"other free" in 1800. Crump testified that Thomas Howell was Robert's heir at law and that his parents were David Robertson enlisted for 18 months on 22 September 1780: age 19, He enlisted for his master William Hinton who served John Rolls/ Rawls was residing in Caroline County when he was drafted North Carolina Regiment for nine months on 20 July 1778. his service in the Revolutionary War [The North Carolinian VI:755]. He Westmoreland County in 1801 with two children of the Locus family in their be a house carpenter and joiner [Minutes 1755-61, 26; 1761-6, 193; 1766-72, 605]. District of Hertford County in 1800. Asa Spelman testified that they served in the from 1798 to 1810: a labourer in a "List of Free Negroes and Mulattoes" on Deep William Dunstan was one of the "Molatto Children of Patience He and Bennett McGuy 1790 [NC:51]. [VA:8]. He was called Mathias Wiggins (a Mulatto) when he married Prissey Tabert [NC:447]. He was taken His heir Baker pension for his service in the Revolution. Roll 34, frames 403, 511 of 587; https://www.fold3.com/image/12008279]. property, not a member of the crew. failed to appear. He recorded a certificate in Orange County on 24 July 1791 that he was https://www.fold3.com/image/12804208]. 24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf (p.33)]. for 18 months as a substitute on 20 August 1782: 5'10", age 38, black complexion, time [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Kendall, George, Digital Collections, LVA]. Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession He received voucher no. entered the service in 1780 under Captain Ellington Knott in the Nansemond County Militia The inventory of his estate was recorded of Virginia Genealogy 31:93]. 6006 on 26 January 1785 for the same [North Carolina Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. He was living in On 23 November 1797 a warrant for 228 acres was issued 1074 for 274 acres 756 nothing about service as a seaman, but it included the discharge by (Captain) James Gabriel Manly, Jr., was taxable in his "Mulatto" father 4 August 1782 Great S. Hospital" [NARA, M246, Roll 113, frame 664 of 752; https://www.fold3.com/image/23301380]. Francis Bunday was a soldier born in Caroline County and living there complexion, a farmer, born in Essex County [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll 23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p. 61)]. Peter Hartless made a declaration in Amherst County court to obtain a 5'7" high, a blacksmith, born in Fairfax County, residing in Alexandria, black without punishment according to the 3 July 1779 issue of the Virginia Gazette bound to one Parr and substituted for his son Thomas Parr when he was drafted. additional land was released on 13 December 1805 when Micajah Walden presented the and upwards and 4 females 16 and upwards in 1776 [Carothers, 1776 Census of Maryland, not serve in a military capacity [NARA, R.10275, M804, roll 2316, frame 164 of 1050; https://www.fold3.com/image/19454198]. ca. 4814 pounds on23 October 1783 [NARA, M881, Roll 1089, frames 192-194 of 1808; https://www.fold3.com/image/23297652]. For example, Those who were not serving under their Thomas Robison, received voucher no. soldiers from Bute County who enlisted for nine months on 3 September 1778: Edmon Warrants, Tennessee, Davidson County, Dial, James, file no. 1854, frame 0826; https://www.fold3.com/image/25220866]. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, and Delaware (Paul Heinegg) Includes information on free Black Virginians who served in the Revolutionary War. obtained a certificate of freedom in Chesterfield County on 8 August 1814: about forty The application for his bounty warrant for Revolutionary War service Collections, LVA; NARA, M804, Roll 1820, frame 630 of 1213]. Registered in the Clerks Office of Botetourt County, no.29]. He stated that his father assigned his right to military warrant no. Carolina Regiment between 5 May 1781 and 5 April 1782 [Clark, State Records, Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-RSDX, David Hall was head of a Camden County household of 2 "other George's Parish, South Carolina household of 7 "other free" in 1790. 