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“REAL DAUGHTERSOF THE

AMERICAN REVOLUTION

MARGARET B. HARVEY

Historian of Merion Chapter; D. A. R.

Pusu snao BY

MERION CHAPTER. BALA , PA.

PRICE.FIFTY CENTS

PHILADELPHIAGt mm m r nn a m o Coxm m r

404: LANCASTE R Avnm m

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MER ION CHA PTER . D . A . R .

OFFICERS FOR 19 1 1

R EGENT fl Dora H arvey Deve l i n (Mrs. J oh n F.)

FI RST V ICE-R EGENT— E l i zabe th Keyser De Arm ond (Mrs. George J .)

SECOND VICE-R EGENT — M ISS Mary E l la H ard ing H

TH IRD V ICE -REGENT— Lau ra Kersh aw H arding (Mrs. Edward H .)

TREASURER— F l oren ce H eston Jones (M rs. Shel ly T .)

CORRESPOND I NG SECRETARY— Ge rtru de H arvey H ughe s (Mrs. Pe ter J .)

R ECORD ING SECRETA RY— Mrs. Beu l ah H arvey Whilld in

H ISTOR IAN— M iss Marga re t E . H arvey

R EG ISTRA R— M a t i l d a H eston H oot (Mrs. Wesl ey H .)

BOARD OF M ANAGEM ENT

M i ss E l len Jones H eston An na Fu lm e r Sh aw (Mrs. Sam uel)

M iss V i rg in ia Mar sh al l Mrs. E l l en H eston Boyd

Gertrude H arvey Whi l ldin Bu e k (Mrs. Lou is H .)

Subscr i pt ions m ay be sen t by m on ey orde r or c heck to t h e t reasu re r ,

M rs. She l ly T . Jon es, 16 60 Nor th F i fty -fi fth St ree t , Ph i l ade l ph i a , Pa.

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I NSIGN IA OF TH E NATIONAL SOC I ETY OF TH E DAUGHTERS

OF TH E AM E R I CAN REVOLUT I ON .

Go ld Spin n ing Whee l , w i th thi rteen spokes and th i rteen stars to represen t th i rteenorigin a l states. D istaff o f plati n um . R ibbon , b lu e and whi te , the

co lors of the u n i form o f Wash i ngtorfi s Body Guard

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H I S T O R YOF TH E

Real Daughters of the Am erican Revolu tion

The Nat i on a l Soc i e ty of th e Daugh te r s of t h e Amer i c a n Revo l u t i o nwa s forma l ly organ i ze d i n Wa sh i ngton

,D . C .

,Oc tobe r I I , 1 890. The

fi r s t Pres i de n t Gene ra l was M r s . B en j am i n Ha rr i son,wi fe o f t h e Pre s i

d en t O f t h e Un i ted S ta te s .The Soc i e ty wa s on e d i re c t re su l t o f t h e grea t wave O f pa t r i ot i sm

t ha t p re c ede d th e VVOrl d’

s Col umb i a n Expos i t i on,1 89 2

-

9 3 .

The Ob j e c t s of th e Soc i e ty,as se t for t h i n th e Con st i t u t i on

,a re :

( I )“To pe rp e tu a t e t h e m emory of t h e Sp i r i t o f t h e m en a nd

wom en who a ch i ev ed Amer i c a n i n depend en c e by th e a cq u i s i t i on an d protection O f h i s tor i c spo t s , a n d th e e rec t i o n o f mon umen t s ; by th e en cou r

agem en t of h i s to r i ca l re sea rc h i n re l a t i o n to'

t h e Revo l u t i on,an d th e

pub l i ca t i on of i t s r e s u l t s ; by th e p re se rva t i on o f documen t s and re l i c s ,a n d of th e re cord s O f t h e i n d i v i du a l se rv i c e s of Revol u t i ona ry so l d i e r sa n d pa t r i o t s

,an d by th e ce l eb ra t i on s of a l l pa t r i ot i c a n n ive rs a r i e s .

(2)“To c a r ry ou t t h e i n j u n ct i o n of Wash i ngton i n h i s Fa rewe l l

Add r e s s to th e Amer i ca n peop l e,

to p romote,a s a n ob j ec t o f pr i ma ry im

portan c e,i n s t i tu t i on s fo r t h e gen e ra l d i ffu s i on o f know l edge .

’ t h u s deve lop i ng an en l igh t en ed p ub l i c op i n i on

,an d aff ord i ng to you ng a nd o l d su ch

adv an tage s a s s ha l l d eve l op i n t h em th e l a rge s t ca pac i ty for pe r form i ngt h e du t i e s of Amer i c a n c i t i z en s .

