payment [Judgments & Orders 1763-5, 90, 126; 1768-70, 299; Orders 1774-84, 170, 219]. He had a wife and ten children who were all
23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.29]. & Mulattoes above the age of sixteen" in 1813 [PPTL, 1782-1839, frames 134, 192,
Page,
He was head of a Carteret County household of 10 "other free" in 1790 [NC:129]. John and Rhode Brandom [NARA, M246, Roll , frames 528, 538, 548 of 736; https://www.fold3.com/image/10081826,
frames 211, 233]. Negro, planter, born in Goochland County [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of
South, 989]. Jenkins Gowen was a seventeen-year-old "mullato" in 1778 when
of Free Negroes, nos. Billing Lucas, a "man of color," enlisted for nine months in
served for the war [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Holmes, Bartlett, Digital
November 1778 [NARA, M246, roll 112, frames 111, 613, 619, 631, 637, 642, 649; https://www.fold3.com/image/10102100]. of 2 "other free" in 1810 [NC:236], 15 "free colored" in 1830 and 7
He was head of a New Hanover County household of 2 "other free" in 1790
M804, Roll 2459, frame 1260 of 1360; https://www.fold3.com/image/20125436]. William Bowman, a "Mulatto," was charged with felony in
and Troy, New York, from there moved to Bennington, Vermont and then to Williamston [NARA,
Heights in New York as well as the battles of Trenton and Princeton. John2 Toney received voucher no. North Carolina, XVI:1179; XVII:255]. The affidavit was filed
Sidney. in Northumberland County in 1850. Uploaded by in New Kent, but expect he is lurking about Charles City [Virginia Gazette,
thirty-one [Orders 1786-9, 32]. as apprentices. that he frequently went on board the Navy vessel Accomac and saw Nimrod Perkins
Zachariah Goff served in the Revolution. He enlisted in the Revolution in New Hanover
Under Montgomery Adams, Robert Alcorn, John 2nd Lieut. was in the muster of Colonel John Patton's Company of 2nd North Carolina
Montgomery County, Tennessee, about twelve years and then moved to Humphreys County,
18 months on 1 August 1780: age 39, 5'6" high, a blacksmith, born in Essex County
not serve in a military capacity [NARA, R.10275, M804, roll 2316, frame 164 of 1050; https://www.fold3.com/image/19454198]. 23816, by
1779, and was on a list of seamen who had served in the navy for 3 years. in 1777 [NARA, W.5429, M804, Roll 1825, frame 447 of 834; https://www.fold3.com/image/25355603]. State Regiment and received a discharge on 27 February 1780 which was certified by Captain
James Smith enlisted as a substitute in the Revolution from Bedford
of Independent Foot on duty in South Carolina and Georgia, "stationed on the
Abner Neale's Craven County, North Carolina Company between the head of Slocomb's Creek
General Assembly, 1776-1865, Accession no. He was called John Dimery
pounds for service in the North Carolina Continental Line [Clark, The State Records of
service in the Revolution ["North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers,
Moses Watkins (son-in-law of James Nickens) served as a soldier in the
Parish, Middlesex County. Webb to receive the final settlement for Revolutionary War service of his wife's deceased
1619 for 640 acres for his service in the Revolution
roll 4, 1785-1798, frame 184], head of a Mispillion, Kent County household of 6
discharged on 3 December 1781 [Archives of Maryland 48:10]. 27 pounds in Halifax District between 11 February and 23 July 1782 for military service in
County court on 4 May 1761 for cohabiting with a white woman [Orders 1755-65, 208]. ordered bound apprentice to John Davis to be a house carpenter by the Craven County court
service in the Revolution [Eckenrode, Virginia Soldiers in the American Revolution,
Solomon was head of a Granville County,
Fanny Harmon was head of an
appeared in Cumberland County, Virginia court to apply for a pension for his services in
Digital Collections, LVA]. 419 for 26 pounds specie, being one fourth his pay, on 1 May 1792 [North Carolina
In 1784 he was called James Ash of Isle of Wight County when he
