Please include me in the discussion of the Regulators. My ancester, Captain Messer, was one of the six hung at Hillsborough, after the Battle of Alamance in May of 1771. How were the Regulators of NC and SC connected? >From my research, I have read that one of the major leaders, at least in NC, was a Herman Husbands. Has anyone been able to find a history on this man...where he came from...family, etc? The story I have found was that when the six Regulators were captured by Tryon, Messer was sent to find Husbands, he being the one most thought who could get close to Husbands and persuade him to surrender for the others sake. Messer's family was held hostage to force his return. Husbands refused to surrender. Messer returned and he and the other five were hung, maybe drawn and quartered. This had to be the same movement in SC, too. Was Husbands involved in SC, too? Does anyone know what happened to him? Thanks for bringing this subject up and supplying the web sites for more information. Donna Lonon