Our Patriot Ancestors
The following are the patriot ancestors of the current members of Front Range Chapter, NSDAR. American 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 email the Front Range chapter registrar.
| Name | Location | Service |
| Israel Alden | Massachusetts | Private |
| James Alley | Virginia | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| Henry Anderson, Sr | South Carolina | Captain |
| Jacob Arndt | Pennsylvania | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| John Backus | Virginia | Private |
| John Bacon | Massachusetts | Lieutenant |
| Joseph Badger, Jr | New Hampshire | Captain, Patriotic Service |
| Davis Bagby | North Carolina | Lieutenant |
| Thomas Baker | North Carolina | Civil Service |
| Ralph Banks | North Carolina | Captain, Patriotic Service |
| Andrew Beall | Maryland | Captain, Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| Bezaleel Beebe | Connecticut | Colonel |
| Nathaniel Belcher | Massachusetts | Captain |
| Jonas Newton Belknap | Massachusetts | Sergeant |
| Thomas Bliss | Massachusetts | Corporal |
| Samuel Bostwick | New York | Private |
| John Bosworth | Massachusetts | Private |
| Abraham Brown | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| Daniel Buckwalter | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Phillip Burger | Virginia | Private |
| John Burton | Virginia | Seaman |
| Leonard Bush | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| Philip Bush | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| William Butler | Pennsylvania | Private |
| James Campbell | North Carolina | Captain, Patriotic Service |
| Nathaniel Carpenter | Massachusetts | Lieutenant Colonel |
| John Chenoweth | Virginia | Private, Patriotic Service |
| Benjamin Chipman | Massachusetts | Private |
| Daniel Clapp | Massachusetts | Private |
| Casper Coon | South Carolina | Patriotic Service |
| John Lewis Coon | South Carolina | Soldier |
| John Cox | Virginia | Captain, Civil Service |
| Jedediah Crocker | Massachusetts | Private, Sergeant |
| Joseph Crockett | Virginia | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Benjamin Crane | Massachusetts | Private |
| Henry Crum | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Jonathan Danforth | New Hampshire | Civil Service |
| Liewellyn Davis | Pennsylvania | Private |
| William Davis | North Carolina | Sergeant |
| John Day | Virginia | Ensign, Patriotic Service |
| Henry Deaver | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Thomas Dickinson | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Andrew Dillenback | New York | Captain |
| Francis Ditto | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
| Pierre Doucet | Louisiana | Public Service |
| John Downs | Connecticut | Staff Officer, Civil Service |
| Peter Ensminger | Pennsylvania | Lieutenant |
| Michael Fadely | Pennsylvania | Soldier |
| John Flint | Massachusetts | Lieutenant |
| Thomas C Frederick | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Waitman Ferebee | Delaware | Soldier, Civil Service |
| Phillip Freeman | Virginia, Pennsylvania | Private, Patriotic Service |
| James Galloway | Maryland | Private |
| Martin Gamble | North Carolina | Captain |
| William Gillam | South Carolina | Sergeant |
| David Godfrey | New York | Private, Patriotic Service |
| Lawrence Gordon | Virginia | Private |
| George Grant | New Jersey | Captain |
| Joseph Gravely | Virginia | Private, Patriotic Service |
| Isaac Gray | Massachusetts | Captain |
| James Gregg | North Carolina | Private |
| William Gudger | North Carolina | Private |
| Daniel Guerrant | Virginia | Lieutenant |
| Patrick Hanley | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Elias Hardy | Maryland | Private |
| George Hargrave | North Carolina | Soldier |
| John Hart | New Jersey | Signer of Declaration of Independence, Patriotic Service |
| George Henry Hartzell | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
| Jacob Hartzell | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
| Thomas Harvey | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
| Elkanah Haskins | Massachusetts | Sergeant |
| Joseph Hayes | Maryland | Private |
| Isaac Heaton | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| Richard Hill | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| John Hopewell | Virginia | Private |
| John Hughes | North Carolina | Sergeant |
| James Humphrey | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Meshack Hyatt | Maryland | Patriotic Service |
| Ebenezer Jayne | New Jersey | Private |
