Listed on this page are the patriot ancestors of the current members of Doctor Susan Anderson Chapter, NSDAR. 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. Other included patriots are foreign soldiers who served the cause of American independence and Spanish soldiers serving in the presidios at Santa Fe, El Paso, and New Orleans. With a few exceptions, military service began with the Battle of Lexington (April 19, 1775) and ended when the British evacuated New York (November 26, 1783). Patriots may have also provided civil service, conducting public business in the newly formed American states. Click on any name below to learn more about that patriot’s service during the Revolution.
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PATRIOT | STATE | SERVICE |
Benjamin Abbott, Jr | New Hampshire | Sergeant |
John Abernathy, Jr | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
John Abernathy, Sr | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Robert Aiken | Pennsylvania | Private |
Christian Andereck | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Andrew Appell | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
Job Arnold | Rhode Island | Private |
Elkanah Babbitt | Massachusetts | Private |
Stephen Bartlett | New Hampshire | Lieutenant |
Jacob Beall | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
Jacob Beeler | North Carolina | Private & Patriotic Service |
Thomas Belt | Maryland | Private |
John Blakeney Sr | South Carolina | Captain |
Conrad Bobb | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
Thomas Bouldin Jr | Virginia | Ensign |
Thomas Bouldin Sr | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Reuben Bowen | Virginia | Private |
Carpenter Bradford | Massachusetts | Civil Service |
Jabez Briggs | Massachusetts | Private |
Mathieu Brignac | Louisiana | Patriotic Service |
John Brocklebank Jr | Massachusetts | Private |
Francois Brou | Louisiana | Patriotic Service |
Michael Broughton | Connecticut | Private |
James Bulkley Jr | Virginia | Sergeant |
James Bulkley Sr | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Samuel Bunch | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Jacob Bushong | Virginia | Private |
Benjamin Butterfield | Veermont | Patriotic Service |
Peter Cain | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
Enos Campbell | New Jersey | Private |
Nathan Carothers | Pennsylvania | Private |
John Carter | Connecticut | Captain |
Curtis Cates | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
John Cates | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
John Catland | Massachusetts | Sergeant |
William Challis | New Hampshire | Patriotic Service |
Japheth Chapin | Massachusetts | Private & Civil Service & Patriotic Service |
Paul Chapin | Massachusetts | Private |
Jacob Chestnut | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
Stephen Clark | New Hampshire | Captain & Patriotic Service |
John Colwell | North Carolina | Private |
Ephraim Conant | Massachusetts | Private |
Peter Conant, Sr | Massachusetts | Soldier |
Thomas Conway | Pennsylvania | Private |
William Cook | Maryland | Private |
Elisha Corbin | Massachusetts | Patriotic Service |
William Cornett | Virginia | Private |
Mary Batte Cox | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Silas Crane | New Jersey | Private |
John George Crisler | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Bartholomew Crowder Jr | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Bartholomew Crowder Sr | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
William Dalrymple | Massachusetts | Sergent |
Francis Davenport | South Carolina | Civil Service & Patriotic Service |
David Davidson | Virginia | Private |
Jonathan Dickerman Sr | Connecticut | Civil Service & Patriotic Service |
Lucius Doolittle | Massachusetts | Civil Service & Patriotic Service |
John Eddy | Rhode Island | Captain |
Susannah Wathen Edelen | Maryland | Patriotic Service |
Andrew Emerick | Pennsylvania | Private & Patriotic Service |
Abraham Enlow | Pennsylvania | Soldier & Civil Service & Patriotic Service |
William Erskine | Virginia | Corporal |
Matthias Fisher | Pennsylvania | Private & Patriotic Service |
Peter Fleck | Pennsylvania | Private |
