Our 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 | Leonard Kern, PA, PS | |
| Samuel Alley, VA, PVT | Leonard Knight, PA, PVT | |
| Thomas Ames, NC, PS | Thomas Logwood, VA, CAPT, PS | |
| Jacob Ashmead, PA, CAPT | Joseph Mcdowell, Sr., NC, SOL | |
| Nathan Austin, NH, PVT | Jordan Mileham, VA, PVT | |
| Jane Van Cleve Boone, VA, PS | Peter Mock, PA, SOL, PS | |
| Silas Bunker, MA, PVT | Zacquill Morgan, VA, COL, PS | |
| Abner Corey, NJ, PVT | Stephen Osborn, VA, SOL | |
| John Danks, VA, PVT | Jesse Owen, VA, CAPT, PS | |
| James G. Danley, GA, SOL | William Packard, NC, PS | |
| John Darrow, NY, PVT | David Palmer, NY, PVT | |
| Christian Derr, PA, PVT | Edward Pride, NC, PS | |
| William Dillard, VA, PVT | John Roach, VA, Cpl | |
| Azariah Doty, NC, PVT | Samuel Robbins, MA, PVT | |
| Joel Estes, VA, SOL, PS | John Rosenkrans, NJ, COL | |
| George Farrar, VA, PS | John Rowlett, VA, PS | |
| William Foster, PA, SOL | Theobald Dewalt Schott, PA, PVT | |
| John Gardner, PA, PVT | Jonathan Shepard, MD, PVT, PS | |
| Richard Hawkins, MD, PS | Samuel Smith, SC, PVT | |
| Ezekiel Haynie, MD, STAFFOF | William Van Benthuysen, NY, SGT | |
| Strangeman Hutchins, VA, PS | Henry Van Heining, NY, PVT | |
| Solomon Ingham, CT, MA, PVT, CS | John White, NC, CS, PS | |
| Robert Jeffery, NY, SOL | John Williams, CT, LT | |
| William Johnston, PA, PVT | Deliverance Woodward, Sr., NH, CS, PS | |
| John Nicholas Kemmerer, PA, PVT | Cornelius Wygant, Sr., PA, 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 |
PS — Patriotic Service PVT — Private SGT — Sergeant SOL — Soldier STAFFOF — Staff Officer |