{"id":57,"date":"2024-08-27T19:16:50","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T19:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chapters.georgiastatedar.org\/georgewalton\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2026-06-12T14:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:58:09","slug":"patriots","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chapters.georgiastatedar.org\/georgewalton\/patriots\/","title":{"rendered":"patriots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Chapter Patriots<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are deeply honored to recognize the courageous men and women listed below who served as patriot ancestors of our current chapter members. Their commitment to liberty and their sacrifices have left an enduring legacy that continues to inspire us today. To learn more about these Patriots of the American Revolution, go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/services.dar.org\/public\/dar_research\/search\/?Tab_ID=1\">DAR Genealogical Research System (GRS)<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Service Abbreviations<\/b><br>2Lt\u2014 Second Lieutenant<br>BGen \u2014 Brigadier General<br>Capt\u2014 Captain<br>Col \u2014 Colonel<br>Cpl \u2014 Corporal<br>Cnt\u2014 Cornet<br>CS \u2014 Civil Service<br>Ens \u2014 Ensign<br>Lt \u2014 Lieutenant<br>LCol\u2014 Lieutenant Colonel<br>Maj \u2014 Major<br>Noncom \u2014 Non-Commissioned Officer<br>PS \u2014 Patriotic Service<br>Pvt \u2014 Private<br>Sol \u2014 Soldier (no known details)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>State Abbreviations<\/b><br>CT \u2014 Connecticut<br>DE \u2014 Delaware<br>FR \u2014 France<br>GA \u2014 Georgia<br>MA \u2014 Massachusetts<br>MD \u2014 Maryland<br>NY \u2014 New York<br>NC \u2014 North Carolina<br>PA \u2014 Pennsylvania<br>SC \u2014 South Carolina<br>VA \u2014 Virginia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robert Abernathy, Sr., PS, NC<br>George Adams, Pvt, CS, PS, SC<br>Daniel Alderman, Jr., Cpl, NC<br>John Alexander, Capt, PS, VA<br>Vincent Allen, Pvt, PS, VA<br>John Arnold, PS, NC<br>Richard Asbury, Lt, VA<br>Samuel Bailey, PS, NC<br>Elias Baker, Pvt, NC<br>Bland Ballard, Sr., Sgt, VA<br>John Banner, Sol, NC<br>Daniel Boone, Col, CS, PS, VA<br>William Boone, Pvt, NC<br>William Bradshaw, PS, VA<br>Richins Brame, PS, VA<br>Stephen Edward Broadnax, Capt, VA<br>Vivian Brooking, Col, CS, PS, VA<br>Sarah Boone Brooks, PS, VA<br>Thomas Brooks, Pvt, VA<br>Edmund Browder, CS, PS, NC<br>White Brown, PS, DE<br>Benjamin Buchanan, Cpl, SC<br>John Burroughs, PS, SC<br>Alexander Bushnell, Capt, CT<br>Samuel Buxton, Pvt, GA<br>John Calhoun, PS, NC<br>Alexander Carswell, Pvt, GA<br>John Cary, Sol, VA<br>Joseph Chapman, Pvt, PS, SC<br>John Chastain, PS, VA<br>Anthony Crockett, Lt, VA<br>James Daniels, Sol, SC<br>Isaac David, Sol, PS, VA<br>Isaac Denise, PS, NY<br>Joseph Dixon, Col, CS, PS, NC<br>John Dixon, Pvt, NC<br>Thomas Dowdy, CS, PS, NC<br>Eppes Ellery, Pvt, MA<br>John Ezell, Pvt, VA<br>Nicholas Faulkner, PS, VA<br>William Fears, Sol, PS, VA<br>Henry Felder, Sr., Capt, CS, PS, VA<br>Douw Fonda, PS, NY<br>Benjamin Fuller, Pvt, VT<br>Ephrain Fuller, Pvt, VT<br>David Gaskins, CS, NC<br>Philip W. Gentzler, CS, NC<br>James Gignilliat, CS, SC<br>Peter Gordon, Capt, MD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peter Gordon, Capt, MD<br>John Graves, Pvt, GA<br>John Guerry, Sol, SC<br>Benjamin Hamrick, Sol, CS, NC<br>Edward Harding, Capt, CS, PS, SC<br>Absalom Harris, Lt, PS, VA<br>William Hayes, Sol, VA<br>George Herndon, CS, NC<br>Meshak Hitchcock, Sol, VA<br>Lazarus Hitt, PS, VA<br>Lazarus Hollister, Cpt, MA<br>William Hood, Pvt, PS, NC<br>Valentine Horsley, Sol, GA<br>Daniel Horton, Sol, GA<br>Jacob Hough, Pvt, PA<br>Lemuel Howard, Pvt, MD<br>John Howard, Sol, NC<br>Elijah Hyde, Sr., Maj, CS, PS, CT<br>John