top of page

Our Patriots

What is a Patriot?

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

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

  • Nathaniel Abney, SC, CAPT  

  • Noah Badwell, MA, LT, CS 

  • Jacob Brown, VA, PS  

  • John Brown, VA, SGT  

  • Joseph Carroll, SC, PS, CS 

  • Robert Chamblee, NC, PVT  

  • Joseph Clunn, NJ, CAPT  

  • Henry Cobb, NC, CS  

  • James Davis, NC, PVT  

  • Robert Dodge, MA, CAPT  

  • Jacob Edick, NY, PVT  

  • Daniel Farmer, VA, PVT  

  • Moses Ferguson, NC, PVT  

  • Nehemiah Franks, SC, PS, CS 

  • Stephen Freeman, NY, PVT  

  • Jacob Fretz, PA, PVT, PS 

  • George Gober, NC, PS  

  • Hardin Gregory, NC, PS  

  • Moses Hanks, PS, VA  

  • John Harbaugh, MD, SOL, PS 

  • Matthew Harris, VA, PS  

  • Thomas Henderson, SC, LT  

  • John Horner, PA, PVT  

  • Groves Howard, NC, PS  

  • Thomas Hoy, MD, LT, PS 

  • Nathaniel Hutchins, NH, CAPT, PS 

  • John Kimball, MA, PVT  

  • Robert Loughridge, SC, STAFFOF, CS 

  • William McClung, VA, PS  

  • James Millison, PA, PVT, PS 

  • George Mitchell, PA, PVT, PS 

  • Charles Moale Croxall, PA, CAPT, PS

  • Norman Newell, CT, PVT  

  • John Nixon, VA, PS  

  • John Parr, VA, CS, PS 

  • James Pendleton, VA, COL  

  • Nathaniel Pettit, PA, PVT   

  • Samuel Pitts, MA, PVT  

  • Richard Priddy, VA, SGT  

  • William Ratchford, SC, CS   

  • Michael Shirk, PA, PVT  

  • Joshua Singleton, VA, CS, PS 

  • John Stonecypher, NC, PVT  

  • Sylvester War, VA, CAPT  

  • George Weaver, NY, LT  

  • Samuel Wikoff, MD, PVT  

  • Anthony Willoughby, NC, PS  

  • Minor Winn, VA, LT  

  • Thomas Withers, VA, PS  

  • William Wyatt, VA, SOL, PS 

  • Andrew Zornes, PA, PVT  

free photo battle of lexington.png

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

free photo valley forge.png

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.

America 250 logo.png

DAR America250!

Project

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

bottom of page