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Loyalists were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution, often referred to as Tories, [1] [2] Royalists, or King's Men at the time. They were opposed by the Patriots or Whigs, who supported the revolution and considered them "persons inimical to the liberties of America."
Those who were in Loyalist combat units, and non-combatant Loyalist families who had very visibly aided the British cause, and/or were unshakably loyal to Britain, mostly left. The largest number became the foundation of the English-speaking Canadian community. [ 82 ]
Sir Isaac Coffin, 1st Baronet (1759–1839), Royal Navy officer and member of a prominent Massachusetts Loyalist family; John Connolly (c. 1741 –1813), planned with Lord Dunmore to raise a regiment of Loyalists and Indians in Canada called the Loyal Foresters and lead them to Virginia to help Dunmore put down the rebellion
Liberty's Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World (2012) excerpt and text search; Thomas B. Allen. Tories: Fighting for the King in America's First Civil War (2011) excerpt and text search; Ronald Rees, Land of the Loyalists: Their struggle to shape the Maritimes, Nimbus, 146 p., 2000, ISBN 1-55109-274-3.
As a staunch opponent of American independence, he would become one of the most prominent Loyalists in North America during the early part of the Revolutionary War. The son of a wealthy landowner, Galloway became close friends with Benjamin Franklin through his law studies in the late 1740s.
The Doans were Loyalists from a Quaker family of good standing. The sons of family patriarch Joseph Doan reached manhood at the time of the American Revolutionary War. Growing up in Plumstead, Pennsylvania, the Doans excelled athletically. The Doan Boys' principal occupation was robbing Whig tax collectors and stealing horses.
The historic events of the time sparked his transformation from a privileged family member of Loyalists to a dedicated Patriot. He paid a high price, facing tragedies including a split with Loyalist members of his family, and illness and an early death from disease contracted during the American Revolutionary War.
This is a list of places in the United States and Canada named for residents of British North America who remained loyal to the British Crown up to and through the American Revolution. In what would become the United States, many prominent Loyalists and their families played integral roles in the development of the Thirteen Colonies. In Canada ...