REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - LAWRENCE Conner 

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December 19, 1939

The Quartermaster General
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Lawrence 
Conner, private with the Virginia troops.

The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in claim for 
pension, S.35863, based upon service of Lawrence Conner in the War of the 
Revolution.

The date and place of birth of Lawrence Conner, and names of his parents are 
not given.

Lawrence Conner enlisted for two years, and served in Captain Arbuckle's 
Virginia company, in an expedition against the Shawnee Indians, before the 
expiration of the two years, he reenlisted for three years, served a private in 
Captain Andrew Wallace's company in Colonel Wood's Twelfth Virginia Regiment, 
and in Captain Jewet's company, and in Colonel Campbell's Virginia regiment; 
during the service he was in the battles of Germantown, Monmouth, Stony Point, 
Camden, where wounded, and in the battle of Guilford Court House.

On account of disability resulting from wounds received in the Revolution, 
nature of wounds not stated, Lawrence Conner was pensioned from September 4, 
1780, then living in Virginia.  It was stated that he was a resident of 
Botetourt County, Virginia at this time.

Lawrence Conner was allowed pension on account of his service in the 
Revolutionary War on his application executed September 14, 1818, at which time 
he was living in Cumberland County, Kentucky, aged Sixty-five years.

Lawrence Conner in 1820 referred to his children -
		Ester Conner aged thirty years
		Cornelius Conner aged eighteen years
		Jinny Conner aged sixteen years
		Margret Conner aged thirteen years.

There was no data in regard to the wife of Lawrence Conner.  He died March 17, 
1826.

Reference was made in 1841 to Cornelius H. Conner, it is not shown that he was 
identical with the son, Cornelius Conner, referred to above.

The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible family data.

The application for headstone for Lawrence Conner is returned herewith.  There 
was no correspondance enclosed.

Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator