Lewis Bonnett

About Lewis Bonnett

Birth Date: 1762 or 1764

Birth Location: Cedar Creek area, Frederick County, Virginia (now Hardy County, West Virginia)

Death Date: 7 January 1850

Death Location: Iowa, but exact location unknown

Service Information

Drafted in 1779 and served as a private under Captain Jonathan Coburn, Major Lowther, and Colonel Joseph Crockett. Served until 1780. Next he served as an Indian spy under Ensign Benjamin Sills. In October 1780, he volunteered to serve as an India spy under Captain Coburn and served until October 1781. In March 1783, he was ordered out as an Indian spy and served as such until June or July 1783.

(Source: Abigail Adams Chapter Iowa Society Daughters of the American Revolution. (1978). Revolutionary War Soldiers and Patriots Buried in Iowa. Walsworth Publishing Company.)

Burial Information

Cemetery Name: Smith Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 115th Street Birmingham, Union Township, Van Buren County, IA (Coordinates: 40.88080, -91.89640) This cemetery is on private property. You have to open a gate and drive through a cow pasture to then access the cemetery. 

Additional Information: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28058195/lewis-bonnett

Source: Stefanie Wager personal photos, Taken August 31, 2025