For those interested, there is a 32 page pamphlet entitled "The War of the Regulation and The Battle of Alamance May 16, 1771" by William S. Powell published by the North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources which was in its 6th printing in 1976. Write Historical Publications Section, Division of Archives and History, 109 E. Jones St., Raleigh, NC 27611.

Here is the url for a web site that has a very good article about the Regulator Movement and the Battle of Alamance Creek. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncalaman/battleofalamance.html Jeanette

Hi Marlene, I checked the Marriage Records for Guilford Co, NC, 1771-1840, pub by the GCGS. There are 28 ARMFIELDs listed grooms , 'n 29 brides in the bride index!!! Found the following on Isaac: ARMFIELD, Isaac. m. Jean ARMFIELD 17 Nov 1798; sur, Jos(eph) ARMFIELD; wit, John HAMILTON. ARMFIELD, Isaac Jun. (s/o Isaac ARMFIELD, Jr. & w. Mary STEPHENSON) m. Polly HENDRIX 9 Jan 1834; sur, Nathan HIATT; wit, John A. Gilmer. ARMFIELD, Isaac Jr. (s/o Isaac ARMFIELD, I, & w._______BROWN, m. Mary STEPHENSON 3 Aug 1802; Sur, Isaac ARMFIELD (Sr.); wit, W. M. WALKER. In the next Vol of marriages (pub. GCGS) there are 13 ARMFIELDs listed--no Isaacs. I also checked the 1860 census for Guilford Co (also pub by GCGS). There are 51 ARMFIELDS in this census (which includes children 'n wives), but I failed to find an Isaac there. So many of these people left NC near the beginning of the Civil War 'n moved to IN, OH, 'n other areas. Hope this helps. Elaine Evans Volunteer, Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnraogk/index.htm eevans@iolaks.com

Dear Doug: I have very limited information on the Regulator Movement in North Carolina, but I will tell you what I know. Apparently the Royal Governors were not always fair or even watchful of the people who were working for them. Sometimes there were "laws" and taxes passed on Americans that the citizens felt were unfair. One example that comes to mind was a Mr. Frohock in NC was imposing about a $500 (I have also heard $50) fee for a marriage bond (I used dollars but it of course would have been in British pounds), an exorbitant fee for the times. The people rose up and opposed it and upon it coming to the attention of authorities (perhaps Tryon), it was dropped. There were other instances of such unfairness that caused various groups of able-bodied men to band together in different localities to oppose unfairness like this as a body, with force if necessary. They may have had a core group from the militia men who had formed groups in defense against Indians. I know that my own ancestor, Benjamin Merrill, was a Captain of the Rowan County Militia and at one point had 300 troops under him command. Gov. Tryon had been appointed Governor in the midst of the Stamp Act Controversy. The NC assembly was largely loyalist because the assembly was controlled by the representatives from the eastern part of NC and were largely loyal to the crown, while most of the people of NC lived in the western counties and they opposed the Stamp Act, which had caused the emergence of the Sons of Liberty. See an encyclopedia for information on the Stamp Act and the Sons of Liberty. The western of "back-country" citizens began holding meetings to voice their opposition to these new laws and injustices (courts were controlled by corrupt officials and Tryon). These citizens formed groups of men to oversee and regulate the conduct of the appointed officials, and thus the name Regulators came into existence. In 1768, the Regulators were formally organized, vowing not to pay the illegal taxes and fees. They merely wanted more honest and fairer administration of the county. Tryon demanded the disbanding of the Regulator groups (I think groups because there were probably pockets all over western NC), and he threatened to use troops against them. Protest meetings occurred, court proceedings were disrupted, and conflicts between Regulators and Royal troops became more frequent. This culminated with the Battle of Alamance and the trial and hanging of six Regulators as an example to the people. Captain Benjamin Merrill was one of those hanged after the battle in 1771, although he actually never made it to the battle in time to participate. His wife Jemima Smith Merrill and his children were forced to witness his hanging. The citizens of Mecklenburg reacted to this whole affair by issuing the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, which pre-dated the US Declaration of Independence. By the way, there is some controversy about the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, some speculating that it never actually was issued. I don't know the truth and have not researched this. I am prepared to be corrected on any of this, which is merely intended as a summary of events. Betty Pace - Norfolk, VA On Sat, 20 Mar 1999 19:27:56 -0500 "J. Douglas Park" <jdpark@acd.net> writes: >Betty: > >What exactly is a Regulator? I have an ancestor named Robert Thompson >the >Regulator. Robert, son Rev. John Thomson, is listed by many sources >as 'the >first man killed in defense of American colonies' (by Lord Tryon just >before >the Battle of Alamance.) [I don't want to start that 'first' argument >again >as its silly and it all depends when you start counting. I am >interested in >the 'Regulator' question.] > >Thanks > >Doug Park > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

