in 1802 [PPTL, 1790 A, p.3; 1790 A, p.3; 1801 B, p.25; 1802 A, p.4]. 1810 [NC:776], and 2 "free colored" in 1820 [NC:94]. of corn for her support [Orders 1779-84, 19]. December 1814: a free man of color about Sixty years old, about five feet six inches
He
roll 1397, frame 662 of 1069; https://www.fold3.com/image/24142805]. James Cousins enlisted in the Revolution from Goochland County on 1
He registered as a
1779 [NARA, M246, Roll 89, frame 107 of 389; https://www.fold3.com/image/9679368]. He was head of a Craven County household of 5 "other
free" in 1800. William Ampey was in the list of men in the service of the Amherst
Digital Collections, LVA]. served as a seaman for three years [Brumbaugh, Revolutionary War Records, 15, 69,
North Carolina Regiment in the Revolution for three years in November 1777 and died on 14
William Taborn was living in Granville County in 1778 when Colonel
He enlisted about 1780 at Fauquier courthouse [NARA, W.5691,
Northampton County household of 8 other free in 1790 [NC:73], 9 in 1800 [NC:483], 12 in
he applied for a pension in Lunenburg County for his services in the Revolution. He was head of a Hyde County household of 10 "other free" in
about seventy years of age and living in Vermillion County, Illinois, on 7 June 1832 when
Benjamin Tann was listed among the "Black" members of the
reported as being sick at Lancaster in the 9 September 1778 muster of Murfree's Company in
His nephew Daniel Laws received $730 as bounty for his service
9 January 1796: son of Lucy Peters a free mulattoe, a resident of the county, a dark
December 1781, and was sized the following day: age 26, 5'10-1/2" high, yellow
He was head of a
She received a land warrant for 640 acres for her uncle's service [S.S.
tour made gun carriages for the cannon and canteens for the soldiers [NARA, R.11014, M804,
Carolina Detachment of Captain Benjamin Elliot, drafted November 1759 and discharged
William Satchell received his final pay of 36 pounds on 28 February 1782
1646 for 9 pounds on
He was one of the headmen of
Virginia Battalion from 1 December 1782 to 1 May 1783 and received 100 acres bounty land
frames 463, 479, 496, 531, 658; 1806-16, frames 30, 100, 153, 219, 288, 402, 469]. in South Carolina in 1784 [South Carolina Tax List, 1783-1800, frame 37]. 108, frames 755, 797, 801 of 1044; https://www.fold3.com/image/9098496]. 5 feet 11 inches high, has a smooth Skin, Slender-made and seems weak in his Knees, aged
1. 59, frame 104 of 693; https://www.fold3.com/image/11030088]. He appeared in the Hustings
53 of 1034; https://www.fold3.com/image/25570360]. The case was dismissed when he paid his tax. He was the brother of Ann Melton who married Thomas Bowser
[MD:340]. 197 of 947; https://www.fold3.com/image/22990280]. He was head of a Northampton County household of 2 "other free"
Obediah Plumly was listed in the Pay Roll of the 3rd Georgia
1781: age 34, 5'7-3/4" high, yellow complexion, Indian features, a sailor, born in
March 1780 [TR B6F11]. Caldwell's Company of the 3rd South Carolina Regiment commanded by Colonel
according to the 24 December 1778 muster at Middlebrook [NARA, M246, https://www.fold3.com/image/9639177; M246,
House, LVA accession no. household of 7 "other free" in 1790 [NC:73] and 8 in 1810 [NC:748]. counted in the 1850 census for King William County. bounty for his service. The court ordered that he be at his liberty
He registered in Bedford County on 26 October 1820: aged 77, Mulatto, 5 feet 11 inches,
The National Archives holds records relating to military service during the Revolutionary War, including both Continental troops and state troops that served as Continental troops. was head of a Granville County household of 3 "other free" in 1800, 3
Revolution. William Santy/ Santee took the oath of allegiance in Sussex County,
T.R. IX:153]. in 1790 and 2 in 1800 [MD:513]. placed in Pendergass's Company but spent most of his time in the hospital on account of
Keziah Elizabeth Tucker, enlisted in the 10th Regiment of the North Carolina
1783 for service in the Revolution and was called John Locas of Nash County on 8 June 1786
Aaron Howell received voucher no 5961 for 9 pounds specie in Halifax
https://www.fold3.com/image/286702752]. [Tax List 1770-1, 99], taxable in Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County, on 2 free tithes
S. 38171, M804, Roll 1615,
particular States, 14403, frames 30-32 of 397; http://www.ancestry.com]. He may have married a member of the Chavis family because
1778-1783, certificates 54,483; 54,830; 54,938; 55,184; Public Archives Commission, Delaware
"other free" in 1810. John Rolls/ Rawls was residing in Caroline County when he was drafted
County [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court
