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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> | ||
| − | 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> |
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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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Revision as of 18:57, August 9, 2009
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.[1]
In real life Barnaby Cabe was a teamster and land owner in North Carolina.[2]
Cabe married Elizabeth Perkins in the 1740's and moved with his family to Orange Co., North Carolina about 1755.[3] Cabe was listed as having attended the Court of Common Pleas in Orange County in 1758.[4] In 1760 he purchased 112 acres of land in Orange Co., North Carolina.[5] He managed a gristmill on four thousand acres (16 km²) of land, and had nine daughters. His two wives predeceased him.[6]
In 1771, Cabe was a captain in the North Carolina militia,[7] 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.[8] During the American Revolution he along with his son John carried supplies to the armies.[9] Barnaby has been described as being a Tory and loyal to the king of England.[10]
Cabe's Ford in Orange Co., North Carolina is named for him.[11]
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References
- ↑ Eno River Association
- ↑ Barnaby Cabe, Orange Co., North Carolina #1
- ↑ Early Cabe settlers and present day researchers, by Celia Graham
- ↑ Early Cabe Families in the U.S.
- ↑ RootsWeb, #2 Barnaby CABE Orange Co. NC
- ↑ Barnaby Cabe, Orange Co., North Carolina #1
- ↑ Invoice from Barnaby Cabe for supplies for the militia
- ↑ Payment as Witnesses against the Regulators
- ↑ Barnaby Cabe, Orange Co., North Carolina #1
- ↑ The Search for Fish Dam Road, The Diary, Day Five:Monday, April 5.
- ↑ Barnaby Cabe, Orange Co., North Carolina #2