Solomon Kendall of the Guides and Pioneers
![1785 hand written page listing the names of the Guides and Pioneers. Solomon Kendall is listed as having a wife and one child under the age of ten.](https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/black-settlers-york-sunbury_colons-noirs/wp-content/uploads/sites/158/2021/09/Solomon-kendal-wife-and-son-1-1.jpg)
Courtesy of University of New Brunswick, Archives & Special Collections.
This 1785 document lists the names of members of the Guides and Pioneers along with number of dependents. The Guides and Pioneers was a unique corps of Loyalist soldiers, raised in December 1776 at New York City. They were led by Colonel Beverley Robinson, who later settled in Nashwaaksis.
Solomon Kendall (highlighted) is shown as having a wife and child under the age of 10.