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veterans: John Cropper, Tscharner DeGrafenreidt, David Saunders, and PeterHelphinstine. This volume also provides a 1808 statement by Governor William H.Cabell to the General Assembly of Virginia. The statement in part pertains to Johnand Anna Maria Lane: “…some old soldiers who had fought our battles in theRevolutionary contest, were received as members of the guard in this city, althoughfrom their age and infirmities they were not capable of performing any effectiveduty. When entirely unable to perform military duty, they were employed asartificers in cleaning the arms. It is not believed that they can be longer employed toadvantage even in that way – they have worn out in public service, and now withoutproperty or money, and their age and infirmities rendering them unable to procureeither, they must be rent forth to beg or starve, unless the humanity of theLegislature shall interfere. Their names are John Hayes, William Hipkins, JohnLane – the wife of the latter, Anna Maria Lane is also very infirm, having beendisabled by a severe wound, which she received WHILE FIGHTING AS ACOMMON SOLDIER (emphasis in original), in one of our Revolutionary battles,from which she never has recovered, and perhaps never will recover…”113. Greene County Historical Society, information provided by Earl Estes, Jr., BettyBrubach, and Anne Winn. Grave locations for May Burton, Jr. and Lieut. GeorgeThornton are contained in a volume published by the historical society, GreeneCounty Farm Graveyards. The Burton graveyard compilers included Barbara Zorn,Roger E. Powell, Eugene D. Powell, and Earl Estes, Jr. The Thornton graveyard wascompiled by Eugene D. Powell.114. Kathryn C. Beattie provided Smyth County burial locations for severalRevolutionary War veterans in a telephone contact on February 7, 2000. KathrynBeattie also indicated that 71 Revolutionary War soldiers and patriots of SmythCounty are honored by a monument erected by the DAR chapter on the grounds ofthe Smyth County Courthouse.115. Rodney Taylor sent a facsimile to JLARC staff on February 18, 2000 withinformation on one veteran buried in Nelson County, and on five veterans buried inAmherst County. The facsimile was received too late to include the information inthe appendixes of the interim report. Three of the veterans were reported by Mr.Taylor as buried at St. Mathews (“Rucker’s”) Episcopal Church in Amherst. Mr.Taylor reported that “The exact location of the graveyard is not known at this time.In a 1934 letter the cemetery was described as being surrounded by a low wall.Some of the wood from the original church was used to make a corn crib which isnow in the museum at Sweet Briar College.”116. George Wilkinson of Virginia Beach provided burial locations for several veteransin Dinwiddie County in a telephone contact on June 2, 2000. He also provided thenames of two veterans buried at the Smith Family Cemetery at Mount Pleasants atthe Fentress Naval Auxiliary Air Facility south of Virginia Beach.
117. William D. Mace provided information on graves at St. John’s Episcopal Church inHampton Virginia via a June 12, 2000 letter to JLARC staff. Mr. Mace wasinformed about the JLARC study by Senator Hunter Andrews, a former commissionmember of JLARC and member of St. John’s Episcopal Church, who saw an articleabout the study in the Virginian-Pilot.118. Mrs. Leonard (Dorothy) Oliver provided information via a letter of June 12, 2000 onthe burial site of a Revolutionary War veteran at the Wheeler, Pugh, and Jenningscemetery.119. Earl Meese, a former member of the Waynesboro Historic Commission, indicated ina telephone call to JLARC staff that a General Porterfield is buried at an oldPresbyterian Cemetery that belongs to the City of Waynesboro.120. Eighmey, Kathleen M., The Beach: A History of Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1976.121. August 11, 1999 correspondence from Nancy Mahone Miller of Virginia Beach toJLARC staff.122. Wythe County Historical Review, number 18, July 1980. Published by the WytheCounty Historical Society.123. Data obtained from cemetery records on file at the Kegley Room at WythevilleCommunity College.124. Botetourt County History Before 1900 Through Cemetery Records, by thepublication committee of the Botetourt County American Bicentennial Commission.125. Addendum to a Register of Soldiers of the American Revolution Who Died and LieBuried in Augusta County, Virginia. Katherine G. Bushman.126. Rockbridge County, Virginia Cemetery Vol. 1 Kerrs Creek District, compiled byAngela M. Ruley, 1990 (second edition).127. Surviving Gravestones at Trinity Church, Portsmouth, Virginia, 2000, from aninventory by Marshall Wingfield Butt and with added material by Dean Burgess,Trinity Church historian.
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