N. C. Governors
IX
JOHN CULPEPER
1677-1678
The Culpeper Rebellion, occurring
in Albemarle in 1677. was so named
for John Culpeper, one of ihe leaders
of the revolt.
John Culpeper had been surveyor
general in the southern part of the
Province of Carolina before coming to
Albemarle. On settling in the colony
he became associated with John Jen¬
kins and George Durant in their con¬
flict with Thomas Eastchurch and
Thomas Miller over enforcement of
the navigation laws and collection of
taxes. Durant was the planner and
Culpeper the leader of the rebellion.
After Thomas Miller returned to Al¬
bemarle and governed so unwisely the
colonists rebelled. Some of the men
recently returned from fighting the In¬
dians. still organized and armed, were
easily persuaded to overthrow Miller
and his government. Arms were also
obtained from an English ship. With
Culpeper leading them, the rebels
marched to Chowan, seized the col¬
lector of customs and all the records
he had in his possession. Miller, Presi¬
dent of the Council and accordingly
acting governor, and six members of
the Council were arrested and put in
prison.
Government did not cease. A legis¬
lature was convened and courts of jus¬
tice were established. The Assembly
appointed Culpeper governor and col¬
lector of customs. Following Miller’s
return to England. Culpeper was sent
there to represent the cause of the
rebels. Brought before the King’s
Bench on a charge of treason, Cul¬
peper was fortunate in his defense by
Lord Shaftsbury, one of the Carolina
Proprietors. An acquittal was gained
on the grounds that there was no settled
government in Albemarle at the time
in question and Culpeper was there¬
fore guilty of riot rather than revolt.
For the offense of collecting customs
due the Crown, he threw himself on
the mercy of the King. The Commis¬
sioners of the Crown recommended that
he be tried for embezzlement, but the
Lords Proprietors, admitting he had
acted unlawfully, promised to make a
settlement and Culpeper was freed.
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