Randolph Lawson's family migrated from Virginia to North Carolina about 1751. He was born in the fall or winter of 1757. He died march 1848 in Albany Clinton County, Kentucky. He was a private who served in the revolutionary war under Capt. Gholston, he was in all the principal battles then he was called for the duty of guarding baggage for Capt. Gholston. He served for 7 years.

He married Susannah Cross on 13 Jun 1791. They were the first couple to be married in the newly formed Patrick County, Virginia.

William Lancaster was drafted and served in a company of Virginia militia commanded by Capt. William Buckner of Col. Harvey''s regiment. He joing the company 20.January.1779, and served upwards of two months. He was stationed as a guard at Albemarle Barracks over British and Hessian prisoners. In 1780, he was drafted and served in Capt. Benjamin Johnson''s company of Virginia militia of Orange County, and served ninety days. In 1781, he was drafted in July or August, and placed under the command of Abner Porter, commissary of the army, and served four months; making the whole nearly ten months.

William Lancaster was born in Hanover County, Virginia, 17.November.1746. He was baptised in King William County, Virginia. At the time of the Revolution, he resided in Orange County, Virginia. He stated that he "lived there 15 years after the Revolutionary War" and then "removed to Kentucky and lived in that state 27 or 28 years thence to Indiana and have remained ever since.

In Mason County, Kentucky, he married as a second wife, Mrs. Sarah (Smith) Blades, widow of John Levy Blades. The Lancasters spent their last years in Switzerland County, Indiana. William died 04.November.1843.

William Devin, Jr. served with Captain Henry Conway''s Company of the 14th Virginia Regiment of Foot in the Continental Army. He served three years from January 1777 to February 1780. He enlisted at Pittsylvania County Virginia Courthouse on January 26, 1777 and was discharged in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 4, 1780. He and his brother, Robert, were in the same unit throughout their service.

Their unit was at Valley Forge with General Washington during the winter of 1777-1778. William fought in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth.

The records from the National Archives shows Sergeant William Devin, with a variety of name variations, to be listed in the muster and pay rolls of Captain Henry Conway's company for most of the period of December 1776 through March 1779. Then, he was part of Captain Nathan Reid's Company and Lieutenant Colonel Hopkins' Company until November 1779. Finally, William Devin and Robert Devin were assigned to Captain John Overton's Company of Col. Febiger's Detachment, 2nd Brigade until they were discharged.

Robert Devin says in his pension application that Captain Henry Conway's company was formed at Smith's Store, then the Pittsylvania County, Virginia Court House. The records show that Sergeant William Devin was sick (June, July, and August 1778 muster rolls) and then, on extended furlough in Virginia beginning in Septermber 1778 to April 1779. This could be the time when William Devin had Smallpox that nearly cost him his life.