He had 10 children.
Sarah 1786 Mary W a 1797
Nancy a 1788 Henry Graybill 1798
Jeremiah 1791 Thomas Randolph 1802
James a 1793 John T a 1809
Benjamin B a 1786 Anne B
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1842-Oct. 18
Obituary in The South-Carolinian:
Died at his residence in Jones County, Georgia, on the 18th of Oct 1842, the venerable citizen and
patriot - John Lamar, Esq., in the 81st year of his age. As a soldier of the Revolution, he was not
only brave to a fault, but his services were of long continuance, and his sufferings excessive. He
served under Gen'ls Marion and Pickens attached generally to the Battalion of the latter - was at
the battle of Eutaw, Cowpens, Siege of Augusta, and in several other engagements - once taken
a prisoner, but made his escape from the camp of Cornwallis, rescuing at the same time one of
his cousins - was twice wounded during the war by the British, and once by the Indians after his
removal to this State. He was a descendant of the Huguenots, who sought refuge in America from
the persecutions of their own country - was born in South Carolina and emigrated to the State of
Georgia, at the close of the Revolution.
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Abstracts of GA Death Notices from Southern Recorder, 1830-1855, Mrs. Vernon L. Lemaster
Page: 59
Jones County Georgia Military - Rev Soldiers buried in Jones
He had 10 children.
Sarah 1786 Mary W a 1797
Nancy a 1788 Henry Graybill 1798
Jeremiah 1791 Thomas Randolph 1802
James a 1793 John T a 1809
Benjamin B a 1786 Anne B
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1842-Oct. 18
Obituary in The South-Carolinian:
Died at his residence in Jones County, Georgia, on the 18th of Oct 1842, the venerable citizen and
patriot - John Lamar, Esq., in the 81st year of his age. As a soldier of the Revolution, he was not
only brave to a fault, but his services were of long continuance, and his sufferings excessive. He
served under Gen'ls Marion and Pickens attached generally to the Battalion of the latter - was at
the battle of Eutaw, Cowpens, Siege of Augusta, and in several other engagements - once taken
a prisoner, but made his escape from the camp of Cornwallis, rescuing at the same time one of
his cousins - was twice wounded during the war by the British, and once by the Indians after his
removal to this State. He was a descendant of the Huguenots, who sought refuge in America from
the persecutions of their own country - was born in South Carolina and emigrated to the State of
Georgia, at the close of the Revolution.
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Abstracts of GA Death Notices from Southern Recorder, 1830-1855, Mrs. Vernon L. Lemaster
Page: 59
Jones County Georgia Military - Rev Soldiers buried in Jones
Inscription
S.S. Mil. (South Carolina Military)
Rev. Sol. (Revolutionary Soldier)
Family Members
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