( 3 ) To c h e r i sh,ma i n ta i n an d ext e nd th e i n s t i t u t i on s O f Amer i c an

fr e edom,to fo s te r t ru e pa t r i o t i sm and l ove o f cou n try , a n d to a i d i n s e

cu r i ng for mank i nd a l l th e b l e s s i ngs O f l i b e rty .”“ W The fo l l ow i ng se c t i on d efi n e s e l i gi b i l i ty :

“Any woman may b e e l igi b l e for member sh i p who i s of th e age ofe igh te en yea rs , a nd w ho i s d e sce n ded from a man o r woman who ,

wi t hu n fa i l i ng l oya l ty , r e nd ered ma te r i a l a i d to t h e cau se O f i n d epen den c e :f rom a re cogn i z ed pa t r i o t

,a so l d i e r or sa i l o r o r c i v i l offi c e r i n on e o f t h e

severa l Col on i e s or S ta t e s , or of th e Un i t e d Co l on i e s or S ta t e s ; p rov i d edt ha t t h e a pp l i ca n t b e a c cep tab l e to t h e Soc i e ty .

"

The fi r s t work sugge s t e d for t h e young soc i e ty wa s th e comp l e t i onof t h e monumen t to Mary Ba l l Wash i ngton

,mot h e r O f Gene ra l Geo rge

Wash ington , a t Frede r i c k sbu rg , Va.,wh i c h had b ee n l e ft i n an u nfin i s h e d

cond i t ion for many yea r s . A re so l u t i on embody ing t h i s sugges t i on was

V

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adop ted a t th e m ee t i ng fo r o rgan i za t io n . (Th e s t a te l y monumen t wasun ve i l ed M ay 1 0

,1 894 ,

a ft e r t h e Daugh te r s o f t h e Ame r i ca n Revol u t i onh ad ra i s ed n ea r l y toward s th e fu l fi l lm e n t o f th e pu rpos e .)

At th e sam e mee t i ng,a re sol u t i on was a l so adop ted p rov i d i ng for an

exh i b i t O f Col on i a l an d Revo l u t i o na ry re l i c s a t t h e Wor l d’

s Fa i r i n C h icago

,189 2

9 3 . (Th i s p roj e c t was a l so ca r r i e d ou t. Th e exh ib i t was u nd e r th e sp ec i a l ca re of t h e Ch i c ago Chap te r , D . A . R .

,wh i c h had b ee n

fo rm ed i n t h e m ean t i m e . Loca l Ch apt e r s we re spe ed i l y organ i z ed , all

ov e r th e coun t ry .) f u’

At th e m eetin g fof th e Soc i e ty h e l d Dec emb er 1 1 , 1 890 ,i t wa s s ta t ed

tha t t h e re we re s t i l l l i v i ng,a n umbe r o f w i dow s o f Revo l u t i ona ry h e roe s :

a l s o , two daugh te rs o f Revol u t i on a ry h e roe s . I t wa s agreed by th e SOc iety th a t t h ey shou l d be adm i t t ed a s l i fe m ember s of th e Soc i e ty . Th i swas th e s ame mee t i ng a t wh i c h i t was an nou n c ed th a t t h e fo rma l o rgan ization o f t h e Soc i e ty was n ow comp l e t e .

Fol l ow ing a re t h e n ames O f th e R evo l u t i ona ry w i dows l i v i ng i n 1890 ,

a s fou n d on t h e Un i ted S ta te s pen s i on l i s t , an d rea d a t th e m ee t i ng :

Lovey A l d r i c h,J ack son

,M i ch i gan

,age 90 y ea r s , w i dow O f Ca l eb

A l d r i ch,N . H . a nd R . I . t roops .

E l i zab e th B e tz,Harr i sbu rg

,Pa., age 87, wi dow O f P e t e r B e t z , Pa .

t roop s .Mary B rown

,Knoxv i l l e

,Tenn

,age 85 , wi dow of J oseph B rown , Pa .

t roops .Su san Cu rt i s

,Top sham

,Me

,age 9 8 ,

wi dow o f Ca l eb Cu r t i s , Mass .t roops .Sa rah Dab ney

,B ar ry

,I l l ., age 90 ,

w idow O f J oh n Q . Dabney,Va .

t roops .Es th e r S . Damon

,P lymou th Un i on , V t., age 76 ,

wi dow o f Noa h Damon . Mas s . t roop s .J an e D enmore

,B roada l b i n , N . Y .

,age 89 ,

w i dow of J ame s M e rr i l l ,Conn . t roop s .Nancy A . Green

,Clay C i ty

,I n d .

,age 72 ,

wi dow of El i a s Eden s , S . C .

t roop s .Nancy Gregg , Co l letsv i l le. N . C .

,age 79 w idow o f W i l l i am Gregg ,

Va . t roop s .J an e H a rb i son

,Pi nckn eyv i l l e

,I l l .

,aged 84 ,

w idow of Jam es Harb ison , S . C . t roop s .Sa l l y H ea th

,Ti tu sv i l l e

,Ky

,age 86

,wi dow of Wi l l i am Hea th , N . C .

t roops .Nan cv J on es

,J on e sborough

,Ten n .

