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'''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>
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'''Captain 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>
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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> He was one of fifteen men to be given a four pound bonus by Governor [[William Tryon]] for action against insurgents in New Bern in March 1771.<ref>[http://docsouth.unc.edu/csr/index.html/document/csr22-0164 Payment as Witnesses against the Regulators]</ref> During the [[American Revolution]] he 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> He was one of fifteen men to be given a four pound bonus by Governor [[William Tryon]] for action against insurgents in New Bern in March 1771.<ref>[http://docsouth.unc.edu/csr/index.html/document/csr22-0164 Payment as Witnesses against the Regulators]</ref> During the [[American Revolution]] he 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>
 
   
 
   
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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>  
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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>
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== External Link ==
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* [http://docsouth.unc.edu/csr/index.html/document/csr22-0207 Invoice from Barnaby Cabe for supplies for the militia, April 26, 1771]
    
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