Our Patriots
DAR members share a common bond: lineal descent from Patriots of the American Revolutionary War. Any woman, regardless of race, religion or ethnic background, who can prove this lineage is eligible to join.
Each member of the Captain William Edmiston Chapter, NSDAR, can trace their lineage back to at least one of the Patriot ancestors listed below. These Patriots fought in the American Revolutionary War or in some way aided the cause for American freedom. Patriots are listed alphabetically by the state where they served.
Our CAPTAIN WILLIAM EDMISTON CHAPTER, NSDAR, members are proud of our Patriot ancestors!
| First Name | Last Name | State | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac | Bidwell | CT | Private |
| Augustus | Fitch | CT | Lieutenant |
| Frederick | Fulkerson | VA | Lieutenant, Patriotic Service |
| Stephen | Harding, Sr. | CT | Captain, Civil Service |
| Peter | Munson | CT | Patriotic Service |
| Robert | Peck | CT | Ensign |
| Daniel | St. John | CT | Patriotic Service |
| Zebulon | Whipple | CT | Private, Corporal |
| Ephraim | Willey | CT | Private |
| Josiah | Osborn | CT, NY | Private |
| Robert | Boyd | GA | Private |
| Michel | Bourg | MA | Corporal |
| William | Dawes, Jr. | MA | MAJ, Patriotic Service |
| Ziba | Lane | MA | Private |
| Zoeth | Spooner | MA | Private |
| Thomas | Whittemore | MA | Private |
| Stephen Newton | Chiswell | MD | Patriotic Service |
| John Adam | Lehman | MD | Patriotic Service |
| Joseph | Long | MD | Private |
| Samuel | Luckett | MD | Lieutenant, Patriotic Service |
| Drury | Allen | NC | Patriotic Service |
| Amos | Balch | NC | Sergeant |
| Elisha | Battle, Sr. | NC | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| Benjamin | Bearden | NC | Patriotic Service |
| Robert | Biggers | NC | Private |
| Gee | Bradley | NC | Brigadeer General |
| William | Brake | NC | Patriotic Service |
| Robert | Brantley | NC | Patriotic Service , Lieutenant |
| Jean | Brevard | NC | Patriotic Service |
| Nicholas | Cook | NC | Soldier |
| Adam | Cooper | NC | Private |
| Nathan | Council | NC | Patriotic Service |
| William Lee | Davidson | NC | Brigadeer General |
| Philip | Earnhart | NC | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| James | Elliott | NC | Patriotic Service |
| Benjamin | Fordham, Jr. | NC | Patriotic Service |
| Elias | Fort | NC | Corporal |
| Russell | Geyer | NC | Patriotic Service |
| Chapman | Gordon | NC | Private |
| Abel | Gower | NC | Captain, Patriotic Service |
| Reuben | Gunn | NC | Patriotic Service |
| Thomas | Harvey | NC | Patriotic Service |
| Robert | Head | NC | Private |
| Edmund | Hogan | NC | Private |
| Henry | Horn | NC | Non Comm |
| Jacob | House | NC | Patriotic Service |
| Christopher | Irwin | NC | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| Charles | Johnson | NC | Private |
| Glidwell | Killebrew | NC | Patriotic Service |
| Robert | Killebrew | NC | Patriotic Service |
| Henry | Kirby | NC | Patriotic Service |
| Jacob | Leonard | NC | Private |
| Thomas | Lewis | NC | Private |
| James | Martin | NC | Colonel |
| Daniel | McBane | NC | Sergeant |
| Archibald | McCarver | NC | Private, Patriotic Service |
| Alexander | McLain | NC | Private |
| Ephraim | McLean | NC | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| Francis | McNary | NC | Patriotic Service |
| Henry | Moore | NC | Patriotic Service |
| Nathan | Morris | NC | Private |
| William | Morris | NC | Private |
| Peter | O'Neal | NC | Captain, Patriotic Service |
| William | Petty | NC | Private |
| John | Reynolds | NC | Patriotic Service |
| John | Rorie | NC | Patriotic Service |
| Absolom | Rye | NC | Patriotic Service |
| Samuel | Shepherd | NC | Private |
| James | Stapp, Jr. | NC | Patriotic Service , Soldier |
| William | Stevens | NC | Patriotic Service |
| Aquilla | Suggs | NC | Patriotic Service |
| William | Sullivant | NC | Patriotic Service |
| Nancy | Ward | NC | Patriotic Service |
| William | Whitfield | NC | Patriotic Service , Civil Service |
| William | Whitfield, Jr. | NC | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| William | Whitfield, Sr. | NC | Patriotic Service |
| Caleb | Winters | NC | Patriotic Service |
| Moses | Winters | NC | Patriotic Service |
| John | Young | NC | Corporal |
| William | Capp, Jr. | NC, VA | Private |
| Maturin | Ballou | NH | Patriotic Service |
