I represent Henry Stedfast. I served in His Majesty’s 16th Regiment of Foot. I was born in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland about 1748, and I was a weaver when I enlisted with the 16th. We joined the garrison at Pensacola in the spring of 1770. I was married to Catherine Stedfast and we had two children: James and Diana. James died on July 19, 1770; Diana was baptized June 21, 1771 and died on June 22. They both probably still lie in unmarked graves in Pensacola. I was among the detachment of 16th that was taken prisoner by the Spanish at the capture of Baton Rouge in 1779. My discharge said I was “worn out by twelve years’ service in the unwholesome climate of West Florida, and two years and three-quarters confinement while prisoner with the Spaniards.”
Sources: 8, 37, 127