James Billingsley was a Regulator from Orange County which later became Guilford County. He was known as a prominent exhorter in Sandy Creek Baptist Church. Many believed he was on of the Regulators that gathered in Hillsborough to break William Butler, Harmon Husband and others out of jail in 1768. He signed the address of the Regulators to William Tryon during July and August of 1768. After the Baptist Association Resolution in 1769, Billingsley departed from the Regulator movement. However, he did sign the petition for the pardon of Thomas Welborn of Sandy Creek and of John Pugh in 1771.

Isaac Brooks was a Regulator from along Tick Creek, a part of Orange County that later became Chatham County in 1771. He was married to Ruth Terrell. Brooks signed Regulator Petition No. 9 in May 1768. From 1771 to 1775 he served in the North Carolina Assembly as one of the first two representatives from Chatham County. According to DAR records, Brooks served as a Juror and Road Commissioner during the Revolutionary War. Because of his influence and surveying work, Highway 421 which runs through Randolph, Chatham and Lee Counties is named the Isaac Brooks Highway. Descendants of Isaac Brooks haveheld an annual reunion since 1888 and financed a historical marker in his honor in Chatham County.

John Butler was a lieutenant in the Oragne County Militia during the 1771 campaign. His brother, William Butler, was one of the key leaders of the Regulators. John also served as Sheriff in Oragne County in the late 1760s. He was a Brigadier General of the Hillsborough District Militia during the American Revolution. In that capacity, he fought in the battles of King's Mountain, Camden, Guildord Courthouse and Lindley's Mill. He was a delegate from Orange County to the fourth Provinicial Congress. He would later serve in the General Assembly.

William Butler was a Regulator from Orange County. He was born in Virginia in 1740. Butler became a leader in the War of Regulation. Arrested in 1768 for inciting riots, he was given a six month jail term and finde. He signed Regulator Petition Number 9 in 1768. Butler was a ring leader in mob action in 1768 and again in the Hillsborough Courthouse Riots in September 1770. He was declared an outlaw by Governor Tryon in June 1771 and exempted from pardon. Tryon stated he was "outlawed and liable to be shot." A reward of 100 British Pounds or 1,000 acres of land was offered for his capture dead or alive. His brother, John Butler, who fought for the Militia at the Battle of Alamance, entered a plea on his behalf for a pardon. When this failed, he urged William to leave North Carolina. John Butler tried for several years to obtain a pardon for his brother, but never succeeded. William Butler died in 1790 in Edgefield County, South Carolina.