the House of Burgesses, 87, 101]. Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. lawfully married [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Howel, Robert, Digital Collections,
County, Tennessee on 18 December 1834 when he applied for a Revolutionary War pension,
into the Revolution from Culpeper County on 17 March 1781 for 18 months. "other free" in 1810 [VA:100]. Daniel Goff made a declaration in Boone County, Kentucky, on 4 February
Soldiers, 30; LVA petition dated 25 February 1823, reel 235, box 296, folder 103]. John Goin enlisted in the Revolution on 14 February 1778 for one year
years for having three "Molatto" children [Court Record, 1748-1751, 65; 1751-54,
on 11 December 1782, on the payroll of the 3rd South Carolina Regiment in March
City County. County, Delaware, hair black, complexion yellow, enlisted as a substitute for James Messix. applied in Fredericksburg court, received bounty land for his service [Beazley, Larkin:
[VA:48] and 12 in 1785 [VA:83]. payment [Judgments & Orders 1763-5, 90, 126; 1768-70, 299; Orders 1774-84, 170, 219]. of 5 "other free" in 1810 [NC:200] and head of a Sumner County, Tennessee
of Free Negroes, p.84, no.159]. 442 and bounty land warrant VA 1477 [Legislative Petitions of the
household in 1775 and 1776 [Tithables 1745-95, 14, 18]. 1780 and was said to have died without heirs [Crow, Black Experience in Revolutionary
Edward Harris was head of a Richland District, South Carolina household
Regiment from June 1779 to November 1779 [NARA, M246, Roll 103, frames 591, 632, 638, 642
William Flora was counted in a list of "free Negroes" as a
Dudley placed an ad in the Virginia Gazette warning him and John Major, Jr., that
George Francis was resident of South Carolina who enlisted in the
as a substitute for his master Willis Streater and served for twelve months. of Captain John Hennington's Company commanded by Colonel William Thompson in the 3rd
he was ordered to remain in the Albemarle County jail for a breach of the peace until he
December 1759, "Mulattoes both" [Jones, The Douglas Register, 4]. [VA:8]. Jesse Tate entered the service on the galley Dragon on 10
John Cuff was listed in the payroll of Captain Joseph Scott's Company
February 1778 for 3 years [Clark, The State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1132]
negroe woman" [NSCDA, Parish Register of St. Peter's, 97], received pay for military
and enlisted while in the state of Pennsylvania [NARA, S.39355, M804, Roll 614, frame 373;
was head of a Wake County household of 2 "other free" in 1800 [NC:793], 5 in
Springs [NARA, S.41783, M804, Roll 1579, frame 397 of 1042; https://www.fold3.com/image/24697431]. Colonel Richeson then marched to "Marben Hills"
Richard Glasgow of
Virginia, who was a "mulatoe man" indicted by the court on 12 May 1747 for
Elias Pettiford was listed in the payroll of Captain Dudley's 2nd
rejected [NARA, R.11545, M804, Roll 2580, frame 267 of 904; https://www.fold3.com/image/28318965]. "other free" in 1790 [NC:25]. Job Buley enlisted in the 3d Maryland Regiment on 8 April
According to the militia returns for Bute County, he
IX:153]. Line as a substitute for Ebenezar Riggan on 10 February 1781 and was killed in the battle
employed by and lived at the Catholic College. Virginia Regiment at Valley Forge and the December 1778 Pay Roll of the 5th
M805, Roll 92, frame 0147; https://www.fold3.com/image/11042872]. [Mecklenburg County Legislative Petition of 14 December 1820]. [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-5GQ4,
He was sent to Williamsburg for further trial where he
Virginia Regiment from 1778 to 1779 (in the same list as William Driver) [NARA, M246, Roll
(p.29)]. (his widow) Sally Ashby, "wife of ___ Ashby" 12 pounds for the subsistence
balance of his pay as a seaman on 9 March 1787 [Revolutionary War Rejected Claims, Haw,
He
"other free" in 1800 [NC:13], and 8 in 1810 [NC:236]. County, Virginia, from which Greensville was formed after the war, and he was about
Thomas Sorrell was listed among the "Free Molattoes" living
stated that his father was born in Halifax County, Virginia, in 1733 (perhaps date in
black complexion [Register & description of Noncommissioned officers &
(p.26)]. Virginia Regiment commanded by Christian Febiger, Esquire, for July 1778 to August 1779,
and that he died in August 1821, leaving no children [NARA, W.6736, M804, Roll 613, frame
23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p. 25)]. colored" in 1830. 129]. there on 16 July 1833 when he made his pension application. Carolina Regiment [Clark, The State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1122]. He was a "Freeman of Colour" who enlisted in
of Captain John Nicholas' 1st Virginia Regiment, in the same list with
