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- Richard Pierpoint (c. 1744 – c. 1837) was a Senegalese-born farmer and soldier. Brought as a slave to British North America via the Atlantic slave trade, he fought as a Black Loyalist in the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he settled in a Black community in Upper Canada, where he was given some land.
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Richard Pierpoint (c. 1744 – c. 1837) was a Senegalese-born farmer and soldier. Brought as a slave to British North America via the Atlantic slave trade, he fought as a Black Loyalist in the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he settled in a Black community in Upper Canada, where he was given some land.
- Early Life
- American Revolution and Freedom
- “Petition of Free Negroes” and Life in Upper Canada
- War of 1812
- Later Life and 1821 Petition
- Significance and Legacy
Richard Pierpoint was born in Bondu (now Senegal), in West Africa, around 1744. His original name is unknown. In the early 18th century, life in Bondu — a state south of the Sahara, northeast of the Gambia River and slightly inland from the Atlantic Ocean — was chaotic and diverse. The region covered more than 30,000 km2 with a population as high a...
Exactly how Richard Pierpoint regained his freedom is unclear, but it appears that the American Revolution was the cause for change. In 1775, the royal governor of Virginia granted freedom to all persons enslaved by rebels in that colony in exchange for their military service against those same rebel Americans. Pierpoint may have been promised his ...
When Richard Pierpoint received his 200-acre grant in Grantham Township, he still needed to clear and develop the land in order to receive letters patent and be officially recognized as the owner. Pierpoint would have been required to clear at least 5 acres of land per 100 acres granted for farming and road frontage and to build a log cabinof a min...
When war broke out between Britain and the United States in 1812, Richard Pierpoint was 68 years old. Nevertheless, he petitioned military leadership to create an all-Black militia to fight for the British. Shortly thereafter, Pierpoint joined Captain Robert Runchey’s Corps of Coloured Men (the Coloured Corps), a militia of free Black men. Serving ...
On 19 January 1820, in recognition of his contribution during the War of 1812, Richard Pierpoint was granted 100 acres of land on the Grand River in Garafraxa Township (near present-day Fergus, Ontario). Now in his mid-70s, Pierpoint was still living in Niagara and finding it difficult to support himself as a labourer. On 21 July 1821, he petitione...
Richard Pierpoint died in the winter of 1837–38. He left no family or successors, and left his estate to Lemuel Brown of Grantham Township. His burial place is unknown. According to oral history in the Black Canadian community, Pierpoint was a gifted storyteller in the West African tradition of the griot. He travelled around Upper Canadawith Deaf M...
Richard Pierpoint, born in the kingdom of Bundu (a region located in present-day Senegal), was captured in 1760 and forcibly transported across the Atlantic Ocean to the Thirteen British Colonies in America that became the United States.
PIERPOINT (Parepoint, Pawpine), RICHARD, also known as Captain Dick and Black Dick, soldier, militiaman, labourer, and farmer; b. c. 1744 in Bondu (Senegal); d. before 27 Sept. 1838 near Fergus, Upper Canada.
- Robert L. Fraser
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 7
Jul 31, 2020 · Richard Pierpoint, born in the kingdom of Bundu (a region located in present-day Senegal), was captured in 1760 and forcibly transported across the Atlantic Ocean to the Thirteen British Colonies in America that became the United States.
In 1812, the 68-year-old Richard Pierpoint successfully established the Coloured Corps, a unit made up of free black men. Here he would serve as a Private throughout the war. After once again bravely serving the empire, the only thing on Pierpoint’s mind was to return to his home in Africa.
Richard Pierpoint, born in the kingdom of Bundu (a region located in present-day Senegal), was captured in 1760 and forcibly transported across the Atlantic Ocean to the Thirteen British Colonies in America that became the United States.
