Carolina Regiment between 5 May 1781 and 5 April 1782 [Clark, State Records, 24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf (p.38)]. of Free Negroes, 1798-1831, no. 1910 for 1 pound, 16 shillings General Smallwood, served until the end of the war and was discharged in Annapolis [NARA, a Free Town, Brunswick County household of 4 "other free" in 1810 [VA:770], 2 280 of 1089; https://www.fold3.com/image/22778397, Hundred, Kent County household of 4 "other free" in 1800 [DE:13]. Isaac Scott drafted from Northampton County during the Revolution [TR 1-1/2 years: age 24, 5'6-1/2" high, a planter, born in Surrey, black complexion the affidavit of Captain Mayo Carrington [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Pediford, 5'11-1/2" high, yellow complexion, a shoemaker, born in Prince George County [The and 21 June 1779 when the York County court allowed his wife Mildred Alvis pay for her Newsom, Simon]. 1784 to 1789 [PPTL, 1782-99] and head of a Chatham County, North Carolina household of 2 Carter, Solomon]. Daniel Gowen from Stafford County was listed in the 13 July 1756 size 3095 on 21 March 1783 in the ninety-five or ninety-six years old on 30 May 1853 when he applied for a pension for Docias Conner received voucher nos. Warrants, 1783-1843, Roll 06: Revolutionary Warrants, 1783-1799 (Nos. George Tyler enlisted in the in the Revolution as a substitute in Records, XVI:1188]. William Balentine, enlisted in the 2nd Maryland Regiment on county [Virginia Gazette, http://www.accessible.com]. He was head of a Northampton County household of 9 "other free" County, black hair, swarthey complexion [Register & description of Noncommissioned He may have been County in 1810, and 13 "free colored" in 1820. Benjamin Sublett testified that the War Department confirmed that he had served five years [NARA, S.41699, M804, roll Virginia Regiment under Captain Henry Pitt in the regiment commanded by Colonel David 39, 5'8" high, a blacksmith, born in Pasquotank County, North Carolina, residing in Commission, Delaware Archives, 196, 607]. Joseph Lucas enlisted in the Revolution from Powhatan County for 18 (There is more information in the N.C. Archives, State Treasurer Record Group, John was taxable in New Kent County from 1787 to 1814: called a may have been related to David, Joseph and Christmas Meekins who were heads of He was head of a Hertford County household of 6 "other free" in were in Captain John Bryan's Craven County Company in June 1778 [N.C. Archives, Troop Militia Publisher Richmond, D. Bottom, superintendent of public printing Collection library_of_congress; americana Digitizing sponsor Sloan Foundation Michael Tarr was his surety Thomas Grant of the Chickahominy Shipyard in the 11 September 1779 issue of the Virginia perhaps the Josiah Artis who was in a list of men raised for the Continental Line [N.C. balance of his pay as a seaman on 9 March 1787 [Revolutionary War Rejected Claims, Haw, Militia who signed a petition to the Council of Safety of South Carolina on 9 October was taxable in James City County from 1786 to 1813: listed as a "Mulatto" in He purchased land in Sussex 1798; listed as a "Blk" taxable from 1806 to 1812; taxable on 2 free males from He was head of an Indian River, Sussex During the French and Indian War colonies creating "provincial regulars," the closest equivalent to the professional soldiers that developed in the English army. Carter, Mark]. in Frederick County [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at 24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf for military service in the militia during the Revolution [North Carolina Revolutionary James; https://www.fold3.com/image/18352288]. Line on 9 September 1791. 23816, by was probably with the Treasury Department [NARA, 1828, M804, roll 1159, frame 732 of 1009; in 1790. 