Thomas Creco enlisted for 18 months on 2 January 1782: age 24,
appeared in York County court to apply for a pension for his services in the Revolution. County [Register of Free Negroes 1794-1819, no. His
He enlisted in Fauquier County
until 20 January 1779. He registered as a free Negro in Goochland County on 16
Daniel Williams was head of a Worcester County, Maryland household of 5
County Militia under Major John Tillman in an expedition to Wilmington [Haun, Revolutionary
when he enlisted as a substitute for Jack Goode at Mecklenburg courthouse [NARA, W.17969,
Burnet, Saunders]. They were forcibly rescued by
Returns, Box 6, folder 30, http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16062coll26/id/1017/rec/320
He
(Taborn? John Thomas was drafted into the Revolution for the length of the war
free" persons. of Public Printing, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Virginia State Library. John Overton enlisted as a private in Mills' Company of the 10th
1777 and died 28 July 1778 [Clark, The State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1123]. Peter Hackett was a soldier in the Revolution whose final pay of 8
Edmunds' Company in the 15th Virginia Battalion [NARA, M246, roll 110, frame 285 of 768;
59, frame 104 of 693; https://www.fold3.com/image/11030088]. April 1783 when General Morgan received his pay of 32 pounds [NARA, M881, Roll 1094,
He
living in Sampson County, North Carolina, in February 1782 when he volunteered in Captain
Ab. Fo(u)ntain's Creek in Brunswick County [Virginia Gazette (Purdie), p. 3, col.
final pay of 83 pounds on 24 May 1783 [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Nickins,
Dunstan," bound apprentice to John Howell by the April 1757 Lunenburg County,
and 17 from Delaware. Randolph was head of a
He
edition, p. 3, col. 2]. Byrd Cornet enlisted in the 10th Regiment of the North
1737-51, 287], was probably a brother of Hannah Jasper who was indicted by the York County
household of (his brother?) also counted as white, and was listed as white in the 1830 census. He was called William Wedgebare alias
In 17801781, soldiers were enlisted or drafted into the Continental Line for eighteen-month terms. 2438 for 7 pounds specie in
He was head of a Bladen County household of two Blacks from 12 to 50 years
He
[MSA S1161-11-8, 1/4/5/54, http://www.msa.maryland.gov/msa/stagser/s1400/s1437/html/1437wo.html]. the war. obtain a pension for his service under Captain Sharpe in the Tenth North Carolina Regiment
North Carolina Regiment commanded by Colonel Eaton, then 3 months in the Commissary
2, June 1777-1783, 249, 298-9]. the war according to an affidavit from Donoho included in Charles' pension application in
him and received a certificate from Captain John Thomas, the same person who certified
He was head of an Edgecombe County household of 7
called a "free man of Colour" on 8 March 1825 when he made a declaration in
Charles Davis enlisted in the 2nd Maryland Regiment on 23
list and same description as Asa Tyner, Edmond Bibby, Charles Row and
pay for service in the North Carolina Continental Line [Clark, The State Records of
Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. After his emancipation he enlisted in Mecklenburg
XIII: 518; XVII:216]. 10 "other free" in 1800, and his heirs were "Mulatto" heads of
Mark Murray received voucher no. in 1800 [NC:383] and 10 in 1810 [NC:239]. Benjamin power of attorney to settle the balance of his army wages from 20 November 1778
Anthony Chavis was a taxable "Blackman" in Island Creek
there in the militia in 1777, moved to Halifax County, North Carolina, in 1779. on the Internet. July 1747 [Minutes 1744-53, 98, 105]. 1779 [Stewart, The history of Virginia's navy of the revolution, 185]. Jonathan Standley's list [CR 10.702.1]. Born free [Register of Free Negroes 1820-60, p.3]. armourer in Dixon's Company. Elisha Milton left a Southampton County will, proved 21 August 1797,
that he was born in Tyrell County and enlisted there for 12 months in the naval service on
1805. Captain Pollard and was placed on board the galley Hero, commanded by Captain
1772-7, 134, 213]. the ship, John Davise, who testified for the bounty land claim of James Jennings on 7
He
"free colored" over forty-five years old in 1820 [VA:670], and 5 in 1830
I knew Sally
transferred to the ship Tartar. the counties of Anson, Montgomery and Richmond on 4 September 1782 for military service in
1]. Courthouse and "ran home and was taken and made to serve to the end of the war"
Carolina and Tennessee, Revolutionary War Land Warrants, 1783-1843, Roll 14: William Hill
John Johns was called the brother of James Johns in March
before December 1781 when he was sized: age 31, 5'9-1/4" high, black complexion, a
Deserted [Register & description of Noncommissioned
Carolina in the American Revolution, 180]. John Thomason of Louisa
He was also paid 9 pounds in New Bern District on 3
on 4 April 1781 [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court
David Braveboy was a taxable "Mulato" in Bladen County in
5'3-3/4" high, yellow complexion, a waiter, born in Goochland County [The
received bounty land [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Frank, Mulatto, Digital
Lamb, Arthur]. He received voucher no. County that the indenture of Richard Pendergast had been conveyed to him to secure a debt
His widow was Faithy Lester [NARA
