In the northwest corner is the marker of a black Revolutionary War veteran, Prince Estabrook, who is reported to have been wounded at the Battle of Lexington. He was originally buried outside the burial ground wall but re-interred inside the wall in the recent past.
"Prince Estabrook was a slave who lived in Lexington. At dawn on April, 19, 1775, he was one of the Lexington Minute Men awaiting the arrival of the British Regulars at the Buckman Tavern. In the battle which followed, Prince Estabrook was wounded on Lexington Green. Through circumstances and destiny, he thus became the first black soldier to fight in the American Revolution." This quote is from the monument which is dedicated to the memory of Prince Estabrook. The memorial is located in a prime spot near Buckman Tavern overlooking the Lexington Battle Green.
"Prince Estabrook was a slave who lived in Lexington. At dawn on April, 19, 1775, he was one of the Lexington Minute Men awaiting the arrival of the British Regulars at the Buckman Tavern. In the battle which followed, Prince Estabrook was wounded on Lexington Green. Through circumstances and destiny, he thus became the first black soldier to fight in the American Revolution." This quote is from the monument which is dedicated to the memory of Prince Estabrook. The memorial is located in a prime spot near Buckman Tavern overlooking the Lexington Battle Green.
In the northwest corner is the marker of a black Revolutionary War veteran, Prince Estabrook, who is reported to have been wounded at the Battle of Lexington. He was originally buried outside the burial ground wall but re-interred inside the wall in the recent past.
"Prince Estabrook was a slave who lived in Lexington. At dawn on April, 19, 1775, he was one of the Lexington Minute Men awaiting the arrival of the British Regulars at the Buckman Tavern. In the battle which followed, Prince Estabrook was wounded on Lexington Green. Through circumstances and destiny, he thus became the first black soldier to fight in the American Revolution." This quote is from the monument which is dedicated to the memory of Prince Estabrook. The memorial is located in a prime spot near Buckman Tavern overlooking the Lexington Battle Green.
"Prince Estabrook was a slave who lived in Lexington. At dawn on April, 19, 1775, he was one of the Lexington Minute Men awaiting the arrival of the British Regulars at the Buckman Tavern. In the battle which followed, Prince Estabrook was wounded on Lexington Green. Through circumstances and destiny, he thus became the first black soldier to fight in the American Revolution." This quote is from the monument which is dedicated to the memory of Prince Estabrook. The memorial is located in a prime spot near Buckman Tavern overlooking the Lexington Battle Green.
Inscription
Prince
Estabrook
Negro
Greaton's
Co.
3 Mass. Regt.
Rev. War
Other Records
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