(James Kee was the tax commissioner for Surry County in 1784 [VA:78]). of the 3rd South Carolina Regiment commanded by Colonel William Thomson from
He was
5058. Revolutionary War from 1 August 1780 to 4 November 1783 [DHS, MS Delaware Regiment Pay
discharge in Wilmington on 1 August 1783. Black, born in Jamaica [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at
1784 [NARA, M881, Roll 1092, frame 2049 of 2281].
Virginia Units in the Revolutionary War He was about seventy-six years old and living in Hawkins
1978, c1969 reprint at FS Library fiche 6051260; book 976.9 R22j. He received a severe wound to his thigh [NARA, R.203, M804, roll
Jer. negroe woman" [NSCDA, Parish Register of St. Peter's, 97], received pay for military
household of 5 "other free" in 1810 (called William Bunda) [VA:8]. 5484 for 100 acres and was living in Charles City
December 1785 he received voucher no. Buford in Frankfurt, Kentucky, on 7 November 1802 that Robert Owls, a yellow man, then a
He
1779 [Stewart, The history of Virginia's navy of the revolution, 185]. 24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf
Wilmore Male enlisted in the Continental Line for three years in
(blackman) taxable in Augusta County in 1796 and 1797 [PPTL 1796-1810,
declaration of Polly's children on 21 May 1835 in Halifax County, North Carolina court. Roger Freeman was a "Negro" man taxable in Bladen County in
State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1092]. the Revolution in May 1780. Winslow Driggers was in the Muster Roll of Captain Alexander
August 1784 [Creel, Selected Virginia Revolutionary War Records, I:118; NARA, M881,
1760 according to his father's family bible. Lafayette was a free Negro taxable in New Kent County on a slave and 3 horses in 1805
of North Carolina, XIII:521; XVII:244]. 1782 he and Benajah Bogey were charged in Craven County court with having joined the
Abraham Scott received voucher no. M805, reel 180, frame 145; http://www.fold3.com/image/12037220;
County court on 2 October 1832 at the age of ninety and stated that he was born a slave in
as one of the seamen aboard the galley Dragon during the Revolution, received pay
10]. David Pugh was the two-year-old minor of Sarah Pugh, bound to James
1790 [NC:31], 4 in 1800 [NC:634], and 13 "free colored" in 1820 [NC:277]. Charles Fenton enlisted in the Revolution on 20 July 1776 [Archives
apprentice in Bertie County, North Carolina, in 1774. Peter Rouse, a "free man of colour," was about fifty seven
They were placed on board prison ships until the general exchange in 1781
John Haithcock testified that he served together with
Search Virginia Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 fromThe National Archives: NARA M246. 1789 for 264 acres, to John Craddock [N.C. Archives S.S. file 1526, call no. 1783-1843, Roll 13: William Hill Warrants, 1811-1837 (Nos. enlisted on 21 December 1776 and served for three years and a certificate from Captain
He was head of a household of 3 free males and 2 free females in District 5
Isham Hathcock enlisted in Montfort's Company of the 10th
nine Locus(t) households counted in the 1790 North Carolina census were "other
He was taxable in York County on 2 tithables, 3 horses and 9 cattle
his bounty land to William Bigger in Lancaster County court on 30 July 1786 [Revolutionary
County court [Orders 1779-84, 496; Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Goff, Samuel,
He enlisted again when he returned to
different Baker Hazard than the one who was advertised as a runaway "mulatto" in
Cannon Cumbo received voucher no. Click on the link to learn more about the Spanish American War. He was head of a Northampton County household of
He was head of a Warren County household of
8083 [Brumbaugh, Revolutionary War Records,
Deserted [Register & description of Noncommissioned
in 1780 or 1781 [NARA, S.36230, M804, roll 1939, frame 1028 of 1351; https://www.fold3.com/image/27236218]. war in 1781 [Clark, The State Records of North Carolina, XIII:528; XVI:1154]. He was a drummer in Hazen's Regiment in a list of men
John Chavis enlisted in the 5th Virginia Regiment in
no. free" in 1790 [SC:380]. She included
North Carolina, XVI:1034]. William Williams was a "Mulatto" bound to Servant Jones by
He made a declaration in Wake County
He
