In a message dated 05/10/2003 5:22:33 PM Central Daylight Time, RAB55@aol.com writes: > Pam's comments reminded me of why Cousin Mayo Bundy listed him as "Absalom > Tory Officer". He got some very decided letters informing him that "there > were no Tory officers in my family". I guess he ignored them?? More documentation From: Loyalists in the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War. by Murtie June Clark: pg 411 Pay Abstract Nr __, Colonel David Fanning's Regiment, Loyal Militia from North Carolina, Captain Joseph Cravey's Company, 549-days pay, 1 Mar 1781-30 Sept 1782 Nr Rank Name Remarks 1 Captain Cravey, Joseph 2 " Smally, Abner 1 Lieutenant Autry, Absalom 2 " Ellit, James 1 Private Back, Abram 2 " Ellet, Thomas attest: David Fanning, Colonel (Note: These men are determined to go to St. Augustine, FL.) From The State Records of NC Vol XXII pg. 196 THE NAMES OF THE COMPANIES OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, AS THEY WAS COMMISSIONED IN THEIR DIFFERENT COMPANIES. 5. Robert Turner, Capt. in N.C. Absolem Autrey, Lt. in Florida Wm. King, Ens. joined the Rebels Notes from Research Guide to Loyalist Ancestors by Paul J. Bunnell: paraphrased Many Loyalists fled to Florida while being chased by the Rebels. About 12,000 Loyalists fled to east Florida. "The Georgians and Carolinians were not the only Loyalists to flee to Florida." By 1783, there was a "strong Loyalist community" around St. Augustine. When they left, some went to Providence Island in the Bahamas, to England, some stayed to live under the Spanish rule and other found their way back to US and Canada. "462 whites ...returned to the US/" 725 whites...went to Nova Scotia 1033 whites....went to the Bahamas." 421 white.. went to... the Caribbean " 245 whites...possibly went to England" 61 whites...went to other foreign countries." Richard White stated ( in 1998) that Absalom served under Capt. Turner as a Tory officer in Florida. Stated he was born 1731 or 33 in NC, moved to Buncombe Co., NC then Rutherford Co, NC and finally settled in Ala 1806-1807 and died in St. Clair Co., Ala. Pam