Lieutenant Benjamin N Lawrence

• REF: DAR Ancestor # A067105
• REF: Find a Grave

Birth: 1747

Death: Apr. 22, 1826

Born in Virginia, Benjamin Lawrence married Rachel Weems March 5, 1783 in South Carolina & served as a Lieutenant of the South Carolina Mounted Militia in the Revolutionary War. He & his wife both recorded wills in what is now Pickens County, South Carolina. His wife Rachel Weems Lawrence was granted a widow's pension after his death (Lawrence, Benjamin SC W21547). Benjamin Lawrence is buried on the land that was granted him by the U.S. government for his Revolutionary War service which is now located in the Clemson Experimental Forest, 2 1/2 miles north of Clemson. A memorial stone was placed at his grave at a ceremony in 1962.

Location of the cemetery & more pictures are located on this site: Pickens County Cemetery Registration

Photograph courtesy of Jerry Davis.

Family links:

Spouse:

• Rachel Weems Lawrence (1763 - 1848)*

Children:

• Sarah Lawrence Speed (1783 - 1847)*
• Elisha Lawrence (1789 - 1875)*

Burial: Benjamin Lawrence Cemetery Clemson Pickens County South Carolina, USA

Created by: Melissa Speed Record added: Dec 14, 2006 Find A Grave Memorial# 17022960

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