William Stives
I was a free Black person who fought for everyone’s freedom in the Revolution. I enlisted for the duration of the war as a fifer in the 3rd New Jersey
May 27, 2022
I was a free Black person who fought for everyone’s freedom in the Revolution. I enlisted for the duration of the war as a fifer in the 3rd New Jersey
1730-1783 I was a man of science caught between protest and loyalty. I was born in New York City on January 3, 1730, the son of ship Captain William Byrant
c1723-1823 My story involves slavery, warfare, freedom and prosperity. I was born around the year 1723 in Africa, in what is now known as Ghana. I was enslaved, survived the
During the American Revolution, many different people got caught in the conflict, including Native Americans. That’s part of my story, and it begins in Philadelphia, where I was born the
I was one of very few enslaved persons who gained freedom by serving in the Revolution. And it wasn’t easy. Not much is known about my origins, the story of
1742-1823 During the American Revolution, life could be hard for Quakers like me. I was born in 1742 into a pious Quaker family in Haddonfield, New Jersey, in what was
1748-1777 I volunteered to fight, and my life was cut short. I was born in 1749, on my parent’s farm in Cumberland County. I was a carpenter and built houses
1742-1802 I was a Quaker opposed to war, but war came right through my property. My family came to America after converting to the Quaker faith, seeking a welcoming community
1745-1790 I was a lawyer who determined some of our earliest legal policies. I was born in 1745 in Maidenhead – today we call it Lawrence Township – at Spring
1759-1851 I was born September 18, 1759 at Bottle Hill (now Madison) in Morris County into the family of Josiah Miller in a house built by my grandfather some time
1753-1831 I was a Frenchman who was a physician for the Patriots during the war. I was born in Metz, France, in 1753, and studied medicine for seven years. There
1746-1831 I was one of the few people who stayed neutral during the Revolution. I was born in Sweden in 1746. After graduating from the University of Uppsala in 1768,