,age 76 ,

w idow of Dar l i ng J ones ,

Lu cy Morse,Eas t Barna rd , V t., age 89 . w i dow of Abi e l Morse ,

Conn . t roop s .Rebe cca Mayo

,N ewbe rn

, Va . age 77,wi dow o f Steph en Mayo.Va .

t roop s .

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O l i v e C . Mor ton,E l va

,M i ch .

, age 79 , w i dow o f Pe te r Tuman , N . Y .

t roop s .Nancy Ra i ns

,Can te r

'

s Fu rnace,Ten n , age 98 , w i dow of Joh n Ra in s

Va . t roops .Pat ty R i c ha rd son

,Eas t B e t he l

,V t.

,age 89 , w i dow o f God frey R i c h

ardson ,N . Y . t roops .

Nancy Robe r t son,Shady Grov e

,Tenn .

,age 87, wi dow of Wi l l iam

Robe r t son , Va . t roop s .M eridy Sm i th , Newnan , Ga.

,age 85 , wi dow of W i l l i am Sm i t h

,N . C .

t roops .Mary Snead

,Pa rk s l ey , Va.

, age 74 ,w i dow of Bowdo i n Sn ead , Va .

t roop s .Asena t h Tu rn e r

,Manch es te r

,N . Y age 86

,w idow o f Sam ue l Du r

ham,Con n . t roop s .Nancy Wea th e rm an

,L in ebac lc

,N . C.,

age 80,w i dow o f Robe r t Gla s

co ck , Va . t roop s .Anna Mar i a You ng

,Ea ston

,Pa

,age 98 , wi dow of J acob You ng , Pa .

t roop s .I t i s e v i d en t th a t th e above - n am ed Revol u t i ona ry w idows we re

mu ch younge r th an th e i r h u sban d s,an d h ad no pe r sona l re co l l e c t i on s o f

th e grea t con fl i c t . Neve r th e l e s s,th e se s ame ven e rab l e women d i d rep ro

s e n t th e fi r s t gene ra t i o n o f Ame r i c a n pa t r i o ts,a nd were

,to u se an ol d

fa s h i on ed word , r e a l“re l i c t s .”Moreove r

,fiv e o f t h em were bor n i n th e

e i gh teen t h c en tu ry , wh i ch wa s t h e Revo l u t i on a ry c en tu ry ; an d t h re e of

th em cam e i n to t h e wor l d b e fo re Wa sh i ngton d i e d .Among th e l a s t su rv i vor s o f th e R evol u t i on a ry w i dows

,was Mrs .

Ca l eb A l d r i c h . Sh e was born i n 1799 : and i n 1 89 7,was re s i d i ng i n N ew

Hampsh i r e . The loca l Chap t e r s of th e Daugh te r s of th e Am er i can Revolu ti on gave a rec ep t ion i n h e r h onor t h a t yea r . Her hu sban d had en

l i s ted from Wes tmore l and,N . H .

,a t t h e age o f 1 6 . an d s e rve d t h rough

ou t th e wa r . He was 3 6 y ea rs h e r s en i o r . Soon a f te r t h e re ce p t i on ,Mrs .

A l d r i c h wen t to Ca l i fo rn i a , an d d i e d a t th e re s i d en ce o f h e r son , i n Lo sAnge l e s .Th e l a s t su rv i vor o f a l l wa s M rs . Es th e r Sumn e r Damon

,o f Plym

ou th Un i on , Vt . Sh e wa s born i n 1 8 1 4 ,an d i n ea r l y l i f e wa s a t ea c h e r .

A t th e age o f 2 1 , she marr i ed a Revol u t i ona ry v ete ra n,Noah Damon ,

th en pa s t 70 . M rs . Damon ou t l i v ed a l l h e r i mmed i a t e fam i l y . Sh eowned he r hou s e , bu t ha d no i n come. exc ep t .th e sma l l pe n s i on a l l owedh e r by t h e Un i ted S ta te s Gove rnm en t . Sh e wa s mad e a m embe r ofPalestrel lo Chapt e r , Daugh t e rs o f th e Amer i can Revo lu t i on , a n d p resen te d w i th th e Daugh t e rs ’ gol d spoon . A l l th e Chap te r s i n Ve rmon tun ited to ca re fo r h e r d ec l i n i ng year s . M rs . Damon i s d e sc r i b e d a s ane s t imab l e woman a nd a s i n c e re Ch r i s t i a n . Sh e d i ed Se ptembe r , 1 9 06 .

Had sh e not b een th e w idow of a Revol u t i on ary so l d i e r,s h e wou l d s t i l l

h ave been e l igi b l e to m embers h i p in th e N a t i on a l Soc i e ty,as sh e was th e

gran ddaugh te r o f a Revo l u t i on a ry so l d i e r .

