John Redman

John Redman was a "Free Negro" taxable on 3 persons and 2 horses in Hardy County in 1810 [Yantis, A Supplement to the 1810 Census of Virginia, H-7]. At the age of sixty years on 11 June 1820, he made a declaration in Hardy County Court on 11 June 1820 to obtain a pension for his services in the Revolution. He stated that he enlisted in Winchester, Virginia.

His widow Sarah applied for a survivor's pension on 9 August 1838 stating that her husband died on 8 October 1836.

Their son Nimrod was fifty-one years old on 26 May 1849 when he appeared in Hardy County Court stating that he was the son of John and Sarah who died 4 November 1848 [M805-679, frame 0611].

Daughters of the American Revolution:

REDMOND, JOHN

• Ancestor #: A207046
• Service:
• VIRGINIA Rank: PRIVATE
• Birth:
• (ANTE) 1763
• Death:
• 10-8-1836 HARDY CO VIRGINIA
• Pension Number:
• S*W5691
• Service Source:
• S*W5691; NARA, M246, REV WAR ROLL 1775-1783, ROLL #115; HARDY CO WV
• COURT BOOK 1821-1827, PP 183-184
• Service Description:
• 1) CAPTS JOHN HUGHES, GUNN, COL LEE
• 2) 1ST REGT OF LIGHT DRAGOONS, CONTINENTAL LINE

Sources

1. http://www.fold3.com/page/285838788_free_african_americans_of_virgi...