and daughter in 1774, a "Molato" taxable in 1776, and taxable on 1 poll and 250
free" [NC:61] and 6 "other free" in 1810 [NC:26]. was a "Mulatto" head of a Charles County household of 3 "other free"
Froman, Temple, 1818, Digital Collection, LVA]. Benjamin
December 1779 [NARA, W.7284, M804, Roll 988, frame 976 of 983; https://www.fold3.com/image/17885364]. with Captain Benjamin Lane's Edgecombe County Militia in the 1750's [Clark, Colonial
his discharge" [Archives of Maryland 48:11; NARA, M246, roll 34, frame 446 of
Roll 1627, frame 648 of 1040; https://www.fold3.com/image/23664341]. County certified that two sons of Michael Alesocke, whose Christian names he could not
who died on 11 January 1778 according to the January 1778 Pay Roll of Captain Abner
was in the muster of the 3d Virginia Regiment from February to April 1778, in
Isaac Howell was a black complexioned soldier, 5'5-1/4" high, born
He was a resident of Culpeper County when he applied for a pension for his
Bennett McCoy/ McKey was head of a Westmoreland County, Virginia
Revolution. And James Nickins received warrant no. He was head of a Wake County household of 6
1784 [NARA, M881, Roll 1092, frame 2049 of 2281]. a Gates County household of 3 "other free" in 1790, 3 in 1810 [NC:842], and 3
He was head of a Lancaster County household of 3 "Blacks" in 1783 [VA:55]. [NC:186]. Northampton County, Virginia [Minutes 1765-71, 8, 33]. the Halifax County court allowed him to use his gun in the county. 409 (http://www.ancestry.com)]. auditors for the counties of Washington and Sullivan on 20 June 1782 for service in the
colored" in 1820 [NC:182], and 6 "free colored" in 1830 [NC:404]. household in 1774 [Tithables 1758-99, 768] and a "F.N." pension for his services in the Revolution [Revolutionary War Virginia State Pensions,
and parentage is intitled to the same" [Orders 1792-7, 613]. He was residing in
of North Carolina, XVI:1069]. years, but he was discharged after serving two years and eight months "on account of
received pay for Revolutionary War service from 3 June 1777 to 3 June 1778 as a private in
He received
of his discharge from his service as a soldier in the North Carolina Line on 18 February
until October 1782. white woman [NC:72] in 1790, called Lamentation Land in 1800 when he was head of a
He was head of a Hampshire County household of 9 "other free" in 1810 [VA:833],
1779 [NARA, S.39059, M804, Roll frame 54 of 829; https://www.fold3.com/image/14067393]. 1 pound, ___teen shillings specie on 22 October 1782 for militia duty [North Carolina
served in the 3rd Virginia Regiment and failed to return to Louisa County
enlisted as an "artifiler" (artificer?) and applied for a pension for his service in the Revolution. He was about sixty one when appeared in Wake County court
1777. A few of the pensions in the collection are for French and Indian War service. Under various laws, veterans or their heirs could apply to Virginia or to the federal government for a warrant to receive bounty land. free" persons. an apprentice blacksmith to Robert Moore in Cumberland County, Virginia court on 27 April
Wythe County household of 8 "other free" in 1810. 2228 for 11 pounds specie in Edenton
Appointments of officers, scattered pay records, and some lists of militia fines have survived. [NARA, W.9859, M804, Roll 2399, frame 597 of 941; https://www.fold3.com/image/19362325]. 178 for 13
8, 68]. When he was eighteen years old, he volunteered in Guilford County and
Warrants, Digital Collections, LVA]. Sawney/ Sanders Burnett was head of a Johnston County household of 12
a white male under ten years old, probably identical to the Charles Wood who was a
Robert Newsom enlisted in Quinn's Company in the North Carolina Line on
Chesterfield County court house: age 25, 5'4" high, born in Chesterfield County,
offered a free pardon if they returned to duty, according to the 28 November 1777 issue of
Matthew Wiggins was a "free Mulatto" taxable in the Bertie
free" in 1800 [NC:308] and 6 in 1810 [NC:19]. of North Carolina, XVI:1018; North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782,
of Maryland 18:150]. LVA]. He was called Jack Chavis in 1810 when he was head of a
land to Mr. Joseph Landers on 4 July 1783 [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Nicking,
