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For what it is worth, I have the following information on a few of those who
participated in Bacon's Rebellion. I have no idea if any of these records
still exist.

Nel Hatcher
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"A Little Parliament, The Virginia General Assembly in the Seventeenth
Century", Library of Virginia, 2004, Warren M. Billings [citing "Journals of
the House of Burgesses, 1619-1658, p. 59 and 93] says the following:

As William Hatcher learned, even nonmembers who aspersed the dignity of the
House or its officers suffered speedy censure. The troubles began in October
1654, when Hatcher, a former burgess [member of the assembly] from Henrico
County, accused Edward Hill of blasphemy and atheism.

Serious allegations under any circumstances, Hatcher's assumed larger
proportions because of Hill's prominence as a senior militia officer and a
former Speaker. Hatcher could not sustain his charges in the Quarter Court,
which dismissed them. The matter should have ended once the court "cleered
the said Coll. Edward Hill," but Hatcher was foolhardy. When the General
Assembly convened in November, Hill's colleagues again elected him Speaker,
and Hatcher laid his slurs before the House. This time, though, he
compounded the insinuations by asserting that "the mouth of his house was a
Devil." Affronted by such contempt for their Speaker, the members haled
Hatcher before the bar of the House and forced him on bended knee to
acknowledge "his offence unto the said Coll. Edward Hill and Burgesses of
this Assembly; which accordingly was performed and then he the said Hatcher
dismist paying his fees."

William Hatcher was again Burgess in March 1658-9. So far as the extant
records show, this was his last public service; but the temper which induced
him to denounce Speaker Hill, got him into trouble at the time of Bacon's
Rebellion. At a court held by the Governor and Council, March 15, 1676-7.

"William Hatcher being brought before the court for uttering divers mutinous
words tending to the disquiett of this his Majesty's countrey, and it being
evidently made appeare what was layd to his charge by divers oaths, and a
jury being impanelled to assesse the damages, who bring in their verdict
that they award the said Hatcher to pay ten thousand pounds of tobacco and
caske, which verdict of the jury this honourable court doth confirme: but in
respect the said Hatcher is an aged man, the court doth order that the said
Hatcher doe pay with all expedition eight thousand pounds of drest porke
unto his Majestie's Commander of his forces in Henrico county. for the
supply of the souldiers, which if he fayle to doe, that he pay eight
thousands pounds of tobacco and caske the next cropp, and pay costs."

He was much more fortunate than most who took part in this rebellion which
was called by Bancroft the "Harbinger of American Nationality". Many were
committed to prison and were condemned of all or most of their property,
which, incidentally was given to friends and supporters of the King. The
citizens of HenricoCo sent the King a list of their grievances and requested
that they be heard. This manuscript signed by: Wilber Elam, John Pleasants,
Solomon Knibbe, and Will Hatcher. This was reported in "The History of
HenricoCo, VA".

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