6817 in Halifax District on 4 June
On September 11, 1777, the hamlet of Chadds Ford played host to one of the largest and deadliest battles of the American Revolutionary War, today called the Battle of Brandywine. He received voucher nos. He
Eckenrode has his name as Philip Phillips [Eckenrode, List of the Revolutionary
17 volumes. He
Bedford County from 1800 to 1809: called a "free N" in 1807 [PPTL 1782-1805,
for his service in the militia [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-RS7Q]. [NARA, M246, Roll 96, frame 547 of 736; https://www.fold3.com/image/10081826,
court on 2 November 1833 to apply for a pension for his service in the Revolution. his services in the Revolution, stating that he was born and raised in Caroline County,
pension application. Treasurer Record Group, Military Papers, Revolutionary Army Accounts, Tabor, John: IX,
"free colored" in Caswell County in 1820 [NC:66] and a 75-year-old veteran in
Charles Hood, a "Man of Colour," enlisted in Caswell County
Colonel Abraham Shepherd's Company. woman 16-26 years old in 1810 [NC:890]. the ship, John Davise, who testified for the bounty land claim of James Jennings on 7
Newsletter 6:10-14, citing Auditors' Account XVIII:558-9, LVA]. 6772 for 10 pounds specie
Wight County and residing there on 28 September 1780 when he enlisted in the Revolution
Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. insolvent taxpayer that year. He enlisted as Southey Manley
description of Noncommissioned officers & Privates, LVA accession no. Frank Cypress was bound apprentice in Surry County in 1754, bound
Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-PWZY,
On 16 June 1783 he
153, 159, 162 of 526; https://www.fold3.com/image/10108823]. H. Murfree received his final pay of 23 pounds
when slave Harry deserted from the galley Norfolk Revenge, Captain Calvert
Willis Reed was head of a South Orangeburg District household of one
miles[Creel, Selected Virginia Revolutionary War Records, III:119, citing Auditors'
House, LVA accession no. After the war, he lived
15 "other free" in 1810 and 8 "free colored" and 2 female slaves in
http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.11)]. & description of Noncommissioned officers & Privates, LVA accession no. John Jeffries was head of an Orange County, North Carolina household of
[NARA, W.7220, M804, Roll 2292, frame 280 of 875; https://www.fold3.com/image/18485949]. free" or "free colored" in the census. the muster until May 1783 and received 100 acres [NARA, M881, Roll 1088, frames 1321-6 of
thirty in Prince George's County [Court Records 1738-40, 192]. stating that he enlisted from Northampton County for 18 months early in the war to
(James Kee was the tax commissioner for Surry County in 1784 [VA:78]). Halifax District for military services in the Revolution [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay
On 13 April 1769 the court ordered Isham bound instead to John Evans (alias Eppes)
1781 [NARA, S.5498, M804-1210, frame 0260 (frame 274 of 1007; https://www.fold3.com/image/22991192]. Dudley Delks was listed as a deserter from the camp at Willamsburg on
23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.65)]. received a discharge at Portsmouth from his commanding officer Captain Browne [Hathcock,
and applied for a pension in Washington, D.C., on 6 August 1818 [NARA, S.39909, M804, roll
Revolutionary War Records. roll of Captain Thomas Cocke's Company of the Virginia Militia. He was head of a Halifax County, North Carolina household of 9
in Revolutionary War service in Henry County, Virginia, in October 1775 [NARA, S.6313,
4726 in Wilmington
Daniel Valentine was the brother of Peter Valentine according to the
He received a
He may have been the Jesse Flood whose
August 1750 [Rice, Frederick County, Maryland Judgment Records 1748-65, 49]. 109, 141, 159, 180, 202; 1791-1828, frames 264, 279, 293, 304, 317, 328, 341, 353, 367,
James Scott's land in Chesterfield County in 1809 and 1811 [PPTL, 1786-1811, frames 162,
frame 108 of 323; https://www.fold3.com/image/10199832]. minister and was living on 50 acres of land in York District, South Carolina, on 25