He was head of a Ripley Township, Johnson County, Indiana household
23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p. 57)]. Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-LGR2]
He married Mary Mitchell, 22 July 1779 Granville
Gazette: George Day, and Augustine Boyd, all of Wicomico parish, Northumberland
Charles Davis enlisted in the 2nd Maryland Regiment on 23
Freeman in Pasquotank County [North Carolina and Tennessee, Revolutionary War Land
14 August 1789 he assigned his rights to his land warrant for services in the Revolution
Delaware State, 25 years of age, 5 feet six inches high, has lost some of his toes
Allen on 15 July 1783 [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Digital Collections, LVA]. Virginia, on 8 July 1777 and informed the jailer that he was a freeman and had run away
Born free [Register of Free Negroes 1820-60, p.3]. a tour of duty for six months, and received a discharge in Portsmouth from his commanding
Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Wallace Dunstan was a soldier from Halifax County, Virginia, who
Solomon Carter received voucher nos. and a "Melatto" taxable in Campbell County from 1788 to 1792 [PPTL, 1785-1814,
County, yellow complexion [Register & description of Noncommissioned officers
and 3 horses in 1804 [PPTL 1787-1815, frames 348, 453, 466, 477, 559], head of a
Tennessee, stating that he was born in Louisa County, Virginia, on 19 January 1739 and
pounds specie on 1 August 1783 and 26 August 1783 in Edenton District for military service
An estimated 64 percent of Virginia's bounty land claims were granted in the Virginia Military District of Ohio. 1780 and reenlisted on 13 August 1782, listed in the muster of March 1783 [NARA, M246,
Moore's Company of the 10th North Carolina Regiment on 30 June 1777 [Clark, The
154, 157, 160, 178, 180 of 756; https://www.fold3.com/image/9563516]. Aminadab Hanzer, moved to Sussex County, Delaware, by September 1688 when "Aminidab
John Weaver was residing in Richmond City when he enlisted in the
free" in 1800 [SC:62] and 2 "free colored" in 1820 [SC:3a]. He was head of a Halifax County, North Carolina household of 7 whites in 1790 [NC:62]. [Clark, The State Records of North Carolina, XVII:233]. join Colonel Green [Register & description of Noncommissioned officers &
1775. Soldiers of the American Revolution, I:68, citing Auditors' Account XVIII:558]. Online: HathiTrust Digital Library S.108.357; http://archives..gov/doc/search-doc]. drummer [NARA, W.11223, M804, Roll 1199, frame 350 of 947; https://www.fold3.com/image/22990952]. the Amelia County household of James Bevill in 1762, and was head of an Albemarle County
household of 7 free persons in 1784 [VA:68] and a a "mulatto" taxable in
8, 13, 71, 217]. He was head of a
Jeremiah (M): Free Negro Certificate, 1800, African American Narrative Digital Collection,
Manly, William]. forty years [NARA, S.6683, M804, Roll 288, frame 247 of 842; https://www.fold3.com/image/14483482]. no. He was a soldier in the Revolution on 17 August 1778 and
Carolina Regiment for 2-1/2 years in 1777 and was omitted in February 1778 [Clark, The
Nathaniel Nickens died leaving no wife or child; the nearest relative he
in Northampton County [NARA, S.2613, M804, reel 1245, frame 15 of 822; https://www.fold3.com/image/22591977]. 343]. Revolutionary service before he and Holladay Revell reached the regiment to which they
in Norfolk County court which certified that she was the widow of Willis Bass and
pounds, 2 shillings for twenty-one days service in the Bladen County Militia between 1775
discharged in Fluvanna County in 1782 [NARA, S.7962, M804, Roll 2627, frame 1005 of 1213; https://www.fold3.com/image/28480466]. Barnett, William]. These records are not on microfilm or at the FamilySearch Library. Charles Payne, black complexion, was a planter born in Westmoreland
10081833, 10081873]. Carolinian VI:726 (Mil. Indians in Kentucky [NARA, S.32152, M804, roll 413, frame 436 of 548; https://www.fold3.com/image/12033024. He was "poor soldier
high, yellow complexion, a planter, born in Chesterfield County [Register &
23816, by
Daniel Sweat served in the Revolution from North Carolina [N.C.
