Solomon Byrd was called Solomon Burd of Northampton County in August
specie on 22 December 1781 in Wilmington District for services in the militia [North
years, but he was discharged after serving two years and eight months "on account of
XVI:1143; XVII:242]. artillery [NARA, M881, Roll 1090, frame 575 of 2028; https://www.fold3.com/image/286702693]. Edward Valentine enlisted in the Revolution from Dinwiddie County as a
called a "free man of Colour" on 13 November 1832 when he made a declaration in
These are indexed by Willard Rouse Jillson, Old Kentucky Entries and Deeds: A Complete Index to All of the Earliest Land Entries, Military Warrants. then the ship Dragon for a total of four years. He was head of a Lancaster County household of 3 "Blacks" in 1783 [VA:55]. Markham of James Nickens, a seaman belonging to the ship Dragon, on 24(? April 1781 to serve for two years in the Navy [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of
age 25, 5'10" [Virginia Gazette, p. 3, cols. Search Virginia Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 fromThe National Archives: NARA M246. on 4 November 1777 [U.S. Government Printing Office, Naval Documents of the American
Hezekiah Stringer enlisted for 12 months in Sharp's Company of the 10th
his right to the land for $100 on 1 August 1820. taxable in Northumberland County from 1785 to 1813 [PPTL 1782-1812, frames 283, 603, 621,
& Privates, LVA accession no. revolutionary war. accession no. made a declaration in Gates County court to obtain a pension on 19 November 1821, saying
44 of 1168; https://www.fold3.com/image/17570759]. He and his wife Nancy were
5'2" high, black complexion, a farmer, born in Gloucester County [The
May 1800: a dark Mulatto man aged about ___ years, and about five feet ___ Inches, was
665; 1811-22, frames 59, 103, 147] and head of a Fluvanna County household of 8
complexion, born in Louisa County [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of Troops
He received his final pay of 17 pounds on 25 February 1783 [NARA, M881, Roll
William Jones was a seaman aboard the ship Tartar on 2 March
John left Matthew land by his 3 September 1780 Surry
1777 to March 1778 [NARA, M246, Roll 92, frames 643, 673 of 715; https://www.fold3.com/image/9093909]. He married Mary Mitchell, 22 July 1779 Granville
[NC:103] and 4 in 1800 [NC:791]. at White Plains on 9 September 1778 [NARA, M246, roll 34, frames 240, 397 of 587; https://www.fold3.com/image/12005275]. [Brumbaugh, Revolutionary War Records, 237]. On 28 April 1835 John Blake, a
frames 201-3, 228-231 of 1881; https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1911121,
bowman to Captain Robert Bealein. 368]. [MD:342]. He returned home to Accomack County after the war and
He was head of a Haywood County household of 3
received a military land warrant for 640 acres for 84 months service as a fifer [N.C.
Company of the 10th North Carolina Line in the Revolution. made a declaration in court to apply for a pension. received 9 at Hillsborough for military service [N.C. Carolina, XVI:1127]. brought him to Rhode Island where he joined the regiment under Colonel Patterson. persons over the age of 45 in 1820. pension in Northumberland County court on 14 August 1832. no. Revolution: age 15, 5'3-1/4" high, Mulattoe complexion, a farmer [Register
& Privates, LVA accession no. T.R. was head of a Bertie County household of 3 "other free" in 1790 [NC:14] and a
Christopher Manuel was head of a Northampton County household of 8
1783-1843, Roll 13: William Hill Warrants, 1811-1837, no. in 1778 and was sized in 1781: age 23, 5'7-1/4" high, yellow complexion, a farmer,
lived with his father in Warwick County, and enlisted in the Revolution for three years in
that he enlisted sometime in 1779 and served until Colonel Archibald Lytle's Company was
stated that his father was born in Halifax County, Virginia, in 1733 (perhaps date in
Harden Dennum/ Denham was head of a Harrison County, Indiana household
2629, frame 1281 of 1290; https://www.fold3.com/image/28761011]. John Biddie was head of a Union District household of 4 "other
County in 1796 and 1798, called a "Free Negroe" in 1801 and 1802 [PPTL
George Russell appeared in Smith County, Tennessee, on 15 August 1820