Francis Bunday was a soldier born in Caroline County and living there
Francis Locus(t) received voucher no. He received a discharge from
years old (according to information he obtained from his parents) on 27 May 1818 when he
Acknowledgement: Thanks to
He was a
He
of 5 "free colored" as Giles Moore in 1820 [NC:27]. South Carolina Regiment commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Henderson from 1 august to 1
household of 12 "other free" in 1810 [NC:684]. fleet on its way to the siege of Charleston. Colonel Marshall's Regiment of Artillery on 23 August 1780 from Captain William Spiller
Dorchester, South Carolina, and was wounded in the leg at Guilford Courthouse [NARA,
War vol. Michael Santee enlisted in Bailey's Company in the North Carolina
James Lucas was listed as a seaman who had served three years in the
the 1st Delaware Company. 1792-1806, frames 63, 91, 171, 382, 415, 518, 625, 694, 809, 844]. Photo: Samuel Woods Luitwieler (1847-1931) enlisted Company I, 1st New York Veteran Cavalry Regiment, 24 September 1863, and was a corporal and quartermaster-sergeant; was attached to the Army of West Virginia, and engaged in the battles of New Market, Piedmont, Leetown, Monocacy, Charlestown . He was about ninety years old on 7 June 1833 when he applied for a pension while resident
He is listed in Eckenrode's Virginia Soldiers in the American
no. He was
He appeared in
Edward Brown, Jr., was taxable in the Charles City County household of
In 1786 his heir Letitia Archer received military bounty
526; https://www.fold3.com/image/10110363]. Free shipping for many products! 1810. warrant no. William Taylor was a "Mulatto" head of a Charles County
entered the service in the militia of Greensville County, Virginia. 126 for 12 pounds specie by the
He was head of a
from 1813 to 1815 [PPTL,
3]. He stated
of North Carolina, XVII:234]. Lytle's Company of the 10th North Carolina Regiment in 1781 [Clark, The
in Williamsburg about ten days previous, according to an ad offering $20 reward on 1
He was one of the drafts and substitutes from Charles County who were discharged
for military service in the militia during the Revolution [North Carolina Revolutionary
Company of the 10th North Carolina Regiment on 5 May and left the service on 5
Records of North Carolina, XVI:1123]. on 7 May 1779 [NARA, M246, roll 109, frames 163, 175, 209; roll 112, frame 714; https://www.fold3.com/image/10104087]. Virginia newspaper as: born a free Negro in one of the lower Counties of this
[NC:435] and Micajah Demmery, a "Black" person 12-50 years old living alone in
may have been the James Jameson who received payment for services in the Revolution
County Militia under Major John Tillman in an expedition to Wilmington [Haun, Revolutionary
Jacob Banks registered as a "free Negro" in Goochland County
Levin Bundick served in the Virginia Navy from Accomack County
registered in Albemarle County on 10 March 1810: a man of Colour, a black man, aged
on 9 May 1781 and left the service a year later [Clark, The State Records of North
He was also paid 9 pounds in New Bern District on 3
He was probably the Hardy Melton
William Ampey was in the list of men in the service of the Amherst
Abraham Sullivent's household in the 1770 Bertie tax list of David Standley, and he was
He applied for bounty land and received a certificate from Colonel William Davis on 15
5'8" tall, dark hair and dark eyes [N.C. Archives, digital collection, Troop
Revolution for 3 years and was on the pay roll of Captain Thomas Edmunds' Company of the
Miscellaneous Records (Manuscript File), 1775-1790s, Records Pertaining to Troops of
South Carolina Regiment from March 1779 to March 1780 [M246, roll 89, frames 121, 138,
of 619; http://www.ancestry.com]. 1782-1802, frames 23, 83, 195, 336, 417, 496, 609, 693, 823, 867]. He assigned his right to the payment to Micajah Walden [North
He received pay voucher no. Carolina Regiment of Colonel William Thomson in August 1779, in the same list as Benjamin Holly,
County household in 1770 [Byrd, Bladen County Tax Lists, I:34]. abode Hyde, born Hyde, 5'7", 19 years of age, Black Hair, Black Eyes and skin [N.C.
