~*~ Enoch Pugh paid with his life and he was hung for his beliefs and his participation in the Regulator movement at the Battle of Alamance. ~*~
Enoch Pugh was born circa 1735 in Chester, Pennsylvania. Enoch is the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Pugh.
Enoch had seven siblings
1. Jesse Pugh, m Elizabeth Stewart
2. Elizabeth Pugh, m John Fruit
3. Mary Pugh, m Herman Husband
4. John Pugh, m Elinor Fruit
5. James Pugh (d. 1810), m Jane Patterson-Ward (James Pugh was NOT the Regulator Sharpshooter)
6. Peninah Pugh, m William Walker
7. Thomas Pugh Jr., m Barbara Amick
Enoch later moves to North Carolina with his family and on 20 February 1760, Enoch along with his brother Jesse were received by request into Cane Creek Friends (Quaker Religion). There are no records of Enoch or Jesse being part of the Quaker religion before this point, probably because their father had been disowned years earlier and was only a few years prior accepted back into the faith himself.
In 1760 Enoch purchased 163 acre land tract from James Vestal. (Chatham County reg of deeds office book A pp 102)
On 1 February 1766 Enoch Pugh married Esther Worthington the daughter of Jacob Worthington and Abigail Borden. Enoch is disowned from Cane Creek MM for marrying out of union, Esther was not a Quaker.
Enoch and Esther have two sons:
1. Thomas Pugh born 7 January 1766
2. Jacob Pugh born 30 October 1767
In 1768, Enoch Pugh signed the Regulator Advertisement No.9, Enoch's father Thomas Pugh and his brothers James, Jesse, and John Pugh and brother's-in-law John Fruit and William Walker all sign as well.
Aside from his support in the Regulator Advertisement No 9, nothing is revealed in records about Enoch's involvement in the regulation. Enoch's actions within the next few days seem to show his involvement and his fear of things to come...
The Johnston Riot Act enacted January 15, 1771 stipulated that persons deemed outlaws must surrender themselves within 60 days of receiving a summons. If they did not comply with this order, then it was within the law for anyone person to kill such offender. The lands of the offenders shall be forfeited to his majesty.
* It is because of this provision that Enoch Pugh took action in January 1771. In an attempt to protect his property, should he be declared an outlaw himself. On January 13, 1771 just two days before the final ratification of the Johnston Riot Act, Enoch Pugh made deeds giving his sons the 183 acre tract of land he had purchased from James Vestal in 1760. Thomas and Jacob were only four to five years old at the time.
* Enoch Pugh died at the Battle of Alamance which occurred on May 16, 1771. It was Enoch Pugh not his brother James (who did not die until 1810) that died in battle.
Enoch's death is proven by the recording of his estate by his father Thomas Pugh February Term 1772 Chatham County Court records.
Most of Enoch's estate was purchased back by his widow Esther (shown as Hester on the estate inventory). Esther was a weaver, she purchased a loom, reeds and gears, a chack reel, and four sheep. Another interesting fact is that other items in the estate were purchased by known regulators, including Eli and Thomas Branson, James Hunter, John Davis, Thomas Pugh (Enoch's father) and John Fruit (Enoch's brother-in-law) among others. John Fruit, Enoch's brother-in-law had purchased a rifle and a saddle.
The Johnston Riot Act expired a year later on January 15, 1772. By the fall of 1772 all of the outlawed regulators were living on their land again.
It is not known exactly when Enoch's widow Esther Pugh died but she was still living in August 1788 when she is recommended to the General Assembly as a person proper to exempt from payment of Taxes for the future.
Enoch died in 1771, he was outlived by his father Thomas Pugh and all of his brothers including his brother James Pugh who did not die until 1810.
James Pugh, Enoch's brother (the one said to have been the hero hanged in 1771) made his will on 14 February 1810. James died sometime that same year as his will was probated in May Court 1810.
Thomas Pugh and his sons Enoch, James, John, Thomas, and Jesse were all involved with the regulator movement but only one died in 1771, Enoch Pugh.
