My ancestor, Abraham Creson was pardoned and went home to live a long life.....so he was pardoned - I found a record of it somewhere... I'll have to see if I can find it again. Susan Avery Winston-Salem, NC On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 08:27:22 -0800 "Kathryn Weiss" <buckeye@wildblue.net> writes: > > I thought I copied this from the Sons of Dewitt Colony website in > 2002, but now I can't be sure -- just in case, their website is > www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/mckstmerreg1.htm. > Otherwise, I'd guess that the Colonial Records of North Carolina > have these letters, for the complete cite. > > I think the John Wilcox is Boone-related, but whether Sr or Jr I > cannot say. What happened to Abraham Creason and John Wilcox? They > were declared outlaws but were not listed among the pardoned, and > were not executed. > > The Joseph Boring is Joseph Boren, uncle of the Basil Boren who m. > Susannah Bryan, and who was at King's Mountain 1780. > > TRYON'S AMNESTY PROCLAMATION 31 MAY 1771 > > North Carolina. By His Excellency William Tryon Esquire His > Majesty's Captain > General and Governor in chief in and over the said Province. A > Proclamation. > Whereas I am informed that many Persons who have been concerned in > the late > Rebellion are desirous of submitting themselves to Government, I do > therefore give > notice that every Person who will come in, either mine or General > Waddells Camp, > lay down the Arms, take the Oath of Allegiance, and promise to pay > all Taxes that > are now due or may hereafter become due by them respectively, and > submit to the > Laws of this Country, shall have His Majestys most gracious and free > pardon for > all Treasons Insurrections and Rebellions done or committed on or > before the 16th > Inst., provided they make their submission aforesaid on or before > the 10th of June > next. The following Persons are however excepted from the Benefit of > this > Proclamation, Viz. All the outlaws, the prisoners in Camp, and the > undernamed > persons, Samuel Jones, Joshua Teague, Samuel Waggoner, Simon Dunn, > Jr., > Abraham Creson, Benjamin Merrill, James Wilkerson, Sr., Edward > Smith, John Bumpass, Joseph Boring [Boren], William Rankin, William > Robeson, John Winkler and John WILCOX. Given under my Hand and the > Great Seal of the said Province at Hainay Camp this 31st May a Dom > 1771. Wm. Tryon God save the King. > (The Colonial Records of North Carolina, Vol. 8, 1769-1771, By > William L. > Saunders, Secretary of State, Raleigh NC 1890). > > COLONIAL RECORDS: [From MS. Records in Office of Secretary of State] > NORTH CAROLINA By His Excellency William Tryon Esq, His Majesty'd > Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the said Province > -- > > A Proclamation. Whereas Herman Husband, James Hunter, Rednap Howell > and > William Butler are Outlawed and liable to be shot by any Person > whatever, I > do therefore, that they may be punished for the Traterous and > Rebellious > Crimes they have committed, issue this my Proclamation hereby > offering a > Reward of One Hundred Pounds and one thousand acres of Land to any > Person or > Persons who will take Dead or Alive and bring into mine or General > Waddell's > Camp either and each of the above named outlaws. > > given under my Hand and the great Seal of the said Province at > Bathabara this > ninth day of June in the year of our Lord 1771. Signed Wm. Tryon By > His > excellency's command Js. Edwards, P. Sec. > > A Proclamation. Whearas I am informed that many Persons who have > been > concerned in the late Rebellion are desirous of submitting > themselves to > Government, I do therefore give Notice that every Person who will > come in > either to mine or General Waddell's Camp, lay d their Arms, take the > Oath of > Allegiance and promise to pay all Taxes that are now due or may > hereafter > become due by them respectively and submit to the Laws of this > Country shall > have His Majestys most Gracious and Free Pardon for all Treasons, > Insurrections and Rebellions done or committed on or before the > Sixteenth of > May last. > > Provided they make their submission aforesaid on or before the Tenth > of July > next; the following Persons are however excepted from the Benefit of > this > Proclamation Viz, all the Outlaws, the Prisoners, all those > concerned in > blowing up General Waddel Ammunition in Mecklenburg County, and the > under > named Person, to wit, Samuel Jones, Joshua Teague, Samuel Waggoner, > Simon > Dunn Jr., Abraham Creson, Benjamin Merrill, James Wilkerson Sen., > Edward > Smith, John Bumpass, Joseph Boring, William Rankin, William Robeson, > John > Winkler, John WILCOX, Jacob Felker, and Thomas Person. > > Given under my Hand and the Great Seal of the Province, this > eleventh day of > June A. 