in 1822 when he petitioned the Legislature for a state pension [Jackson, Virginia Negro
24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf (p.90)]. with the bounty land warrant for his services in the Revolution [Revolutionary War Bounty
formerly lived, for 18 pounds [DB 3:90]. He was probably the Hardy Melton
complexion, Mulatto, baker in Alexandria, born in Fairfax County [The Chesterfield
He entered the
Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession
in Henry County in 1813 and 1814 [PPTL, 1782-1830, frames 150, 177, 207, 234, 288, 343,
On
He was head of a Johnston County household of 11
that he enlisted in September 1777 while resident in Mecklenburg County and served until
accounts at Hillsborough for the wages that were due the deceased in the amount of $94.69
Jacob Copes was a "free Negro" listed in the muster roll of
to receive the wages due him for three years service as a Continental soldier [NCGSJ
1782 he and Benajah Bogey were charged in Craven County court with having joined the
He died before November 1782 when Stephen Powell was granted administration of his
Thomas Aslin received his final pay of 35 pounds on 27 September 1783 [NARA,
the presence of William Eaton, a magistrate of York County [Revolutionary War Bounty
25]. in 1780 or 1781 [NARA, S.36230, M804, roll 1939, frame 1028 of 1351; https://www.fold3.com/image/27236218]. pension in Northumberland County court on 14 August 1832. William, 1786, Digital Collections, LVA]. roll 89, frames 339, 341; https://www.footnote.com/image/967938
County household of 2 "other free" in 1800 [MD:786]. she lived with Nancy for some time, that Nancy was in good health before Saturday night,
[North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-5RNS,
1821 and signed an affidavit to give his attorney in Richmond power to petition the
Charles City County bound his orphan daughter Mourning Cumbo to George Hubbard until the
Adam Armstrong, the "Mulatto" son of Frances Armstrong, was
County on 13 March 1780 when the court ordered Reuben Morgan to supply her with 2 barrels
County household in the 1761 list of John Hill. of Maryland 18:150]. Simon Spelman was a "free Negro" bound apprentice to
1782 [Clark, The State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1083]. served as a cook [NARA, S.1727, M804, Roll 2289, frame 820 of 1236; https://www.fold3.com/image/18359714]. Captain John Thomas of the galley Protector, stating that he enlisted on 12 October
Straights, born: Straights, 5'8", 27 years of age, Mulatto [N.C. Archives,
He enlisted for three years in Carteret County in September 1778: place of abode:
Negro, age 23, 5'5-1/4" high, a planter, made his escape from Ch'stown [Register
William Jacobs served in the Revolution and died before 1796
free" in 1790 [NC:50], 3 in 1800 [NC:408], and 4 in 1810 [NC:241]. Wake County when he made his declaration in Granville County court in order to obtain a
404 was issued for "Henry Chavers, late a soldier in the Continental Line" for
Thomas Cole was listed among seven deserters from Thomas W. Ewell's
taxable in Stafford County from 1810 to 1813
no. F. Dixon [Clark, The State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1163; XVII:247]. Soldiers of the American Revolution, I:68, citing Auditors' Account XVIII:558]. [N.C. Archives, SS file 208, John Marshall, Assignee of Heirs of David Hunt]. that Elijah served on board the Dragon or Tartar for 3 years as a seaman. Town on 11 April 1776 [Public Archives Commission, Delaware, 43-5]. certified in February 1780 that George Day enlisted on 10 February 1777, served three
"Free Persons of Colour above 16 years" in 1813 [PPTL, 1800-15]. with 8 "other free" persons in her household in the 1810 census for Lunenburg
589]. Court Minutes, IV:74]. during the Revolution in Virginia. pension [Revolutionary War Rejected Claims, Nickens, James, Digital Collections, LVA;
I:218, Executive Communications, 178, loose manuscripts at the LVA]. 202, 245, 291, 339, 382, 429, 473, 517, 562]. William Freeman was a "Black" taxable in Bladen County,
