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.
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Nathaniel Abney, SC, CAPT
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Noah Badwell, MA, LT, CS
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Jacob Brown, VA, PS
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John Brown, VA, SGT
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Joseph Carroll, SC, PS, CS
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Robert Chamblee, NC, PVT
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Joseph Clunn, NJ, CAPT
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Henry Cobb, NC, CS
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James Davis, NC, PVT
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Robert Dodge, MA, CAPT
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Jacob Edick, NY, PVT
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Daniel Farmer, VA, PVT
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Moses Ferguson, NC, PVT
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Nehemiah Franks, SC, PS, CS
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Stephen Freeman, NY, PVT
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Jacob Fretz, PA, PVT, PS
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George Gober, NC, PS
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Hardin Gregory, NC, PS
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Moses Hanks, PS, VA
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John Harbaugh, MD, SOL, PS
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Matthew Harris, VA, PS
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Thomas Henderson, SC, LT
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John Horner, PA, PVT
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Groves Howard, NC, PS
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Thomas Hoy, MD, LT, PS
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Nathaniel Hutchins, NH, CAPT, PS
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John Kimball, MA, PVT
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Robert Loughridge, SC, STAFFOF, CS
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William McClung, VA, PS
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James Millison, PA, PVT, PS
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George Mitchell, PA, PVT, PS
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Charles Moale Croxall, PA, CAPT, PS
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Norman Newell, CT, PVT
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John Nixon, VA, PS
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John Parr, VA, CS, PS
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James Pendleton, VA, COL
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Nathaniel Pettit, PA, PVT
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Samuel Pitts, MA, PVT
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Richard Priddy, VA, SGT
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William Ratchford, SC, CS
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Michael Shirk, PA, PVT
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Joshua Singleton, VA, CS, PS
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John Stonecypher, NC, PVT
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Sylvester War, VA, CAPT
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George Weaver, NY, LT
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Samuel Wikoff, MD, PVT
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Anthony Willoughby, NC, PS
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Minor Winn, VA, LT
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Thomas Withers, VA, PS
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William Wyatt, VA, SOL, PS
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Andrew Zornes, PA, PVT

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

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.

DAR America250!
Project
The National Society has established the America 250! Committee to plan DAR’s involvement during our nation’s upcoming 250th birthday.