THOMAS LAIDLEY

THOMAS LAIDLEY

Thomas Laidley is buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Huntington, WV.
He is the first Revolutionary War soldier discovered at the cemetery.

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THOMAS LAIDLEY SERVED IN THE ARMY AND NAVY

Thomas Laidley was born with the last name Laidley on Jan. 1, 1756 in Ayrshire, Scotland. He died March 17, 1838 and is buried in
the Spring Hill Cemetery in Huntington, WV. He came to America in 1774 landing in New York. He later moved to Lancaster, PA.

He served in the Revolutionary War and changed his name to Laidley to distinguish himself from his own kin who were Loyalist.
Laidley served with the Pennsylvania Militia and Pennsylvania Navy as a private, captain and commander.

During the war, he served under General George Washington at Trenton and commanded a boat on the Delaware River where
Philadelphia was occupied. On June 18, 1778, he married Sarah Osborne in Philadelphia. She was born Oct. 12, 1762 and died
March 25, 1844. Sarah is buried in Spring Hill Near her husband.

Laidley came with Albert Gallatin to Monongalia County and bought a large tract of land. He lived in Morgantown until late in his life when
he and and his wife came to Cabell County. They had two sons, James Grant Laidley and John Osborne Laidley.

James practiced law in Parkersburg and was the grandfather of George S. Laidley, who for many years was the superintendent of
schools in Kanawha County, WV.

John was also a lawyer and lived in Barboursville. He was in the War of 1812 and served with Captain Kennedy's artillery
company near Norfolk, Va.

John represented Cabell County in the General Assembly and was prosecuting attorney from 1817 to 1860. He was a
member of the Virginia Convention of 1829 to 1830. He was a Democrat but was a Union Man. John is also buried
in the Spring Hill Cemetery with his wife Mary Scales Hite.