bounty land based on his discharge on 1 March 1780 from Major Charles Magill for serving
Spotsylvania County household of 1 "other free" in 1810. "other free" in 1800 [NC:389a]. asking that her children, born after her emancipation be officially emancipated. He enlisted in Alderson's Company as a
28.301.29)]. 1782 for 3 pounds specie for service in the Revolution [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay
William Whealer's household, and in 1767 he was in Henry Bunch's household in
XVI:1018]. Farnham Parish to bind him out to William Downman, the same man Robert Pinn was bound to
According to the militia returns for Bute County, he
according to his return for 23 August 1781 [Clark, The State Records of North Carolina,
County Militia in 1781 [William & Mary Digital Archives, Swem Library's Special
Record Administration Revolutionary War records on microfilm. The individual who received a warrant may have claimed the land himself or may have sold his warrant to someone else. Isles Simmons received his final pay of 32 pounds [Clark, The State
Roll 306, frame 0123; frame 138 of 809; https://www.fold3.com/image/11409941]. Isaac Jackson complained to the Prince Edward County court against his
He testified that he enlisted in Hillsborough, North Carolina,
The original grants are at the Kentucky Land Office in Frankfort, Kentucky. on 14 December 1771 [Minutes 1767-75, 189b]. He registered as a "free Negro" in Lancaster County on 18 July 1803: Age 66,
head of a York County household of 6 "other free" in 1810 [VA:876]. Northampton County power of attorney to obtain settlement of their Revolutionary War
was taken prisoner last summer according to the 19 July 1780 issue of the Virginia
James Newsom was a "Black" member of the undated Colonial
yellow complexion, born in Buckingham County [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll
from Cecil County in May 1781 but listed among those who absconded [NARA, M246, roll 34,
Jacob Reed was 8 years old in April 1763 when the Chowan County court
head of a Monongalia County household of 8 "free colored" in 1820 [VA:169] and 8
28 August 1777 and was in the muster of the 4th Virginia Regiment from March
from Worcester County, Maryland, on 7 May 1781 for 3 years, and was delinquent on 10
1803, and that she was 70 years old in 1853 [NARA, W.8263, M804, Roll 1589, frame 455 of
description of Noncommissioned officers & Privates, LVA accession no. Norfolk: Guide Quality Press, 1944. 25, yellow complexion, 5'4-1/4" high, marched to join Colonel Green [Register
Revolution for 3 years and was on the pay roll of Captain Thomas Edmunds' Company of the
1820. Regiment in 1777 and was deceased by January 1778 [Clark, The State Records of North
specie in Washington County in June 1782 for military service in the Revolution [North
[Revolutionary War Rejected Claims, Louisa County, 1834, Ailstock, Charles, Digital
Harrison's Company, drafted in Surry County, Virginia [Clark, Colonial Soldiers of the
[Clark, Colonial Soldiers of the South, 718]. This part of Granville County became Bute County in
him "a soldier who got wounded in General Gates' defeat" when it ordered that he
December 1779 [NARA, W.7284, M804, Roll 988, frame 976 of 983; https://www.fold3.com/image/17885364]. he and his mother Sarah agreed to his indenture to Arthur Byrd for twelve years
and his wife Rachel, "Free Mulattoes," registered the birth of their daughter
The Puckhams
He was head
He was probably the Hardy Melton
5'6-2/4" high, yellow complexion, a planter [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size
Edgecombe County, North Carolina court to apply for a pension for his services in the
transferred to the ship Tartar. This website requires a paid subscription for full access. of color who served in the Revolution Moss, Roster of South Carolina Patriots,
M-246, roll 94, frames 67, 418, 671, 677, of 1421; see ancestry.com or fold3.com]. Meedy was head of a Robeson County household of 9 whites in 1790 [NC:49]. He received voucher no. Absalom Ailstock, born in Louisa County, a "free born
246]. He entered the service in Rowan County, North Carolina, in 1780
1778-1783, certificates 54,483; 54,830; 54,938; 55,184; Public Archives Commission, Delaware
March 1784 in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, for military service in the
