Andrew Lockridge (abt. 1730 - abt. 1791)

Born about 10 Apr 1730 in Virginia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 15 Mar 1791 at about age 60 in Augusta Co., Virginia, United States

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Biography

Major Andrew Lockridge served with Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Andrew Lockridge is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A071780.

Military Service On 15 Sep 1778 Andrew was appointed Major of the 2nd Virginia Battalion, and at one point was commander of Fort Dinwiddie in present day Bath County.

Maj. Andrew Lockridge was born in 1730 in Augusta County, Virginia. He fought in the Revolutionary War as a rank of Major with the Militia of Augusta City, Virginia Infantry. Major Lockridge served as Captain under Gen. Andrew Lewis in the Point Pleasant campaign and belonged to Col. Charles Lewis' regiment. He was in the battle of Point Pleasant Oct. 10, 1774, and left there in command of 119 men to guard wounded when on Oct. 17th Gen. Lewis crossed the Ohio. Following the fall of 1776, Capt. Lockridge was at times in command of Fort Dinwiddie, In 1777, he was at Vance's Fort, and a year later at Clover Lick, Greenbriar County. In 1778, he was made Major of the second Battalion of the Augusta Militia. Regiments of this section were at the battle of Cowpens and Guilford. His place of residence during the Revolution was Cow Pasture, Augusta County, Virginia.^{[1] [2]} He married Jean (Jane) Graham Apr. 7, 1762.^[3] Andrew died on March 15, 1791, in Augusta County, Virginia, at the age of 61, and was buried in Augusta County (now Highland County), Virginia on his homestead in the Lockridge Family Cemetery.

Name

Andrew Lockridge

Birth

Date: 10 Apr 1730

Place: Virginia

Marriage

Date: 7 Apr 1761

Place: Augusta Co., VA^[4]

Husband: Andrew Lockridge

Wife: Jane Graham

Child: John Lockridge

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Elizabeth Lockridge

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Eleanor Lockridge

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: William Lockridge

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Margaret Lockridge

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: James Lockridge

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Andrew Lockridge

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Rebecca Lockridge

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Robert Lockridge

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Lancelot Lockridge

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Ann Lockridge

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

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Sources

1. ↑ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
2. ↑ U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Applications for Headstones, compiled 01/01/1925 - 06/30/1970, documenting the period ca. 1776 - 1970 ARC: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
3. ↑ Source number: 7779.001; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Source Information: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
4. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Author: Yates Publishing, Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases.
5. ↑ Find a Grave https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=96409500&ref=acom

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed July 2, 2019 Meehan-411), "Record of LOUGHRIDGE, ANDREW", Ancestor # A071780.