Our Patriot Ancestors

Names bolded below are hyperlinks to more information about that patriot on Instagram . We’re adding more each week so check back frequently.

Samuel Alley VA, PVT

Christian Althouse PA, PS

John Anderson Sr SC, SOL

John Armstrong VA, CS

Silas Ayer NJ, PVT

Richard Bard PA, PVT

Henry Hickerson Barksdale VA, SOL

Seth Beall Sr MA, PVT

John Beck VA, LT

Benanuel Bonfoy CT, PVT

Herber Burger PA, SOL PS

Japhet Byram NJ, PS

Otis Chaffee VT, PVT

Thomas Cheney VA, CS

Phineas Chidester NJ, PVT

Ensign Chubbuck Jr MA, PVT

Johannes Clauser PA, PS

Philip Adam Clauser PA, PS

Philip Correll PA, PS

Samuel Cox VA, PVT

Robert Curry PA, LT

Simeon Damon MA, SGT

James Darwin SC, SOL

Samuel Dickey PA, PVT

Alexander Doran VA, ENS

Howell Dowdy NC, PS

Abram Dunkelberger PA, PVT

Charles Dyer VA, PVT

Edward Elam VA, PS

John Elmore VA, PVT

Henry Gabel PA Pvt PS

Jacob Garrison NJ, PVT

John Gloos PA, PS

Moriah Gould MA, PVT

Andrew Hampton NC, COL CS PS

Obediah Harris NC, PS

Ahimaaz Hibbard CT, SLR

Joseph Hodgman NH, PVT

Peter Howe NH, PVT

Baxter Howe NY, LT

Daniel Hurd NJ, PVT

Josiah Hurd NJ, LT

John Hurst VA, LT

Samuel Isaacs SC, PVT PS

Benjamin Jackson NJ, SGT

James Jenkins MA, PVT

Andrew Johnson VA, PS

Israel Jones Sr CT, CAPT

John B Joyal NY, PVT

Jacob Kaufman PA, PS

Michael Kehl PA, PS

John Keithley NC, PS

Robert Knowlton NY, PVT

Joseph Lambert VA, PS

James Lanman SC, NONCOM

Benjamin Lemasters VA, SGT

Edward Lewis Jr NJ, PS

John Michael Lightner PA, NONCOM

William Marsh PA, CAPT

Samuel Mcnees PA, PVT PS

William Meacham MA, CAPT

Thomas Moffatt MD, CS

George Adam Mohler Sr VA, PS

Squire Monroe MA, PVT

William Montgomery Sr PA, COL PS

John Newland PA, PVT

Zebulon Park NJ, SGT

Caleb Parmenter Jr MA, PVT

James Patterson Jr PA, PVT

James Patterson Sr PA, PS

John George Rentchler PA, PVT

Michael Rentchler PA, PS

Zachariah Rice PA, PVT PS

Nathan Robertson MD, PVT

George Rogers VA, CAPT PS

Peter Rubincam PA, PVT

Jacob Scherdel PA, CAPT PS

John Scott VA, PVT

Joshua Sedgwick MD, PS

Albartus Shriver NY, PVT

Thomas Simms VA, SGT

William Sinclair MD, PS

Henry Smith Jr SC, PVT

Amos Stark NJ, ENS

Hugh Thompson PA, SGT

Thomas Thrasher MD, PS

Jacob Tomlin NJ, PVT

Alexander Tucker MD, SOL

Benjamin Van Wagenen NY, PVT

Robert Vickers VA, SOL

Samuel Whiting Sr CT, COL

Simon Wolcott CT, CAPT PS

Joseph Works PA, CAPT

 

Glossary:

CAPT — Captain

COL — Colonel

CPL — Corporal 

CS — Civil Service

ENS — Ensign 

LT — Lieutenant

1LT — First Lieutenant

MAJ — Major 

NONCOM — Non-commissioned Officer

PS — Patriotic Service 

PVT — Private 

SGT — Sergeant 

SOL — Soldier 

STAFFOF – Staff Officer 

State Glossary:

CT — Connecticut

DE — Delaware

GA — Georgia

MD — Maryland

MA — Massachusetts

NH — New Hampshire

NJ — New Jersey

NY — New York

NC — North Carolina

PA — Pennsylvania

RI — Rhode Island

SC — South Carolina

VT — Vermont

VA — Virginia

 

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