With all this traffic about the Declaration of Independence of late
it must be pointed out that for most folks it is just as GENEALOGICALLY
important to review the signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration as follows:
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
BY THE CITIZENS OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY,
NORTH CAROLINA, MAY 20,1775

In conformity to an order issued by the Colonel of Mecklenburg County, in
North
Carolina, a convention, vested with unlimited powers, met at Charlotte, in
said County,
on the nineteenth day of May, 1775, when Abraham Alexander was chosen
Chairman,
and John Mc'Knitt Alexander, Secretary.
After a free and full discussion of the object of the convention, it was
UNANIM0USLY RESOLVED,
I. That whosoever, directly or indirectly, abetted, or in any way, form
or manner, countenanced the unchartered and dangerous invasion of
our rights, as claimed by Great Britain, is an enemy to this country,to
America and to the inherent and unalienable rights of man. II.
Resolved, that we, the Citizens of Mecklenburg County, do hereby
dissolve the political bands which have connected us to the mother
country, and hereby absolve ourselves from all allegiance to the
British Crown, and abjure all political connection, contract or
association with that Nation who have wantonly trampled on our
rights and liberties and inhumanly shed the innocent blood of
American Patriots at Lexington.  III.  Resolved that we do hereby
declare ourselves a free and independent people, are, and of a right
ought to be, a Sovereign and self governing association under the
control of no power other than that of our God and the General
Government of Congress; to the maintenance of which Independence,
we solemnly pledge to each other, our mutual co-operation, our lives,
our fortunes and our most sacred honor.

Abraham Alexander, Chairman
J. M. Alexander, Secretary

Adam Alexander, Henry Downs, Duncan Ochietree, Hezekiah Alexander,
John Flenniken, John Phifer, Ezra Alexander, John Ford, Thomas Polk,
Charles Alexander, William Graham, Ezekiel Polk, Waitstill Avery, James
Harris, Benjamin Patton, Ephraim Brevard, Robert Irwin, John Queary,
Hezekiah J. Balch, William Kennon, David Reese, Richard Barry,
Matthew Mc'Clure, Zacheus Wilson, Sen., William Davidson, Samuel
Martin, William Wilson, John Davidson, Neill Morrison.

Don't worry bout me, I'm as organized as a henhouse full of chickens.
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Don't worry bout me, I'm as organized as a henhouse full of chickens.
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