pounds specie on 1 August 1783 and 26 August 1783 in Edenton District for military service
District on 20 May 1783 for service in the Revolution [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay
Virginia Regiment from 1 May to September 1778 [NARA, M246, roll 96, frames 326, 530, 536,
1774 [Woodson, Virginia Tithables From Burned Counties, 39]. (Taborn? Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. He registered in Petersburg on 9 November 1805: a brown Free Negro man, five
From the expiration of her service with said
The said Hanah Ligon lived with a certain Thomas Smith as an apprentice or servant
taxable in Augusta County from 1800 to 1819 [PPTL 1796-1810, frames 192, 238, 337, 383,
He
Randal Bowser was in the pay roll of the 3rd South Carolina
He was a resident of
27 August 1799 Amherst County bond. 228, 244, 264, 269, 305, 315, 383; Brewer, Kent County Guardian Accounts, Houston to
Aaron Spelman was head of Craven County household of 3 "other
received his final pay of 28 pounds on 15 December 1784 [NARA, M881, Roll 1093, frame 146
John Jeffries was taxable in Meherrin Parish, Brunswick County,
Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-RMNF,
Joseph Mitcham served in the Revolution in North Carolina [S.S., State
XVI:1127]. received military bounty land of 640 acres, entered 1 November 1784 and issued 18 March
153, 206; Record Group, 3535, Levy Assessments 1743-67, frames 140, 169, 184, 198, 212,
court on 25 September 1832 [Orders 1832-36, 16]. When he was eighteen years old, he volunteered in Guilford County and
June 1786. Regiment on 5 April 1781 and left the service on 5 April 1782 [Clark, The State Records
16" in 1813 [PPTL, 1782-90, frames 368, 398; 1791-1816, 17, 169, 271, 384, 462, 574,
September 1832 to obtain a pension for his services in the Revolution. Richard Roberts was head of a Northampton County, North
Archives Division Publication date 1913 Topics Virginia. frames 21, 67, 89, 117, 131, 149; 1791-1828, frames 384, 396, 409, 420, 452, 444, 455,
Locus, John]. enlisted in the Revolution on 28 August 1777. He received a 640 acre grant for his services in the Revolution
1 May 1781 [NARA, M246, Roll 114, frame 128 of 492; https://www.fold3.com/image/9946836],
He was a "free mulatto" head of a Northumberland County household of 10
1792 by Sarah Blango [NCGSJ XVIII:72]. 13 July 1767. was discharged on 3 December 1781 [Archives of Maryland 48:11]. Nicholas Manuel was head of a Sampson County household of 5 "other
South, 463]. March 1780 in Culpeper County, Virginia [NARA, W.2292, M804, Roll 2520, frame 35 of 1387; https://www.fold3.com/image/29311044]. Captain Wilson in Culpeper County, Virginia, where he was then resident and was marched to
Folio 3; http://archives..gov/doc/search-doc]. eighteen months [NARA, S.39,214, M804, Roll 366, frame 240 of 893; https://www.fold3.com/image/11713004]. Collections, Cabell Papers Box 2, Folder11.pdf]. Allen Demery was a taxable "Black Male" in Matthew Moore's
a seventy-year-old "free man of color" who applied for a pension while residing
He
July 1777 in New Town, Chester [NARA, S.34684, M804, roll 509, frame 322; https://www.fold3.com/image/12831332]. OTHERS WHO MAY HAVE SERVED FROM NORTH CAROLINA. United States World War I Draft Records provides additional information. about 24 [Virginia Gazette, pp. services, stating that he enlisted in the Revolution for three years, went to Hampton with
William Cuffee was head of a Norfolk County household 3 "other
Edenton District for military service in the Revolution [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay
Virginia also created a State Navy with personnel enlisted for three-year terms. Peter Wilson was a "Mo" taxable in Halifax County,
He was head of a Northampton County household of 3 "other free" in 1790
called a "free person of Color" on 18 June 1841 when he applied for a pension
Revolutionary War Draws to a Close (1781-83) Photo Galleries The Revolutionary War (1775-83), also known as the American Revolution, arose from growing tensions between residents of Great. household of 6 "other free" in 1800 [NC:485] and 6 "free colored" in
He died in New York in April 1782 just before his family relocated to
