This is how they do stuff today and this is why our people are unemployed homeless and the land is vacant small town farms are shut down and repossessed and rights are being denied!
John Wilcox is one of my grandfathers, he was captured in this battle and was one of the leaders of the Regulators. He wasn’t killed by tryon, he escaped and laid low then later in his life made a steel mill that created cannons for the continental army.
I lived 4 miles from Alamance Battleground off Hwy 62. I have been to the site many times. I took my parents to see the video. Both were born and raised in New Bern. They said they read about the battle in school but learned so much when they saw the video.
James "The Regulator" Few was my 6th Great Grandfather, hanged without trial by Tryon on the battlefield of Alamance. His brother William Edward Few went on to raise his two unborn children (twins still in their mothers womb). William Few would become one of the founding fathers, a signatory of the US Constitution, Military Leader and became one of the first two Senators of Georgia.
The Perpetual Sightseer .. you may have a bump in views .. folks like me whose wife made him watch outlander and then want to learn more about the battle of alamance.
I wish I could have been a fly on the wall when the regulators issued their response to Tryon's terms, lol. Two thousand birds shot up that day. I've been to Alamance Battleground twice, it's a very serene place now. I went once for a Civil War reenactment I was in, and one for a dig with the State Archaeology Office. We found Revolutionary musket balls still buried in the ground from the battle.
That really makes my want to visit. Capt Benjamin Merrill was my 5x great grandfather. He was one of the 6th hanged. I only have a picture of a bronze Memorial in the ground.
@@genghis_connie My grandmother was a Nation. Christopher Nation the Regulator is my 5x great grandfather. British officials said of him: "the madness of the people must be great indeed, to trust such wretches as Harmon Hubbard and Christopher Nation, as their representatives . . . But it is a comfort that violent mad fits seldom last long."
Hi Chris, i am a direct descendant (my 6th Great Grandfather) of James "The Regulator" Few hanged ua-cam.com/video/qHpQUZXYrjk/v-deo.html by Tryon on site after this battle, some say he was the 1st Martyr that lead to the US revolution as we know it... Anyway, i am Australian and have never travelled to to the US even though i have a lot of family history there and i know this is a long shot but reading your story i couldn't help but ask whether i could get a hold of some memorabilia from this battle, it would be overwhelming to hold a piece of history such as this in the family. Would love to hear from you. BTW, love your uploads, my wife is Greek, her family is from Nafpaktos!
I love this video. I sent it to Alamance Battleground today as substitute if the Colonial Week is rained out again. I want to go to Descendent's Day, since my 6xgreat grandparents built that house, and John's sister Amy married Hermon Husband. He was disowned from the Friends for his violence, and none of my Allen's were in that war, but it is a nice part of my family history. I am very lucky that it exists, as well as the Sword of Peace play, what you all can visit, about the Revolution's impact on that community. I have family in that too. The point being, not about me but you - it is something you all can relate to, and if you are of this area, you are probably related as well. Moreover, this is American "hidden history", that you never much hear about, even in college or grad school. In fact, never. Look up some of these places and have fun. God love. Thomas B Allen.
Robert Thompson was my great grandfather x6. Thank you for sharing this. Cindy Thompson Mecham
My grandfathers who were father and son Peter and Thomas Craven were Regulators.
This is just up the road from me (Alamance Battleground). I learned more from you than from the actual tour of the site. Thank you!
I'm a descendant of James mathews one of the Regulators. He was one of those that went to tn.
This is how they do stuff today and this is why our people are unemployed homeless and the land is vacant small town farms are shut down and repossessed and rights are being denied!
Robert Thompson, the man shot by Tryon, is my 6th great grandfather. Thank you for all of the information!
I believe it to be the first battle.
John Wilcox is one of my grandfathers, he was captured in this battle and was one of the leaders of the Regulators. He wasn’t killed by tryon, he escaped and laid low then later in his life made a steel mill that created cannons for the continental army.
There is supposed to be events on 10 June for the 250th
I lived 4 miles from Alamance Battleground off Hwy 62. I have been to the site many times. I took my parents to see the video. Both were born and raised in New Bern. They said they read about the battle in school but learned so much when they saw the video.
