Elk Grove, CaliforniaOur Patriot Ancestors
Listed below are the Patriot ancestors of our chapter members, the state they served, and their service. American Revolutionary War Patriots include signers of the Declaration of Independence, members of local and state militias, members of the Continental Army or Continental Navy, men and women who rendered other types of aid to the cause of independence, and those taking oaths of loyalty. With a few exceptions, military service began with the Battle of Lexington (19 April 1775) and ended when the British evacuated New York (26 November 1783). Patriots may have also provided civil service, conducting public business in the newly formed American states.
| James Alley, VA, CS, PS | Jordan Mileham, VA, PVT | |
| Samuel Alley, VA, PVT | Peter Mock, PA, SOL, PS | |
| Thomas Ames, NC, PS | Zacquill Morgan, VA, COL, PS | |
| Jacob Ashmead, PA, CAPT | John Nelson, NY, CT, PVT | |
| Nathan Austin, NH, PVT | Joseph Norman, VA, PS | |
| Abraham Colby, NH, PS | Stephen Osborn, VA, SOL | |
| Abner Corey, NJ, PVT | Jesse Owen, VA, CAPT, PS | |
| George Cristman, VA, CAPT | William Packard, NC, PS | |
| John Danks, VA, PVT | David Palmer, NY, PVT | |
| Christian Derr, PA, PVT | Abel Peckham, RI, PVT | |
| George Dillard, VA, PS | John Perkins, VA, PS | |
| William Dillard, VA, PVT | Samuel Perkins, VA, PVT | |
| Azariah Doty, NC, PVT | Edward Pride, NC, PS | |
| Robert Duncan, NC, PVT | Nicholas Randall, CT, SGT | |
| Elisha Estes, VA, PS | John Roach, VA, CPL | |
| Joel Estes, VA, SOL, PS | William Robards, Sr., VA, PS | |
| George Farrar, VA, PS | William Robards, Jr., VA, NONCOM | |
| William Foster, PA, SOL | Samuel Robbins, MA, PVT | |
| John Gardner, PA, PVT | John Rosenkrans, NJ, COL | |
| Robert Gentry, NC, PS | John Rowlett, VA, PS | |
| John Hamblin, VA, PS | Theobald Dewalt Schott, PA, PVT | |
| Joseph Hedges, MD, ENS, PS | Jonathan Shepard, MD, PVT, PS | |
| Henry Hedrick, Sr., VA, PS | Samuel Smith, Sr, MA, PS | |
| James Hogan, VA, PVT | Samuel Smith, SC, PVT | |
| Archibald Hopkins, VA, PS | Stephen Greeley Spalding, NH, PVT | |
| Strangeman Hutchins, VA, PS | Stephen Stetson, RI, PVT | |
| Alexander Irwin, NC, COL, CS, PS | William Van Benthuysen, NY, SGT | |
| Abraham Jackson, Sr., VT, CS,PS | Henry Van Heining, NY, PVT | |
| William Johnston, PA, PVT | Jacob Van Meter, VA, CAPT | |
| John Nicholas Kemmerer, PA, PVT | Joseph Wallace, NC, PS | |
| Leonard Kern, PA, PS | John Williams, CT, LT | |
| Leonard Knight, PA, PVT | Deliverance Woodward, Sr., NH, CS, PS | |
| Isaac Lainhart, VA, PVT | Jonathan Woodward, NH & VT, PVT | |
| Thomas Logwood, VA, CAPT, PS | Cornelius Wygant, Sr., PA, PS | |
| Reuben Long, VA, LT | Jacob Wygant, PA, CAPT | |
| Stephen Matthews, CT, CAPT | Jacob Zartman, Sr., PA, PVT, PS | |
| Margaret O'neal Mcdowell, NC, PS |
Glossary of United States, Country, and Patriot Service Abbreviations:
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UNITED STATES: CT — Connecticut DE — Delaware GA — Georgia MD — Maryland MA — Massachusetts NH — New Hampshire NJ — New Jersey |
NY — New York NC — North Carolina PA — Pennsylvania RI — Rhode Island SC — South Carolina VT — Vermont VA — Virginia |
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PATRIOT SERVICE: CAPT — Captain COL — Colonel CPL — Corporal CS — Civil Service LT — Lieutenant ENS — Ensign |
NONCOM — Non-commissioned Officer PS — Patriotic Service PVT — Private SGT — Sergeant SOL — Soldier STAFFOF — Staff Officer |
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