Robert Lucas was born November 19, 1740, in in Orange county, Virginia, the son of Edward Lucas, II and Mary (Darke) Lucas. Robert is recognized by the Daughters of the American Revolution for his Patriotic Service in his capacity as a Civil Servant, serving as Justice of the Peace. [1] Robert was one of the signers of the Watauga Association (sometimes referred to as the Republic of Watauga was a semi-autonomous government created in 1772 by frontier settlers living along the Watauga River in what is now Elizabethton, Tennessee) and the Cumberland Compact (a forerunner of the Tennessee State Constitution, signed on May 13, 1780, by settlers when they arrived on the Cumberland River and settled Fort Nashborough, which would become Nashville, Tennessee.) [2]
In 1761, in Frederick county, Virginia, Robert married Sarah Dungan, born August 25, 1742, in Bucks county, Pennsylvania. [3] Sarah's father was George Dungas / Dungins. Robert and Sarah became the parents of eight children. [4]
"Robert Lucas was mortally wounded at the Battle of the Bluffs, on April 2, 1781 and died several days later." The inventory of estate was not filed until 1797, in Davidson county, and a statement was made that "his death occurred in the year 1780 (sic)," but "the situation of this county was such that no administration of the effects could be had." The documents mentions his sons: Edward, George and William, and daughters Rebecca Sappinton, Sarah Hamilton, Asenath Stewart, Polly Lucas and Abigail Lucas. His wife, Sarah, was adminstrix.
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