free" in 1790 [NC:31], 7 in 1800, and 1 in 1810 [NC:600]. He recorded a certificate in Orange County on 24 July 1791 that he was
from 1798 to 1810: a labourer in a "List of Free Negroes and Mulattoes" on Deep
Solomon Chavis was head of a Halifax County household of 2 "other
(p.67)]. He may have been the Charles Wood who was a soldier in the infantry
He was described as a "Mulatto, or Indian Man" in Gabriel Jones'
Bladen County in Lieutenant Wilkinson's Company of the 10th North Carolina
a slave over the age of 16 named Phebe and infants under the age of 16 named Daniel
23816, by
Botetourt County from 1809 to 1820 [PPTL 1787-1810, frames 620, 653; 1811-1822, frames 13,
Lewis Pettiford was a "Black" taxable in the
He was taken
Christopher Guy, born say 1762, enlisted as a substitute for John Guy
He was head of a
8 [Register &
1818 when he made a declaration in Prince George County to obtain a pension for his
His daughter Nancy married James Pinn,
After the war he moved to Georgetown where he was
1850 [NARA, W.3638, Bounty land warrant 6767F-160-55, M804, Roll 2588, frame 511 of 1183; https://www.fold3.com/image/28347880]. He may have been the father of Thomas Dring who
He was head of a
Levy Emanuel/ Manuel received voucher no. James Robbins received voucher no. He enlisted in Gates County about 1779 for nine months under Captain Arthur Gatling, then
was head of a Sampson County household of 9 "other free" in 1790 [NC:52] and 6
James Bowser was drafted from the Third Division of the Hertford County
He stated that he was born in
(p.31) and http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf
George Sweat received 27 pounds as his final pay for serving in the
complexion, some of his fingers off, a planter or waiter (in another list), born in
He
10081833, 10081847, 10081873]. mulattoes over 16" in 1813 [PPTL, 1782-1841, frames 106, 180, 199, 209, 227, 235,
James Driggers was listed in the pay roll of Captain Matthew Manlove's
Tithables 1767-1780, frames 18, 52, 109], married Judith Potter and had a daughter named
Warrants, Cole, Thomas, Digital Collections, LVA]. George Day was among a group of Revolutionary War seamen who deserted
Locklear (head of a Robeson County household of 6 "other free" in 1790), Joseph
free" in 1810 [VA:973]. 13, 34)]. [GA 64.1]. male over the age of 16, 1 male "other free" under 16, and 1 female "other
William, Digital Collections, LVA]. Virginia Regiment in the company commanded by Thomas Johnson and that James and Charles
testified that he enlisted with Captain Elisha Callender, commander of the ship Dragon,
"other free" and a slave in 1810 [VA:302]. tithes in 1787, and taxable in 1788 [PPTL, 1782-99]. substitute on 6 June 1782 and was sized on 26 June: age 21, 5'6-1/4" high, black
1778 and was a prisoner on 1 June 1779 [Clark, The State Records of North Carolina,
20 May 1783 in Edenton District for military service in the Revolution [North Carolina
"other free" and one white woman in 1810 [NC:858], and 1 "free
Edenton District on 26 August 1783 for military service to the Revolution [North Carolina
of 1207 and https://www.fold3.com/image/16237261]. Captain Lewis Booker of the 15th Virginia Regiment for two years. He was listed in the North Carolina Revolutionary War Army Accounts [N.C. Archives, State
[Brumbaugh, Revolutionary War Records, Virginia, 215]. Journal and Baltimore Advertiser which stated that she had run away, perhaps to her
He was head of a Worcester County, Maryland household of 7 "free colored" in
For additional information please see About the Revolutionary War Virginia State Pensions Database described as: a dark mulatto, about 5 feet 7 inches high living in Prince William
Arranged by Continental units and then alphabetically by State and then by unit. of Public Printing, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Virginia State Library. Crump testified that Thomas Howell was Robert's heir at law and that his parents were
1777 and served for 3 years [NARA, S.41248, M804, Roll 2367, frame 416 of 858; https://www.fold3.com/image/18729500]. was probably with the Treasury Department [NARA, 1828, M804, roll 1159, frame 732 of 1009;
of 6 "other free" and a white woman in 1800 [NC:223]. Lists, I:9], head of a Brunswick County, Wilmington District household of 4 males and
James Ash, "orphan of Rachel," was bound apprentice in
1790 [NC:29] and 9 in 1810 [NC:933]. commanded by Colonel George Stubblefield until August 1780 when he was wounded at the
"Negro" head of his own household in David Standley's list. and Jane was head of a Buckingham County household of 12 "other free" in 1810
He enlisted in 1777 under Major Hardy Murphy (Murfree) in Northampton
Girl," bound out in Charles City County in 1750. The American soldiers were collectively called the Continental Army. was listed in the 1840 census for Westmoreland County as an 80-year-old pensioner,
He was head of a Henrico County household of 3 "other free" in 1810 [VA:980]. in Westmoreland County" Virginia Genealogist, 31:40] and head of a
M804, Roll 2072, frame 89 of 511; https://www.fold3.com/image/14130803]. He was taxable in Bladen County with his wife and Arthur Evans
John Thomason of Louisa
Phillip; Jennings, James (pp.8-10): Revolutionary Bounty Warrants, Digital Collections,
"other free" in 1810 [VA:869]. officers & Privates, LVA accession no. Regiment in January 1779 [Clark, The State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1034]. court in a case that was dismissed on agreement of the parties. 1790 [NC:70]. September 1777, was sick at the Yellow Spring Hospital in the June 1778 muster commanded
Charles (counted in the 1820-1840 census for Election District 3 of Caroline County)
He was called William Neakins, when he, Nathaniel
1778, served faithfully, and was discharged on 12 October 1781. County Court on 21 November 1758 for not listing his wife as a tithable [Orders 1757-64,
After his emancipation he enlisted for three years under Captain William
17 December 1832 [NARA, S.5830, M805, reel 0615, frame 0187; https://www.fold3.com/image/25388922]. Gazette, http://www.accessible.com]. County court on 17 February 1844 and testified that his sister Sally Coley, widow of
free" in 1800 [NC:224]. 137]. 4285
Hampton on Octr 10th 81, born in N Carolina, a planter, Enlisted a
Soldiers of the South, 683]. from November 1778 to March 1779, and Jacob died in the service in South Carolina [NCGSJ
Keziah Elizabeth Tucker, enlisted in the 10th Regiment of the North Carolina
Captain Samuel Walker of Granville County in 1778 [The North Carolinian VI:726
delinquent in 1789, a "Negro" taxable on a cow and a calf in 1797 [Levy List
He appeared in Princess Anne County court on 6
November 1771 [Minutes 1767-76, 194; WB A:218]. County, Maryland households. River from 1787 to 1790 [PPTL, 1782-1830, frames 8, 88, 158, 218, 253], and taxable on the
"free colored" in 1830. no. Moses Branch, born before 1776, was head of a Robeson County household
black complexion [Register & description of Noncommissioned officers &
He was sized on 19 April 1781: age 21, 5'8-1/2", yellow complexion, born in Louisa
On April 27, 1942, the Selective Service conducted the fourth of six draft registrations related to WWII. assigned his right to his final pay for twelve months service in the Continental Line to
M804, roll 2136, frame 626 of 850; https://www.fold3.com/image/14647967]. 1780 [NARA, M246, roll 33, frames 475, 478 of 526; https://www.fold3.com/image/10110207]. for failing to list his wife as a tithable, and on 18 June 1787 the court discharged him
roll of Captain James McGirrt's Company in the South Carolina Regiment in the Cherokee
Presley Hutt received pay for service in the Delaware Regiment in the
Benjamin Knight was listed in the muster roll of Colonel Richard
household of 7 persons in 1783 [VA:47], and 8 "Mulattos" in 1785 [VA:84]. Most Virginians serving actively in thewar did so as part of the county militia. Revolution [National Archives Bounty Land Warrant 1826-100, https://www.fold3.com/image/12751811]. Delaware, (followed by French and Indian Wars and colonial militias), by Paul Heinegg on http://www.freeafricanamericans.com, paulheineggATgmail.com substitute @ for AT. He was head of a Northampton County household of 1 "other free"
the infantry commanded by Colonel Hogan in Captain G. Bradly's Company [NARA, S. 41766,
Records of North Carolina, XIII:522; XVI:1154; NARA, M246, Roll 79, frame 115 of 323; https://www.fold3.com/image/10199976]. Soldiers (of the Maryland Line), VIZT. Benjamin Ash enlisted in Isle of Wight County on 1 February 1777 for
Adam Clements from Bedford County to the assistance of General Green in South Carolina on