That was wonderful history. I am related to James Few and now I have a better sense of what happened. Thank you.
My G-G-G.Grandfather was Capt Benjamin Merrill. They were hanged together. Small, small world.
James "The Regulator" Few was my 6th Great Grandfather, hanged without trial by Tryon on the battlefield of Alamance. His brother William Edward Few went on to raise his two unborn children (twins still in their mothers womb). William Few would become one of the founding fathers, a signatory of the US Constitution, Military Leader and became one of the first two Senators of Georgia.
May memorial Library in Burlington, NC has colonial era newspapers that talk of this battle.
Can't believe they have not built a bridge over the HWY that divides the battlefield.
Captain Robert Messer is my 7th great grandfather!
That's exciting, Craig; thanks for stopping by!
Captain Benjamin Merrill was my 6th great grandfather.
That's really neat, are you still living in Alamance County?
Mine, too! My great grandmother was Evaline Merrill. Greeting, cousin of a rebellion
@@theperpetualsightseer4512 no I don't live there
@@genghis_connie I decended from his son John.
@@annesiglerhennon4604 Jonathan and Jemima (not Smith) for me.
Thanks for doing this video. Very informative.
Thanks Will - it was a lot of fun to put together
The Perpetual Sightseer .. you may have a bump in views .. folks like me whose wife made him watch outlander and then want to learn more about the battle of alamance.
@@willstrickland8574 I love Outlander ;-)
I wish I could have been a fly on the wall when the regulators issued their response to Tryon's terms, lol. Two thousand birds shot up that day. I've been to Alamance Battleground twice, it's a very serene place now. I went once for a Civil War reenactment I was in, and one for a dig with the State Archaeology Office. We found Revolutionary musket balls still buried in the ground from the battle.
That really makes my want to visit. Capt Benjamin Merrill was my 5x great grandfather. He was one of the 6th hanged. I only have a picture of a bronze Memorial in the ground.
@@genghis_connie My grandmother was a Nation. Christopher Nation the Regulator is my 5x great grandfather. British officials said of him: "the madness of the people must be great indeed, to trust such wretches as Harmon Hubbard and Christopher Nation, as their representatives . . . But it is a comfort that violent mad fits seldom last long."
@@MyrnaMinkoff-yy4qd How crazy is it that the grandchildren of hanged men are chatting on a computer over 200 years later?
Hi Chris, i am a direct descendant (my 6th Great Grandfather) of James "The Regulator" Few hanged ua-cam.com/video/qHpQUZXYrjk/v-deo.html by Tryon on site after this battle, some say he was the 1st Martyr that lead to the US revolution as we know it... Anyway, i am Australian and have never travelled to to the US even though i have a lot of family history there and i know this is a long shot but reading your story i couldn't help but ask whether i could get a hold of some memorabilia from this battle, it would be overwhelming to hold a piece of history such as this in the family. Would love to hear from you. BTW, love your uploads, my wife is Greek, her family is from Nafpaktos!
I love this video. I sent it to Alamance Battleground today as substitute if the Colonial Week is rained out again. I want to go to Descendent's Day, since my 6xgreat grandparents built that house, and John's sister Amy married Hermon Husband. He was disowned from the Friends for his violence, and none of my Allen's were in that war, but it is a nice part of my family history. I am very lucky that it exists, as well as the Sword of Peace play, what you all can visit, about the Revolution's impact on that community. I have family in that too. The point being, not about me but you - it is something you all can relate to, and if you are of this area, you are probably related as well. Moreover, this is American "hidden history", that you never much hear about, even in college or grad school. In fact, never. Look up some of these places and have fun. God love. Thomas B Allen.
Thanks Brent - It was a fascinating story to tell.
according to Ancestry I am related to the Bray family who was involved in the battle
I’m a direct descendant of Capt. Benjamin Merrill, one of the 6 men who were hanged.
Thomas Owen Carpenter was my 5x grandfather. He and his infant son were shot by Cornwallis’s men when he opened the door of his cabin.
Wow....how awful.
Never beat the brits without the help of the French
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