Yes and that is also my ancestor his son Joshua Creson who married Rachel Steelman - his sister Jane Creson married Rachel's brother Charles Steelman. Those are my ancestors - his wife Mary Williams at the time of his death was his second wife. The first wife and mother of Joshua & Jane is unknown. Susan On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:54:20 -0500 rlmlfm@aol.com writes: > > 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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