Carolina, and moved to Marion District, South Carolina, near Marrs Bluff at the age of
no. Caesar, born say 1760, enlisted in the 3rd North Carolina
District for the 1786 North Carolina State Census, 5 "other free" in 1790
(these are free with registration) Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 from National Archives (NARA) microfilm publication M246. 438, frame 236 of 703; https://www.fold3.com/image/12741094. War vol. Edward Chavis was "a free Negro Boy" bound out by the Amelia
676-1131), 1064 (http://www.ancestry.com)]. David Hall was head of a Camden County household of 2 "other
He enlisted in the
He was taxable in James City County from 1782 to 1814: taxable on 3 horses and 4 cattle in
was head of a household of 1 free male and 3 females in District 8 of Halifax County for
complexion, a taylor [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at
Carolina Regiment on 20 April 1776 and was discharged on 20 October 1778. [VA:8]. 3202, issued 26 November
Elisha Heathcock was among a group of soldiers from Brunswick County,
testified that he found Davise on board when he first boarded the ship. 1783 to 1794 [PPTL, 1782-90, frames 369, 399, 490, 565; 1791-1816, frames 75, 176]. John Weaver petitioned the Lancaster County court on 19 October 1786
He enlisted in
colored" in 1820 [NC:310]. "free Negro," received five pounds on 21 September 1744 for the services of her
He made a declaration in Wake County court to
Hillsboro for 9 pounds specie on 11 June 1783 for military service in the Revolution
Archives, digital collection, Troop Returns, B4F35, http://digital..gov/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16062coll26/id/648/rec/165]. William Harris was listed in the Pay Roll of Captain Thomas Massie's 6th
Samuel Jones of the 11th Regiment that he enlisted on 23 December 1778 and
was listed in Captain Satterwhite's Company in the Granville County Militia Returns for
5909 for 6 pounds specie in Halifax
Lawrence County, Alabama court to apply for a pension for services in the militia during
a pension for his services in the Revolution, stating that he was born in Hanover County
transferred to the 1st Regiment at Valley Forge. He was
[NARA, M881, Roll 1092, frame 356 of 2281; https://www.fold3.com/image/286702962]. Reuben Bass may have been one of seven males in Benjamin Bass, Sr.'s
254; http://archives.ncdcr.gov/doc/search-doc]. 5'3-3/4" high, yellow complexion, a waiter, born in Goochland County [The
He stated that he
Halifax (no date): age 16, 5', Black Complexion, enlisted for 3 years in No
William (1732 SC - 1790 GA) Signed McIntosh Petition. He
He
a pension for his service in the Revolution. Battalion at White Plains on 9 September 1778 [Clark, The State Records of North
Record Administration Revolutionary War records on microfilm. 1-3]. He was sized on 4 April 1781: yellow
North Carolina [NARA, S.13486, M804, Roll 1370, frame 0091; https://www.fold3.com/image/24189015; https://www.fold3.com/image/10200866]. 1800 [SC:226]. Regiment on 5 April 1781 and left the service on 5 April 1782 [Clark, The State Records
North Carolina Battalion on 9 September 1778 at White Plains, in the same list as William Sweat
He was the freed slave of a Mr. Capers. The order was renewed each year through 1795 [Minutes 1786-7, 102, 158;
Matthew was head of
Craven County, North Carolina Company (not identified by race) [Clark, Colonial
Virginia Revolutionary War Records, III:159, citing Auditors' Account, Volume III:53,
405, 417, 428, 441, 452, 462, 491, 503]. He was identified as a Revolutionary War
He was head of a Nash County household of 7
Howell, Jaron]. He was taxable in Powhatan County on 2 horses from 1787 to 1788, a "M" taxable
August 1783 based on the payroll for the militia [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay
County Militia in the 1750s adjacent to Thomas Kersey [Clark, Colonial Soldiers of the
2 females in 1790 [NC:189] and 5 "other free" in 1800 [NC:14]. in Williamsburg about ten days previous, according to an ad offering $20 reward on 1
Murfree's Company of the 2 North Carolina Battalion commanded Colonel John Patton. Moses Carter was about three years old on 18 April 1758 when the
He was about 91 years
13, 34)]. Ishmael Titus was a slave belonging to Lawrence Ross who served as a
This page has been viewed 60,330 times (0 via redirect). the Continental Army [Orange County Court Minutes 1777-8, Part I, Dec. 19 and 23, 1780,
