Global Information Lookup Global Information

Benjamin Merrill information


Benjamin Merrill
Dow by Joshua Reynolds, 1771
Bornc. 1731
Hopewell, New Jersey, Great Britain
Died19 June 1771 (aged c. 40)
North Carolina, Great Britain
Years of service1771
Battles/wars
Regulator War
Battle at the Yadkin River
Battle of Alamance (POW)

Captain Benjamin Merrill (c. 1731 – June 19, 1771) was an American military officer, gunsmith and planter who served in the militia of Rowan County, North Carolina. He sided with the Regulator Movement during their 1766–1771 uprising. He was captured following the conflict ending Battle of Alamance on May 16, 1771, and shortly thereafter ordered to be executed as a rebel and traitor by Governor William Tryon.

and 23 Related for: Benjamin Merrill information

Request time (Page generated in 0.8941 seconds.)

Benjamin Merrill

Last Update:

Captain Benjamin Merrill (c. 1731 – June 19, 1771) was an American military officer, gunsmith and planter who served in the militia of Rowan County, North...

Word Count : 1100

Regulator Movement in North Carolina

Last Update:

Regulators after Husband's departure before the Battle of Alamance. Captain Benjamin Merrill had about 300 men under his control and would have assumed control...

Word Count : 3049

Battle of Alamance

Last Update:

fled the field. Delays prevented the 300 reinforcements under Captain Benjamin Merrill from arriving in time. Some of the Regulators remained behind to continue...

Word Count : 2070

List of rebellions in the United States

Last Update:

Herman Husband, James Hunter, James Few (POW), Charles Harrington; Benjamin Merrill (POW) – Executed American Revolution 1765–1783 North America American...

Word Count : 1200

Alamance Battleground

Last Update:

following the defeat of the Regulators: James Pugh, Robert Matear, Benjamin Merrill, Captain Messer, and two others. Alamance Battleground State Historic...

Word Count : 679

William Tryon

Last Update:

offense by the General Assembly. The executed men included James Few, Benjamin Merrill, Enoch Pugh, Robert Matear, "Captain" Robert Messer, Bryant Austin...

Word Count : 2721

Battle at the Yadkin River

Last Update:

counties for the purpose of capturing a force of Regulators under Benjamin Merrill known to be operating in the area. Waddell reached Salisbury and attempted...

Word Count : 341

Yadkin River

Last Update:

Rowan County by a larger force of Regulators formed under Captain Benjamin Merrill. Realizing their forces were outnumbered, Tryon's men fell back to...

Word Count : 1393

Jersey Settlement Meeting House

Last Update:

was founded around 1755 by settlers from New Jersey. Among them was Benjamin Merrill, a local leader in the Regulator movement from 1765 to 1771, who was...

Word Count : 202

Benjamin Harrison

Last Update:

Bowen-Merrill Co. Benjamin Harrison at Wikipedia's sister projects Media from Commons Quotations from Wikiquote Texts from Wikisource Benjamin Harrison...

Word Count : 13175

Night Editor

Last Update:

Cochrane Janis Carter as Jill Merrill Jeff Donnell as Martha Cochrane Coulter Irwin as Johnny Roy Gordon as Benjamin Merrill Charles D. Brown as Crane Stewart...

Word Count : 455

History of North Carolina

Last Update:

leaders of the movement, including Captain Robert Messer, Captain Benjamin Merrill, and Captain Robert Matear, were captured and hanged. The demand for...

Word Count : 14372

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Last Update:

Charles E. Merrill Co., 1892. Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia: H. Altemus, 1895. Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography...

Word Count : 4647

Benjamin Spock

Last Update:

Benjamin McLane Spock (May 2, 1903 – March 15, 1998) was an American pediatrician and left-wing political activist. His book Baby and Child Care (1946)...

Word Count : 4235

Benjamin Rush

Last Update:

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill. Binger, Carl (1966). Revolutionary Doctor / Benjamin Rush (1746–1813). New York: Norton & Co. North RL (2000). "Benjamin Rush, MD:...

Word Count : 8405

Scott Merrill

Last Update:

Scott Merrill is an American architect. He is a principal at Merrill, Pastor & Colgan Architects. He was the recipient of the Driehaus Prize in 2016. He...

Word Count : 164

Hal Williams

Last Update:

birth: December 14, 1938; Place of birth: Ohio, United States of America Merrill, Brian (2006). On This Date A Day-By-Day Look at Historical Events. Lulu...

Word Count : 417

Ben Stein

Last Update:

Benjamin Jeremy Stein (born November 25, 1944) is an American writer, lawyer, actor, comedian, and commentator on political and economic issues. He began...

Word Count : 4825

Merrill Singer

Last Update:

Merrill Singer (b. October 6, 1950 McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA) is a medical anthropologist and professor emeritus in Anthropology at the University...

Word Count : 1537

Matthew Alan

Last Update:

on the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why; and the recurring role of Chris Merrill in the Hulu series Castle Rock. He additionally has appeared in TV series...

Word Count : 414

William Emery Merrill

Last Update:

Illinois. "Col. Merrill Drops Dead". Pittsburg Dispatch. December 15, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved April 18, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Thomas, Benjamin Franklin;...

Word Count : 412

Food52

Last Update:

is a recipe and cookware website. Founded in 2009 by Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, formerly of the New York Times, its website is intended as a platform...

Word Count : 1790

Canada

Last Update:

Archived from the original on March 3, 2006. Retrieved May 23, 2011. Denison, Merrill (1955). The Barley and the Stream: The Molson Story. McClelland & Stewart...

Word Count : 23764

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net