Dear Carl, Sounds like this John ONeal is from my line. (my GGG maternal GrandFather). He married Sally Carruthers in Orange County, NC on April 3, 1805. They had 4 children: Alfred Moore, b/Oct 9, 1809 Elizabeth, b/about 1815 James Chesterfield, b/about 1821 Stanford H., b/about 1808 John had 3 brothers and 1 sister that are known: Jonathon Stanford Hannah James Jr. John's Father was James ONeal - have nothing on his wife. James lived both in Guilford County, NC (Salisbury District) and Grayson County, VA Page 345 in the "Carroll 1765-1815 The Settlements" tells a little about this family, their land, and travels between NC and VA. cousin Bruce ----- Original Message ----- From: Carl E. Porter <rosebud@gtec.com> To: <ONEALL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2000 5:41 AM Subject: [ONEALL-L] A Regulator? in the family? > Dear List, > > I ran across this account at: > http://davenation.com/gene/jnationd.html , and was surprised to learn > that an Oneal was involved in what I suspect was the "Regulators." For > those who don't know, the Regulators episode, like Bacon's Rebellion, in > Virginia, is generally regarded as a precursor of the Revolutionary > War. Descendants of Regulators are entitled to no small measure of > pride in such ancestry. The punishment was severe enough that most of > the former Regulators remained loyal to the crown during the > Revolution. An exception, was my children's ancestor, Marmaduke > Vickery, who's wife, Elizabeth (Nation) Vickery, was the sister of the > Christopher Nation spoken of below. > > I apologize for the length, however, I felt that the migration of > the Nation family from the banks of Opechan Creek, near Winchester, VA > and the association of the family with Quakers, was a part of the > picture that should be presented. > > My question is: Has anyone identified this John Oneal? Or, can > anyone claim him? :o) Oh, yes, Happy New Year! > > Carl > > Christopher Nation, the third son of John, Sr., was quite a problem to > the Governor of the Province of North Carolina, as he > was engaged in riotous acts against the crown. He was in North Carolina > as early as 1761 for it is noted he witnessed a > marriage of Samuel Osborn to Elizabeth Lamb at the New Garden Meeting, > in Guilford County on 7 June, 1761. He also > witnessed the marriage of Benjamin Beeson to Bertha Lamb at the same > place on 9 July, 1761. His brother John, Jr. also > witnessed this marriage. > > Attention should be called to the fact Benjamin Beeson (Sr.?), with his > wife and children, was received into the Quaker church > at New Garden Monthly Meeting, Guilford County, NC., on 7 March, 1752, > on certificate from Hopewell, Virginia. The > monthly meeting in Virginia was dated the 6th of March, 1751. Two Beeson > men witnessed the will of John Nation, Sr., and it > is possible they traveled from Virginia to North Carolina along with > John Nation and his family. This would put the Nation's > family in North Carolina about 1751. Christopher Nation was listed in > the tax rolls of Rowan County in 1759, and was elected > to the House of Representatives from Rowan County in 1769 (Col. Records > of NC., vol. 6, page 799) > > In 1768, he, along with 21 other Regulars, assembled at Hillsboro, North > Carolina, petitioned the Governor, his Excellence, W. > Tryon. as follows: > > "Whereas through the exactions and extortions of several officers of > Orange, we have involved ourselves in many difficulties > and by means of reports, false, spread the condition has arose to a > great extremity and being desirous to submit ourselves to > the clemency of your excellence, and to lay aside all method of redress > of our grievances, but by a due course of law, and beg > that your excel.lence will forgive all our past offenses by your > gracious proclamation, that peace and tranquility may be restored > again, to all the inhabitants of this province, and confiding in your > assistance and favor to execute the laws against said exactions > and extortions and conclude." (Ibid. vol. 7, page 813). > > On October 1, 1768, at a council held at Hillsboro, NC., it was decided > to issue such proclamation. The document, signed by > Governor Tryon October 3, 1768 read in part: "I do, therefore, out of a > compassion for the misguided multitude, being much > more inclined to prevent than punish crimes of so high a nature by and > with the unanimous advice and consent of his Majesty's > Council issue this proclamation granting unto them His Majesty's most > gracious pardon for the several outrageous acts by them > committed at any time before the day of the date hereof, except James > Hunter, Ninion Hamilton, Peter Craven, Isaac Jackson, > Harmon Husband, Matthew Moffit, Christopher Nation, Solomon Cross and > John Oneal, of which all officers of Justice and > others concerned therein are to take notice. (Ibid. Vol. 7, page 850 and > 851). > > After this, Christopher Nation and Harman Husbands were elected to the > House of Representatives, which met at New Bern, > NC., on the 5th day of December 1769. (Ibid, Vol. 8, page 105). He was > paid for 18 days in attendance, and for 16 (days > coming from his home and returning. He received atotal of twelve pounds, > eighteen shillings arid four pence, including the > traveling ex-pense. (Ibid, Vol. 8 page 147). > > In a letter dated 30 march, 1770 at London, England, Henry Eustace > McCulloh wrote to Colonel John Harvey in North > Carolina, and stated, among other things: > > "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." (Ibid, Vol. 3, page 183). > > Christopher Nation was listed in the Stokes County, NC. Federal census > for 1790. He had one son under 16 years of age at > that time. He was in the Greenville District of south Carolina in 1800, > and had two sons under ten, and was under 45 years of > age. He had one daughter under ten, one 16 but under 26, or his wife was > under 26. > > He bought 100 acres of land from James Barton in the GreenVille District > in 1795, and the instrument was recorded in 1803 in > book G, page 9. The land was a part of an original grant to James > Barton, and it may be that Christopher married Barton's > daughter, as it is known the Nations intermarried with the Bartons, the > Robins, the Trammells and the Vickerys. The name of > Christopher Nation does riot appear in the South Carolina census records > for 1810 or afterward. Nor have I been able to > (determine whether he died here, or, moved away to some other state. >