It is very probable that Enoch Pugh was the one captured May 16 at the Alamance Battleground site, he was taken to Hillsborough, NC, with other captured Regulators , jailed and hanged at Hillsborough on June 19, 1771. Their bodies thrown or buried by/in the Eno River.
If there was anyone among this family who was involved in the regulator movement and was among those who died in 1771, then it was Enoch Pugh, not his brother James. We owe it to those brave souls who went before us and loved ones who come after us to get the facts straight.
Sources:
1. Chatham County reg of deeds office book A pp 102
2. North Carolina Burial Census - Death date 1810. Cemetery records of Randolph Co., NC, from book at Salt Lake City Family History Library, 10 July 2003. James is buried in the old Pugh Fruit Campbell Cemetery.
3. Census records for North Carolina
4. North Carolina Will and Probate records https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/287210:9061?ssrc=pt&tid=159483270&pid=242118143789
5. North Carolina deed records
6. Book: "James Pugh," Regulator Sharpshooter: A Conundrum Unfolded by Stephen C. Compton https://www.jstor.org/stable/23523923?typeAccessWorkflow=login
7. Pugh DNA website
8. From the Randolph County Genealogy Newsletter Vol XIII
Enoch Pugh was born circa 1735 in Chester, Pennsylvania. Enoch is the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Pugh.
Enoch had seven siblings
1. Jesse Pugh, m Elizabeth Stewart
2. Elizabeth Pugh, m John Fruit
3. Mary Pugh, m Herman Husband
4. John Pugh, m Elinor Fruit
5. James Pugh (d. 1810), m Jane Patterson-Ward (James Pugh was NOT the Regulator Sharpshooter)
6. Peninah Pugh, m William Walker
7. Thomas Pugh Jr., m Barbara Amick
Enoch later moves to North Carolina with his family and on 20 February 1760, Enoch along with his brother Jesse were received by request into Cane Creek Friends (Quaker Religion). There are no records of Enoch or Jesse being part of the Quaker religion before this point, probably because their father had been disowned years earlier and was only a few years prior accepted back into the faith himself.
In 1760 Enoch purchased 163 acre land tract from James Vestal. (Chatham County reg of deeds office book A pp 102)
On 1 February 1766 Enoch Pugh married Esther Worthington the daughter of Jacob Worthington and Abigail Borden. Enoch is disowned from Cane Creek MM for marrying out of union, Esther was not a Quaker.
Enoch and Esther have two sons:
1. Thomas Pugh born 7 January 1766
2. Jacob Pugh born 30 October 1767
In 1768, Enoch Pugh signed the Regulator Advertisement No.9, Enoch's father Thomas Pugh and his brothers James, Jesse, and John Pugh and brother's-in-law John Fruit and William Walker all sign as well.
Aside from his support in the Regulator Advertisement No 9, nothing is revealed in records about Enoch's involvement in the regulation. Enoch's actions within the next few days seem to show his involvement and his fear of things to come...
The Johnston Riot Act enacted January 15, 1771 stipulated that persons deemed outlaws must surrender themselves within 60 days of receiving a summons. If they did not comply with this order, then it was within the law for anyone person to kill such offender. The lands of the offenders shall be forfeited to his majesty.
* It is because of this provision that Enoch Pugh took action in January 1771. In an attempt to protect his property, should he be declared an outlaw himself. On January 13, 1771 just two days before the final ratification of the Johnston Riot Act, Enoch Pugh made deeds giving his sons the 183 acre tract of land he had purchased from James Vestal in 1760. Thomas and Jacob were only four to five years old at the time.
* Enoch Pugh died at the Battle of Alamance which occurred on May 16, 1771. It was Enoch Pugh not his brother James (who did not die until 1810) that died in battle.
Enoch's death is proven by the recording of his estate by his father Thomas Pugh February Term 1772 Chatham County Court records.
Most of Enoch's estate was purchased back by his widow Esther (shown as Hester on the estate inventory). Esther was a weaver, she purchased a loom, reeds and gears, a chack reel, and four sheep. Another interesting fact is that other items in the estate were purchased by known regulators, including Eli and Thomas Branson, James Hunter, John Davis, Thomas Pugh (Enoch's father) and John Fruit (Enoch's brother-in-law) among others. John Fruit, Enoch's brother-in-law had purchased a rifle and a saddle.