If you know the unit a person served in and are trying to determine where men for that unit were recruited, the following book can help: While there are several published sources on Virginia in the Revolutionary War, there is no comprehensive list of all Revolutionary veterans. He was born in 1757 in Bertie
Charles Scott enlisted in Captain Henry Gaither's Company of the 1st
3 "other free" in 1810 [VA:40]. 1782-1823, frames 140, 182]. Archives Mil. years on 31 October 1777 and served until his discharge [Revolutionary War Bounty
under 16, and 8 females [NC:103], 7 "other free" in 1800 [NC:761] and 7
James Due was head of a Caroline County, Maryland household of 5
23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf
He was
(Nos. On 5 June 1792 Captain Arthur Gatling testified in
District on 2 October 1783 and 26 January 1785 each for 9 pounds allowed him for his
XI:84, folio 4]. during the war [NARA, W.29906-1/2, M804, Roll 493, frame 768 of 790; https://www.fold3.com/image/12179994]. 1790 [NC:26]. Skipwith of Cumberland County, Virginia, placed an ad in the 19 April 1783 issue of the Virginia
He was
[Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Sorrell, James, 1783, Digital Collections, LVA]. a Gates County household of 3 "other free" in 1790, 3 in 1810 [NC:842], and 3
[NC:311], and one "free colored" man over forty-five years old in 1820 [NC:209]. See: Union Soldier's Civil War Diary (part 1). He was taxable in James City County from 1783 to 1812 [PPTL 1782-99; 1800-15]. declared that he had traveled north as bowman to an officer named Holt Richeson in 1777
Goan was head of a Grainger County household of 9 "other free" in 1810 and a
a month in the iron works in North Carolina. His widow Aggy was a "Mulatto" taxable on 2 free male tithes in Prince George
They were forcibly rescued by the Continental Army [Orange County
[MD:551] and 8 "free colored" in 1830. He received Virginia State pension no. lived there until he was ten years old when he moved to Halifax County, North Carolina. an Allegany County, Maryland household of 9 "other free" in 1800 (called Marsham
by Crow, The Black Experience in Revolutionary North Carolina, 68]. in Northampton County [NARA, S.2613, M804, reel 1245, frame 15 of 822; https://www.fold3.com/image/22591977]. They found Mike Gowen
black man," twenty years old, (serving) in place of William Edwards Cock [Mil. 6818) of Claims Growing out of
and served as a seaman for three years according to a certificate signed by Captain John
1498, call no. from Bute County on 3 September 1778 for 9 months, to begin the 1 March 1779, in the same
County, Pennsylvania, on 5 May 1818 when he appeared in court to apply for a pension for
On September 3, 1777 Robert enlisted into the militia and served at various times during the Revolutionary War, amounting to 8 months. His heirs
___emiah (Jeremiah?) Peter Blizzard was called a "poor Mulatto" on 21 January 1772
on a detachment to the Southward under immediate command of Colonel David Mason in 1779
James Nickens enlisted in the Revolution for the length of the war
(p.47)]. in Lancaster County on 11 May 1751 [Orders 1762-5, 227]. War Bounty Warrants; Sampson, George, Digital Collections, LVA]. He
(brother?) years, then to Wythe County for ten years, then to Grainger County, Tennessee [NARA,
County certified that two sons of Michael Alesocke, whose Christian names he could not
He assigned his rights to military land warrant no. He enlisted in Ballard's Company of the 10th North Carolina Regiment in 1779
1798-1812; 1813-] and head of a Loudoun County household of 12 "free colored" in
David Boon enlisted in Ballard's Company of the 10th North
He was apparently identical
taxable in Powhatan County in 1791 [PPTL, 1787-1825, frame 62], taxable in Rockbridge
Revolution for 1-1/2 years on 12 September 1780: complexion black, 5'2-1/2" high,
In 1779 he was
(p.62)]. Henderson from 1 August 1779 to January 1780 and in the 1st South Carolina
free" in 1790 and 11 in 1810 [MD:315]. household of 6 "other free" in 1800 [NC:485] and 6 "free colored" in
In 1765 he and wife Sarah were "Black" tithables in Granville County,
Francis Freeman, a "person of colour," was a resident of
He was entitled to but had not received bounty land by 1835 [Brumbaugh,
He appeared in Sumter District court on 12 June 1818 to apply for a pension, stating
Those that survived . 551, 584]. He was a
The pension application of Ambrose Lewis includes an affidavit from a
perhaps the Josiah Artis who was in a list of men raised for the Continental Line [N.C.