About Virginia Soldiers of 1776 Published in 1927, this important reference work identifies many military men serving from Virginia in the Revolutionary War. Black, Jacob]. Carolina, for several terms of 2-6 months and served as a substitute for his brother David
438, frame 236 of 703; https://www.fold3.com/image/12741094. "other free" and a slave in 1800, but in her 1807 Northampton County will she
___emiah (Jeremiah?) Virginia, when called into the service and moved to Surry County about 1805 [NARA, S.6572,
tithes in 1787, and taxable in 1788 [PPTL, 1782-99]. Jane Collins applied for a pension for his services in the Revolution, stating that they
in Lieutenant Hardman's Company of the 2nd Maryland Regiment on 25 May 1778 and
10th Virginia Regiment Continental Line - RootsWeb Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-53RJ,
She received land warrant no. 3095 on 21 March 1783 in the
He enlisted for nine months in
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He was head of a Abbeville District, South Carolina household of 3 "other free"
He was head of a Craven County household of 5 "other free" in 1790 [NC:131]. a "B.M." In the 1778 Militia Returns for
Byzel, David].
Virginia Regiments in the Continental Army - American Revolutionary War Valley Forge and Guilford Courthouse [NARA, W.4594, M805, Roll 772, frame 69 and M804,
T.R. He mustered in Fenner's Company of the 10th
He was called
Virginia Regiment commanded by Christian Febiger, Esquire, for July 1778 to August 1779,
268, 307, 344, 370, 395, 420, 431]. A 5 May
He was living in Bertie
Casson Brinson's Craven County, North Carolina Company [Clark, Colonial Soldiers of the
Gabriel/ Gaby Garnes, son of Lucy Garnes, was bound out as an
Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-LGR2]
services in the Revolution while resident in Barnwell District, South Carolina. read) [McKey, Jessey: Revolutionary War Rejected Claims, Digital Collection, LVA]. was residing in Lenoir County in 1818 when he appeared in the county court to apply
He
December 1818 and on 12 February 1821 to apply for a pension for his service in the
He was in the
in the Third Division commanded by Major George Little between 1778 and 1780 [TR B5F20]. November 1763. there in 1813 [PPTL 1782-1803, frame 594; 1804-23, frame 260]. 1778 to December 1779 [NARA, M246, roll 99, frames 250, 430, 544, 546, 548; roll 100,
County, Tennessee on 18 December 1834 when he applied for a Revolutionary War pension,
on 1 January 1782 [NARA, M246, Roll 34, frame 398 of 587; https://www.fold3.com/image/12006667]. He received his final pay of 36 pounds on 23 July 1783 [NARA, M881, Roll 1095,
He stated that he enlisted in the 6th Maryland Regiment under Captain
Nicholas Scott was a "free Mulatto man" living in Halifax
He was called a "free man of Colour" on 27 April
James Ashcroft (head of a Opelousas, Louisiana household of
Elizabeth. listed as a seaman aboard the Dragon (listed with James and William Neakins)
Archives Division; Eckenrode, H. J. He was called William Neakins, when he, Nathaniel
He received bounty
He was about 70-80
the source for this. Fought in Burgoyne's Campaign (captured at Saratoga). He was head of a Northampton County household of 6 "other free"
"free man of color" from York County, enlisted in the Revolution in 1779, served
in Augusta County, Virginia, on 26 June 1820. 676-1131), 1064 (http://www.ancestry.com)]. He was called Obid
0119; https://www.fold3.com/image/19915548]. Montgomery County, Alabama court to apply for a pension for services in the Revolution,
Robert Newsom enlisted in Quinn's Company in the North Carolina Line on
received voucher no. town of Winton, Hertford County. Joel Taborn was living in Nash County, North Carolina, in 1776 when he
___ F___n enlisted in the Revolution in Prince William County in 1781
Emanuel Carter received voucher no. Byrd Cornet enlisted in the 10th Regiment of the North
residing in Surry County, yellow complexion [Register & description of
Service records exist for most Continental Line soldiers in the form of payrolls and muster rolls of their units. 1790 [NC:64], 5 in 1800, and 5 "other free" and 1 slave in 1810 [NC:27]. He stated that he entered the 1st Virginia
Mrs. Rhody Locklier
13/27/230, cited by Professor Cassandra Pybus, University of Sydney, Australia]. totaled a little over 43 pounds [Haun, Johnston County Court Minutes, III:232]. He was a "Free
He served in the Revolutionary War and was
Tucker of Norfolk County and then successfully petitioned for her freedom [McIlwaine, Executive
related to Henry Orange who was head of a Hertford County household of 3 "other
South Carolina Regiment commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Henderson from 1 august to 1
by the churchwardens of Princess Anne county to Edward Cannon to serve until the age of
