Jim Curran Admin 6/14/21 (3) Facebook The Regulator War part 17- the trials on June 14th the court at Hillsborough would try the prisoners under the Riot Act. It must be noted that they were being tried in the same court that they had protested corruption in. Although they were tried by Jury the court had…
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Jim Curran shared a link. Baptist Church History | Facebook Admin The War of the Regulation- sources Baptist Church History | Facebook There will be a little bit of time before the next two tragic parts come out on the 14th and the 19th but I wanted to take a moment to give folks where they…
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Jim Curran Admin 6/4/21 Facebook Facebook The Regulator War Part sixteen- judging at Bethabara June 4th- 9th On June forth Tryon’s forces would arrive in the Moravian settlement of Bethabara after stopping in Salem in the middle of the day. His arrival in Bethabara was the complete and total opposite of what happened in the…
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Jim Curran Admin 06/03/21 (5) Facebook The war of the Regulation Part fifteen- the hunt for Joseph Murphy- June 3rd Sandy Creek, Jersey Church and Benjamin Merrill were not the only Baptist targets of Tryon. His dragoons would range into many Baptist settlements and Fanning would lead one group to capture Joseph Murphy. I suspect…
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Jim Curran Admin 06/02/21 (5) Facebook The war of the Regulation Part fourteen- Tryon’s destruction at Merrill’s farm June 2nd The campaign of destruction had been devastating to the Jersey Church area. There was no family that it was more destructive to than that of Benjamin Merrill. Not only had the army camped on their…
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