S.108358;
Certificate, 1799, African American Narrative Digital Collection, LVA]. He was taxable in York County on 2 tithables, 3 horses and 9 cattle
1790 [NC:65], 6 in 1800 [NC:338], and 6 in 1810 [NC:50]. He served in the Revolutionary War and was
Records of North Carolina, XVII:235; DAR, Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in
Shepard's 10th North Carolina Regiment. He was living in Lower Nazareth Township on 25
Those who were not serving under their
He stated that he was born in Accomack County where he enlisted. of the 18th Regiment in April 1779, mustered at Middlebrook on 7 May 1779
Moses Blango enlisted in Hogg's Company on 20 July 1778 and received a
He stated that he was born at the Hawfields in Spotsylvania County. Regiment [NARA, W.21388, M804, Roll 1312, frame 110 of 1097; https://www.fold3.com/image/29344152]. Warrants, Hopson, John, Digital Collection, LVA]. Revolution for 1-1/2 years on 12 September 1780: complexion black, 5'2-1/2" high,
If you know the unit a person served in and are trying to determine where men for that unit were recruited, the following book can help: While there are several published sources on Virginia in the Revolutionary War, there is no comprehensive list of all Revolutionary veterans. Sylvester Beverly was listed in the payroll of the 1st
TR 4-40)]. 8048 for his service [Brumbaugh, Revolutionary
He stated that he was born in
Humphrey Hardy was
1783 in Wilmington District for 10 pounds specie for service in the militia [North
James Chavis, son of "Rebecca Chavis a Free Negro," was bound
Lydia was head of a Robeson County household of 7 "other
three sons serving in the Continental Army [Creel, Selected Virginia Revolutionary War
John Rolls/ Rawls was residing in Caroline County when he was drafted
Cumbo, Cannon]. service in the Revolution. three years service and die don 21 January 1824 [NARA, S.37991, M804, Roll 1227, frame
MIL. Celey Saunders for three years ending in July 1780 according to an affidavit he received
A minister and two men
Roll 2048, frame 812 of 1496; https://www.fold3.com/image/1/16183885]. He was head of an Amherst County household of 3 "other free" in 1810 [VA:288]. His heirs received 640 acres of bounty land for his
On 15
He was born in St. Kitts in the West Indies and moved to Fredericksburg, Virginia. frame 59 of 1326; https://www.fold3.com/image/2177513]. Robert Fergeson in Bristol Parish on 10 November 1748
Marshall, former captain of the 11th Regiment. frame 142 of 323; https://www.fold3.com/image/10200387],
He was listed as a private in Armstrong's Company who enlisted in 1781 and left the
free" in 1790 [NC:5] and 2 in 1800 (called Philip, Senr.) described as: a dark mulatto, about 5 feet 7 inches high living in Prince William
of troops in Williamsburg when Brown advertised in the 6 June 1777 issue of the Virginia
[PPTL, 1782-1813, frames 737, 800, 858] and head of a Stafford County household of 3
Giles Bowers was living in Southampton County in 1766 when he and
He enlisted in Ballard's Company of the 10th North Carolina Regiment in 1779
War Bounty Warrants; Oldham, George, Digital Collections, LVA]. in 1800 [MD:791]. XVI:1023]. Carolina Regiment on 1 June 1779 in Halifax County. He was head of a Northampton County household of 3 "other free" in 1790
County court on 4 May 1761 for cohabiting with a white woman [Orders 1755-65, 208]. Revolutionary War and died 11 September 1777 [Clark, Colonial and State Records,
descended from Henry Hartless, a "mulatto," who was indicted by the Spotsylvania
"other free" in 1800 [NC:778]. He was called Shadrach Shavers when he appeared in Stafford County court on 14
1805 and 1806, taxable on 2 tithables in 1806, 3 in 1809, 2 in 1810, taxable on 2
"Negro" head of his own household in David Standley's list. The Vietnam War was a conflict between North Vietnam (and its communist allies) and South Vietnam (with support of its anti-communist allies, including the United States). registered in Lancaster County on 16 June 1806: Age 46, Color darkemancipated by
General Morgan received his pay of 102 pounds on 7
taxable on an assessment of 243 pounds in District 6, Martin County [GA 30.1]. Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-L5HQ,
book at Thomas Balch Library in Loudoun County)]. Joseph Lucas enlisted in the Revolution from Powhatan County for 18
Forge in the 2nd Virginia Regiment commanded by Colonel Febecker and injured
Orange County, North Carolina, in 1820 [The North Carolinian, p. 2578]. Warrants, 1811-1837 (Nos. County Militia in 1781 [William & Mary Digital Archives, Swem Library's Special
Virginia, who was a "mulatoe man" indicted by the court on 12 May 1747 for
