O.+Bailey


 * ** Religions involved ** || . In 1672, George Fox, founder of the Society of Friends (or Quakers), visitedAlbemarleCounty(later broken up into Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank, and Perquimans counties) and established his church there. In succeeding years, this church grew and became strongly entrenched in the colony, where for several decades it was the sole representative of organized religion. ||
 * ** Issues with each religion that contributed to the unrest ** || The friends of Anglican establishment now in power, however, refused to accept this as sufficient, thereby barring all Quakers from public office in the colony. On these and similar issues the colony quickly split into two parties—the Church party, which supported the establishment, and the Quaker party which opposed it. ||
 * ** Causes of Carys Rebellion ** || Many of the inhabitants ofBathCounty were his loyal supporters and rallied to his side when — arguments and legal processes failing — Governor Hyde declared him in open rebellion and determined to seizeCary by force. ||
 * ** People who were involved with a description of them and their impact ** || William Glover, Hyde, Henderson Walker, and Queen Anne ||
 * ** Descriptions of armed conflict ** || Having resolved upon this policy, Hyde proceeded to gather an armed force that he considered sufficient to undertake this mission and [|assembled] 80 men [|under arms] at his home in the Salmon Creek area of present-dayBertieCounty, five pieces of cannon and contained about 40 armed men. ||
 * ** How did Cary’s Rebellion end? ** || Though willing to contest with Hyde for power, Cary’s men were unwilling to fire upon the [|royal standard], and thereby become subject to a charge of treason against the British Crown. Cary and his chief lieutenants fled their fortified homes on the Pamlico River and retired to Virginia, where they were seized and sent in chains to England. Here Cary’s friends were able to secure his freedom, and shortly thereafter he returned to Carolina (where he soon slipped into [|obscurity]). ||
 * ** Effects of Cary’s Rebellion ** || The disrupting effects of the Cary Rebellion on the life ofBath and the Pamlico region can hardly be exaggerated. As the stronghold of theCary faction, the Pamlico area—throughout the spring and summer of 1711—was in a constant turmoil. ManyBath citizens, including George Birkenhead, Levi True white, Thomas Sparrow, Simon Alderson Jr., and John Porter, were amongCary’s chief lieutenants. From 1708 until the collapse ofCary’s Rebellion in July 1711, the courts and government in general ceased to function. ||