George Chavis was the son of Margaret Chaves, a "Mulatto
Needy Lamb was allowed voucher no. September 1780: age 18, 5'3" high, a farmer, born in Caroline County, yellow
Bolling, Jones, Anna, and Ellick [Lunenburg County, Free Negro & Slave Records,
He was head of a Hertford County household of 4
and served with Thomas Clopton who confirmed that he served with him under his brother
also abstracted by Haun, North Carolina Revolutionary Army accounts, pt. May 1816: This day Robert Sears appeared and made Oath before me that Charles Lucas a
County, Virginia. City County in 1783 [PPTL, 1783]. in the Revolution. Militia who signed a petition to the Council of Safety of South Carolina on 9 October
He stated that he enlisted in May 1781 and joined
but had not yet reported for duty in Williamsburg on 28 November 1777 when Lieutenant John
of 4 "other free" in 1790 [NC:60]. Sampson Hays received 27 pounds as David's final
He called himself "a free man of Color"
Gazette that he had deserted. French and Indian War who had deserted: a mulatto, age 45 years, 5'11" [Magazine
from Worcester County, Maryland, on 7 May 1781 for 3 years, and was delinquent on 10
included a Lancaster County affidavit by Richard Nicken, a near-neighbor of Elijah,
On 13 June 1795 he was
The original records are at the Kentucky Land Office in Frankfort, Kentucky. the smallbox, born in Virginia (where he is now supposed to be) and waited on Mr. Gill of
muster rolls on 11 May 1777 but was listed as a deserter on 10 January 1778; enlisted
was called William Hethcock in 1790, head of a Halifax County household of 5 "other
the 15 March 1780 return of troops for Northampton County [TR B6F11] and received voucher
household of (his father?) received his final pay of 28 pounds on 15 December 1784 [NARA, M881, Roll 1093, frame 146
TR 4-40 by Granville County Genealogical Society, Granville
4264 for 640 acres to Howell Tatum and Henry
He
XVI:1034]. October 1779 [Clark, State Records, XVI:1020]. a Free Town, Brunswick County household of 4 "other free" in 1810 [VA:770], 2
Claude Lomanaintrom enlisted for the war as a substitute in Fairfax
July 1747 [Minutes 1744-53, 98, 105]. John Rolls/ Rawls was residing in Caroline County when he was drafted
Campbell County, Virginia, in 1793 as a gardener and laborer [NARA, S.15586, M805, Roll
http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.61)]. [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-5J5Y,
48, 90, 92, 269, 310, 356, 391, 443]. detachment under command of Captain Benjamin Elliot: drafted 8 November 1759, discharged 8
Privates, LVA accession no. household of one male over 16, three under 16, and two females [SC:11]. at Chesterfield Court House, LVA accession no. from 1792 to 1813 [PPTL, 1787-1825, frames 76, 92, 105, 118, 132, 162, 184, 206, 239, 256,
and served until August 1782 [NARA, S.39353, M804, roll 592, frame 16 of 559; https://www.fold3.com/image/12856487]. to 1807, probably related to Patience Alstock who was counted in a "list of Free
Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872 from NARA microfilm publication T718. was counted as white in the 1830 census for Vermilion, Illinois, a male between 70 and 80
apply for a pension for his service in the Revolution, stating that he enlisted in Amelia
M805, Roll 92, frame 0147; https://www.fold3.com/image/11042872]. Privates, LVA accession no. He was head of a Prince William County household of 15 "other free" in
191-199; NARA, W.6687, M804, Roll 570, frame 795 of 940; https://www.fold3.com/image/13747831]. He was drafted in Westmoreland
in Captain Thomas Donoho's 6th Regiment in 1780 and served until the close of
Cherokees from 11 October 1759 to 15 January 1760, in the same list as Winslow Driggers
Maryland Regiment, engaged to serve 3 years [NARA, M246, roll 34, frame 181 of 587; https://www.fold3.com/image/12004858]. 5 in 1800 [NC:372], and 6 in 1810 [NC:231]. and a "F. "other free" in 1790 [NC:25], 3 "other free" and a white woman in
"free colored" in 1820 [NC:153]. 23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf (p.113)]. He was granted a pension for his service in the
John
He lived in
the "FN" Philip Philips who was taxable in Loudoun County from 1807 to 1820:
attorney to collect his pay due for nine months service as a soldier in the Continental
a declaration to obtain a pension for his service in the Revolution. He was called James Nicken alias Bateman
stating that he enlisted in 1780 and that "his Great Grandmother came from Ireland
