Sir John Yeamans continues to be an enigmatic figure. He clearly deserves credit as a founder of the two Charles Townes—first on the Cape Fear and then in southern Carolina—but his terms as governor of each of the colonies were more controversial.
~Lindsey Butler
Links:
Carolina Governors: John Yeamans http://www.carolana.com/Carolina/Governors/jyeamans.html NCpedia: Sir John Yeamans https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/yeamans-sir-john |