Listed on this page are the patriot ancestors of the current members of the Mount Lookout 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 or Lineage Research pages.
Name | Location | Service Description |
Anna Abendschon | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
Reinholt Abendschon | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
Samuel Abendschon | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
Gideon Ackley | Connecticut | Ensign |
Harmonius Alkire | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Charles Allen, Sr. | North Carolina | Captain |
David Allen | Virginia | Private |
John Apperson | Virginia | Private |
Richard Arthur | Connecticut | Soldier |
William Backus | Pennsylvania | Private, Patriotic Service |
William Goodwin Balch | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
Davis Ball | New Jersey | Private |
Hildebrant Barnet Banta | New York | Private |
Aaron Baxter, Sr. | Connecticut | Private |
Ninian Beall | Maryland | Patriotic Service |
Jonathan Beckner | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
Laurence Beckner | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
Jesse Benton | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
John Berry | Connecticut | Corporal |
William Betts | Delaware | Private |
John Boyd | North Carolina | Noncommissioned Officer |
James Bradford | New Jersey | Private |
George Ludwig Breinig | Pennsylvania | Colonel, Patriotic Service |
Solomon Burroughs | North Carolina and South Carolina | Private |
James Butler | South Carolina | Captain, Patriotic Service |
Jarvis Buxton | North Carolina | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
George Cagle | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
John Camden | Virginia | Private |
John Carroll | Maryland | Private |
Joseph Carver | Rhode Island | Captain |
Jacob Casdorp | Pennsylvania | Private, Patriotic Service |
William Chapman | Massachusetts | Private |
William Clark | Connecticut | Ensign |
Ebenezer Coe | Connecticut | Sergeant |
John Coffeen | Vermont | Captain, Patriotic Service |
Nathaniel Coffin | Massachusetts | Lieutenant |
Elisha Cole, Jr. | New York | Soldier |
Sylvanus Cone | Connecticut | Corporal |
Daniel Cook | New Jersey | Major |
Zaccheus Cook | Connecticut | Patriotic Service |
George Cooper | Connecticut | Private |
Ebenezer Cornell | Massachusetts | Private |
Phillip Correll | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
Joel Crane | North Carolina | Private |
Joseph Crane | New Jersey | Civil Service |
Stephen Crane, Sr. | New Jersey | Patriotic Service |
Francis Cromwell | Maryland | Captain |
Isaiah Cushman, Sr. | Massachusetts | Civil Service |
Benjamin Day | Massachusetts | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
Daniel Day | Massachusetts | Corporal |
Henry Dellinger | North Carolina | Soldier, Patriotic Service |
Phillip Dellinger | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
William Denny | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
Peter Derry | Maryland | Patriotic Service |
Johan Balser Dietrich | Pennsylvania | Private |
Johan Nicolaus Dietrich | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
Daniel Dimon | Connecticut | Lieutenant |
Lucius Doolittle | Massachusetts | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
John Doty | New Jersey | Patriotic Service |
Edward Durant, Sr. | Massachusetts | Patriotic Service |
Thomas Durant | Massachusetts | Staff Officer |
Christopher Eckenrode | Pennsylvania | Corporal, Patriotic Service |
Jasper Edwards | Pennsylvania | Minute Man, Private |
Barnard Elliott | New Hampshire | Private |
John Elliott | New Hampshire | Soldier |
George Elrick | Pennsylvania | Private |
Andrew Emminger | Pennsylvania | Private |
Daniel Ertzberger | New York | Private |
Edward Evans | Virginia | Private |
Thomas Faxon | Massachusetts | Private |
Miles Flint | Massachusetts | Lieutenant |
Oliver Ford | Connecticut | Civil Service |
William Gault | South Carolina | Private |
John Gorsuch | Maryland | Patriotic Service |
Nathaniel Green | Rhode Island | Patriotic Service |
John Griswold | Connecticut | Private |
Joseph Gundy | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
Isaiah Guymon | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
Henry Haas | Pennsylvania | Soldier, Patriotic Service |
Isaac Haff | New Jersey | Private |
Amos Hall | Connecticut | Sergeant |
Stephen Hall | Connecticut | Captain |
Paul Hardy | Massachusetts | Sergeant |
Simeon Harris | Virginia | Private |
Levi Harrod | Pennsylvania | Lieutenant |
Isaac Hinkle | Virginia | Captain, Civil Service |