| William Jewett | Massachusetts | Civil Service |
| Willis Johnson | New Hampshire | Private, Patriotic Service |
| Henry Jolley | Pennsylvania | Private |
| James Jones | New York | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Reuben Jordan | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| John Kidder | New Hampshire | Private |
| Edward King | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
| Thomas King | Pennsylvania and North Carolina | Private |
| Abraham Kuykendall | North Carolina | Captain, Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| John LeBaron | Virginia | Private |
| William Lee | Pennsylvania | Sergeant Major |
| Ninian Beall Magruder | Maryland | Private, Patriotic Service |
| Samuel Magruder | Maryland | Patriotic Service |
| John McDow | South Carolina | Private, Patriotic Service |
| John McNeil | Virginia | Private |
| Titus Merriman | Connecticut | Private, Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| Andrew Mershon | New Jersey | Patriotic Service |
| Abraham Miller | Maryland | Private |
| William Milliken, Sr | North Carolina | Civil Service |
| John Morton | Virginia | Captain |
| Gideon Mowry | Rhode Island | Private |
| George Myers | Maryland | Patriotic Service |
| Job Nash | Massachusetts | Private |
| William Neville | North Carolina | Captain, Civil Service |
| James Nichols | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| Michael O’Farrell | New York | Sergeant |
| Peter Olinger | Pennsylvania | Private |
| John George Ott | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Thomas Owsley, Sr | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| Isaac Parker | Connecticut | Private |
| Joseph Pawling | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Henry Pence | Virginia | Private |
| Nathaniel Pingrey | Massachusetts | Private |
| Amasa Piper | Massachusetts | Sergeant |
| Patrick Porter | Virginia | Sergeant, Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| Samuel Porter | Virginia | Soldier |
| Silas Proctor | Massachusetts | Lieutenant |
| Robert Pugh | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| James Purdy | Pennsylvania | Colonel |
| John Purser | North Carolina | Soldier |
| Samuel Reed | Massachusetts | Patriotic Service |
| Henry Rhodes | Pennsylvania | Captain |
| Garret Rittenhouse | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Jacob Robbins | Massachusetts | Lieutenant |
| Jonah Robinson | New Jersey | Patriotic Service |
| Jacob Rudy | Virginia | Soldier |
| Micajah Riddick | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
| Nicholas Rieb | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Lemuel Roberts | Connecticut | Captain |
| Jonah Robinson | New Jersey | Patriotic Service |
| Robert Russell | Virginia | Ensign |
| Richard Schermerhorn | Kentucky | Private |
| Ezekiel Shattuck | Massachusetts | Private |
| John Sharp | Virginia | Soldier |
| Isom Sherling | Georgia | Soldier |
| Isham Simmons | Connecticut | Private |
| James Sinclair | New Hampshire | Sergeant |
| John Skidmore | Virginia | Major, Civil Service |
| James Sowell | North Carolina | Soldier, Patriotic Service |
| Peter Spangler | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| Joseph Spencer | Virginia | Lieutenant Colonel |
| James Stickney | New York | Ensign, Patriotic Service |
| Ephraim Stinchfield | Massachusetts | Private |
| Paul Streve | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Joseph Stonecypher | North Carolina | Private |
| Peter Stubbs | South Carolina | Private |
| John Sykes | Virginia | Private |
| Smyth Tandy | Virginia | Soldier, Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| Thomas Thomas | New Jersey | Private |
| Moses Tyler | Massachusetts | Private |
| Joshua Whitford | Connecticut | Ensign |
| Philip Wagner | Pennsylvania | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Benjamin Van De Mark | Pennsylvania | Private, Patriotic Service |
| Conrod Wilhoit | North Carolina | Public Service |
| Arabella Smith Wilkins | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| Charles S Wilkins | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| James Wilkins | Virginia | Patriotic Service, Civil Service |
| Alden Williamson | Virginia | Private |
| David Winfield, Jr | New York | Private |
| Alexander Wood | Virginia | Private |
| James Wright | Virginia | Captain |
| Peter Wright | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| William Young | Maryland | Patriotic Service |
| updated January 1, 2024 | ||