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
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,
1739 – 1809 I was a leader of the Militia, and a representative in the Legislature. I was born in Delaware in 1739 on my father’s plantation. I graduated from
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
1737-1780, Presbyterian Minister’s Wife My story is a sad one, and it made me a symbol of the fight for freedom. I lived in Elizabethtown, after moving from Newark to