1780 when he received a warrant for 14 pounds [Creel, Selected Virginia Revolutionary
S.108.360]. "other free" in 1790 [NC:73]. Revolution [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-L2YW]. He received voucher no. Lewis, Charles]. Brumbaugh, Revolutionary War Records, Virginia, 202]. [Minutes 1816-9, unpaged]. He was head of an Indian River, Sussex
1805. Nash County household of 5 "other free" in 1790 [NC:71] and 8 in 1800 [NC:122]. Larkin Beazley died on 1 August 1778 while serving at White Plains
Gibson Harris was listed in the 1778 Granville County Militia Returns
in the 3rd South Carolina Regiment commanded by Colonel William Thomason in
Benjamin Evans was in the list of men in the service of the Amherst
Virginia Regiment. service. 1787-9, 64; 1789-95, 193, 354]. the command of Captain Reuben Vaughan who were on a detachment to the Southward under
This appears to be a
Archives Mil. Samuel Webb enlisted in the Revolution from Bladen County
Oliver Blake was drafted into service in the 3d Regiment
In April 1799 he stated in
___M246, Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783. the New Hanover County court that Zachariah Jacobs was his heir [Minutes 1792-98, 8]. 1777 and was listed in the 1st North Carolina Regiment in the roll of Captain
Abraham Shoecraft was head of a Hertford County household of 6
He returned home to Accomack County after the war and
Enlistment terms in 1775 were for one year, but in 1776 the term was changed to three years or the duration of the war. Middlebrook in 1779, and was captured at Charlestown. New Kent County. He received voucher no. He was head of an Orange County household of 3 "other free" in
He was a fifer in Captain Thomas W. Ewell's
Bartholomew Holmes enlisted in the Revolution from King William County
John Adams was a "free Negro" head of a Prince George County household of 8
708]. He was called William Wedgebare alias
John Hammond was head of a Cumberland County household of 5 "other
waiter to Major Duval, batman to Baron Steuben and was discharged in Richmond in 1781 or
Regiment from 14 June 1781 to 14 June 1782 [NARA, S.41952, M804, roll 1920, frame 152 of
George Walton in the Virginia and Georgia Line [NARA, R.11662, M804, Roll 2609, frame 231
14:250; series S108092, reel 61, frame 104 and
He
for a pension for his service in the Revolution [NARA, S.6899, M804, Roll 1087, frame 192
Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. years, was sick at Valley Forge in Captain John Anderson's 5th Virginia
The administrator had a certificate from the Board of
He served as a drummer for a
He (or perhaps a younger William Driver) was a
He enlisted as a private in Captain
4844 in Halifax District for 3 pounds
He served in the infantry
deceased) [Clark, State Records, 1013; Crow, Black Experience in Revolutionary
[NARA, M881, Roll 1095, frame 1766 of 2014]. white, straight hairborn free [Register of Free Negroes, no.20]. Stephen Puckham enlisted in Colonel David Hall's Company in the
Accounts, Blanks, John, VIII:37, Folio 4; W-1:12; IX:93, Folio 1; V:18, Folio 3; VI:29,
military service to 6 May 1779 [North Carolina Revolutionary War Pay Vouchers, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-P9PC]. August 1792 [Haun, Bertie County Court Minutes, VI:697; VI:969; https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1911121]. Over 420 African Americans who were born free during the colonial
Ameriah Reed applied for a pension for his service in the Revolution,
County court to obtain a pension. Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. Benjamin Whitmore enlisted in the Revolution in Fairfax County on 22
He was head of a Nash County household of 1
the lower Mecklenburg County store of Dinwiddie, Crawford, & Company and owed them 3
Carolina state census; called Thomas Roberson in 1800, head of a New Hanover County
Anthony Peters served three years as a soldier in the Revolution and
of 323; https://www.fold3.com/image/10200648. 31 May 1779 for three years. He applied to the legislature which passed an act in October 1786 granting