grew up on Harnett Co N C on the side of "Cameron's Hill". There were at least two original families of Camerons who came over from Scotland. I forget the name of their area but it was just north of Glasgow. Several of the Camerons are written up in the "Heritage of Harnett County, North Carolina." > There was also a family of Darroch's in the community, which traced its ancestry back to Scotland, but I never heard of any claimed kinship between the Camerons and the Darrochs. > Good Searching - Good Finding - Good Luck! David Huffines Searching Hofheintz/Huffines/Huffhines/Hoffein/et.al. and Williamson, Wakefield, Underwood, Paisley, Sikes, Lipscomb

Dear Marlene: The material I quoted you was from a typed (extracted) version of the 1850 Guilford Co., census, Southern Division, page 310, family #38. There is no other information on Isaac Armfield on this sheet and no others living in his household other than his apprentice Young Pace (age 15); Isaac is shown as 63 so I suppose his wife has died and his children have moved out of his household. I came by this typed version of the 1850 census from a professional genealogist we hired and I don't know which office she found the census in, probably the one in Greensboro. I know that you can view or rent NC census microfilms through your local Mormon (LDS) center, and perhaps thru your local public library history room, depending on where you live. There might be a little more information about Isaac on the microfilm, such as could he read and write, quantity of his assets, etc. but probably not a lot more information. There is an index to these old census reports and you can probably find the location of your other Armfields by asking to see the index at the Mormon center or your public library history room. I printed out from the internet the 1759 Rowan Co. Tax List and Isaac Armfield is also shown on this, although that would have to be his relative, probably his father. I think at that time, Guilford was a part of Rowan County. No other information is given here except his name, no amount paid/owed. Another record I printed out from the internet was a list of Regulators 1765-1771. There are 3 Armfields on this list: William Sr., William Jr., and Isaac Armfield Jr. To see for yourself, go to (http://www.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/guilford/regulator.txt) I notice there was also a William Armfield, Tory, captured at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge. See above internet site also. You might wish to consult the NC marriage bonds for Isaac Armfield (local Mormon center) to see who is wife was. That might lead you to other Armfields, and it is broken down by county. I only have this information because some of my Pace, Julian, Wilson, Reed people were shown on the same sheets, and I had printed those Regulator, Tax lists from the internet. Betty Pace On Fri, 19 Mar 1999 20:09:16 EST MArmfield@aol.com writes: >Where can I get that census you spoke of with Isaac Armfield? He is >my >ancestor. Thanks. >Marlene Armfield > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

David, I notice that you're also researching the PAISLEYs. They intermarried with the ARMFIELDS if memory serves me correct. I do have a few things on the PAISLEYs of Guilford Co if you're interested. I am not a PAISLEY descendant, but had my researcher in Guilford check them out a little for me. I am a PAVEY descendant and that surname had a habit of being terribly mis-spelled a lot, everywhere. Hinshaw spelled it PARAY...that made something like 30 documented mis-spellings! Marsha McWilliams -----Original Message----- From: David & Virginia Huffines [mailto:dhuffine@bellsouth.net] Sent: Friday, March 19, 1999 10:08 PM To: NCGUILFO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NCGUILFO-L] Armfield George Washington Armfield married Ester Wakefield in 1875. I can't go back behind him but I do have his descendants. > Ester is a part of my Wakefield line, thus the interest in George. > Good Searching - Good Finding - Good Luck! David Huffines Searching HOFHEINZ/HUFFINES/HOFFHINES/HUFFHINES/ HOFFEIN/et.al.and WILLIAMSON, WAKEFIELD, UNDERWOOD, PAISLEY, SIKES, LIPSCOMB

George Washington Armfield married Ester Wakefield in 1875. I can't go back behind him but I do have his descendants. > Ester is a part of my Wakefield line, thus the interest in George. > Good Searching - Good Finding - Good Luck! David Huffines Searching HOFHEINZ/HUFFINES/HOFFHINES/HUFFHINES/ HOFFEIN/et.al.and WILLIAMSON, WAKEFIELD, UNDERWOOD, PAISLEY, SIKES, LIPSCOMB