John Cowage, born say 1746, was a "Mollatto Boy" valued at 24
in Chatham County. James Lines enlisted for 18 months in Amherst County while residing in
Enlisted for the
He was listed in the payrolls of Captain Uriah Goodwyn's company of the 3rd
appeared in Halifax County court on 22 November 1821 to apply for a pension for his
House, LVA accession no. Revolution there for 1-1/2 years on 28 September 1780: 50 years of age, 5'6-3/4"
as zero) Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina household in 1800 [NC:505]. Privates, LVA accession no. North Carolina Regiment for twelve months [NARA, W.7654, M804, Reel 1175, frame 449 of
listed in the Muster of the 5th Virginia Regiment in September 1782, "died
in the American Revolution, 404], was paid 9 pounds for service in the Continental
living in Richmond when he stated that he enlisted in the Minute Service with Daniel Duval
received his final pay of 81 pounds on 11 July 1783 for his service in the Revolution
57]. on 6 August 1833 and 15 December 1851. (these are free with registration) Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 from National Archives (NARA) microfilm publication M246. He may have been the James Boon who enlisted for
free" in 1790 and 6 in Baltimore City in 1800 [MD:169]. Delaware State, 25 years of age, 5 feet six inches high, has lost some of his toes
V].He served in the Revolution [N.C. Archives,
Edward Wilkerson was said to have been a soldier from Chesterfield
Beverly Liggin was paid $22 for serving as a fifer in the Revolution
He was sized at the Chesterfield County court house sometime after
Spotswood's Company in Fort Young [Clark, Colonial Soldiers of the South, 570]. North Carolina Regiment on 1 February 1782 and received voucher no. Archives, digital collection, Troop Returns, B4F35, http://digital..gov/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16062coll26/id/648/rec/165]. He made a declaration in Craven County court to obtain a Revolutionary War
Jacobs, Matthew]. He stated
Richmond 18 months later to complete his service, and then returned to Northumberland
Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-GR5T,
Lunenburg County near Hawkins' Ford in 1802 and 1803 with his children: Ermin, Faith,
County, served in a Company of 9 months raised in Duplin County in February or March 1779,
robbery in Halifax on 15 August 1781. He stated that he was born in
He was head of a Hawkins County Household of 6 "free colored" in 1830. He served
He was head of a "Molatto" New Hanover County household of 2 polls aged 21-60
He left a Worcester County, Maryland will, proved 18 June 1766, naming his sons Edward,
bind him and his brother Ambrose Lewis to William Buckham [Orders 1766-90, 158]. Carolina Militia taken on 7 April 1781 [NARA, M246, Roll 79, frame 237 of 323; https://www.fold3.com/image/10202465]. 507 was issued to his
colored" over the age of 55 with a white woman aged 30-40 in 1830, and a pensioner
years in the Virginia State Artillery commanded by Colonel Thomas Marshall. [NARA, R.8628, M805, Roll 678, frame 0166; https://www.fold3.com/image/14121021]. 1800 [NC:344], 11 in 1810 [NC:51], and 11 "free colored" in 1820 [NC:167]. Cherokees from 11 October 1759 to 15 January 1760, in the same list as Winslow Driggers
entered into the service in Salisbury, North Carolina [NARA, R.3995, M805, Roll 355,
on the Internet. 232, 282, 361, 439, 514, 588, 628, 666, 704, 726, 847]. Court Minutes 1820 and 1821, 125-6, 262-3, by NCGSJ XV:33]. five years and was in charge of a wagon and two horses. 866 on 15 February 1782 in the
Archives, S.S. 2051, Land Warrants, Tennessee, http://archives..gov/doc/search-doc]. He was in Craven County on 20 March 1787 when he registered his furlough papers
Scarborough Bloxam, a midshipman aboard the Accomac
He was head of a Craven County household of 3 "other free" in 1790 [NC:131]. His application included a certificate from Colonel Nicholas Long [NARA, S.41455,
Roll 1096, frames 1044-7 of 2087]. called a "Free Molatto" in 1799, a "yellow" man in 1806 and 1809,
bounty land by serving three years [Brumbaugh, Revolutionary War Records, 8, 13,
4368
the Third Division commanded by Major George Little between 1778 and 1780 [TR B5F20]. William Donathan was living in present-day Henry County, Virginia,
"free colored" in 1820. County in the Revolution [Jackson, Virginia Negro Soldiers, 64]. He
James Smith testified on his behalf [NARA,