Goan was head of a Grainger County household of 9 "other free" in 1810 and a
Charles City County bound his orphan daughter Mourning Cumbo to George Hubbard until the
Guide to researching Virginia military service in the American Revolutionary War, https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/revolutionary-war, search Gustavus/ Travis D. Croston appeared in Hampshire County court to make
Surry County, Virginia, in 1776 and served several tours of six weeks each. col.2]. He stated that he served in the 10th North
delinquent "Negroe" taxable in Duck Creek Hundred in 1780, 1781, 1788,
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. 23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.19]. John Womble was a carpenter who enlisted in the 10th North
tobacco for not listing his wife as a tithable [Judgments & Orders 1759-63, 281, 308,
He received approval for bounty land on 29 May 1783 for serving three
He, Asa, and Jacob Spelman
(p.70)]. County court allowed his wife Mary 12 pounds assistance [Gwathmey, Historical Register
in the Revolution on 5 July 1779 and served for three years. He was
District on 20 September 1783 for 14 pounds specie for his service in the militia pay roll
County court to apply for a pension for his service in the Revolution, stating that he
John Weaver was residing in Richmond City when he enlisted in the
on 13 October 1763 when he was ordered bound to Amos Tims, Jr., by the Lunenburg County
the 15th Regiment in Morristown on 9 December 1779 with James Casey, and
and 3 slaves in 1800. Tilman Dixon's Company on 8 September 1778 [NARA M246, Roll 79, frame 70 of 323, https://www.fold3.com/image/10198780]. 1800. 1781 [NARA, M246, roll 89, frame 379; https://www.fold3.com/image/9679654]. Va. Regt 1 year [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at
He stated that he entered the service in September 1776 under
23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.33); Eckenrode, Virginia
Cannon Cumbo was listed in the Edgecombe County Muster Roll of Captain
He registered in King George County on 1
household of 7 "other free" in 1810 [NC:858]. 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-PFRT,
State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1085]. his inability's" according to his 6 October 177_ discharge from Captain Robert
Saul Bowers, "of Craven County," received pay voucher no. under Captain Bailey and served until the end of the war. County [NARA, M246, roll, frames 153, 159, 162 of 526; https://www.fold3.com/image/10108848]. else. Muster rolls, pay rolls, and index of the Virginia militia in the War of 1812, United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926, United States Colored Troops in the Civil War, Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865, United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865, United States Military Old Soldiers Home Records, United States, General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, United States, Index to Service Records, War with Spain, 1898, United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, United States, YMCA World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919, Virginians who lost their lives in the World War, United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919, Virginia, World War I American Expeditionary Forces, deaths, 1917-1919, Virginia war history commission supplement (1923) 4v. in service aboard the Dragon and was entitled to bounty land [Brumbaugh, Revolutionary
Nathaniel was apparently related to
Virginia Regiment in the company commanded by Thomas Johnson and that James and Charles
Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-5MF1,
[Virginia Revolutionary War State Pensions, McCoy, George, 1822, Digital Collection, LVA]. of a Fluvanna County household of 7 "other free" in 1810 [VA:493]. bounty land warrant application files and M246 are the Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783. "freed Negroe" in 1794, a "Mulatto" in 1803 and 1807. He was a "Mulatto" taxable in Culpeper County
free" in 1790 [NC:50], 3 in 1800 [NC:408], and 4 in 1810 [NC:241]. Records of Continental soldiers housed in the National Archives are abstracted as Compiled Service Records for each individual. no. [NARA, S.38375, M804, roll 2238, frame 588; https://www.fold3.com/image/17371111]. to William Cocke to be a planter on 8 May 1765. before the Justice of the Peace. [PPTL, 1782-1832]. Negroes & Mulattoes" in Albemarle County in 1813 [PPTL, 1782-1799, frames 445,
Roll 1627, frame 648 of 1040; https://www.fold3.com/image/23664341]. and died before August court 1791 when his mother Lucy was granted administration on his
Nova Scotia. He was head of a Gates County household of 15 "other free" and
