Both settled in Granville
at Valley Forge in the same list as Edward and Isaac Chavous in June 1778, in the payroll
He was about 70-80
Edward Weaver was head of a Hertford County, North Carolina household
He was
1800-20]. from the ship Tartar and for each of whom a $100 reward was offered by Thomas Grant
(Cumbo) and John Sweet (Sweat) [Clark, Colonial Soldiers of the
"F. Negroe" head of a Fauquier County household of 8 "other free" in
Hillsboro for 9 pounds specie on 11 June 1783 for military service in the Revolution
County, Virginia court on 17 December 1773 for a debt of 2 pounds, 12 shillings [Pleas
Berry Jeffers, Gideon Griffin, Osborn Jeffers, Allen Jeffers
He
He may have been the Daniel Williams for whom Mr. Broadhead received final pay of 11
of 4 "other free" in 1800 [NC:596] and 2 in Caswell County in 1810 [NC:468]. colored" in 1820. He registered in Lancaster County on 17 October 1803: Age 52, Color mulattoborn
USA & International; Australia . Connections, vol.1, no.1, 15]. widow Hannah Randall applied for benefits on 13 May 1820, stating that she had sons James
stated that he was born in 1759 or 1760 in the part of Duplin County that became Sampson
10th Regiment of the North Carolina Continental Line. He was captured in the siege of
He
T.R. Westmoreland County, Virginia court to apply for a pension for his services in the
records, Troop Returns, B3F40, http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16062coll26/id/510/rec/176]. He was head of a Halifax County, North Carolina household of 7 whites in 1790 [NC:62]. was a "free mulatto" head of a Northumberland County household of 7 "other
persons over the age of 45 in 1820. old, was born in Brunswick County, Virginia, and lived in Mecklenburg County, Virginia,
free" in 1800 [NC:9] and 9 "free colored" in Robeson County in 1820
County Court Minutes, VI:957]. to William Phillips before 6 December 1797 [North Carolina and Tennessee, Revolutionary
born in King & Queen County, yellow complexion [Register & description of
that he was furloughed at Head Quarters Valley Forge to come home with me who was
He appeared in
He enlisted in Baker's Company for 9 months
(p.60)]. residing Frederick County, born Loudoun county, enlisted for the war [The
free" in 1790 and 11 in 1810 [MD:315]. roll 89, frames 119, 176; https://www.fold3.com/image/9679449]. Son of Dorcas Jackson a free Mulato born free &
among whose slaves she had a number of relations [Windley, Runaway Slave Advertisements,
Burnet, Saunders]. colonial muster of Captain James Fason's Northampton County militia [Mil. Shadrack Chavis enlisted in the Revolution on 1 August 1778 for 3 years
in 1778 and 1779 [NCGSJ VIII:98]. Bute, born Virga, 5'7", 35 years of age, Black Hair; black eyes [N.C.
[Bundick, Levin: Revolutionary Bounty Warrants, Library of Virginia Digital Collection,
9643230, 9643268, 9463302]. He was
In 1621, the Indians massacred many European settlers.
American Revolutionary War Records He was head of a Hyde County household of 1 "other free" in 1790 and 1 in 1800
He apparently died in service since his heir David Bizzell
Matthew was head of
from Worcester County, Maryland, on 7 May 1781 for 3 years, and was delinquent on 10
sister Sally Coley, widow of Jeffrey Coley, a Revolutionary War pensioner, died in Halifax
Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. 263]. 618-100, Roll 808, frame 518 of 876; https://www.fold3.com/image/15490549]. pension in Washington County, Maryland, stating that he enlisted in December 1776 and
He
S.31072, M805, Roll 368, frame 0144; https://www.fold3.com/image/21819909]. Thomas) [PPTL 1789-1822]. complexion, Mulatto, baker in Alexandria, born in Fairfax County [The Chesterfield
70-1]. M246, Roll 113, frame 664 of 752; https://www.fold3.com/image/9648376]. 1782 and was listed in the muster of the 1st Company of South Carolina Troops
Carolina, in 1800 [NC:544] and 10 in 1810 [NC:956]. A total of 64 men were found in Cox's Company, undated list, probably 1782. For more information on the 1835 Pension Roll see Revolutionary War Pension Records. household of 7 "other free" in 1800 [NC:479]. 555, 572, 674, 720]. He enlisted
in an undated muster taken before 8 April 1778. in 1778. On 16 September 1783 he received
Virginia's Soldiers in the Revolution (Continued) on JSTOR He married Mary Scott, 18 November 1796 Henrico County bond,
old the next September when he appeared in Westmoreland County court on 28 January 1833
Thomas Artis served in the Revolution from North Carolina [N.C.
