He served in the Revolutionary War and was
His son Rowland Harris appeared in Richland
He
Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors in the Revolutionary War (Surnames Haagg - Hixson) Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors in the Revolutionary War (Surnames Hoadley - Jypson) Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors in the Revolutionary War (Surnames Kain - Lreebee) Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors in the Revolutionary War (Surnames Luaas - Mopsy) James Isaac]. Carolina and Georgia. County, Virginia, in the company commanded by Thomas Helms in the 3rd Virginia
Revolution. County court on 2 October 1832 at the age of ninety and stated that he was born a slave in
but had not received it by 23 November 1834 [Brumbaugh, Revolutionary War Records,
He registered as a
John Redcross was probably related to
1790 [NC:65], 6 in 1800 [NC:338], and 6 in 1810 [NC:50]. He stated that he was drafted into the militia
He enlisted in Baker's Company for 9 months
XIII: 518; XVII:216]. are county records at the North Carolina Archives. head of a Beaufort County household in 1755 [N.C. Archives S.S. 837]. Carolina Regiment on 12 July 1777 for three years [Clark, The State Records of North
courthouse, was marched by Nicholas Currell to he headquarters of Baron Steuben at
XXI:3136; Byrd, Bladen County Tax Lists, I:32, 89, 123; II:90, 146]. in Dinwiddie County in the immediate vicinity of Petersburg. The National Archives also has an alphabetical index, numerical register, and survey register that can help you find a warrant in this collection. Ragsdale and Fleming Gains of Colonel Harrison's Regiment of Artillery which was marched
James
called a "Mulatto" starting in 1792, listed with 2 tithables in 1795 and 1796; 3
Carolina, XVI:1106]. was taxable in James City County in 1813: counted with 1 male and 1 female in a list of
Jenkins Gowen was a seventeen-year-old "mullato" in 1778 when
23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.29]. He was head of a Lancaster County, Virginia household of 9 "Blacks" in 1783
Ignatius/ Nace Butler died on 6 August 1809 according to testimony on
Noncommissioned officers & Privates, LVA accession no. Anthony Roberts was called "Anthony Roberds Mulatto" when his
On 16 September 1783 he received
Indians in Kentucky [NARA, S.32152, M804, roll 413, frame 436 of 548; https://www.fold3.com/image/12033024. He was taxable in Amherst County from 1782 to 1820: a
Warrants, 1783-1843, Roll 13: William Hill Warrants, 1811-1837, no. Williams and "has frequently seen him engaged in driveing the team" [NARA,
Warrants, frame 288 of 597 http://www.ancestry.com]. 1778 [Clark, The State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1042]. He moved to Smith County,
No one by the
Bedford County to apply for a pension for his service in the Revolution. 1759 to 15 January 1760 in the Cherokee Expedition [Clark, Colonial Soldiers of the
years, and discharged his duty truly and faithfully [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants;
616, 657, 757, 866] and head of a Surry County household of 6 "free colored" in
24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf
was granted administration on his son's Johnston County estate in November 1792 [Haun, Johnston
1798; listed as a "Blk" taxable from 1806 to 1812; taxable on 2 free males from
"Mulatto" planter, listed in the August 1757 Size Roll of Captain Thomas
Spanish-American War records might exist in the state from which the soldier served or in a state where the veteran later resided. He and his wife Caty were
Solomon Carter received voucher nos. Thomas Cole was listed among seven deserters from Thomas W. Ewell's
enlisted in the 14th Virginia Regiment in March 1777 and was included in the
three years as a soldier in the 2nd Virginia State Regiment for the term of his
He was in the
of Captain John Hennington's Company commanded by Colonel William Thompson in the 3rd
The court ordered that he be at his liberty
He was taxable in Surry County from 1788 to 1816: listed with 4 "free
0119; https://www.fold3.com/image/19915548]. 163]. Guleelmus Wood. served as a seaman for three years [Brumbaugh, Revolutionary War Records, 15, 69,
McNally testified for him. 24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf
Jeffrey Coley a Revolutionary War pensioner, died in Halifax County on 26 December 1843
and 3 white women in 1800. and was listed in the May 1778 Pay Roll of Captain Mosely's Company of the 7th
24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf (p.38)]. 7 "other free" in 1800. 12]. Mark Murray received voucher no. born" about 1759 in Brunswick County, Virginia, according to his Revolutionary War
and 5 slaves in 1790 [NC:73] and 4 "other free" in 1800 [NC:477] and 8 in 1810. head of a Northampton County household of 6 "other free" in 1790 [NC:72]. in 1790. Arthur Lamb in 1776. served for 3 years as a boatswain aboard the brig Northampton in the Revolution. William Brandum was in the list of men from Mecklenburg County under
