The members of the Commodore
Perry
Chapter
Tennessee Society Daughters of the American Revolution
welcome you to their
home on the Web.
We are located in Memphis,
Tennessee
We would love to talk to you about becoming a member of the Society.
If you would like more information on the DAR please email our chapter
contact person
Commodore Perry Chapter Contact
Our Chapter History
Commodore Perry Chapter is 111 Years Old!
The Commodore Perry Chapter was organized in Memphis, Tennessee, on February 5, 1898, with fourteen charter members. Mrs. Harvey Mathes was State Regent and Mrs. Charles B. Bryan was Chapter Regent. Mrs. Bryan was the daughter of Admiral Ralph Semmes, who was a great admirer of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. Semmes' first cruise as a midshipman on The Lexington, was to bring home the remains of Commodore Perry. In honor of Mrs. Bryan, the chapter was named for Commodore Perry.
Chapter Meetings
The Commodore Perry Chapter meets on the third Saturday of the month from August to May, except for December and February when the chapter hosts a Christmas Tea and George Washington Luncheon.
Our Patriot Ancestors
| Patriot | State of Service |
| James Allen | GA |
| Joseph Andrews | MA |
| Martin Ashley, Jr. | NH |
| George Blaine | VA |
| John Blakemore, Sr. | NC & VA |
| Priscilla Avery Breed | SC |
| John Carroll | MD |
| Thomas Castle | NC |
| John Coffman | VA |
| Caleb Coleman | NY |
| Benjamin Crowley | VA |
| William Davis | SC |
| Edward Douglas, Sr. | NC |
| Elmore Douglas | NC |
| Benjamin Durkee | CT |
| Samuel Gilkey | SC |
| George Graham | VA |
| George Hammond | NC |
| Benjamin Harvey | SC |
| Thomas Jones | NC |
| Thomas Joplin | VA |
| Robert Kent | VA |
| William Kent | VA |
| Demas Lindley | PA |
| John Lockhart | NC |
| Pleasant Martin | VA |
| Thomas Martin | VA |
| Rucker Mauldin | SC |
| Benjamin Mays | NC |
| Holland Middleton, Sr. | GA |
| Frances Susanna Quash Pinckney | SC |
| John Powell | NC |
| Moses Pullen, Sr. | VA |
| James Roach | NC |
| Thomas Saunders | NC |
| William Shanks | PA |
| Spencer Shelton | VA |
| William Speight, Jr. | NC |
| Lewis Tyus | VA |
| Thomas Wade | NC & SC |
| Christopher Wagner | NC |
| John Wallace | VA |
| Benjamin Waller | VA |
| Ezekiel Wimberley | NC |
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Saturday, April 24, 2010