County who enlisted for nine months from the following March: place of abode Hyde, born
on 21 September 1818: a free man of color aged 64 years about five feet Six inches high
Color darkborn free [Burkett, Lancaster County Register of Free Negroes, 1]. with (wife) Mason Santy and children Betsy and Lucy [List of Free Negroes & Mulattoes,
had served as a soldier in Captain James Gunn's Company in Colonel Byrd's Regiment in 1760
He made a declaration in Wake County court to
On 25 May 1791 he gave Thomas Bevan his power of attorney
among whose slaves she had a number of relations [Windley, Runaway Slave Advertisements,
He
He, Amos Newsom, John Muns, and Samuel Santee were paid by
Peter Hackett was a soldier in the Revolution whose final pay of 8
due to (his son?) John Blanks was a "Mixt Blood" taxable in his own Bladen
Charles Cuffee was called the son of "free Negro" Sarah Coffe
Servt [Troop Returns, box 6, folder 20; http://www.digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16062coll26/id/980/rec/2]. He enlisted in Donoho's Company of the 10th
colonial muster of Captain James Fason's Northampton County militia [Mil. list of "Free Negroes and Mulattoes" in Powhatan County [A List of Free Negroes
598 of 818; https://www.fold3.com/image/13712646;
S.108.357, http://archives..gov/doc/search-doc]. He
me for twenty odd years two mulattos I always believed them free born consequently the
4 August 1782 Great S. Hospital" [NARA, M246, Roll 113, frame 664 of 752; https://www.fold3.com/image/23301380]. William Campbell in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, in 1778. Records of State Line unitshoused in the National Archives are abstracted as Compiled Service Records for each individual. for three years on 12 July 1777 in the company commanded by Captain Abraham Shepherd in
He was discharged in
III:100, citing Auditors' Account Volume II:94, LVA]. He was granted a pension for his service in the
24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf
He was head of a Halifax County household of 4 "other free" in 1790 [NC:62]. He was entitled to bounty land [Brumbaugh, Revolutionary War
Cumberland County in 1781: age 50, 5'10" high, yellow complexion [The
24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf (p.90)]. infantry. Quarter House." [Register & description of Noncommissioned officers & Privates, LVA accession no. James Newsom was a "Black" member of the undated Colonial
James Mush, a Chickahominy Indian who confessed to burning down the cabin of another
White Clay Creek when he appeared in New Castle County, Delaware court on 1 July 1818 to
was bound out by the Amelia County court on 19 September 1740 [Orders 1735-46, 125;
[Register & description of Noncommissioned officers & Privates, LVA accession no. who enlisted in the Revolution in Annapolis about 1777 and died in Baltimore on 5 January
Dorchester County court on 4 April 1821 to apply for a pension, stating that he was about
from 1782 to 1802 [PPTL 1782-1802, frames 23, 83, 195, 336, 417, 496, 609, 693, 823, 867]
yellow complexion, a waggoner, born in Richmond City [The Chesterfield Supplement or
William Case, a "Mulatto," died while serving in the
He was a "Mulatto" sailor, born in Northumberland County, drafted there on 21
Alexander Scott was a "free man of colour" who was in Amherst
Richmond City in 1782 [VA:112]. discharged on 3 April 1779 [Archives of Maryland, 18:156, 327]. prisoner at the battle of Charleston, made his escape from the British, and rejoined his
5'3-3/4" high, yellow complexion, a waiter, born in Goochland County [The
Archives Commission, Delaware Archives, 196; also M246, roll 31, frame 496; https://www.fold3.com/image/12449345]. where he was under Colonel Dabney. returned to Northampton County and then moved with his family to Westmoreland County,
James Newsom was a "Black" member of the undated Colonial
He received 12 pounds 14 shillings specie in Halifax District per the Board of Auditors
