"TO THE MEMORY OF CHARLES LANDER WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE AUGUST THE 14th 1833 AGED 79 YEARS AND 7 MO AND 16 DAYS" [Transcription provided by William B. Bryan]
The first of the patriarchs was CHARLES. He was born December 9, 1754, and reared near the home of his grandfather, "The Tailor", and he was 10 years old when the family moved onto the leased farm on the Great Road. His opportunities for securing an education were no better than his father's, and it is doubtful whether he ever saw even a copy of "Poor Richard's Almanac" or anything else that would tend to develop his mental faculties. He, like all the children of the neighborhood, "just' grew up," and probably all his life he would say, as so many have said, "I'm no scholar."
There is no scrap of information concerning his youthful days, but as he advanced into his teens he entered upon exciting times. The colonists were enraged over British oppression. CHARLES was 11 years old when Patrick HENRY made his famous speech before the Virginia Assembly in opposition to the Stamp Act, closing with the electric words, "Caesar had his Brutus, Charles I his Cromwell, and George II may profit by their example." These words were repeated at every fireside in the land and declaimed in every school.
The boys were fired with the spirit of patriotism, and when the war broke out there was a prompt enlistment. CHARLES joined the army - he was no slacker. But his military record has been grossly exaggerated. I think that WILLIS SPENCER, one of his grandsons, was the offender. He wrote to my Uncle FRANK: "He has often told me that he was in the field ploughing, when a passing herald announced the battle of Lexington. He took his horse to the house instantly, took down his gun and went away to the army with no further preparation for clothing than what he had on. He often said that the shoes on his feet and the hat on his head were all he had during his seven years of toil. They wore out and no more were to be had." A story like that got into the records of the Daughters of the American Revolution. It is intensely heroic, but hardly true.
Let us apply some "higher criticism: There were no Virginians at the battle of Bunker Hill. CHARLES was a Virginian. Ergo, CHARLES wasn't there. The surrender at Yorktown occurred October 19, 1781. CHARLES LANDER and CATHERINE FOREMAN were married March 1, 1781, and of course, he was not at the surrender. CHARLES gave his war record on oath when applying for a pension before the Bourbon Circuit Court, at Paris, Kentucky, August 14, 1832. The record is on file, and he was sworn to tell the truth on that occasion. We quote from the record: "He enlisted from Loudoun County, Virginia, in October, 1775, under Capt. CHARLES WEST, and served with the Third Regiment of the Virginia line. This enlistment was for six months only, and he mentions no battle. He was marched to Williamsburg and thence to Hampton, where his regiment wintered. He enlisted in the spring of 1776 for two years with the same company. In August of that year his regiment, commanded by Colonel WEIDEN, was marched to New York. There they were under General WASHINGTON. He was with WASHINGTON in his retreat through New Jersey until just before the battle of Princeton, when he was given a furlough on account of sickness and remained during the winter following with a relative in New Jersey. He rejoined his command in August, 1777, and continued with it until they went into winter quarters at Valley Forge. He was sergeant during these months. He speaks particularly of a hard battle at Brandywine. His second enlistment expired and he was discharged at Valley Forge in February, 1778." He did not re-enlist, but went to look for his father, who meanwhile had moved from the leased farm on the Great Road across the Blue Ridge Mountains into Hampshire County. There he met and married CATHERINE FOREMAN, as aforementioned, and started farming for himself.
His war record simmered down to two years and a half. One winter he was down with smallpox in the home of a SKINNER relative, and the next winter at Valley Forge.
CHARLES continued farming in Hampshire County for about fifteen years, during which time four of his children were born. He joined the exodus and moved to Bourbon County, Kentucky, and settled near North Middletown, which at the first was called Sweenytown. He assisted at the "raising" of the first house in the village.
Like all of his brothers, except HENRY, CHARLES was a powerful man physically - tall, broad-shouldered and well setup; his head was large, with heavy, overarching eyebrows. He was gifted with good common sense, and stood well among his fellows. He was elected to the legislature from Bourbon County and voted on the Whig side of every question that came before the assembly. He was long an active and consistent member of the Methodist Church, leading in prayer and song, and his house was the "circuit rider's" home. He owned a number of slaves, but set them free in his last will and testament. CATHERINE, his first wife, died June 17, 1825, and on October 24, 1827, he married Miss ELIZABETH JONES. She bore no children, and died of cholera, August 10, 1833. That dreaded disease was prevalent at that time, and four days after the death of his wife, CHARLES succumbed, aged 78 years, 8 months and 15 days. He was buried on his own place, and his grave is still marked by a rudely carved stone. [Rev. David Luther Lander]
The first of the patriarchs was CHARLES. He was born December 9, 1754, and reared near the home of his grandfather, "The Tailor", and he was 10 years old when the family moved onto the leased farm on the Great Road. His opportunities for securing an education were no better than his father's, and it is doubtful whether he ever saw even a copy of "Poor Richard's Almanac" or anything else that would tend to develop his mental faculties. He, like all the children of the neighborhood, "just' grew up," and probably all his life he would say, as so many have said, "I'm no scholar."
