Patriots of the American Revolution

The names below are the Revolutionary ancestors in the family trees of past and present members of the William Henshaw Chapter NSDAR. Some of these patriots at the time of the American Revolution were residents of the area that is now Berkeley County, West Virginia.

A patriot is a man or woman who provided aid in achieving American independence, as in military service, patriotic service, or civil service. 

Click: https://www.dar.org/national-society/genealogy, it provides an online look-up service covering all of the society's established patriots, a site that is regularly updated. 

There you will also find guidance in establishing new patriot lines.

To become a DAR member, you must establish blood-line lineage to a patriot, but we welcome prospective members to attend chapter meetings while working on their applications. We may be able to assist. 

Click:  https://www.dar.org/

A Patriot’s Legacy

A Proven DAR   Record

Patriot, Type of Service, & Service State

Anderson, Sr., William - Patriotic Service, VA

Barr, James - Orderly Sergeant, NJ

Beadles, John - Second Lieutenant & Patriotic Service, VA

Beall, Richard - Ensign & Patriotic Service, MD

Beall, Samuel - Colonel, Civil Service & Patriotic Service, MD

Beall, Thomas Brooke - Maryland Militia, MD

Beall, Zephaniah - Captain, MD      

Boltz, Sr., John Jacob - Private, PA     

Boltz, Sr., John Michael - Private, PA

Boltz, Jr., John Michael - Private, PA  

Brammer, John - Private & Patriotic Service, VA

Campbell, Sr., Aeneas - Captain, MD

Campbell, James - Patriotic Service, VA

Campbell, William - Patriotic Service, NJ

Chase, Beverly - Private, NY

Chenoweth, Sr., Arthur - Civil Service, MD

Chickering, Samuel - Private, MA

Claggett, Samuel - Surgeon's Mate, MD

Clayton, Elisha - Private, NJ

Clendenin, John - First Lieutenant, PA

Cochran, Nathaniel - Patriotic Service, VA

Coleman, John - Sergeant Major, VA

Connor, Sr., Cornelius - Lieutenant, PA

Conway, John - Soldier, MD

Creswell, James - Patriotic Service, PA

Darden, Jr., George - Private, GA & SC

Davenport, Sr., Abraham - Patriotic Service, VA

Deal, George - Second Sergeant, MD

Dewey, Daniel - Captain, MA

Dodd, Daniel - 

Durst, John - Patriotic Service, VA

Ely, Thomas - Private, VA

Evans, Sr., Isaac - Patriotic Service, VA

Evans, Sr., John - Patriotic Service, VA

Evans, Jr., John - Patriotic Service, VA

Evans, Joseph - Sergeant, VA

Flagg, Josiah - Third Sergeant, VA

Frame, Daniel - Civil Service, VA

Frame, David - Private & Civil Service, VA

Fry, Lodowick - Patriotic Service, VA

Gageby, James - Private, PA

Gilson - Private, MA

Gilbert, Sr., Barnabus - Civil Service, PA

Gilfillan, James - Private, PA

Going, Daniel - Private VA

Greenawalt, Phillip Lorentz - Colonel & Patriotic Service, PA

Groff, Sr., Jacob - Patriotic Service, MD

Guilick, Hendrick - Patriotic Service, NJ

Hammett, Richard - Soldier & Patriotic Service, MD

Hardy, Lemuel - Patriotic Service, NC  

Hawkins, Laban - Private, VA

Hedges, Joseph - Captain, VA

Henshaw, John - Private, VA

Henshaw, William - Captain, VA

Hawkins, Laban - Private, VA

Hedges, Joseph - Captain, VA

Henshaw, William - Captain, VA

Hesser, Frederick - Drum Major, PA

Hoffman, John - Private, VA

Hoffman, John Nicholas - Private, PA

Holstein, Stephen - Captain, VA

Heugh, Andrew - Patriotic Service, MD

Hottle, Jacob - Private, VA

Houtz, John George - Patriotic Service, VA

Howard, Peter - Private, VA

Howard, William - Patriotic Service, VA

Howell, William - Sergeant, VA

Hume, William - Private, VA

Imboden, Nicholas - Patriotic Service, PA

Ives, Lazarus - Lieutenant, CT

James, Elias - Private, PA

Jarboe, Henry - Patriotic Service, MD

Jones, Gabriel - Patriotic Service, VA

Jones, Strother - Private, VA

Kearney, John - Captain, VA

Kendall, Temple - First Lieutenant, MA

Kendall, Zimri - Private, MA

Kennedy, James - Lieutenant, VA

Klinger, Henry - Private, PA

Klippinger, Frederick - Private, PA

Laidley, Thomas - Captain, PA

Landis, Jacob - Private & Patriotic Service, PA

Lee, Sr., Henry - County Lieutenant & Patriotic Service, VA

Leidy, John - Private & Patriotic Service, PA

Lemasters, Andrew - Patriotic Service, PA

Lincoln, Jacob - Lieutenant, VA

Liter, Jacob - Patriotic Service, MD

Lively, Cottrell - Private, VA

Loucks, Peter - Private, VA

Lucas, Edward - Captain, VA

Lyle, Hugh - Patriotic Service, VA

Lyne, William - Colonel & Patriotic Service, VA

Magruder, Zadok - Colonel & Patriotic Service, MD

Mantz, Peter - Major, MD

Martin, John - Lieutenant, NJ

Maxwell, James - Naval Captain, VA

McConnell, William - Private & Patriotic Service, VA

