JOSEPH LEMASTER
(1758-1826)

  Joseph Lemaster, son of Isaac and Ann (Nancy) Lemaster, was born in Maryland
in 1758.  Included in his Revolutionary War pension application is a Bible
record stating that his brothers and sisters were Isaac, Richard, Benjamin,
Thomas, Mary, Charity, and Catheryne.  Isaac and Richard are believed to be the
same as those in Bourbon Co., Kentucky in the 1790's.

  Joseph enlisted in the Continental Army in 1776 at the age of eighteen at what
is now Morgantown, West Virginia.  Apparently he was still living in Maryland at
the time. He fought in the Battles of Germantown, Brandywine, and was stationed
at Fort Pitt (Pittsburgh) where he was engaged in several battles with the
Indians. On March 1, 1780, Sgt. Lemaster received his discharge and returned
home to Maryland where he and Hannah --- were married in 1780.

  The names of all the children of this marriage have not been definitely
established.  There are indications that they may have been Joseph, Jr., Hannah,
Nancy, Elizabeth and Rebecca.  There is proof that Rebecca, a daughter, was born
in 1784, married Alexander McKay in 1806 in Davidson Co., Tennessee, and died in
1850.

  Joseph and Hannah lived in Hampshire County, Virginia until sometime between
1782 and 1784, when they moved to Abbeville, South Carolina.  Hannah died before
1792 and Joseph married Mary Waddell, daughter of John and Mary Waddell.  Issue
of this marriage were:  
1. John Waddell Lemaster who married Nancy Almond.
2. Mary
3. Eliza

  They moved from South Carolina to Maury County, Tennessee in the early 1800's.
Sgt. Joseph Lemaster died August 10, 1826, while visiting relatives in
Williamson County, and is buried near College Grove, Tennessee.

(Descendants of Joseph Lemaster who are member of the Jacob Flournoy Chapter are 
Mrs. James T. Nanney and Mrs. Richard A. Shepherd).

Taken from the Fulton Daily Leaders, Fulton, KY, July 18th, 1975.