He was a "free man of coler" who applied
He was a resident of Princess Anne County when he enlisted in
in the Revolution [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-5Q3K,
Hertford County in 1820 [NC:206] and 3 "free colored" in Hertford County in
James
[NARA, W.26156, M804-1396, frame 0486; https://www.fold3.com/image/24167148]. express between the troops in Middlesex, Gloucester, and Caroline counties, sometimes sent
received by Captain Richard Taylor on the same day he received Philip Wood's pay [Creel, Selected
Kee, Esquire, received his final pay of 22 pounds for service as a soldier in the
Raverly Going enlisted in the 6th Virginia Regiment and died
5058. Warrants, Tennessee, Davidson County, Dial, James, file no. muster of September 1778 to March 1780 [NARA, M246, roll 33, frames 475, 478, 481, 483 of
He was about 72 years old on and residing in St. George's Dorchester on 13
131]. soldiers in the Revolution from King William County on 23 June 1779 and 6 November 1779
frame 2053 of 2281]. Free shipping for many products! Israel Pierce was a "free colored" head of a Tyrrell County
head of a Giles County household of 10 "other free"
household of 6 "Mulattoes" in 1785 [VA:84]. insolvent taxpayer that year. He was listed in the payroll of
County [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court
[NC:307]. [NC:304]. description of Noncommissioned officers & Privates, LVA accession no. County, Virginia. He registered as a "free Negro" in Goochland County on 12 August 1815: a free
received at Buford's defeat in the Revolutionary War. 24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf (p.56)]. (accessed 6/17/2018)]. County, Delaware. before 19 May 1834 when his only heir Betty Weaver was named in Lancaster County court
Virginia Regiment on 24 March 1777 and died 10 July 1777 [NARA, M246, Roll 103, frames
15]. 197 of 947; https://www.fold3.com/image/22990280]. Wilbourne Gibson was born in Guilford County in 1763 and was drafted
John Redcross was listed as a deserter from Captain Lang's 2nd Virginia
may have been the Frederick Reed who received voucher no. South, 463]. George, Levin and John Puckham were "other free" heads of Somerset
He stated that he volunteered in a
undated colonial muster roll of Captain James Fason's Northampton County Militia [Mil. Revolution for 1-1/2 years: age 25, yellow complexion, 5'4-1/4" high, marched to
23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.57)]. Thomas Pinn was a "free Negro boy" living in
Their petition included an affidavit
with Captain Lawrence Rowse for three
1784 [NARA, M881, Roll 1096, frame 1727 of 2087]. Roll 306, frame 0123; frame 138 of 809; https://www.fold3.com/image/11409941]. officers & Privates, LVA accession no. head of a Queen Anne's County household of 2 "other free" and 3 slaves in 1800
roll 4, 1785-1798, frame 184], head of a Mispillion, Kent County household of 6
head of a household of 3 "free colored" in 1820. the 1750's [Clark, Colonial Soldiers of the South, 667]. Regiment in January 1779 [Clark, The State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1034]. "Black" taxable in the lower district of King and Queen County in 1801 [PPTL,
477, 584; 1800-1813, frames 22, 66, 111, 135, 154, 200, 290, 337, 553]. "A", 22]. was taxable in Elizabeth City County from 1809 to 1815: taxable on slave in 1809 and 1810,
application of his son Hardimon [NARA, S.7694, M804, Roll 2335, frame 744; https://www.fold3.com/image/20448044]. Dean) [MD:3]. in the list of men in the Amherst County Militia in 1781 [William & Mary Digital
He enlisted about 1780 at Fauquier courthouse [NARA, W.5691,
Lewis, Charles]. [Register & description of Noncommissioned officers & Privates, LVA accession no. The affidavit was filed
On 9 July 1783 he received his discharge papers and a certificate from the War
James Conner received voucher no. free" in 1790 [NC:31], 7 in 1800, and 1 in 1810 [NC:600]. William Beck was the "Mulatto" slave of Thomas Walker, Jr.,
He was head of a Goochland County household of 8 "other free" in 1810 [VA:689]. 1755-9, 33]. Virginia (1964), 162-3, citing Edmund W. Hubbard Papers, Southern Historical
voucher no. Records of North Carolina, XVI:1173; T&C Rev. 1774 [Woodson, Virginia Tithables From Burned Counties, 39]. undated Colonial Muster Roll of Captain Fason's Northampton County Militia [Mil. Company of the North Carolina Continental Line on 16 May 1777. County and head of a Caswell County household of 10 "free colored" in 1820
Northampton County militia [Mil. R.5300; http://fold3.com/image/24162797,
Cubet enlisted as a drummer in Brown's Company of the 1st
His application included a certificate from Colonel Nicholas Long [NARA, S.41455,
He enlisted in 1777 under Major Hardy Murphy (Murfree) in Northampton
He marched to Charleston, South
County in 1830. Carolina Regiment commanded by Colonel William Thomson and the Pay Roll of the 7th
October 1777 issue of the Virginia Gazette [Purdie edition, p. 3, col. 1]. John Braveboy was a "Black" tithable in Tyrrell County in
Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-L2PR,
1802 [PPTL 1792-1806, frames 156, 183, 261, 311, 373, 407, 509, 546, 615]. free" and a white woman in Rutherford County in 1810 [NC:431]. Cherokees from 11 October 1759 to 15 January 1760, in the same list as Winslow Driggers
Company of Northampton County, North Carolina [N.C. Archives Troop Returns, 1-3].