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| Notes for Mary "Molly" CLARK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Researcher Phillip Clark postulates that Mary was the sister of Vatchel Clark, but there is presently o proof of a relationship. Vatchel may have come from England via Virginia.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes for Argaleus/Hercules (Spouse 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Also called "Arglass" in his father's 1770 will, where he was the recipient of "one new gun". 1755 "Argaleus was a chain carrier along with James Collins on the surveying crew of Richard Caswell for the 300 acres granted to Edward Kirksey on November 11, 1755 in Balden County (now Orange) on the North side of the Haw River on Pokeberry Creek including the Cherry Old field. The original record was signed by Edward Kirksey and witnessed by John Haywood and Sher Haywood. The land was surveyed on August 21, 1751. - Grant 123, page 22, Greenville Patent Book 11 - The Granville District of north Carolina 1748-1763 Abstracts of Land Grants; Volume One; Margaret M. Hoffman."9 1757 Argaleus was a witness to the grant of 500 acres to William Armstrong on August 6, 1759. The land was in the Parish of Saint Matthwew on both sides of Moones Creek, joining Armstrongs line. The original record was signed by William Armstrong and witnessed by W. Churton and Argulus Henderson. The land was surveyed on February 10, 1757. The sworn chain carriers were Alex Gowin and Motley Hollis. The surveyor was Sherd Haywood.9 1761 Argaleus was a chain carrier along with Simon Poe, JR. on the surveying crew of W Churton for the 347 acres granted to Simon Poe on October 2, 1761 in Orange County on the South side of the Haw River, joining Poe's line and John Stuart. The original record was signed by Simon Poe and witnessed by Joe Watson and Hermon Husband. The land was surveyed on June 16, 1761. - Grant 2091, page 21, Patnet Book 12 - The Granville District of north Carolina 1748-1763 Abstracts of Land Grants; Volume Two; Margaret M. Hoffman.9 Argaleus mentioned in Please and Quarters Sessions 1774-1779 Compiled by Morris Meyers9 Argaleus spent a great deal of his time at the court house as indicated in these notes from Chatham County Court of Pleas and Quarters Sessions 1774-1779. On pg. 6 Herculis Henderson, was appointed Overseer of the road from Haw river to the Creek near Ambrose Edwards. dated May court 1774. pg. 7, In the Aug. court 1774 Herculis was on a jury, the grand jury for the coming court session. His fellow jurors were: Charles Mathews, forman, Francis Sypart, Gray Barbee, Gidion goodwin, Mathew drake, Bailam Thompson,John nall, Richard Drake, Samuel Stewart, Wm. Lester, Robert Mash, John Stewart, John Parham, Josiah Lyon and William Bynum. pg. 18, In the Feb. 1775 court session, he was again a Grand Juror. pg. 29, In the session of Aug., 1775 he was on a road crew for a road to be laid out from the Chatham courthouse to the road leading to the Redfield Ford, near Hannah Poes. The other road crew members were: Wm. Petty, Benja. Watts, James Massey, James George, James Petty, Mial Scurlock, John Stewart, Robert Marsh, George Herndon, Joseph Fooshe, James Stewart, William Dillard, Robert Rutherford & Alexander Clark. pg. 37, In the court of Mary sessions, 1777, Herculis Henderson had been a road crew overseer but was now being replaced by John Pilkington. pg. 50 Herculis is again on a jury (grand jury) for the court sessions of Feb. 1778. on pg. 55, (same year) He is on a jury to lay out the road from William's ferry to the road that leads from the Seven Islands road to Stinking Creek. His fellow road crew and probably neighbors were: William Howard, Charles Morgan, James Massey, George Dismukes, George Herndon, William Petty, Robert Mash, Charles Stewart, James Williams, Alexander Clark, Richard Straughan, William Sanders, James Poe, Joseph Fooshe, and James George. pg. 60, May court, 1778, He is named for a Grand Jury for the court sessions of Aug. 1778. pg. 61, August Court, 1778 he is named as one of the jurors for the Grand Jury, again. pg. 75, Feb. court of 1779 and pg.76, & pg. 83 for the May court of 1779 he is is again on the jury list. On 16 Apr 1792 William Jenkins and James Foy Sr witnessed a deed from William Loyd and wife Lucy and Archelaus Henderson of Onslow and Chatham County, NC to James Foy Jr. (Onslow Co, NC Deed Book R page 44). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Argaleus as Regulator "Argaleus served in the military as a Regulator (Colonial Records, page 73, Vol VII) and protested the high taxes in North Carolina. The Regulators group, so-called because they pledged to "regulate" the local government, was organized sometime around 1766 by a man named Herman Husband. It was started as a movement to peacefully protest the high taxes on such things as Marriage Licenses, deed recording and other similar activities mandated by The English Stamp Act. These monies were apparently needed to build a palace for the then current North Carolina Governor William Tryon. Nothing came of the peaceful protests so the mission of the Regulators changed about 1768 to one of more forceful protest even unto armed rebellion. Because of their religious beliefs the Quaker members of the Regulators withdrew from the organization at this time. Apparently Argaleus was a Quaker but chose to stay in the service. He was expelled from the church. One source indicates that the organization lost 30 members from this more warlike reorganization. Soon the protests turned to skirmishes with one such being at Alamance Creek. There they were defeated by the militia of the Governor on May 16, 1771. This action is said by some to be the first battle of the Revolutionary War.)"9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Modified 9 May 2006 | Created 8 Feb 2007 Laura K. Henderson |
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