Listed on this page are the patriot ancestors of the current members of the Indian Peaks Chapter, NSDAR. Revolutionary War patriots include:
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- 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,
- 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.
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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 visit our Membership page.
| Name | Location | Service Description |
| Isaac Adams | Massachusetts | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| Samuel Adams | New Hampshire | Corporal |
| John Alspach | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Samuel Atwater | Connecticut | Civil Service |
| Abel Atwater | Connecticut | Civil Service |
| Barnard Bashore | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| Isaac Billington | Virginia | Private |
| Thomas Boone | Pennsylvania | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| Daniel Boughton | New York | Captain, Patriotic Service |
| Ebenezer Brown | Rhode Island | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| John Brown | Virginia | Civil Service, Patriotic Service, Captain |
| Jacob Brumback | Pennsylvania | Private, Patriotic Service |
| Adam Burkett | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
| Duncan Campbell | Massachusetts | Civil Service |
| John Campbell | Massachusetts | Private |
| Frederick Carper | Pennsylvania | Lieutenant |
| Cyrus Cartwright | Connecticut | Private |
| Warren Cash | Virginia | Private |
| Conrad Casler | New York | Corporal |
| Amos Chaffee | Massachusetts | Private |
| Rene Chastain | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| Oliver Chatfield | Connecticut | Private |
| Philip Clough | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
| Marmaduke Coats | South Carolina | Sargent |
| James Coddington | New Jersey | Private |
| John Coltrane | Connecticut | Private |
| Stephen Coombs | Massachusetts | Lieutenant |
| Andrew Cummings | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Silas Davis | Connecticut | Sergeant |
| George Dickey | South Carolina | Sergeant |
| Lebbeus Dodd | New Jersey | Captain |
| Joseph Doe | New Hampshire | Patriotic Service |
| William Dugan | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
| Steven Dwinell | Vermont | Private |
| Asa Eaton | Connecticut | Civil Service |
| Henry Elias | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Owen Ellis | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| Arden Evans | Virginia | Private |
| Humphrey Farrar | Massachusetts | Civil Service, Private |
| Samuel Farrar Sr | Massachusetts | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| Nimrod Ferguson | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| Lemuel Field | Massachusetts | Private |
| James Ford Sr | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| James Ford Jr | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| James Freeland | North Carolina | Civil Service |
| Charles French Sr | New Jersey | Patriotic Service |
| Charles French Jr | New Jersey | Patriotic Service |
| Abraham Fuller | Connecticut | Captain |
| Valentine Garner | North Carolina | Patriotic Service, Soldier |
| John Gilbert | Connecticut | Sergeant |
| John Gilbert | Connecticut | Captain, Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| Peter Goodner | North Carolina | Soldier |
| John Hainline | North Carolina | Private |
| William Hall | Massachusetts | Civil Service |
| Thomas Harper | Pennsylvania | Private |
| John Harper | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Henry Harrington | Rhode Island | Patriotic Service |
| John Harris | North Carolina | Private |
| Frederick Heter | Maryland | Soldier |
| Levi Hickok | Massachusetts | Private |
| Eldad Hitchcock | Massachusetts | Private |
| Edmund Hodges | Massachusetts, Vermont | Captain, Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| Nathan Hoar | Massachusetts | Patriotic Service |
| Appleton Hollister | Connecticut | Private |
| Stephen Holley Jr | Connecticut | Private |
| Orsamus Holmes | Massachusetts and Vermont | Patriotic Service, Private |
| Adam Hoover | Maryland | Patriotic Service, Soldier |
| Henry Horn | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Moses Hull | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
| Bartholomew Jacoby | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
| Boomer Jenks | Rhode Island | Private |
| Joseph Jenks | Rhode Island | Captain |
