Barnaby Pope, John Kimbol, William Kirkland, Thomas Parrot, Moses Matthews, David McGraw, William Simmons, Philip Shaver, David Moore, Thomas Frankland, William Frazier, Jacob Frazier, William McGraw, Edward McGraw Junior, James Jones, Mark Davis, James Nelson, John Woodward, Josiah Horn, James Andrews Senior, Thomas Trap, John Miles, John Grigg, Edward Narramore, Bryant Ryley, John Lightner, Edward McGraw Senior, Henry Wimpey, Henry Gotes, George Lewey, John Goodwin, James Russell, George Lightner, James Andrews Junior, Enoch Andrews, William Hill, Enoch McGraw, Benjamin Gigary, Peter Rapesome, William Ackary, Jesse Stevens, John Roden, Alexander Daley, Henry Horn, William Nettles, Averhart Nates, John Gray, Richard Taylor, Daniel Gardner, Wood Tucker & John Cook of our said province planters, have respresented unto us that altho’ they were present at some of the illegal proceedings, committed on the first Association of the Regulators they have for a long time past duly observed our Peace & have humbly besought us to grant to them our Pardon for the said Offences. Now Know Ye that we being Graciously inclined have pardoned, remitted & released & we do hereby Pardon, Remitt & Release unto the said John Marshall, William Welsh, Richard Barnett, John Welsh, Thomas Marshall, William Deason, John Holley Senior, John Holley Junior, James Holley, John Cook, Jonathan Holley, John Kirkland, Benjamin Cook, Francis Kirkland, James Marlow, John Owens, James Owens, James Rutland, Edward Grigg, Andrew Baskins, Joshua English, William Hilton, Joshua Dinkins, Samuel Wiggans, David Gibson, Barnaby Pope, John Kimbol, William Kirkland, Thomas Parrot, Moses Matthews, David McGraw, William Simmons, Philip Shaver, David Moore, Thomas Frankland, William Frazier, Jacob Frazier, William McGraw, Edward McGraw Junior, James Jones, Mark Davis, James Nelson, John Woodward, Josiah Horn, James Andrews Senior, Thomas Trap, John Miles, John Grigg, Edward Narramore, Bryant Ryley, John Lightner, Edward McGraw Senior, Henry Wimpey, Henry Gotes, George Lewey, John Goodwin, James Russell, George Lightner, James Andrews Junior, Enoch Andrews, William Hill, Enoch McGraw, Benjamin Gigary, Peter Rapesome, William Ackary, Jesse Stevens, John Roden, Alexander Daley, Henry Horn, William Nettles, Averhart Nates, John Gray, Richard Taylor, Daniel Gardner, Wood Tucker & John Cook & to each & to every of them all Assaults, Batteries, Trespasses, Misdemeanours & Crimes whatsoever under the nature & Degree of a Felony had done, committed and perpetrated by them or any of them on or before the first day of October Instant & all fines, forfeitures, amerciaments & imprisonments, or other punishments for the same, & We do hereby further Will & Direct that no suit shall henceforward be instituted or prosecuted in our Name or at our Instance against all or either of the above named persons for any of the Trespasses or Misdemeanours aforesaid, of which our Attorney General of our said Providence & all others whom it may concern are required to take due Notice & govern themselves accordingly. Given under the Great Seal of our said province, Witness His Excellency The Right honble Lord Chas.Greville Montagu Captain General Governour & By His Excellencys Commander in Chief in and over our Command. Geo. Murray Said province this thirty first day Dep. Secy of October, Anno Dom: 1771 & in the Twelfth Year of our Reign. Chas. Grev. Montagu ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.