MORRIS, Lester, Died 1853, Aged 96 Years, (a Revolutionary War Soldier who was taken prisoner and held 6 months on board a prison ship by the British. During the Revolutionary War he served 6 years and 6 months. Unfortunately during the Civil War, 1861-1865, Federal Soldiers used his tombstone as a fireplace backdrop. A tombstone that is subject to heat crumbles or eventually crumbles into dust. At the time of his death he was living with his daughter Mrs. Thomas A (Elizabeth) Westmoreland at Prospect. 023 / 024 / 017
Lester Morris DAR patriot #A101269. He served from Virginia as a Private under Capt. Benjamin Taliaferro and Colonels Parker and Hopkins. He fought in the Battle of Savannah (Sept.16-Oct. 1779) where he sustained a gunshot wound. After the surrender in the siege of Charleston he was taken prisoner and held on the ships "King George" and "Fidelity" until Aug. 2, 1781 when he was exchanged and discharged at Williamsburg, VA.
Some information from Jeanne Earl, 20 Jul 2013.