John Scott was called John Scott of Halifax County when he received
Anne Arundel County [Archives of Maryland, 18:369]. 231, citing Auditors' Account book XXIX:78]. bounty land for his service [NARA, S.34623, M804, Roll 8, frame 599 of 967, https://www.fold3.com/image/10982341]. 23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.9)]. He assigned his right to military warrant no. At the age of fifteen he entered the service as a volunteer [NARA, R.5507,
He was living in South Carolina
Jones, William, Digital Collections, LVA]. He was apparently identical
1772-4, 322]. received his final pay of 28 pounds on 15 December 1784 [NARA, M881, Roll 1093, frame 146
and was head of a Beaufort County household of 10 "other free" in 1790 [NC:125]. Carteret County in September 1778 [N.C. Archives, digital collection, Troop Returns, http://digital..gov/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16062coll26/id/651/rec/162]. attached to the company of Captain Tolls [NARA, S.9408, M804, Roll 1704, frame 641 of 740;
M804, Roll 1408, frame 696 of 884; https://www.fold3.com/image/24147596]. Captain Selden received his final pay of 5 pounds on 21 October 1782 and 11
frames 307, 338, 416, 437, 498] and a "free negro" taxable in Fauquier County in
Halifax County, born in N Carolina, a planter, servt to Lt Ashe
He
Ignatius/ Nace Butler died on 6 August 1809 according to testimony on
___ F___n enlisted in the Revolution in Prince William County in 1781
23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.45)]. Lewis Sims was a "black man" listed in the militia returns
He was living in Orange County, North Carolina, when he received his final settlement for
11 "other free" in 1790 [NC:26] and 11 in 1800. household of 10 "free colored" in 1820. He was taxable on his own tithe and a horse in Waynoke Precinct of Charles City
Zachariah Archer was taxed in Jonathan Stanley's 1766 Bertie Tax List. Heights in New York as well as the battles of Trenton and Princeton. Absolem Bibby was 7 years old in November 1771 when the Bute County
called Joseph Bartley when the court ordered him to pay the parish of Bruton 500 pounds of
He enlisted in the Revolution on
Muster rolls, pay rolls, and index of the Virginia militia in the War of 1812, United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926, United States Colored Troops in the Civil War, Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865, United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865, United States Military Old Soldiers Home Records, United States, General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, United States, Index to Service Records, War with Spain, 1898, United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, United States, YMCA World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919, Virginians who lost their lives in the World War, United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919, Virginia, World War I American Expeditionary Forces, deaths, 1917-1919, Virginia war history commission supplement (1923) 4v. Billing Lucas, a "man of color," enlisted for nine months in
years old, yellow complexion, born free [Register of Free Negroes 1804-53, no. State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1013]. City County. He and his wife Elizabeth, "Boath free mulattoes," registered the
William Redman was head of Spartansburg, South Carolina household of 6
142, 147; https://www.fold3.com/image/9679406]. that he was born in Tyrell County and enlisted there for 12 months in the naval service on
James Reed received military land warrant no. (Nos. His
York County, Virginia court ordered the churchwardens of Yorkhampton Parish to bind him
George Harmon was head of an Accomack County household of 9 "other
for his service in the militia [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-RS7Q]. July 1779 [NARA, M246, roll 102, frame 683 of 774; roll 112, frames 350, 403 of 826; https://www.fold3.com/image/9946602]. Ancestry.com. entitled to 640 acres for John Evans's service, and warrant no. Nova Scotia. frames 568, 571 of 1764; https://www.fold3.com/image/287703068;
23816, by
Peter Beckett, Levin Magee, Presley/ Preston Hutt, George Lehea
North Carolina, XVI:1164]. in 1802 [PPTL, 1790 A, p.3; 1790 A, p.3; 1801 B, p.25; 1802 A, p.4]. 131]. William James, "12 year old son of Elizabeth James," was