services in the Revolution [NARA, S.37719, M805, Roll 139, frames 554-7; https://www.fold3.com/image/12026831]. waiter to Major Duval, batman to Baron Steuben and was discharged in Richmond in 1781 or
registered in Petersburg on 9 June 1810: a brown Mulatto man, five feet seven inches
Records of North Carolina, XVI:1138]. 1781 and was sized on 7 December 1781: age 22, 5'4" high, yellow complexion, born
He was not involved in
He enlisted in
31" [Wills, Liber O, 1748-63, 400]. 636 of 768; https://www.fold3.com/image/23478607]. of Independent Foot on duty in South Carolina and Georgia, "stationed on the
and was discharged on 19 June 1781 [Archives of Maryland, 18:299, 545]. Records of North Carolina, XVI:1123]. his suit against William Johnson, Gent., was dismissed by the Louisa County court [Orders
Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. General Assembly, 1776-1865, Accession no. House, LVA accession no. His heir Samuel
Craven County, North Carolina Company (not identified by race) [Clark, Colonial
He may have been the
He made a declaration in Wake County court to
He testified that he was about seventy years
17, 4'9-1/2 " high, a farmer, born in Annapolis, Maryland, residence: Westmoreland
Howell, Jaron]. He received a severe wound to his thigh [NARA, R.203, M804, roll
to take his place in the Revolution [NARA, S.17194, M804, Roll 2547, frame 555 of 822; https://www.fold3.com/image/28017843]. He was taken to England where he submitted a
an Edgecombe County household of 1 "other free" in 1790 and 1800 [NC:202]. "Black" persons in 1782 [VA:37]. War Bounty Warrants; Oldham, George, Digital Collections, LVA]. County in 1780 when he entered the service, deserted in Goochland County on the way to
2-3]. The Mexican War was caused by the annexation of Texas by the United States in 1845. Brumbaugh, Revolutionary War Records, Virginia, 202]. He was
applied in Fredericksburg court, received bounty land for his service [Beazley, Larkin:
slave over 16 and a slave aged 12 to 16. Joseph Case was head of a Currituck County household of 6 "other
The application of his heirs for bounty land was denied based on the fact that a
a Creole born in Barbados, according to an advertisement in the 2 August 1780 issue of the
He
Privates, LVA accession no. Nathaniel (ca1748 SC -1807 GA) Captain South Carolina Militia. North Carolina Regiment on 24 June 1779 for 18 months and deserted in September 1779
of Halifax County, North Carolina, in 1786 for the state census (called John Toney, Jr.)
2:160]. James Boon was a "Mixt. 79, frame 165 of 323; https://www.fold3.com/image/10200648]. Anne's County, Maryland, and served until 1783. 1755 [T.O. He was head of a
1790 [NC:72]. "free colored" in 1830. received a military land warrant for 640 acres for 84 months service as a fifer [N.C.
5 July 1779 and aboard the Dragon on 2 September 1779. W-1:50; B:191]. S.3188, M804, Roll 643, frame 218 of 651; https://www.fold3.com/image/13181016]. He was a private in Captain Little's Company of the 10th North Carolina
A 5 May
Tucker of Norfolk County and then successfully petitioned for her freedom [McIlwaine, Executive
made a declaration in Granville County court in order to obtain a Revolutionary War
Virginia Regiment on 3 February 1778 in the same list as Benjamin Bartlett, both enlisted
Devorix Driggers enlisted in the Revolution in South Carolina on 15
House, LVA accession no. [NARA, M881, Roll 1093, frames 1135, 1136 of 2068]. His application for a pension
Warrants, Peters, Anthony, Digital Collections, LVA]. accession no. His widow was Faithy Lester [NARA
Mason Collins enlisted in the Revolution for 1-1/2 years while residing
William Butcher, Sr., enlisted in the Revolution on 24 April 1777 and
He was taxable in Norfolk County, Virginia, in 1786 and 1787 [PPTL, 1782-91,
Compiled Service Records are also available on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. The
frame 168 of 847; https://www.fold3.com/image/9641502]. served for 3 years as a boatswain aboard the brig Northampton in the Revolution. 1783-1843, Roll 13: William Hill Warrants, 1811-1837, no. deposition in Northampton County court on 26 March 1791 that he enlisted and served as a
officers & Privates, LVA accession no. Halifax District for military services in the Revolution [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay
I:91]. James Harris was head of a Charles City County household of 5
