Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Titus, Ishmael |
Date Born |
1746 |
Birthplace |
North Carolina |
Deceased |
01/27/1855 |
Place of Death |
Williamstown, Massachusetts |
Places of Residence |
North Carolina New York Bennington, Vermont Pownal, Vermont Williamstown, Massachusetts |
Notes |
Ishmeal Titus was born a slave in North Carolina in 1746. He was sold several times as a young man and belonged to Lawrence Ross during the American Revolution. When Ross was drafted in the spring of 1779, he sent his slave to serve as his substitute. In exchange for serving one year, Titus was to be given his freedom. After gaining his freedom, Titus reenlisted for another two years. He fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain in October 1780, the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in 1781. When he applied for a pension in 1832 there was no record for him being in the militia as he claimed and no one who could verify his service. After he was discharged, Titus moved north to New York and lived in New Rochelle, Ballston and Troy before moving to Bennington in the 1780s. He lived for a time in Pownal, and then moved to Williamstown, Massachusetts in 1817. |
