Captain Barnaby Cabe (b. circa 1720) was a North Carolina British loyalist during the Revolutionary War. He is believed to be the subject of the folksong Barney McCabe.
In real life Barnaby Cabe was a teamster and land owner in North Carolina.
Cabe married Elizabeth Perkins in the 1740's and moved with his family to Orange Co., North Carolina about 1755. Cabe was listed as having attended the Court of Common Pleas in Orange County in 1758. In 1760 he purchased 112 acres of land in Orange Co., North Carolina. He managed a gristmill on four thousand acres (16 km²) of land, and had nine daughters. His two wives predeceased him.
In 1771, Cabe was a captain in the North Carolina militia, He was one of fifteen men to be given a four pound bonus by Governor William Tryon for action against insurgents in New Bern in March 1771. During the American Revolution, he along with his son John, he carried supplies to the armies. Barnaby has been described as being a Tory and loyal to the king of England.
Cabe's Ford in Orange Co., North Carolina is named for him.
In real life Barnaby Cabe was a teamster and land owner in North Carolina.
Cabe married Elizabeth Perkins in the 1740's and moved with his family to Orange Co., North Carolina about 1755. Cabe was listed as having attended the Court of Common Pleas in Orange County in 1758. In 1760 he purchased 112 acres of land in Orange Co., North Carolina. He managed a gristmill on four thousand acres (16 km²) of land, and had nine daughters. His two wives predeceased him.
In 1771, Cabe was a captain in the North Carolina militia, He was one of fifteen men to be given a four pound bonus by Governor William Tryon for action against insurgents in New Bern in March 1771. During the American Revolution, he along with his son John, he carried supplies to the armies. Barnaby has been described as being a Tory and loyal to the king of England.
Cabe's Ford in Orange Co., North Carolina is named for him.
Captain Barnaby Cabe (b. circa 1720) was a North Carolina British loyalist during the Revolutionary War. He is believed to be the subject of the folksong Barney McCabe.
In real life Barnaby Cabe was a teamster and land owner in North Carolina.
Cabe married Elizabeth Perkins in the 1740's and moved with his family to Orange Co., North Carolina about 1755. Cabe was listed as having attended the Court of Common Pleas in Orange County in 1758. In 1760 he purchased 112 acres of land in Orange Co., North Carolina. He managed a gristmill on four thousand acres (16 km²) of land, and had nine daughters. His two wives predeceased him.
In 1771, Cabe was a captain in the North Carolina militia, He was one of fifteen men to be given a four pound bonus by Governor William Tryon for action against insurgents in New Bern in March 1771. During the American Revolution, he along with his son John, he carried supplies to the armies. Barnaby has been described as being a Tory and loyal to the king of England.
Cabe's Ford in Orange Co., North Carolina is named for him.
In real life Barnaby Cabe was a teamster and land owner in North Carolina.
Cabe married Elizabeth Perkins in the 1740's and moved with his family to Orange Co., North Carolina about 1755. Cabe was listed as having attended the Court of Common Pleas in Orange County in 1758. In 1760 he purchased 112 acres of land in Orange Co., North Carolina. He managed a gristmill on four thousand acres (16 km²) of land, and had nine daughters. His two wives predeceased him.
In 1771, Cabe was a captain in the North Carolina militia, He was one of fifteen men to be given a four pound bonus by Governor William Tryon for action against insurgents in New Bern in March 1771. During the American Revolution, he along with his son John, he carried supplies to the armies. Barnaby has been described as being a Tory and loyal to the king of England.
Cabe's Ford in Orange Co., North Carolina is named for him.
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