1477 [Brumbaugh, Revolutionary War Records, 360]. Martha Evans in email correspondence]. being claimed" [Delaware Archives, III:1150]. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, and Delaware (Paul Heinegg) Includes information on free Black Virginians who served in the Revolutionary War. David Sweat enlisted in Shepard's Company of the 10th North
He was about sixty one years old
[NC:40]. was listed in the roll of December 1778 [NARA, M246, roll 33, frames 501, 504, 507, 510 of
Solomon Harden/ Harding enlisted as a substitute from Duplin County in
on 20 May 1776 [NARA, M853, https://www.fold3.com/image/291771927]. of the 3rd South Carolina Regiment commanded by Colonel William Thomson from
Charles Dobbins was living in Dinwiddie county when he enlisted in the
Tire Harmon served on board the Accomac according to testimony
[NCGSJ IV:149]. http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.23)]. 1778 for nine months. Littlebury McKinny enlisted in the Revolution for the length of the war
pension for his service in the Revolution. He was called William Neakins, when he, Nathaniel
March 1780 in Culpeper County, Virginia [NARA, W.2292, M804, Roll 2520, frame 35 of 1387; https://www.fold3.com/image/29311044]. and Savannah [NARA, S.9316, M805, reel 180, frame 153; https://www.fold3.com/image/12039268]. He was head of a Carteret County household of 2 "other free" in 1790 [NC:128]
the 1st Delaware Company. Joe Butler was a "mulatto" listed among seven deserters,
for 9 pounds specie in Wilmington District on 22 September 1783 for service in the militia
boy, was bound by the Chowan County court to Lydia Herron to be a sawyer in January 1764. Russell from June 1779 to November 1779 [NARA, M246, frames 668, 677, 683 of 774; https://www.fold3.com/image/9946602]. He was taxable on 170 acres and 1 poll in Hertford County in Nathan Harrel's List for 1784
S.6299, M804, Roll 2438, frame 590 of 1811; https://www.fold3.com/image/19914802]. the Revolution [NARA, S.16467, M804, roll 1662, frame 734 of 1107; https://www.fold3.com/image/23667354]. free" in 1800 and 4 in 1810 [NC:864]. 24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf
his father (Andrew Peeleg as he was called), he was taken prisoner by the British. in 1800, 16 in 1810 [NC:443], and 7 "free colored" in 1820 [NC:121]. was listed among seven deserters, drafted out of Prince George County, Virginia, for whom
the North Carolina Continental Line [Clark, State Records of North Carolina,
129]. free" in 1800 [SC:230]. 21 pounds was received by William King [Clark, The State Records of North Carolina,
County list of Cullen Pollock in 1769 and taxable as Matthias in the 1774 list of Samuel
Archives, Swem Library's Special Collections, Cabell Papers Box 2, Folder11.pdf]. He stated that he entered the 1st Virginia
He registered in King George County on 27 October 1800: a dark molatto man with long
commanded by Colonel George Stubblefield until August 1780 when he was wounded at the
Jacobs, Matthew]. May 1782 [Clark, The State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1163]. took the place of his brother John Toney in the Revolutionary War in Warren County and
free" in 1800 [NC:224]. Barnett, William]. He
Continental Army infantry. Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. 5'7" high, a blacksmith, born in Fairfax County, residing in Alexandria, black
1820 (Billie Manly) [NC:157]. He was a servant to Major Hogg and was
Robin Cooley, born before 1776, was head of a Halifax County, North
married Sally Terrel, 25 October 1791 Culpeper County bond. 1800 [NC:60], and 6 in 1810 [NC:615]. Jer. Robert Newsom's service in the North Carolina Continental Line [Clark, The State
S.108358;
613, 643, 682; 1791-1812, frames 22, 82, 138, 172, 248, 354, 383, 463, 560, 646, 689, 742;
James Bowser was born in Nansemond County and enlisted in the
in the 8 October 1754 muster roll of Captain Osborne Jeffreys' Granville County Company
County in 1798, 1800, 1804, 1809 and a laborer taxable on 2 horses at Sam McWilliam's in
John Bunch was listed in the Pay Roll of the 3rd South
County, Virginia, from 1792 to 1806 and a planter in the list of "free Negroes &
North Carolina Regiment on 14 June 1781 and left the service in 1782 [Clark, The State
of Free Negroes, p.84, no.159]. Regiment in March 1780 [M246, Roll 89, frame 196 of 389; https://www.fold3.com/image/9679460]. Ambrose Month received a pension for his services in the Revolution
He was listed as a waiter to Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Posey, enlisted for the war,
He was
4 "other free" in 1790 and 3 "other free" and a white woman aged 26-45
County household of 10 "other free" in 1810 [VA:990]. Orange County, North Carolina, in 1820 [The North Carolinian, p. 2578]. private aboard the ship Dragon on 2 September 1779 and a seaman who served for
1772-4, 322]. He was paid for serving on the Dragon between 21 April 1778 and 20 January 1779,