| Josiah | Hovey | NH | Private |
| James | McKean | NH | Patriotic Service |
| John | Snow | NH | Patriotic Service |
| Benjamin | Blackledge | NJ | Patriotic Service |
| David | Gordon | NJ | Private |
| Nathaniel | Guerin | NJ | Patriotic Service |
| Marten | Powelson | NJ | Patriotic Service, Private |
| Jacob | Powles | NJ | Private |
| John | Ruckman | NJ | Private |
| Deitrich | Struble | NJ | Patriotic Service |
| Cornelius | Tallman | NJ | Patriotic Service |
| Douwe Harmonsen | Tallman | NJ | Patriotic Service |
| Johannes | Verveelen | NJ | Patriotic Service |
| Thomas | Atchley | NJ, VA | Private |
| Ebenezer | Bartlett | NY | Private |
| Thomas | Cheesman | NY | Patriotic Service |
| Asa | Hall, Sr. | NY | Private |
| Isaac | Morrill | NY | Sergeant |
| Elisha | Purdy | NY | Private |
| Peter | Wiltsy | NY | Private |
| Abraham | Ammarine | PA | Private |
| David | Archibald | PA | Private |
| Francis | Fergus | PA | Soldier, Patriotic Service |
| Harman | Greathouse, Jr. | PA | Private |
| John | Hughey | PA | Patriotic Service , Private |
| Andrew | Mann | PA | CPT |
| Robert | McPherson | PA | Colonel, Patriotic Service |
| David | Morgan | PA | Patriotic Service |
| George | Mumma | PA | Private |
| Thomas | Rankin | PA | Patriotic Service |
| Charles | Reno | PA | Private |
| John | Reno | PA | Private |
| James | Sinclair | PA | Private |
| George | Slagle | PA | Noncom |
| John | Smith | PA | Private |
| George Hans | Wampler | PA | Private |
| Abel | Peckham | RI | Private |
| Samuel | Abney | SC | Private |
| James | Baggett | SC | Private |
| Jacob | Cooper | SC | Captain |
| Emanuel | Cos | SC | Private |
| John | Dawson | SC | Patriotic Service |
| Elijah | Ford | SC | Private |
| Adam Crane | Jones | SC | Soldier |
| James | Kirkpatrick | SC | Private, Patriotic Service |
| John | Martin | SC | Soldier, Civil Service |
| James | McCarter | SC | Private |
| Moses | McCarter | SC | Civil Service |
| Robert | Nesbitt | SC | Private, Patriotic Service |
| Ezekial | Polk | SC | Lieutenant Colonelonel |
| Andrew | Rish | SC | Soldier |
| Bobo | Sampson | SC | Soldier |
| John | Hall, Sr. | CT | Patriotic Service |
| William | Abernathy | VA | Patriotic Service |
| Sylvester | Adams | VA | Soldier |
| James | Agee | VA | Patriotic Service |
| William | Akers | VA | Patriotic Service |
| John | Axline | VA | Patriotic Service |
| John | Baker | VA | Soldier |
| John | Bell | VA | Patriotic Service |
| Robert | Blackwell | VA | Captain |
| John | Brodie | VA | Patriotic Service |
| John Pleasant | Burton | VA | Private |
| Francis | Bush | VA | Private |
| Spencer | Calvert | VA | Sergeant |
| John | Clark | VA | Private |
| Joseph | Collins | VA | Private |
| Campbell | Daniel | VA | Private |
| William | Davenport | VA | Private |
| Anthony | Dibrell | VA | Patriotic Service |
| William | Edmiston | VA | Captain |
| Robert | Ewing | VA | Private, Civil Service |
| Barbara | Hester | VA | Patriotic Service |
| Mannon | Hill | VA | Sergeant |
| Lodowick Jones | Jajor | VA | Patriotic Service |
| Matthew | Jones | VA | Private |
| John | Kincheoloe, Jr. | VA | Patriotic Service |
| William | Lipscomb, Sr. | VA | Patriotic Service |
| William | Lynch | VA | Patriotic Service |
| James | Malcom | VA | Soldier |
| John | Malone | VA | Private |
| William | Matthews | VA | Patriotic Service |
| James | McAllister | VA | Civil Service |
| James | McDowell | VA | Private |
| Nathaniel | Mills | VA | Captain |
| James | Moore | VA | Private |
| George | Murphy | VA | Soldier |
| William | Nuchols | VA | Patriotic Service |
| David | Pagan | VA | Private |
| David | Pagan | VA | Private |
| William Harding | Perkins | VA | Captain, Patriotic Service |
| Levi | Phillips | VA | Private |
| Joseph | Piatt | VA | Private |
| Elias | Porter | VA | Private |
| Reuben | Radford | VA | Private |
| William | Randsell | VA | Patriotic Service |
| Joseph | Rosson | VA | Civil Service |
| Nicholas | Schall | VA | Patriotic Service |
| Samuel | Stager | VA | Patriotic Service |
| Robert | Stockton | VA | Patriotic Service |
| John | Stuart, Jr. | VA | Patriotic Service |
| Levi | Todd | VA | Colonel, Patriotic Service |
| James | Turley | VA | Private |
| John | Winn | VA | Patriotic Service |
| Joel | Crawford | VA, SC | Soldier, Patriotic Service |
| Abraham | Compton | ||
| John | Huger |
