Lawrence Bathurst - Curtin United Methodist Church Cemetery, PA - American Revolutionary War Veteran Graves on Waymarking.com

Lawrence Bathurst was born August 22, 1757 in Germantown and died February 17, 1845 at age 87.

He was the son of Sir Lawrence Bathurst and Anne Roberts. He married Rebecca Archibald in 1782 and the couple had eleven children.

After the war, Mr & Mrs Bathurst moved to what would become Centre County and farmed, taught school, and were members of the Methodist Epicopal Church.

(from find a grave website)

In August 1776, I lived at Providence Township, now Montgomery County; the militia were drafted to go to Amboy. I volunteered in a company commanded by Captain Francis, 1st Lt. John Edwards, 2nd Lt. David Schrock, in the Reg't of Col. John Bull, Lt. Col. Curry; marched to Amboy, the British then at Staten Island; remained there two months, was discharded and returned home. Was at home a short time and again volunteered and belonged to the company of Captain Francis and Lieutenant Edwards; marched to Newtown Square in Bucks County; remained there a few weeks and marched, and with other militia and volunteers had the prisoners in care who were taken at Trenton [26 December 1776]. Returned to Newtown and was again discharged.

In June 1777, I was drafted in the Militia and attached to the company of Captain Hamilton in the Reg't of Colonel Heister; marched to the Jerseys, returned to Philadelphia and was discharged. I think in the same year I was again drafted and marched in the company of Captain Rinee, Reg't of Colonel Moor, to Tawnytown [Taneytown, Md] to guard British prisoners; returned home and the company was discharged. In the same or next year there was a requisition for Waggons to go to the North river [the Hudson]. I drove Thomas Ree's Waggon; when we arrived at Philadelphia the orders were countermanded. There we were employed in hauling Cannon Ball from the King of Prussia Tavern on the West Chester Road to Philadelphia; remained two months and was discharged.

A short time after the Battle of Brandywine [11 September 1777] I was employed by Edw'd Roberts, who had a Waggon in the Government's service and went to the Great Swamp; hauled flour and other provisions for the regular army from Germantown and was discharged. This was the last service I was engaged in.

I am not on any pension roll of any State. I was born in Germantown in 1757; have a record of my birth but know not where it now is. I lived in Providence Township when called into service; lived there until I removed to what is now Centre County, and have lived there forty years and upwards. I know of no person now alive who was in service with me.

I recollect Colonel Stone of the Regular [Continental] service, with whom our troops once served. That service generally was separate from the Regular troops. I never received a written discharge.

(in his own words from the website:
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Location type: Section of a Cemetery/Mass Grave Date of Birth: August 22, 1757 Date of Death: February 17, 1845 Cause of death: Died Later Grave Marker Text: Drummer L.Bathurst S Philla. PA. Mil. Rev. War Ranks: Not listed

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