final pay of 83 pounds on 24 May 1783 [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Nickins,
Carolina Regiment. "a free Negro woman," was bound an apprentice shoemaker in Granville County,
Carolina, XVI:1018]. 1815 and 1816 [PPTL 1815-1837, frames 10, 51]. Gates County in May 1806 [Fouts, Minutes of Gates County, IV:1001; III:499]. He was about 91 years
Stoakley received his final pay of 17 pounds on 9 August 1783 [NARA, M881, Roll 1095,
He received voucher no. months [NARA, S.5750, M804, Roll 1692, frame 809 of 914; https://www.fold3.com/image/24327054]. Nathaniel and Richard Nickins were issued spirits aboard the Tempest on 9
The records of
He
[PPTL, 1806-28, frames 307, 417, 435]. He was a recruit from Dorchester County in the Revolutionary War
George Kersey was listed in Captain Hardy Cone's Company of Edgecombe
Edward Weaver was head of a Hertford County, North Carolina household
He may have been a member of the mixed-race Reed family of Southampton County. no. Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. County Court on 21 November 1758 for not listing his wife as a tithable [Orders 1757-64,
Elias Roberts,"of Northampton County," received voucher nos. Augusta County, New York, in 1820. Neale's Craven County Company in 1754 and 1755 [Clark, Colonial Soldiers of the South,
William Manly attested to her statement [NCGSJ VIII:214]. John Pipsico appeared in the District of Columbia court on 16 June 1818
on 20 July 1778 [Clark, State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1080]. He was head of a Northampton County household of 4 "other free"
the service with Nathan Scott and that Scott died in the hospital in
2005 for 12 pounds specie in
commanded by Colonel Sumner for 2-1/2 years and was discharged at Halifax by Colonel Lockyer. He was listed in the pay roll of Captain Robert
Ancestry.com. South Carolina Regiment commanded by Colonel William Thompson [NARA, M246, roll 89, frames
Compiled Service Records and other military records digitized by the National Archives. He appeared in Rockingham County court on 26 February
4408 for a total of 30 pounds specie in Wilmington District on 6 February 1782 and 27
He
with his wife Margaret from 1756 to 1769 in the part of Chowan County which became Gates
Howsen Hoe of Prince William County--Untill he was thirty one years of Age,
He was head
1781 [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Bane, Humphrey, 1783, Digital Collections, LVA]. Shadrack Shavers was a "B.M." She was sixty-six years old when she deposed that she was a resident of the
Militia [Mil. 1810-32, frames 87, 270]. Charles Cuffee was called the son of "free Negro" Sarah Coffe
was head of an Erie County, Pennsylvania household of 1 "free colored" man over
Solomon Blango and Tom Blango were in the list of men in the
muster of Captain Clement Hall's 1st North Carolina Regiment on 6 February 1778
966 for
who was counted as white in Cheraws District, South Carolina, in 1790. Tories commanded by Mike Gowen and Thomas Gibson. Accounts, IX:122, folio 3; http://archives..gov/doc/search-doc]. Docias Conner received voucher nos. The National Archives also has an alphabetical index, numerical register, and survey register that can help you find a warrant in this collection. Captain Blackwell received his final pay if 15
General for North Carolina in the Revolution according to his return for 23 August 1781
Thomas Pierce was a "free colored" head of a Tyrrell County
Lewis Anderson was number 87 in the 8 October 1754 Muster Roll of the
In February 1790 the Gates County court ordered his twelve-year-old orphan son Thomas Boon
Osborne Jeffers. was a "Mulatto" taxable in the upper district of Goochland County from 1804 to
John Patten at White Plains on 9 September 1778 with Isaac Perkins, Martin Black,
64.1]. in 1790 [NC:75]. Carolina Regiment in 1777 [Clark, State Records, XVI:1013]. Montgomery County, Tennessee, about twelve years and then moved to Humphreys County,
Moses Blango enlisted in Hogg's Company on 20 July 1778 and received a
They were Samuel,
Archives, 196, 607; NARA, M881, Roll 382, frame 1087 of 2309; https://www.fold3.com/image/16725573]. Person County household of 3 "other free" in 1800 [NC:601]. He was head of a household of 4 "free colored" in the
may have been the Frederick Reed who received voucher no. including John and Abel Carter [Clark, Colonial Soldiers of the South, 708]. His
Page,
Carolinian VI:726 (Mil. Aminadab Hanzer, moved to Sussex County, Delaware, by September 1688 when "Aminidab
