American Revolutionary War Ancestors

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Comment by Clovis Marie Byars Herring on July 25, 2009 at 2:39pm

I want you to know that I appreciate all of the help everyone has given me so far. Trudy Dolittle finally got the Bollinger document to me. She went to a lot of trouble to do this. Hopefully someday I will be more fluent in computers. Thank you to all

Comment by Nancy House Barron on July 25, 2009 at 2:26pm

I joined the DAR by submitting all my info that I had collected documenting the relationship of each generation from 1763 until the date that I was born in 1938. If you are interested, I would suggest you contact a DAR chapter near you, and they would be very happy to assist you. If you have info on your ancestors, names, dates, etc. the DAR would be able to tell you if they have already been proven. If so, you would have to prove each generation back from yourself to your Rev. War ancestor. Hope this helps.

Comment by Mary Preston on July 25, 2009 at 2:21pm

I am also related, through marriage, to the Lee Family. My nineth great granduncle Nathaniel West married Martha Woodword Macon, who is the widow of Orlando Jones. Martha Macon and Orlando Jones are the great grandparents of Martha Dandridge Washington. Through the daughter Unity West who married Capt. William Dandridge we get into the Dandridges only to make an about face and have another Dandridge family member marry a West again. Also I found on the Macon side that my great aunt, who is a Macon, is the direct descendant of Martha Macon and Orlando Jones. So I am related to her in two ways. She is a cousin and an aunt. So what does that make her children? Could they be my cousins twice? Now that is confusion.

Comment by Michael Gallagher on July 25, 2009 at 1:16pm

Betty,

Why did you never consider joining the DAR? I think that there are a few reasons why eligible individuals do not join the SAR, SR, or DAR, and these need to be addressed. Joining for the sake of children and grandchildren raises a positive and negative note (easier for them, lack of enthusiasm). I have approached the DAR on others' behalves, but have run into resistance, so I should probably not provide advice. I descend from Pennsylvania German militia members (and their relatives in the militia) and a sister of Samuel Rhoads, a member of the First Continental Congress who could have signed the Declaration of Independence. He was kind of on the fence about independence and his being mayor of Philadelphia at the time was seen as a conflict of interest. I also have Loyalist relatives. All of these people are related to 1 great-grandmother of mine.

Comment by Betty Armstrong on July 25, 2009 at 12:53pm

I am fortunate that several members of my Mothers family had already researched her ancestors and noted that they were quite prominent in early American History. One signed the Declaration of Independence, and was a member of the Continental Congress, several fought in the revolution, one being Gen. James Moore. I am also related through marriage to Betsy Ross.
My direct relatives are Joseph Asbell, who married Dorothy Ross, sister of George Ross who signed the Delclaration, and aunt-in -law to Betsy Ross. Jospeh Asbell's mother was Elizabeth "Betsy" Moore, daughter of Brig. Gen. James Moore, who was Commander in Chief of the Southern Armies, until he died of the fever on his way to meet up with Gen. Washington. Both Joseph and William Asbell served in the war also.
I have never joined considered joing DAR, but recently have been thinking about it just for the sake of my children and grandchildren. Feel most of these ancestors have probably already been documented with DAR, so how would I go about it?

Comment by Sue Lederer Geiger on July 25, 2009 at 10:22am

My 4th great grandfather,Captain James McClure from Chester County,Pennsylvania,was taken prisoner and kept on the British prison ship Jersey. The Battle of Brandywine was fought in his father's front yard...literally according to a cousin I met online,Michael McClure, who was descended from James's brother Benjamin McClure who was also a Revolutionary War soldier.

Comment by Terri O'Connell on July 23, 2009 at 9:35pm

Clovis, highlight it and click on the control button and the c button at the same time. then use Control and the v button to paste it wherever you need it.

Comment by Clovis Marie Byars Herring on July 23, 2009 at 9:16pm

Does anyone in this group know how to copy a comment from this site? I would like to make a copy of the data Trudy Doolittle posted on my Bollingers.

Comment by Nancy House Barron on July 23, 2009 at 8:08pm

I just read Trudy Doolittle's comment on finding her Rev. War ancestor. I had the same discovery the 1st time I went to the National Archives to do research. I was able to go from there to become a DAR member, using this info and proving my relationship to my 3rd great grandfather ADAM HOUSE.

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