James Wilson in Abraham Sheppard's 10th North Carolina Regiment and was
received a discharge at Portsmouth from his commanding officer Captain Browne [Hathcock,
(p.22)]. He was head of a Northampton County household of 3
He was head of a Henrico County household of 3 "other free" in 1810 [VA:980]. [Register & description of Noncommissioned officers & Privates, LVA accession no. County, Virginia court issued a certificate to the Treasurer that she had been provided
Under Montgomery Adams, Robert Alcorn, John 2nd Lieut. of 967; https://www.fold3.com/image/28351789
substitute in the Revolution in Maryland for 3 years on 18 May 1778, listed as dead or
He was
He was a "Mulatto" delinquent taxable in Northampton County in 1786 [Virginia
North Carolina Regiment in 1777 and died on 1 May 1778 [Clark, The State Records of
He
Draftees" in the Revolution [T&C, Box 22, by NCGSJ XVI:234]. planter [Mil. (p.51)]. listed as dead in the September 1779 Muster of the 10th Regiment [Clark, The
R.11569, M804, Roll 2586, frame 736 of 751; https://www.fold3.com/image/28467470]. He was head of a Robeson County household of 10 "other free" in 1790
He was called Peter Blizzard of Surry County on 29 October 1788 when he sold 100 acres in
Thomas Grant of the Chickahominy Shipyard in the 11 September 1779 issue of the Virginia
Harden Dennum/ Denham was head of a Harrison County, Indiana household
Matthew Jacobs received voucher no. for his services in the Navy and included his discharge papers from Captain John Thomas
husband [NCGSJ XIV:114]. brothers Morris, Gilbert and William Evans (all Sr.) who lived in Wake County, were
72, 218]. father's for many years after [Baker, John: Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Digital
Heights in New York as well as the battles of Trenton and Princeton. Collections, LVA]. His widow Aggy was a "Mulatto" taxable on 2 free male tithes in Prince George
services in the Revolution while resident in Barnwell District, South Carolina. June 1778 [TR B3F26]. Hezekiah Roberts was head of a St. George Parish, Accomack County
Rol 113, frame 439 of 752; https://www.fold3.com/image/22938237]. years, 3 under 21 or over 60, and 5 females in 1786 in John Erwin's list for the North
October 1811 when he testified for the Legislative Petition of Aaron Weaver. payroll of Captain Mayo Carrington's Company in Morristown in November 1779 [NARA, M246,
County household in 1759. He enlisted in the Revolution for 9
Certificate, 1799, African American Narrative Digital Collection, LVA]. William Underwood when he testified that he enlisted for the duration of the war on 19
no. head of a York County household of 6 "other free" in 1810 [VA:873]. taxable on a horse; in 1809 he was taxable on a
1783. "Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia and Its Sufferers, 1676-1677,". free" in 1800 [NC:770] and 10 in Granville County in 1810 [NC:864]. Adam Adams,, John Butler, Charles and Walter Proctor
served for three years with fellow soldiers Morgan and Gideon Griffin and Allen and
[VA:249]. He was in a list of soldiers whose name appeared on the army
He received two wounds at the Battle of Eutaw
Zachariah Archer was taxed in Jonathan Stanley's 1766 Bertie Tax List. (p.60)]. Randall Shly enlisted in the 2nd Maryland Regiment on 22
Lucy was head of a
1784 and head of a Robeson County household of 4 "other free" in 1800. Army Accounts, Journal A, 141]. 1813-24, frames 101, 251]. He was about seventy six years old on 26 March 1831 when he appeared in Davis County,
3 "other free" in 1810 [VA:975]. Captain Mayo Carrington, in a bounty warrant
received 48 as the balance of his full pay on 2 September 1783 [NARA, M804, roll 1347,
He
belonging to the Commonwealth who had faithfully served on board armed vessels which were
S.108.388, http://archives..gov/doc/search-doc]. He was a "coloured man," aged about sixty eight or nine on 2 June 1823, and
White Clay Creek when he appeared in New Castle County, Delaware court on 1 July 1818 to
on 21 September 1818: a free man of color aged 64 years about five feet Six inches high
He (called Charles Pearpoint) enlisted as a substitute
of the war on 3 September 1780 and was sized about the same time: age 16, 5'3-1/4"
Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-G8BN,
battle [NARA, R.6501, M804, Roll 1596, frame 0594; https://www.fold3.com/image/27257831]. months until January 1782 [NARA, S.41415, M805, Roll 25, frames 0113-8; https://www.fold3.com/image/11131047]. Godfrey Bartley, born 29 November 1764, was the son of David Bartley
died without heirs, and his 640 acre military land warrant was assigned to the University
Farrow received his final pay of 17 pounds [NARA, M881, Roll 1092, frame 91 of 2281; https://www.fold3.com/image/23344373]. James Smith was a "mulatto" from Halifax County, Virginia,
Charles Lewis was a "Mulatto" child living in King George
"Mulatto" counted in the 1786 State Census for the Caswell District of Caswell
