Display Patriot - P-275501

John RANDOLPH

SAR Patriot #: P-275501

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: Patriotic Service / Sergeant

DAR #: A094268

Birth: abt 1760 / Prince William / VA
Death: 1820 / East Baton Rouge / LA

Qualifying Service Description:

Lieutenant, Continental Army, 3rd Va Regiment 10 Feb 1776 - 23 Dec 1776
Sergeant, 4th Rgt Light Horse Dragoons 17 Dec 1776 - 17 Sep 1783

Additional References:

NARA, M881, COMP MIL SERV RECS, ROLL #48

Spouse: Elizabeth Bland
Children: Margaret; Elizabeth; John; Robert; William

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child
1980-04-16	OK	Unassigned	Delbie D Uzzel (116943)	Robert
1987-03-19	KY	225711	Joseph Lawton King (129182)	Margaret
1987-06-17	KY	225175	Harry Robertson King Jr (129579)	Margaret
1991-10-16	OH	220372	Harry Alexander Scott (133043)	Margaret

Burial:

Highland Cemetery_(C-0376516)

Location:

Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish / LA / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

777474

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

30.404780 / -91.172200

Find A Grave Memorial #:

148586458

Marker Type:

Granite Cenotaph

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

09 Mar 2024

Comments:

The Patriot was previously buried in the same place. His previous stone had been missing for decades. The new headstone was placed by the General Philemon Thomas Chapter.

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

Photo: 1 of 1

Author: Paul Bledsoe

John Randolph was born in about 1752 in Virginia. He married Elizabeth Bland in 1770. They were the parents of the following known children:

John was born in 1777 and married Mary Catherine Kleinpeter.
Elizabeth was born in about 1778 and married Jesse Reno.
Robert was born in about 1780 and married Polly Crosse.
William married Rachel Johnson.
Margaret was born on 20 October 1784, and married James Nichols.

All children but Elizabeth are documented ancestors of SAR Compatriots and DAR members.

John Randolph was a committed Patriot of the Cause. He enrolled in the 3^rd Virginia Regiment, a state-sponsored group under Lt. Col. Gustavus B. Wallace. John served from 20 Feb 1776 to 23 Dec 1776. After a few months at home, he then re-enlisted for three years in the Continental Army, to which the 4^th Regiment of the Light Horse Dragoons were attached. In Dec 1777, the regiment participated in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. The regiment was first under Lt. Col. Benjamin Temple; then Col. Stephen Moylan to the close of the war. John was discharged from that group at the end of the three years on 05 Dec 1780. He went home to rest and work on the farm for a few months and then re-enlisted again. He was promoted to Sergeant in the same Light Dragoon regiment. John was discharged in Sep 1783. Records indicate that the Patriot would have participated in the Battle of Yorktown and was present during the surrender of the British on 19 Oct 1781. In total, he was on active duty for more than 6½ years with no record of being wounded! He was awarded a land grant in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

The Patriot lost his wife on 17 Aug 1800, and he never remarried. In 1804 he signed a Power of Attorney to a trusted friend so that his affairs could be settled in Muhlenberg County. He prepared to leave for Louisiana in about 1805. His sons John (27), William (24), and Robert (20), chose to remain in Virginia. It is believed that he gave his 400 acre farm and large home to one or all of his sons, because no record can be found that he sold it.

The younger John later moved to Kentucky; then made his way to Louisiana. The Patriot and his son John fought together in the War of 1812 – the younger John as a rifleman, and the Patriot as a 2^nd Lieutenant, both in Cpt. Beale’s Company of the Louisiana Militia. In this capacity, both fought in the Battle of New Orleans.

Upon arriving in East Baton Rouge Parish, the Patriot bought 506 acres on the Plains six miles north of Baton Rouge on the Bayou Sara Road. He also owned a 420 arpent tract on Ward’s Creek east of town and several lots in Baton Rouge which he rented. The Patriot died on 22 December 1822 in Baton Rouge at about the age of 70. He was buried in the Highland Cemetery in Baton Rouge, just south of the campus of Louisiana State University.

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