Display Patriot - P-126563 - Lawrence BUTLER

Lawrence BUTLER

SAR Patriot #: P-126563

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: VA      Qualifying Service: Captain / Patriotic Service

Birth: abt 1754 / Westmoreland / VA
Death: 04 May 1811 liv / Frederick / VA

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. 1776, he was commissioned a 1st Lieutenant.
  2. 1777, promoted to Captain-Lieutenant in the 11th Virginia Regiment.
  3. 1779, promoted to Captain in the 15th Virginia Regiment.
  4. 1780, captured at the Siege of Charleston and held as a prisoner of war. Paroled in July 1781 and served until the end of the war.

Additional References:
  1. Revolutionary War Virginia State Pension VA2166.
  2. Heitman, Francis B., Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution, 1775-1873, Washington DC: Rare Book Shop Publishing Company, 1914, pg 111
  3. Land Grant 199, 4,000 acres, 26 March 1783, Catalogue of Revolutionary Soldiers and Sailors of the Commonwealth of Virginia to whom Land Bounty Warrants Were Granted for Military Services in the War for Independence. Samuel M. Wilson, Reprint 6, 2002, pg 6
  4. Lyman, M E, Genealogical, Burial and Service Data for Revolutionary War Patriots Buried in Virginia, 2020, pg 66

Spouse:
Children:
Members Who Share This Ancestor
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Burial:
Dearmont Farm Cemetery (C-0369249)
Location:
White Post / Clarke / VA / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
2648271
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
39.093552 / -78.110738
Find A Grave Memorial #:
182192376
Marker Type:
SAR granite;
SAR Grave Dedication Date:
06 Oct 2024

Comments:
  • Original flat stone
  • First Grave Photo with SAR marker taken and provided with permission from compatriot Dale Cory (VA) member 189324
  • Second Grave Photo provided by Craig Batten, George Washington Chapter, VASSAR


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

The cemetery is on private property. Dearmont Hall Lane is a gravel road off Gun Barrel Road. The property is at the end of the lane. After turning into the property, there is a hill to the immediate left. At the top of the hill is the cemetery.There is a slab stone under which lies Lawrence Butler.



Author: Dale Edward Corey

Lawrence Butler was born in 1754 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, the son of Lawrence and Eleanor Butler. His father died in 1777, and in his Last Will and Testament, he instructed his executors to sell all his lands and divide the money equally among his eight children. Lawrence Jr used this to purchase land in Frederick County, near Winchester. 

He became a prominent figure during the American Revolution. He was commissioned a 1st Lieutenant on 2 December 1776 and quickly earned a promotion to Captain Lieutenant in 1777. He served in the 11th Virginia Regiment. On 14 May 1779, Lawrence was promoted to Captain with assignment to the 15th Virginia Regiment. He fought in numerous battles, including the Siege of Charleston in 1780, where he was captured and held as a prisoner of war. He was paroled from July 1781 to the war's end and returned to settle in White Post, Virginia, near Winchester City. He was given a 4000-acre land warrant for his service during the war. He continued to serve in the military, earning promotion to Major on 24 April 1799. He served in the military until 15 June 1800.

After the war, he became an active member of the White Post Community, serving as a local magistrate. He made his Last Will and Testament on 4 May 1811 in Frederick County, Virginia, where he resided. An 1802 probate record showed he owned a farm and house in Winchester, a bridge in Westmoreland County, and land in Kentucky. He held stocks in different banks, the Washington Bridge, turnpikes, and bonds. The Will makes no mention of a wife or natural children.

The Patriot died on 4 May 1811 and is buried on his farm in White Post.

 

Sources:

  1. Revolutionary War Pension VA2166, Lawrence Butler
  2. Genealogies of Virginia Families, Vol I, Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Page 295
  3. Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War, F. B. Heitman, page 111, 2019, Alpha Editions
  4. Catalogue of Revolutionary Soldiers and Sailors of the Commonwealth of Virginia to Whom Land Bounty Warrants Were Granted, Samuel M. Wilson, Warrant 199, page 6, 2006, Heritage Books
  5. Genealogical, Burial, and Service Data for Revolutionary War Patriots Buried in Virginia, M. E. Lyman, 2nd Edition, page 66, Northumberland Historical Press, Heathsville, VA 2020
  6. Frederick County, Virginia, Will Book, Volume 9, part 1, page 44

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