Benjamin Merrill

Captain Benjamin Merrill (c. 1731 – June 19, 1771) was an American Regulator, military officer, gunsmith and planter who served in the militia of Rowan County, North Carolina. He sided with the Regulator Movement in North Carolina, and was captured following the Battle of Alamance on May 16, 1771. Shortly thereafter, he was executed as a rebel by Governor William Tryon.