Listed on this page are the patriot ancestors of the current members of Piney Creek Chapter, NSDAR. Revolutionary War patriots include signers of the Declaration of Independence, members of local and state militias, members of the Continental Army or Continental Navy, men and women who rendered other types of aid to the cause of independence, and those taking oaths of loyalty. Other included patriots are foreign soldiers who served the cause of American independence and Spanish soldiers serving in the Presidios at Santa Fe, El Paso, and New Orleans. With a few exceptions, military service began with the Battle of Lexington (April 19, 1775) and ended when the British evacuated New York (November 26, 1783). Patriots may have also provided civil service, conducting public business in the newly formed American states.
If you have information that one of your ancestors may have aided the cause of freedom during the American Revolution, we may be able to help you establish your genealogical line for DAR membership. If you are interested in documenting your lineage and joining our chapter, or have any questions, please visit our Join Us page.
Patriot Name | Service State | Rank/Service |
Joseph Adams | Massachusetts | Sergeant |
Isaac Alling | New Jersey | Private |
Samuel Alling | New Jersey | Patriotic Service |
James Allison | South Carolina | Private |
Conrad Allwein | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
John Arnold | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
Mathias Baker | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
Lemuel Barnes | Massachusetts | Private |
Jacob Barry | Maryland | Patriotic Service, Private |
Lewis Barton, Jr | New York | Private |
Lewis Barton, Sr | New York | Private |
Ishmael Bennett | Connecticut | Private |
Christopher Bewley | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Jacob Bigler | Maryland | Private |
John Bishop | Virginia | Patriotic Service, Soldier |
Thomas James Boarman Jr | Maryland | Patriotic Service, Private |
Solomon Boltwood | Massachusetts | Private |
Thomas Boone | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
George Bossart | Pennsylvania | Private |
Robert Bostwick | Connecticut | Patriotic Service |
John Bowser | Pennsylvania | Private |
Simeon Bradford | Vermont | Civil Service |
William Bradford | Connecticut | Patriotic Service |
Robert Brantley | North Carolina | Lieutenant |
Abner Bristol | Connecticut | Lieutenant |
Clement Brown | Virginia | Patriotic Service, Soldier |
Peleg Brown | Connecticut | Private |
Solomon Brownfield | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
James Carr | New York | Patriotic Service, Private |
Benjamin Castor | Pennsylvania | Private |
Elijah Clark | Massachusetts & New Hampshire | Private |
John Claypool Sr | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Joseph Cody | Massachusetts | Civil Service, Patriotic Service, Lieutenant |
Richard Collins | New Jersey | Private |
George Conn | Massachusetts | Private |
Abner Cook | Massachusetts | Private |
Abraham Crawley | Massachusetts | Staff Officer |
Timothy Crittenden | Massachusetts | Noncommissioned Officer |
Michael Crose | Virginia | Soldier |
Uriah Cross | Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut | Sergeant |
Samuel Curtis | Connecticut | Seaman |
George Custer | Pennsylvania | Ensign, Patriotic Service |
William Dalton | Virginia | Lieutenant |
Henry Daniels, Jr | Massachusetts | Private |
Henry Daniels, Sr | Massachusetts | Patriotic Service |
Francis Ditto | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service, Private |
Abraham Doran | New York | Private |
Abijah Drake | Massachusetts | Private |
Seth Drake | Massachusetts | Private |
James Dunn | South Carolina | Civil Service |
Tilton Eastman | New York | Private |
Joseph Eaton | Connecticut | Captain, Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
Josiah Eddy | Vermont | Soldier |
Jacob Eisenhower | Pennsylvania | Private |
Joseph Ellis | Massachusetts | Private |
Josiah Elston | New Jersey | Private |
William Elston | New Jersey | Corporal |
Johann Georg Emerick | Pennsylvania | Private |
Samuel Fairbanks | New Hampshire | Patriotic Service |
Benjamin Fifield | New Hampshire | Patriotic Service, Private |
James Fletcher | Virginia | Private |
Peter Foree | North Carolina | Private |
Frederick Freeman | Connecticut | Private |
John Gano | New York | Staff Officer, Chaplain |
Daniel Gates | Vermont | Lieutenant, Patriotic Service |
Adam Gift | Pennsylvania | Private |
Daniel Gill | Vermont | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
Nicholas Gilman | New Hampshire | Private |
Michael Gortner | Pennsylvania | Private |
Nathaniel Haggard | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Isaac Hale | Vermont | Private |
Reuben Hale, Sr. | Connecticut | Private |
Nicholas Hall | New Hampshire | Private, Drummer |
Solomon Hamilton | Massachusetts | Private |
Rudolph Hammock | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Thomas Hardaway | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
William Hawkins | Virginia | Soldier |
Michael Harness | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Cornelius Harris | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
James Hayes | Pennsylvania | Lieutenant |
Christian Hemler | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
Joseph Hottel | Virginia | Private |
John House | Pennsylvania | Lieutenant |
Samuel Howard | Virginia | Private |
Timothy Jackson | Massachusetts | Sergeant |
Jonathan Jewett | New Hampshire | Private |
Christopher Johnson | Connecticut | Sergeant |
Reuben Johnson | North Carolina | Private |
Gabriel Jones | Virginia | Captain |
Jonathan Jones | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service, Lieutenant Colonel |
John Kelsey | Virginia | Soldier |
Eleanor Graves Kimbrough | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
