American Revolutionary War Ancestors

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Comment by Bob Thomas on July 12, 2009 at 8:58am

I have a cousin who just started a DAR chapter in Lamar County, Alabama who would be happy to help with DAR membership for anyone. Her name is Kay Koonce. Her e-mail address is KayKoon@bellsouth.net
Bob

Comment by Margaret Kerr Beckwith on July 12, 2009 at 8:56am

I had several g-grandfathers who served in the ARW: Michael Arbogast, Edward Elsey, Robert Kerr, Abraham Burner, William Loucks, David Gregory, Adam Helmick, etc. I do not have a lot of the information of their service and would like to obtain it. I've been working on my DAR application since last year and would like to do it based on all of my grandfathers who served. Any suggestions for obtaining the necessary documents, information, etc.?

Comment by Deci Worland on July 12, 2009 at 8:49am

I do not know how to start with the D.A.R.

Comment by Deci Worland on July 12, 2009 at 8:48am

Oh, I almost forgot my most important one...John Worland, served in the Maryland Line, took the Oath of Allegiance before the Hon. Thomas Clagett in 1778. Adding that to Peter Gideon and John Conard, I guess I am definitely DAR material.

Comment by Bob Thomas on July 12, 2009 at 7:35am

There is one James Callin DAR Ancestgor # A018427 in the DAR data base born 1750 Ireland died after 1816 Westmoreland, PA. His service was for Virginia and one reference is the Hist Reg of Virginia in the Revolution, pages 121 & 122. This must be him as he served under Col Lawson. There are a number of applications but name no wife and only one son John but there shows to be supporting documentation on a number of them that often names other children.
Bob Thomas

Comment by J. Moore on July 12, 2009 at 7:12am

Oh lord, ignore my typos and godawful grammar in the previous post. I should not be allowed near a keyboard before I've woken up. ;D

Comment by J. Moore on July 12, 2009 at 6:59am

I just glanced around footnote, etc., and while there was no pension app for a James Callin/Callen, there was indeed a CMSR consisting of 56 cards for a James Callen/Callin/Callan of the 3rd & 4th Virginia, commanded by Col. Lawson. He's shown as having signed up for a 3 year enlistment and the CMSR references rolls dating from approx. Sep 1777 to Dec 1779. The 3rd & 4th Virginia was in fact at the Battle of the Brandywine, as your 1911 booklet relates.

So, that sounds like the man you're seeking.

While there was no pension, there was a few possibly interesting sheets located in another application.

Skelton Smith's app (W.2184) contained a request by a Miss Maggie Callen of East Point, Ga., for information regarding a James Callen, supposedly originally born in Ireland, one of two brothers, who received and bounty land and settled in or near Rome, Ga., his brother settling near Selma, Ala. She indicated that James was the father of a William Callen, and grandfather of a Thomas Arnold Callen, A response issued, 9 Oct 1933, reported that no pension or bounty land claim was found for any James Callen.

As far as the purported brother goes? Well, there was an Edward Callen of the 6th Penn., but that seems less likely than a CMSR (consisting of only 2 nearly blank cards) for a Joseph Callen and referring to a roll dated 4 May 1778 showing him as having been drafted into a "Detachment of Virginians," with no organizational info given.

A bit more could probably be found without too much trouble. Certainly the actual rolls (also digitized and available on footnote) could be looked at and might yield a few tidbits regarding the details of his service. Actually, when I think about it, I believe the rolls and CMSRs are also available at Ancestry.com.. aren't they? I'm too lazy to look at the moment.

Comment by Joan Foster on July 11, 2009 at 7:53pm

I am seeking confirmation of the service of James CALLIN, and his brother John. In a booklet about the family, written in 1911, James's g-grandson says "Our fathers tell us that these two brothers came from Ireland just before the war, and enlisted in the Continental Army and fought under Lafayette at the battle of Brandywine and remained in this army till the close of the war. These brothers settled on government land in Westmoreland Co. in Western Penn., where they remained the remainder of their lives...." They may have enlisted in Virginia. I really would like to know how much of this, if any, is true. A branch of my family received membership in the DAR some years ago on the basis of this source, but I would like more confirmation for myself. Or can I piggy-back my DAR membership on the basis of my cousins'?

Comment by Sheri Fenley on July 11, 2009 at 6:32pm

I am the registrar for El Toyon Chapter (Stockton, California) National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. My patriot ancestor is Abner Womack who served as a private from North Carolina.
If there is anyone who needs assistance with their application or has questions regarding membership to DAR I'd be happy to help.

Comment by Ada Nelson on July 11, 2009 at 1:01pm

My husband has several revolutionary patriot ancestors: Nathaniel Barlow (MA), Thomas Gillet Sr (MA), Thomas Gillet (MA), Phineas Howe (MA), John Haven (MA), Jesse Haven (Hebron, Tolland, CT), and John Jones (CT) served in Delaware.

His family tree was well documented past the 1700's but we didn't know if he had any patriots in his line. I recently discovered this information by submitting a search request for his New England ancestors to the DAR: http://www.dar.org/natsociety/pi_lookup.cfm. They confirmed 6 of the names. The seventh one had an SAR marker on his grave but was not in the DAR database. I found information on him through the SAR online catalog: http://www.rsar.org/rosters/findpatr.htm.

There is an excellent article by Dick Eastman that includes the basics on researching your Revolutionary War ancestors:
http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2009/07/revolutionary-roots.html

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