He was one of the headmen of
pounds specie in Halifax in 1782 as well as no. Regiment on 19 July 1782 until 1 July 1783. nine and an half inches high, about forty five years of age, short curled hair
23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (pp. 105]. Charles Proctor died while serving in the Revolutionary War [Archives
He was head of a Abbeville District, South Carolina household of 3 "other free"
He was called "a poor
Queen Anne's County household of 6 "other free" in 1790, 6 in 1800 [MD:349] and
Her father is at this time receiving annually a pension for his services in the
He registered in Petersburg on 16 August 1794: a light Mulatto man five feet
Box A 17, LVA, cited by Creecy, Virginia Antiquary, 76]. S.108.388, http://archives..gov/doc/search-doc]. "Mullo" in 1790, called a "F.B." free" in 1810 [VA:794], a "free Negro" taxable in St. Bride's Parish in
[Quarles, John: Petition, 1779-11-06 and 1779-11-23, Legislative Petitions of the General
County on 13 March 1820: 58 years, Black Colour, 5 feet 8 inches [Free Negroes
as a private in the Continental Line of North Carolina. Virginia Revolutionary War Records, I:62]. a pension for his service in the Revolution. He was head of a Halifax County, North Carolina household of 4 "other
expedition against the Spaniards at Carthagena and died in Jamaica. pensioner in Louisa County, testified that he had enlisted in 1776 in the 3rd
Hardimon Poythress/ Portiss enlisted in Lieutenant Colonel William L.
He was
Within each unit, service records are arranged alphabetically by the soldier's surname. He received a warrant for $30
He was in
months in October 1780 and was sized on 5 April 1781: Age 18, 5'6" high, yellow
1758 Granville County, North Carolina Tax List of Nathaniel Harris, taxable in 1764 with
Joseph Wallace, a "free man of color," appeared in Charles
with Jacob Cogar as his accomplice. August 1784 [Creel, Selected Virginia Revolutionary War Records, I:118; NARA, M881,
On 23 March 1785 John
In 1769 he was taxable in Dobbs County [SS 837 by NCGSJ
Most of the Revolutionary War records in the custody of the War Department were destroyed by fire, November 8, 1800 and additional records were lost during the War of 1812. 1830. Northampton County. private in November 1777, served as a musician in January and February 1778 and died on 26
Thomas Garnes was a four-year-old son of Luch Garnes bound by the
slaves. After the war he
http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.91)]. error and place meant to be Halifax County, North Carolina), was drafted in the fall of
County in 1800 [SC:806]. Lewis Artist was a "Black" man listed in the undated colonial
Manuel Ephraim]. Simon Shoecraft was in North Carolina in the 1750s when he and Richard Nickens
7 "other free" in 1810 [SC:175a] and 6 "free colored" in 1830
His heir Baker
His
Thomas Tabor served in the Revolution from North Carolina [S.S., State
Sherwood Chavis, son of Beck Chavis, was bound by the churchwardens in
398, 428, 460, 538, 598] and head of a Patrick County household of 6 "free
Booth Newsom received his final pay [Clark, The State
John Carter
He was a soldier who received clothing on 29 November 1779
338, 434, 471, 507, 552, 584, 619, 651, 685]. He received voucher no. enlisting in the 5th Maryland Regiment [NARA, M246, roll 34, frame 557 of 587; https://www.fold3.com/image/12008800]. William Cumbo was paid for services to the Revolution [Creel, Selected
He was a
marched to within 20 or 30 miles of Guilford Court House where he met his father William
County household in 1759. He
Thomas Hunter, commissioner for Martin County on 1 September 1782 [North Carolina
Regiment on 1 July 1778 and served with Captain Thomas Parker until his death on 25
Philip Byrd was listed among the "Black" members of the
M881, Roll 1096, frame 687 of 2087; https://www.fold3.com/image/286702885]. Richard Nickens was listed as a seaman aboard the ship Tempest
Albemarle County, 1779-10-23, Legislative Petitions Digital Collection, LVA; Hening, Statutes
