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Facts and Events
Samuel Lamme was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Revolutionary War Pension Information
Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 3, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :
Lamme, Samuel, entered service Augusta County, Virginia, where he resided; died 1/1/1826; married 7/27/1826 Agnes Steel, Fayette County, Kentucky; widow applied for pension at age 81, Harrison County, Kentucky, 1851 and pension application rejected, insufficient proof of service; large family of children mentioned but not named; query letter in file states soldier born near Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, married Agnes Steele & moved to Cynthiana County, Kentucky where he died; query letter 1913 from descendant Louise H.J. (Mrs. A.C.) Daniels of Pueblo, Colorado states soldier married Agnes Steele; query letter in file states soldier's widow Agnes "Nancy" Steele died 1860-1861; query letter 1926 from great grand-daughter (on mother's side) Lamme Frizell (Mrs. Raymond) Ratliff, Cincinnatti, Ohio, states soldier moved from Augusta County, Virginia to Harrison County, Indiana 1787, further soldier's widow was daughter of David Steele who was Revolutionary War soldier in 13th Virginia Regiment & moved to Fayette County, Kentucky, from Virginia, further soldier's brother Nathan Lamme also Revolutionary War Soldier. F-R6103, R1516.
Wife of Samuel Lamme
There was a Capt. David Steele that served in the 13th Virginia Regiment, but he does not appear to be the father of Samuel Lamme's wife, Nancy Agnes Steele. There was also a David Steele that served with the Virginia Regiment in the Battle of Guilford, but he would have been too young to have been Nancy Agnes Steele's father (Nancy Agnes was born before his first marriage). Recent research indicates another David Steele of Jessamine County, KY that appears to be the father of Nancy Agnes Steele. More research is necessary to prove her parentage.
References
- Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.
Lamme, Samuel Agness VA R6103
Transcribed by Fred Weyler Apr 2013 f51VA
[p 3] State of Kentucky, Bourbon County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace in & for the county and state aforesaid, Jane Steel, a lady of respectability and veracity who being duly sworn according to law states that she was present at the marriage of Samuel Lamme with Agness Lamme, his widow, who was Agness Steel; That the sd Samuel & Agnes Lamme lived together and were visited by their neighbors & relatives as man & wife from the time of their marriage up to the time of the said Samuel’s death. She states that sd Samuel and Agness were married sometime in the year 1781 according to her recollection. Jane C Steele
[p 4] a routine supporting deposition by George Kirkpatrick, a neighbor in Harrison Co KY, p5 another by James R Curry of Harrison County.
[p 7] State of Kentucky, County of Harrison Personally appeared before the undersigned judge of said county, William A Withers, who being first duly sworn according to law states that he became acquainted with Samuel Lammed and Agness his wife, the applicant for a pension in the year 1814 or 1815. That he was ac1uainted with the said Samuel up to the time of his death and has been acquainted with the said Agness ever since the said year; that the said Samuel and Agness lived together as man and wife and were visited and recognized as such by all their neighbours and acquaintances; and that although he was not present at the marriage of the said Samuel & Agness he has no doubt whatever of their marriage. He further states that he understood from reputation that the said Samuel[p 8] was a soldier of the revolution; that he has seen & shot the rifle gun, now in the possession of the family which he the sd Samuel said he used in the battle of Kings Mountain and that the sd Samuel & Agness raised a large & highly respectable family, one of whom was his partner for a number of years in the mercantile business.s/Wm A WithersSubscribed and swaorn to before me this 15th day of August 1851 H Hoffman P.J.H.C. [routine county certification][p46] One of many letters mentions Captain Buchanan of Augusta County, and Samuel Lamme’s brother Nathan was captain of a different company and Captain David Steele, Agness Steele Lamme’s father.The pension office was never convinced that Lamme was a soldier, but Bobby Moss was.
Supplemented by Will Graves 4/22/13
[p 6]State of Kentucky County of Harrison: Sct.On this the 30th day of May 1851 personally appeared before the undersigned, Presiding Judge of the Harrison County Court, a court of record, Agness Lamme, a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged eighty-one years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Provisions of acts of Congress passed for the benefit of widows of revolutionary soldiers: That she is the widow of Samuel Lamme , who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Patrick Buchanan of the Regiment commanded by __ in the war of the Revolution: that he entered the service on the__ day of __ in the year 17__and was discharged on the __ day of __ 17__: that he resided when he enlisted [in] the service aforesaid in the County of Augusta in the State of Virginia: that he was a volunteer: & that whilst he was in said service, he was in the battle of the Cowpens [January 17, 1781] in the year 1781. She states that the foregoing particulars with reference to the service of said Samuel Lamme were derived from conversations with him. She states that she has no documentary proof in support of the foregoing statement: that the certificate of discharge of said Samuel Lamme is lost and cannot be found after the most diligent search. She further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Lamme on the 27th day of July in the year 1791 in the County of Fayette in the State of Kentucky of which they have no family record: that her said husband died on the first day of January 1826. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the 2nd day of January 1800 viz. at the time above stated. She further swears that she is now a widow and that she has never before made any application for a pension.
S/ Agnes Lamme, [her X mark]
https://revwarapps.org/r6103.pdf
- ↑ USGenweb Archives.
SAMUEL LAMME R.W.S, moved from Jessamine County in to Harrison County, Kentucky in 1801. He died there in December of 1824, at the age of 75 years.
http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/jessamine/military/revwar/rwsoldrs.txt
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