Absolem Bibby was 7 years old in November 1771 when the Bute County
John Hammond was head of a Cumberland County household of 5 "other
Genealogies of free African Americans in Virginia and surrounding states. 3149 for 11 pounds on 8 March 1784, and voucher no. Revolution in South Carolina in 1775 [NARA, R.8645, M805, Roll 679, frame 0652; https://www.fold3.com/image/15172120]. female in the 1767 Granville County tax list of John Pope adjacent to Richard Jones. and 1776 under Captain James Council [Haun, Revolutionary Army Accounts, Journal
"other free" in 1810 [VA:959]. 1800 [NC:41] and 11 "free colored" in 1820 [NC:68]. 4 "other free" in 1810 [VA:991]. head of a Worcester County, Maryland household of 6 "other free" in 1790
Charles Beverly was listed as deceased in the 12 November 1777 muster
received his final pay of 61 pounds on 11 October 1784 [NARA, M881, Roll 1095, frame 680
when he made a declaration to obtain a pension for his services in the Revolution. Regiment in January 1782 [Clark, The State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1082]. (Taborn? Petition, 1791-10-26, Legislative Petitions, Digital Collections, LVA]. John Farrow enlisted in the Revolution from Goochland County on 9 March
captain of the Tempest. County, moved to Northampton County and had been living in Halifax County for the last
507 was issued to his
included two passes dated 27 April 1807: Peter Rouse is a free man, that his parents
termination of the war [NARA, R.5859, M804, roll 1470, frame 469 of 1069; https://www.fold3.com/image/24947929]. 24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf
register but had not received bounty land by 7 January 1835 [Brumbaugh, Revolutionary
He may have been the Thomas Pinn
2153 on 22 March 1782 in Wilmington,
Archibald Artis, born say 1753, was paid for serving in the militia in
598 of 818; https://www.fold3.com/image/13712646;
S.108.388, http://archives..gov/doc/search-doc]. John Haithcock testified that he served together with
State Records of North Carolina, XVII:241; NCGSJ XIV:230]. He and his wife Elizabeth, "Boath free mulattoes," registered the
These lists are mainly centered around 1780, but the dates cover most of the war. He
of Isham Valentine & Caty his wife of Surry County free people of Colour the said
Soldiers of the South, 683]. the counties of Anson, Montgomery and Richmond on 4 September 1782 for military service in
years of age) had known him for about 85 years. and was granted a pension on 31 August 1832 [NARA, S.6598, M804, Roll 207, frame 0489; https://www.fold3.com/image/11030605]. He may
Accomack County household of 2 "other free" in 1800 [Virginia Genealogist
277]. XVI:238].
American Revolution Facts | American Battlefield Trust pay as a private in the Revolution. for his service in the Revolution from 1 August 1780 to 15 November 1783. free" in 1790 and 6 in Baltimore City in 1800 [MD:169]. Peter Beckett, was a "Negro" about 25 years and seven months
Christopher Guy, born say 1762, enlisted as a substitute for John Guy
Collection, LVA]. court for 31 years [Delaware State Archives, Record Group, 3815.031, 1722-1732, frames 65,
Burrell Artis was born in Southampton County and was living there in
they were both slaves [NARA, W.17341, M804, roll 342, frame 527 of 764; https://www.fold3.com/image/12838865]. Assembly of Virginia for reimbursement was rejected [Crittendon, John & Cannon, Luke:
Richmond 18 months later to complete his service, and then returned to Northumberland
4687 for 11 pounds on 14 July 1781 [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-GD8S,
https://www.fold3.com/image/9953749]. Jonston, David]. enlisted in Captain Dawson's Company in Lunenburg County under General Gibson and was at
He was seventy-seven years old on 19 September 1836 when he appeared in New Hanover County
for his freedom from Susannah Leland who was holding him in servitude until the age of
service in the Revolution [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-PYVQ,
920-7 of 1808]. 141, 144, 147 of 389; https://www.fold3.com/image/9679405]. Claims, Sorrell, James, 1834, Digital Collections, LVA]. allowed wives, children and aged parents of poor soldiers serving in the Revolution. November 1771 [Minutes 1767-76, 194; WB A:218]. in the Third Division commanded by Major George Little between 1778 and 1780 [TR B5F20]. 2 October 1779 when Cuthbert Bullitt of Dumfries, Virginia, placed an ad in the Maryland
