Our Patriot Ancestors
Every member of the Santa Monica Chapter, NSDAR, has proven direct lineage to one or more of the proven patriots shown here. Patriots are grouped by the state of service and then listed alphabetically by last name. Why do we list our patriot ancestors? Our patriots are our connections to the past! Some were never memorialized with a gravestone, marker, or monument and the final resting places of many are not known. It's one small way to ensure that their legacy will continue. We hope these names help others in their quest to prove family lineage and consider joining DAR.
In July 2026, the United States will mark its 250th anniversary. In preparation for this historic event, our chapter is creating a portfolio of our members' patriots and highlighting them with a "patriot snapshot" on this page. Please click on a linked patriot's name to learn more about the individual history of the brave men and women who helped start our new country.
Patriots include men and women who served our country during the American Revolutionary War period as military personnel, providers of supplies, jurors, civil servants, and other types of aid to the cause of American independence. 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). A list of acceptable services that qualify an individual to be a Patriot can be found here. For help discovering your Patriot, go to our Links webpage or NSDAR Genealogy.
ConnecticutTITUS, Joseph, PVT WHITON, Sr., Elijah, CS PT WILCOX, Lemuel, PVT
DelawareMAGEE, James, SGTMAJ WOOD, William, PS
MarylandOGLE, Governor Benjamin, PS RANDALL, William, PS
MassachusettsCOLTON, Moses, PVT DUNSMOOR, Phinehas, PVT FLAGG, Ebenezer, SGT KELLOGG, John, CAPT MERRIAM, David, PVT STONE, Ephraim, PVT WOOD, Consider, PVT
New HampshireCARPENTER, Nathan, PVT, PS COLE, John, CAPT CRAM, Jonathan, LT JAMESON, Daniel, PVT JAMESON, Hugh, PS POWERS, Samson, CPL RICHARDSON, Zebadiah, PVT STARK, John, MGEN VOSE, James, CS, PS WENTWORTH, Nathaniel, LT
New JerseyCAMPBELL, Archibald, PVT CARTER, Daniel, PVT CHADWICK, Elihu, LT DODD, Lebbeus, CAPT DOTY, Peter, PS FROST, John, PVT SEWARD, John, COL SPENCER, Oliver, COL PS STILLWELL, Joseph, PVT, PS New YorkCHAPMAN, Stephen, CPL FINCH, John, LT LYON, Aaron, ENS STOUTENBURGH, William, Sr., PVT WELLER, Wilhelmus, PVT
North CarolinaHUDSON, Chamberlain, PVT, PS KIVETT, Peter, CS, PS MAY, Benjamin, MAJ McMASTER, James, PS McMILLAN, Archibald, SOL OATES, JETHRO, PS SEVIER, John, COL, PS SUMPTER, William, CAPT SUTTON, Joseph, SOL WHITE, Media, PVT |
PennsylvaniaBENDER, Jacob, CAPT DODD, Daniel, PVT EISENBEISS, Alexander Philip, PVT ERMOLD (ARNOLD), Peter, PS FLATT, Andrew, SGT, PS GARD, Jeremiah, PVT KOINER, Michael, PS LATCH, Jacob, SGT LONG, Jeremiah, PVT MATTER, John, Jr., SOL MELLINGER, John Jacob, CPL PETERS, Wilhelm, PVT PHILLIPS, Jonathan, PVT RAMSAY, Alexander, PS SELHEIMER, Nicholas, PVT SHADE, Andreas, PS SHIELDS, George, ENS, PS STEWART, Thomas, PS SWAN, Charles, PVT VAN METER, Henry, PS WATSON, John, SGT WOLFE, George, Sr., PS WOLFE, Jacob, PVT Rhode IslandTRIPP, Edward, CS WHEATON, William, PVT
South CarolinaGARRETT, Edward, PS GIBSON, Guyon, CS PS SOL GREEN, Thomas Marston, Sr., CS NORTHCOTT, William, PVT REYNOLDS, Fielding, ORDLSGT TILLMAN, Frederick, PVT, PS TILLMAN, Stephen, SOL VermontFARWELL, John, PVT
VirginiaALLEN, David, CPL PS AMYX, Matthew, PVT BASYE, Elizmond, SOL BISHOP, John, SOL PS BOLT, Robert, ENS BOONE, Daniel, COL CS PS BOWERS, Martin, PS DOYLE, John, PVT DUCKER, John, PVT DUVAL, Samuel, Jr., Maj EWING, Robert, Jr., PS GROFF, Windle, SOL KINCANNON, Francis, Sr., PS LANE, Lambert, PVT LeMASTERS, Benjamin, SGT LONG, Christopher, SOL McALEXANDER, WILLIAM, PS PHELPS, John, PS RAVENSCROFT, Thomas, LT ROBERTSON, John, LT RYAN, Harris, PVT SMITH, Thomas, LT TILLMAN, John, PS WILKINSON, JAMES, PVT |
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