November 1778 [NARA, M246, roll 112, frames 111, 613, 619, 631, 637, 642, 649; https://www.fold3.com/image/10102100]. 23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.45)]. He enlisted in Carter's
totaled a little over 43 pounds [Haun, Johnston County Court Minutes, III:232]. https://www.fold3.com/image/10200387]. made a declaration in Gates County court to obtain a pension on 19 November 1821, saying
Bass, Hardy]. XVI:1166]. muster of Colonel Eaton, called Joseph Halley, next to Lawrence Pettiford [Clark, Colonial
He ranked as a corporal. wife in 1813 [PPTL 1782-1800, frames 36, 100, 190, 213; 1791-1828, frames 372, 409, 432,
Archives, digital collection, Troop Returns, B4F42, http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16062coll26/id/699/rec/164]. that he frequently went on board the Navy vessel Accomac and saw Nimrod Perkins
He stated that he was drafted for nine
His widow Dicey Cumbo applied for
1096, frame 1179 of 2087]. an Edgecombe County household of 1 "other free" in 1790 and 1800 [NC:202]. 5058. Special report of the Department of Archives and History for 1912 by Virginia State Library. Nathaniel Hall, who died in Revolutionary War service. County, Tennessee court and testified that he entered the service in the militia under
Edward and Solomon Carter were in an undated colonial muster roll of a
Pennsylvania, where he had been living from 1814 until 19 May 1835 when he made his
Abraham Shoecraft was head of a Hertford County household of 6
Ephraim Hearn enlisted in the 1st Virginia Regiment in
company of militia on 1 August 1782 in what was then Bladen County in the town of
Waller 60 pounds and then petitioned the governor and Council of Virginia for his freedom
Regiments of $239 from 5 August 1777 to 1 August 1780 [NARA, U.S. Fish Kill Hospital later that month, present in March 1780, in the same list as Charles
Wake County when he made his declaration in Granville County court in order to obtain a
Allen Demery was a taxable "Black Male" in Matthew Moore's
adjoining Virginia counties descend from an African male. Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution, 277]. He was head of a Jones County household of 11 "other free" in
a copy of the original deed for the land and buildings Talbot purchased from Samuel Boush
1787-1825, frames 18, 32, 46, 60, 77]. on 11 December 1782, on the payroll of the 3rd South Carolina Regiment in March
Bryan, Kedar]. Joshua Johnston was in the list of men in the Beaufort County Regiment
counted in the "list of Free Negroes & Molattoes" from 1801 to 1813 [PPTL
ageaddicted to the intemperate use of ardent Spirits [Register of Free Negroes
officers & Privates, LVA accession no. frame 294 of 579; https://www.fold3.com/image/15200960]. His son Rowland Harris appeared in Richland
Charles City County bound his orphan daughter Mourning Cumbo to George Hubbard until the
years, was sick at Valley Forge in Captain John Anderson's 5th Virginia
pension for his service in the Revolution. colored" in 1820, proved to the Gates County court that he was the lawful heir of
Blagrave's list for 1772 [Bell, Sunlight on the Southside, 291, 293, 339, 361]. Zachariah Hathcock was paid $100 bounty at the completion of his
[VA:8]. [PPTL, 1782-1799, frames 382, 446, 477, 512, 550, 585; 1800-1813, frames 24, 68, 113, 156,
three years about December 1775 and died in the service after June 1777 according to an
[Register of Free Negroes, p.106, no.221]. accession no. Virginia. of the 1st Virginia Regiment commanded by Colonel James Hendricks from November
County on 6 June 1782 and was sized on 26 June: age 20, 5'6-3/4" high, yellow
William Gowen was in the 8 October 1754 muster of Captain John Sallis'
on 2 September 1779, and was on a list of seamen who had served in the navy for 3 years. Box 2, Folder11.pdf]. He was head of a
Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-G4GN]. 1780 [NARA, M246, roll 33, frames 475, 478 of 526; https://www.fold3.com/image/10110207]. a "free Bk" taxable in Powhatan County in 1790 [PPTL, 1787-1825,
He
Louisa County [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at Chesterfield
registered in Lancaster County on 16 June 1806: Age 46, Color darkemancipated by
William Shergold's Regiment of Currituck County, North Carolina Militia in the 1750's
David Patrick was head of a Bladen County, North Carolina household of
Godfrey was listed as a landsman on Captain
his power of attorney to receive his final settlement certificate for his services in the
[1] Frederick Demmery, born say 1738, served as a soldier in the infantry
He was head of a Bertie County household of 7 in 1800 [NC:40], 5 in
was the grandson of Hannah Hutt whose son John Hutt was sold by the Kent County, Delaware
Privates, LVA accession no. 1800, perhaps living with Morris Evans who was head of an "other free" household
County on 23 September 1780: age 19, 5'2-1/2" high, a planter, born in Berkeley
Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-5MF1,