708]. He was
Returns, B4F35, http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16062coll26/id/648/rec/36]. H. Murfree received his final
William Langston was one of the only seven surviving men of the
(p.69)]. registered as a "Free Negro" in Greensville County on 1 April 1825: free born
]. Coley when he appeared in Halifax County court on 17 February 1844 and testified that his
for serving as a soldier in the Continental Line [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay
an additional 412 acres to be released when there was additional proof of their death. He enlisted for the war in Bradley's Company of the 10th North Carolina
X:112]. Johnston County court that his son Stephen, aged about eighteen or nineteen years old,
William Driver received a discharge from Captain Machen Boswell on 8
Revolution in Virginia and then enlisted in Halifax County, North Carolina. listing himself as a tithable. June 1780. Granville County, North Carolina household of 2 "free colored" men in 1820
He
They did not return
September 1833 that he was acquainted with John Baker, a "coloured man," who
Jones Allen collected his pay of
to him to be sailmakers [Minutes 1753-62, 488]. from 1787 to 1788 and from 1807 to 1809 [PPTL 1782-1814, frames 119, 137, 508, 549, 571],
He
Benjamin Viers was a "F. Negro" taxable in Augusta County in
for 3 years on 6 September 1777 and was listed in the payroll of Captain Peter Jones'
Isaac Perkins testified that he had
Barnett Stewart was head of a Chatham County, North Carolina household
July 1779 [NARA, M246, roll 102, frame 683 of 774; roll 112, frames 350, 403 of 826; https://www.fold3.com/image/9946602]. Thomas Gibson was born in Randolph County, North Carolina, on 15
John Roberts served in the Revolution. He moved to Marshall County, Alabama, by 26 December 1837 when he applied to
deposition in Northampton County court on 26 March 1791 that he enlisted and served as a
10]. A total of 41 names were found on Cox . This part of Granville County became Bute County in
Benjamin Scott security. complexion, born in Charles City County [Register & description of Noncommissioned
The lists usually contain name, rank, state of residence, and regiment. XIII: 518; XVII:216]. frames 0113-8; https://www.fold3.com/image/11131047]. who was a servant to Captain West and served part of the time with the French troops and
the Third Division commanded by Major George Little between 1778 and 1780 [TR B5F20]. County, yellow complexion [Register & description of Noncommissioned officers
He was twenty-four years old in 1777 when he
drafted out of Prince George County, for whom a reward was offered by Ensign Benjamin Grey
He was listed in the roll of Lieutenant William Davidson's
Vaughan who were on a detachment to the Southward under immediate command of Colonel David
20th (The East Devonshire) Regiment of Foot: Arrived in Qubec in 1776. [Loyalist Claims Commission file A.O. 2005 for 12 pounds specie in
delinquent in 1789, a "Negro" taxable on a cow and a calf in 1797 [Levy List
He was head of a Fayetteville household of 4 "other free" in 1790
One of the witnesses for his
head of a household of 3 "free colored" in 1820. who sometime before 7 September 1787 sold bounty land in Davidson County, Tennessee, which
State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1162]. from 1792 to 1813 [PPTL, 1787-1825, frames 76, 92, 105, 118, 132, 162, 184, 206, 239, 256,
1781 [NARA, S.5498, M804-1210, frame 0260 (frame 274 of 1007; https://www.fold3.com/image/22991192]. served in the 6th Virginia Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Posey from
of 4 "free colored" in 1820 [NC:A:412]. His wife may have been
He was in Valley Forge and
(p.23)]. 931] and a "F.B." He stated that he enlisted in May 1781 and joined
"free colored" man living by himself, called James C. McKoy, Sr. Thomas Mahorney, a "free man of colour," enlisted in the
without punishment according to the 3 July 1779 issue of the Virginia Gazette
the pension application of his children in Alabama [NARA, W.10880, M804, Roll 1899; frame
Soldiers, 30; LVA petition dated 25 February 1823, reel 235, box 296, folder 103]. 665; 1811-22, frames 59, 103, 147] and head of a Fluvanna County household of 8
War Records, Mecklenburg County, Virginia (1964), 162-3, citing Edmund W. Hubbard