in 1789, a "Mo" taxable in 1793 [PPTL, 1787-1825, frames 4, 17, 31,
the William Holms who was sized about a year later: age 43, 5'10" high, Negro
Captain Blount's Company of the 10th North Carolina Regiment on 1 July 1779 and
with the bounty land warrant for his services in the Revolution [Revolutionary War Bounty
Company, 3rd South Carolina Regiment in March 1780 [NARA, M246, roll 89, frame
Line. December 1822: Age: 59; Color: Dark Brown; Stature: 5'6-1/2"; Born Free [Register
John Weaver petitioned the Lancaster County court on 19 October 1786
He was a "Mo"
https://www.fold3.com/image/10200387]. on 7 May 1779 [NARA, M246, roll 109, frames 163, 175, 209; roll 112, frame 714; https://www.fold3.com/image/10104087]. in Lancaster County on 11 May 1751 [Orders 1762-5, 227]. 508, 517, 540, 554, 568, 577, 605, 626, 643, 675]. yellow complexion, a planter, born in Sussex County, served Colonel Buford for 1 year
service in the Revolution on 29 March 1791 [NCGSJ XVIII:92-3]. certified that John Johns was the legal representative of James Johns who departed his
24296, by http://revwarapps.org/b69.pdf
a white male under ten years old, probably identical to the Charles Wood who was a
services in the Revolution. Papers Box 2, Folder11.pdf]. officers & Privates, LVA accession no. [Chamberlayne, Register of Bristol Parish, 134]. 23816, by http://revwarapps.org/b81.pdf
to Boston about 1792 and married Nancy Coffin about ten years later. He stated that he enlisted with Captain James Curry as a private
pounds on 25 February 1783 [NARA, M881, Roll 1094, frames 769, 770 of 1764]. He was head of a Cumberland County household of 11 "other
obtain a Revolutionary War pension. from service in the Revolutionary War on 3 December 1781 [Archives of Maryland
4748 for three years service in the State Line which he assigned to Jones
He enlisted in Ely's Company of the 7th North Carolina Regiment in
; 1757-60, 195; 1760-3, 44]. "Mulattoe" taxable in Chesterfield County from 1810 to 1827, living on James
from Bute County on 3 September 1778 for 9 months, to begin the 1 March 1779, in the same
County [North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-PY4B]. He received a severe wound to his thigh [NARA, R.203, M804, roll
Their petition was rejected [Chavos, Isaac: Petition,
On 15
On 29 August 1836 he
be a house carpenter and joiner [Minutes 1755-61, 26; 1761-6, 193; 1766-72, 605]. He was in Captain Thomas Edmunds' muster of the 15th
certified that William Langston served for three years and was dead by February 1778. He claimed to be
roll of Major Hardy Murfree's Company in the 2nd North Carolina Battalion
James Driggers was listed in the pay roll of Captain Matthew Manlove's
He was head of a Pasquotank County household of 4 "other free" in
He was head of a Cheraw District household of 1 "other free"
of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution, 600]. He was granted a pension for his service in the
Roll 931, frames 1442-1489 of 1871; https://www.fold3.com/image/22609320]. County in 1776 [Byrd, Bladen County Tax Lists, II:94]. Newsom, Moses]. applied for a pension in Nansemond County on 13 May 1833 for his service in the Revolution
R.11569, M804, Roll 2586, frame 736 of 751; https://www.fold3.com/image/28467470]. frame 168 of 847; https://www.fold3.com/image/9641502]. He served as an ordinary seaman aboard the ship Tempest under Captain
enlisted there in the Revolution on 1 September 1780: age 15, 5'3/4" high, a
He
Compiled Service Records and other military records digitized by the National Archives. Agness stated that
Archers, Ezekiel]. Caesar, born say 1760, enlisted in the 3rd North Carolina
Hardy Jones was head of a Jones County household of 5 "other
John Thomason of Louisa
Lewis Sims was a "black man" listed in the militia returns
He was allowed a pension while a resident of Randolph County [NARA,
Solomon Duncan enlisted in the Revolution on 22 September 1780: age
He was head of a Hertford County household of 5
William, 1786, Digital Collections, LVA]. ($). He was about seventy-six years old and living in Hawkins
was head of a Northampton County household of 5 "other free" in 1790 [NC:72]. 2, June 1777-1783, 249, 298-9]. John Roberts was drafted from Accomack county on 25 January 1782 to
2001-100, M804,
were married in Williamsburg in April 1780, that her maiden name was Richeson (Richardson)
the 3rd South Carolina Regiment on 18 July 1778 and was discharged on 1 July
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