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.
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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 Calvin BLISS, MA, PVT Garret BRODHEAD, PA, ENS, PS William BROOKS, Sr., NH, LT Needham BRYAN, Sr., NC, COL, PS Joseph BUSH, MA, LT Adam CASE, RI, PVT Robert CATON, NY, WGN, CS Frederick DAVIS, NY, PS Jacob DEWITT, PA, CAPT James DODRILL, NC, CPL Peter DONNELLY, NY, PS Peter DOTY, NJ, PVT Samuel DRAKE, PA, CAPT Simon FRY, MA, CS, PS Matthias GARRISON, NJ, PVT Robert GASTON, MA, SGT Jehiel GATES, CT, PVT Elijah GOODRICH, Jr., MA, PVT Luke GUYANT, CT, PVT, PS Abner HAGGETT, NH, PVT Nicholas HALE, MD, PS Laban HALL, NH, PVT Joseph HASTINGS, CT, PS Andrew HEATH, NJ, PVT Samuel HINDS, CT, PVT Joseph HULL, Sr., CT, PVT Josiah HULL, CT, PVT Henry HUNSICKER, PA, PVT |
Ebenezer IRISH, MA, PVT William JAY, SC, PS James KELLY, VA, PVT Thomas KILLEN, NC, SOL Benjamin LEIGH, MA, FIF Zachariah LOTHROP, CT, PVT Joseph LUFKIN, MA, NONCOM Martha MCFARLANE MCGEE Bell, NC, PS Peter MCKENNEY, PA, NONCOM William MEAD, VA, SOL, PS John MOORE, PA, PS Ebenezer MORTON, MA, SGT Samuel MURDOCK, VT, PS Levi NICHOLS, MA, PVT, PS Samuel NORTH, NY, PVT Hugh PARKHURST, MA, PVT Joseph PERRIN, VA, PVT John PHINNEY, Sr., MA, PS John RHODES, MA, PVT John ROCK, NC, PVT James ROSS, MA, PS, CS Nathaniel SAWYER, Sr., MA, LT Thomas SEWELL, NC, SOL, CS Joseph SMITH, Jr., MA, LT Robert SIMMS, Jr., NC, SOL James SPALDING, Jr., MA, PVT James THOMPSON, MD, SGT Stephen UTLEY, CT, PVT Jacob WESTBROOK, NJ, PS Shirley WHATLEY, NC, PS Wharton WHATLEY, GA, PVT Joshua WHITING, MA, PVT Nathan WHITNEY, MA, PS Timothy WIGHT, MA, CPL John WOOD, VA, PS Jacob YOUNG, Sr., MD, PS |
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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 Service Glossary 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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