Enslaved Henry Johnston's Ancestor was a Revolutionary War Patriot

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Enslaved Henry Johnston's Ancestor was a Revolutionary War Patriot

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Andre Kearns fifth great grandfather Johannes Schmeirer (John Schmeyer Sr.) rendered material aid to the Revolutionary army. He was a German who emigrated aboard the Ship Neptune to Pennsylvania in 1755, then migrated to Lincoln County, North Carolina in search of land. German immigrants participated on both sides of the Revolutionary War, but John was a Patriot.