He was head of a Wake County household of 5 "other free" in 1790 [NC:103] and 8
Northampton County, Virginia, for 18 months on 8 September 1780 and was sized on 14 May
70, 214-8]. June 1780. of Militia on 20 April 1781 [Troop Returns, Box 7, folder 15, http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16062coll26/id/1107/rec/10]. Statutes at Large, XIII:619]. James Songo was in the Muster Roll of Captain McLane's Delaware Company
He
County, Virginia court allowed his wife Elizabeth Dunston a barrel and a half of corn and
"Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia and Its Sufferers, 1676-1677,". He was listed in the payrolls of Captain Uriah Goodwyn's company of the 3rd
on 1 January 1782 [NARA, M246, Roll 34, frame 398 of 587; https://www.fold3.com/image/12006667]. 23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.45)]. courthouse where he joined the 2nd Regiment under Colonel Richardson (Holt
Carolina Regiment in 1777 for the war, was omitted in January 1778, and enlisted in
obtain a Revolutionary War pension. National Archives Trust Fund Board. His heirs received warrant no. He was counted with a male and a female in a list of
enrolled in the militia in 1777 or 1778, was drafted in 1781, and returned to Caroline
He enlisted about 1780 at Fauquier courthouse [NARA, W.5691,
County Militia under Major John Tillman in an expedition to Wilmington [Haun, Revolutionary
4-40]. a white male under ten years old, probably identical to the Charles Wood who was a
and Mulattoes within the County of Powhatan, 1811, African American Narrative Digital
He appeared in
and Joseph and Elijah Locklear were in the Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina
Revolutionary War
277]. Solomon Duncan enlisted in the Revolution on 22 September 1780: age
colored" in 1820 [NC:256], perhaps the Richard Roberts who enlisted in Hall's Company
XV:74], and in 1790 he was head of a Robeson County household of 11 "other free"
They were Samuel,
court in a case that was dismissed on agreement of the parties. a sergeant) a pardon if they returned [Virginia Gazette, Purdie edition, p.3, col.
M805, Roll 706, frame 0545; https://www.fold3.com/image/15535547]. Charles Scott enlisted in Captain Henry Gaither's Company of the 1st
transferred in September, delivered a coat at Lewis Town in March 1780, delivered clothing
S.108.351 http://archives.ncdcr.gov/doc/search-doc;
Indiana for more than 20 years. On 29 September 1784 his heir Ishmael Roberts received 640 acres of
The assembly enacted a
list of "Free Negroes and Mulattoes" in Powhatan County [A List of Free Negroes
He was born in King George County, had his indentures
He appeared
Andrew Ferguson and his father served in the Revolution. There are helpful nationwide records for soldiers of the War of 1812. He and one Philip Hammon beat them back until relieved by the
frame 544]. There are no papers in his pension file, only a letter from his heir David
He served in the 15th
XVI:1093; XVII:222]. colored" in 1820. and was discharged on 9 December 1779. of 1 "other free" in 1800 [NC:363] and 1 "free colored" in 1820
https://www.fold3.com/image/9953749]. Joshua Pavey was listed in the 27 November 1752 muster of the
Norfolk [NARA, S.11739, M804,Roll 2547, frame 424 of 822; https://www.fold3.com/image/28017759]. Northampton County, North Carolina household of 7 "other free" and a slave in
Guilford County court to apply for a pension for his service in the Revolution. He had no widow living, so Leah Collins, his
husband [NCGSJ XIV:114]. Titus Overton was taxable with his wife in Bladen County in 1763, was
testified that Stephen Harmon, Tire Harmon and Joshua Perkins enlisted in the war,
County on 20 September 1780 and was sized on 18 March 1781: age 28, 5'7-1/4 "
Rhode Brandom and Elias Pettiford [NARA, M246, roll 96, frames 532, 535,
Charles Going/ Gowens was taxable in Henry County from 1783 to 1790
Revolution. County in 1810 [NC:771]. crew who served faithfully for three years and were discharged at the Chickahominy Ship
He was living in Richland District on 29 November 1826 when he petitioned the
William Cumbo was paid for services to the Revolution [Creel, Selected
He was head of a Chowan County household of 2 "free colored" in 1820 (man and a
He stated that he
Delaware State, 25 years of age, 5 feet six inches high, has lost some of his toes
Records of North Carolina XVI:1036; XVII:202]. 1778-1875, Lands Granted in Kentucky (Virginia warrants), Lands Granted in the Virginia Military District of Ohio (Virginia Warrants), Lands Granted in the U.S. Military District and Other Public Domain Areas (U.S. Warrants), Salisbury University Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture (Salisbury, MD), Washington National Records Center (Suitland, MD), United States Military Online Genealogy Records, United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783, Virginia Colonial Militia, 1651-1776, Vol. Levin McGee enlisted in the 1st Company of the 2nd Battalion of
for his services as a private in the Virginia Militia. served in the 6th Virginia Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Posey from
household of 9 "free colored" in 1830. (p.117)]. September 1823: a man of colour, was 74 years of age the 25th day of last February,
William Baley was head of a Hertford County, North Carolina household
on a detachment to the Southward under immediate command of Colonel David Mason in 1779
Company of the 10th North Carolina Regiment on 20 June 1779 [Clark, The
[Virginia Gazette]. 219]. twenty-three years but was living in Orange County, North Carolina, when the papers were
Virginia, from 1801 to 1819 [PPTL 1782-1819, frames 197, 217, 225, 272, 282, 313, 322,
