Description: Partially printed Continental Army pay note signed JEFF LIBERTY : "State of Connecticut, Treasury Office, June 1, A.D. 1782." Pvt. Liberty was born a slave—and we just don’t know too much more about himWe know he entered the war at age 55, survived to gain freedom, a wife, two daughtersand a small piece of land. He died when he was 72. He must have been well tendedand cared about in his life CTSSAR Color Guard recently visited Old Judea Cemetery in Washington, Conn. to honor Pvt. Jeff Liberty.Pvt. Liberty was a black soldier who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. The Color Guard dedicated a new head stone at his grave in his honor. Judea Cemetery, also known as Old Judea Cemetery, is a colonial era burying ground located on Judea Road in Washington, Connecticut. Before it became a separate town in 1779, and chose to name itself "Washington", the area was known as "Judea", and was part of Woodbury, Connecticut. Judea Cemetery is the site of a monument in honor of "Jeff Liberty and His Colored Patriots", erected in the early 20th century, and is thought to be the resting place of a number of African-American soldiers who served in the American Revolutionary War, including Jeff Liberty. Liberty was owned by Continental Army Captain Jonathan Ferrand, who is buried in Old Judea, and he (Liberty) earned his freedom by fighting in the Continental Army. "Liberty" is known to have been chosen as a surname by a number of slaves freed in this era.[1][2] Jeff Liberty-Buried in a cemetery inWashington, Ct. Cothran's "History ofWoodbury" indicates that he was the slaveof Jonathan Farrand and had been freed forenlisting in the war (p. 783>. Liberty servedin the Fourth R~giment of Ct. from June 27through October 11, 1781. According tomanuscript records at the State Library a surgeon in the Fourth Regiment that Liberty was too old and "too infirm to endure thefatigues of camp and is an improper subjectfor the Army." He was discharged in October. Liberty's grave in the Judea Cemeteryin Washington, CT, is marked with a plaqueplaced by the local Sons of Liberty chapter.
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