Scott's land with his 6 children in 1811 [PPTL, 1786-1811, frames 782, 824; 1812-27, 67,
Peter Rouse was listed in the muster of Captain Paul Demere's Company
7 inches high, 24 or 25 years old, and is a straight made fellow; had on a short striped
4666 on 30 November 1818. William James, "12 year old son of Elizabeth James," was
Drury Pettiford was head of a Stokes County, North Carolina
County, Tennessee court and testified that he entered the service in the militia under
Cumberland County his attorney to receive his payment for services in the Continental line
1769, taxable with his wife in 1772, a "Mixt Blood" taxable on himself, his wife
household of 7 "other free" in 1810 [NC:858]. and was in Winton County on 11 August 1787 when he assigned William Holmes his right to
County, who entered the Revolution in King George County as a substitute for three years
He and Jenkins Goins sold their claims for Revolutionary War pay to John Hall of Hyco,
Dempseys, *Miah]. Colonel William Eaton [Clark, Colonial Soldiers of the South, 716]. His son Thomas appeared in Orange County, North Carolina
[VA:8]. Edward, Michael and Thomas Gowen were all listed as "Mulatto"
He was later drafted as a
Militia who signed a petition to the Council of Safety of South Carolina on 9 October
He received voucher no. He was head of a Halifax County household of 8 "other free" in
He was
He stated that he enlisted in Cheraw District, South Carolina, and resided in Anson County
Reuben Ross was on the pay roll of Captain Richard Stephen's Company of
He
was head of an Alexandria household of 3 "free colored" in 1820. Tennessee, stating that he was born in Louisa County, Virginia, on 19 January 1739 and
He was engaged in skirmishes
declaration in court to obtain a pension for service in the Revolution. Granville County, North Carolina household of 2 "free colored" men in 1820
Revolution in Northumberland County for two years on 16 June 1782 and was sized the same
He appeared in court again on 8 January 1851 to apply for a full pension in place of
of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution, 404; "North Carolina
in the 10th North Carolina Regiment on 20 July 1778 [Clark, The State
Robert Cook enlisted in Blount's 10th North Carolina
He was listed in the roll of Lieutenant William Davidson's
Free Negroes 1798-1831, no.163]. field officer to his heirs for 640 acres [NARA, R.10,820, M805, Roll 820, frame 0119; https://www.fold3.com/image/19915548]. Cumbo, Cannon]. the Savannah River. His widow Milly was a slave,
pounds support on 6 November that year [Quarles, John: Petition, 1779-11-06 and
191-199; NARA, W.6687, M804, Roll 570, frame 795 of 940; https://www.fold3.com/image/13747831]. list in 1761 and 1762 [CR 44.701]. John Wharburton was head of a Bertie County household of 4 "other
Mulatto" in the state census for Northampton County in 1786, head of a Northampton
Another George Morris, born say 1762,
Regiment stationed near Williamsburg. was head of a Bedford County household of 9 "free colored " in 1820. Charles Smith, of Henrico County, deserted from Captain Pope's command
New Bern District for 9 pounds specie on 19 August 1782 for militia duty in Anson County
complexion, a planter [Troop Returns, Box 6, folder 22, http://digital..gov/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16062coll26/id/985/rec/3
Mulatto complexion [Register & description of Noncommissioned officers &
He enlisted from the part of Berkeley County, Virginia, that
He
Carolina and Tennessee, Revolutionary War Land Warrants, 1783-1843, Roll 11: William White
Records of North Carolina, XVI:1106]. Rol 113, frame 439 of 752; https://www.fold3.com/image/22938237]. three years as a soldier in the 2nd Virginia State Regiment for the term of his
He was apparently
He was a
nine months in Bradley's 10th North Carolina Regiment on 20 July 1778. October 1779 [Clark, State Records, XVI:1020]. Lewis Pettiford was a "Black" taxable in the
He died before May 1788 when the Bertie court ordered his children bound
1818 [PPTL 1787-1810, frames 33, 87, 100, 120, 147, 178, 202, 347, 437, 464, 491, 515,
State Records of North Carolina, XVII:222]. He was
And James Wicking or Nicking was
[NARA, M246, Roll 96, frame 545 of 736; https://www.fold3.com/image/10081826,
He
Cumberland County court ordered him bound to James Wright. or two afterwards according to testimony by Henry Maderias on 8 February 1809. his wife Jane a bounty ticket worth $3,000 due from Major Thomas Donoho (apparently for
He fought at the battle of Guilford