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I t i s sa i d t ha t t h e r e we re,a l so

,se ve ra l Revo l u t i on a ry w i dow s l i v i ng

i n th e Un i t ed S ta t e s a s l a t e a s 1 900 ,who n eve r h ad t h e i r nam es on t h e

Un i t ed Sta t e s p en s i o n ro l l s .

At th e mee t i ng o f t h e Soc i e ty h e l d D ec embe r 1 1,1 890 , two daugh

t e r s of Revo l u t i on a ry h e roe s”were m en t i on ed . B u t i t wa s soon d iscove red th a t t h e re we re no t on l y two , bu t many da ugh t e r s of Revol u t io na ry h e roe s s t i l l l i v i ng. B e tween Dec ember

,1 890 ,

a nd J u ly,1 9 1 1 , more

t h an 700 Rea l Daugh te r s have b een adm i t t ed to membe r sh i p i n t h eNa t i ona l Soc i e ty o f t h e Daugh te r s o f t h e Amer i ca n Revo l u t i on . A “Rea lDaugh te r i s one whose fa t h e r o r moth e r r en d e red ma te r i a l a i d to t h eca u s e of Ame r i ca n i nd ep en d en c e .

Now,i t w i l l b e s een t ha t t h e N a t i on a l Soc i e ty o f t h e Daugh t er s of

t h e Am e r i ca n Revo l u t i on wa s fou nded j u s t i n t h e n i ck o f t i m e . Sup pos ei t had b e en fou n d ed i n 1783 ,

j u s t a f t e r pea c e wa s d ec l a red w i t h Engl a nd .Shou l d we no t h av e con s i d e re d i t r ema rkab l e t h a t

,i n 1 890 ,

t h e r e we re 23Revo l u t i on a ry widows , an d 700 o r more d augh te r s s u rv i v i ng , member so f t h e Soc i e ty who re p re s e n t e d th e fi r s t an d secon d gen e ra t i on s of

Am er i ca n pa t r i ot i sm ? Wel l,t ha t r ea l l y wa s th e ca se

,even w i t h t h e da t e

of t h e fou n d i ng de l ayed . The Soc i e ty not on l y s t an d s whe re i t m igh th av e s tood ; bu t i s a l so made s t ronge r by th e add i t i on of t h e en th u s i a s t i ca n d en e rge t i c t h i rd a n d fou r t h gen e ra t i on s .A t fi r s t t hough t

,i t s eem s s u rp r i s i ng th a t th e re we re so many Rea l

Daugh te r s”l i v i ng i n 1 890 ,or l a t e r . Bu t a l i t t l e i n ve s t i ga t i on w i l l d i spe l

som e of th e su rp r i s e .

To begi n w i t h , qu i t e a l a rge numbe r o f Rea l Daugh te r s t h em se l vesa t ta i n ed a n a dvan ced age . Fu l ly 2 5 o r more rea ched th e c e n tu ry mark ;wh i l e so many pas s ed t h e i r n i n e t i e th b i r th day t ha t a nyt h i ng l e s s s eem sl i k e you th .

Mrs . Sa ra h Va n Arsda l e Van Nost ra n d,o f M i l l s ton e

,N . J .

,was born

i n 1788 , on l y fi ve y ea r s a ft e r th e T rea ty o f Peac e . Sh e was a dm i t t ed tomembe rsh i p i n t h e Na t i ona l Soc i e ty

,D . A . R .

,a t th e age o f 105 .

M rs . Sa ra h Dora n Te r ry , o f Ph i l ad e l ph i a,wa s born i n 179 2 . Sh e

wa s adm i t t e d to memb er sh i p a t t h e age of 106 , a nd d i e d two vears l a t e r ,aged 108 .

Mrs . Sa l ome S . Se l l e r s,o f Dee r I s l a nd

,Me was adm i t t e d i n 1909 ,

aged 1 08,an d d i e d soon a ft e r .

Aga i n , v e ry many of t h e Revo l u t i ona ry pa t r i o t s rea ch ed a n adva nc edage . Fo l l ow i ng a re we l l - known i n st an ce s :Dav i d K i n n i son , t h e l a s t su rv i vo r o f th e Bos ton Tea P arty ,

d i e d“

i n Ch i c ago,Febru ary 24 ,

1 85 1 , aged 1 1 5 y ea rs .Rev . Dan i e l \iValdo ,

bo rn a t W i nd ham,Conn .

,S ep temb er 10

,176 2 ;

d ied a t Sy ra c u se . N . Y ., J u l y 30 . 1 86 4 . At th e age o f 9 3 . h e was ch apl a i no f th e Na t i ona l Hou s e o f Rep re se n ta t i ve s . I n h i s you th he wa s a Revolu t ionary so l d i e r , an d was cap tu red bv t h e B r i t i s h an d im p r i soned i n t h eO l d “Sugar Hou s e

,

”New York .