If an application was approved, the veteran or his heirs received a certificate that could be exchanged for a warrant. A total of 58 were on Cox's Company Militia Roster undated, prob. issued 20 December 1791, for Benjamin's service in the Continental Line [N.C. Archives
Gideon1 Griffin was head of a Richland District household of
Carolina, stating that he was born in Charlotte County, Virginia, in 1759 and that he was
Birth and death not given; buried in Hallowell Cemetery, Hallowell, Me. And James Wicking or Nicking was
"Mula" taxable in Albemarle County in 1813 [PPTL, 1800-1813, frames 29, 117,
Rhode Brandom and Elias Pettiford [NARA, M246, roll 96, frames 532, 535,
man," he was taken as a waiter to Major Chrogham. 1820 to obtain a pension for his services in the Revolutionary War [NARA, S.41472, M805,
p.153; Mecklenburg County DB 17:218-9]. of Edward Nickens," sold his right to the warrant for $500 on 11 March 1797 [North
He served in South Carolina under Colonel Lytle, who
Halifax County in 1820 [NC:169]. While a resident of
pension file. He
W.27576, M804, Roll 401, frame 142 of 1003; https://www.fold3.com/image/12028637]. Craven County, North Carolina Company (not identified by race) [Clark, Colonial
III:232] and was taxable on 150 acres and one poll in Johnston County in 1784 [GA
Carolina when he entered the service [NARA, S.30985, M804, Roll 794, frame 324 of 626; https://www.fold3.com/image/20148444]. Ned Streater, "a free man of color, appeared in Nansemond County
He was listed aboard the ship Gloucester on
He received a severe wound to his thigh [NARA, R.203, M804, roll
listed as waiting on Colonel Thomson in 1779 [NARA, M246, roll 89, frames 121, 246, 249;
Bladen County household in 1770 [Byrd, Bladen County Tax Lists, I:50; II:174] and
"Being a Coloured
Prince George County which Edward Newell had sold to him in the year 1782 for serving as a
Drury Pettiford was head of a Stokes County, North Carolina
Captain John Thomas of the Galley Protector which stated that he served in the Navy
He was deceased by 10 July 1820 when his
Captain Lewis Booker of the 15th Virginia Regiment for two years. Stoakley received his final pay of 17 pounds on 9 August 1783 [NARA, M881, Roll 1095,
1774 Bertie County court bound out as an apprentice bricklayer [Haun, Bertie County
Drury Tann enlisted for 14 months as a private in Hadley's Company of
services in the Revolution. Isaac Howell was a black complexioned soldier, 5'5-1/4" high, born
county [Virginia Gazette, http://www.accessible.com]. He was a servant to Major Hogg and was
He was head of a
Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. Shadrack was head of a Hertford County
John Scott was called John Scott of Halifax County when he received
as a seaman entitled to bounty land for three years service [Brumbaugh, Revolutionary
"FN" in 1809, listed with 2 "free Negroes & Mulattoes above the age of
high, yellow complexion, born in Gloucester County [The Chesterfield Supplement or
He was deceased on 10 March 1846
1792 by Sarah Blango [NCGSJ XVIII:72]. Abraham Goff was a "Mulatto" taxable in Buckingham County in
He
South Carolina Regiment in the Revolution from 1 August to 1 November 1779 [NARA, M246,
Asa Tyner, husband of Keziah Chavis, was brought into Granville
Montgomery County, Alabama court to apply for a pension for services in the Revolution,
Oliver Griffin enlisted in the Revolution as a substitute from
no longer in service. He was in Captain Thomas Edmunds' muster of the 15th
He enlisted in
He
testified that he found Davise on board when he first boarded the ship. may have been the brother of Bartlett Bowles who was taxable in Louisa County in 1782 and
household in the 1774 Bertie County list of Humphrey Nichols. He enlisted for 18 months in Captain Lytle's Company of the 10th
Revolutionary War Land Warrants, 1783-1843, Roll 2: Revolutionary Warrants, 1783-1799
He was head of a Hertford County household of 8 "other free" in
White Plains. free" in 1790 [NC:134] and 2 in Halifax County in 1810 [NC:12]. from 1813 to 1815 [PPTL,
280 of 1089; https://www.fold3.com/image/22778397,
He stated that he
Rebecca Beckett registered as a "free Negro" in
taxable in the northern district of Campbell County in 1789 [PPTL, 1785-1814, frame 123]. Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. In 1835 they received bounty land scrip for his service [NARA, BLWt. "a free Negro woman," was bound an apprentice shoemaker in Granville County,