Bartholomew Kindred | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
William Kindred | Virginia | Private |
John King | Massachusetts | Captain |
Abraham Kline | New Jersey | Patriotic Service |
Samuel Lamb | Massachusetts | Corporal |
Henry Lawrence | Virginia | Private |
John Lee | Virginia | Private |
Thomas Lee | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
Abraham Lewis, Sr | Virginia | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
Nathaniel Lewis | Vermont | Private |
Michael Litton | Maryland | Patriotic Service, Private |
Richard Lombard | Massachusetts | Lieutenant Colonel |
George Adam Mann | Pennsylvania | Private |
John Mann | Pennsylvania | Captain |
Zachariah Maraman | Maryland | Private |
John Mason | Virginia | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
William Matthews | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
James McCullough | North Carolina | Patriotic Service, Lieutenant |
Michael McGee | South Carolina | Ensign |
Joseph McKune | New York | Private |
Samuel Meacham | New Hampshire | Patriotic Service, Private |
Matthew Mead | Connecticut | Captain, Patriotic Service |
Joseph Mendenhall | Pennsylvania | Captain |
Richard Messer | New Hampshire | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
Benjamin Milk | New York | Private |
Henry Miller | Connecticut | Sergeant |
Justice Miner | Connecticut | Private |
Joseph Moody | Massachusetts | Private |
Simeon Moore | Virginia | Soldier |
David Morgan | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
William Morris | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Joseph Morse | North Carolina | Civil Service |
Richard Morton | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Samuel Morton | Virginia | Private |
Reuben Moss | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
James New | Massachusetts | Private |
James Newell | Virginia | Captain |
John Norwood Sr | North Carolina | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
James Packer | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
Benjamin Parkhurst | Vermont | Private |
William Paschall | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
John Perkins | Massachusetts | Private |
Abijah Pinkham | New Hampshire | Sergeant |
Absolem Pollard | Virginia | Private |
Simeon Prior | Connecticut | Private |
Oliver Pullen | Massachusetts & Rhode Island | Private |
Elijah Remington | Connecticut | Private |
Arnold Richards | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
William Richardson | Massachusetts | Soldier |
Thomas Ring | North Carolina | Private |
Robert Rives | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
William Rives | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Isaac Robb | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
William Robbins | North Carolina | Private |
John Roberts | South Carolina | Civil Service |
Joseph Roberts | Massachusetts | Private |
Moses Roberts | New Jersey | Private |
John Rock | North Carolina | Private |
David Rogers | Massachusetts | Private |
Hezekiah P Rogers | Massachusetts | Sergeant |
Azariah Root | Massachusetts | Patriotic Service, Lieutenant Colonel |
John Rorie | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
James Rosser | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
Ashbel Ruggles | Connecticut | Ensign |
Joseph Ruggles, Sr | Connecticut | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
Jairus Shaw | Massachusetts | Private |
Timothy Shay | Connecticut | Private |
Peter Shelton | Virginia | Patriotic Service, Lieutenant |
Joseph Slack | New Hampshire | Private |
Henry Slyer | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
John Smith | Vermont | Corporal |
Robert Smith | Massachusetts | Private |
Ebenezer Soule | New York | Private |
Abiah Southworth | Massachusetts | Private |
Peter Sperry | Virginia | Private |
Wing Spooner | Massachusetts | Captain |
Samuel Stackpole | New Hampshire | Lieutenant |
William Sullivant | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
Martin Swickhart | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service, Private |
John Taylor | New York | Lieutenant |
Adam Ten Broeck | New York | Ensign |
Thomas Terry | Virginia | Private |
Isaac Thayer | Massachusetts | Captain |
Robert Thompson | Maryland | Patriotic Service |
Tobias Tillman | North Carolina | Private |
Michael Titus | Massachusetts | Private |
Thomas Todd | North Carolina | Civil Service |
Daniel Trowbridge, Jr | Connecticut | Sergeant |
Daniel Trowbridge, Sr | Connecticut | Patriotic Service |
Stephen Turner | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
Terisha Turner | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Jacob Utterback | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Gerrit Van Brocklin | New York | Lieutenant |
Gysbert Van Brocklin | New York | Patriotic Service |
Thomas Vaughan | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Cornelius Vaughn | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Phillip Wade | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Isaac Wagner | South Carolina | Private |
Abraham Wainscott | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
Simeon Walker | Connecticut | Private |
Anna Weibel | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
John Whitaker | North Carolina | Soldier |
Solomon Whiting | Massachusetts | Private |
David Wilbur | New York | Soldier |
Joseph Wight Sr. | Massachusetts | Soldier, Patriotic Service |
Joseph Wight Jr. | Massachusetts | Corporal |
Caleb Williams | Massachusetts | Private |
Caleb Williams | New Jersey | Private |
Robert Williams | New Hampshire & Massachusetts | Private |
Deliverance Wilson | New Hampshire | Patriotic Service, Private |
George Wendell Wolfe | Pennsylvania | Private |
Ebenezer Wood | New Jersey | Private |
John Young | Massachusetts | Private |