Jesse Foote | Connecticut | Soldier |
Frederick Freeman | Connecticut | Private |
Wendle Freshour | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Nathaniel Friend | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Sarah Bass Friend | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Benjamin Gardner Jr | New York | Sergeant |
John Gaston Sr | South Carolina | Civil Service |
William Gaston | South Carolina | Captain |
Samuel Gavin | North Carolina | Soldier |
Philip Gentzler | North Carolina | Civil Service |
Joseph Gist | Maryland | Major |
Felix Glatfelder | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
David Goodwin | South Carolina | Private |
Richard Gregory | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Roger Gregory | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Christian Groff | Virginia | Private |
Christian Haldeman | Pennsylvania | Private |
Uriah Hanks | Connecticut | Patriotic Service |
Samuel Hartwell | Massachusetts | Private |
Edward Hatcher | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Elisha Hawley | Connecticut | Patriotic Service |
Johan Adam Hedrick | North Carolina | Lieutenant & Patriotic Service |
Peter Hedrick Sr | Pennsylvania | Lieutenant Colonel & Patriotic Service |
Adam Heiskell | Virginia | Captain & Patriotic Service |
Christopher Heiskell | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Bellias Hill | Massachusetts | Private |
Nathaniel Holder | Massachusetts | Private |
Henry Hollingsworth | North Carolina | Private |
Zebulon Hollingsworth | North Carolina | Private |
Oliver Hopkins | Rhode Island | Private |
William Hopkins | New York | Private |
Abraham Horton | North Carolina | Private |
Mathieu Hotard | Louisiana | Patriotic Service |
John Huber | Pennsylvania | Captain |
John Hughes | Virginia | Captain |
Samuel Hull Sr | Connecticut | Sergeant |
Crippen Hurd Jr | Connecticut | Private |
John Hurst | Virginia | Soldier & Patriotic Service |
Arthur Irwin | North Carolina | Soldier & Patriotic Service |
Moses Johnson | Virginia | Private |
Charles Johnston | New Hampshire | Lieutenant Colonel & Civil Service & Patriotic Service |
Joseph Kennedy | South Carolina | Private & Patriotic Service |
Samuel Kidder | Massachusetts | Private & Civil Service |
Joseph Kimball | Rhode Island | Captain |
John Knight | South Carolina | Private |
George Kress | Pennsylvania | Corporal |
John Kunkle | Pennsylvania | Ensign |
Consider Law | New York | Private |
John Leavitt, Jr | Connecticut | Private |
James Leith | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Valentine Leonard, Jr | North Carolina | Civil Service & Patriotic Service |
Valentine Leonard, Sr | North Carolina | Civil Service & Patriotic Service |
Alexander Lermond, Sr | Massachusetts | Civil Service |
William Lermond | Massachusetts | Civil Service & Patriotic Service |
William Lewis | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
George Little | South Carolina | Captain & Patriotic Service |
William Little | North Carolina | Captain & Patriotic Service |
Isaac Lucas | Massachusetts | Private |
Aaron Lyon Sr | Massachusetts | Civil Service |
Henry Malick | New Jersey | Private & Patriotic Service |
Edmund Matthews | North Carolina | Civil Service & Patriotic Service |
Charles Maxey | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
William McElwee Sr | South Carolina | Civil Service |
Moses Mckenzie | Maryland | Noncommissioned Officer |
Edward McMaster | New Jersey & Pennsylvania | Private & Patriotic Service |
Jonathan Meeker | New York | Private & Patriotic Service |
Peter Melott | Maryland | Lieutenant |
Jesse Merrill | New Hampshire | Private |
John Metcalf Sr | Virginia | Civil Service |
Daniel Miesse | Pennsylvania | Private |
John Miles | Virginia | Private |
Peter Miller | New Jersey & New York | Private |
William Milliken Sr | North Carolina | Civil Service |
Edward Moseley | Virginia | Captain & Patriotic Service |
John Mummert | Pennsylvania | Private |
Burkhardt Musser | Pennsylvania | Private & Patriotic Service |
Jonathan Newman | South Carolina | Soldier |
Jonathan Norton | New Hampshire | Patriotic Service |
Nathan Norton | New Hampshire | Patriotic Service |