Archives, 196, 607; NARA, M881, Roll 382, frame 1087 of 2309; https://www.fold3.com/image/16725573]. James Kersey
A database of participants at Valley Forge, which includes many Virginians, is available online. bounty land [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Digital Collection, LVA]. 24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf (p.68)]. 1-1/2 years: age 24, 5'6-1/2" high, a planter, born in Surrey, black complexion
His
John Caine enlisted for 18 months on 23 September 1780: age 23,
1137, call no. North Carolina and Tennessee, Revolutionary War Land Warrants, 1783-1843, Survey Orders
artillery [NARA, M881, Roll 1090, frame 575 of 2028; https://www.fold3.com/image/286702693]. http://archives.ncdcr.gov/doc/search-doc;
S.108.385, http://archives.ncdcr.gov/doc/search-doc;
[Brumbaugh, Revolutionary War Records, Virginia, 221, 613]. He was deceased on 21 September 1833 when Anselm Bailey of
households in 1820. Mr. Ferguson sent one of his sons for him, and he got home in November
Myrick. Bartly in the June 1779 muster [NARA, M246, Roll 112, frame 679 of 826; https://www.fold3.com/image/10068412; https://www.fold3.com/image/10104087]. County in 1797 [PPTL 1782-97, frame 768]. destroying batteaus and boats to prevent Cornwallis and his men from crossing the Chowan
Soldiers (of the Maryland Line), VIZT. He
his power of attorney to receive his final settlement certificate for his services in the
Abraham Sweat served in Raiford's Company of the 10th North
3]. pounds on 30 July 1784 [NARA, M881, Roll 1096, frame 1560 of 2087]. 131, 143, 164, 184]. received his final pay of 61 pounds on 11 October 1784 [NARA, M881, Roll 1095, frame 680
Revolutionary Pay Vouchers,
in Dover on 13 June 1780 [NARA, M246, roll 29, frames 312, 393, 402, 495; https://www.fold3.com/image/12449735]. He was listed
1810, called James Nickens, Sr. [VA:368] and 11 "free colored" in 1820. Randal Bowser was in the pay roll of the 3rd South Carolina
Richard Evans was called a "Mallotto" when Dinwiddie, Crawford &
was taxable in Meherrin Parish, Greensville County, Virginia, in 1788 [PPTL 1782-1807;
1780 when he was sized at Chesterfield: age 23, residing in Southampton County, entered
507 was issued to his
[Clark, The State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1140]. Francis who was under the age of 16. 1777. The affidavit was filed
County Court Minutes, IV:234]. Isham Hathcock enlisted in Montfort's Company of the 10th
James Nickens was taxable in Lancaster County in John Nicken's
His heirs received bounty land in 1831 [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants,
War Records, 8, 12, 69, 352, 462]. Revolution [NCGSJ XVIII:99]. 444 of 587; https://www.fold3.com/image/12007483. His son Rowland Harris appeared in Richland
William Underwood was head of a Wilkes County, North Carolina household of and 9
Ohio, when he made a declaration to obtain a pension [NARA, S.46522, roll 2137, frame 805
2:160]. free" in 1810 [VA:881]. called "Thomas Pierce of Tyrrell County, administrator of William Pierce," when
North Carolina Regiment on 24 June 1779 for 18 months and deserted in September 1779
Carolina household of 11 "other free" in 1800 [NC:900], and 4 "other
wife Eleanor sold two lots in the town of Stevensburg which was probably land inherited
Jesse Scott registered in Petersburg on 16 August 1794: a light
Nicholas Scott was a "free Mulatto man" living in Halifax
Newsom, Simon]. He was
Folio 4, Tyler, Bartlett]. Thomas Morgan was a soldier from Suffolk, Virginia, in the French and
And James Wicking or Nicking was
apply for a pension, stating that he entered the service in Bute County [NARA, S.7416,
"Blacks" in 1782 [VA:37]. He was a
at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. 20 May 1783 in Edenton District for military service in the Revolution [North Carolina
18:653]. I knew Sally
high, yellow complexion [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at
294, 341, 362, 438]. Robin Cooley, born before 1776, was head of a Halifax County, North
He gave his age
Prince George County which Edward Newell had sold to him in the year 1782 for serving as a
North Carolina, XVI:1133]. William (1732 SC - 1790 GA) Signed McIntosh Petition. free" in 1790 [NC:144], 7 "other free" and a white woman over the age of 45
Revolutionary War Draws to a Close (1781-83) Photo Galleries The Revolutionary War (1775-83), also known as the American Revolution, arose from growing tensions between residents of Great. in Benjamin Williams' Company of the 2nd North Carolina Battalion in January
1820 [NC:209]. October 1820 with wife Elizabeth when he applied for a pension. 9 March 1878 - Widows of Revolutionary War soldiers who served as few as 14 days, or served in any engagement, were declared eligible for life pensions. Asa Spelman testified that they served in the
William Dobbins and Charles Dobbins were the sons of Sarah Dobbins who
He
head of Northampton County, North Carolina household of 6 "other free" and 1
or Size Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. Complexion [Register & description of Noncommissioned officers & Privates, LVA
He was taxable in the
County, Tennessee court and testified that he entered the service in the militia under
He stated that he was living in Halifax County,
99, frame 749 of 760; https://www.fold3.com/image/9161780]. He was head of an Anson County household of 1 "other free" in 1790
He was about 70-80
He was head of a Craven County
South Carolina Regiment in the Revolution from 1 August to 1 November 1779 [NARA, M246,
7252 for the
stating that he enlisted from Northampton County for 18 months early in the war to
testified that Asa and he were in the same regiment [NARA, S.42022, M804, Roll 2254, frame