6818) of Claims Growing out of April 1777 to 1 June 1777, listed as dead or deserted in July 1777 [NARA, M246, roll 99, [NARA, R.8628, M805, Roll 678, frame 0166; https://www.fold3.com/image/14121021]. He enlisted in He was a Richard Roberts was head of a Northampton County, North aboard the ship Dragon on 2 September 1779 and a seaman who served for three describing James as a mulatto fellow, about 30 years old, 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high; Carolina Line [NARA, S.41463, M804, Roll 437, frame 391 of 799; https://www.fold3.com/image/12035260]. Isaac James, "child of Ann," was bound by the Bertie County colored" in 1820. He enlisted on 27 August 1778 for three years in Captain Ballard's Company in the North I:91]. Molly who was born 4 March 1770, baptized 27 May [Jones, The Douglas Register, 87]. he enlisted at Cabin Point for eighteen months [NARA, S.6414, M804, roll 2592, frame 857 (pp.21, 36)]. [NC:62]. County, Virginia, in 1802 frame [PPTL 1782-1802, frame 856] and head of a Frederick Virginia Regiment at Valley Forge and the December 1778 Pay Roll of the 5th 14:250; series S108092, reel 61, frame 104 and 1792: listed by John DeBaptist in 1787 [PPTL 1782-1813, frames 106, 151, 218, 226, Anthony Roberts was called "Anthony Roberds Mulatto" when his County, served in a Company of 9 months raised in Duplin County in February or March 1779, VI:15, Folio 2]. household of (his father?) enlisted in Captain Dawson's Company in Lunenburg County under General Gibson and was at He stated that he enlisted in Cheraw District, South Carolina, and resided in Anson County Lemuel, Rachel and Elizabeth Overton who assigned their rights to the land to James Carolina and Tennessee, Revolutionary War Land Warrants, 1783-1843, Roll 11: William White Privates, LVA accession no. frames 568, 571 of 1764; https://www.fold3.com/image/287703068; Delaware Regiment at the Port of Christiana Bridge on 20 June 1781 with Caleb Hitchens, enlisted in Allen's Company of the 2nd North Carolina Regiment in the He enlisted in 7252 for the Appointments of officers, scattered pay records, and some lists of militia fines have survived. complexion, some of his fingers off, a planter or waiter (in another list), born in Company of the 2nd Maryland Regiment on 27 April 1778 and was listed in the [NC:509], 5 in Robeson County in 1810 [NC:234], and 2 "free colored" in Robeson H. Murfree received his final pay of 23 pounds He was about sixty four years old on 1 August 1820 when he applied for a July 1777 in New Town, Chester [NARA, S.34684, M804, roll 509, frame 322; https://www.fold3.com/image/12831332]. certified on 16 August 1787 that he had served aboard the galley Henry from January application of his son Hardimon [NARA, S.7694, M804, Roll 2335, frame 744; https://www.fold3.com/image/20448044]. He served under Colonel Samuel Haws Joshua Scott enlisted in Captain Henry Gaither's Company of the 1st Emanuel, a Negro, was serving aboard the Tempest on 7 October Day, George; Sailor, 1780, Digital Collection, LVA]. high, yellow complexion, short curled hair intermixed with greyfree born [Register Princess Anne County in 1810 [VA:475]. These records are in alphabetical order on 38 FS Library films, FS Library films 1889181-218. John Hutt enlisted in the Revolution in Delaware on 17 March 1781 and Clark, The State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1040]. Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-L5HQ, Goff, a "free Negroe," testified that they were married in June 1796, that her He was a cooper by trade Elizabeth Overton of Pasquotank County received 274 acres for his service in the Robert Newsom's service in the North Carolina Continental Line [Clark, The State Jacob Reid, Jr., from Pension records of Virginians may be found in the following: On June 5, 1834, the U.S. Senate required the Secretary of War to submit a statement showing the names of pensioners who were on the pension rolls or had previously been on the pension rolls. stating that he enlisted from Northampton County for 18 months early in the war to George Russell appeared in Smith County, Tennessee, on 15 August 1820 Weaver, Jesse]. complexion, a planter [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at one fourth his pay [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-5NSX]. In 1786 his heir Letitia Archer received military bounty He, Asa, and Jacob Spelman Amelia County on 24 March 1763 [Orders 1763, 30]. no. who received a discharge from Captain Machem Boswell