Selective Service System. was head of a Northampton County, North Carolina household 4 "other free" in
(called Richard Mekins) [NC:22] and 8 "other free" in Captain Lewis'
muster rolls on 11 May 1777 but was listed as a deserter on 10 January 1778; enlisted
He enlisted in the Revolution
Uriah Portee was the son of John Portee, Sr., who was taxable on the
Methodist Church for 35 or 40 years [NARA, S.17867, M804, Roll 405, frame 162; https://www.fold3.com/image/12026748]. He was head of a Craven County household of 2 "other free" in 1790 [NC:130]. Revolution on 20 May 1776 [NARA, M853, https://www.fold3.com/image/291771927]. 434 of 587; https://www.fold3.com/image/12007228]. of 947; https://www.fold3.com/image/23390996]. T.R. jail on suspicion of robbery on 2 April 1779. aboard the galley Protector under captains Conway and Thomas [Legislative Petitions
J Nicholas and one from
was taxable in Powhatan County from 1789 to 1791 and from 1803 to 1817: called a
1800 [NC:344], 11 in 1810 [NC:51], and 11 "free colored" in 1820 [NC:167]. Regiment and served in a company commanded by Captain Levi Lane. Brumbaugh, Revolutionary War Records, Virginia, 202]. John: Petition, 1779-11-06 and 1779-11-23, Legislative Petitions of the General Assembly,
He was not involved in
He was also paid 9 pounds in New Bern District on 3
He was listed in the state census for North Carolina in the 6th District in 1786. certificate dated October 1787 from a justice of the peace in Goochland County, describing
Dempsy Underdew/ Underdue was counted as white in 1790, head of a Halifax County
Lists, I:29, 124; II:36, 142, 169, 202]. 1792 and thereafter, called Jiles Bowser from 1804 to 1806 [PPTL 1782-1810, frames
Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. William Kersey were presented by the court for failing to list themselves as
49]. Drury Scott, "mulattoe" son of Nanny Scott, was bound as an
Warrants, 1783-1843, Roll 13: William Hill Warrants, 1811-1837, no. He was in the battles of Stono
probably "Clarissa Cowig free negroe" who was taxable on her son John Cowig in
two tours. final pay of 83 pounds on 24 May 1783 [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Nickins,
"other free," a white woman 16-26 and 2 slaves in 1810. pounds currency in the 24 June 1752 Goochland County estate of Henry Miller [DB 6:352-4]. He was taxable in Norfolk County, Virginia, in 1786 and 1787 [PPTL, 1782-91,
23816, by
John was listed as a private aboard the Dragon on 2 September 1779 [Brumbaugh, Revolutionary
June 1791 when he applied for a pension for eighteen months service as a Continental
applied in Fredericksburg court, received bounty land for his service [Beazley, Larkin:
22 April 1782: residence: Anne Arundel County, age 25, 5'8-3/4" height,
Newsletter 6:10-14, citing Auditors' Account XVIII:558-9, LVA]. William Holmes was a "Mulatto" living in Henrico County in
He received
Jones, William, Digital Collections, LVA]. for Revolutionary War Service, AA 6309]. He was head of a Northampton County
as a substitute: age 23, 5'9-3/4" high, blk hair, blk eyes, blk Complection, born
2686 for 7 pounds specie in Edenton
He was head of a Halifax County
seven and a half inches high, thirty eight years old, born free & raised in
deserted on 15 February 1778 [NARA, M246, Roll 113, frames 291, 300, 303 of 752; Roll 106,
IV:35, folio 3]. He was described as "yellow (Mulatto) complexioned, aged 29, 5'7-3/4"
August 1784 [Creel, Selected Virginia Revolutionary War Records, I:118; NARA, M881,
in Coleman's Company for 18 months in 1782 [Clark, The State Records of North Carolina,
Joel Gibson was head of an Ashe County household of 2 "other
of Maryland 18:150]. John Weaver petitioned the Lancaster County court on 19 October 1786
years and was entitled to bounty land [Brumbaugh, Revolutionary War Records, Virginia,
into slavery [NARA, S.19484, M804, Roll 2339, frame 986 of 1071; https://www.fold3.com/image/19565717]. Thomas Tann and his wife Sarah Tan were "free mulattos" who
Last Updated: 27 August 2018 1, Reg. frames 568, 571 of 1764; https://www.fold3.com/image/287703068;
was head of an Accomack County household of 8 "free colored" in 1830. farmer [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court
He had resided in Philadelphia about 15 years past, where he again met
died in June 1781 [NARA, M246, roll 31, frame 502; https://www.fold3.com/image/12449363].
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