There is no scrap of information concerning his youthful days, but as he advanced into his teens he entered upon exciting times. The colonists were enraged over British oppression. CHARLES was 11 years old when Patrick HENRY made his famous speech before the Virginia Assembly in opposition to the Stamp Act, closing with the electric words, "Caesar had his Brutus, Charles I his Cromwell, and George II may profit by their example." These words were repeated at every fireside in the land and declaimed in every school.
The boys were fired with the spirit of patriotism, and when the war broke out there was a prompt enlistment. CHARLES joined the army - he was no slacker. But his military record has been grossly exaggerated. I think that WILLIS SPENCER, one of his grandsons, was the offender. He wrote to my Uncle FRANK: "He has often told me that he was in the field ploughing, when a passing herald announced the battle of Lexington. He took his horse to the house instantly, took down his gun and went away to the army with no further preparation for clothing than what he had on. He often said that the shoes on his feet and the hat on his head were all he had during his seven years of toil. They wore out and no more were to be had." A story like that got into the records of the Daughters of the American Revolution. It is intensely heroic, but hardly true.
Let us apply some "higher criticism: There were no Virginians at the battle of Bunker Hill. CHARLES was a Virginian. Ergo, CHARLES wasn't there. The surrender at Yorktown occurred October 19, 1781. CHARLES LANDER and CATHERINE FOREMAN were married March 1, 1781, and of course, he was not at the surrender. CHARLES gave his war record on oath when applying for a pension before the Bourbon Circuit Court, at Paris, Kentucky, August 14, 1832. The record is on file, and he was sworn to tell the truth on that occasion. We quote from the record: "He enlisted from Loudoun County, Virginia, in October, 1775, under Capt. CHARLES WEST, and served with the Third Regiment of the Virginia line. This enlistment was for six months only, and he mentions no battle. He was marched to Williamsburg and thence to Hampton, where his regiment wintered. He enlisted in the spring of 1776 for two years with the same company. In August of that year his regiment, commanded by Colonel WEIDEN, was marched to New York. There they were under General WASHINGTON. He was with WASHINGTON in his retreat through New Jersey until just before the battle of Princeton, when he was given a furlough on account of sickness and remained during the winter following with a relative in New Jersey. He rejoined his command in August, 1777, and continued with it until they went into winter quarters at Valley Forge. He was sergeant during these months. He speaks particularly of a hard battle at Brandywine. His second enlistment expired and he was discharged at Valley Forge in February, 1778." He did not re-enlist, but went to look for his father, who meanwhile had moved from the leased farm on the Great Road across the Blue Ridge Mountains into Hampshire County. There he met and married CATHERINE FOREMAN, as aforementioned, and started farming for himself.
His war record simmered down to two years and a half. One winter he was down with smallpox in the home of a SKINNER relative, and the next winter at Valley Forge.
CHARLES continued farming in Hampshire County for about fifteen years, during which time four of his children were born. He joined the exodus and moved to Bourbon County, Kentucky, and settled near North Middletown, which at the first was called Sweenytown. He assisted at the "raising" of the first house in the village.
Like all of his brothers, except HENRY, CHARLES was a powerful man physically - tall, broad-shouldered and well setup; his head was large, with heavy, overarching eyebrows. He was gifted with good common sense, and stood well among his fellows. He was elected to the legislature from Bourbon County and voted on the Whig side of every question that came before the assembly. He was long an active and consistent member of the Methodist Church, leading in prayer and song, and his house was the "circuit rider's" home. He owned a number of slaves, but set them free in his last will and testament. CATHERINE, his first wife, died June 17, 1825, and on October 24, 1827, he married Miss ELIZABETH JONES. She bore no children, and died of cholera, August 10, 1833. That dreaded disease was prevalent at that time, and four days after the death of his wife, CHARLES succumbed, aged 78 years, 8 months and 15 days. He was buried on his own place, and his grave is still marked by a rudely carved stone. [Rev. David Luther Lander]
"TO THE MEMORY OF CHARLES LANDER WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE AUGUST THE 14th 1833 AGED 79 YEARS AND 7 MO AND 16 DAYS" [Transcription provided by William B. Bryan]
The first of the patriarchs was CHARLES. He was born December 9, 1754, and reared near the home of his grandfather, "The Tailor", and he was 10 years old when the family moved onto the leased farm on the Great Road. His opportunities for securing an education were no better than his father's, and it is doubtful whether he ever saw even a copy of "Poor Richard's Almanac" or anything else that would tend to develop his mental faculties. He, like all the children of the neighborhood, "just' grew up," and probably all his life he would say, as so many have said, "I'm no scholar."
