My nephew, Jason Cox, and I joined a descendants reunion at the Alamance Battleground State Historic Site held Saturday, June 17. A number of our ancestors, Harmon, Thomas, and Solomon Cox, were involved in the confrontation with forces of British Governor Tryon at this location in 1771. I’ve written previously about their involvement in the Regulator movement.
A really interesting exhibit at Alamance is the log home of John Allen and Rachel Stout Allen. The one room home was built around 1780 near Cane Creek, and moved from its original location the historic site in the 1960s.
The Battle of Alamance Chapter of the North Carolina Society Daughters of the American Revolution unveiled an interpretive trail marker honoring Rachel, a backcountry midwife and healer (as well as a mother of 12). Rachel very likely was the only “doctor” available to locals, and documented many of her herbal remedies for wounds, illness, and disease.
John Allen’s grandmother was my 6th great aunt, making him a 2nd cousin 6X removed. I haven’t fully examined Rachel’s Stout family ancestry, but there may be a connection there as well.
A posthumous, ancestral congrats to Rachel for a life well lived and deserving of remembrance.
Sources of note:
Forebears and Kinfolks 
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