Fergus, Ontario (Canada): Who Was Richard Pierpoint??? Lawwd
Posted by theone on 9/27/2023, 2:43 am
Richard Pierpoint(photo) was a Black slave from Senegal(Africa) who fought for the British Army during the American revolution, he was the "most famous" Black loyalist.
Richard Pierpoint (also historically referred to as Pawpine, Parepoint; Captain Pierpoint, Captain Dick; Black Dick), loyalist, soldier, community leader, storyteller (born c. 1744 in Bondu [now Senegal]; died c. 1838, near present-day Fergus, ON). Pierpoint was an early leader in Canada’s Black community. Taken from West Africa as a teenager and sold into slavery, Pierpoint regained his freedom during the American Revolution. He settled in Niagara, Upper Canada, and attempted to live communally with other Black Canadians. In the War of 1812, he petitioned for an all-Black unit to fight for the British and fought with the Coloured Corps.