Patriot Ancestors
Listed on this page are the Patriot ancestors of the current members of the Red Rocks Chapter, NSDAR. American 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 Revolutionary War, 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 How to Join Us page or send us a message using our Contact Us page.
| Name | Location | Service |
|---|---|---|
| Philip Albert | Maryland | Soldier |
| James Armstrong | Virginia | Captain, Patriotic Service |
| John Arnold | New Jersey | Private, Patriotic Service | Daniel Arter | Maryland | Patriotic Service |
| Simeon Babcock | Rhode Island | Patriotic Service |
| Benjamin Ball | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| James Barrett, Sr. | Massachusetts | Colonel |
| Joseph Beaver | New Jersey | Colonel, Patriotic Service |
| Moses Bennett | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| Jedediah Bigelow | Massachusetts | Corporal |
| Thomas Bigelow | Massachusetts | Corporal |
| Harmanus Bradt | New York | Patriotic Service |
| Joseph Bragham | New York | Private |
| William Brooks, Sr. | New Hampshire | Lieutenant |
| Robert Browning | North Carolina | Private |
| John Bunting | New Jersey | Patriotic Service |
| Simeon Burdick | Rhode Island | Private, Patriotic Service |
| Stephen Burdick | Rhode Island | Private, Patriotic Service |
| James Byers | North Carolina | Captain |
| John Cary | Connecticut | Patriotic Service |
| Cornelius Christiance | New York | Private |
| Benjamin Coffin | Massachusetts | Patriotic Service |
| Robert Cowden | North Carolina/South Carolina | Lieutenant |
| John Adam Crites | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Anthony Crockett | Virginia | Lieutenant |
| Nicholas Crutchfield | Virginia | Solider |
| Amos Cutler | Connecticut | Private |
| Fredrick Deck | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
| Aaron Delano | Connecticut/Massachusetts | Private |
| Henry Doty | Pennsylvania | Private, Patriotic Service |
| William Dudley | Massachusetts | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| David Durham | Maryland | Patriotic Service |
| Leonard Eisenhower | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
| John Fenwick | Maryland | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| Robert Fenwick | Maryland | Soldier, Patriotic Service |
| Nathaniel Fisher | Massachusetts | Corporal |
| Matthew French | Virginia | Private, Patriotic Service |
| Seth Frink | Connecticut | Private |
| Nehemiah Gaylord | Massachusetts | Private |
| George Grant | New Jersey | Captain |
| Nathan Harris | Rhode Island | Sergeant |
| Archibald Heap | Maryland | Private |
| Robert Heap | Maryland | Patriotic Service |
| Tandy Holman | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| William Holman | Virginia | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| Robert Holton | Maryland | Private |
| Christopher Horlacher | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
| Seth Howard | Massachusetts | Civil Service |
| Henry Hurst | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| Jacob Jewett | New Hampshire | Ensign, Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| Nathaniel Jewett | New Hampshire | Patriotic Service |
| Amos Jones | Maryland | Private |
| Benjamin Kepner | Pennsylvania | Private, Patriotic Service |
| Joseph Ketchum, Jr. | New York | Staff Officer |
| Richard Kimball | Massachusetts | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| Lemuel Lanier | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| Thomas Lloyd | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
| Hugh A. Lucas | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
| Samuel Luckett | Maryland | Captain |
| Rodham Lunsford | Virginia | Private, Patriotic Service |
| Thomas Maddox | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| William Maddox | Virginia | Sergeant |
| Zadock Magruder | Maryland | Colonel, Patriotic Service |
| Branch Mann | Virginia | Solider |
| Daniel Marsh, Jr. | Connecticut | Captain |
| Daniel Marsh, Sr. | Connecticut | Patriotic Service |
| George Mason | Pennsylvania | Private, Patriotic Service |
| David Matthews | Massachusetts | Private |
| John McAdoo | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
| Archibald McCorkle | South Carolina | Private |
| William McElroy | North Carolina | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| Peter Mertz, Jr. | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
| Peter Mertz, Sr. | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
| Eleanor Pigeon Miles | Maryland | Civil Service |
| Adlai Osborn | North Carolina | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Alexander Osborn | North Carolina | Colonel, Patriotic Service |
| Jacob Packard | Massachusetts | Civil Service |
| William Paine | Virginia | Captain |
| Samuel Parker | Connecticut, Massachusetts | Private |
| William Penney | North Carolina | Captain, Civil Service |
| Christian Plantz | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Charles Polk | North Carolina | Captain |
| David Putnam | Massachusetts | Sergeant |
| Ralph Pyle | Maryland | Private, Patriotic Service |
| Nathaniel Richmond, Sr. | Massachusetts | Private |
| Thomas Riney | Maryland | Private |
| Mathias Ruble | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Seth Saltmarsh | Massachusetts | Sergeant |
| Euclidus Scarborough | Maryland | Private |
| John Scarborough | Maryland | Soldier |
| Joseph Scarborough | Maryland | Patriotic Service |
| Alexander Shannon | New York | Private |
| Jacob Shearer | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
| Abraham Shelley | Pennsylvania | Private |
| John Shircliffe | South Carolina | Captain |
| Shadrack Simons | Maryland | Patriotic Service |
| Arthur Sinclair | Pennsylvania | Major General |
| Fleming Smith | South Carolina | Private |
| Elijah Snell | Massachusetts | Lieutenant |
| Josiah Snell | Massachusetts | Civil Service |
| William Snipes | North Carolina | Private |
| Benjamin Spalding | New Hampshire | Private |
| Jacob Stalnacker | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| Joseph Stebbins, Sr. | Massachusetts | Patriotic Service |
| Joseph Stevens | New York | Corporal |
| Finley Stewart | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
| George Stocker | Virginia | Private |
| Henry Stocker | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| Margaret X. Stocker | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| Andrew Stow | North Carolina | Private |
| Eliphalet Stratton | Massachusetts | Private |
| Michael Streve | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service, Patriotic Service |
| Solomon Terrell | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
| Gamaliel Townsend | New York | Private |
| Joseph Tucker | Maryland | Patriotic Service |
| Thomas Wadsworth | Connecticut | Patriotic Service |
| John Wagensailer | Pennsylvania | Private, Patriotic Service |
| Eleazer Wales | Connecticut, Massachusetts | Private |
| Daniel Warner | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
| Nathan Warner | Pennsylvania | Private, Patriotic Service |
| Matthias Weaver | Virginia | Soldier, Patriotic Service |
| William Webb | Maryland | Captain |
| Joseph Wilson | North Carolina | Soldier, Patriotic Service |
| Sabret Wood | Maryland | Private, Patriotic Service |
| William Woosley | Virginia | Private |
| updated October 9, 2024 | ||