There is no scrap of information concerning his youthful days, but as he advanced into his teens he entered upon exciting times. The colonists were enraged over British oppression. CHARLES was 11 years old when Patrick HENRY made his famous speech before the Virginia Assembly in opposition to the Stamp Act, closing with the electric words, "Caesar had his Brutus, Charles I his Cromwell, and George II may profit by their example." These words were repeated at every fireside in the land and declaimed in every school.
The boys were fired with the spirit of patriotism, and when the war broke out there was a prompt enlistment. CHARLES joined the army - he was no slacker. But his military record has been grossly exaggerated. I think that WILLIS SPENCER, one of his grandsons, was the offender. He wrote to my Uncle FRANK: "He has often told me that he was in the field ploughing, when a passing herald announced the battle of Lexington. He took his horse to the house instantly, took down his gun and went away to the army with no further preparation for clothing than what he had on. He often said that the shoes on his feet and the hat on his head were all he had during his seven years of toil. They wore out and no more were to be had." A story like that got into the records of the Daughters of the American Revolution. It is intensely heroic, but hardly true.
Let us apply some "higher criticism: There were no Virginians at the battle of Bunker Hill. CHARLES was a Virginian. Ergo, CHARLES wasn't there. The surrender at Yorktown occurred October 19, 1781. CHARLES LANDER and CATHERINE FOREMAN were married March 1, 1781, and of course, he was not at the surrender. CHARLES gave his war record on oath when applying for a pension before the Bourbon Circuit Court, at Paris, Kentucky, August 14, 1832. The record is on file, and he was sworn to tell the truth on that occasion. We quote from the record: "He enlisted from Loudoun County, Virginia, in October, 1775, under Capt. CHARLES WEST, and served with the Third Regiment of the Virginia line. This enlistment was for six months only, and he mentions no battle. He was marched to Williamsburg and thence to Hampton, where his regiment wintered. He enlisted in the spring of 1776 for two years with the same company. In August of that year his regiment, commanded by Colonel WEIDEN, was marched to New York. There they were under General WASHINGTON. He was with WASHINGTON in his retreat through New Jersey until just before the battle of Princeton, when he was given a furlough on account of sickness and remained during the winter following with a relative in New Jersey. He rejoined his command in August, 1777, and continued with it until they went into winter quarters at Valley Forge. He was sergeant during these months. He speaks particularly of a hard battle at Brandywine. His second enlistment expired and he was discharged at Valley Forge in February, 1778." He did not re-enlist, but went to look for his father, who meanwhile had moved from the leased farm on the Great Road across the Blue Ridge Mountains into Hampshire County. There he met and married CATHERINE FOREMAN, as aforementioned, and started farming for himself.
His war record simmered down to two years and a half. One winter he was down with smallpox in the home of a SKINNER relative, and the next winter at Valley Forge.
CHARLES continued farming in Hampshire County for about fifteen years, during which time four of his children were born. He joined the exodus and moved to Bourbon County, Kentucky, and settled near North Middletown, which at the first was called Sweenytown. He assisted at the "raising" of the first house in the village.
Like all of his brothers, except HENRY, CHARLES was a powerful man physically - tall, broad-shouldered and well setup; his head was large, with heavy, overarching eyebrows. He was gifted with good common sense, and stood well among his fellows. He was elected to the legislature from Bourbon County and voted on the Whig side of every question that came before the assembly. He was long an active and consistent member of the Methodist Church, leading in prayer and song, and his house was the "circuit rider's" home. He owned a number of slaves, but set them free in his last will and testament. CATHERINE, his first wife, died June 17, 1825, and on October 24, 1827, he married Miss ELIZABETH JONES. She bore no children, and died of cholera, August 10, 1833. That dreaded disease was prevalent at that time, and four days after the death of his wife, CHARLES succumbed, aged 78 years, 8 months and 15 days. He was buried on his own place, and his grave is still marked by a rudely carved stone. [Rev. David Luther Lander]
The first of the patriarchs was CHARLES. He was born December 9, 1754, and reared near the home of his grandfather, "The Tailor", and he was 10 years old when the family moved onto the leased farm on the Great Road. His opportunities for securing an education were no better than his father's, and it is doubtful whether he ever saw even a copy of "Poor Richard's Almanac" or anything else that would tend to develop his mental faculties. He, like all the children of the neighborhood, "just' grew up," and probably all his life he would say, as so many have said, "I'm no scholar."