John Rolls/ Rawls was residing in Caroline County when he was drafted
on 4 December 1786 which he recorded in Fauquier County on 29 April 1806. [MD:342]. survivor's pension [NARA, W.19138, M804, roll 770, frame 15 of 717; https://www.fold3.com/image/16220496]. colored" in Halifax in 1820 [NC:142]. free" in 1790. Records of North Carolina, XXII:91]. Henry Moss was ordered bound out by the churchwardens of Raleigh Parish
He was head of a Halifax County household of 4 "other free" in 1790 [NC:62]. Revolution [Gwathmey, Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution, 198]. County. the pension application of his children in Alabama [NARA, W.10880, M804, Roll 1899; frame
Jacob Going was head of a Stokes County household of 6 "other
Revolution, I:129, citing Auditors Account XVIII:534]. ]. was taxable in Meherrin Parish, Greensville County, Virginia, in 1788 [PPTL 1782-1807;
New Kent County. 13/27/230, cited by Professor Cassandra Pybus, University of Sydney, Australia]. Militia [Mil. Sarah Teet and children in Westmoreland County in 1801 and head of a
He received voucher no. 7252 for his
of Guardian Accounts Book 1783-1804, no.17]. taxable on 2 "Mulatto" tithes in Cumberland County in 1767, was taxable with his
bind him and his brother Ambrose Lewis to William Buckham [Orders 1766-90, 158]. frames 84, 150, 212]. He enlisted
declaration to apply for a pension for his service in the Revolutionary War [NARA,
[Elliott, Katherine, Revolutionary War Records, Mecklenburg County, Virginia
[Clark, The State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1037; XVII:99]. 1-3]. Archives, Bertie County Estate Papers]. [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Causey, James, Digital Collection, LVA]. "F.N." high, forty seven years old, born free in Essex County, a stone mason [Register of
He was a "free Negro" taxable in Botetourt County in 1794 and
He
He was head of a Northampton County household of 3 "other free" in 1790
I:33 at LVA]. 1800-20]. His
Anthony Garnes enlisted in the Revolution for 3 years on 14 January
23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf
and four beds and furniture [Loyalist Claims Commission, file AO 12/99/354 and AO
There is no copyright page. to Cornelius Rose who was listed in the payroll of the 4th Company of the 3rd
He was about
He married Mary Scott, 18 November 1796 Henrico County bond,
[NARA, R.8628, M805, Roll 678, frame 0166; https://www.fold3.com/image/14121021]. . Yard [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Jennings, James (p.8), Digital Collection, LVA]. He was in the list of Captain
Montgomery County, Tennessee, about twelve years and then moved to Humphreys County,
1790 [NC:65], 6 in 1800 [NC:338], and 6 in 1810 [NC:50]. James Chavis, son of "Rebecca Chavis a Free Negro," was bound
Godfrey Richardson enlisted in the Revolution from Stafford County for
of South Carolina on 9 October 1775. "other free" in 1790 (called John P. Moore) [NC:126] and 9 in 1800 (called John
T.R. 1790 [NC:29] and 9 in 1810 [NC:933]. He testified that his brothers Jim and William also served and that Jim died in the
He appeared in
free" in Robeson in 1790) received pay from 1 September 1780 to 6 October 1782 for
household of 3 "other free" in 1790 [NC:106] and 1 in 1800 [NC:756]. 63, frames 183-9; https://www.fold3.com/image/11069584]. County [Laws, Timothy: Revolutionary Bounty Warrants, Digital Collections, LVA]. Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-LGQF]. received his final pay of 16 pounds on 24 January 1786 [NARA, M881, Roll 1090, frame 228
colored" in 1820. Soldiers of the South]. "negroes" Peter, Murray and Joe [Wingo, Norfolk County Tithables 1766-80,
[South Carolina Archives series S111001, 10:294]. Solomon Harden/ Harding enlisted as a substitute from Duplin County in
)th
age, five feet six and three quarters highand resembles an Indian from whom he is
was head of a Frederick County household of 11 "other free" in 1800 [MD:798]. No inventory
black complexion, born in Amelia County [Register & description of Noncommissioned
"free colored" in 1820 [VA:262]. accession no. In 1833 his heirs applied for bounty land
head of a Northampton County household of 6 "other free" in 1790 [NC:72]. Frederick Demmery, born say 1738, served as a soldier in the infantry
1765 when the birth and baptism of their children Matthew and Philemon were recorded in
