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
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
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