McDonald, Andrew - Private, VA

McGee, David - Private, VA

McIlhenny, Jr., Robert - Private, PA

Meily, Jacob - Captain, PA

Merritt, Benjamin - Patriotic Service, NC

Merwin, Jr., John - Soldier, CT

Miller, David - Second Corporal, VA

Miller, Jr., Robert - Captain, VA

Moore, Andrew - Lieutenant, CT

Moore, Jeremiah - Corporal & Patriotic Service, VA

Moore, Moses - Private & Patriotic Service, VA

Morgan, David - Patriotic Service, VA

Morgan, Evan - Ensign, PA

Morgan, Morgan - Civil Service, VA

Morton, Joseph - Patriotic Service, VA

Morton, William - Captain, Civil Service & Patriotic Service, VA

Moulthrop, John - Private, CT

Myers, Teter - Soldier, VA

Nesbitt, John - Patriotic Service, PA

Nicodemus, Conrad - Captain & Patriotic Service, MD

North, George - Lieutenant & Quartermaster, PA

Nourse, James - Civil Service & Patriotic Service, VA

Oldham, Isaac - Private, PA

Orendorff, Sr., Christian - Second Major & Patriotic Service, MD

Orme, Robert - Patriotic Service, MD

Page, John - Patriotic Service, VA

Painter, Jacob - Soldier, PA

Palmeter, William - Private, RI & CT

Pankey, Sr., Stephen - Patriotic Service, VA

Parish, Edward - Private, MD

Pettit, Nathaniel - Private, PA

Phelan, Jesse - Ensign, PA

Phillips, Tobias - Soldier & Patriotic Service, VA

Pindall, Nicholas - Private, MD

Pingree, Nathaniel - Private, MA

Pitzer, Michael - Patriotic Service, VA

Pollard, William - Civil Service, VA

Pond, Paul - Private, MA

Porter, Amos - Private, MA

Porterfield, William - Patriotic Service, VA

Prather, John - Patriotic Service, MD

Ratcliff, Nathan - Private, VA

Raymond, Sr., John - Patriotic Service, CT

Reynolds, George - Private, MD

Roberts, Dudley - Private, CT

Robinson, Noah - Private, New York

Rollins, Ichabod - Patriotic Service, NH

Tabb, George - Soldier, VA

Tabor, George - Patriotic Service, VA

Taylor, Eldad - Patriotic Service, MA

Taylor, Thomas - Colonel & Patriotic Service, SC

Thayer, Abel - Captain, MA

Throckmorton, William - Private, VA

Thurmond, William - Patriotic Service, VA

Timmerman, Bernard - First Lieutenant, PA

Todd, Bernard - Captain & Patriotic Service, VA

Tomlinson, Benjamin - Lieutenant & Patriotic Service, MD

Tomlinson, Sr., Joseph - Patriotic Service, VA

Turner, John - Lieutenant, VA

Tutwiler, Jonathan - Private, MD

Van Bibber, John - Captain, VA

Van Meter, Henry - Civil Service & Patriotic Service, VA

Van Meter, Jacob - Patriotic Service, VA

Van Meter, Johonnes - Captain, VA

Van Meter, Sr., Abraham - Patriotic Service, VA

Verdier, James - Patriotic Service, VA

Wagner, Andrew - Major, VA

Verdier, James - Patriotic Service, VA

Wagner, Andrew - Major, VA

Waller, Benjamin - Patriotic Service, VA

Walling, James - Captain, MD

Wann, John - Private, PA

Washington, John Augustine - Colonel, VA

Waters, Sr., William - Patriotic Service, MD

Waters, Jr., William - Patriotic Service, MD

Weaver, Casper - Sergeant, PA

Weaver, Jacob - Private, PA

Westerfelt, Casparus, NY - PVT

Wetherbee, Paul - Corporal, MA

White, Robert - Captain, VA

White, Tarpley - Captain, VA

Whiting, Thomas - Lieutenant Colonel & Civil Service, VA

Williamson, Jesse - Captain, VA

Wilson, Thomas - Private, MD

Wood, Robert - Patriotic Service, VA

Wooddell, Joseph - Lieutenant, VA

Yeasley, Michael/Michaal - Private, PA

Zane, Elizabeth - Patriotic Service, VA

Zinzindorfer, Martin - Private, PA

Waller, Benjamin - Patriotic Service, VA

Walling, James - Captain, MD

Wann, John - Private, PA

Washington, John Augustine - Colonel, VA

Waters, Sr., William - Patriotic Service, MD

Waters, Jr., William - Patriotic Service, MD

Weaver, Casper - Sergeant, PA

Weaver, Jacob - Private, PA

Westerfelt, Casparus, NY - PVT

Wetherbee, Paul - Corporal, MA

White, Robert - Captain, VA

White, Tarpley - Captain, VA

Whiting, Thomas - Lieutenant Colonel & Civil Service, VA

Williamson, Jesse - Captain, VA

Wilson, Thomas - Private, MD

Wood, Robert - Patriotic Service, VA

Wooddell, Joseph - Lieutenant, VA

Yeasley, Michael/Michaal - Private, PA

Zane, Elizabeth - Patriotic Service, VA

Zinzindorfer, Martin - Private, PA

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In Flanders Fields

BY JOHN MCCRAE

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

    That mark our place; and in the sky

    The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

    Loved and were loved, and now we lie,

        In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

    The torch; be yours to hold it high.

    If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

        In Flanders fields.

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