Halifax County household of 5 in 1800 [NC:328], 7 in 1810 [NC:36], and 7 "free
Absalom Ailstock, born in Louisa County, a "free born
Nathaniel Hall, a "Molatto Boy," born about 1786, bound an apprentice cooper in
National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. Virginia Half Pay and Other Related Revolutionary War Pension Application Files, ca. Bass, Ruben]. may have been the Stephen Freeman who was a wagoner in the Muster of Major Stephenson's
He was never in any engagement "but once
was born a slave in Amelia County. [Minutes 1773-5, 420]. The inventory of his estate was recorded
"Serving in the Late Expedition Against the Cherokees from October 11, 1759 to
on 20 August 1783 for military service in the Revolution [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay
36121, Box 309, folder 62; Virginia
their estate, their heirs were granted land warrants for 228 acres. On 9 July 1783 he received his discharge papers and a certificate from the War
Edward Harman received pay from 1 August 1780 to 4 November 1783 for
Carolina, XVII:198]. He was a
enlisted in the 14th Virginia Regiment in March 1777 and was included in the
(p.81)]. He was a "free mulatto" head of a Northumberland County household of
May 1816: This day Robert Sears appeared and made Oath before me that Charles Lucas a
Gideon and Morgan Griffin appeared in Richland
Levy Emanuel/ Manuel received voucher no. 8396 [Brumbaugh, Revolutionary War Records, 14, 70, 361]. the Revolution [NARA, S.16467, M804, roll 1662, frame 734 of 1107; https://www.fold3.com/image/23667354]. Pryor in 1762 [N.C. Archives CR 44.701.19]. for Virginia. frames 211, 233]. the 2nd Regiment of the North Carolina Continental Line on 1 August 1782 according to the
born Southampton County, residing Southampton County, Eyes: Black, Hair: Black,
He was entitled to bounty land since he
Lived in Prince Edward & Charlotte and has lately Removed to Halifax, a Carpenter
James Nickens of Stafford County had already received bounty land and was receiving a
Certificate, 1799, African American Narrative Digital Collection, LVA]. in 1800, counted as white in 1820 and 1830. 23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.97)]. He was listed as a
TR 4-40 by The North
Richard was called "Negro Richd
M804 are the pension and
He may have been the Daniel Williams for whom Mr. Broadhead received final pay of 11
Simon Turner, an "Iindian," died in the Fall of the year 1776 in
deposition (signing) in Lancaster County court on 14 December 1819 for a pension for his
23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.9)]. two horses until the end of the war. He was described as a "yellow man" [NARA, S.23880,
discharged in 1779 and reenlisted for 18 months in Charles City County just prior to the
Accomack County household of 8 "free colored" in 1830. pension [NARA, W.7477, M804, Roll 1750, frame 15 of 857; https://www.fold3.com/image/24864672]. 1768-84, frame 425, 491; 1785-98, frames 104, 128, 174, 516], head of a Duck Creek
any battles since he was assigned to the baggage wagon. in Dover on 13 June 1780 [NARA, M246, roll 29, frames 312, 393, 402, 495; https://www.fold3.com/image/12449735]. apprentice to the Rev. Greenbrier County, 1819-12-11, Legislative Petitions Digital Collection, LVA]. He registered as a free Negro in Goochland County on 16
bounty for his service. list of men from Mecklenburg County under the command of Captain Reuben Vaughan who were
pounds specie on 8 January 1782 for military service in the Revolution [North Carolina
It is estimated that 20,000 African Americans joined the British cause, which promised freedom to enslaved people, as Black Loyalists. The State Line also included George Rogers Clarks Illinois Regiment, which fought against the British and their Indigenous allies in the Northwest Territory, in what are now Illinois and Indiana. on 4 April 1781 [The Chesterfield Supplement or Size Roll of Troops at Chesterfield Court
crew who served faithfully for three years and were discharged at the Chickahominy Ship
10081833, 10081873]. 54:222]. Archives T&C, Rev. Negroes & Mulattoes" in Albemarle County in 1813 [PPTL, 1782-1799, frames 445,
testified in Robeson County court on 24 November 1834 that both he and George served under
then commanded by Captains Muter and Westcott, but he had forgotten the name of the
was head of a Georgetown District, Prince Fredericks Parish, household of 6 "other