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Lemu e l Cook d i e d a t Cl aren don , Orl ea n s Cou n tn . Y ., May 20,

1 86 6 ,aged 102 . Wi l l i am Hu tc h i ngs d i e d M ay 2 , 186 6

, a t Ca s t i n e , Me .,aged 1 02 . J ohn F . Gray d i e d a t Brookfield

,O .

, March 29 . 186 8 ,aged 1 0 5

y ea r s . Dan i e l F . B akeman d i ed a t Fredon i a . N . Y .,Apr i l 5 , 1 86 9 ,

aged109 yea rs . The se fou r wer e t h e l a s t s u rv i vo rs o f the Con t i n e n ta l A rmy ,whose nam es w ere on th e Un i te d S ta t e s p en s i on ro l l s . I t i s s a i d t h a ts eve ra l o l d m i l i t i am en

,who n eve r app l i ed for pen s i on s , d i ed a s l a t e a s

1870 .

Bu t no t a l l t h e Rea l Daugh t e rs t h em se l ve s,were , o r a re , ve ry o l d .

Many,i f no t mos t of t h em , a re younge r c h i l d r e n o f s e cond and th i rd

w i ve s,a n d l as t s u rv i vo r s o f fam i l i e s o f fi f t e e n or twen ty .

I t i s we l l k nown tha t,d u r i ng th e Revo l u t i ona ry War ( an d o th e r

wa rs) th e ranks o f p r i va t e s we re l a rge ly made up o f boy s f rom 1 5 to 1 8

yea r s o f age . Not a l l fe l l i n ba t t l e , an d many marr i ed l a t e i n l i fe .I t i s a l so kn own tha t d rummers , fi fers. d i s pa tc h ca rr i e r s , a i ds , pow

d er monkey s,

’ wagon boy s , cab i n boys , e t c ., re n de red r ea l s e rv i c e wh enve ry young .

From va r i ou s a c cou n t s,i t i s l e a rned tha t i t wa s q u i t e a common prac

t i c e for a Revo l u t i o na ry offi c e r to tak e h i s sma l l son to camp w i t h h im ,

to s e rve i n va r i ou s capac i t i e s . I n s eve ra l ca s e s , t h e s e o ffi ce r s h ad th e i rson s e n ro l l ed a s wa i t e r s ' o r “body s e rvan t s to th em se l ve s . Not

th rough any de s i r e to n eed l e s s l y r i s k you ng'

l ives. Accord i ng to on ewr i te r , th e s e offi c e rs kn ew t ha t i t wou l d b e impo s s i b l e to kee p grow ingboys ou t o f t h e a rmy,

an d p re fe r red to have th e i r own boy s u nde r th e i row n ey es . The s tory i s to l d o f on e offi c e r who took h i s two o l d e r son sw i th h im a nd l e f t th e you nges t a t hom e . A few day s l a t e r

,a n ew com

pany ma rc h ed i n to cam p . Grea t was th i s sam e offi ce r’s su rp r i s e to s e eh i s ow n sma l l e s t son l e ad i ng t h e way a s d rummer"

Now , i n th i s grea t Na t i on a l Soc i e ty o f t h e Daugh t e r s o f th e Am er ic an Revo lu t ion , t h e l ea s t R evo l u t i ona ry se rv i ce is r e cogn i zed an d a ccepted , p rov i d ed i t was l oy a l s e rv i c e a nd can b e p roved . The d e sc en dan tof th e sm a l l es t d rumme r may a sp i r e to be Pres i d e n t Gen e ra l .Th e younges t pa t r i o t s en ro l l e d a r e J acob W . Pe t ry

,o f N ew York

,

who , a t th e age of 7, ca rr i ed i n te l ligen ce to For t Day ton , o f a p ro j e c t edI n d i an u p r i s i ng ; a n d I saa c Whee l e r , Jr., of Connec t i c u t , who , a t t h e ageof 8 , se rv ed a s a fi fer.The younges t

“R ea l Daugh t e r a dm i t t ed to member sh i p i n th e Na

tional Soc i e ty , u p to 1 900 ,was M rs . Sa rah Kn igh t Keen . o f Wa t son town ,

Pa, wi fe o f Ma j o r F . A . Keen . Mrs . Keen en te red th e Soc i e ty a t t h e age

o f 52 . Sh e was th e daugh t e r o f R i cha rd Kn igh t , o f Pen n sy l van ia ( 1767who had s e rved a s a Revol u t i on a ry d rummer a t th e age o f 1 1 . H i s

d augh t e r S a rah was th e you nge s t ch i l d o f h i s th i r d w i fe . an d wa s bo rn i n1 846 ,

when h e,h i m se l f

,was 79 yea rs o l d . M rs . Keen

'

s o l d e r s i s te r,Mrs .

Ann i e Kn igh t Gregory , o f S e l i n sgrove . Pa.,en te red th e Soc i e ty a t t h e

age o f 54 . Mrs . Keen d i ed i n 1 906 , aged 60 .

