Our Patriot Ancestors
Listed below are the Patriot ancestors of our chapter members and the state in which they served. 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 American 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.
Caleb ALVORD, VT, CS Elijah ALVORD, MA, PS Josiah ANDREWS, MA, PVT Thomas AXTELL, PA, PVT Moses BARNES, MA, PVT John BEAM, NJ, PVT Sidney BERRY, NJ, COL Samuel BERTOLET, PA, SOL, PS William BROOKS, Sr., NH, LT Jacob DEWITT, PA, CAPT Peter DONNELLY, NY, PS Peter DOTY, NJ, PVT Robert GASTON, MA, SGT Elijah GOODRICH, Jr., MA, PVT Luke GUYANT, CT, PVT, PS |
Abner HAGGETT, NH, PVT Joseph HASTINGS, CT, PS Henry HUNSICKER, PA, PVT Thomas KILLEN, NC, SOL Zachariah LOTHROP, CT, PVT Joseph LUFKIN, MA, NONCOM William MEAD, VA, SOL, PS Samuel MURDOCK, VT, PS |
Levi NICHOLS, MA, PVT, PS Samuel NORTH, NY, PVT John ROCK, NC, PVT James ROSS, MA, PS, CS Thomas SEWELL, NC, SOL, CS Joseph SMITH, Jr., MA, LT James SPALDING, Jr., MA, PVT Stephen UTLEY, CT, PVT |
State Glossary 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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CAPT — Captain COL — Colonel CPL — Corporal CS — Civil Service ENS — Ensign FIF — Fifer LT — Lieutenant NONCOM — Non-Commissioned Officer PS — Patriotic Service PVT — Private SGT — Sergeant SOL — Soldier (no known details) WGN — Wagoneer
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National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
California State Society Daughters of the American Revolution