Black Loyalists in New Brunswick, 1783-1854: Biographies

Biographies of Black Loyalists

Tom Hyde & Sukey were the first two Black Loyalists to arrive in what is now New Brunswick.

A repeat runaway, Lidge arrived in New Brunswick as an enslaved child.

Nancy became the focus of a well-documented court case in 1800 challenging the legality of slavery in New Brunswick.

In 1814, John Patterson captured one of New Brunswick's most wanted criminals.

Thomas Peters became a leader for African Americans in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

Cairo & Pompey Rumney were brought together by the dramatic circumstances of the American Revolution.