Lemuel Spear in the Military

Lemuel's military headstone was placed in the old Baptist Cemetery decades later after Lemuel's death and is the military headstone placed near his follow Spear family members in the cemetery. On Lemuel Spear's military headstone is the inscription,

"LEMUEL SPEAR / NEW YORK / SGT / COL PALMER'S REGT / REV WAR / AUGUST 3 1746 /  AUGUST 3 1809"

One of Lemuel Spear's son, Jacob Spear, fought in the war of 1812. More on Jacob is listed on the website as he has his own military page.