There is no scrap of information concerning his youthful days, but as he advanced into his teens he entered upon exciting times. The colonists were enraged over British oppression. CHARLES was 11 years old when Patrick HENRY made his famous speech before the Virginia Assembly in opposition to the Stamp Act, closing with the electric words, "Caesar had his Brutus, Charles I his Cromwell, and George II may profit by their example." These words were repeated at every fireside in the land and declaimed in every school.
The boys were fired with the spirit of patriotism, and when the war broke out there was a prompt enlistment. CHARLES joined the army - he was no slacker. But his military record has been grossly exaggerated. I think that WILLIS SPENCER, one of his grandsons, was the offender. He wrote to my Uncle FRANK: "He has often told me that he was in the field ploughing, when a passing herald announced the battle of Lexington. He took his horse to the house instantly, took down his gun and went away to the army with no further preparation for clothing than what he had on. He often said that the shoes on his feet and the hat on his head were all he had during his seven years of toil. They wore out and no more were to be had." A story like that got into the records of the Daughters of the American Revolution. It is intensely heroic, but hardly true.
Let us apply some "higher criticism: There were no Virginians at the battle of Bunker Hill. CHARLES was a Virginian. Ergo, CHARLES wasn't there. The surrender at Yorktown occurred October 19, 1781. CHARLES LANDER and CATHERINE FOREMAN were married March 1, 1781, and of course, he was not at the surrender. CHARLES gave his war record on oath when applying for a pension before the Bourbon Circuit Court, at Paris, Kentucky, August 14, 1832. The record is on file, and he was sworn to tell the truth on that occasion. We quote from the record: "He enlisted from Loudoun County, Virginia, in October, 1775, under Capt. CHARLES WEST, and served with the Third Regiment of the Virginia line. This enlistment was for six months only, and he mentions no battle. He was marched to Williamsburg and thence to Hampton, where his regiment wintered. He enlisted in the spring of 1776 for two years with the same company. In August of that year his regiment, commanded by Colonel WEIDEN, was marched to New York. There they were under General WASHINGTON. He was with WASHINGTON in his retreat through New Jersey until just before the battle of Princeton, when he was given a furlough on account of sickness and remained during the winter following with a relative in New Jersey. He rejoined his command in August, 1777, and continued with it until they went into winter quarters at Valley Forge. He was sergeant during these months. He speaks particularly of a hard battle at Brandywine. His second enlistment expired and he was discharged at Valley Forge in February, 1778." He did not re-enlist, but went to look for his father, who meanwhile had moved from the leased farm on the Great Road across the Blue Ridge Mountains into Hampshire County. There he met and married CATHERINE FOREMAN, as aforementioned, and started farming for himself.
His war record simmered down to two years and a half. One winter he was down with smallpox in the home of a SKINNER relative, and the next winter at Valley Forge.
CHARLES continued farming in Hampshire County for about fifteen years, during which time four of his children were born. He joined the exodus and moved to Bourbon County, Kentucky, and settled near North Middletown, which at the first was called Sweenytown. He assisted at the "raising" of the first house in the village.
Like all of his brothers, except HENRY, CHARLES was a powerful man physically - tall, broad-shouldered and well setup; his head was large, with heavy, overarching eyebrows. He was gifted with good common sense, and stood well among his fellows. He was elected to the legislature from Bourbon County and voted on the Whig side of every question that came before the assembly. He was long an active and consistent member of the Methodist Church, leading in prayer and song, and his house was the "circuit rider's" home. He owned a number of slaves, but set them free in his last will and testament. CATHERINE, his first wife, died June 17, 1825, and on October 24, 1827, he married Miss ELIZABETH JONES. She bore no children, and died of cholera, August 10, 1833. That dreaded disease was prevalent at that time, and four days after the death of his wife, CHARLES succumbed, aged 78 years, 8 months and 15 days. He was buried on his own place, and his grave is still marked by a rudely carved stone. [Rev. David Luther Lander]
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