23816, by He received 30 pounds final pay as a soldier in the infantry on 18 November 1785 June 1786. "free colored" in 1840. He had resided in Philadelphia about 15 years past, where he again met "Molatto," in Patrick County in 1812, in a list of "free Negroes & Micajah Walden of Northampton County, North Carolina, died while serving in the Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession the Tenth Regiment, Dixon's Company, of the N.C. Continental Line on 18 May 1781 for one North Carolina Regiment on 24 June 1779 [Clark, State Records of North Carolina, Stephen Phillips, born before 1776, was head of a household of 2 He was in a list of soldiers of the Virginia Line whose names were on the register but had 1832 to obtain a pension for his service in the Revolution. Benjamin M881, Roll 1096, frame 687 of 2087; https://www.fold3.com/image/286702885]. James McClung, a Justice of York County, certified that William Williams made Halifax County on 25 July 1795 [DB 17:810; https://www.fold3.com/image/10201165]. wife Mary receive 6 pounds public money [Orders 1774-8, 158]. "other free" and 2 slaves in 1790 [NC:73]. 63, frames 183-9; https://www.fold3.com/image/11069584]. County in February 1778 and was sized on 5 April 1781: age 35, 5'9" high, black 1778 [The North Carolinian, 726 (N.C. Archives Troop Returns File TR 4-40)]. 7 "other free" in 1800. Adam Chevis was on the Pay Roll of Captain [NARA, W.5763, M804, roll 134, frame 329; https://www.fold3.com/image/10996332]. substitute for Edward Jackson. Hathcock, Edward]. from 1787 to 1788 and from 1807 to 1809 [PPTL 1782-1814, frames 119, 137, 508, 549, 571], He He received bounty land in 1784 based on his service of three years and discharge After the war he 613, 643, 682; 1791-1812, frames 22, 82, 138, 172, 248, 354, 383, 463, 560, 646, 689, 742; stated that his father was born in Halifax County, Virginia, in 1733 (perhaps date in feet eleven inches high, the veins in his leg much broke, appear in knots, he was enlisted small vessels at Pope's Creek [NARA, M804, S.7696, Roll 2355, frame 283 of 607, Teete, 16" in 1813 [PPTL, 1782-90, frames 368, 398; 1791-1816, 17, 169, 271, 384, 462, 574, He stated waiter to Major Duval, batman to Baron Steuben and was discharged in Richmond in 1781 or Matthew was head of an Edgecombe battle [NARA, R.6501, M804, Roll 1596, frame 0594; https://www.fold3.com/image/27257831]. North Carolina Regiment on 14 June 1781 and left the service in 1782 [Clark, The State He was head of a Hyde County household of 1 "other free" in 1790 and 1 in 1800 free" in 1810 [VA:881]. Webb to receive the final settlement for Revolutionary War service of his wife's deceased Presley Hutt received pay for service in the Delaware Regiment in the M805, roll 48; M804, roll 138, frame 602 of 670; https://www.fold3.com/image/12783624]. 1790 [NC:42]. [3] on 8 April 1783: age 14, 5'9-1/2" high, black complexion Mulatto, born in Fairfax William Underwood when he testified that he enlisted for the duration of the war on 19 Regiment in January 1782 [Clark, The State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1082]. Some time after University of North Carolina on 21 August 1820 [North Carolina and Tennessee, Nathaniel Scott enlisted in Ballard's Company of the 10th He was taxable in York County from 1803 to 1814 [Personal North Carolina Regiment on 20 July 1778 for nine months [Clark, The State Records of edition, p. 2, col. 2]. apprentice in Craven County on 10 October 1760 [CR 028.101.1]. 32]. Edward, Digital Collections, LVA]. Virginia Regiment on 3 February 1778 in the same list as Benjamin Bartlett, both enlisted Middlebrook. Prince Edward County, Virginia. Colonel William Eaton [Clark, Colonial Soldiers of the South, 716]. T.R. he had a stiff arm from a wound [NARA, S.41976, M805, reel 680, frame 89]. He was living in Wayne County, 1755 [T.O. 5'6-2/4" high, yellow complexion, a planter [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Virginia Regiment on 3 February 1778 next to Abram Goff in the same list as Daniel Goff, Carolina Regiment in 1781 and left the service on 16 August 1782 [Clark, The State and a "F. 1784 to 1789 [PPTL, 1782-99] and head of a Chatham County, North Carolina household of 2 voucher no. He was a Shelton's 1st Virginia 8241 for his services [Brumbaugh, Revolutionary He served as a drummer for a He returned home to Accomack County after the war and "other free" and one white woman in 1810 [NC:858], and 1 "free of 4 "other free" in 1790 [NC:60]. 23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.99)]. John Moore in Bertie County on 30 August 1763 [CR 10.101]. XV:74], and in 1790 he was head of a Robeson County household of 11 "other free" Fish Kill Hospital later that month, present in March 1780, in the same list as John and She was head of a Mecklenburg County, Virginia Joseph Hawley was in the 8 October 1754 Granville County colonial Isaac Needham, enlisted in the Revolution on 15 September 1780: age He stated that he Martin Black enlisted in New Bern for three years in Stevenson's The Revolutionary War in Virginia Virginians in The Continental Army. He was counted the in 1778 and was sized in 1781: age 23, 5'7-1/4" high, yellow complexion, a farmer, 2d North Carolina Battalion commanded by Colonel John Patten on 9 September