County on 13 March 1820: 58 years, Black Colour, 5 feet 8 inches [Free Negroes
An estimated 64 percent of Virginia's bounty land claims were granted in the Virginia Military District of Ohio. He appeared in Hamilton
He was sized on 4 April 1781: yellow
Elijah Donathan owned land in Henry County,
served on board the vessel during the Revolution and were discharged [Revolutionary War
forty years [NARA, S.6683, M804, Roll 288, frame 247 of 842; https://www.fold3.com/image/14483482]. Her husband John, the slave of Thomas Cowls was in the habit of beating his wife
Giles Bowers was living in Southampton County in 1766 when he and
obtain a Revolutionary War pension. He was one of the drafts and substitutes from Charles County who were discharged
Barnett Stewart was head of a Chatham County, North Carolina household
James Magee, born 28 July 1750, "otherwise James Game son of
South Carolina Regiment from the 17 March to 1 July 1779 and for March 1780 [NARA, M246,
1765 when the birth and baptism of their children Matthew and Philemon were recorded in
years of age. Robin Cooley was head of a Halifax County, North Carolina household of 6
I:4, 15, 35, 81, 111, 130; II:68, 84, 182]. 1787-1825, frames 36, 48, 63, 262, 280, 321, 366, 443, 463, 488, 538]. He
Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession
the Revolution in an undated list before 8 April 1778. 24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf (p.62)]. On April 27, 1942, the Selective Service conducted the fourth of six draft registrations related to WWII. 20, 5'4-1/2" high, black complexion, a farmer, born in Middlesex County [The
T.R. Nathan Stewart enlisted in the Revolution in Caroline County on 20
formerly lived, for 18 pounds [DB 3:90]. He was a
on the same date [M853, Roll 22; https://www.fold3.com/image/286702539]. [Orders 1768-72, 470, 532]. June 1782: age 22, 5'5" high, a weaver, born in Maryland, residence: Sussex
[N.C. Archives, Troop Returns, B4F41, http://www.digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16062coll26/id/648/rec/36]. free" in 1810 [VA:717]. Halifax County in 1820 [NC:169]. Researchers are cautioned that service records of different individuals bearing the same name may be indexed together because it was not possible to further identify them. and Stephen Stephens' heirs for bounty land. Mulatoe," bound out by the Bertie County court in May 1763. Henry Williams was a "man of color" from Anne Arundel County
by Colonel Mason on 14 October 1783 [Creel, Selected Virginia Revolutionary War Records,
(signed by Captain Carrington). He stated that his father
colored" in 1820 [NC:157]. of North Carolina, XVII:234]. (Supplement), 50, citing Auditors Accounts XXXI:219]. He was living in Richland District on 29 November 1826 when he petitioned the
free" in 1800 [NC:483]. On 16 September 1783 he received
1755 [T.O. Lieutenant Joshua Singleton
Moses Blango enlisted in Hogg's Company on 20 July 1778 and received a
in 1782, 2 horses and 6 cattle in 1785, 2 tithables in 1786, and exempt from personal tax
[PPTL, 1806-28, frames 307, 417, 435]. court on 6 July 1801 [Orders 1798-1800, 380, 393]. a Cumberland County household of 1 "other free" in 1810, called Ned Beebe
and was listed in the roll of Captain William Taylor's Company of the 2nd
He was head of a Halifax County, North Carolina household of 7 whites in 1790 [NC:62]. He was head of a Cheraw District household of 1 "other free"
Francis Cole enlisted in the Revolution on 1 August 1780: age 23,
North Carolina Regiment on 20 July 1778 for nine months [Clark, The State Records of
Expedition [Clark, Colonial Soldiers of the South, 883]. Luke Duncan enlisted in the Revolution for 18 months while resident in
Revolution, stating in his application on 31 November 1832 that he was born in
He was a soldier who received clothing on 29 November 1779
old the next September when he appeared in Westmoreland County court on 28 January 1833