The Johnston Riot Act expired a year later on January 15, 1772. By the fall of 1772 all of the outlawed regulators were living on their land again.
It is not known exactly when Enoch's widow Esther Pugh died but she was still living in August 1788 when she is recommended to the General Assembly as a person proper to exempt from payment of Taxes for the future.
Enoch died in 1771, he was outlived by his father Thomas Pugh and all of his brothers including his brother James Pugh who did not die until 1810.
James Pugh, Enoch's brother (the one said to have been the hero hanged in 1771) made his will on 14 February 1810. James died sometime that same year as his will was probated in May Court 1810.
Thomas Pugh and his sons Enoch, James, John, Thomas, and Jesse were all involved with the regulator movement but only one died in 1771, Enoch Pugh.
It is very probable that Enoch Pugh was the one captured May 16 at the Alamance Battleground site, he was taken to Hillsborough, NC, with other captured Regulators , jailed and hanged at Hillsborough on June 19, 1771. Their bodies thrown or buried by/in the Eno River.
If there was anyone among this family who was involved in the regulator movement and was among those who died in 1771, then it was Enoch Pugh, not his brother James. We owe it to those brave souls who went before us and loved ones who come after us to get the facts straight.
Sources:
1. Chatham County reg of deeds office book A pp 102
2. North Carolina Burial Census - Death date 1810. Cemetery records of Randolph Co., NC, from book at Salt Lake City Family History Library, 10 July 2003. James is buried in the old Pugh Fruit Campbell Cemetery.
3. Census records for North Carolina
4. North Carolina Will and Probate records https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/287210:9061?ssrc=pt&tid=159483270&pid=242118143789
5. North Carolina deed records
6. Book: "James Pugh," Regulator Sharpshooter: A Conundrum Unfolded by Stephen C. Compton https://www.jstor.org/stable/23523923?typeAccessWorkflow=login
7. Pugh DNA website
8. From the Randolph County Genealogy Newsletter Vol XIII
~*~ Enoch Pugh paid with his life and he was hung for his beliefs and his participation in the Regulator movement at the Battle of Alamance. ~*~
Enoch Pugh was born circa 1735 in Chester, Pennsylvania. Enoch is the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Pugh.
Enoch had seven siblings
1. Jesse Pugh, m Elizabeth Stewart
2. Elizabeth Pugh, m John Fruit
3. Mary Pugh, m Herman Husband
4. John Pugh, m Elinor Fruit
5. James Pugh (d. 1810), m Jane Patterson-Ward (James Pugh was NOT the Regulator Sharpshooter)
6. Peninah Pugh, m William Walker
7. Thomas Pugh Jr., m Barbara Amick
Enoch later moves to North Carolina with his family and on 20 February 1760, Enoch along with his brother Jesse were received by request into Cane Creek Friends (Quaker Religion). There are no records of Enoch or Jesse being part of the Quaker religion before this point, probably because their father had been disowned years earlier and was only a few years prior accepted back into the faith himself.
In 1760 Enoch purchased 163 acre land tract from James Vestal. (Chatham County reg of deeds office book A pp 102)
On 1 February 1766 Enoch Pugh married Esther Worthington the daughter of Jacob Worthington and Abigail Borden. Enoch is disowned from Cane Creek MM for marrying out of union, Esther was not a Quaker.
Enoch and Esther have two sons:
1. Thomas Pugh born 7 January 1766
2. Jacob Pugh born 30 October 1767
In 1768, Enoch Pugh signed the Regulator Advertisement No.9, Enoch's father Thomas Pugh and his brothers James, Jesse, and John Pugh and brother's-in-law John Fruit and William Walker all sign as well.
Aside from his support in the Regulator Advertisement No 9, nothing is revealed in records about Enoch's involvement in the regulation. Enoch's actions within the next few days seem to show his involvement and his fear of things to come...
The Johnston Riot Act enacted January 15, 1771 stipulated that persons deemed outlaws must surrender themselves within 60 days of receiving a summons. If they did not comply with this order, then it was within the law for anyone person to kill such offender. The lands of the offenders shall be forfeited to his majesty.