| David Kaufman | Virginia & North Carolina | Soldier, Patriotic Service |
| Adam Keith | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
| Lawrence Kemp | Massachusetts | Captain |
| Abraham Kettell | Pennsylvania | Lieutenant |
| John Kinter | Pennsylvania | Private, Patriotic Service |
| Jeremiah Klumpf | New York | Patriotic Service |
| David Kirby | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| Jacob Klock | New York | Colonel |
| Isaac Lewis | Pennsylvania | Lieutenant |
| James Lillard | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| Joseph Littlefield | Massachusetts | Private |
| William Locke | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Ezekiel Marsh Jr | Massachusetts | Lieutenant |
| John Maull | Delaware | Patriotic Service |
| Edward Maxey | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| John McCain | New Jersey | Private |
| Samuel McClure | Vermont | Private |
| Israel McBee | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| William McMurray | Pennsylvania, South Carolina | Patriotic Service, Lieutenant |
| Joseph McMurtry | Virginia | Captain |
| William Mcpike | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
| John McVay | Virginia | Sargent |
| Timothy Mead III. | Vermont | Soldier |
| Jotham Moulton | Massachusetts | Brigadier General |
| Fauntly Muse | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Egidius Myers | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
| Eliab Negley | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service, Private |
| Philip Nellis | New York | Private |
| Joseph Noble | Pennsylvania | Sargent, Patriotic Service |
| George Oliver Jr. | North Carolina | Private |
| Abraham Osborn | New Jersey | Lieutenant, Patriotic Service |
| Thomas Page | New Jersey | Soldier, Patriotic Service |
| Daniel Perkins | Massachusetts | Private |
| Lewis Perkins | South Carolina | Soldier |
| Daniel Petrie | New York | Captain |
| Barnabas Potter | Massachusetts | Corporal |
| James Purdy | Pennsylvania | Colonel |
| James Rankin Sr | New York | Private |
| James Rankin Jr | New York | Private |
| Willett Ranney | Massachusetts | Corporal |
| Henry Rewalt | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service, Private |
| Ephraim Richmond | Massachusetts | Private |
| John Rickey | Vermont | Private |
| James Rogers | Connecticut | Civil Service |
| Thomas Rossiter | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
| Perry Rowland | New York | Patriotic Service |
| Benjamin Rush | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
| Conrad Schwartzlander | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Henry Shaffner | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
| Alexander Shankland | New York | Private |
| William Sizer | Connecticut | Captain |
| Andrew Skidmore | Virginia | Private |
| Christopher Snyder | New York | Sergeant |
| Johann Nicholas Snyder | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
| James Sperry | Connecticut | Private |
| Eliphalet Spofford | Massachusetts | Captain |
| Luke Stansbury | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
| Elizabeth Steele | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
| Luther Stewart | Massachusetts | Private |
| Sylvanus Stokes | Virginia | Patriotic Service |
| Nathaniel Stone, Jr | Massachusetts | Private |
| Stephen Stratton | Connecticut | Sargent |
| Uriel Strong | Connecticut | Private |
| Jeptha Terrell | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
| James Todd Sr | Pennsylvania | Private, Patriotic Service |
| James Todd Jr | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Samuel Tracy | Connecticut | Private |
| Benjamin Trafton | Massachusetts | Lieutenant |
| Joseph Twitchell | Massachusetts | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| John Van Loon | New York | Private |
| Sebastian Wagner | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
| Thomas Walker Sr | Virginia | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| James Warnock | North Carolina | Patriotic Service |
| William Warwick | Maryland | Corporal |
| Casper Welch | Pennsylvania | Private |
| Benjamin Wentworth | New Hampshire | Civil Service |
| Oliver West | Massachusetts | Civil Service, Patriotic Service |
| Joel Wight | Massachusetts | Private |
| Elnathan Wilson | Connecticut | Private |
| Thomas Wright | Pennsylvania | Patriotic Service |
| Jacob Wood | Vermont | Captain |
| Joseph Yates | South Carolina | Private |
| updated August 11, 2022 | ||