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
Last Name, First Name, Service, State
Alexander, Charles, PS, VA
Allen, Zachariah, PS, NC
Allen, Drewry, Pvt, NC
Atwater, Stephen, PS, NY
Ayer, Moses, PS, MD
Bailey, William, Pvt, VA
Barker, Nicholas, PS, NC
Beaver, John, Pvt, PS, VA
Blodgett, Benjamin, StaffOf, CT
Blodgett, William, Maj, RI
Bodenhamer, William, Lt, NC
Boreland, John, PS, NC
Bowles, John, Pvt, VA
Bowman, Christian, Sol, PA
Bradford, Perez, Pvt, MA
Brett, Joshua, StaffOf, RI
Brown, Elisha, CS, RI
Bulkley, William, PS, VA
Bull, Caleb, PS, CT
Bull, Frederick, Capt, CS, PS, CT
Cabell, Joseph, Col, CS, VA
Carpenter, Jabez, Pvt, MA
Case, Nathan, Sol, NY
Case, Nathan, Sol, NY
Casey, Silas, PS, RI
Casey, Wanton, Pvt, RI
Chappell, John, Sol, VA
Chase, Amos, Cpl, RI
Chase, Samuel, CS, RI
Chase, Jonathan, Capt, MA
Clark, Philip, Capt, MA
Crabtree, Agreen, Capt, MA
Davis, Hugh, Sgt, VA
Dexter, Christopher, Pvt, CS, PS, RI
Donnell, Jacob, StaffOf, PS, MA
Drown, Samuel, Noncom, RI
Dumas, Pierre, Pvt, MA
Durkee, William, CS, PS, CT
Edelen, Edward, PS, MD
Edelen, Susannah, PS, MD
Ellis, Nathan, Capt, PA
Ferry, Solomon, Cpl, MA
Foster, William, Sgt, CT
Freeman, Daniel, PS, NC
Goodale, Nathan, Maj, PS, MA
Gowing, Daniel, Sgt, MA
Gray, Asahel, Lt, NY
Graybill, Peter, PS, MD
Greeley, Phillip, Pvt, CS, PS, NH
Green, Christopher, Lt, RI
Hadley, Jeremiah, PS, NC
Haley, Anthony, Pvt, VA
Hallock, Jonathan, Ens, PS, NY
Handlin, James, Pvt, VA
Hassler, Joseph, Sgt, PA
Hatch, Briggs, Pvt, MA
Hayden, Noah, Pvt, PA
Hayden, William, PS, VA
Hill, Bernard, Pvt, MA
Hobson, Charles, PS, NC
Hobson, George, PS, NC
Hodges, David, Pvt, MA
Horseman, William, PS, VA
Hough, Jacob, Pvt, PA
Houser, George, CS, PS, NC
Hughes, William, Pvt, VA
Janes, Jonathan, Pvt, MA
Janes, Samuel, Sol, MA
Jennings, William, PS, VA
Kelly, James, Pvt, VA
Kelly, James, Pvt, VA
Kennison, Aaron, Pvt, PS, NH
Leonard, Gamaliel, Pvt, CS, MA
Love, Rozanna, PS, MD
Lyman, Daniel, Maj, CT
Lyman, Ezekiel, Pvt, CT
Mann, Johannes, Pvt, PS, PA
Markell, George, PS, PA
Mccubbin, Zacharias, PS, VA
Mcdaniel, George, PS, VA
Mckeehan, Duncan, Capt, PS, PA
Mcreynolds, Joseph, Pvt, NC
Miller, Henry, PS, VA
Miner, Absalom, Cpl, CT
Moore, Alexander, Pvt, NC
Morse, Thomas, PS, NH
Nixon, William, Pvt, NJ
Oakes, Seth, Capt, MA
Pate, Edward, PS, VA
Pickens, Rebecca, PS, SC
Pillow, Jasper, Cpl, VA
Plummer, Jeremiah, Sgt, PS, MD
Power, Nicholas, Capt, CS, PS, RI
Price, Royal, Pvt, NC
Prince, George, Capt, VA
Richards, Christian, Sol, CS, VA
Richardson, Zebadiah, Pvt, NH
Schweitzer, Peter, PS, PA
Scott, Adam, Lt, PA
Shaffer, Valentine, Pvt, PA
Shick, Christian, Pvt, PA
Stearman, William, Pvt, VA
Stewart, Samuel, Pvt, PS, PA
Strang, Francis, Sol, NY
Tinsley, Edward, PS, VA
Tinsley, Joshua, PS, VA
Tucker, Daniel, Slr, PS, MA
Van Blarcom, John, PS, NJ
Van Meter, Joseph, Pvt, NJ
Wait, Ezra, Pvt, MA
Wakefield, Thomas, Pvt, PA
Wanton, John, PS, CS, RI
Ward, Samuel, PS, RI
Warfield, Charles, CS, PS, MD
Washington, Thomas, Lt, VA
Williams, Richard, Pvt, NC
Woodcock, Joseph, Pvt, MA
Young, Christopher, Cpl, VA