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'''Barnaby Cabe''' (b. circa 1720) was a [[North Carolina]] [[British]] loyalist during the [[Revolutionary War]]. He is also believed to be the subject of the folksong ''Barney McCabe''.<ref>[http://www.enoriver.org/fishdam/markham2.htm Eno River Association]</ref>
'''Captian Barnaby Cabe''' (b. circa 1720) was a [[North Carolina]] [[British]] loyalist during the [[Revolutionary War]]. He is also believed to be the subject of the folksong ''Barney McCabe''.<ref>[http://www.enoriver.org/fishdam/markham2.htm Eno River Association]</ref>
In real life Barnaby Cabe was a teamster and land owner in North Carolina.<ref>[http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/NCROOTS/1999-05/0926096878 Barnaby Cabe, Orange Co., North Carolina #1]</ref>
In real life Barnaby Cabe was a teamster and land owner in North Carolina.<ref>[http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/NCROOTS/1999-05/0926096878 Barnaby Cabe, Orange Co., North Carolina #1]</ref>
He managed a gristmill, four thousand acres (16 km²) of land, and had nine daughters. His two wives predeceased him.<ref>[http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/NCROOTS/1999-05/0926096878 Barnaby Cabe, Orange Co., North Carolina #1]</ref> He was still living in Orange County, North Carolina in 1758.<ref>[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/2052/CABE_Web_Data.htm ''Early Cabe Families in the U.S.'']</ref>
He managed a gristmill, four thousand acres (16 km²) of land, and had nine daughters. His two wives predeceased him.<ref>[http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/NCROOTS/1999-05/0926096878 Barnaby Cabe, Orange Co., North Carolina #1]</ref> He was still living in Orange County, North Carolina in 1758.<ref>[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/2052/CABE_Web_Data.htm ''Early Cabe Families in the U.S.'']</ref>
Cabe during the [[American Revolution]] along with his son John carried supplies to the armies.<ref>[http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/NCROOTS/1999-05/0926096878 Barnaby Cabe, Orange Co., North Carolina #1]</ref> Barnaby has been described as being a [[Tory]] and loyal to the king of England.<ref>[http://courses.ncssm.edu/fishdam/day5.htm ''The Search for Fish Dam Road'', The Diary, Day Five:Monday, April 5.]</ref>
In 1771, Cabe was a captain in the North Carolina militia<ref>[http://docsouth.unc.edu/csr/index.html/document/csr22-0207 Invoice from Barnaby Cabe for supplies for the militia]</ref> but during the [[American Revolution]] along with his son John carried supplies to the armies.<ref>[http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/NCROOTS/1999-05/0926096878 Barnaby Cabe, Orange Co., North Carolina #1]</ref> Barnaby has been described as being a [[Tory]] and loyal to the king of England.<ref>[http://courses.ncssm.edu/fishdam/day5.htm ''The Search for Fish Dam Road'', The Diary, Day Five:Monday, April 5.]</ref>
Cabe's Ford in Orange Co., North Carolina is named for him.<ref>[http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/NCROOTS/1999-05/0926119049 Barnaby Cabe, Orange Co., North Carolina #2]</ref>
Cabe's Ford in Orange Co., North Carolina is named for him.<ref>[http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/NCROOTS/1999-05/0926119049 Barnaby Cabe, Orange Co., North Carolina #2]</ref>