Continental Army [Orange County Court Minutes 1777-8, Part I, Dec. 19 and 23, 1780, cited
high, planter, born in Southampton, Negro complexion [Register & description of
4368
M881, Roll 1096, frame 818 of 2087]. Elisha Boon enlisted in Baker's Company in the 10th North
County as a substitute for 18 months in 1780 and was sized in April 1781: age 18,
the 23 April 1779 muster. Benjamin Hawley was underage when he enlisted for nine
1819, stating that in May 1778 Donally's house was filled with the neighboring women and
He
Halifax County he applied for and was granted a pension for three years service in the 2nd
Sylvester Beverly was listed in the payroll of the 1st
3716-4134), frames
1 April to 1 September 1782, served in Captain Clough Shelton's Company of the 1st
Colonial and Revolutionary War (Virginia) | Genealogy Colonial and Revolutionary War (Virginia) Check the online catalog under the subject headings Virginia-History-Colonial period, ca. February 1832 when he appeared in the District Court in Charleston to apply for a pension. "Molato" taxable in Bladen County in 1768 and taxable on 2 "Molatoes"
Lee brought a suit against them in
Regiment in the Revolutionary War [NARA, M246, Roll 96, frames 721, 726, 732 of 736; https://www.fold3.com/image/10082925]. household in 1764 in the list of Samuel Benton. Solomon James, Jr., was a "Molato" head of household in
Joseph Hawley was in the 8 October 1754 Granville County colonial
17 October 1832 to apply for a pension for his service in the Revolution. He sold 640 acres in Davidson County, Tennessee, on the south side of the
He appeared
County on 23 September 1780: age 19, 5'2-1/2" high, a planter, born in Berkeley
John Demery was one of the "Black" members of the undated
and October 1777 [NARA, M246, Roll 107, frame 768 of 808; https://www.fold3.com/image/9682293 and
8241 for his services [Brumbaugh, Revolutionary
Another George Morris, born say 1762,
23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf
discharged at the Chickahominy Ship Yard [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Jennings,
He was listed in the pay roll of Captain Robert
household in 1787, a "Mulatto" taxable in 1793, 1796 and 1797 [PPTL 1782-1802,
1183 for 9 pounds
Parish, New Kent County [Chamberlayne, Vestry Book and Parish Register of St. Peter's,
Privates, LVA accession no. 2153 on 22 March 1782 in Wilmington,
stated that his father was born in Halifax County, Virginia, in 1733 (perhaps date in
a Culpeper County household of 7 "other free" in 1810 [VA:18]. in the Muster of Captain Peter Minor's Company of the 5th Virginia Regiment at
obtained a certificate of freedom in Chesterfield County on 11 June 1810: forty eight
9483 for 5 pounds on 16 December 1783 for military service in the Revolution [North
pounds pay for service in the Revolution from 10 November 1777 to 10 August 1778 [Haun, Revolutionary
Henry Proctor was counted in the Constable's Census for Charles County
which was recorded in court on 15 September 1760 [W&I 21:20]. He was eligible for military bounty land in 1803 [NARA, M246, roll 114, frame 448 of
1793, stating that he was drafted in the militia in Greensville County in 1782, performed
when she assigned her right to his warrant for 412 acres of land to Darrell Young [North
"F.B." He
Virginians played a pivotal role in the struggle for American independence, 1775-1783. Virginia Revolutionary War Records, III:159, citing Auditors' Account, Volume III:53,
He
23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.75)]. North Carolina Regiment on 25 April 1781 and left the service on 25 April 1782 [Clark, The
He was head of a Sampson County household of 3 "other free" in
William Gordon
were wagoners in the Revolution who were issued certificates of public debt at the end of
Gabriel Manly's Bertie County household in 1751. and his wife Lucretia, "free mulattoes," who registered his birth in Bruton
Albemarle County, 1779-10-23, Legislative Petitions Digital Collection, LVA; Hening, Statutes
County from 1806 to 1817 [PPTL, 1806-28, frames 35, 135, 163, 235, 341, 390, 596] and head
Jacob Hawley was listed in his father Joseph Hawley's Granville county
(Purdie edition), p. 3, col. 3; also on http://www.accessible.com]. and parentage is intitled to the same" [Orders 1792-7, 613]. James Causey served as a seaman in the Revolution for three years,
