Our Patriot Ancestors

Listed below are the Patriot ancestors of our chapter members, the state they served, and their service. American 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. With a few exceptions, military service began with the Battle of Lexington (19 April 1775) and ended when the British evacuated New York (26 November 1783). Patriots may have also provided civil service, conducting public business in the newly formed American states.

Adams, Winborn, NH, LT COL	De La Grange, Christian, NY, PS	McKitrick, John, PA, PVT
Aiken, William, Jr, SC, PVT	De La Grange, Omie, NY, SOL	McLean, JOHN, NC, CS PS
Aiken, William, Sr, PA, PVT	Eldridge, Jesse, Jr, CT, CS PS	Neely, William, NC, PS
Barnet, Joseph, PA, PS	Gibbs, Nicolas, NC, CS PS	Pangburn, Stephen, NJ, PS
Barton, Rueben, MA, LT	Gordon, John, VA, PVT	Pangburn, William, NJ, PVT
Bennett, Oliver, CT, PVT	Goss, Zebulon, MA, PVT	Price, William, NC, PVT
Booth, Daniel, VA, PS	Hart, Edward, NJ, PVT	Redway, Preserved, CT, CPL
Booth, James, VA, CAPT	Hart, John, NJ, SDI	Stark, Jeremiah, SC, CS
Brown, John, MA, PS	Hatch, Jeremiah, MA, NONCOM	Story, Andrew, MA, PVT
Brown, Nathaniel, MA, PVT	Hatch, Nathaniel, MA, PVT	Story, Jacob, MA, LT
Brown, Simon, MA, PS	Knapp, Samuel, NY, SOL	Sylvester, Caleb, MA, SGT
Burlington, Jeremiah, MA, NONCOM	Lent, Henry, NY, PVT	Tolles, Lamberton, CT, SOL CS
Caldwall, James, NJ, CHAP	Mason, Jacob, NJ, PS	Van Meter, Henry, PA, PS
Chandler, Benjamin, VT, PVT	Mason, William, PA, PVT	Van Meter, Joseph, PA, PS
Clason, Stephen, CT, PVT	Matteson, Nehemiah, PA, PVT	Walker, James, Sr, PA, PS PVT
Cobb, Clisby, NJ, PVT	Maxwell, Henry, PA, PVT	Ward, William, NC, PS
Daniels, William, NC, SOL	McBride, JOHN, NC, PS LT	Wilt, Jacob, France, PVT
Davis, William, MA, PVT	McGlasson, Matthew, VA, PVT

State Glossary

CT — Connecticut

DE — Delaware

GA — Georgia

MD — Maryland

MA — Massachusetts

NH — New Hampshire

NJ — New Jersey

NY — New York

NC — North Carolina

PA — Pennsylvania

RI — Rhode Island

SC — South Carolina

VT — Vermont

VA — Virginia

Service Glossary

CAPT — Captain

CHAP — Chaplain

CS — Civil Service

LT — Lieutenant

LT COL — Lieutenant Colonel

NONCOM — Non-commissioned Officer

PS — Patriotic Service

PVT — Private

SDI — Signer of the Declaration of Independence

SOL — Soldier (no known details)