1790 [NC:64], 5 in 1800, and 5 "other free" and 1 slave in 1810 [NC:27]. Slavery, and Free Blacks, Series 1, 180]. He received voucher no. Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-RMNF,
Colonel Thomas Armstrong in Cumberland County, North Carolina, on 21 January 1758 [Minutes
County, Virginia, at a place called Indian Town near Carter's Creek. William Freeman was a "Black" taxable in Bladen County,
"other free" in 1790 [NC:70] and 2 "other free" in Halifax County in
Blood" taxable in Hertford County in
same neighborhood were Gideon Griffin, Morgan Griffin, Berry Jeffers,
Caleb Hill enlisted for 18 months in the Revolution from King William
He
Moses Knight was head of a Frederick County, Maryland household of 5
(p.69)]. Captain Mayo Carrington, in a bounty warrant
certificate dated October 1787 from a justice of the peace in Goochland County, describing
His wife Priscilla Holley's application for a widow's pension included a book with
do, 5'9", 22 years of age, Dark Hair, Black Eyes [N.C. Archives,
Thomas Mason was head of a Louisa County household of 6 "other
He was head of a Hyde County household of 5 "other free" in
2d North Carolina Battalion commanded by Colonel John Patten on 9 September
was born in Caroline County, moved to Amherst County when he was twenty-three years old,
Company, of the North Carolina Continental Line in 1781. Primus Jacobs was head of a New Hanover County household of 4
1820 and 19 January 1836, LVA]. of 1 "other free" in 1800 [NC:363] and 1 "free colored" in 1820
on 23 April 1779 [NARA M246, Roll 79, frame 142 of 323; https://www.fold3.com/image/10200387]. 215 for his service [N.C. Archives S.S. file no. 24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf (p.26)]. William Cumbo was paid for services to the Revolution [Creel, Selected
M246, roll 79, frame 102 of 323; U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com]. He was about 75 years old on 23 December
pension application [NARA, R.10173, M805, Roll 773, frame 400; https://www.fold3.com/image/18492028]. He was called Shadrach Shavers when he appeared in Stafford County court on 14
Thomas Sorrell was listed among the "Free Molattoes" living
Free Negro Affidavit, 1800, African American Narrative Digital Collection, LVA]. seaman aboard the Accomac during the Revolution according to the application of his
120 for 4 pounds on 1 June 1781, endorsed
on 12 December 1806 [North Carolina and Tennessee, Revolutionary War Land Warrants,
Jack, both slaves [NARA, S.38166, M804, Roll 1615, frame 0568 (frame 580 of 764 on
South Carolina Regiment in the Revolution from 1 August to 1 November 1779 [NARA, M246,
Revolution [S.C. Archives, series S108092, reel 133, frame 328; http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov]. 1790 [NC:29] and 9 in 1810 [NC:933]. on 20 April 1776 and was listed in the Roll of Lieutenant Colonel Harney's Company of the
1800 [NC:41] and 11 "free colored" in 1820 [NC:68]. 337 for service in the Virginia State Line [Brumbaugh, Revolutionary
[Clark, The State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1037; XVII:99]. Robert W., Digital Collection, LVA]. February 1785 [Clark, The State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1148; XVII:242]. Jacob Teague was head of an Accomack County household of 7 "other
These papersinclude payrolls and receipts for Clarks troops. County, who entered the Revolution in King George County as a substitute for three years
277, 284]. Virginia Soldiers of 1776. served three years and was due bounty land [Brumbaugh, Revolutionary War Records,
household of 9 "free colored" in 1820 [NC:519]. Vol III:73, folio 3
made a declaration in Gates County court to obtain a pension on 19 November 1821, saying
The records of these land grants are described in United States Land and Property. interest due him for military service in the Revolution [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay
was counted as white in the 1790 census for Wake County, listed near Morris Evans who was