Over 420 African Americans who were born free during the colonial
three years and served under Thomas Meriwether [Revolutionary War Rejected Claims,
declaration in Halifax County court to obtain a Revolutionary War pension on 16 November
County, residing in Dinwiddie County, 5'3-1/2" high, grey hair, yellow complexion, a
He received clothing in 1780 [Gwathmey, Historical Register of Virginians in the
1790 [NC:61]. William Chavers was "Negro" in the 8 October 1754 Muster Roll
on 20 July 1778 [Clark, State Records of North Carolina, XVI:1080]. "Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia and Its Sufferers, 1676-1677,". Maryland Regiment on 27 May 1778, was sick in camp at White Plains on 2 September 1778, in
of a Sampson County household of 6 "other free" in 1790 [NC:51]. (Nos. compensated by the state [Hening, The Statutes at Large, VII:380-1]. He was taken
Thomas Bunda was a "Free
in Benjamin Williams' Company of the 2nd North Carolina Battalion commanded by
24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf
Thomas had served as a private in the Maryland Line during the Revolution [NARA, BlWt. 281 of 1237; https://www.fold3.com/image/25980528]. [NC:743]. in Richmond) from 1777 until the end of the war according to an affidavit from former
commanded by John Gibson, and present for the September 1778 muster. error and place meant to be Halifax County, North Carolina), was drafted in the fall of
[NC:378]. Godfrey Evans enlisted as a substitute for Dick Evans and was in the
by Lieutenant Colonel Ed. He and his descendants were counted as white in the 1810
Collections, Cabell Papers Box 2, Folder11.pdf]. Blood" taxable in Hertford County in
Company in the Granville County Regiment of Colonel William Eaton [Clark, Colonial
Warrants, Jackson, Isaac, 1783, Digital Collections, LVA]. colored" in Mecklenburg County in 1820. 162 of 526; https://www.fold3.com/image/10108848]. He
He made a declaration in Union District court on 30 October
in the Lower District of Lunenburg County" in March 1802 [Lunenburg County, Free
frames 0113-8; https://www.fold3.com/image/11131047]. Accomack County household of 2 "other free" in 1800 [Virginia Genealogist
On 24 March 1783 Abram Goff received his final pay of 56 pounds [NARA,
362, frame 97; https://www.fold3.com/image/22806017]. Captain John Thomas of the galley Protector, stating that he enlisted on 12 October
He received voucher no. He was head of a Goochland County household of 3 "other
jail on suspicion of robbery on 2 April 1779. served on board the vessel during the Revolution and were discharged [Revolutionary War
Byzel, David]. 1790 [NC:72]. served for the war [Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants, Holmes, Bartlett, Digital
that he was born in Nansemond County, Virginia, near the North Carolina line about 1752. 27 January 1756 [CR 010.101.7 by NCGSJ XIII:168, 169, 170]. have been the Jacob Burk who enlisted in Stedman's Company of the 5th North
North Carolina household of 9 "other free" in 1790), Jeremiah Revells, Jacob
for failing to list his wife as a tithable, and on 18 June 1787 the court discharged him
Report of 4 November 1782 [http://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-P2Q2]. no. Jacob Spelman, the 4-year-old son of Sarah Spelman, was bound out by
David Howell enlisted in the Revolution on 3 January 1777 for three
"other free" and 2 slaves in 1810 [VA:113b]. 9033 for his service in the Revolution [North Carolina
was taxable in James City County from 1786 to 1813: listed as a "Mulatto" in
in the 10th North Carolina Regiment on 20 July 1778 [Clark, The State
Revolutionary War Land Warrants, 1783-1843, Roll 14:William Hill Warrants, 1811-1837 frame
B5F16]. Richard Glasgow of
He served in the Revolution [NARA, S.6887, M804,
XVI:238]. battle [NARA, R.6501, M804, Roll 1596, frame 0594; https://www.fold3.com/image/27257831]. County in 1800 [SC:806]. The pension application of Ambrose Lewis includes an affidavit from a
in the Virginia Line in the last war [Headley, 18th Century Newspapers]. 0576 (frame 590 of 915 on ancestry.com); https://www.fold3.com/image/22759297]. for their final pay on 27 April 1785. enlisting in the 5th Maryland Regiment [NARA, M246, roll 34, frame 557 of 587; https://www.fold3.com/image/12008800]. "other free" in 1790 [NC:70] and 2 "other free" in Halifax County in
November 1836 to apply for his pension, stating that she had received a warrant for his