Edward Lucas III (1738 - 1809)

Born 3 Dec 1738 in Orange, Virginia

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Died 19 Mar 1809 at age 70 in Jefferson county Virginia (now West Virginia)

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Biography

Captain Edward Lucas III served with Berkeley County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Edward Lucas III is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A072195.

Captain Edward Lucas was born December 3, 1738, in Orange county, Virginia, the son of Edward Lucas, II and Mary (Darke) Lucas. ^[1]

He served in the American Revolutionary War, in the Berkeley County Militia, and as a Lieutenant under the command of Captain William Morgan. ^{[2] [3]} According to his family, Edward volunteered at Fort Cumberland with Daniel Cressops shortly after Braddock's defeat. Later he was wounded at Laurel Hill, (West) Virginia. In July 1775, he set out from Shepherdstown with Captain Hugh Stephenson for the six-hundred mile march in order to join Washington in Boston. In the fall of 1776, Captain William Morgan recruited a company of volunteers to reinforce Washington's army at Morristown, New Jersey. Lucas reached the rank of second lieutenant; his commission was signed on February 25, 1777, by General George Washington's own hand! ^[4]

In 1797, Edward built a two-story Federal brick structure with an attic, stone foundation, and basement, 2.4 rniles south of Shepherdstown on W.Va. County Route 17 (Flowing Springs Road) and .3 west of 17, in Virginia, in what is present day West Virginia. The estate is known as "Elmwood," and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. "Elmwood is historically significant because it is located on land claimed in 1732 by Edward Lucas II, one of the Shenandoah Valley's first settlers. It was built by the Revolutionary soldier Edward Lucas III, and was used as a hospital during the Civil War." There is much more information contained in the description by the National Register.

Edward married Elizabeth Edwards. They were the parents of eleven children, however only six reached the age of maturity. Edward died March 18, 1809, near Sheperdstown, in Jefferson County, Virginia. ^[5] Note, the county became part of West Virginia in 1863.

Research Notes

Edward Lucas married Elizabeth Edwards in 1761 in VA.^[6] Edward Lucas signed a will on 27 August 1794, which passed probate on 11 April 1809 in Jefferson. In that will, Edward Lucas mentions his wife Elizabeth, four daughters (Mary, Mersey [Mercy], Elizabeth and Phebe), two sons (Robert and Edward) and his brother Isaac Lucas. His "dearly beloved Friend General William Darke and John Wages are named executors.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136794355
2. ↑ History of the Regiments of Virginia in the Revolution, by Gwathmey, page 486
3. ↑ Historic Jefferson County, page 55
4. ↑ http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/jefferson/73001918.pdf
5. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136794355
6. ↑ Marriage: "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900"
   Source number: 82.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DR2
   Ancestry Record 7836 #760959 (accessed 30 January 2024)
   Edward Lucas marriage to Elizabeth Edwards in 1761 in VA.
7. ↑ Probate: "West Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985"
   Wills; Author: Jefferson County (West Virginia). County Clerk; Probate Place: Jefferson, West Virginia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9087 #367053 (accessed 30 January 2024)
   Edward Lucas probate in 1801-1813 in Jefferson, West Virginia, USA.
   Page 484ff, image 479 of 598.