Mark Nowell | Massachusetts | Seaman & Patriotic Service |
Richard Oldham | North Carolina | Private |
Eleazer Orvis, Sr | Connecticut | Patriotic Service |
Josiah Padget | South Carolina | Private |
Benjamin Parker | Massachusetts | Private |
Stephen Penn | Maryland | Private |
Drura Pilkington | Virginia | Private |
James Pillow | Virginia | Private |
John Raines | Virginia | Captain & Patriotic Service |
Joseph Ratcliff | Maryland | Patriotic Service |
Joseph Reed Jr | New Hampshire | Civil Service |
Frederick Reinhard | Pennsylvania | Private |
Charles Richards | Pennsylvania | Private |
William Rives | South Carolina | Patriotic Service |
William Rives | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Archibald Robinson | Massachusetts | 2nd Lieutenant |
Thomas Rogers | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
John Rorebaugh | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Philip Roush | Virginia | Private |
Joseph Scott | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
William Scott | New Hampshire & Massachusetts | Major |
Nathaniel Seymour | Connecticut | Private |
Frederick Shaffer | Virginia | Private |
Daniel Shelton | Virginia | Major & Patriotic Service |
John Shelton | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Michael Shirley | Virginia | Private |
Silas Shurtleff | Massachusetts | Soldier |
Augustin Simms | Virginia | Private |
Richard Simms | Virginia | Private |
Jacob Sink | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
Johannes Sink | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
Frederick Slemp | Virginia | Private |
John Smith | North Carolina | Private & Patriotic Service |
Allen Spear | New Hampshire | Soldier |
John Spell | North Carolina | Civil Service |
Philip Spohn | Pennsylvania | Lieutenant |
William Sprague | Massachusetts | Civil Service |
Philip Sowers | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
Christian Stevens | Pennsylvania | Private |
Samuel Stevens | Pennsylvania | Private & Patriotic Service |
Thomas Stinchcomb | Maryland | Captain |
Hopestill Sumner | Massachusetts | Civil Service |
Jeremiah Taylor | New York | Private |
John Thompson | New York | Captain |
Solomon Tice | New York | Soldier |
Benjamin Tomlinson | Virginia | Captain & Patriotic Service |
Harris Tomlinson | Virginia | Lieutenant |
Samuel Trogdon | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
William Trogdon | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
Benjamin True Sr | New Hampshire | Private & Patriotic Service |
Reuben Tucker | Virginia | Private |
Edward Turner | Massachusetts | Lieutenant |
Samuel Tuttle Sr | Massachusetts | Lieutenant |
Harmon Van Buren | New York | Major |
Matthias Wade | New Jersey | Private |
Andrew Wagner | Virginia | Major |
Daniel Wagner | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
Jacob Wagner Sr | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
George Waldhauer | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
John Waldrop | South Carolina | Private & Civil Service |
David Walters | Pennsylvania | Private |
William Walthall | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
John Ward | Pennsylvania | Private |
Jacob Weatherholt | Virginia | Private |
Andrew Webster | Massachusetts | Private |
Conrad Weiser | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
John Welch | South Carolina | Soldier |
Adam Wetzel | Virginia | Captain & Patriotic Service |
Michael Whitley | Pennsylvania | Captain |
Seth Wilder | Massachusetts | Private |
Nathaniel Wilkinson | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
William Williams | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Lewis Wills | Virginia | Private |
Daniel Wilson | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Thomas Branch Wilson | Virginia | Lieutenant Colonel |
Samuel Wood | Massachusetts | Private |
William Woodbury | New Hampshire | Private |
John Wright Jr | North Carolina | Civil Service & Patriotic Service |
John Wright Sr | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Robert Wright | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Thomas Wright | North Carolina | Private |
Andrew Yates | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Updated August 2022