James Evans (1761 - aft. 1802)

Born 1761 in Virginia

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Biography

James Evans served with 10th Virginia Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

James Evans is the son of Samuel Evans and Ann Colville. His birthdate and death date are from " Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters." Spouse is Lucy Savage

The Albemarle Barracks, located in Albemarle County near Charlottesville Virginia, and was a prisoner-of-war encampment for British prisoners during the American Revolutionary War.

Following Gen. John Burgoyne's defeat at the Battle of Saratoga, in 1777, several thousand British and German troops, of what came to be known as the Convention Army, were marched to Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Subsequently, the remaining soldiers (some 2,000 British, upwards of 1,900 German, and roughly 300 women and children) marched south in late 1778 - arriving at the Albemarle Barracks encampment in January, 1779.

In modern days, Barracks Road in Charlottesville leads past the Albemarle Barracks encampment.

Sources

• Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters [1]
• Lineage Book - National Society of the Daughters of the American ..., Volume 53By Daughters of the American Revolution.[2]
• Sweeny, Lenora Higginbotham, Amherst County, Virginia in the Revolution Including Extracts from the "Lost Order Book" 1773-1782 [Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, Inc., 2002]. This book is not copyrighted.

Acknowledgement

• WikiTree profile Evans-2262 created through the import of My Family File072211.ged on Jul 25, 2011 by Grady Lucas. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Grady and others.