John Justus Hinkle | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Luke Hitchcock | Massachusetts | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
Abner Hixon | New Jersey | Private |
Amos Hoagland | New Jersey | Private |
Jesse Hobbs | Massachusetts | Soldier |
Moses Hollis | South Carolina | Soldier, Civil Service |
Andrew Holman | South Carolina | Soldier |
George Hubbard Sr | Connecticut | Patriotic Service |
David Hyatt | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
Alexander Ireland | Maryland | Corporal |
John James Sr | South Carolina | Major, Patriotic Service |
John James Jr | South Carolina | Captain, Patriotic Service |
William Jennings | Virginia | Captain |
Josiah Johnson | Massachusetts | Lieutenant |
Stephen W. Johnson | Connecticut | Private |
Jabez Kellogg | Massachusetts | Sergeant |
Beil Kelly | Virginia | Private |
Joseph Kershaw | South Carolina | Colonel, Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
Ashbel King | Connecticut | Ensign |
Michael Kline | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
Benjamin Kolb | South Carolina | Soldier, Patriotic Service |
Jacob Landis | Pennsylvania | Private, Patriotic Serivce |
Charles Loomis | Connecticut | Patriotic Service, Civil Service |
Johannis Low | New York | Patriotic Service |
George Adam Mann | Pennsylvania | Private |
John Sebastian March | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Johannes Masten | New York | Patriotic Service |
William Mcelwee | South Carolina | Civil Service |
Hugh Mckelvey | South Carolina | Private |
John Mckitrick | Pennsylvania | Private |
James Meadows | Virginia | Private |
Bezaleel Merrick | Massachusetts | Private |
Daniel Miller | Pennsylvania | Private |
John Mills | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
Thomas Miner | Connecticut | Soldier |
Thomas Mitchell | New Jersey | Private |
Herman Moore | Pennsylvania | Private, Patriotic Service |
Mary Lindley Murray | New York | Patriotic Service |
James Pinkerton | South Carolina | Patriotic Service |
Page Portwood | Virginia | Sergeant |
Winsor Potter | Rhode Island | Sergeant |
Jeremiah Prescott | New Hampshire | Patriotic Service |
Josiah Purple | Connecticut | Patriotic Service, Civil Service |
Stephen Putnam | New Hampshire | Private |
Conrad Redheiffer | Pennsylvania | Lieutenant, Patriotic Service |
Abimael Robbins | New York | Patriotic Service |
Seth Robinson | Massachusetts | Corporal |
John Rogers | North Carolina | Private |
William Russell | Massachusetts | Private |
Jacobus Schoonmaker | New York | Patriotic Service |
Elizabeth Brown Scothorn | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
David Shepard | Massachusetts | Staff Officer |
Matthew Shields | Pennsylvania | Private, Patriotic Service |
Jacob Shultz | New York | Ensign, Patriotic Service |
Thomas Skillman | New Jersey | Corporal |
Daniel Sparks | South Carolina | Captain |
Uriah Springer | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
Ephraim Stevens | New Hampshire | Private |
Ralph Stewart | Virginia | Captain |
Jacob Strickler | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
John Stringfield | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
Adam Strope | North Carolina | Private |
Jacob Strope | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
Benjamin Tallman | Pennsylvania | Private |
Reuben Taylor | Connecticut | Private |
Jonathan Taylor | Virginia | Lieutenant |
Parshall Terry, Sr. | Connecticut | Private |
Thomas Thomas | New Jersey | Private |
Edmund Towne | Massachusetts | Private |
William Triplett, Sr. | North Carolina | Civil Service |
George Tucker | North Carolina | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
William Turner | Virginia | Private |
Solomon Tuttle | Vermont | Private, Patriotic Service |
Thomas Tuttle | Vermont | Civil Service |
Abram Van Epps | New York | Captain |
Dirck Van Vechten | New Jersey | Patriotic Service |
George Wade | Pennsylvania | Private |
Philip Wagerman | Pennsylvania | Corporal, Patriotic Service |
Elisha Warden | Virginia | Soldier |
Frederick Watts | Pennsylvania | Brigadier General |
James Whaley, Jr. | Virginia | Lieutenant |
George Whitely | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
John Willey | Connecticut | Captain |
John Williamson | New Jersey | Lieutenant |
John Winder | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
Charles Woolverton | New Jersey | Patriotic Service |
Elisha Wright | Massachusetts | Corporal |
Benjamin Wright | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
Jonas Wyman | Massachusetts | Corporal, Civil Service |
Cornelius C. Wynkoop | New York | Captain, Commisary |
updated May 2, 2023 |