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Author: Porter Patrick Conerly
John Regan Sr. was born circa 1753 in Bladen County, NC and died in Robeson County, NC before November 1814. His older brothers, Ralph and Richard Regan, were also patriots. They all served in the NC militia under Captain Nathaniel Richardson and Lt. Col. Thomas Brown, and likely participated in the military actions related to the Battle of Moores Creek bridge, February 27, 1776, under the overall command of Richard Caswell.
According to Robert C. Lawrence, “When the Constitutional Convention met at Hillsboro in 1788 to consider whether North Carolina should ratify the Federal Constitution, the delegates from the new county of Robeson were: General John Willis, Elias Barnes, Neill Brown, John Cade and John Regan. These delegates voted in favor of ratification with the exception of John Regan, who voted against it. The opponents of ratification had a large majority in the Convention and ratification was rejected. The next Convention to consider the question met at Fayetteville in 1789. Robeson was represented by the same delegates with the exception of John Regan. His action in voting against ratification was evidently displeasing to his constituents, and he was succeeded by Sion Alford. Prior to the holding of the Fayetteville convention, the Bill of Rights (first ten amendments to the Constitution) had been proposed, so the Fayetteville convention by a large majority ratified the Constitution and North Carolina became the twelfth State to be admitted to the American Union…. John Regan was afterward clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions.” He was a member of the North Carolina General Assembly from Robeson County in the House of Commons, 1797-1799.
Sources:
Bobby Gilmer Moss, “Roster of the Patriots in the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge,” Blacksburg, SC, ca1992
Robert C. Lawrence, “The State of Robeson,” Lumberton, NC, 1939
Randy Regan, “Randy’s Cousin Web Page,” Suffolk, VA
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