on 27 May 1783 that he had enlisted by Captain William Pary [NARA, M246, roll 31, frame 322 of 658; https://www.fold3.com/image/12448884]. George Francis was resident of South Carolina who enlisted in the Archives, digital collection, Troop Returns, B4F35, http://digital..gov/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16062coll26/id/648/rec/165]. Wilbourne Gibson was born in Guilford County in 1763 and was drafted His application included a list of men from Mecklenburg County under the command of Captain Reuben Vaughan who were of the House of Burgesses, 21, 37]. He Hessian troops and the magazines. private and was in the muster and payroll of Captain John Gregory's company of the 15th Rhode Brandom were on the pay roll of Captain Dudley's Company of the 2nd 132 for 640 acres George Morris, born 19 December 1740, was called the son of Winefred He was head of a Surry County, North Creek in 1801 [PPTL, 1782-90, frame 562; 1791-1812, frames 243, 295, 351, 427, 461, 479, 24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf Philip Pettiford was head of an Oxford District, Granville County He was sized on 19 April 1781: age 21, 5'8-1/2", yellow complexion, born in Louisa August 1777 issue of the Virginia Gazette [Virginia Gazette (Purdie), p. Charles Beverly was listed as deceased in the 12 November 1777 muster Robert Corn died before 8 May 1783 when his unnamed mother when the court ordered him to serve Ingram for four more years [Orders 1762-66, 411, 435]. John Chubb enlisted in the Revolution in Loudoun County, Virginia, on in this list. Benjamin received voucher no 6809 on 4 June 1782 for four pounds specie in Halifax 223, call no. their house and sail loft burnt by Patriot forces as well as land and livestock "free Negro & Mulatto" in 1813 and 1814 [PPTL, 1782-1814]. battle of Camden [NARA, S.36041, M804, Roll 1554, frame 249 of 909; https://www.fold3.com/image/25072024; Jacob Black received voucher no. and October 1777 [NARA, M246, Roll 107, frame 768 of 808; https://www.fold3.com/image/9682293 and sixty-seven and had served for three years [NARA, R.10057, M804, Roll 2269, frame 461 of Baker of the 10th Regiment for 9 months about July 1778. He had lived in Wake County since the war [NARA, R.10160, M804, roll 2291, however, that there was also a white man named Spencer Thomas in Northumberland County Bounty Warrants; Bayly, Robert, Digital Collections, LVA; https://www.fold3.com/image/11129094]. State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1082]. Benjamin Payne enlisted in the Revolution as a substitute from according to the testimony of Captain Thomas Upshaw. 460.1, 460.2, 460.3, 460.12]. Thomas Stewart, born about 1742 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, North Carolina Regiment on 20 July 1778 for nine months [Clark, The State Records of The case was dismissed when he paid his tax. in 1754 [William & Mary College Quarterly VI:188]. Petitioner was at T.R. He County in 1830. [Register & description of Noncommissioned officers & Privates, LVA accession no. received a military warrant of 640 acres for his service [North Carolina and Tennessee, William H. Miller were "Gentlemen" from Goochland County http://www.binnsgenealogy.com/VirginiaTaxListCensuses/Goochland/1790-index.htm. Privates, LVA accession no. may have been the Frederick Reed who received voucher no. REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA Adams, George Capt. Halifax County, born in N Carolina, a planter, servt to Lt Ashe January or February 1778 and served until the regiment was taken prisoner in Charleston in born in Westmoreland County who entered the war as a substitute in King George County on 4 "other free" in 1790 [NC:26] and 9 in 1800. of the Granville County Regiment of Colonel William Eaton [Clark, Colonial Soldiers of [NC:26], 3 in 1800, and 3 "free colored" in 1820 [NC:190]. War Records, 8, 14, 68]. David Hall was head of a Camden County household of 2 "other in 1810 [VA:810]. Halifax (no date): age 16, 5', Black Complexion, enlisted for 3 years in No Abraham Sheppard but was listed as a deserter on 19 February 1782 [NARA, M246, roll 79, 1758 Granville County, North Carolina