nine months in Bradley's 10th North Carolina Regiment on 20 July 1778. Daniel Williams, a "Colourd" man, appeared in Philadelphia
and applied for a pension in July 1827 in Newby District, South Carolina, at the age of 70
His heir Stephen Stephens received bounty land warrant no. Lewis Pettiford was a "Black" taxable in the
Lewis Fortune enlisted in the Revolution on 20 September 1780 for 1-1/2
Claude Lomanaintrom enlisted for the war as a substitute in Fairfax
Regiment on 25 May 1781 and left the service on 25 May 1782 [Clark, Colonial and State
Scarborough Bloxam, a midshipman aboard the Accomac
frames 211, 233]. Asa Tyner, husband of Keziah Chavis, was brought into Granville
In 1835 they received bounty land scrip for his service [NARA, BLWt. He lived in Albemarle County until 1800 according to his Revolutionary War
He was
Wake County on 21 March when he gave William Fearel power of attorney to collect his final
in Bladen County, North Carolina, in 1768 and 1769 and taxable in the household of Ann Perkins
Adam Adams and John Butler of Charles County [NARA, M246, roll 33, frames 153, 159,
Silvester Beverly and Abraham Goff [NARA, M246, Roll 94, frame 43 of 742;
[North Carolina and Tennessee, Revolutionary War Land Warrants, 1783-1843, Roll 04:
288, 318, 342, 367, 394, 411] and head of a York County household of 9 "other
Richard
Revolution [Gwathmey, Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution, 198]. FS Library film 1320833 item 6; book 976.9 R22b. frame 744 of 764; https://www.fold3.com/image/23395021]. He was head of a Northampton County household of 8
the Revolution [N.C. Archives, State Treasurer Record Group, Military Papers,
Day, George; Sailor, 1780, Digital Collection, LVA]. Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-5GF4,
Purdie's edition, p.3, col. 3]. man," served with him [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Morris, Nathaniel, Digital
into someone's house. He was head of a New Hanover County household of 5 "other free"
Thomas James was the six-year-old son of Betty James, a "Free
Members of the Shoecraft
service in the Revolution [NARA, S.34911, M805, Roll 399; M804, Roll 1192, frame 297 of
years of age; Black complexion [Register of Free Negroes 1800-60, p.15]. He was a
enlistment in Lieutenant Colonel Harnegy's Company on 4 June 1780 [NARA, M246, Roll 79,
He enlisted in the 2d Virginia Regiment on 2 September 1780 for 18
He
County [NARA, M246, roll, frames 153, 159, 162 of 526; https://www.fold3.com/image/10108848]. was head of a York County household of 10 "other free" in 1810 [VA:882]. He
List of the revolutionary soldiers of Virginia. orphans Stephen, Amos, and Mary brought to court to be bound out [Haun, Johnston County
He was head of a Prince George's County, Maryland household of 6 "other free" in
captured during the events surrounding the Battle of Guilford Courthouse on 15 March 1781
[NARA, S.41235, M804, Roll, 2354, frame 204 of 1099 https://www.fold3.com/image/18334056]. no. He died in Granville County in May
in 1780 or 1781 [NARA, S.36230, M804, roll 1939, frame 1028 of 1351; https://www.fold3.com/image/27236218]. North Carolina Regiment in 1781 and left the service on 12 April 1782 [Clark, The State
F. Dixon [Clark, The State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1163; XVII:247]. also were born free. of 526; https://www.fold3.com/image/10108954]. He received bounty land in 1784 based on his service of three years and discharge
He was head of a New Hanover County household of 8 "other
He
23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf
Lemuel, Rachel and Elizabeth Overton who assigned their rights to the land to James
XVI:1018]. Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. He was called a "yeoman of Richmond County,
"other free" in 1810 [NC:898]. March 1781 and was sized about a month later: age 33, 5'7" high, yellow
Henrico County household of 6 "other free" in 1810 [VA:998]. Exum Scott was head of a Halifax county household of 9 "other
Virginia Gazette [Virginia Genealogist 4:136]. He enlisted in
He was called Jack Chavis in 1810 when he was head of a
January 1777 until his discharge [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Roberts, Anthony,
http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.65)]. James Ash, "orphan of Rachel," was bound apprentice in
Revolution, 192, 677]. [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Cooper, James, Digital Collections, LVA]. Revolution, 325]. He was a drummer enlisted for 2-1/2 years
http://www.fold3.com/image/27177003]. Virginia Regiment on 31 May 1777, in the same list as Shadrack Battles,