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Susan, Is this your Abraham Creson? Abstract of North Carolina Wills, Surry County, NC 1791: Abraham Creson, Mary (wife), Joshua, Steelman, and Jane (daughter) Linda Monticelli -----Original Message----- From: Susan J Avery <susan.avery@juno.com> To: rowanroots@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 12:01 pm Subject: Re: [ROWANROOTS] Regulators & Outlaws My ancestor, Abraham Creson was pardoned and went home to live a long life.....so he was pardoned - I found a record of it somewhere... I'll have to see if I can find it again. Susan Avery Winston-Salem, NC On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 08:27:22 -0800 "Kathryn Weiss" <buckeye@wildblue.net> writes: > > I thought I copied this from the Sons of Dewitt Colony website in > 2002, but now I can't be sure -- just in case, their website is > www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/mckstmerreg1.htm. > Otherwise, I'd guess that the Colonial Records of North Carolina > have these letters, for the complete cite. > > I think the John Wilcox is Boone-related, but whether Sr or Jr I > cannot say. What happened to Abraham Creason and John Wilcox? They > were declared outlaws but were not listed among the pardoned, and > were not executed. > > The Joseph Boring is Joseph Boren, uncle of the Basil Boren who m. > Susannah Bryan, and who was at King's Mountain 1780. > > TRYON'S AMNESTY PROCLAMATION 31 MAY 1771 > > North Carolina. By His Excellency William Tryon Esquire His > Majesty's Captain > General and Governor in chief in and over the said Province. A > Proclamation. > Whereas I am informed that many Persons who have been concerned in > the late > Rebellion are desirous of submitting themselves to Government, I do > therefore give > notice that every Person who will come in, either mine or General > Waddells Camp, > lay down the Arms, take the Oath of Allegiance, and promise to pay > all Taxes that > are now due or may hereafter become due by them respectively, and > submit to the > Laws of this Country, shall have His Majestys most gracious and free > pardon for > all Treasons Insurrections and Rebellions done or committed on or > before the 16th > Inst., provided they make their submission aforesaid on or before > the 10th of June > next. The following Persons are however excepted from the Benefit of > this > Proclamation, Viz. All the outlaws, the prisoners in Camp, and the > undernamed > persons, Samuel Jones, Joshua Teague, Samuel Waggoner, Simon Dunn, > Jr., > Abraham Creson, Benjamin Merrill, James Wilkerson, Sr., Edward > Smith, John Bumpass, Joseph Boring [Boren], William Rankin, William > Robeson, John Winkler and John WILCOX. Given under my Hand and the > Great Seal of the said Province at Hainay Camp this 31st May a Dom > 1771. Wm. Tryon God save the King. > (The Colonial Records of North Carolina, Vol. 8, 1769-1771, By > William L. > Saunders, Secretary of State, Raleigh NC 1890). > > COLONIAL RECORDS: [From MS. Records in Office of Secretary of State] > NORTH CAROLINA By His Excellency William Tryon Esq, His Majesty'd > Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the said Province > -- > > A Proclamation. Whereas Herman Husband, James Hunter, Rednap Howell > and > William Butler are Outlawed and liable to be shot by any Person > whatever, I > do therefore, that they may be punished for the Traterous and > Rebellious > Crimes they have committed, issue this my Proclamation hereby > offering a > Reward of One Hundred Pounds and one thousand acres of Land to any > Person or > Persons who will take Dead or Alive and bring into mine or General > Waddell's > Camp either and each of the above named outlaws. > > given under my Hand and the great Seal of the said Province at > Bathabara this > ninth day of June in the year of our Lord 1771. Signed Wm. Tryon By > His > excellency's command Js. Edwards, P. Sec. > > A Proclamation. Whearas I am informed that many Persons who have > been > concerned in the late Rebellion are desirous of submitting > themselves to > Government, I do therefore give Notice that every Person who will > come in > either to mine or General Waddell's Camp, lay d their Arms, take the > Oath of > Allegiance and promise to pay all Taxes that are now due or may > hereafter > become due by them respectively and submit to the Laws of this > Country shall > have His Majestys most Gracious and Free Pardon for all Treasons, > Insurrections and Rebellions done or committed on or before the > Sixteenth of > May last. > > Provided they make their submission aforesaid on or before the Tenth > of July > next; the following Persons are however excepted from the Benefit of > this > Proclamation Viz, all the Outlaws, the Prisoners, all those > concerned in > blowing up General Waddel Ammunition in Mecklenburg County, and the > under > named Person, to wit, Samuel Jones, Joshua Teague, Samuel Waggoner, > Simon > Dunn Jr., Abraham Creson, Benjamin Merrill, James Wilkerson Sen., > Edward > Smith, John Bumpass, Joseph Boring, William Rankin, William Robeson, > John > Winkler, John WILCOX, Jacob Felker, and Thomas Person. > > Given under my Hand and the Great Seal of the Province, this > eleventh day of > June A. 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