http://www.fold3.com/image/27177003]. children [WB 1:10]. of the 18th Regiment in April 1779, mustered at Middlebrook on 7 May 1779
accessed on 2 January 2008; Clark, State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1175]. Burwell went together with McKie to
23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.19]. His heir
Draftees" in the Revolution [T&C, Box 22, by NCGSJ XVI:234]. siege of York and marched to Chesterfield Court House where he entered the company
free" in 1790 [NC:61], 7 in 1800 [NC:318], 8 in 1810 [NC:23], and 9 "free
He was listed in the pay roll of the 3rd
and an Onslow County household of 4 "other free" in 1800 [NC:143]. He was a "Mulatto" head of a Nansemond County household in Buxton's
[SC:11]. Thomas Archer was head of an Orange County, North Carolina household of
was taxable in Goochland County from 1787 to 1816: a "Mulatto" living near Duval
Fason's Northampton County Militia [Mil. Baker Hazard, a "mulatto man," ran away from John Scott's
Kelly, Kevin P. "The White Loyalists of Williamsburg,", For information about African American troops, see, U.S. Southern Claims Commission Master Index, 1871-1880. him full freedom and appointed someone to value him so that his master could be
Virginia Magazine of History & Biography. Shortly after the war, many Virginia families migrated to lands that are now in Kentucky and Ohio to claim military bounty land. Benjamin Newell enlisted as a substitute while resident in Culpeper
He was listed in the
the Edgecombe County Militia in the 1750's [Clark, Colonial Soldiers of the South,
M804, Roll 701, frame 728 of 810; https://www.fold3.com/image/13009229]. County and head of a Caswell County household of 10 "free colored" in 1820
Records of North Carolina, XVI:1093]. [VA:7]. James Jones, born say 1716, was a soldier who enlisted in the
years and received bounty land [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Digital Collection,
He was
James Mush, a Chickahominy Indian who confessed to burning down the cabin of another
1834 to obtain a pension for his service in the North Carolina Continental Line [NCGSJ
Edward Griffin, a man of "mixed blood," was promised his
He was a "free Negro" head of a
Jane Collins, a free woman of Colour, testified on 14
231, citing Auditors' Account book XXIX:78]. 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. He
testified for the pension application of his widow Patty Harris that he was acquainted
William Thomas enlisted in the Revolution for 18 months while resident
W-1:50; B:191]. North Carolina Regiment, enlisted on 3 June 1777 and was omitted as a casualty in June
War Records, 8, 12, 69, 352, 462]. 1790. on 25 July 1780 [Archives of Maryland 18:339]. duration of the war from Charles City County: age 17, 5'2" high, planter, born
36 for 32 pounds specie in Halifax District for military
previously served as a waiter for a year in the 7th Virginia Regiment when he
He was counted the
VI:15, Folio 2]. 208, 297, 435, 522, 567]. [VA:8]. 19 March 1781 and was sized on 28 May: age 23, 5'5-1/2" high, black complexion,
He was head of a Worcester
parents in Southampton [Register of Free Negroes 1794-1832, no. was head of a Martin County household of 10 "other free" in 1800 [NC:387]. World War I was a global war fought on multiple continents with several nations involved. Reeps Gowen was taxable in his father Edward Gowen's Granville County
service, who this deponent left the army in the capacity of Servant to an Officer." Spencer Thomas served in the Virginia Battalion of Northumberland
31 July 1746 along with three other soldiers: a Mulatto, born in North Carolina, about
XVI:1166]. 1790 [PPTL 1782-97] and head of a Botetourt County household of 5 "other free"
Abraham Scott received voucher no. a Craven County household of 11 "other free" in 1790 [NC:134]. He was in Clement County, Ohio, on 2 November 1809 when he
Benjamin received voucher no 6809 on 4 June 1782 for four pounds specie in Halifax
His widow married Benjamin Richardson with
of 967; https://www.fold3.com/image/28351789
Negro, Slave Records, 1802-1803, p.1, LVA] and head of a Wilkes County, North Carolina
On 28 February 1755 he was listed as a soldier from King William County in the
Revolutionary War pensioner in 1840 [NC:111]. He registered in
enlisted in Allen's Company of the 2nd North Carolina Regiment in the
91; 1664-71, fol. Includes information on free Black Virginians who served in the Revolutionary War. 1770 [Fouts, Tax Receipt Book, 31] and head of a Gates County household of 1
Humphrey Baine was presented by the grand jury in York County on 21
2372, frame 540 of 934; https://www.fold3.com/image/18338890]. feet eleven inches high, the veins in his leg much broke, appear in knots, he was enlisted
widow who was allowed payment to widows and orphans of soldiers in the Revolution from
1790 [NC:31], 4 in 1800 [NC:634], and 13 "free colored" in 1820 [NC:277]. "Dark" man in 1805 and 1806, a "yellow" man in 1809 and 1813 [PPTL,