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S i n c e th e adm i s s i on o f M rs . Gregory an d M r s . Keen,t h re e s i s te rs

,

daugh te r s o f Thoma s C l a pp,o f Ma ssac h u s e t t s

,have b een adm i t t ed . He

wa s born 176 3 ; d i ed 185 1 . I n Ma rch , 1845 , h e ma rr i ed h i s s e con d w i fe ,Au re l i a A l l e n ; h ad th re e daugh t e r s , a s fo l l ows : Au re l i a

,born De

cem ber 5 ,1 84 5 ; A rde l i a , born Feb rua ry ,

1 847 ; Mary Ann , born Decembe r 28

,185 1 . The mothe r , Au re l i a A l l en C l a pp , wa s born 1 8 16

,a n d d i e d

i n 1 900 ,a n d wa s t h u s on e o f t h e su rv i v i ng Revo l u t i on ary w i dows who se

nam e s we r e n ot on th e Un i t e d Sta t e s p en s i on ro l l s . Mary Ann , t h eyounges t daugh t e r

,was born th e same vea r tha t h e r fa th e r d i ed . He was

t h en 88 y ea r s o l d , and h i s w i fe 3 5 .Au re l i a i s M rs . A l exan d e r MacD onald

,Arde l i a i s M rs . Eben Ha tc h ,

an d Ma ry Ann i s M r s . George H . Scot t . They re s i d e a t Campe l l o,Mas s .

Many of t h e y ounge r “Rea l Daugh t e rs" a re s t i l l i n a c t i ve l i fe,a n d

som e of t h em hol d offi c e i n t h e Nat i on a l Soc i e ty a n d e l s ewhe re .Bu t n ot a l l “Rea l Daugh t e r s

”a re d es c en de d from sma l l pa t r i ot s .

Eve ry gra de o f s e rv i c e i s re p res en t ed . f rom“s ign e r o f t h e Dec l a ra t i on of

I nd ep en d e nc e" down . M i s s Em i ly Lou i s e Ge r ry,l'

a s t su rv i v i ng ch i l d o fE l b r i dge Ge r ry , j o i n ed th e Na t i on a l Soc i e ty a t t h e age o f 9 2 .

Afte r t h e su rp r i se o f d i scove r i ng th a t t h e re were so many Rea lDaugh t e r s l i v i ng , cam e a noth e r s u rp r i s e . Tha t was , t h a t t h e re we re so

many i n t h e we s te rn S ta t e s . B u t t h i s s eem i ngly s trange c i rc um s tanc ei s e a s i l y exp l a i n ed . Thes e Wes te rn R ea l Daugh t e rs”a re t h e su rv i vorso f t h e ea r l y p i on ee r fam i l i e s . Th e M i dd l e W es t was a l mo s t en t i r e l ybu i l t u p by Revo l u t i on a ry so l d i e r s . The so l d i e r s"bou n ty l a n d s we re l ocated be tween t h e A l l egh eny Mou n ta i n cha i n s a nd th e M i s s i s s i pp i R i v e r ;a n d t h i s r egi on i s l i t e ra l ly do t ted w i th Revo l u t i on a ry so l d i e r s ’ grave s .Th e su rv i v i ng Daugh t e rs c an t e l l th r i l l i ng t a l e s of l ong and ted i ou sj ou rn eys

,o f h a rd sh i p s a nd p r i va t i on s

,a nd of en cou n t e rs w i t h w i l d bea s t s

m d I nd i an s . Some o f t h e se “ rea l daugh te rs ," l i v i ng i n “Woman Su f

frage St a t e s,a re l ega l vot e rs . The i r ow n fa th e rs fough t to u pho l d t h e

p r i n c i p l e s tha t t axa t i o n w i t hou t re p res e n ta t i on i s ty ran ny , an d govern m en ts de r i ve th e i r j u st powers from th e con se n t o f t h e gove rned .

”A 1:

Soon a ft e r th e N a t i on a l Soc i e ty o f t h e Daugh te r s of th e Amer i c anRevo l u t i on w as organ i z ed . d i s sen s i on s a ro se w i t h i n . Th e re su l t wa s amovemen t of th e cha ra c te r popu l a r l y k nown a s”a sp l i t . A sma l l pa r tywen t off a nd organ i ze d a not h e r

"

Soc i e ty '

— wh i c h wa s nam ed “The Gene ra l Soc i e ty o f t h e Daugh te rs o f t h e Revol u t i on ( s i n c e kn own as t h eD . a s d i s t i ngu i s h ed f rom th e or igi n a l soc i e ty o f t h e

“D . A .

Th i s s eem s pa r t i c u l a r l y u n for tu n a t e,i n a smu ch a s the a im s o f th e two so

c ieties a re i d en t i ca l ; a s a r e , a l so , th e i r re q u i r emen t s .

