Book of Remembrance

Thomas Allred (c1725-1810) was a Regulator from a part of Orange County which later became Randolph County. He was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He lived with his nephew, John Allred. Thomas and John (who was also a Regulator), were among the very first settlers to arrive in central North Carolina in the mid-1940’s. John’s land records show that he and Thomas lived on the mouth of the Mount Pleasant Creek of Sandy Creek and Deep River, near the modern-day town of Franklinville. Thomas and John were very tight-knit, living together (or at least on the same land) until their deaths. During the American Revolution, Thomas received a pay voucher for selling goods to Patriots. Thomas married twice and with his first wife had 9 children. Most of his children and grandchildren left North Carolina after the American Revolution.

John Allred was a Regulator from Orange County which later became Randolph County. He was born about 1725 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. His grandfather Solomon Allred was born in England and his father Samuel Finley was born in Ireland. He lived in Prince George’s County, Maryland and Frederick County, Virginia before arriving in North Carolina around 1745. Land records prove he lived on the mouth of Mount Pleasant Creek of Sandy Creek of Deep River near Herman Husband’s mill. John was one of 19 men who petitioned Orange County Court for the release of fellow Regulator Thomas Wellborn on August 25, 1771. John died in 1792 leaving behind nine children. His grave has not been found.

Nathan Aldridge was a Regulator from a part of Orange County which later became Randolph County. He was born about 1739 (birth place unknown) and died in 1826 in Knox County, Tennessee. His father, William Aldridge, first appeared in North Carolina land records when he received a Grant in 1756 for land located on Mt. Pleasant Creek of Sandy Creek of Deep River, making him a neighbor of John and Thomas Allred, Semore York and Herman Husband. Nathan signed Regulator Petition No. 9 along with two of his brothers, Nicholas and James. Their sister, Sylvania, was married to Semore York. Nathan moved to Knox County, Tennessee in the late 1790's. Some of his descendants living in Alabama spell his surname Alldredge but it is not known why or when the name spelling changed.