African-American Revolutionary War veteran Quam Tanner (abt 1756-1852)

☞ ALMOST A CENTENARIAN—A colored man named Quam, died in this village last week, aged ninety-six years. He was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and had received a pension from government for many years previous to his death. Peace to his ashes.Lansingburgh Democrat. July 22, 1852: 2 col 5.ALMOST A CENTENARIAN—The Lansingburgh Democrat says, a colored man named QUAM, died in that village last week, aged ninety-six years. He was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and had received a pension from government for many years previous to his death. Peace to his ashes.Troy Daily Times. July 23, 1852: 2 col 5."Quam Tanner (1778 Pvt., Capt. Elijah Lewis' Co., "Black Regiment;" May 21, 1779 Captured in Loyalist Raid on Quidnessett Neck; Prisoner of War to end of war; Returned to America after Peace Treaty of 1783; Grundset, p. 233)Popek, Daniel M. They “… fought bravely, but were unfortunate:”: The True Story of Rhode Island’s “Black Regiment.” Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2015.https://books.google.com/books?id=HMnyCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA1820Quam TannerUnited States Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant ApplicationsVeteran's Name Quom TannerState Rhode IslandVeteran's Military Service Branch R.I.Pension Number S. 42,445Additional Name Ephraim Whitaker, Jno D Dickinson, Quam TannerAffiliate Identifier 19930153https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSJX-2YCHis name is on The Battle of Rhode Island granite monument created by the Rhode Island Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.“Guam Tanner, died July 9, 1852, aged 96 yrs.” (Lans Gazette says he was soldier of Rev)“Charity, wife of [Guam Tanner], [died] Aug. 24, 1850, [aged] 85 yrs.”https://lansingburghhistoricalsociety.org/lansingburgh-cemeteries/oldest-lansingburgh-cemetery/Though the headstone or pair of headstones of Quam Tanner and his wife have not been photographed in the cemetery in recent years, the old DAR transcription of headstones in the cemetery would seem to place the Tanners roughly in the NE quadrant of the cemetery around the 38th/39th rows. All the other known graves of African-American veterans are also in the NE quadrant (Civil War veterans Titus Gunn, Jerome Lee, and James Hall along with his wife).