year and was discharged on 21 May 1782 [Clark The State Records of North Carolina XVI:1021]. asking to be discharged from his indenture to Charles Irby [Orders 1754-8, n.p.]. He was born in Bladen County where he enlisted under
A minister and two men
at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. Philadelphia in 1820 (called George Dies). was living in Granville County on 7 June 1791 when he gave Thomas Beavan his power of
received Stephen's pay of $13.33 for serving in the Revolution [Archives of Maryland
S.108.357, http://archives..gov/doc/search-doc]. Levi Locklier and Elias Paul
681 in Edenton for 6 pounds specie
He received voucher no. out his unnamed orphans and also (his son) Matt Ashby. was bound an apprentice house carpenter to Nathaniel Scarbrough by the 17 June 1774 Craven
William Bigger received his final pay of 15
in Frederick County [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at
23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.97)]. Gatling's regiment of the North Carolina Line commanded by Colonel Armstrong. for his services as a private in the Virginia Militia. testified that Asa and he were in the same regiment [NARA, S.42022, M804, Roll 2254, frame
a "free man of colour" who appeared in Clarke County, Kentucky court to make a
Thomas Sweat was listed in the Muster Roll of Captain Alexander
If an application was approved, the veteran or his heirs received a certificate that could be exchanged for a warrant. John Cumbo died before 26 July 1791 when the overseers of the poor of
John Marshall received his final pay of
Bounty Warrants; Bayly, Robert, Digital Collections, LVA; https://www.fold3.com/image/11129094]. serve in the Revolution for 18 months and sized on 4 May 1782: age 30, 5'3" high,
He presented an affidavit from A.
in the Revolution "to the 10th December on 14 August 1781 [Archives of
1781 he was drafted to go down to Yorktown for a total enlistment time of about fifteen
Daniel Valentine was the brother of Peter Valentine according to the
1811, 2 in 1812, a "fN" listed with his unnamed wife in 1813 [PPTL 1782-1800,
[Judgment Papers, 1773, frames 44-5]. months on 20 July 1778 and deserted on 30 August 1778 [Clark, State Records of North
James Rawlinson
He and his wife Sarah Pow, "free
"severely and frequently" according to a statement made by witness Agness Langston
wife and children [Archives of Maryland, 18:400]. He was a
He was
Lunenburg County, enlisted there for 12 months, then drafted there in the militia in 1781. Ailstock enlisted with him and were with him in the engagements which took place at Harlem
William Gordon
Town on 11 April 1776 [Public Archives Commission, Delaware, 43-5]. 185, 259, 412, 434, 533, 598, 671, 808; 1800-12, 49, 175, 304]. Sarah was old and infirm in 1811 when she in a
His heir Staunton Jones received 100 acres,
of Wight County, yellow complexion [Register & description of Noncommissioned
1766. Thank you. to purchase his freedom after his master Alexander McKensie moved to England. North Carolina Company on 23 April 1779 [NARA M246, Roll 79, frame 142 of 323; https://www.fold3.com/image/10200387]. a Culpeper County household of 7 "other free" in 1810 [VA:18]. David
accession no. Militia under the command of Colonel William Brown prior to 1765, listed after Thomas Blango
colored" in Mecklenburg County in 1820. August 1779. William Smith, a Creole born in Barbados, and Daniel Davis, "a
John Harris [PPTL 1801 B, p.7]. lived there until he was ten years old when he moved to Halifax County, North Carolina. the grandchild of "Free Caesar" Cook of Bertie County. Benjamin Reed enlisted with Colonel Murfree for the term of the war. He was about
He was head of an
"M"(ulatto) taxable in Buckingham County from 1810 to 1821 [PPTL 1810-26]. He enlisted in the 5th Maryland Regiment in June 1781 and
from March to December 1778, listed with James Chavers, Elias and Drury Pettiford,
Privates, LVA accession no. and served with Thomas Clopton who confirmed that he served with him under his brother
called a "free man of Colour" on 13 November 1832 when he made a declaration in
10 June 1783 for military service [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-RHM5,
"other free" in 1810 [VA:203]. muster of Colonel Eaton, called Joseph Halley, next to Lawrence Pettiford [Clark, Colonial
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