He enlisted in the Revolution as a substitute for 18 months while resident in New Kent
and served until August 1782 [NARA, S.39353, M804, roll 592, frame 16 of 559; https://www.fold3.com/image/12856487]. Agry, Thomas. Accounts [N.C. Archives, State Treasurer Group, Military Papers, Revolutionary Army
[NC:163], and 3 "free colored" in 1820 [NC:114]. He stated that he was born free, his
He assigned his rights to the land to William Reynolds on 21 June
Carolina Regiment in 1777, a "Coloured Man" who lost his right arm at the siege
Peter Jacobs enlisted in Hogg's Company of the 1st North
[Loyalist Claims Commission file A.O. He was allowed 26
ordered bound to Arthur Williams by the 2 June 1763 Bertie court [Haun, Bertie County
M804, Roll 2072, frame 89 of 511; https://www.fold3.com/image/14130803]. M804, Roll 2459, frame 1260 of 1360; https://www.fold3.com/image/20125436]. and Troy, New York, from there moved to Bennington, Vermont and then to Williamston [NARA,
to receive the wages due him for three years service as a Continental soldier [NCGSJ
(Supplement), 50, citing Auditors Accounts XXXI:219]. He was a
He was listed in the North Carolina Revolutionary War Army
He (called Charles Pearpoint) enlisted as a substitute
and ship Tartar and was wounded. USA & International; Australia . He was taxable on 170 acres and 1 poll in Hertford County in Nathan Harrel's List for 1784
muster of Captain William Haywood, the last person on the list after Cannon Cumber
December 1814: a free man of color about Sixty years old, about five feet six inches
Soldiers of the South, 703]. about six feet high [Register of Free Negroes, p.152]. Company of the 2nd Maryland Regiment on 27 April 1778 and was listed in the
He
soldier in Captain Troughton's North Carolina Company [NCGSJ V:161]. 5876 in
[Brumbaugh, Revolutionary War Records, 237]. 1783 for service in the Revolution and was called John Locas of Nash County on 8 June 1786
North Carolina Regiment for twelve months [NARA, W.7654, M804, Reel 1175, frame 449 of
https://www.fold3.com/image/23279242]. George Chavis was the son of Margaret Chaves, a "Mulatto
on board the Dragon. Caleb Overton enlisted in Moore's Company of the 10th North
676-1131), 1064 (http://www.ancestry.com)]. Bartholomew Turner of Jennings County testified that he had
Gideon and Morgan Griffin appeared in Richland
in New York City on 19 June 1829 to apply for a pension for his service in the Revolution. on 13 February 1782 for military service in the Revolution [North Carolina Revolutionary
months on 20 July 1778 and deserted on 30 August 1778 [Clark, State Records of North
Fason's Northampton County Militia [Mil. Parish, Amelia County, on 28 June 1759 when the court ordered the churchwardens to bind
enlisted in Alexandria and served for three years. William County who received 25 pounds public assistance on 13 May 1779 because she had
23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf]. He
colored" in 1820. (His father?) Thomas Thompson was one of four "Black Persons being
Adams," who were arrested by the local authorities in Orange County, North Carolina,
Size Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. called William Empy in 1788, William Aimpty (Negroe) in 1790, William Ampey in 1791 and
James Shoemaker and his wife Mary were "Black" taxables in
Isaac Carter enlisted for 3 years and was in the Roll of Captain
Bruenton, Lewis; Brewinton, Lusis]. April 1784 for serving three years in the 2nd Virginia Regiment and received
County, Virginia, in 1802 frame [PPTL 1782-1802, frame 856] and head of a Frederick
He was head of a Robeson County household of 11 "other free" in
James Bass was taxable on a free tithe in Norfolk County in 1787 and
pounds specie pay in Edenton District for military service in the Revolution [North
23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.65)]. He was about seventy-two on 7 November
Benjamin Richardson "went out of Halifax and Warren Counties"
on 4 November 1777 when the Keeper of the Public Store was ordered to deliver them
a horse and 3 cattle in 1782, taxable on Ward Barrett's tithe in 1786, living on the Dan
He was head of a Craven County household of 2 "other free" in 1790
Carteret County in September 1778 [N.C. Archives, digital collection, Troop Returns, http://digital..gov/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16062coll26/id/651/rec/162]. and lived near and was well acquainted with Daniel Williams, a "Colourd" man,
1254 on 10 June 1783 for nine
He stated that he enlisted on 15 April 1776 as
T.R.