* It is because of this provision that Enoch Pugh took action in January 1771. In an attempt to protect his property, should he be declared an outlaw himself. On January 13, 1771 just two days before the final ratification of the Johnston Riot Act, Enoch Pugh made deeds giving his sons the 183 acre tract of land he had purchased from James Vestal in 1760. Thomas and Jacob were only four to five years old at the time.
* Enoch Pugh died at the Battle of Alamance which occurred on May 16, 1771. It was Enoch Pugh not his brother James (who did not die until 1810) that died in battle.
Enoch's death is proven by the recording of his estate by his father Thomas Pugh February Term 1772 Chatham County Court records.
Most of Enoch's estate was purchased back by his widow Esther (shown as Hester on the estate inventory). Esther was a weaver, she purchased a loom, reeds and gears, a chack reel, and four sheep. Another interesting fact is that other items in the estate were purchased by known regulators, including Eli and Thomas Branson, James Hunter, John Davis, Thomas Pugh (Enoch's father) and John Fruit (Enoch's brother-in-law) among others. John Fruit, Enoch's brother-in-law had purchased a rifle and a saddle.
The Johnston Riot Act expired a year later on January 15, 1772. By the fall of 1772 all of the outlawed regulators were living on their land again.
It is not known exactly when Enoch's widow Esther Pugh died but she was still living in August 1788 when she is recommended to the General Assembly as a person proper to exempt from payment of Taxes for the future.
Enoch died in 1771, he was outlived by his father Thomas Pugh and all of his brothers including his brother James Pugh who did not die until 1810.
James Pugh, Enoch's brother (the one said to have been the hero hanged in 1771) made his will on 14 February 1810. James died sometime that same year as his will was probated in May Court 1810.
Thomas Pugh and his sons Enoch, James, John, Thomas, and Jesse were all involved with the regulator movement but only one died in 1771, Enoch Pugh.
It is very probable that Enoch Pugh was the one captured May 16 at the Alamance Battleground site, he was taken to Hillsborough, NC, with other captured Regulators , jailed and hanged at Hillsborough on June 19, 1771. Their bodies thrown or buried by/in the Eno River.
If there was anyone among this family who was involved in the regulator movement and was among those who died in 1771, then it was Enoch Pugh, not his brother James. We owe it to those brave souls who went before us and loved ones who come after us to get the facts straight.
Sources:
1. Chatham County reg of deeds office book A pp 102
2. North Carolina Burial Census - Death date 1810. Cemetery records of Randolph Co., NC, from book at Salt Lake City Family History Library, 10 July 2003. James is buried in the old Pugh Fruit Campbell Cemetery.
3. Census records for North Carolina
4. North Carolina Will and Probate records https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/287210:9061?ssrc=pt&tid=159483270&pid=242118143789
5. North Carolina deed records
6. Book: "James Pugh," Regulator Sharpshooter: A Conundrum Unfolded by Stephen C. Compton https://www.jstor.org/stable/23523923?typeAccessWorkflow=login
7. Pugh DNA website
8. From the Randolph County Genealogy Newsletter Vol XIII
Enoch Pugh was born circa 1735 in Chester, Pennsylvania. Enoch is the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Pugh.
Enoch had seven siblings
1. Jesse Pugh, m Elizabeth Stewart
2. Elizabeth Pugh, m John Fruit
3. Mary Pugh, m Herman Husband
4. John Pugh, m Elinor Fruit
5. James Pugh (d. 1810), m Jane Patterson-Ward (James Pugh was NOT the Regulator Sharpshooter)
6. Peninah Pugh, m William Walker
7. Thomas Pugh Jr., m Barbara Amick
Enoch later moves to North Carolina with his family and on 20 February 1760, Enoch along with his brother Jesse were received by request into Cane Creek Friends (Quaker Religion). There are no records of Enoch or Jesse being part of the Quaker religion before this point, probably because their father had been disowned years earlier and was only a few years prior accepted back into the faith himself.