Line as a substitute for Ebenezar Riggan on 10 February 1781 and was killed in the battle
The pension application of Ambrose Lewis includes an affidavit from a
He was head of a Campbell County household of 10 "other free" in 1810 [VA:848]. court on 26 May 1837 to obtain a pension for his father's services in the Revolution. the 100 acres he inherited from his father. (called Richard Mekins) [NC:22] and 8 "other free" in Captain Lewis'
24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf
Archers, Jacob]. He applied for a pension while residing in
[Brumbaugh, Revolutionary War Records, 15, 371]. in the American Revolution, 404], was paid 9 pounds for service in the Continental
Lieutenant Wilkinson's Company of the 10th North Carolina Regiment of Colonel
of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution, 184]. He enlisted in Baker's Company for 9 months
William Dempsey enlisted as a private in Baker's Regiment for nine
of 1 "other free" in 1800 [NC:363] and 1 "free colored" in 1820
Sherrod Going enlisted in the Revolution for three years in the 14th
black" when he petitioned the South Carolina Legislature for a pension in 1823 based
5'10" high, a waggoner, born in Fairfax County, residing in Prince William County,
"Mulatto" counted in the 1786 State Census for the Caswell District of Caswell
apprentice cooper in Bertie County on 30 March 1767 [Haun, Bertie County Court Minutes,
substitute for his master. list and same description as Asa Tyner, Edmond Bibby, Charles Row and
He received two wounds at the Battle of Eutaw
she lived with Nancy for some time, that Nancy was in good health before Saturday night,
services in the Revolution. He was a "man of Colour,"
He was in the
French and Indian Wars in Virginia, North and South Carolina. They were Samuel,
294, 341, 362, 438]. 1 April to 1 September 1782, served in Captain Clough Shelton's Company of the 1st
[Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Freeman, John, Digital Collections, LVA]. from Worcester County, Maryland, on 7 May 1781 for 3 years, and was delinquent on 10
1716 for service in the
received 640 acres for his service which she assigned to Hardy Murfree [N.C. Archives,
1777 issue of the Virginia Gazette by Lieutenant John Dudley as one of the drafts
yellow complexion, born in Buckingham County [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll
was probably with the Treasury Department [NARA, 1828, M804, roll 1159, frame 732 of 1009;
District on 4 June 1782 for military service in the Revolution [North Carolina
Vol III:73, folio 3
Massam/ Marsham Dean enrolled in the first militia company organized
He
Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-GWJG,
Company sued him in Mecklenburg County court on 14 June 1773 for a debt of 19 pounds
household of 6 "other free" in 1800 [NC:599]. in King William County on 8 September 1780: age 21, 5'11" high, a sailor, born in
406 of 274 acres for his
no. Joseph Pierce enlisted in the Revolution from New Kent County about
in Robeson County. have been identical to Jonathan Chubb who enlisted in the 3rd Maryland Regiment
near Warwick according to an advertisement in the 2 August 1780 issue of the Virginia
She
James Kersey was listed in the Militia Returns for Bladen County in
Roll 609 , frame 465 of 618; https://www.fold3.com/image/12745128]. he met Reuben, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old "Mulatto boy," while serving in
Includes information on free Black Virginians who served in the Revolutionary War. His heirs
He was a "free Negro" taxable in Botetourt County in 1794 and
final pay of 36 pounds between 30 April 1783 and 23 March 1784 [NARA, M246, Roll 103,
He stated that he enlisted in Fairfax County, Virginia, under Lieutenant Rogers who
He was a "Mulatto" head of a Charles County household of 4 "other
garrison a fort on Kings Creek in Northampton County and served the time. He was head of a New Hanover County household of 5 "other free"
Jeffrey Coley was head of a Halifax County, North Carolina household of 5 whites in 1790
the Southward under immediate command of Colonel David Mason in 1779 [Elliott, Katherine, Revolutionary
He was a resident of Culpeper County when he applied for a pension for his
