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Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee

Welcome to the State of Franklin Chapter, NSDAR website!  We are excited that you are interested in learning more about our organization.

Membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) honors your Patriot ancestor and preserves your Patriot’s legacy.  As a member of DAR and through your participation in the Society’s programs and activities, you too can continue the legacy of those who dreamed of the country we all celebrate today.  I invite you to visit the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution website for information on becoming a member.

You are welcome to visit our chapter.  Our members come from Washington, Sullivan, Hawkins, Greene, and Carter Counties.  Please email us and let us know of your interest.

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stateoffranklintndar@gmail.com

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Reasons for Joining DAR

Incorporated by an Act of Congress in 1896, the NSDAR is a non-profit, non-political, volunteer service organization with nearly 180,000 women in some 3,000 chapters across the United States and in nine foreign countries. The Society was founded in Washington, DC, on October 11, 1890, and has celebrated almost 120 years of service to the nation.

The Tennessee Society (TSDAR), with almost 6,000 members, has 103 active chapters within the state.

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• Are you interested in genealogy?
• Do you have a love for education, for patriotism, or for historical preservation?
• Does American History fascinate you?
• Do you like to volunteer?
• Do you want to be involved with service organizations and the community?
• Do you enjoy programs and speakers?
• Do you love to socialize and meet new people?

If you answered “yes” to some of the questions listed above, we invite you to pursue membership in the DAR.  For more information on membership, please visit the NSDAR membership requirements web page.

Oak Hill School is the home location of State of Franklin Chapter’s annual Constitution Week Bell Ringing. Numerous other local NSDAR Chapters, local schools, historians and the town of Jonesborough participate in the event each year.

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Chapter History

The State of Franklin Chapter was organized on March 4, 1929, by Cora Kennedy Whitlock who had been a member of the John Sevier Chapter in Johnson City.  There were twenty-three charter members, all of whom were descendants of the pioneers who led in the development of the East Tennessee area;  Darling Jones, Jacob Brown, LeRoy Taylor, Andrew Taylor, and John Sevier.

Chapter Name – Its History & Significance

The chapter selected State of Franklin as its name to honor the pioneers who attempted to establish a separate state, independent from North Carolina, and who met at a convention on December 17, 1784, in Jonesborough, which was to become the county seat of Washington County in 1796, and holds the distinction of being the first town in Tennessee.  Many events which contributed to our State’s origin occurred in Jonesborough, and the area holds such points of historical interest as the Tipton-Haynes Farm, Chester Inn, Sisters Row, the DeVault Tavern, the Christopher Taylor Home, the site of the publication of the first abolitionist newspaper, and Washington College, founded by Samuel Doak.

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About the Chapter 

The chapter has established the Chester Inn Marker, the Jacob Brown Marker, the Boone Trail Marker, and the Davey Crockett Birthplace Marker.  It participated in the dedication of the John Sevier Marker, the Jonesborough sesquicentennial in 1930, and the 1976 bicentennial celebrations.  It was active in the bicentennial of the State of Franklin (1784-1984) and presented a commemorative plaque to the town of Jonesborough.  The chapter has given continued support to the Jonesborough library and visitors’ center.  Over the years, the State of Franklin Chapter’s identification and preservation of historic sites in Jonesborough encouraged historic awareness in the area and led to the establishment of Jonesborough as the first historical district of Tennessee in 1970.

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Patriot Listing

Ancestor	Service
Armantrout, John	VA
Baldwin, James	VA
Barker, Barnabas	MA
Birdwell, Benjamin	NC
Biter, Peter	MA
Blair, John, Jr.	NJ
Blair, John, Sr.	PA
Branner, Casper	VA
Branston, Thomas	MA
Brastow, Thomas	MA
Brown, Jacob Sr.	NC
Buzzell, Matthew	VA
Cable, Benjamin	PA
Candee, Caleb	CT
Carnahan, Adam	PA
Carpenter, Peter	NC
Chase, Walter	MD
Chowning, John	VA
Cleek, Balser	VA
Cooper, Thomas	VA
Cox, Edward	NC
Craig, Robert	PA
Davenport, Thomas	GA-VA
De Vault, Henry	VA
Depue, Isaac	VA
Dickenson, Henry	VA
Dickinson, James	VA
Dietrich, David Jr.	VA
Doran, Alexander	VA
Drinkard, John	PA
Eldredge, Daniel	CT
Fain, John	NC
Fisk, Daniel	MA
Fitch, Thomas	NC
Fritts, Wooldritch	NC
Fuller, Thomas	CT
Garland, Guthridge	NC
Geer, Robert	CT
Gresham, Thomas	VA
Haas, Jacob	NC
Hanna, Andrew	NC
Harding, Joseph	NC
Hendricks, William	SC
Hodges, John	SC
Hough, John	VA
Howard, John	MA
Isbell, William	VA
Johnson, Samuel	NC
Jones, Darling	NC
Kelly, Edward	VA
Kennedy, Andrew	NC
Kennedy, Samuel	PA
Keyes, William	NH
Kite, John	TN
Leeper, Samuel	PA
Love, Thomas	PA
Marshall, Benjamin	VA
May, Cassmore	PA
Maynard, Nicholas	VA
Mayo, Martha Williamson	VA
Mayo, Stephen	VA
McWhorter, David	NC
Mercer, Thomas	SC
Montgomery, William	PA
Morris, Lester	VA
Owen, David	PA
Ownbey, James	NC
Paul, Audley	VA
Pawling, William	SC
Rankin, David	PA
Reagan, Jeremiah	VA
Reed, Isaac	VA
Richards, Conrad	PA
Ripley, Hezekiah	CT
Roberts, Edmund	NC
Roller, Martin Luther	VA
Sevier, John	NC
Shields, Robert	VA
Silver, George	MD
Singletary, James	NC
Slemons, Thomas	PA
Smith, Charles	SC
Smithpeter, John Michael	NC-VA
Stoneking, Jacob	PA
Taylor, Andrew Sr	NC
Taylor, James	VA
Taylor, Leroy	NC
Taylor, William	NC
Thompson, Joseph	SC
Thurman, William	VA
Tower, Peter	MA
Webb, John II	CT
Witherspoon, John Jr.	NC
Young, Robert	NC