Robert McLewrath

Note: Robert's surname appears with numerous spellings: McLewrath, McIlrath, McIlwrath, McElrath, McElwrath, etc. Some of these were likely not used in his era and are instead spellings adopted by descendants. Records from his lifetime are scarce and fields are locked to the best values we have available; please use the "Discussions" tab to present new information.

Robert McIlrath/McLewrath served as armorer for the State of South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War.

Per descendant John Ladson:

"Served in the Revolutionary War. He wa twice taken prisoner by the British and was in prison in St. Augustine, FL twice. Both times he escaped. He was Armorer for the State of South Carolina during the Revolutionary War. Governor Rudledge commissioned him to make the type for the Declaration of War since the British had seized all the printing presses."

See this image for a more detailed description of his service.

DAR Ancestor #: A077199
SAR Ancestor #: 98535

Sources

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. < link > Accessed 1 January 2025. -- application for membership of James Brantly Ladson, descendant of Robert McLewrath
• https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/245048
• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=ful...
• Notes from descendant John Ladson.