Our Patriots
The following men and women are recognized Patriot ancestors of Phillis Wheatley Chapter, NSDAR. Each one served in some capacity during the American Revolution. They were soldiers and community officials, signed oaths of allegiance, provided goods, ministered, and so much more.
To learn if you qualify for membership, visit the DAR Membership pages. To start researching your Revolutionary War lineage, check out the DAR Genealogical Research System (GRS)–a free resource provided by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
Legend to Ranks and Service of Patriots
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Capt = Captain
CS = Civil Service
Cpl = Corporal
Lt = Lieutenant
LCol = Lieutenant Colonel
Maj = Major
Noncom = Non-Commissioned Officer
PS = Patriotic Service
Pvt = Private
Slr = Sailor
Sgt = Sergeant
Sol = Soldier
StaffOf = Staff Officer
Allen, Drewry, Pvt, North Carolina
Alexander, Charles, PS, Virginia
Atwater, Stephen, PS, New York
Bailey, William, Pvt, Virginia
Barker, Nicholas, PS, North Carolina
Beaver, John, PS, Pvt, Virginia
Blodgett, Benjamin, StaffOf, Connecticut
Blodgett, William, Maj, Rhode Island
Bodenhamer, William, Lt, North Carolina
Boreland, John, PS, North Carolina
Bovee, Nicholas R., Pvt, New York
Bowles, John, Pvt, Virginia
Bowman, Christian, Sol, Pennsylvania
Bradford, Perez, Pvt, Massachusetts
Brett, Joshua Howard, StaffOf, Rhode Island, Massachusetts
Bull, Caleb, PS, Connecticut
Carpenter, Jabez, Pvt, Massachusetts
Casey, Wanton, Pvt, Rhode Island
Chase, Amos, Cpl, Rhode Island
Chase, Jonathan, Capt, Massachusetts
Chattin, John, PS, Virginia
Clark, Philip, Capt, Massachusetts
Crabtree, Agreen, Capt, Massachusetts
Crane, William, Pvt, North Carolina
Davis, Hugh, Sgt, Virginia
Dodd, Josiah, PS, Virginia
Dorrance, George, LCol, Connecticut
Drake, Abraham, Sr., Col, New Hampshire
Drown, Samuel, Noncom, Rhode Island
Dumas, Pierre, Pvt, Massachusetts, New York
Durkee, William, CS, PS, Connecticut
Edelen, Edward, PS, Maryland
Edelen, Susannah, PS, Maryland
Ellis, Nathan, Capt, Pennsylvania
Ferry, Solomon, Cpl, Massachusetts
Finley, William, Capt, Pennsylvania
Foster, William, Sgt, Connecticut
Freeman, Daniel, PS, North Carolina
Gonzalez, Sebastian, PS, Louisiana
Goodale, Nathan, Maj, PS, Massachusetts
Gowing, Daniel, Sgt, Massachusetts
Graybill, Peter, PS, Maryland
Greeley, Phillip, CS, PS, Pvt, New Hampshire
Green, Christopher, Lt, Rhode Island
Hadley, Jeremiah, PS, North Carolina
Haley, Anthony, Pvt, Virginia
Hatch, Briggs, Pvt, Massachusetts
Hayden, Noah, Pvt, Pennsylvania
Hayden, William, PS, Virginia
Hill, Bernard, Pvt, Massachusetts
Horseman, William, PS, Virginia
Houser, George, Sr., CS, PS, North Carolina
Hughes, William, Pvt, Virginia
Hurt, Zachariah, Pvt, Virginia
Janes, Jonathan, Pvt, Massachusetts
Janes, Samuel, Sol, Massachusetts
Jennings, William, Jr., PS, Virginia
Kelly, James, Pvt, Virginia
Kennison, Aaron, Pvt, PS, New Hampshire
Leonard, Gamaliel, CS, Pvt, Massachusetts
Love, Rozanna Graham, PS, Maryland
Lyman, Daniel, Maj, Connecticut, Massachusetts
Lyman, Ezekiel, Pvt, Connecticut
Mann, Johannes, PS, Pvt, Pennsylvania
McDaniel, George, PS, Virginia
McKeehan, Duncan, Capt, PS, Pennsylvania
McReynolds, Joseph, Pvt, North Carolina
Moore, Alexander, Pvt, North Carolina
Oakes, Seth, Capt, Massachusetts
Pate, Edward, PS, Virginia
Pickens, Rebecca Calhoun, PS, South Carolina
Pillow, Jasper, Cpl, Virginia
Plummer, Jeremiah, PS, Sgt, Maryland
Poythress, Peter, PS, Virginia
Price, Royal, Pvt, North Carolina
Prince, George, Capt, Virginia
Richards, Christian, CS, Sol, Virginia
Richardson, Zebadiah, Pvt, New Hampshire
Richmond, William, Pvt, Virginia
Schweitzer, Peter, PS, Pennsylvania
Scott, Adam, Lt, Pennsylvania
Shaffer, Valentine, Pvt, Pennsylvania
Shick, Christian, Pvt, Pennsylvania
Stearman, William Walker, Pvt, Virginia
Stout, James, CS, PS, New Jersey
Strang, Francis, Sol, New York
Stull, Jacob, Capt, New Jersey
Tinsley, Edward, PS, Virginia
Tinsley, Joshua, PS, Virginia
Troxell, Peter, Sr., PS, Pennsylvania
Tucker, Daniel, PS, Slr, Massachusetts
Van Blarcom, John, PS, New Jersey
Van Meter, Joseph, Pvt, New Jersey
Wakefield, Thomas, Pvt, Pennsylvania
Ward, Samuel, Sr., PS, Rhode Island
Warfield, Charles, CS, PS, Maryland
Washington, Thomas, Lt, Virginia
Williams, Richard, Pvt, North Carolina
Young, Christopher, Cpl, Virginia
