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Domestic News August 31, 1776

The Virginia Gazette

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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Copies of morning returns from Lord Dunmore's black banditti, listing enslaved women and men in military companies, found by Continental troops upon taking possession of Gwyn's Island in May 1776.

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The following are copies of some MORNING RETURNS of Lord Dunmore's black banditti, distinguished by their owners surnames, and found by our troops when they took possession of Gwyn's island.

Women embarked at MILL POINT, May 21; 1776, on board the DILIGENCE.
Opened a cask of flour (W K. Iz)
Mary Williams ... Sent to hospital-brig
Phillis Thorowgood, sen.
Patience Butt, a child
to hospital-brig
Phillis Thorowgood, jun.
Hannah Williams
same day
Sarah Veal
Jenny Cook
Pleasant Robinson. Alice Everidge.
Esther Willoughby
Penelope Hopkins. Susan Nimmo.
Jenny Booth
Elizabeth Williams. Kate Thorowgood.
Mary Bradley Brown
Dinah Morris. Elizabeth Willoughby
Hannah Griffin
Elizabeth Klick. Fanny Moseley
Abby Nimmo
Abby Robinson. Rachel Love.
Abby Willoughby
Kate Willoughby. Belinda Edwards.
Rose Moseley
Let. Willoughby. Esther Willoughby
Dinah Willoughby
Hannah Hester. Jenny Bash.
Lucy Robinson
Esther Herbert
Jenny Hurt. Nelly M'Cleunan
Mary Willoughby. Phillis Hamilton

Manda Willoughby

Judith Willoughby. China Ivy
servants
Hannah Parker
Mary Taylor
Dilly Love, alias Free-
Susanna Savage
Grecian Hopkins
man
Grace Thompson
Jenny Willoughby. Judith Booth

Major BYRD's company on board the Dunmore, May 22, 1776
Max. Villeroy
Thomas Ivy
James Savage
Francis Thorowgood. James Read
Annaki Whitler
George Thorowgood
Bristol Mitchell
Robert Willoughby
Lawrence Ambler.
Jasper Jones.
Peter Godwin.
Owen Woodhouse
Michael
Peter Willoughby
Philip Jones
Samuel Gordon
John Talbot
Arculla Willoughby
Owen Lovatt.
Sepper Tinnible
Peter Thorowgood
Max. Booth
Argyle Sawyer.
Glasgow Willoughby
Moses Holsture
James Daniel.
William Anderson
S. David Nimmo
Scipio Thorowgood.
Moody Nimmo. Charles Grif
an
Thomas White.
Sampson Ellegood. Samuel Gi
John P. Royal, Corp.
Present at
The camp on Gwyn's Island, May 29, 1776
Benj. Campbell
Robert Flemming
Norfolk Macki
Navin Parker
James Savage.
Robert Wallace
Max. Woodhouse
John Everidge.
Neal Robinson.
Robert Ellegood
Gabriel Armistead
Daniel Hogwood
Jesse Dameron
Samuel Goodwin
Joseph Tucker
Abel Keeling
Lewis Wells.
George Tucker
Mingo Peeding
Robert Tucker.
Toby Lawrence
Jelfe Keeling
Michael Wallace
Caesar Stuart
Gabriel Minge
Benjamin Longwith
Serjeants.
Charles Frazer
Africa Corneck
Curry on board
William Byrd
Jacob Hawes
Crouch.
Philip Harrison
John Stevens
Corporal Britain
Roger Cornick
Thomas Essex
both entered.
Frank Newton
George Bivan
Lewis Paden
Benjamin King
Francis Jackson
Curry's Son
Thomas Rand

My LORD's Company 30th of May entered at GWYN's Island.
Robert Scott
Joshua Lawson
Oliver Curl
Joseph Clayton
Solomon Robinson
L. Returned from Hospital Brig Adonis
John Crokus
Sampson Portsmouth
Major Byrd
Owen Jones
Samuel Fry
Henry Drew
Quath Amley.
George Woodhouse. Capt. Mackay.
Tony Parker
7. from the fleet.
and 4 more
Flour. rum. beef
N. B. Such 1.
Capt. Mackay's company
34
names not
On board the hospital
brig
Adonis
64
mentioned

What sub-type of article is it?

Slave Related Military

What keywords are associated?

Lord Dunmore Black Banditti Gwyns Island Enslaved Lists Military Returns 1776

What entities or persons were involved?

Lord Dunmore Major Byrd Capt. Mackay

Where did it happen?

Gwyn's Island

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Gwyn's Island

Event Date

May 1776

Key Persons

Lord Dunmore Major Byrd Capt. Mackay

Outcome

lists found by our troops when they took possession of gwyn's island

Event Details

Copies of morning returns of Lord Dunmore's black banditti, distinguished by owners' surnames, including women embarked at Mill Point on the Diligence May 21, Major Byrd's company on the Dunmore May 22, camp on Gwyn's Island May 29, My Lord's Company May 30, and Capt. Mackay's company on hospital brig Adonis

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