S t i l l,i t mu s t b e sa i d fo r t h e sma l l D . R . Soc i e ty , t h a t i t s membe rs

h ave don e good work . And among i t s b e s t en d eavors and ac h i e vem en t s ,may be m en t i on ed

,c a re fo r “Rea l Daugh te r s . At a ve ry ea r ly da t e i n

i t s h i st ory,t h i s Soc i e ty pub l i c l y de c l a r ed th a t i t “con s t i t u t ed a l l Real or

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or ig ina l Daugh te r s,l i f e m e m b e r s of t h e Soc i e ty , and p re sen ted t h em

w i th badge an d ce r t i fi ca t e .’

Fol l ow i ng i s a l i s t o f Rea l Daugh te r s en rol l e d among th e D . R . u p

to 1906 , w i t h t h e n ame s o f fa t h e rs , e t c . Each D augh te r’

s name i s prec eded by h e r Na t i on a l numbe r :

3 6 1 . Mrs . Lu cy Wa l l a c e Cumm i ngs , Massachu s e t t s , daugh te r of

Rob e r t Thorn d i ke , Ma ss . ( 176 1 Se rv ed a t t h e L ex i ngton A la rm ,

B unke r H i l l a nd th roughou t th e wa r .

3 72. M rs . Carol i n e Long Ba r t l e t t (w i dow of Hon . Ba i l ey B a r t l e t t),Orange , N . J . ; bo rn 1 804 ,

younge s t o f t h i r t e e n c h i l d re n o f Mose s Long

( 1760 of Hopk i n ton , N . H . Se rved i n Cap t . Ca rr'

s Company , 9 th

Mas s . Regt . M rs . Bart l e t t i s a s i s t e r o f Co l . S teph en N . Long. t h e \/Ves tern exp l o re r , who d i scov e red Long

s Peak .

3 85 . Mrs . Mary Tu rn e r Pot t e r Roge rs New J e r s ey , daugh t e r o fPau l Pot te r , o f Pot t e r

’s C re ek , N . J . Pr i va t e i n Monmou th Cou n ty

M i l i t i a .

72 1 . Mrs . Mercy Fos t e r C l a rk , New J er sey , wi dow o f J ame s C l a rk ;daugh t e r of J oseph Fos t e r , Conn . 3 d Regt ., Con n . Li n e u nd e r Co l . Samu e l Wyl lys, 1780 .

746 . M rs . Ch r i s t i n a Lawren t z Graham (Mrs . W m ) . Daugh t e r o fWende l l Lawren tz

,of Mary l an d ( 1757 Pr i va te

,und e r Cap ta i n s

Ph i l i p Crayb il l a nd Ch r i s toph e r M eve r s , Co l . H ou sseger’

s Regt ., Maryl a nd M i l i t i a . Served th re e yea r s ; wa s a t Tren ton , Pr i n ce ton , B ran dywi n e

,German town an d Monmou th . Mrs . Graham se rved a s a vo lu n

t e e r nu r s e du r i ng the C i v i l War . She d i e d i n B a l t imore . March 3 0 ,1 89 6 .

1 3 1 1 . Mrs . Nancy E . Bake r Pa rk e r,Sa l em , Mas s . Adm i t t e d Oc to

be r 1 1, 1 89 5 . Daugh te r of J e rem i a h Bak e r .

23 6 9 . M i s s Ma ry Ann e Dav i s . Whee l i ng , W . Va . Adm i t t ed A u

gu s t 2,1 897. Born a t S t . C la i r s v i l l e , O .

,J u l y 3 ,

1 824 . Daugh te r of Marm aduke S t eve n son Dav i s

,and h i s s econd w i fe

,both born i n Pen n sy l

van i a . Marmadu k e S . Dav i s se rv ed i n Ma ry la n d an d Vi rgi n i a . M i ssDav i s wa s edu ca t ed a t B rooks’ Sem i na ry . Began to tea c h i n th e VVheeli ng sc hoo l s i n 1850 , an d taugh t for ty - five yea r s , D ied Decembe r

,1 897.

23 87 Mrs . C l a r i s sa Abbo t t Poo r,Andove r

,Mass . Adm i t t ed Se j

tembe r 17, 1897. Born 1803 . Daugh te r of Ca l eb Abbo t t,o f Andove r . who

wen t ou t a t t h e L ex i ngton A la rm .

23 88. Mrs . Loz ina Gol d sm i t h Wa l do ,Andove r

,Ma ss . Adm i t ted

Sep t embe r 17, 1 897. Daugh te r of J e rem i a h Gol d sm i th,o f th e Massa

chu setts M i l i t i a . Mrs . Wal do wa s born 1 8 1 3 .

243 2. M is s Ma ry Spoon e r New B edford , Ma ss . Adm i t ted Novembe r 1 0 , 1897. Daugh t e r o f M i cah Spoon e r .

