{"id":6108,"date":"2023-10-25T04:38:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T04:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/changestartsnow.ca\/?post_type=documents&#038;p=6108"},"modified":"2023-10-25T04:38:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T04:38:30","slug":"richard-pierpoint-c-1744-c-1838","status":"publish","type":"documents","link":"https:\/\/changestartsnow.ca\/fr\/documents\/richard-pierpoint-c-1744-c-1838\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Pierpoint- c.1744-c.1838"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the first Black settlers in this region, Pierpoint was born in Senegal. At the age of about 16 he was<br>imprisoned and shipped to America where he became the slave of a British officer. During the American<br>Revolution he enlisted in the British forces, thereby gaining his freedom, and served with Butler&rsquo;s<br>Rangers. Disbanded at Niagara, \u00ab\u00a0Captain Dick\u00a0\u00bb settled near here. At the outbreak of the War of 1812 he<br>joined the Coloured Corps and in 1821, recalling his militia service, he petitioned the government for<br>passage home to Africa. Although his request was denied, the aged Pierpoint was granted land in present-<br>day Fergus. Remarkably he fulfilled the required settlement duties when over 80 and then apparently<br>returned to this area.<br>Received June 05, 1985<br>St. Cath Museum<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"984\" height=\"1336\" src=\"https:\/\/change_starts_now.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/25043825\/image-160.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/change_starts_now.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/25043825\/image-160.png 984w, https:\/\/change_starts_now.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/25043825\/image-160-368x500.png 368w, https:\/\/change_starts_now.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/25043825\/image-160-768x1043.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 984px) 100vw, 984px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the first Black settlers in this region, Pierpoint was born in Senegal. 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