Isham Milton/ Melton received a discharge for three years' service in
These are indexed by Willard Rouse Jillson, Old Kentucky Entries and Deeds: A Complete Index to All of the Earliest Land Entries, Military Warrants. of 619; http://www.ancestry.com]. October 1820 [NARA, S.38723, M804, Roll 1050, frame 940; https://www.fold3.com/image/20879404]. Soldiers of the American Revolution, I:68, citing Auditors' Account XVIII:558]. Jacob Warrick, Job Warrick, and Moses Warrick were "Black"
services prior to January 1782 according to an Auditor's certificate [NARA, B.LWt. Theophilus2/Foy, born about 1753, a six-year-old
over 45, and a female slave over the age of 45 years in Fairfax Township, Fairfax County,
private and was in the muster and payroll of Captain John Gregory's company of the 15th
He was
household in the 1761 list of Robert Harris. He
He was taxable
He was head of a Halifax County household of 4 "other free" in
War Records, Virginia, 336]. County in the 7th Virginia Regiment under Captain Holt Richeson and received
William Shergold's Regiment of Currituck County, North Carolina Militia in the 1750's
about the same age. He received his discharge from the 1st Virginia Regiment on 6 July 1783
Norfolk County on 23 September 1780: age 40, 5'8" high, a farmer, born in Norfolk
[VA:14]. Brinson's Craven County Company, listed next to Johnston Drigers [Clark, Colonial
Regiment of Artillery according to an affidavit from Captain James W. Bradley on 31 March
Isaac Cole in New Hanover County on 6 December 1791 [NCGSJ XI:114]. John was listed as a private aboard the Dragon on 2 September 1779 [Brumbaugh, Revolutionary
Genealogies of free African Americans in Virginia and surrounding states. On 3 June 1799 Catherine
131, 143, 164, 184]. commanded by Major Isaac Beall from March to May 1778, sick at Valley Forge and died on 16
four or five years. Lunenburg [New-York Historical Society, Muster and pay rolls of the War of the
at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. "mulatto" slave named Daniel who was passing as a freeman named Daniel Cumbo [http://www.accessible.com]. Revolution in 1780 for eighteen months, and he applied for and was granted a pension while
Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-G8BN,
born Southampton County, residing Southampton County, Eyes: Black, Hair: Black,
County, Virginia court issued a certificate to the Treasurer that she had been provided
County court in 1850 to make a declaration to obtain a survivor's pension for Edward's
He was
He was head of a Hertford County household of 7 "other free"
He was head of a Person County household
on a slave named Roger in 1785; taxable on a slave in 1792; removed to Richmond in 1794;
County on 5 April 1771 when the court ordered the churchwardens of Brunswick Parish to
John Brandom, son of Mary Brandom, was born 4 October 1760. Sarah Major was allowed payment to widows and orphans of soldiers in
Randall Shly enlisted in the 2nd Maryland Regiment on 22
in 1800, counted as white in 1820 and 1830. Baylor and had leave of absence. DP. 1779 when the seamen were supplied their rations of rum. He was taxable in Kingston Parish,
Carolina, where he entered the service. colored" in 1820. XVII:209; NSDAR, Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution,
soldier that Charles and Ambrose were brothers who both served in the Revolution. He was drafted from St. Mary's County, Maryland, where he was born and resident. "free colored" in 1820 [NC:670]. [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Armstrong, Tobias, Digital Collections, LVA]. Augusta County household of 2 "other free" and a white woman over 45 in 1810
105, box 1], head of a Beaufort County household of 1 "other free"
County certified that two sons of Michael Alesocke, whose Christian names he could not
his freedom from Charles Hutcherson, executor of John Thomson, in Louisa County court on
Carolina in 1755 [N.C. Archives, T&C Box 1, p.19]. He was head of a Northampton County, North Carolina household of 11
certified in February 1780 that George Day enlisted on 10 February 1777, served three
On 22 November 1787 he applied for compensation for twelve months service as a
He was a
24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf (p.68)]. He was wounded in the head at Guilford and stayed about
obtain a Revolutionary War pension. black man," twenty years old, (serving) in place of William Edwards Cock [Mil. 1077; https://www.fold3.com/image/16260520]. pounds specie on 1 August 1783 and 26 August 1783 in Edenton District for military service
He was counted in the
stated that William Haw entered the State Navy in 1776, was on board the Dragon in
no. Wiggen?, Michael]. Samuel Braveboy received voucher no. 1811-1837 (Nos. He was sent to Williamsburg for further trial where he