Barnaby Cabe
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.[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] He was still living in Orange County, North Carolina in 1758.[7]
In 1771, Cabe was a captain in the North Carolina militia,[8] 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.[9] During the American Revolution along with his son John carried supplies to the armies.[10] Barnaby has been described as being a Tory and loyal to the king of England.[11]
Cabe's Ford in Orange Co., North Carolina is named for him.[12]
References
- â Eno River Association
- â Barnaby Cabe, Orange Co., North Carolina #1
- â Early Cabe settlers and present day researchers, by Celia Graham
- â Early Cabe Families in the U.S.
- â RootsWeb, #2 Barnaby CABE Orange Co. NC
- â Barnaby Cabe, Orange Co., North Carolina #1
- â Early Cabe Families in the U.S.
- â Invoice from Barnaby Cabe for supplies for the militia
- â Payment as Witnesses against the Regulators
- â Barnaby Cabe, Orange Co., North Carolina #1
- â The Search for Fish Dam Road, The Diary, Day Five:Monday, April 5.
- â Barnaby Cabe, Orange Co., North Carolina #2