according to the 24 December 1778 muster at Middlebrook [NARA, M246, https://www.fold3.com/image/9639177; M246,
from Charles City County [Gwathmey, Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution,
[NC:116]. free" in 1790 [NC:63], and in 1800 he was called "Axiom" in Cumberland
months in Captain William Dennis' Company in the 1st North Carolina Regiment in
Carolina, XVI:1127]. He
Dudley Delks was listed as a deserter from the camp at Willamsburg on
War who failed to report to their camp at Williamsburg in July 1746: a whitish mulatto,
413 (http://www.ancestry.com)]. He was head of a Gloucester County
Fanny and Hannah Lewis received his bounty land warrant no. He married Mary Mitchell, 22 July 1779 Granville
for his freedom from Susannah Leland who was holding him in servitude until the age of
Soldiers of Virginia (Supplement), 240, citing (Culpeper) Rev. From the expiration of her service with said
1787-1810, frames 243, 309, 394, 426]. Soldiers of the American Revolution, I:93, citing Auditors' Account XVIII:516 at LVA]. 1778 in the 6th Virginia Regiment commanded by Colonel John Gibson 1778. Middlebrook in 1779, and was captured at Charlestown. Michael Flood enlisted in the Revolution for two years in July 1779 in
enlisted in the 14th Virginia Regiment in March 1777 and was included in the
later in driving wagons [NARA, S.6140, M804, roll 2259, frame 605 of 1119; https://www.fold3.com/image/16982712]. frame 1276 of 2235; https://www.fold3.com/image/23762198]. August 1792 [Haun, Bertie County Court Minutes, VI:697; VI:969; https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1911121]. County household in 1759. XIII:516]. Charles Morris enlisted in the Revolution on 12 September 1780 for the
He was head of a Hardy County household of 2 "free colored" in 1830. Register of St. Peter's, 163]. issued 20 December 1791, for Benjamin's service in the Continental Line [N.C. Archives
head of a York County household of 6 "other free" in 1810 [VA:873]. 202, 245, 291, 339, 382, 429, 473, 517, 562]. County court allowed his wife Mary 12 pounds assistance [Gwathmey, Historical Register
3 "other free" in 1790 [NC:74] and 8 in 1800 [NC:463]. He was a "Mulatto" taxable in Mecklenburg
The state of New Hampshire, rolls of the soldiers in the Revolutionary War, 1775, to May 1777. James Smith was a "mulatto" from Halifax County, Virginia,
Withers, Alexander Scott, Reuben Gold Thwaites, and Lyman Copeland Draper. Colonel Nicholas Long, Deputy Quartermaster General for North Carolina in the Revolution,
Collection, LVA]. Jesse Flood was head of a Halifax County household of 6 "other
officers & Privates, LVA accession no. pension. list in 1761 and 1762 [CR 44.701]. Carter Nickens was in a list of militia men drafted from Hertford
320, 90]. Elijah Donathan was most likely the son of William Donathan, a
He served in South Carolina under Colonel Lytle, who
On 28 April 1835 John Blake, a
1790 [NC:31], 4 in 1800 [NC:634], and 13 "free colored" in 1820 [NC:277]. And it included a note that he had received 58 pounds as the balance of his full pay as a
& relations resided in this County. different Baker Hazard than the one who was advertised as a runaway "mulatto" in
thirty in Prince George's County [Court Records 1738-40, 192]. United States World War I Draft Records provides additional information. He was taxable in
North Carolina Regiment on 17 November 1781 [Clark, The State Records of North Carolina
County when he enlisted on 6 June 1782 for 3 years in the Revolution: age 21,
T.R. of the Granville County Regiment of Colonel William Eaton [Clark, Colonial Soldiers of
Negroes & Mulattoes" in Albemarle County in 1813 [PPTL, 1782-1799, frames 445,
Henry Moss was ordered bound out by the churchwardens of Raleigh Parish
a copy of the original deed for the land and buildings Talbot purchased from Samuel Boush
officers on board the Tempest on 30 December 1779. when he was bound apprentice to Nathaniel Sikes in Norfolk County on 19 May 1763 [Orders
Pompey Colless enlisted from Frederick County until 10 December 1781 [Archives
[NARA, M246, roll 113, frames 709, 712; https://www.fold3.com/image/9649552]. Conner, James]. At the age of fifteen he entered the service as a volunteer [NARA, R.5507,
in 1769 [SS 837]. Mulattas," registered the ___ 1766 birth of their son Thomas in Bruton Parish [Bruton
He was head of a Bertie County household of 9 "other free" in 1790
ordered bound apprentice to John Davis to be a house carpenter by the Craven County court
County, Virginia, from 1792 to 1806 and a planter in the list of "free Negroes &
was head of a white Bertie County household in 1820. his brother John Pin, perhaps the William Penn who was head of a Maryland household of one
6 "free colored" in Harford County in 1830.