Virginia State Regiment at White Plains on 8 September 1778 [NARA, M246, roll 96, frame
His warrant for 640 acres for his service was given to the president and trustees of the
taxable on 2 tithes from 1803 to 1805, listed as a "M"(ulatto) in 1806 and 1807
4998 in Wilmington District for
Roll 113, frame 91 of 752]. from Charles City County [Gwathmey, Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution,
apprentice blacksmith on 27 April 1767 in Southam Parish, Cumberland County (which became
pay as a private in the Revolution. received bounty land by 25 November 1834 [Brumbaugh, Revolutionary War Records,
PDF Revolutionary War Service, 1775 - Archives He
In 1843 Jacob
received voucher no. affidavit by Richard Barron on 19 January 1781 [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Pluto,
He appeared in Lancaster County court to apply for a pension on
His heir Staunton Jones received 100 acres,
in the 2nd Virginia Regiment in 1776 and was discharged in 1780 or 1781. Halifax County, born in N Carolina, a planter, servt to Lt Ashe
apparently identical to Randall Shly who enlisted in the 2nd Maryland Regiment
James Sorrell was head of a Northumberland County household of 6
In his 20 October 1787 Robeson County will he named his wife Lydia and
to 1 June 1777 [NARA, M246, roll 108, frame 785 of 1044; https://www.fold3.com/image/9098429]. Girl," bound out in Charles City County in 1750. of Maryland 18:150]. deserted on 15 February 1778 [NARA, M246, Roll 113, frames 291, 300, 303 of 752; Roll 106,
Army on 15 January 1782 [Clark, Colonial Soldiers of the South, 781; NCDAR, Roster
high, yellow complexion, born in Sussex County [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size
lived in Nansemond County and was about seventy-nine years old on 13 May 1833 when he
36121, Box 309, folder 62; Virginia
13/25/479, Archives of United Kingdom, Kew, London,
1833 when he appeared in King William County court and applied for a pension for his
In 17801781, soldiers were enlisted or drafted into the Continental Line for eighteen-month terms. Lunenburg County, Virginia, on 17 July 1762 and lived in Union District when he
Records of North Carolina, XIV:287]. 23225254]. John Blanks was a "Mixt Blood" taxable in his own Bladen
discharged in 1779 and reenlisted for 18 months in Charles City County just prior to the
in Captain Thomas Donoho's 6th Regiment in 1780 and served until the close of
Parish Register, 30]. 90]. He applied for a pension in 1836 [NARA, R.4812, M804, Roll 1263,
198, 268, 301, 374, 563, 689, 738]. Negroe Tower was drafted in Harford County in 1781 but was discharged because he had a
Charles Hood, a "Man of Colour," enlisted in Caswell County
North Carolina, XVI:1133]. John Banks registered as a free Negro in Goochland County on 3
He enlisted as a substitute
He was head of a Beaufort County household of 4 "other free"
His brother Osborne Jeffers died in battle in Charleston [NARA, W.10145,
Ishmael Titus was a slave belonging to Lawrence Ross who served as a
Revolutionary War Miscellaneous Records
in Lancaster County on 11 May 1751 [Orders 1762-5, 227]. Testimony in Wake County court on 1 August 1820 proved that his immediate heirs and
South, 677]. He applied for a pension while
Company of the 10th North Carolina Regiment on 5 May and left the service on 5
from service in the Revolutionary War on 3 December 1781 [Archives of Maryland
in the 3rd South Carolina Regiment commanded by Colonel William Thomason in
Israel Pierce was a "free colored" head of a Tyrrell County
24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf
and guarded the baggage wagons during the battles of Camden, Guilford Court House and
County, North Carolina, for breaking into someone's house. He was about 50-60 years old when he
Bartlet Tyler complained to the Granville County court on 5 August 1778
1799 and 1802 [MFCR 099.701.1, frames 151, 228, 254]. During the French and Indian War colonies creating "provincial regulars," the closest equivalent to the professional soldiers that developed in the English army. in the army according to an affidavit by Lieutenant Bell of the regiment who was living in
Morris, a "free Mullatto," when his birth was registered in Christ Church
He was never in any engagement "but once