From: Henry Burke <burkeh@mcnet.marietta.edu>
 
 
> Michel,
Here is a short biography of Basil (Bazeel) Norman a mulatto war veteran around
Marietta from 1800 to his death in 1830.		
Basel Norman
African-American Revolutionary War Veteran

 	Basil Norman was mulatto born on July 12, 1760 in Frederick Co., MD
He served as a private in Col. John Genby's' Regiment, of the Maryland
Continetal Militia during the American Revolutionary War (circa 1777-1781).
For his service he acquired some land in the Third Ward of Marietta, 
Washington County, Ohio.
 	Basil married Fortune Stephens and had several children, Basil, Jr.,
Aquilla, James and Joseph. Basil Norman lived in and around Marietta from
around 1800 until his death in 1830. 
 	His name is listed on the  Mound Cemetery  Revolutionary War
Veterans Memorial, located at the intersection of Scammel and Fifth Streets in
Marietta, Ohio.
 
 
 	Henry R. Burke			burkeh@mcnet.marietta.edu	
 		 URL: http://www.marietta.edu/~burkeh