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Our Patriots

What is a Patriot?

Visit the DAR website to learn what a Patriot is and about acceptable American Revolutionary War service.

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We proudly list our chapter's ancestors below who bravely fought and provided material support during the American Revolutionary War.

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  • Nathaniel Atchison - PA - PS

  • John Barbee - NC - PS

  • John Barbee - VA - SGT

  • John Barlow - NC - PS

  • Thomas Barlow - VA - PS

  • Daniel Bill - NC - PS

  • Mark Bird - PA - COL, CS, PS

  • John Bowman - VA - PS

  • William Bugg - VA - CS

  • Noah Bardwell - MA - LT, CS

  • Carter Braxton - VA - PS, SDI

  • Isaac Brokaw - NJ - PVT

  • Jacob Brown, Sr - VA - PS

  • John Brown - VA - SGT

  • Joseph Carroll, Sr - SC - CS, PS

  • Robert Chamblee - NC - PVT

  • Joseph Clunn - NJ - CAPT

  • Henry Cobb - NC - CS

  • Joseph Cody - MA - LT, CS, PS

  • William Coppage - VA - PS

  • Robert Covington - VA - PVT

  • William Cressy - VA - PS

  • Charles Croxall - PA - CAPT, PS

  • James Davis - NC - PVT

  • Robert Dodge - MA - CAPT

  • Jacob Edick - NY - PVT

  • John Evans - NC - SOL

  • Garet Fiskes - PA - PS

  • John Fiskes - PA - PS

  • Daniel Farmer - VA - PVT

  • Nehemiah Frankcs - SC - CS, PS

  • Stephen Freeman - NY - PVT

  • Jacob Fretz - PA - PVT, PS

  • William Gilbert - GA - SOL

  • George Gober - NC - PS

  • Hardin Gregary - NC - PS

  • Daniel Harper - NH - PVT

  • John Hawkins - NC - PS

  • Thomas Henderson - SC - LT

  • Mary Hicks - VA - PS

  • Robert Hicks - VA - PS

  • John Hornor - PA - PVT

  • Groves Howard - NC - PS

  • Abner Howe - NH - PS

  • Job Howland - MA - SGT

  • Thomas Hoy - MD - LT, PS

  • Nathaniel Hutchins - NH - CAPT, PS

  • Joseph Jackson - GA - PS

  • Daniel Linder - VA - PS

  • Lawrence LInder - VA - PS, CS

  • Geroge Lonas - VA - PVT

  • John Matthews - SC - SOL

  • William McClung - VA - PS

  • Samuel Mobley - SC - STAFFOF, PS

  • Nicholas Mooney - VA - PS

  • Norman Newell - CT - PVT

  • Thomas Newman - VA - SGT

  • Norman Newell - CT - PVT

  • John Nixon - VA - PS

  • John Parr - VA - CS, PS

  • John Patterson - NC - PS

  • James Pendleton - VA - COL

  • Daniel Phillips - GA - SOL

  • Samuel Pitts - MA - PVT

  • Baruch Prather - MD - SGT, PS

  • Daniel Price, Sr - SC - CS

  • Richard Priddy - VA -SGT

  • John Poage, Sr - VA - CS

  • William Ratchford - SC - CS

  • Henry Rice - VA - CS

  • Griffith Rutherford - NC - BG, PS

  • Thomas Shannon - SC - CAPT

  • Michael Shirk - PA - PVT

  • Joshua Singleton - VA - CS, PS

  • Augustine Steele - VA - PS

  • Jacob Strickland, Jr - NC - PS

  • Jacob Strickland, Sr - NC - PS

  • John Stonecypher - NC - PVT

  • Achilles Tandy - SC - LT

  • William Tongue - MD - PVT
  • Pierre Verrau - LA - PS
  • Hans Wagner - SC - CS
  • James Ward - VA - PVT, PS
  • Sylvester Ward - VA - CAPT
  • George Weaver - NY - LT
  • Anthony Willoughby - NC - SOL, PS
  • Richard Willoughby - NC - PS
  • Minor Winn - VA - LT
  • Thomas Withers - VA - PS
  • William Wyatt - VA - SOL, PS
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Legend for Abbreviations

ADC — Aide-de-Camp

BG — Brigadier General

CAPT — Captain

CHP — Chaplain

CL — Continental Line

COL — Colonel

CPL — Corporal

CS — Civil Service

DRM — Drummer

ENS — Ensign

FIF — Fifer

GRD — Guard

1LT — First Lieutenant

LT — Lieutenant

LTC – Lieutenant Colonel

MAJ — Major

MM — Minute Man

NONCOM — Non-Commissioned Officer

ORDL — Orderly

PNSR — Pensioner

PS — Patriotic Service

PVT — Private

SDI — Signer of The Declaration of Independence

SGT — Sergeant

SGTMAJ — Sergeant Major

SOL — Soldier

STAFFOF – Staff Officer

WPNSR — Wife who received pension

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Honoring Our 

Patriots

Learn more about DAR's work to honor Patriots, help women connect with their past, and promote the service of forgotten Patriots.

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DAR America250!

Project

The National Society has established the America 250! Committee to plan DAR’s involvement during our nation’s upcoming 250th birthday. 

Dolley Madison Chapter, NSDAR

Established 1892. Named for the charming and talented lady who was the hostess of the President’s Mansion during the Jefferson and Madison administrations. We are a growing, multigenerational group of women with varying interests and skillsets who share a passion for serving our community, learning about our history, and enjoying fellowship with each other! 

The content contained herein does not necessarily represent the position of the NSDAR.

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