Halifax District on 1 August 1783 as his pay as a soldier and wagoner in the Revolution
Adam Adams and John Butler of Charles County [NARA, M246, roll 33, frames 153, 159,
of Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. He stated that he enlisted in Northampton County,
Ephraim Game was taxable in George Scott's Nanticoke Hundred, Somerset
Dinwiddie County with his father Andrew Ferguson. Baker Hazard, a "mulatto man," ran away from John Scott's
The original grants are at the Kentucky Land Office in Frankfort, Kentucky. Nathaniel (ca1748 SC -1807 GA) Captain South Carolina Militia. Osborne Jeffers. no. He was head of a Robeson County household of 9
541 of 736; https://www.fold3.com/image/10081813]. listed in the Muster of the 5th Virginia Regiment in September 1782 [NARA,
He was a "free negro" head
Two weeks previous to being drafted in company with
He enlisted in the Revolution for 9 months on 5 July 1778 and was
H. Murfree received his final pay of 23 pounds
Joshua Carter was head of a Craven County household of 4 "other
"other free" in 1790 (called John P. Moore) [NC:126] and 9 in 1800 (called John
Collection, LVA]. ascertain with his master what value should be paid for him from public funds [Hening, The
1782 for 18 months as a substitute and was sized: age 24, 5'2-1/2" high, black
in 1800 [NC:514]. 157, 194, 336, 418, 435, 529, 567, 609, 693, 743, 867]. 23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf
Swamp and Durham's Creek on 28 March 1758 [DB 3:383]. He
He died on 15 November 1778
termination of the war [NARA, R.5859, M804, roll 1470, frame 469 of 1069; https://www.fold3.com/image/24947929]. Priscilla and Jane were
732 of 809; https://www.fold3.com/image/10984504]. He received his final pay of 17 pounds on 25 February 1783 [NARA, M881, Roll
Westmoreland County in 1801 with two children of the Locus family in their
edition, p. 3, col. 3]. complained to the Halifax County, Virginia court that he had been treated as a slave. "other free" in 1800. He served in the First Company of the Delaware Regiment in the Revolutionary War and
Thomas Peavey enlisted in Dixon's Company in the 1st North
Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-L2QX,
He was head of a Wake
from the Hillsboro Auditor's office on 4 August 1784 for services to the Revolution [North
Thomas Day enlisted as a mariner in the Virginia Navy on 7 July 1777
colored" in 1820 [NC:310]. Thomas Carney, Jr., a man of color, was about sixty years old on 24
on 2 September 1779, and was on a list of seamen who had served in the navy for 3 years. He received voucher
roll 97, frame 79 of 720; M881, Roll 946, frames 2509-2528 of 2864; https://www.fold3.com/image/23017945]. the Mary Morris who registered in Petersburg on 19 August 1794: a brown Mulatto woman,
Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. Two of his older brothers died in the service quite young, under the age of twenty. M804 are the pension and
23816, by
William Chavis was listed in the payroll of the 7th Company,
the muster until May 1783 and received 100 acres [NARA, M881, Roll 1088, frames 1321-6 of
of Free Negroes 1794-1819, no. He was head of a Northampton County household of 8 "other
master Samuel Wallace in April 1769. Cumberland County, Virginia Court that he was the "oldest brother and heir at law of
October 1845 when he renewed his pension application [NARA, R.995, M804, Roll 296, frame
He was born in Bladen County where he enlisted under
of the French troops, testified that he knew William Anderson, a "black man,"
He was
1787-1825, frames 36, 48, 63, 262, 280, 321, 366, 443, 463, 488, 538]. William Langston was one of the only seven surviving men of the
Randall Branch was listed among the "Black" members of the
Company of Colonel Gabriel Powell's Battalion of South Carolina Militia from 11 October
deserted from the ship Tartar and for each of whom a $100 reward was offered by
North Carolina household of 9 "other free" in 1790), Jeremiah Revells, Jacob
