American Revolutionary War Era Soldiers
(1775 - 1783)

More than 100 years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Gabrial Arthur became the first white man to gaze upon the rugged terrain of Lawrence County. Sometime around 1769 George Washington surveyed the land that would become the county seat of Louisa. But it wasn't until Charles Vancouver, a trader, established the first settlement in 1789 at the current site of Louisa that this beautiful mountainous region began to be settled. Lasting nearly eight years, the American Revolution saw many men serve during the War. By the end of the 1790's and early 1800's early settlers, many of them soldiers from the American Revolution and French and Indian War, began settling throughout different points in the area which would later become Lawrence County. The county was formed in February 1822 from the counties of Floyd and Greenup. Evidence of Revolutionary War Era Soldiers has been recorded in Court Order Books, cemetery records, federal census, Pensioners Lists, pension application papers, and DAR records. It should be noted that Revolutionary Soldiers who were recorded in Floyd County prior to 1822 but whose physical location actually fell within the boundaries of Lawrence upon her formation in 1822 are listed here. Also, evidence of soldiers found within the boundaries of early Lawrence County (before her redistribution to Carter (1838), Johnson (1843), Boyd (1860), Elliott (1869), and Martin (1870)) are also listed here. The list below is compiled from various sources, and is not intended to be a complete account of Revolutionary Soldiers who had connections to Lawrence County. If you have record of an ancestor who either lived in the county, filed a pension application in the county, or died and is buried in Lawrence County, please contact me so that the information may be added to this list. --Beverly L. Pack

Monument on courthouse lawn in memory of first settlement by Charles Vancouver in 1789

Soldiers Documented in Lawrence County, Kentucky

NAME	DATE OF BIRTH	DATE OF DEATH	SERVICE INFORMATION	RANK	WHERE BURIED
David Atkinson	abt 1754	abt 1830	VA Line	Private	Lawrence County
William Bates	unk	aft Feb 18, 1819	VA Line	Private
James Blevens	Dec 25, 1761	Nov 28, 1843	VA Line	Private	Richard Cains Cemetery
Gilbert Blumer	abt 1753	aft 1840	NY Militia; NY Line	Private
James L. Boggs	1752	Nov 1835	VA Militia		Lyon-Holbrook Cemetery, Martha
John Borders	bet 1755-1765	bef 1820	Hessian Soldier		Wild Goose Shoal, Johnson Co, KY
William Brown	abt 1747	aft Oct 18, 1833	VA Line	Private	Pack Cemetery, Charley
Edward Burgess	1744	Oct 4, 1835	VA Line	Private	Old Burgess Cemetery, Tadpole
Jeremiah Burns	Oct 26, 1752	Oct 13, 1824
Richard Cains	Feb 2, 1755	Jan 15, 1823	VA	Private	Richard Cains Cemetery, Blaine
Basil Castle	abt 1761	aft Feb 28, 1834	VA Line	Private
Thomas Chandler	1762	Sep 14, 1840	NC Line	Private	Wayne Co, WV
Abner Childers	unk	unk	VA Line	Private
William Cox	abt 1761	aft Jun 26, 1834	VA Militia; VA Line	Private
Adam Crum	abt 1757	aft Apr 4, 1834	NC Line	Private
Joseph Davis, Jr.	1764	1848	VA Line	Private	Borders Chapel Cemetery
James Fraley	abt 1759	aft June 1834	VA	Indian Scout & Spy
Micajah Frasher	Dec 25, 1753	Nov 9, 1843	VA	Private	Frasher Cemetery, Wayne Co, WV
George Hardwick	Aug 31, 1759	aft 1840	VA Line	Private	Hardwick Cemetery, Donithan
Moses Henny	abt 1757	aft 1840
Joseph Hensley	unk	unk	VA Line	Private
William Holbrook	Aug 10, 1755	Mar 9, 1830	NC		Lyon-Holbrook Cemetery, Martha
Samuel "Sam" Isaac	1769	1862	VA or NC		Isaac Cemetery
William Jayne (Janes)	Jul 10, 1775	Jun 14, 1862	VA
James Kitchen	abt 1749-50	Mar 23, 1832	VA Continental Line		Bells Trace, Carter Co, KY
John Lastey (Lesley)	unk	aft Nov 9, 1833	VA Line (Clark's Illinois Regiment)	Private
Samuel Lee	abt 1763	aft Jun 12, 1834	VA Militia	Private
William S. Lyon	Feb 15, 1752	Apr 18, 1847	NC Line	Private	Lyon-Holbrook Cemetery, Martha
Josiah Marcum	May 2, 1759	Mar 1846	VA Militia	Private - Drummer	Josiah Marcum Cemetery, Jenny's Creek, Wayne Co, WV
John Marshal	abt 1761	aft Apr 18, 1834	VA Militia	Private
Phillip Miller, Sr.	unk	aft Jan 1846
Richard Mills	unk	unk	VA Militia	Private
James Fitspatrick Moore	unk	unk			Yatesville Memorial Gardens
Emanuel Nelson	abt 1767	abt 1865	VA
James Norton	abt 1760	aft Jun 6, 1834	VA Militia	Private
George Washington Pack	1755	1825	VA	Private	Pack Cemetery, Charley
George Parkins (Perkins)	Mar 22, 1754	Nov 15, 1840	NC Militia	Private	Sharon Cemetery, Lee Co, IA
James Patrick	unk	aft 1833	VA Militia	Private
James Pratt	abt 1764	aft Jun 20, 1834	VA Line	Private
Moses Preston, Sr.	1762	Dec 3, 1844	VA Line	Private	Moses Preston Cemetery
Thaddeus Matthew Ramey	1746	1840	VA Militia		Ramey Cemetery, Hoods Fork
John See	Oct 10, 1757	Jan 2, 1837	VA		Lewisville Farm, Henry Co, IL
John Sexton	abt 1759	aft Apr 16, 1834	SC Militia; NC Line	Private
James Sparks	abt 1762	aft Jan 1826	NC Continental
James Elliot Stewart	1769	1835	VA; KY Militia	Drummer	Buchanan Chapel Cemetery
Peter Sullivan	abt 1755	Jun 19, 1840	VA Line	Private
Richard Thompson, Sr.	1742	Oct 11, 1830	NC	Corporal	Yatesville Memorial Garden
James Ward	abt 1760	Jul 15, 1848	VA Line	Private
Bennett Wellman	Feb 9, 1754	Sep 15, 1830	MD Militia	Private	Wellman Cemetery, Lick Creek
David "Black David" White	abt 1747	1817 (age 70 yrs, 8 mos, 9 dys)	PA (Capt. James Archer's Militia Company)	Ensign	Lockwood Cemetery, Boyd County, KY
James White	unk	aft Sep 1850
Silas Phenix Wooten	1759	Feb 25, 1846	VA Line	Private	Wooten/Chapman Cemetery
Robert Young, Sr.	Mar 4, 1752	May 18, 1790	VA	First Lieutenant	Irish Creek

Note: Not all of this information has been documented and verified. If you find errors, please contact me at the address below and let me know. I appreciate all assistance in maintaining accurate information.

Additional information, such as Wills, Biographies, Letters, Diaries, Pension Application Papers, etc., may be found on those soldiers which have a link indicated. If you have a web page with information about one of these soldiers, please contact me so that I may add your page to the links.

You may write to me at email Beverly L. Pack