Our Patriot Ancestors

To become a member of the DAR, a candidate must provide documentation that verifies the lineal descent, through their bloodline, from an ancestor who aided in achieving American independence. Below is a list of the American Revolutionary War Patriots that qualified the members of the Josefa Higuera Livermore Chapter, NSDAR, for membership, along with the state served, and the service performed.

 

 See the legend at the bottom of the page for the meaning of the abbreviations.

A

Abbott, Moses, MA, Lt

Altimus, Nicholas, PA, Pvt

Alward, Benjamin, NJ, Pvt

Anderson, William, PA, PS

Andrews, Ozias, MA, Pvt

B

Bailey, Ansel, NC, PS

Baker, Joseph, MA, Pvt

Balch, Hart, NH, Pvt

Ball, Farlin, VA, Capt

Ballou, James, NH, PS

Barrick, Peter, MD, Sol

Bates, James, VA, Cpl

Bergh, Frederick, PA, PS

Bishop, John, NJ, Ens

Brown, Jacob, NC, Sr., CS

Brown, Jesse, GA, Sol

Brownell, William, RI, Pvt

Buttrick, John, MA, Col

C

Campbell, Alexander, MA, CS, PS

Carswell, Alexander, GA, Pvt

Chenoweth, William, VA, Pvt

Cornelius, William, NC, Pvt

Cornish, Elisha, Sr., CT, PS

Crosby, Jesse, MA, Pvt

Cummings, William, MA, Lt

D

Davidson, James, NJ, Pvt

Davis, Robert, NH, PS

Dewey, Josiah, CT, Ens, CS

Dudley, Christopher, NC, CS, PS

F

Farrar, Perrin, VA, PS

Firestone, Nicholas, PA, Pvt

Folsom, Nicholas, NH, Pvt, PS

Fowler, Abner, NH, Cpl

Fulbright, John, NC, PS

G

Garner, John Fouche, NC, Pvt

 

 

G

Garrison, Ephraim, PA, Sol

Gaylord, Timothy, CT, Capt

Gerberich, Andreas, PA, Pvt, PS

Gilbert, Nathan, VA, Sol

Gillespie, Thomas, NC, CS, PS

Gish, Christian, Sr., PA, Pvt

Glidewell, Nash, VA, Pvt

Greenawalt, Abraham, PA, Pvt

H

Hallmark, George, VA, PS

Hanks, William, MA, Pvt

Harper, Alexander, NY, Capt, PS

Heaton, Thomas, VA, Pvt

Hellman, George, Jr., PA, Pvt

Helm, George, VA, Pvt

Hider, Benjamin, NC, PS

Hinkle, Casper, NC, Pvt

Hurd, Justus, NH, CS, PS

J

Jewett, Elam, MA, Sgt

Jewett, Maximillian, MA, Pvt

Johnson, Griffith, MD, Capt

Johnston, Lyttleton, NC, Sgt, PS

Jones, Malachi, SC, Sol

K

Kellogg, Silas, Sr., MA, PS

Kenton, William, VA, Lt

L

Lee, Daniel, CT, Pvt

M

Mavity, William, VA, Sgm, PS

McAdams, Joseph, NC, PS

McComb, John, PA, Pvt

McElhannon, John, PA, Pvt

Meacham, Samuel, NH, Pvt, PS

Means, Andrew, NC, PS

Miller, Mordecai, SC, Pvt

Miller, William, NH, Pvt

Mills, Gideon, CT, Lt, CS

 

M

Morse, Jedediah, CT, Pvt, CS, PS

Murphy, Mark, SC, Sol

Myers, Philip, PA, Lt

Muzzey, John, NH, Pvt

N

Nelson, John, NC, Sol

O

Olmstead, Samuel, CT, CS, PS

Olney, Gideon, Sr., RI, PS

P

Parker, Asa, MA, Cpl

Prather, Thomas, PA, Pvt

Putnam, Henry, Sr., MA, Sol

R

Redwine, Jacob, NC, Pvt

Rhoads, Henry, PA, Capt

S

Scott, Hugh, Sr., PA, Maj, CS

Seeley, Abner, VT, Capt

Smith, John, NH/VT, Pvt

Steuben, Jonathan, CT, Sgt

T

Taney, John, MD, Lt

Taylor, Samuel, Jr., MA, Pvt

Tucker, William, NC, PS 

V

Valentine, Obadiah, NJ, Pvt

Van Der Volgen, Cornelius, NY, Pvt

Van Horn, Thomas, NY, Lt

W

Wade, Snell, MA, Pvt

Wester, Fulgam, NC, PS

Westerfield, Samuel, VA, Pvt

Wheeler, Nathan, VT, Pvt

Wilcoxson, Sarah Boone, VA, PS

Wooley, William, NJ, Sol

Y

Yates, George, VA, PS

State

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

 

 

Service

Capt - Captain

Col - Colonel

Cpl - Corporal

CS - Civil Service

Ens - Ensign

 

Lt - Lieutenant

Maj - Major

PS -Patriotic Service

Pvt - Private

 

 

Sgt - Sergeant

Sgm - Sergeant Major

Smn - Seaman

Sol - Soldier

 

 

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