John Laurens was invited to join General Washington’s staff as a volunteer aide-de-camp in early August 1777. Gist had learned that 300 British troops under Major William Brereton had already captured a ferry and crossed the river, in search of rice to feed their garrison. i am looking for ancestors of Harris Thompson b 1798 Laurens SC later moved to Greenville county SC m Lucinda Graden. [19], Laurens had been confined to bed at Wappoo Creek with a raging fever for several days,[19] possibly due to malaria. [33] Based on Laurens' correspondence with his father, the first film dramatized the young man's decision to leave England, and the second outlined his battles in the Continental Army and his death. [8], As the British stepped up operations in the South, Laurens promoted the idea of arming slaves and granting them freedom in return for their service. According to another officer’s account of Laurens’s actions that day, “He rushed up to the door of Chew’s House, which he forced partly open, and fighting with his sword with one hand, with the other he applied the wood work a flaming brand, and what is very remarkable, retired from under the tremendous fire of the house, with but a very slight wound.” Laurens was struck by a musket ball that went through part of his right shoulder, and he made a sling for his arm from his uniform sash. John Laurens was probably gay. Having won election to the South Carolina House of Representatives, Laurens introduced his black regiment plan in 1779, again in 1780, and a third time in 1782, meeting overwhelming rejection each time. Lee had recently undergone a court martial in which he had not only verbally insulted Laurens, but also “spoken of General Washington in the grossest and most opprobrious terms of personal abuse.” The weapons of choice were pistols, and unlike most duels, Laurens and Lee started by facing each other, and then advanced until only about six paces separated them. A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z, WIKITREE HOME   |   ABOUT   |   G2G FORUM   |   HELP   |   SEARCH. Townsend, Sara Bertha. Laurens's only child, their daughter Frances Eleanor Laurens (1777–1860), was born c. January 1777 and baptized on February 18, 1777. Beginning Sept. 19, we will operate under seasonal hours, weekends: 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and weekdays: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. We can’t […], Much of the world as we know it has changed since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. On May 3, 1779, Colonel William Moultrie's troops, outnumbered two to one, faced 2,400 British regulars under General Augustine Prévost, who had crossed the Savannah River. Upon joining Washington’s “military family,” Laurens met two other men that were similar to him: Alexander Hamilton and the recently arrived Marquis de Lafayette. On his tombstone is the Latin phrase, “Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.” Henry Laurens was never able to rebuild his home, regain his fortune or his lost son…he died December 8, 1792. John Laurens (1754-1782) by Charles Willson Peale, from a miniature after Charles Willson Peale, c. 1784. 11 Elie John Laurens (1840- ) m (1864, St L) Esther Huelin (1840-1923) 12 Julia Laurens (1866- ) 12 Elina Laurens (1867- ) 12 Elias Laurens (1870- ) 12 Elsie Laurens (1875-1959) m George Atkinson Hastings Oslear (1871-1960) 12 William Laurens (1877 m Emme Fanny Burgis 11 Esther Laurens (1843- ) m Charles Desire Pierre Moitie (1849-1931)

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