Black Loyalist
Mary [Conner]
Timeline
1763
Born
7/
Nov
1775
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Lord Dunmore's Proclamation - Norfolk
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John Murray, Lord Dunmore - John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore (1732 – 25 February 1809), was the colonial governor of Virginia at the outbreak of the American Revolution.
Aug
1777
British Invasion of Philadelphia - Chesapeake
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The campaign for Philadelphia - On July 23 1777 the British fleet left from Sandy Hook, New York carrying more than 15,000 soldiers and headed into the Atlantic before turning south to enter the Chesapeake in August and sail up the bay to its northern extremity to set the troops ashore at the head of the Elk River on August 25.
1778
Tithables for the Western Branch Bounding on the Nansemond Line-1778 - Western Branch bounding on the Nansemond Line
Source for this event: Norfolk County Virginia Tithables, Volume 3, 1766 - 1780
| Name | Owner | |
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| Mary | William Connor - Crane Island |
1778
Ran
1782
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Treaty of Paris - Paris France
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Treaty of Paris - In November 1782 a provisional peace treaty was hammered out between the British and the Americans in Paris.
1783
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Evacuation of New York - New York
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Evacuation of New York - In April 1783 the first evacuation fleet left for Nova Scotia. A week later the British Commander, Sir Guy Carleton, sailed up the Hudson River to Orangetown for a conference with General Washington to discuss the evacuation. As the victorious commander, Washington opened the meeting by reiterating the resolution of Congress regarding “the delivery of all Negroes and other property.”
| Vessel Names and their Commanders | Where Bound | Names | Age | Description | Names of the Person in whose Possession they now are | Remarks |
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| La Aigle Master: John Blair |
Annapolis | Mary | 20 | Likely Wench | Formerly Slave to William Connor , Crane Island. Left 5 years ago. Black Pioneers. |