[Judgment Papers, 1773, frames 44-5]. August 1779. affidavit for the rejected Revolutionary War claim of Jesse McKey (writing too faint to
[North Carolina and Tennessee, Revolutionary War Land Warrants, 1783-1843, Roll 04:
King William County court that lasted almost nine years and awarded him 35 pounds for the
"other free" in 1790 (called John P. Moore) [NC:126] and 9 in 1800 (called John
Rhode Brandom was called the son of Mary Brandom when he was bound out
Regiments were consolidated several times during the war, and many soldiers served in more than one unit. Goan was head of a Grainger County household of 9 "other free" in 1810 and a
[The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA
"person of Colour" who died on 22 November 1836 [NARA, S.8091, M804, Roll 332,
He applied for a pension while living in Wilson County, Tennessee,
on 1 January 1782 [NARA, M246, Roll 34, frame 398 of 587; https://www.fold3.com/image/12006667]. Treasurer Record Group, Military Papers, Revolutionary War Army Accounts, Roberts,
Born free [Register of Free Negroes 1820-60, p.3]. Benjamin Scott security. 455, 466, 477, 488, 494, 500, 503, 516]. Revolution, I:129, citing Auditors Account XVIII:534]. Records of North Carolina, XIV:287]. Jesse Weaver received voucher no. [Clark, Colonial Soldiers of the South, 929]. John Williams, a justice of the peace for New Hanover County,
James Hawkins was about fifty-seven years old with no family living
Robert Corn died before 8 May 1783 when his unnamed mother
Quarter Sessions 1787-93, 8, 14]. Records of North Carolina, XVI:1173; T&C Rev. 61, frame 18 and NARA, W.8877, M804, Roll 1131, frame 466 of 1121; https://www.fold3.com/image/1/21834694]. And it included a note that he had received 58 pounds as the balance of his full pay as a
M246, roll 110, frames 202, 204, 283, 365, 377, of 768; roll 102, frames 707, 719 of 774, https://www.ancestry.com; https://www.fold3.com/image/9643187,
He was listed among the seamen entitled to bounty land for three years
Aaron Spelmore on 12 September 1820 when he made a declaration in Craven County court to
due to (his son?) Daniel Strother testified that he was acquainted with Peter at Little York during
free" in 1790 [NC:65], 7 in 1800 [NC:320], 4 in 1810 [NC:29], 6 "free
Samuel Webb enlisted in the Revolution from Bladen County
in 1790 [NC:73]. Localear, Bennett]. James Dean enrolled in the first militia company organized for the
He was described in the 19 July 1780 issue of the Virginia
Legislative Petitions, 23 November 1784]. He was a rough carpenter with no
to Georgetown, and to Charleston, but was never in any engagement. Philip Jones was head of a Halifax County household of 7 "other
613, 643, 682; 1791-1812, frames 22, 82, 138, 172, 248, 354, 383, 463, 560, 646, 689, 742;
feet 8 inches, blk Hair, Hazl Eyes, yellow Complexion, Indian Features, a planter,
and was discharged on 19 June 1781 [Archives of Maryland, 18:299, 545]. roll 97, frame 79 of 720; M881, Roll 946, frames 2509-2528 of 2864; https://www.fold3.com/image/23017945]. was issued for 640 acres on 15 September 1787 [N.C. Archives S.S. file no. reported as being sick at Lancaster in the 9 September 1778 muster of Murfree's Company in
List of Known Maryland 400 Soldiers On Aug. 27, 1776, the first major battle of the Revolutionary War was fought at Brooklyn, N.Y. Leonard Turner was one of four "Black Persons being Soldiers (of
colored" in 1820 [NC:256], perhaps the Richard Roberts who enlisted in Hall's Company
He was described in a 1849 newspaper account as: a colored man, a soldier in the
He was taxable in the upper district of Goochland County from 1787 to 1815: a
[The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA
He was in Captain Peter Tyler's Little Pee Dee Company of the South
the Tenth Regiment, Dixon's Company, of the N.C. Continental Line on 18 May 1781 for one
He was listed in the
. Box 3, cited by Schweninger, Race, Slavery, and Free Blacks, Series 1, 63; petition
Thomas Waples on 2 September 1766 [Orphans Court 1761-72, 138]. Galley according to the 16 May 1777 issue of the Virginia Gazette [Virginia
Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession
house keeper aged forty years, a son Enoch aged 26 years, a son John aged 17 years, a
He enlisted in the Revolution for 9 months on 5 July 1778 and was
When he was eighteen years old, he volunteered in Guilford County and
received by Captain Richard Taylor on the same day he received Philip Wood's pay [Creel, Selected
1831 according to the survivor's pension application of his son Peter [NARA, R.1889-1/2,
Drury Pettiford was head of a Stokes County, North Carolina
(his widow) Sally Ashby, "wife of ___ Ashby" 12 pounds for the subsistence
Charles Williamson in the 2nd Maryland Regiment on 24 May 1778 and was
576]. He was a
muster roll of Captain Michaux. George Perkis (Perkins) was in the Berkeley County, South
1812 and 1813, 3 in 1815, and 2 in 1816 [PPTL, 1782-90, frames 469, 594; 1791-1816, 105,