Jack Cudjo Banquante
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
March 22, 2022
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
1749 – 1823 I was the wife of a Continental Army doctor. I was born on July 1749 on Long Island, New York before my family moved to a town
1746-1794 I was a loyal English woman who had to work hard to save her home. In 1746 I was born the daughter of Theodosious Bartow – from whom I
c1741 – 1824 I was a widow whose mansion was overrun by the Revolution. I was born in 1741 in Morristown, and I married into the influential Ford family. In
1733 – 1796 I led a new kind of military force that fought in many battles throughout the Revolution. I was born to Scotch-Irish parents in Northern Ireland in 1733,
c1733 – 1789 I was a soldier who chose loyalty over the prospect of independence. I was a successful merchant from Essex County who also served as a militia captain.
1758 – 1822 I was a farm girl and a witness to two of the harshest encampments of the war. I was the youngest of five children in the Wick
1757 – 1822 I was a dedicated cavalry officer in the militia. When the fighting at Lexington and Concord occurred, I was just 18 years old. Two months later, in
1754-1779 I wrote an interesting diary of the events leading up to and during the Revolution. I was born in 1754, the daughter of Daniel Condict, a farmer from Pleasantdale,
1743 – ???? My family was torn apart and destroyed by the Revolution. I was born in 1743 in Bergen County and in 1761 married David G. Demarest. When the
c1750 – 1825 I was an English immigrant who provided special services to the British army. I arrived from England at Bergen County in 1768, hoping to establish the first
