The simple answer: yes. It seems to have been more common for patriots of color to serve on the Continental Line. Due to longer enlistments, the financial benefit of joining the Continental Line was greater. A Continental soldier could have an enlistment bounty in addition to his regular pay. Enslaved soldiers may have been promisedContinueContinue reading “I’m researching a patriot of color in Connecticut. Should I check militia records?”
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A Revolutionary War spy in Connecticut?
If your family has a story of an ancestor serving as a spy in Revolutionary War Connecticut, there is a source that can help you learn more. Mark Allen Baker’s Spies of Revolutionary Connecticut: From Benedict Arnold to Nathan Hale was published by the History Press in 2014. The text starts by outlining the basicsContinueContinue reading “A Revolutionary War spy in Connecticut?”
The Oliver Cromwell – A Connecticut Revolutionary War Source of Service
When we talk about someone having “military” and “patriotic” service in the American Revolution, we generally mean that the individual provided support for the American cause by supporting the American Army. But that wasn’t the only option. Shoreline communities, such as Saybrook in Connecticut Colony, supported the cause by building ships. The Oliver Cromwell wasContinueContinue reading “The Oliver Cromwell – A Connecticut Revolutionary War Source of Service”
Did Connecticut issue bounty land for Revolutionary War service?
Enjoy a final great question from our inaugural “Tracing Connecticut Revolutionary War ‘patriots'” program. First of all, what’s bounty land? This finding aid from NARA offers a great brief description. In short, bounty land was a right to “public” land (owned by the state or federal government). It was issued to Revolutionary War veterans asContinueContinue reading “Did Connecticut issue bounty land for Revolutionary War service?”
Did Connecticut pay state Revolutionary War pensions?
Another great question from our Revolutionary War program! While some states – most notably Virginia – paid state level pensions to increase participation in the American Revolution, Connecticut did not. If your ancestor were to receive a pension for his military service from Connecticut during the American Revolution, it was paid by the federal government.ContinueContinue reading “Did Connecticut pay state Revolutionary War pensions?”
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