The Lawrence Family Papers at Clemson (box 1, mss 114) have a typescript by an unidentified author, entitled “Oconee’s Soldiers of the Past,” which includes biographical information about Benjamin Lawrence. The notes state that Lawrence was “a noted scout and Indian fighter” born in Virginia (the year unknown) who came to Abbeville District prior to the Revolution. He served under Robert Anderson during the Revolution, and, following the war, on 5 March 1783 he married Rachel Weems and settled in Pickens District about four miles from present-day Calhoun. He died 2 April 1826 and is buried in a family cemetery on his plantation.