John Wilcox, Regulator & Outlaw In 1760, Thomas Hadley with a partner, John Wilcox, were the first merchants of Cross Creek in Cumberland Co., North Carolina. Hermon Husbands of Sandy Creek, Orange County, NC was reportedly related or connected with Benjamin Franklin. Husbands kept up a correspondence with Benjamin Franklin through John Wilcox, a merchant of Cross Creek, Cumberland County, NC who went to Philadelphia twice a year to buy goods. John Wilcox left Ivy Mills, PA and moved to North Carolina. John Wilcox opposed the tyranny of local Crown officials who levied unfair taxes on the citizens and he became a Regulator and to help him in his efforts for justice in the colonies, his friend Benjamin Franklin printed some of the pamphlets used to keep the people informed and stimulated toward the effort. John Wilcox died in 1793. Information from this last part was found at the following site and link: Missing Markers of History - Two Willcox Patriots http://www.pbase.com/jacksonville_ga/image/84097 Linda Monticelli ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com

The Ivy Mills book (see the other posting I just sent) says that Thomas Willcox (John's father) sold paper to Benjamin Franklin and bought supplies from him, so that is probably the connection. The Willcox family lived in Chester County, Pennsylvania (just outside Philadelphia). Elaine Oakes >>Hermon Husbands of Sandy Creek, Orange County, NC was reportedly related or connected with Benjamin Franklin. Husbands kept up a correspondence with Benjamin Franklin through John Wilcox, a merchant of Cross Creek, Cumberland County, NC who went to Philadelphia twice a year to buy goods.