Hello Charles! It's been a long time since I've seen you in my mailbox!! As you know, I'm also a descendant of Thomas Pugh. In my search, I found that there is a Pugh family living in Chatham County, NC, very near the Randolph County border. It appears there is a James Pugh in this family also. The age would have been perfect for him to be the James that was hanged at Hillsborough. I will have to dig out my notes to give all the names I found in this family. If my memory serves me correctly, I think the father was Enoch Pugh with sons James and Thomas. Also possibly another son, Jacob. But I have long since felt that this is the James that was hanged. Shortly after the time James was hanged, the father turned his land over to his sons in Chatham Co. I've got copies of the deeds where he did this. In any case, the timing fits and it would explain how our James lived many years after the hanging. Lisa Craven ----- Original Message ----- From: "CR Pugh" <r12930@yahoo.com> To: <ncrandol@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 8:21 AM Subject: Re: [NCRANDOL] NCRANDOL Digest, Vol 2, Issue 47 > I have been aware of the mystery of how James Pugh > (of Thomas) could have been hanged at Hillsborough in > 1776 by Tryon's militia yet was named executor of his > father's will in 1794. My own inquiries have produced > no answers. > I was born in Randolph County;a descendant of > Thomas Pugh,Jr. So my interest in this question > continues. > Charles Pugh > > --- ncrandol-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: The Fate of JAMES PUGH? >> (gc-gateway@rootsweb.com) >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 01:59:38 -0000 >> From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" >> <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> >> Subject: Re: [NCRANDOL] The Fate of JAMES PUGH? >> To: <NCRANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> >> Message-ID: <1179194379.134263@rootsweb.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; >> >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to >> this mailing list. >> >> Author: Warren_Dixon >> Surnames: >> Classification: queries >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.randolph/125.285/mb.ashx >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> Many local Randolph Co. N.C. historians feel that >> the James Pugh executed after the Battle of Alamance >> may be a son of John Pugh and Mary Jenkins. John was >> a brother of Thomas. This James Pugh m. Ann Hilles. >> I can't document this conjecture since I know >> nothing of this James Pugh. It's no doubt that James >> Pugh, son of Thomas, was a Regulator as was his >> father and brothers Enoch, Jesse and John. Thomas >> was a neighbor of Herman Husband, Regulator leader, >> and Husband m. Mary Pugh, dt. of Thomas. It would >> certainly fit that this James was the one executed >> if it weren't for the mention in his father's will >> and his appearance in the 1790 census. Does anyone >> have any info on the James Pugh who m. Ann Hilles? >> >> Important Note: >> The author of this message may not be subscribed to >> this list. If you would like to reply to them, >> please click on the Message Board URL link above and >> respond on the board. >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To contact the NCRANDOL list administrator, send an >> email to >> NCRANDOL-admin@rootsweb.com. >> >> To post a message to the NCRANDOL mailing list, send >> an email to NCRANDOL@rootsweb.com. >> >> > __________________________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email >> to NCRANDOL-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in >> the subject and the body of the >> email with no additional text. >> >> >> End of NCRANDOL Digest, Vol 2, Issue 47 >> *************************************** >> > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________Looking > for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. > http://farechase.yahoo.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCRANDOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message