In 1760 Enoch purchased 163 acre land tract from James Vestal. (Chatham County reg of deeds office book A pp 102)
On 1 February 1766 Enoch Pugh married Esther Worthington the daughter of Jacob Worthington and Abigail Borden. Enoch is disowned from Cane Creek MM for marrying out of union, Esther was not a Quaker.
Enoch and Esther have two sons:
1. Thomas Pugh born 7 January 1766
2. Jacob Pugh born 30 October 1767
In 1768, Enoch Pugh signed the Regulator Advertisement No.9, Enoch's father Thomas Pugh and his brothers James, Jesse, and John Pugh and brother's-in-law John Fruit and William Walker all sign as well.
Aside from his support in the Regulator Advertisement No 9, nothing is revealed in records about Enoch's involvement in the regulation. Enoch's actions within the next few days seem to show his involvement and his fear of things to come...
The Johnston Riot Act enacted January 15, 1771 stipulated that persons deemed outlaws must surrender themselves within 60 days of receiving a summons. If they did not comply with this order, then it was within the law for anyone person to kill such offender. The lands of the offenders shall be forfeited to his majesty.
* It is because of this provision that Enoch Pugh took action in January 1771. In an attempt to protect his property, should he be declared an outlaw himself. On January 13, 1771 just two days before the final ratification of the Johnston Riot Act, Enoch Pugh made deeds giving his sons the 183 acre tract of land he had purchased from James Vestal in 1760. Thomas and Jacob were only four to five years old at the time.
* Enoch Pugh died at the Battle of Alamance which occurred on May 16, 1771. It was Enoch Pugh not his brother James (who did not die until 1810) that died in battle.
Enoch's death is proven by the recording of his estate by his father Thomas Pugh February Term 1772 Chatham County Court records.
Most of Enoch's estate was purchased back by his widow Esther (shown as Hester on the estate inventory). Esther was a weaver, she purchased a loom, reeds and gears, a chack reel, and four sheep. Another interesting fact is that other items in the estate were purchased by known regulators, including Eli and Thomas Branson, James Hunter, John Davis, Thomas Pugh (Enoch's father) and John Fruit (Enoch's brother-in-law) among others. John Fruit, Enoch's brother-in-law had purchased a rifle and a saddle.
The Johnston Riot Act expired a year later on January 15, 1772. By the fall of 1772 all of the outlawed regulators were living on their land again.
It is not known exactly when Enoch's widow Esther Pugh died but she was still living in August 1788 when she is recommended to the General Assembly as a person proper to exempt from payment of Taxes for the future.
Enoch died in 1771, he was outlived by his father Thomas Pugh and all of his brothers including his brother James Pugh who did not die until 1810.
James Pugh, Enoch's brother (the one said to have been the hero hanged in 1771) made his will on 14 February 1810. James died sometime that same year as his will was probated in May Court 1810.
Thomas Pugh and his sons Enoch, James, John, Thomas, and Jesse were all involved with the regulator movement but only one died in 1771, Enoch Pugh.
It is very probable that Enoch Pugh was the one captured May 16 at the Alamance Battleground site, he was taken to Hillsborough, NC, with other captured Regulators , jailed and hanged at Hillsborough on June 19, 1771. Their bodies thrown or buried by/in the Eno River.
If there was anyone among this family who was involved in the regulator movement and was among those who died in 1771, then it was Enoch Pugh, not his brother James. We owe it to those brave souls who went before us and loved ones who come after us to get the facts straight.
Sources:
1. Chatham County reg of deeds office book A pp 102
2. North Carolina Burial Census - Death date 1810. Cemetery records of Randolph Co., NC, from book at Salt Lake City Family History Library, 10 July 2003. James is buried in the old Pugh Fruit Campbell Cemetery.
3. Census records for North Carolina
4. North Carolina Will and Probate records https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/287210:9061?ssrc=pt&tid=159483270&pid=242118143789
5. North Carolina deed records
6. Book: "James Pugh," Regulator Sharpshooter: A Conundrum Unfolded by Stephen C. Compton https://www.jstor.org/stable/23523923?typeAccessWorkflow=login
7. Pugh DNA website
8. From the Randolph County Genealogy Newsletter Vol XIII
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