Do you have a Patriot in your family tree?
The list below highlights the Patriot Ancestors already identified by the Daughters of the Ocala Chapter, NSDAR. Regardless of where you might be in your own genealogy journey, our members are ready to help you discover your Patriot Ancestor and successfully complete your application for membership. Is your Patriot the next one we will add to our list?
Meet Our Patriot Ancestors
| Last Name | First Name | Rank | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alderman | David | Sol | NC |
| Allen | John | PS | NC |
| Allison | William | CS PS | NC |
| Ames | Benjamin | Capt | MA |
| Arnold | Stephen | Pvt CS | VT |
| Atchley | Thomas | Pvt | NJ |
| Barwick | William | Sol | NC |
| Bates | Elnathan | Lt | MA |
| Beall | Thomas | Capt | PA |
| Bell | Andrew | Pvt | CT |
| Bidwell | Samuel | Sgt | CT |
| Bidwell | Thomas | Pvt | CT |
| Blanchard | Andrew | Cmsry | NC |
| Blocker | John | Pvt | SC |
| Blue, Jr. | John | Sol | VA |
| Boring | Isaac | Pvt | NC |
| Boynton | William | Pvt | MA |
| Bradley | Jesse | Capt CS PS | MA |
| Braithwaite | William | Pvt | MD |
| Brann | Jeremiah | Pvt | VA |
| Browning | John | PS | NC |
| Bryan | Jesse | Lt | NC |
| Budd | Joshua | Sol | PA |
| Bushong | Jacob | Pvt | VA |
| Carleton | Thomas | Lt | VA |
| Chaplin | Moses | Pvt | NH |
| Chase | Jonathan | Capt | MA |
| Coshun | Joshua | PS | NJ |
| Covin | Lazarus | Pvt | SC |
| Crawford | Ann Anderson | PS | VA |
| Crawford | Charles | Capt | NC |
| Cullen | John | Sgt PS | VA |
| Dampier | Daniel | Sgt | GA |
| De Wolf | Peter | Pvt | CT |
| Dean | Walter | Capt | MA |
| Deering | John | Lt | VA |
| Denham | Charles | Sol | GA |
| Dormeyer | Jacob | Pvt | PA |
| Douglas | John | Pvt | NC |
| Dunham | Daniel | PS | NJ |
| Durrell | David | Sgt | MA |
| Dyer | Elkanah | Pvt | MA |
| Estes | William | Ens PS | VA |
| Estes | William | Ens PS | VA |
| Field | John | Pvt | RI |
| Freer | Simon | PS | NY |
| Gainey | Bartholomew | PS | NC |
| Gardner | Robert | Pvt | MA |
| Garvey | Job | Pvt | VA |
| Gillam | Jonathan | Pvt PS | PA |
| Gish, Jr. | Christian | Pvt | PA |
| Glenn | James | PS | NC |
| Gore | Jonathan | Pvt | NC |
| Graves | John | Pvt | VA |
| Green | Nathanael | MGEN | RI |
| Gwinn | Samuel | Sol PS | VA |
| Hampton | John | Capt | NJ |
| Harbour | Esias | PS | VA |
| Harmon | Daniel | Sol | MA |
| Harris | Thomas | 2Lt | VA |
| Hartline | George | Pvt | PA |
| Hatch | Jethro | Maj | CT |
| Hicks | Robert | Sol PS | NC |
| Higginbotham | Burroughs | Sol | GA |
| Holcomb | Timothy | Pvt | CT |
| Hollingsworth | Zebulon | Pvt | NC |
| Hudspeth | Giles | CS | NC |
| Jett | Francis | PS | VA |
| Johnson | William | Sgt | VA |
| Keyser | John | Pvt | NY |
| Keyser | Andrew | Pvt | VA |
| Koiner | George Adam | PS | PA |
