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!
The Patriot Legacy Record Project records may be obtained by clicking the link on the name. The posted legacy records are from 2022-2024, the represented project years. The uploading of these records is a work in progress.
| First Name | Last Name | Rank | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| William | Abernathy | Patriotic Service | VA |
| Samuel | Abney | Private | SC |
| William | Acker | Patriotic Service | VA |
| Sylvester | Adams | Soldier | VA |
| James | Agee | Patriotic Service | VA |
| Drury | Allen | Patriotic Service | NC |
| Abraham | Ammarine | Private | PA |
| David | Archibald | Private | PA |
| Thomas | Atchley | Private | NJ, VA |
| John | Axline | Patriotic Service | VA |
| James | Baggett | Private | SC |
| John | Baker | Soldier | VA |
| Joshua | Baker | Private, Patriotic Service | CT |
| Alexander | Baldridge | Patriotic Service | NC |
| Maturin | Ballou | Patriotic Service | NH |
| Ebenezer | Bartlett | Private | NY |
| Elisha | Battle | Civil Service, Patriotic Service | NC |
| James | Bedford | Sergeant | VA |
| John | Bell | Patriotic Service | VA |
| Isaac | Bidwell | Private | CT |
| Jacob | Biffle | Private | NC |
| Robert | Bigger | Private | NC |
| Robert | Blackwell | Captain, Patriotic Service | VA |
| Sampson | Bobo | Soldier | SC |
| Lewis | Bonnett | Private | VA |
| Martha | Boone (Bryan) | Patriotic Service | VA |
| Robert | Boyd | Private | GA |
| John Cutler | Braddock | Captain, Patriotic Service | GA |
| George Gee | Bradley | Captain, Patriotic Service | NC |
| Robert | Brantley | Lieutenant, Patriotic Service | NC |
| Jean | Brevard (Mcwhorter) | Patriotic Service | NC |
| John | Brevard Sr | Patriotic Service | NC |
| William | Brockett | Captain | SC |
| John | Brodie | Patriotic Service | VA |
| John Pleasant | Burton | Private | VA |
| Nathaniel | Burwell | Major | VA |
| Francis | Bush | Private | VA |
| Coggeshall | Butts | Midshipman | RI |
| Enoch | Butts | Sailor, Patriotic Service | RI |
| Matthew | Cabaness | Patriotic Service | VA |
| Spencer | Calvert | Sergeant | VA |
| William | Capp | Private | NC, VA |
| Stephen Newton | Chiswell | Patriotic Service | MD |
| John | Clark | Private | VA |
| Joseph | Colonellins | Private | VA |
| Abraham | Compton | Soldier | VA |
| James | Cook | Patriotic Service | GA |
| Jacob | Cooper | Captain | SC |
| Adam | Cooper | Private | NC |
| Nathan | Council | Patriotic Service | NC |
| Joel | Crawford | Patriotic Service | SC |
| Jonathan | Curtis | Private | MA |
| Campbell | Daniels | Private | VA |
| William | Davenport | Private | VA |
| William Lee | Davidson | Brigadier General | NC |
| John | Davis | Captain | VA |
| John | Dawson | Patriotic Service | SC |
| John | De Cou | Patriotic Service | NJ |
| John | Dexter | Patriotic Service | RI |
| Anthony | Dibrell Sr | Patriotic Service | VA |
| William | Edmondson | Captain | VA |
| James | Elliott | Patriotic Service | NC |
| Robert | Ewing Sr | Private, Civil Service, Patriotic Service | VA |
| Augustus | Fitch | Private | CT |
| Elisha | Ford | Private | SC |
| Elias | Fort | Corporal | NC |
| John | Fowler | Private | NC |
| Frederick | Fulkerson | Lieutenant, Patriotic Service | VA |
| Russell | Geyer | Patriotic Service | NC |
| Russell | Geyer | Patriotic Service | NC |
| Abel | Geyer Sr | Captain | NC |
| Abel | Geyer Sr | Captain | NC |
| Chapman | Gordon | Private | NC |
| Harman | Greathouse Jr | Private | PA |
| Nathaniel | Guerin | Patriotic Service | NJ |
| Reuben | Gunn | Patriotic Service | NC |
| Asa | Hall | Private | NY |
| Stephen | Harding Sr | Captain, Civil Service | CT |
| Thomas | Harvey | Patriotic Service | NC |
| Robert | Head | Private | NC |
| Mannan | Hill | Sergeant | VA |
| Edmund | Hogan | Private | NC |
| Thomas | Holliday | Private, Patriotic Service | GA |
| Christian | Hootman | Patriotic Service | PA |
| Henry | Horn | Non-commissioned Officer | NC |
| Samuel | House | Private | PA |
| Jacob | House | Patriotic Service | NC |
| John | Huger | Patriotic Service | SC |
| Nathaniel | Irwin | Civil Service, Patriotic Service | NC |
| Christopher | Irwin | Civil Service, Patriotic Service | NC |
