Some of my husbands mothers family (The Albrights) were among those 
"regulators" because of the tax. A poll tax against every man whether 
rich or poor which was very unfair for the poor. Following the "War of 
the Regulators" and the Battle of the Alamance, May 16, 1771 (sometimes 
referred to as "the first battle of the Revolutionary War") large 
numbers of people began leaving North Carolina and moving into eastern 
Tennessee -( another migration pattern). Phillip and Christina (Clapp) 
Albright were among the first to leave. Part of this was in "The History 
of Tennessee" and taken from an Albright book. When the taxes were taken 
only at five specified places by the sheriff that seemed to be the straw 
that broke the camels back. (Reminded me of Bible times when taxes and 
census were taken - people had to go specific places)And if the sheriff 
had to go elsewhere, he would "distrain at a cost of 2s 8d for each 
distress" 
Your history lessons are very fascinating and helpful - Keep them up. - 
 I have no ancestors in SC that I know of yet but who knows - I've 
been looking for Willie Ann Acree for several years supposedly born 
in Lee Co. Va but maybe in NC, Ky or Tenn. B. May 1850 but not on 
census records of Va for 1850. Her parents were Isaac and Sarah.
Helen in Indiana