| Lazenby | Robert | Sol PS | MD |
| Leconte | John Eatton | PS | GA |
| Lemon | Alexander | PS | VA |
| Light, Sr. | Henry | PS | PA |
| Long | John | Pvt | VA |
| Markham | Benjamin | CS | MA |
| Marsh | Ephraim | Sgt | MA |
| Marsh, Jr. | William | Pvt PS | NJ |
| Maynard, Jr. | Thomas | Cpl | MD |
| Mcconnell | John | Capt | PA |
| Mccormick | John | Sol | NC |
| Moore | Elijah | Cpl | NC |
| Morgan | Christopher | Ens | CT |
| Nagle | Christian | Pvt | PA |
| Neal | Samuel | PS | NH |
| Newell | Hugh | Sol | PA |
| Newton | Benjamin | Capt | NC |
| Nix | John | Sol | SC |
| Noble, Sr. | David | Capt PS | MA |
| Nycum | John Michel | Sol | PA |
| Orr | William | PS | NC |
| Osborn | Abraham | Lt PS | NJ |
| Owings | John | PS | MD |
| Parker | William | Pvt | RI |
| Poor, Sr. | Peter | Lt | MA |
| Prescott | Aaron | Sol CS | SC |
| Ray | George | PS | GA |
| Reed | Samuel | Sol PS | SC |
| Register | Benjamin | Sol | NC |
| Robbins | John Purnell | CS | MD |
| Roberts | John | Dr | VA |
| Rucker | George | Sol | VA |
| Russ | Sempronious | Pvt | CT |
| Sawyer | Samuel | Pvt | NH |
| Schuck | Jacob | Pvt | NC |
| Seckinger | Jonathan | Sol | GA |
| Seip | Daniel | Pvt | MD |
| Selkrigg | Jeremiah | Noncom | CT |
| Shipley | John | Lt PS | MD |
| Sinclair | Arthur | MGEN | PA |
| Skiles | Henry | Pvt | PA |
| Skinner | Ebenezer | Sgt | CT |
| Slack | Henry | Sgt | MD |
| Smith | William | Pvt | NY |
| Sowers | George | Pvt | PA |
| Spalding | Simon | Capt | CT |
| Stone | Austin | Pvt CS PS | SC |
| Sweet | William | Pvt | NC |
| Sweet | Nathan | Sol | GA |
| Taylor | Jonathan | Sol | NY |
| Taylor, Jr. | Edmund | Sol | NC |
| Terrell | Noah | Ens | MA |
| Torrey | Philip | Pvt | MA |
| Townsend | William | Sol | NC |
| Van Der Veer | Peter | Pvt | NJ |
| Vrooman | Cornelius | Cpl | NY |
| Walker | Samuel | Capt | SC |
| Walker | James | Pvt | MA |
| Wallace | Benjamin | Lt | MA |
| Ward | George | Sol | NJ |
| Watson | Michael | Capt CS PS | SC |
| Webb | John | Pvt PS | GA |
| Welch | Jacob | Pvt | PA |
| Wertz | Henry | Sol | SC |
| White | Solomon | Lt | MA |
| White | Henry | Cpl | NH |
| Wicker | Henry | Sol | SC |
| Wight | Henry | Pvt | MA |
| Wilder, Sr. | Thomas | Pvt | MA |
| Wilkinson | Joseph | Sol | VA |
| Williams | Robert | StaffOf | NC |
| Withy | Zoe | Pvt | NH |
| Wooten | Amos | PS | NC |
| Wright | Elisha | Sol | GA |
| Wright | Isaac | PS | NC |
Table of Military Ranks found in the list of our Patriot Ancestors:
| Rank | Abbreviation |
| Captain | Capt |
| Civil Service | CS |
| Commissary | Cmsry |
| Corporal | Cpl |
| Ensign | Ens |
| Lieutenant | Lt |
| Major | Maj |
| Major General | MGEN |
| Noncommissioned | Noncom |
| Patriotic Service | PS |
| Private | Pvt |
| Sergeant | Sgt |
| Soldier | Sol |
| Staff Officer | StaffOf |