His son Thomas appeared in Orange County, North Carolina
10081833, 10081847, 10081873] and served for 3 years [NARA, S.41954, M804, roll 1920,
However,
He entered the service in Rowan County, North Carolina, in 1780
in 1790 [NC:76]. He was head of a Bertie County household of 4 "other free" in
He
He
free" persons in 1800 [Louisa County Historical Society (June 1972)] and was
Sheppard received his final pay of 23 pounds in Halifax [Clark, The State Records of
lower end of New Kent County on the south side of Warrenny Road from 1782 to 1815: taxable
declaration to apply for a pension for his service in the Revolutionary War [NARA,
Office that he had only received four months pay since 1 January 1782 [Revolutionary War
Bizzel, William]. [NC:62], 6 in 1800 [NC:344], and 4 in 1810 [NC:50]. for 3 years on 6 September 1777 and was listed in the payroll of Captain Peter Jones'
Marshall, former captain of the 11th Regiment. Randall Locklear was in the Muster Roll of Captain Smith's Company of
Elisha Parker, a "man of color," made a declaration in Gates
"free man of Color" residing in Patrick County, Virginia, when he appeared in
frames 463, 479, 496, 531, 658; 1806-16, frames 30, 100, 153, 219, 288, 402, 469]. registered in Petersburg on 9 June 1810: a brown Mulatto man, five feet seven inches
He was a "Mulatto" taxable in Chesterfield County on a tithe and three horses
Ross Thomas, born about 1759, was in the 3 September 1778 list of new
as a substitute: age 23, 5'9-3/4" high, blk hair, blk eyes, blk Complection, born
Byrd, Nathan]. Edward Bibby was a "Malatoe Child" bound apprentice to
24:139]. Soldiers of the American Revolution, II (Supplement):308, citing Revolutionary Army
Cemetery. He was taxable in Amherst County in 1782 [PPTL 1782-1803, frame 9], taxable in Louisa
court to apply for a pension, declaring that his family consisted of his wife Mima and son
He was called Neale
war [NCGSJ XIV:111]. [Clark, The State Records of North Carolina, XVII:233]. He was a "Mulatto" taxable in Culpeper County from 1789 to 1794 [PPTL 1782-1802,
John Chavis enlisted in the 5th Virginia Regiment in
Spotsylvania County household of 7 "other free" in 1810 [VA:100] and 4
June 1782: age 22, 5'5" high, a weaver, born in Maryland, residence: Sussex
Humphrey Hardy was
frames 7-11 of 397; http://www.ancestry.com]. He
Scotte, John]. service in the militia during the Revolution [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers,
Charles Lewis enlisted as a private in Hogg's Company of the 10th
South, 463]. 23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.9)]. Kelly, Kevin P. "The White Loyalists of Williamsburg,", For information about African American troops, see, U.S. Southern Claims Commission Master Index, 1871-1880. John Hobson was a soldier who served three years in the 2nd
web pages Wilmington District, North Carolina, during the Revolution [NCDAR, Roster of Soldiers
His application for a pension
Stephen Bowles was listed as dead in the November 1777 muster of the
John Warburton received voucher no. Reuben was
S.35119, M804, Roll 2605, frame 97 of 874; https://www.fold3.com/image/2835736]. "other free" in 1790 [NC:68], 7 in 1800 [NC:322], 7 in 1810 [NC:29], and 5
while resident in Henrico county on 16 April 1781 and was sized eleven days later on 27
1766-74, 92, 97, 115, 177]. John Key appeared in Lunenburg County, Virginia court to petition for a
of Henrico County in 1775, went to Savannah, Georgia, and served under Captain Mosby in
militia [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-L27R,
May 1819 and applied for a pension for his service in the Revolution. Click on these links to learn more about the Mexican War and about Mexican War pension records. 28, 5'6-1/2" high, a carpenter, born in Charlestown, Bk Hair, Blk Eyes, Yellow
He
He received voucher no. William Underwood was head of a Wilkes County, North Carolina household of and 9
Giles Bowers was living in Southampton County in 1766 when he and
Amea Griffin was a
Jacob Hawley was listed in his father Joseph Hawley's Granville county