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.
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Legend to Ranks and Service of Patriots
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
Last Name, First Name, Service, State
Alexander, Charles, PS, VA, A001140
Allen, Zachariah, PS, NC, A001898
Allen, Drewry, Pvt, NC, A001489
Atwater, Stephen, PS, NY, A003669
Ayer, Moses, PS, MD, A004123
Bailey, William, Pvt, VA, A103576
Barker, Nicholas, PS, NC, A006109
Beaver, John, Pvt PS, VA, A133849
Blodgett, Benjamin, StaffOf, CT, A011354
Blodgett William, Maj, RI, A011392
Bodenhamer, William, Lt, NC, A004462
Boreland, John, PS, NC, A012296
Bowman, Christian, Sol, PA, A012877
Bradford, Perez, Pvt, MA, A013402
Brett, Joshua Howard, StaffOf, RI/MA, A014054
Brown, Elisha, CS, RI, A217802
Brown, Daniel, StaffOf, VA, A015359
Bulkley, William Sr, PS, VA, A016766
Bull, Caleb, PS, CT, A016773
Bull, Frederick, Capt CS PS, CT, A218126
Cabell, Joseph Sr, Col CS, VA, A018015
Carpenter, Jabez, Pvt, MA, A019444
Case, Nathan Jr, Sol, NY, A020361
Case, Nathan Sr, Sol, NY, A208277
Casey, Silas, PS, RI, A020396
Casey, Wanton, Pvt, RI, A020398
Chappell, John, Sol, VA, A021015
Chase, Amos, Cpl, RI, A021069
Chase, Samuel, CS, RI, A217827
Chase, Jonathan, Capt, MA, A021151
Clark, Philip, Capt, MA, A214802
Coleman, John Daniel, PS, VA, A024326
Crabtree, Agreen, Capt, MA, A027136
Dexter, Christopher, Pvt CS PS, RI, A217803
Donnell, Jacob, StaffOf PS, MA, A218125
Drown, Samuel, Noncom, RI, A209386
Dumas, Pierre, Pvt, MA/NY, A034572
Durkee, William, CS PS, CT, A035431
Edelen, Edward, PS, MD, A133739
Edelen, Susannah Wathen, PS, MD, A204131
Ellis, Nathan, Capt, PA, A037798
Ferry, Solomon, Cpl, MA, A039582
Foster, William, Sgt, CT, A041869
Freeman, Daniel, PS, NC, A212746
Goodale, Nathan, Maj PS, MA, A046276
Gowing, Daniel, Sgt, MA, A046769
Gray, Asahel, Lt, NY, A133511
Graybill, Peter, PS, MD, A205683
Greeley, Phillip, Pvt CS PS, NH, A047890
Green, Christopher, Lt, RI, A046861
Hadley, Jeremiah, PS, NC, A049007
Haley, Anthony, Pvt, VA, A049323
Hallock, Jonathan, Ens PS, NY, A049716
Handlin, James, Pvt, VA, A051154
Hassler, Joseph, Sgt, PA, A052580
Hatch, Briggs, Pvt, MA, A216343
Hayden, Noah, Pvt, PA, A052569
Hayden, William, PS, VA, A052601
Hill, Charles, Pvt, MD, A055662
Hill, Bernard, Pvt, MA, A055648
Hinkle. Anthony, Pvt PS, PA, NC, A055263
Hobson, Charles, PS, NC, A056011
Hobson, George, PS, NC, A203203
Hodges, David, Pvt, MA, A056132
Horseman, William, PS, VA, A133461
Hough, Jacob, Pvt, PA, A092092
Houser, George Sr, CS PS, NC, A057548
Hughes, William, Pvt, VA, A059334
Janes, Jonathan, Pvt, MA, A061726
Janes, Samuel, Sol, MA, A061735
Jennings, William Jr, PS, VA, A062454
Johnson, Gideon Sr, PS, NC, A063925
Kelly, James, Pvt, VA, A064210
Kennison, Aaron, Pvt PS, NH, A064879
Leonard, Gamaliel, Pvt CS, MA, A069286
Love, Rozanna Graham, PS, MD, A211541
Love, Samuel, Pvt PS, MD, A071822
Lyman, Daniel, Maj, CT/MA, A072574
Lyman, Ezekiel, Pvt, CT, A072587
Mann, Johannes, Pvt PS, PA, A073435
Markell, George, PS, PA, A073760
McCubbin, Zacharias, PS, VA, A075933
McDaniel, George, PS, VA, A076177
McKeehan, Duncan, Capt PS, PA, A077515
McReynolds, Joseph, Pvt, NC, A076468
Miller, Henry, PS, VA, A078924
Miner, Absalom, Cpl, CT, A080149
Moore, Alexander, Pvt, NC, A079232
Morse, Thomas, PS, NH, A081605
Murphy, Joseph, Pvt, VA/NC, A083270
Nixon, William, Pvt, NJ, A083916
Oakes, Seth, Capt, MA, A085441
Pate, Edward, PS, VA, A082310
Phelan, Joseph, Lt PS, MA, A090010
Pickens, Rebecca Calhoun, PS, SC, A090977
Pillow, Jasper, Cpl, VA, A089072
Plummer, Jeremiah, Sgt PS, MD, A205893
Power, Nicholas, Capt CS PS, RI, A218185
Price, Royal, Pvt, NC, A111193
Price, William, Pvt, NC, A133264
Prince, George, Capt, VA, A093238
Ragsdale, Peter, CS, VA, A093410
Richards, Christian, Sol CS, VA, A095819
Richardson, Zebadiah, Pvt, NH, A096018
Schweitzer, Peter, PS, PA, A135280
Scott, Adam, Lt, PA, A101413
Shaffer, Valentine, Pvt, PA, A102731
Shick, Christian, Pvt, PA, A204338
Stewart, Samuel, Pvt PS, PA, A109633
Strang, Francis, Sol, NY, A111081
Tinsley, Edward, PS, VA, A115890
Tinsley, Joshua, PS, VA, A115901
Tucker, Daniel, Slr PS, MA, A116606
Van Blarcom, John, PS, NJ, A117236
Van Meter, Joseph, Pvt, NJ, A118508
Wait, Ezra, Pvt, MA, A120266
Wakefield, Thomas, Pvt, PA, A120453
Wanton, John G, PS CS, RI, A218315
Ward, Samuel Sr, PS, RI, A120665
Washington, Thomas, Lt, VA, A122007
Williams, Richard, Pvt, NC, A126575
Woodcock, Joseph, Pvt, MA, A032524