19 March 1781 and was sized on 28 May: age 23, 5'5-1/2" high, black complexion,
Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. 708]. his widow Rebecca was in a list of free "mulattoes" in Louisa County about 1802
Levy Goins was head of a Moore County household of 5 "other
R.10623, M804, roll 1293, frame 282 of 1114; https://www.fold3.com/image/18483999]. Uriah Portee was the son of John Portee, Sr., who was taxable on the
John Gibson was born in Orange County, North Carolina, on 16 September
He was born in King George County, had his indentures
head of a Greenbrier County household of 2 "free colored" in 1820. free" in 1790 [NC:48]. called a "free man of Colour" on 8 March 1825 when he made a declaration in
Parish Register, 30]. M804, Roll 1199, frame 861 of 947; https://www.fold3.com/image/22991228]. T. Dixon received his final pay of 131
He was head of a
He enlisted in Ely's Company of the 7th North Carolina Regiment in
[NARA, S.39056, M804, Roll 2079, frame 534 of 1300; https://www.fold3.com/image/15532577]. County, North Carolina. "F.B." "other free" in 1800. Ireland in the 1880 census for Liberty, Licking County, Ohio [Census p.112, entry 4281]. of Humphrey Hardy, about 1772, with his wife Penny and Elizabeth James: 2 Molattos
feet 8 inches, blk Hair, Hazl Eyes, yellow Complexion, Indian Features, a planter,
(p.101)]. children [WB 1:10]. Revolutionary War from 1 August 1780 to 4 November 1783 [DHS, MS Delaware Regiment Pay
final pay of 30 pounds for serving in the infantry during the Revolution [NARA, M881, Roll
27]. Silvester Beverly and Abraham Goff [NARA, M246, Roll 94, frame 43 of 742;
19 May 1823 he testified for Isham Scott in Halifax County court that he was in the
John Chubb enlisted in the Revolution in Loudoun County, Virginia, on
He, Isaac Malone, alias Rouse,
enlisted in Alexandria and served for three years. Va. Regt 1 year [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at
1811-1837 (Nos. Carolina Regiment as a musician in 1777 and died 28 July 1778 [Clark, The State Records
He was a "Coloured man," who
Militia, genealogy Publisher Richmond, Va. : D. Bottom, Supt. South Carolina Regiment in August 1779 and March 1780 [NARA, M246, roll 89, frames 120,
by midshipman Scarborough Bloxam [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants; Bayly, Robert,
He was described as a "Mulatto, or Indian Man" in Gabriel Jones'
final pay of 36 pounds between 30 April 1783 and 23 March 1784 [NARA, M246, Roll 103,
on the Internet. He was head of a Beaufort County household of 6 "other free" as Giles Punch in
counted in a list of "free Negroes and Mulattoes" in the lower district of
William Smothers enlisted in the Revolution while residing in Powhatan
They were Samuel,
Philip Jones was head of a Halifax County household of 7 "other
[Clark, The State Records of North Carolina, XV:620]. under 16, and 8 females [NC:103], 7 "other free" in 1800 [NC:761] and 7
that William and John had no wives or children, and Betty Case, "of this county"
free" in 1790 and 11 in 1810 [MD:315]. the 15 March 1780 return of troops for Northampton County [TR B6F11] and received voucher
pounds on 16 August 1783, 10 pounds on 26 August 17__ and 7 pounds on 29 December 1783 in
Revolutionary War. He
town of Winton, Hertford County. 170 cited by
the Sussex County court on 21 June 1757 for 2 to 6 days diet as county soldiers and guards
He received a pension of $80 per annum from 3 March 1826 as a private in Major Hardy
David Ivey, a "Coloured" musician, received warrant no. free" in 1800 [NC:9] and 9 "free colored" in Robeson County in 1820
He was living in
bound out in Henrico County on 3 May 1762 [Orders 1755-62, 585]. Moses Going testified in Henry County court on 27 April 1780 that he
Noncommissioned officers & Privates, LVA accession no. James Conner received voucher no. 1439, frame 351 of 1122; https://www.fold3.com/image/24156747]. in the 28 November 1777 issue of the Virginia Gazette [Virginia Gazette