Where can I get that census you spoke of with Isaac Armfield? He is my ancestor. Thanks. Marlene Armfield

Where can you get the Armfield info? I too am researching the Armfields. My line is through Isaac Armfield. Marlene Armfield

Dear EMBA: I have not researched the Armfields, but they sort of crisscross my Paces in Guilford Co. In 1847 YOUNG PACE was apprenticed as an orphan to JONATHAN ARMFIELD in Guilford; in 1850 YOUNG PACE was re-apprenticed to ISAAC ARMFIELD, a cabinet maker. I don't know what happened to the first apprenticeship; perhaps JONATHAN ARMFIELD died or perhaps Young Pace wanted to change occupations from ? to cabinet maker. He was a carpenter/cabinet maker later in Mecklenburg Co. The 1850 Guilford Census (Southern Division) shows Young Pace living in the household of ISAAC ARMFIELD, AGE 63, CABINET MAKER, BORN GUILFORD, NC.. This was next door on the census to ZILPHA PACE (age 50) and her son DAVID PACE (age 16 and "idiotic"). Later this Zilpha Pace would live with Young Pace and Needham Pace when they finished their apprenticeships in Guilford and moved to Mecklenburg. I believe she may have been their mother. If you uncover information about my Paces (my gggrandfather Abner Pace, apprenticed in 1837 to Hiatt & Jean saddlemakers in Guilford), I would appreciate it. I can't find the name of the father of these Paces, and I am not sure whether the Zilpha Pace above was an aunt or their mother. Betty Pace - Norfolk, VA > >X-Message: #1 >Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 12:41:58 -0600 >From: EMBA <emba@zebra.net> >To: NCGUILFO-L@rootsweb.com >> >Is anyone doing research on the ARMFIELD family? If so, I need some >help. Thanks. > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

There is quite a bit of information on the Armfields in the Hinshaw quaker records. Many of the members of the Deep River Friends meeting were Armfields and there are a few buried there. The Armfields were very instrumental in Gun manufacturing during the Federal period and up to the Civil War. Many of their Gunshops were located in the present day Adams Farm area of Greensboro, NC. They owned quite a bit of land in Guilford County. Regards, Gordon Williams ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: [NCGUILFO-L] Armfield Author: <NCGUILFO-L@rootsweb.com> at internet Date: 3/18/99 11:19 AM Hi EMBA, What are you looking for on ARMFIELD? I don't connect directly, but my ancestor ydia JULIAN first married Joseph FIELD (my line) and then secondly to William AR IELD. By her second marriage she had one son that survived, Joseph ARMFIELD bornin 1785. I do have a little information on ARMFIELD, but have not actively researched it. Rick Saunders Salt Lake City, UT

Hi EMBA, What are you looking for on ARMFIELD? I don't connect directly, but my ancestor Lydia JULIAN first married Joseph FIELD (my line) and then secondly to William ARMFIELD. By her second marriage she had one son that survived, Joseph ARMFIELD born in 1785. I do have a little information on ARMFIELD, but have not actively researched it. Rick Saunders Salt Lake City, UT

Is anyone doing research on the ARMFIELD family? If so, I need some help. Thanks.

Does anyone know if there was any kind of epidemic in Guilford County between 1824 and 1837. I have been going over the court minutes for that period and it seems to me there were an awful lot of orphans mentioned in these records. These, of course, are minors, so their parents had to be within certain age brackets and probably not just dying of old age. The first thing that came to mind was some sort of epidemic that is not mentioned in the court minutes. Betty Pace - Norfolk, VA ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Ancel Vallient left a will in 1816 in Guilford Co. naming his wife, Jinncy. He also named other people with surname Cox and Hester. I suspect that he referred to Jane Hester. His previous wife was probably named Cox, perhaps Jincy Cox. I find little information on anybody named Vallient. Can anybody tie him in to other records? John Ballard

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Does anyone have any history on this church, the Ai Methodist Church located in northwest Guilford near Oak Ridge and the Old Mill? What happened to the church records? I am interested in two people buried in the cemetery, Nathan Dillon and Sarah Bowman, who was Nathan's first wife. She was supposed to have been a Coulson/Colson, but i have found no record of the marriage to Nathan. I did find in Hinshaw's where he was disciplined for marrying out of order/ Any and all help would be most appreciated. Cindy

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