Mayor - Brenda Messer of Morganton, NC is the esteemed Mayor of Messerville. Her primary duties consist of tirelessly searching through public records,cross-indexing thousands of names and records, and faithfully recording information in the never-ending quest to ensure that all citizens of Messerville are accounted for.

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Brenda Messer has written a book on the history of the Messer family titled, "The Messer Registry - Descendants of David Messer" which is now available for sale.

       
       

Messerville Heroes 

Captain Messer  

Captain "Robert" Messer was hung in Orange County, NC in the aftermath of the Battle of Alamance.  This battle is also commonly referred to as the War of the Regulation.  The regulators, in the spirit of the Boston Tea Party, rebelled against the colonial government over unfair taxation practices.  In May 1771, British Governor, Robert Tryon, defeated the regulators at Alamance battleground and in June 1771, The six regulators who refused to swear allegiance to England were hung at the Orange Couty Courthouse.  These six men were:     Captain "Robert" Messer, Captain Benjamin Merrill, Captain James Pugh, Captain Robert Matear, and two others whose names are not known. 

Christian Messer 

Son of Captain "Robert" Messer, he pleaded with Governor Tryon to spare his father's life in May 1771.  Sadly, he only gained his father a short reprieve.  Subsequently, Christian Messer fought in the Revolutionary War.  At some point, after the war, Christian moved to Haywood County, NC were he became the patriarch of the Messer family. 

Any further information on either of our great heroes would be most welcome.  If you can help, please email

 
 

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  The Messer Reunion is an annual event held on the first Saturday of October at Panther Creek Baptist Church. Everyone with the surname Messer or descended from a Messer family is invited to attend.
 
Reunion information:
Evelyn Chambers Maney 1-828-452-5453  
Brenda Messer

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1-828-433-7003  
 
LET'S GO TO THE MESSER FAMILY REUNION!!!
 
 

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