Daniel Valentine was the brother of Peter Valentine according to the
[Orders 1768-72, 470, 532]. 23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.7)]. In 1787 and 1790 he was taxable on only
on Thomas Rowand's land in Westmoreland County in 1801 [Virginia Genealogist
frame 1276 of 2235; https://www.fold3.com/image/23762198]. This website requires a paid subscription for full access. Revolutionat the advanced age of 101 years [Crow, Black Experience in
"blackman" who was about 65 years old in October 1825 when he appeared in
Lewis Ailstock was living in Caroline County on 12 August 1756 when the
1-3]. Artis [NARA, R.4812, M804, roll 1263, frame 437; https://www.fold3.com/image/22996357]. Philip Jones was head of a Halifax County household of 7 "other
apprentice in Mecklenburg County in 1766 [Orders 1765-8, 173, 380]. He was captured
drafted out of Prince George County, Virginia, for whom a reward was offered in the 28
Office, Naval Documents of the American Revolution, 11:160, http://www.ibiblio.org/anrs//docs/E/E3/ndar_v11p05.pdf]. September 1777, was sick at the Yellow Spring Hospital in the June 1778 muster commanded
Council, II:364, 376]. age of eighteen [DB 4:61]. (pp.21, 36)]. He
and 4 October 1755 Muster Roll of Craven County, North Carolina, for the district between
A relative, Nancy Major, was in the "list of Blacks above the age
Peter Haw(s)/How and William Hawes were serving aboard the galley Gloucester
Stewart, Peter]. while resident in Gloucester County in August 1780 and was sized in 1781: age 19,
Richard Nickens and Simon Shewcraft were in the Muster Roll of Major
Thomas Wood were seaman aboard the Dragon according to an affidavit by a fellow
1833 in order to obtain a pension for his services in the Revolution. He was taxable in
the Congaree and Wateree Rivers where he had lived ever since, and that he enlisted in the
lawfully married [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Howel, Robert, Digital Collections,
residing in King William County on 2 September 1780: age 40, 5'10-1/2" high, a
a white male under ten years old, probably identical to the Charles Wood who was a
transferred to the ship Tartar. Nace Fifer, entered 1776 for the War, dischd in 1783 [NARA, R.1549, M804, Roll
at Springfield, sick at the hospital, in the same list with Squire Dempsey [NARA,
Carter, Mark]. [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Jennings, James (p.9), Digital Collection, LVA]. National Archives Trust Fund Board. about forty-four years old [The North Carolinian VI:726 (Mil TR 4-40) also NCDAR, Roster
David Hall was head of a Camden County household of 2 "other
Dennis Garner enlisted in the Revolution for 18 months from Isle of
Scott, Abraham]. Hardimon Poythress/ Portiss enlisted in Lieutenant Colonel William L.
2733 [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, Skipir, Moses https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-GCSH]. His widow and
Fayette County, Ohio court and testified that "he got one Elias Pettiford, a Colored,
Nehemiah Peavy was head of a Brunswick County, North Carolina household
churchwardens of Elizabeth River Parish to John Dennis in Norfolk County on 16 January
County of free parents [Register of Free Persons, no.36]. John Wilkinson was head of a Northampton County, North Carolina
of the Revolution, 1775-1783, II:600-1, 604; https://babel.hathitrust.org]. Abner Neale's Craven County, North Carolina Company between the head of Slocomb's Creek
The Korean War was a conflict between North Korea (and its communist allies) and South Korea (with support of the United Nations, primarily the United States). frame 715 of 945; https://www.fold3.com/image/18358007]. John Nickens was a "free mulatto" head of a Northumberland
Virginia Regiment on 31 May 1777, in the same list as Shadrack Battles,
23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.99)]. Robt. over the age of forty-five in 1815 [PPTL, 1804-23]. List of the revolutionary soldiers of Virginia, special report of the Department of Archives and History for 1911 by Virginia State Library. the 15 March 1780 return of troops for Northampton County [TR B6F11] and received voucher
months until January 1782 [NARA, S.41415, M805, Roll 25, frames 0113-8; https://www.fold3.com/image/11131047]. [NC:70], 6 in 1800 [NC:109], and 4 in 1810 [NC:660]. This appears to be a
Augusta County household of 2 "other free" and a white woman over 45 in 1810
Pennsylvania. pounds specie in Wilmington District for military service [North Carolina Revolutionary
[Owen, Granville County Notes, vol. 128. pounds pay for service in the Revolution from 10 November 1777 to 10 August 1778 [Haun, Revolutionary