Inzer, Sol, GA<br>Jeremiah Jack, Sol, NC<br>Sterling Jenkins, Pvt, GA<br>John Jesse, Noncom, NC<br>Thomas Jessup, NC<br>John Jones, PS, GA<br>James Kincaid, Pvt, NC<br>Peter Kolb, Pvt, SC<br>Thomas Lafon, Sol, VA<br>Jacint Laval, Cnt, FR<br>Abraham Leedy, Pvt, MD<br>William Leftwich, LCol, PS, VA<br>Isaac Lester, Sol, SC<br>John Richard Litton, Sol, SC<br>Martha Duncan Litton, PS, VA<br>Solomon Caleb Litton, Lt, PS, VA<br>Alexander Logan, Pvt, VA<br>Michael Looney, Pvt, VA<br>Harmon Lovingood, CS, PS, VA<br>Joseph Emanuel Lyon, Pvt, SC<br>James McCaleb, Pvt, NC<br>John McCants, Sol, SC<br>Patrick McGriff, LCol, SC<br>William McKenzie, Pvt, NC<br>James McLean, Capt, GA<br>Joseph McMurtry, Capt, VA<br>John Murray, Pvt, GA<br>John O\u2019Quinn, Pvt, NC<br>Thomas Owings, 2Lt, MD<br>Augustine Prestwood, Sgt, SC<br>John Raymond, Jr., Lt, CT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joseph Revis, PS, NC<br>Richard Richardson, BGen, PS, SC<br>Thomas Riddell, PS, NC<br>John Robinson, Lt, VA<br>Lot Rogers, Pvt, VA<br>Jonas Rudisill, Pvt, PS, PA<br>Albert Russell, Lt, VA<br>William Russell, Sr., BGen, PS, VA<br>Lewis Salmon, Pvt, GA<br>Jeremiah Sanford, Sol, VA<br>Elisha Sellers, Sol, CS, NC<br>David Sherrill, PS, GA<br>Jonas Shivers, CS, NC<br>Henry Shores, Sol, NC<br>Edward Simms, PS, MD<br>Robert Simms, Jr., Sol, NC<br>Ebenezer Singletary, Sol, SC<br>George Slayton, Sol, GA<br>Daniel Sledge, Capt, CS, PS, NC<br>John Slocomb, Pvt, NC<br>Zachariah Spencer, Sr., PS, MD<br>Zachariah Spencer, Jr., CS, PS, NC<br>Zachariah Spires, PS, SC<br>John Stanfield, Capt, NC<br>John Stovall, Sr., PS, NC<br>George Stovall, Sr., PS, VA<br>Jacob Strickland, Sr., PS, NC<br>Solomon Strickland, PS, NC<br>Abraham Tennison, Sr., CS, NC<br>William Thorp, CS, VA<br>Joshua Tillman, Sol, NC<br>Thomas Townsend, Pvt, SC<br>Thomas Ussery, PS, NC<br>Joseph Vance, Pvt, PA<br>Jesse Vermillion, Pvt, NC<br>Isiah Washburn, Pvt, MA<br>Jesse Webb, Pvt, NC<br>David Weems, PS, MD<br>John West, Pvt, PS, NC<br>Francis Whelchel, Sr., PS, SC<br>Francis Whelchel, Jr., Sol, SC<br>George Wilson, Ens, MD<br>Valentine Winfree, PS, VA<br>Elisha Withers, Pvt, PS, NC<br>Jacob Woodall, PS, NC<br>Edward Woodham, Sol, PS, NC<br>John Stephen Woodson, Lt, VA<br>Nathan Wright, Pvt, PS, VA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter Patriots We are deeply honored to recognize the courageous men and women listed below who served as patriot ancestors of our current chapter members. Their commitment to liberty and their sacrifices have left an enduring legacy that continues to inspire us today. To learn more about these Patriots of the American Revolution, go to &#8230; <a title=\"patriots\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/chapters.georgiastatedar.org\/georgewalton\/patriots\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about patriots\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-57","page","type-page","status-publish"],"featured_image_src":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapters.georgiastatedar.org\/georgewalton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapters.georgiastatedar.org\/georgewalton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapters.georgiastatedar.org\/georgewalton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapters.georgiastatedar.org\/georgewalton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapters.georgiastatedar.org\/georgewalton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/chapters.georgiastatedar.org\/georgewalton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":212,"href":"https:\/\/chapters.georgiastatedar.org\/georgewalton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57\/revisions\/212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapters.georgiastatedar.org\/georgewalton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}