County in 1798, 1800, 1804, 1809 and a laborer taxable on 2 horses at Sam McWilliam's in
His widow Aggy was a "Mulatto" taxable on 2 free male tithes in Prince George
XVI:1023]. on 4 November 1777 when the Keeper of the Public Store was ordered to deliver them
He was in the payroll of the 14th Virginia Regiment in March 1778, sick
OGEECHEE TRADING COMPANY Fine Postcards, Stamps and Books Hampton, Virginia This 374533923119. Christopher Manuel was head of a Northampton County household of 8
soldier [NCGSJ VIII:213]. John Evans died in the Revolutionary War after serving three years. which had a testimonial by William Bryan, a Justice of the Peace: ..This affiant
died at Valley Forge [NCGSJ I:160]. Walden, Micajah]. Claims, Sorrell, James, 1834, Digital Collections, LVA]. thirty in Prince George's County [Court Records 1738-40, 192]. State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1162]. the Revolution [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-P98Z,
Historical & Genealogical Register, II:128]. These certificates are also filmed by number on FS Library films 29635-7. William Balentine, enlisted in the 2nd Maryland Regiment on
Colonel William Eaton's Granville County Militia [Clark, Colonial Soldiers of the South,
These papersinclude payrolls and receipts for Clarks troops. taxable on 2 horses in the Pamunkey Indian Town in King William County in 1799 [PPTL,
24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf
Nelms received his final pay of 28 pounds for service in
Adam Chevis was on the Pay Roll of Captain
and enlisted under Captain John Catlett and joined the regiment under Colonel Holt
Revolution [NARA, 38020, M804, Roll 1242, frame 0662 (frame 676 of 990 on ancestry.com); https://www.fold3.com/image/27159669]. shilling specie in January 1782 for military service in the Revolution [North Carolina
had determined never to have a husband in the continental army, and supposed this
Jackson, Luther P. Virginia Negro Soldiers and Seamen in the Revolutionary War. April 1762 Craven County court. He was called John Going, Sr.,
He was a
stating that he served in the 1st North Carolina Regiment [NARA, S.35968, M805,
Philadelphia where he had resided for 27 years. nine pounds specie on 2 October 1783 for military service in the militia during the
November 1771 [Minutes 1767-76, 194; WB A:218]. They were placed on board prison ships until the general exchange in 1781
LVA]. a pension for his service in the Revolution. M804, roll 2136, frame 626 of 850; https://www.fold3.com/image/14647967]. TR 4-40]. He joined the camp at Valley Forge under
He was a "man of
military service in the Revolution [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-G3S9,
Joshua Hall was a "free man of color" living in Greene
colored" in Mecklenburg County in 1820. 90] and head of a Goochland County household of 8 "other free" in 1810 [VA:687]. French and Indian War who had deserted: a mulatto, age 45 years, 5'11" [Magazine
He was head of a
and a white woman in 1810 [VA:643, 1021]. head of a Prince George County household of 11 "other free" in 1810 [VA:537]. soldier and received a pension. 91; 1664-71, fol. T.R. James Hathcock was counted as white in the 1830 Chatham County census. Revolutionary War graves found between 1900 and 1987, which include the name of the patriot and the cemetery in which the headstone is found. NARA, M881, https://www.fold3.com/image/17229501; George Buley, a "Mulatto" soldier who enlisted in the
Captain Dupree's District of Northampton County in 1786 for the North Carolina state
Regiment stationed near Williamsburg. Burrell Artis was born in Southampton County and was living there in
He was tended by Doctor Harris and Doctor
XI:84, folio 4]. Collections, Cabell Papers Box 2, Folder11.pdf]. 1960 and 2309 for a total of 21
"other free" in 1790 [NC:68], 7 in 1800 [NC:322], 7 in 1810 [NC:29], and 5
He was wounded in the head at Guilford and stayed about
Privates, LVA accession no. of Free Negroes, p.84, no.159]. for a pension for his service in the Revolution. Jacob Braveboy, a "bastard Mulattoe, was about 15 when the May
4264 for 640 acres to Howell Tatum and Henry
"Mulatto boy" who had been on two voyages to sea, ran away from Henry Minson of
Swett, knows he served in the 15th Regimentleft the said Swett in the said
