Footnotes:

1 Most genealogies of Joshua Naylor point to George Joshua Naylor and Margaret Woodward as his parents. One profile, from the Archives of Maryland biographical series, lists his parents as Samuel and Mary Naylor. It does not provide any documentation to back up that assertion.

2 Gaines, Danielle E., âââ¬Å“Stamp repudiation left its mark on Frederick, country,âââ¬ÂÂ The Frederick [Maryland] News-Post, 14 November 2015, (https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/stamp-repudiation-left-its-mark-on-frederick-country/article_127bd1a4-39fe-5c6f-b520-cf772759cd94.html).

3 Revolutionary War Military Records, Maryland Archives, enlistment roll, 10 February 1776, 7th Company, First Maryland Regiment.

4 "Read the Revolution, Washington’s Immortals, Museum of the American Revolution: 31 August 2016; review of Washington’s Immortals, by Patrick O’Donnell, (https://www.amrevmuseum.org/read-the-revolution/washington-s-immortals).

5 Tacyn, Mark Andrew, To the End:’ The First Maryland Regiment and the American Revolution (PhD diss., University of Maryland College Park, 1999), abstract.

6 Schenawolf, Harry, Battle of Harlem Heights Sept. 16, 1776: Americans Gave the British a Good Drubbing, Revolutionary War Journal: 15 January 2014, (https://revolutionarywarjournal.com/battle-of-harlem-heights/).

7 The Battle of White Plains, Finding the Maryland 400, Maryland State Archives: 28 October 2013, (https://msamaryland400.com/2013/10/28/the-battle-of-white-plains/).

8 The Crossing and the Capture, Finding the Maryland 400, Maryland State Archives: 26 December 2013, (https://msamaryland400.com/2013/12/26/the-crossing-and-the-capture/).

9 A Fine Fox Chase: The Battle of Princeton,âââ¬ÂÂ Finding the Maryland 400, Maryland State Archives: 3 January 2014, (https://msamaryland400.com/2014/01/03/a-fine-fox-chase-the-battle-of-princeton/).

10 Joshua Nailor (Pvt., Maryland Line, 4th Regiment, Col. Hall’s Company, U.S. Revolutionary War), pension no. S. 41,914; Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service, compiled ca. 1800 - ca. 1912, documenting the period ca. 1775 - ca. 1900; U.S. Revolutionary War Pension Files; Record Group 15: National Archives, Washington, D.C. imaged: Fold3, (https://www.fold3.com/image/25085915/nailor-joshua-page-6-us-revolutionary-war-pensions-1800-1900), accessed 20 September, 2025.

11 Maryland Records Colonial, Revolutionary, County and Church from Original Sources Marriage Licenses Issued at Upper Marlborough, Prince George's County, Maryland--1777 to 1801.* Maryland Records Colonial, Revolutionary, County and Church from Original Sources Marriage Licenses Issued at Upper Marlborough, Prince George's County, Maryland--1777 to 1801.* Name: Joshua Naylor Spouse: Martha Nutwell Marriage Date: 17 Jan 1781.

12 "1850 Census'': "United States, Census, 1850," database with images, (FamilySearch Record|MCDQ-PZ3): accessed 21 September 2025 FamilySearch Image S3HY-DC6Q-LWP ''John Nailer (63) in Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States. Born in Maryland.'' citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 10; Digital film/folder number: 004191095_002_M9C4-YBF; FHL microfilm: 24560; Image number: 87; Record number: 10226; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01133-0. [John’s birth date seems to be family lore. I have not been able to confirm it, other than the probable year based on census records.]

13 Martha Nutwell Naylor’s death date is estimated based on a female of her age appearing in the household on the 1790 Census and Joshua’s apparent marriage to Morning Stoggins Harril in 1792, although that date is questionable, see note 14.

14 There are some questions as to the date of the marriage of Joshua Naylor and Morning Stoggins Harril. In her sworn statement supporting her widow’s pension request, she stated that they were married on 11 June 1792.

"United States records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9F9-S9SL?view=fullText : Sep 6, 2025), image 378 of 940; United States National Archives and Records Administration. Image Group Number: 007584784.

But an abstract of marriage licenses in Rutherford County, NC, shows the date as 10 September 1799.

Ancestry.com. Rutherford County, North Carolina, U.S., Marriages, 1779-1868 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.

Original data: Holcomb, Brent H. Marriages of Rutherford County, North Carolina, 1779–1868. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1986.

This is important because the law granting pensions to widows required that they be married prior to 1794.

15 1810 U.S. census, Rowan County, North Carolina, page 287 (penned), line 3, Batson Nailer; imaged, 1810 United States Federal Census, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/records/778448?tid=203657777&pid=312709410003&ssrc=pt/: accessed 22 September 2025).

16 Robert W. Ramsey, Carolina Cradle: Settlement of the Northwest Carolina Frontier, 1747–1762 (University of North Carolina Press, 1964), 10-22; imaged, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/carolinacradlese0000rams/: accessed 22 September 2025).

17 U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872,âââ¬ÂÂ database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1116/records/122538 : accessed 22 September 2025), entry for Joshua Nailor of North Carolina.

18 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62066192/joshua-naylor: accessed September 22, 2025), memorial page for CPL Joshua Naylor (Dec 1751–24 Jun 1835), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62066192, citing Lanes Chapel Church Cemetery, Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Beverly, Sharon & John,Jr (contributor 47169632), with tombstone images by Dorothy Wilkie (contributor 47323722).

Joshua Naylor (1751 - 1835)