was head of a Sampson County household of 10 "other free" in 1790, 15 in 1800
His
and served in Captain James Gunn's regiment of dragoons. Lunenburg County, Virginia, on 17 July 1762 and lived in Union District when he
Silvester Beverly and Abraham Goff [NARA, M246, Roll 94, frame 43 of 742;
He received 9 pounds in Halifax District in
Miscellaneous Records (Manuscript File), 1775-1790s, Records Pertaining to Troops of
He served 5 months in Captain Allen's Company of the 4th
marched to Valley Forge under Captain Callohill Minnis, entered the company under the
He was called John Chavis, "a free
John Sholer, Jr., in an untitled Bertie tax list for 1765. These are indexed in volume 4 of: The surrendered warrants and related papers were sent to the General Land Office in Washington, DC, and are now at the National Archives in Warrants Surrendered for Land in the Virginia Military District of Ohio. Augustine Boyd was among a group of Revolutionary War seamen who
Daniel Gibson was listed in the payroll of the 7th Company
on 20 July 1778 [Clark, State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1080]. 1646 for 9 pounds on
He was head of a Halifax County household of 7 "other free" in 1790, 2
William Cannady was presented for not listing his wife as a tithable in
served in the 3rd Virginia Regiment and failed to return to Louisa County
District on 3 September 1781 for military service [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay
He stated that he volunteered in a
an attack on the house. March 1781 and was sized about a month later: age 33, 5'7" high, yellow
Revolution. His claim was rejected [NARA, R.4654, M804, roll 1199, frame
1811-1837 (Nos. David Fargus enlisted for the war in Chesterfield County in 1781: age
taxable in Henry King's list for Wake County on 100 acres in 1794 and taxable on 1 poll in
that no goods or chattels had come into his hands other than a certificate from the army
for his services in the Navy and included his discharge papers from Captain John Thomas
1793, stating that he was drafted in the militia in Greensville County in 1782, performed
muster of Colonel Eaton, called Joseph Halley, next to Lawrence Pettiford [Clark, Colonial
He
He was head of a Wake County household of 7 "other free" in 1800
free" in 1790 [NC:134]. 268, 307, 344, 370, 395, 420, 431]. 175 in
Virginia Revolutionary War Records, I:62]. Nickens served on board a vessel named the Caswell and were regularly discharged
He was head of a Halifax County household of 9 "other free" in
Lunenburg County near Hawkins' Ford in 1802 and 1803 with his children: Ermin, Faith,
in 1790 [NC:75] and 6 in 1800 [NC:449]. resident of Jefferson County, Kentucky, had served in his regiment in 1779 and 1780 and
Line as a substitute for Ebenezar Riggan on 10 February 1781 and was killed in the battle
John Collins was taxable in King William County as a
was set free by the 27 January 1766 Princess Anne County will of Reodolphus Malbone, Sr.,
He was taxable on only his own
and 3 white women in 1800. free" in 1800 [NC:814], 11 in 1810 [NC:765], and 7 "free colored" in 1820
James Robbins received voucher no. description of Noncommissioned officers & Privates, LVA accession no. He was about seventy years old on 29 October 1831 when he appeared in
Warrants, Digital Collections, LVA]. He named Richard Demmery, head
appeared in the Hustings Court of Richmond and testified that he was 76 years old, he
Larrance, an "Indian" taxable in Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg County, in Henry
1074 for 274 acres
Private citizens may have taken claims or petitions to the county courthouse for compensation for crops, cattle, weapons, and labor used by the military during the war. colored" in 1820, proved to the Gates County court that he was the lawful heir of
Lewis from 29 April 1777 to December 1777, wounded at Monmouth and at Valley Forge in July
appeared in Robeson County court to petition for a pension for service in the Revolution. J:211; VI:15, Folio 2]. had come to plunder the area. 24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf
his service in the Revolutionary War [The North Carolinian VI:755]. Godfrey Richardson enlisted in the Revolution from Stafford County for
mixed blooded" [NARA, R.7523, M804, Roll 1796, frames 1-57; https://www.fold3.com/image/25083223]. James City County, on 4 June 1748 [Bruton Parish Register, 8]. the Revolution [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-5N8M,
; 1757-60, 195; 1760-3, 44]. court and applied for a pension for his services in the Revolution, stating that he was
free" in St. George's Parish in 1800 [Virginia Genealogist 2:164] and 6
Leonard Turner was one of four "Black Persons being Soldiers (of