Queen County court to obtain a pension for his services in the 11th Virginia Regiment. fifty-eight years old on 19 February 1819 when he made a deposition before one of the
Collection, LVA]. [NARA, M881, Roll 1092, frame 356 of 2281; https://www.fold3.com/image/286702962]. State Treasurer Record Group, Military Papers, Revolutionary War Army Accounts, J:211;
David Hunt was "a black man" listed in the Militia Returns of
Mulattos" in 1790 [MD:235] and 4 "free colored," including a man and woman
154, 157, 160, 178, 180 of 756; https://www.fold3.com/image/9563516]. 346, 418, 428, 491]. 2393-100, M804, roll 1024, frame 312 of 952; https://www.fold3.com/image/20171576]. the American soldiers under Green. He was listed as a gunner the account of necessaries delivered to the
woman in colonial Virginia http://c.mfcreative.com/offer/us/obama_bunch/PDF/descendancy_final.pdf. Jennings on 7 February 1834 and named five of the officers and fifty-two members of the
Washington, D.C.: 1936. David Jonston received voucher no. on 2 September 1779, and was on a list of seamen who had served in the navy for 3 years. Revolution in January 1777 in Westmoreland County. a resident of Princess Anne County on 7 June 1830 when he was seventy-five years old
Battalion at White Plains on 9 September 1778 [Clark, The State Records of North
over the age of 45 in a list of "Free Negroes & Mulattoes" in 1816 and 1818
James Smith enlisted as a substitute in the Revolution from Bedford
He was
colonial muster roll of Captain James Fason's Northampton County, North Carolina Company
He marched to Wilmington,
registered in Albemarle County on 10 March 1810: a man of Colour, a black man, aged
James, a slave the property of Wm Armistead, Gentleman, of
Richmond City household of 6 "other free" in 1810 [VA:345]. a horse and 3 cattle in 1782, taxable on Ward Barrett's tithe in 1786, living on the Dan
William Pettiford was listed in Captain William Gill's Company as a
John Lucas received pay from 10 September 1777 to 20 January 1779 for
(p.117)]. Levin Magee was taxable in Little Creek Hundred from 1777 to 1791. in 1798, 3 in 1800 when he was called "Senr." Most volunteer regiments were from southern states. 234, 237, 241 of 389; https://www.fold3.com/image/9679504]. Regiment of Colonel Abraham Sheppard on 19 February 1782 [NARA, M246, roll 79, frame 165
John Redcross was listed as a deserter from Captain Lang's 2nd Virginia
Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. On 3 June 1799 Catherine
John Carter
He was nearly eighty years old on 23 October 1829 when he applied for a pension for his
1770 [Fouts, Tax Receipt Book, 31] and head of a Gates County household of 1
state census and head of a Cumberland County household of 9 "other free"
court to make a declaration to obtain a pension for his services in the Revolution. February 1779 [NARA, M246, Roll 105, frame 74 of 806; Roll 102, frames 38, 44 of 774; https://www.fold3.com/image/9680943]. the service with Nathan Scott and that Scott died in the hospital in
1774 [Woodson, Virginia Tithables From Burned Counties, 39]. Newsletter 6:10-14, citing Auditors' Account XVIII:558-9, LVA]. Carolina Regiment in 1777 and died at Valley Forge on 14 January 1778 [NARA, M246, Roll
William Bowman, a "Mulatto," was charged with felony in
"free colored" and a 26-44 year old white woman in 1820. 4, col. 1]. frames 64, 125, 207, 345, 408, 447, 467, 530]. And he stated that he was born in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County,
James Hunt testified in Cumberland County court on 13 March
District for the 1786 North Carolina State Census, 5 "other free" in 1790
129]. Records of North Carolina, XVII:235]. the words "Not Admitted" were written across the voucher. 1-3]. 1782: residence: Montgomery County, age 24, 5'7" height, complexion: yellow Molato
at Valley Forge in the same list as Edward and Isaac Chavous in June 1778, in the payroll
edition, p. 3, col. 3]. Cannon Cumbo received voucher no. Montfort's Company of the 10th North Carolina Regiment on 24 June 1779 for the
complexion, born in New Kent County [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of
23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p. 25)]. termination of the war [NARA, R.5859, M804, roll 1470, frame 469 of 1069; https://www.fold3.com/image/24947929]. Revolution. services in the Revolution. join the main army under George Washington [NARA, R.1609, M804, roll 453, frame 80 of 866;