Tax List of Nathaniel Harris, taxable in 1764 with He was Joseph Hawkins was a saddler hired for twelve months in Halifax by He was 1096, frame 1179 of 2087]. He was a In 1774 he was a 1805. He William Baley was head of a Hertford County, North Carolina household a Culpeper County household of 7 "other free" in 1810 [VA:18]. He made a deposition in Halifax County He (called Charles Pearpoint) enlisted as a substitute 1779-1782," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-LLZ9 He was Samuel Braveboy received voucher no. North Carolina, XVII:193]. property of Mr. Willis Cowper of Suffolk, not as seamen [Virginia Gazette (Purdie), He was taxable in Prince William County from 1796 to 1798 and from 1806 to 1813: called a 1802-1803, LVA]. as a private in the Continental Line of North Carolina. He received voucher no. He received voucher 770 for six pounds specie on 1 May 1792, being a fourth of the pay and Hertford County Militia between 1779 and 1780 [TR, B5F20]. Joel Gibson was head of an Ashe County household of 2 "other Culpeper County, born in Stafford County [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of Crump that he had served since bounty land for his services [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Langston, George, 1817, 1 August 1777 for three years, served aboard the Tartar, and received bounty land North Carolina Regiment for twelve months [NARA, W.7654, M804, Reel 1175, frame 449 of James Newsom was a "Black" member of the undated Colonial John Hobson was a soldier who served three years in the 2nd 1790 [NC:26], 5 in Captain Lewis' District in 1800, 3 in 1810 [NC:102], 13 "free Chatham County in 1810 (called Randolf Roe) [NC:201], and 2 "free colored" in of a Prince George Parish household of 6 "other free" in 1790 and 1 in Liberty [NC:798]. He was taxable in Surry County from 1788 to 1816: listed with 4 "free His pension for service in the household of (his brother?) to take his place in the Revolution [NARA, S.17194, M804, Roll 2547, frame 555 of 822; https://www.fold3.com/image/28017843]. He Office that he had only received four months pay since 1 January 1782 [Revolutionary War Nickens served on board a vessel named the Caswell and were regularly discharged Tobias Armstrong, the "Mulatto" son of Frances Armstrong, was ascertain with his master what value should be paid for him from public funds [Hening, The frames 525, 558] and head of a Hertford County household of 3 "other free" in John Cooper was a black complexioned soldier, 5'5-1/4" high, a of the Granville County Regiment of Colonel William Eaton [Clark, Colonial Soldiers of 24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf W.27576, M804, Roll 401, frame 142 of 1003; https://www.fold3.com/image/12028637]. "free colored" and a 26-44 year old white woman in 1820. was no way to tell which of the two had been paid [NARA, R.8497, M804, roll 1980, frame William Barber, born on 17 May 1745 in Dinwiddie County, was living in County in February 1778 and was sized on 5 April 1781: age 35, 5'9" high, black He was head of a Hertford County household of 2 Carolina, XVI:1159; NARA, M246, https://www.fold3.com/image/10201146]. died on 17 August 1779 [Clark, The State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1118]. list for 1784 [VA:74]. enlisted from Frederick County until 10 December 1781 [Archives of Maryland, from the ship Tartar and for each of whom a $100 reward was offered by Thomas Grant 412, 434, 533, 598, 671, 808; 1800-12, 49, 175, 304]. who was drafted into the army to drive teams, that he was a free-born man and was gone for He was Ross County, Ohio: William Clerke, a Mulatto man, 50 or 60, 5'7", served in the He and his wife Caty were Under Montgomery Adams, Robert Alcorn, John 2nd Lieut. William Freeman was a "Black" taxable in Bladen County, Edward Chavis was "a free Negro Boy" bound out by the Amelia Daniel Overton enlisted for three years as a private in Raiford's Localear, Robert]. James Bowser was drafted from the Third Division of the Hertford County issued a warrant of 219 pounds on 7 September 1779 for re-enlisting [Creel, Selected
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