| Nathaniel | Irwin | Civil Service, Patriotic Service | NC |
| Charles | Johnson | Private | NC |
| Michael | Jones | Patriotic Service | VA |
| William | Kelton | Patriotic Service | NC |
| James | Kerr | Patriotic Service | NC |
| Glidwell | Killebrew | Patriotic Service | NC |
| Robert | Killebrew | Patriotic Service | NC |
| Thomas | King | Private | PA, NC |
| James | Kirkpatrick | Private, Patriotic Service | SC |
| Lemuel | Lanier | Patriotic Service | VA |
| Jacob | Leonard | Private | NC |
| Thomas | Lewis | Private | NC |
| William | Lipscomb | Patriotic Service | VA |
| Samuel | Luckett | Lieutenant, Patriotic Service | MD |
| James | Malcolm | Soldier | VA |
| James | Martin | Colonel | NC |
| George | Mason Sr | Patriotic Service | VA |
| Williams | Matthews | Patriotic Service | VA |
| James | Mcallister | Civil Service | VA |
| Daniel | Mcbane | Sergeant | NC |
| George | Mccants | Private, Patriotic Service | PA |
| Archibald | Mccarver | Private, Patriotic Service | NC |
| John | Mccoy | Private | SC |
| Alexander | Mclean | Private | NC |
| Francis | Mcnary | Patriotic Service | NC |
| Nathaniel | Mills | Captain | VA |
| James | Moore | Private | VA |
| Henry | Moore | Patriotic Service | NC |
| George | Mumma | Patriotic Service | PA |
| Robert | Nesbitt | Private, Patriotic Service | SC |
| George | Neville | Private | SC |
| William | Nichols | Patriotic Service | VA |
| Peter | O'neal | Captain, Patriotic Service | NC |
| William | Orr | Patriotic Service | NC |
| William | Outlaw | Patriotic Service | NC |
| Thomas | Owen | Patriotic Service | NC |
| William | Owens | Sergeant | VA |
| David | Pagan | Private | VA |
| William | Paisley | Soldier, Patriotic Service | NC |
| Robert | Peck | Ensign, Civil Service Patriotic Service | CT |
| Abel | Peckham | Private | RI |
| William | Perkins Jr | Captain, Patriotic Service | VA |
| William | Petty Jr | Private | NC |
| Joseph | Piatt | Private | VA, GA |
| Ezekiel | Polk | LColonel | SC |
| Elias | Porter | Private | VA |
| James | Powell | Patriotic Service | VA |
| Benjamin | Powell | Private | NH |
| Jonathan | Pugh | Captain | VA |
| Thomas | Rankin | Patriotic Service | PA |
| John | Reynolds | Patriotic Service | NC |
| Andrew | Rish | Private | SC |
| John | Rorie | Patriotic Service | NC |
| Joseph | Rosson | Civil Service | VA |
| Bartram | Rounds | Lieutenant | RI |
| John | Ruckman | Private | NJ |
| Absolom | Rye | Patriotic Service | NC |
| Nicholas | Schall | Patriotic Service | VA |
| James | Sinclair | Patriotic Service | PA |
| George | Slagle | Non-commissioned Officer | PA |
| John | Smith | Private | PA |
| Zoeth | Spooner | Private | MA |
| Daniel | St John | Patriotic Service | CT |
| Samuel | Stager | Patriotic Service | VA |
| James | Sterling | Major, Patriotic Service | NJ |
| William | Steven Sr | Patriotic Service | NC |
| John | Stewart Jr | Patriotic Service | VA |
| Thomas | Sthreshley | Major, Patriotic Service | VA |
| Robert | Stockton | Patriotic Service | VA |
| Deitrich | Struble | Patriotic Service | NJ |
| Aquilla | Suggs | Civil Service, Patriotic Service | NC |
| William | Sullivant | Patriotic Service | NC |
| Levi | Todd | Lieutenant | VA |
| Edward | Tuck | Private | VA |
| John | Tuck | Civil Service | VA |
| John | Tye | Private | VA |
| Joseph | Utterback | Soldier | VA |
| Nathaniel | Van Auken | Private | NY |
| John | Walton Jr | Patriotic Service | VA |
| George Hans | Wampler | Private | PA |
| Nancy | Ward | Patriotic Service | NC |
| Enos | West | Private | MA |
| Zebulon | Whipple | Private | CT |
| William | Whitfield Jr | Civil Service, Patriotic Service | NC |
| William | Whitfield Sr | Patriotic Service | NC |
| George | Wilderman | Patriotic Service | MD |
| Ephraim | Willey | Patriotic Service | CT |
| George | Wimberly | Patriotic Service | NC |
| John | Winn Sr | Patriotic Service | VA |
| Moses | Winters | Patriotic Service | NC |
| Caleb | Winters | Patriotic Service | NC |
| Daniel | Witcher | Civil Service, Patriotic Service | VA |
| William | Witcher | Captain, Civil Service | VA |
| Daniel | Woodson | Patriotic Service | VA |
| John | Young | Corporal | NC |