243 3 . Mrs . Lyd i a Ray Love t t , B eve r ly ,Mas s . Adm i t ted Novem

ber 10 , 1 897. Daugh te r of I saa c Rea .2445 . Mrs . Mari a Roof Van Evera ,

Sprak er s,N . Y . Adm i t te d No

vem ber 10,1 897. Died May

,1 899 .

-Vife o f Corn e l i u s Va n Evera.

Daugh t e r of John Roof.

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246 0 . Mi ss Ab iga i l Thaye r , Bos ton M as s . Adm i tte d November

1 5 . 1 897. Daugh t e r of El i ph a z Thaye r .

24 6 1 . Mrs . J u l i a B r i s coe Crofu t , M eth u en , Mass . Adm i t t e d Novem b er 1 5 , 1 897. Daugh t e r o f Na th an B r i s coe .

246 2 . M rs . Mary R i ch a rd s Go re , Roxbu ry , Ma ss . Adm i t t ed Novem ber 17, 1 89 7. Daugh te r o f J ona th an R i ch a rd s .

25 20. Mrs . Dorca s Sawyer Langma i d , Bos ton , Mass . Adm i t tedD ecem ber '

2o,1 89 7. Daugh t e r o f Edmu nd Sawye r .

25 2 1 . Mrs . Mary Sawye r Pe te rs . Bos ton , Mas s . Adm i t t e d Decem ~

b e r 20,1 897. Daugh te r o f Edmu nd Sawyer .

2 5 72 . M rs . Reb ecc a De Ca rte r e t P ra t t ( 1 8 18 Ch e l sea , Mas s .Daugh t e r of Joh n De Car te re t .

2 71 6 . Mrs . Harr i e t N ewe l l M cA ll ister Harr i s , Some rv i l l e , Mas s .Adm i t

'

ted'

Apri l 18 ,1 89 8 . Daugh te r o f R i cha rd M cA l l ister.

2786 . M rs. Sarah Mars ton Lamprey ( bo rn Ma l d en , Mass .Adm i t t e d Ju ne 3 0, 1 89 8 . Daugh te r o f J ona tha n Mar s ton

,o f New Hamp

sh i re ( bo rn a n d Ma ry Ph i l b r i c k . h i s w i fe .2787. Mrs . Lu cy T . S t i ckn ey P i l l sbu ry , George town . Mas s . Ad

m itted Ju n e 30 ,1 89 8 . Daugh t e r o f Pau l S t i ck n ey ( born a nd h i s

sec on d w i fe,B e t sy Ch e ney (ma rr i ed

284 1 . M rs. Char l o t t e Fu l l e r B u rn ham . I p sw i c h , Mass . Admi t t e dOc tobe r 17,

1 89 8 . Widow of Ab rah am B u rn h am . Daugh te r of Nathan i e l Fu l l e r .

2847. Mrs . Ma r tha Haz l ewood Hord ,Lou i s v i l l e

,Ky . Daugh te r o f

Luke Ha z l ewood a nd Na ncy Bo l ton,h i s Wi f e . Luke Haz l ewood se rved

i n Penn sy l van i a,a nd a ft e r t h e wa r s e t t l e d i n Ken tu c ky .

2848 . Mrs . Sa rah Good r i c h Maho l m ,S h e l byv i l l e . I n d . Adm i tt ed

Novembe r 2 1 ,1 89 8. Daugh te r o f Na t ha n Good r i c h .

2889 . M i s s E l i za b e t h Gage Lamber t . Rowl ey ,Mass . Adm i t t ed

Decembe r 1 9 ,1 89 8 . Daugh te r o f J on a tha n Lambert .

289 0 . M i s s M ehetab le Lamber t,Rowl ey

,Mass . Adm i t ted Decem

be r 1 9 ,1 89 8 . Daugh te r o f J on a tha n Lambe r t .

289 1 . M i s s Ma ry Lamber t , Rowl ey ,Mass . Adm i t t ed Dec ember 19 .

1 89 8 . Daugh te r o f J ona than Lamber t .29 25 . Mrs . El i zab e th B u ford Pa rk e s . Ri c hmond , Ky . Daugh t e r of

J oh n B u ford .

3 009 . M rs. Soph i a Van Dol son And rews . De s Moin e s , I a . Daugh

t e r o f Joh n Van Dol son .

3 027. M rs . Statira Nu t t Ch r i s t i e ( 1 809 Lock Haven , Pa .Daugh te r o f \/Vi l l iam I

’u t t a nd Lu cy Avery,h i s w i fe .

3 03 3 . Mrs . Hannah Ph i l i p s E aches,Phoen ixv i l l e . Pa . Daugh te r of

J os i ah Ph i l i p s,o f Pen n sy l van i a .

3 0 5 9 . M i ss Su sa nna Chadw i ck . Empor i um . Pa . Daugh te r o f Col .El i h u Chadw i ck

,o f N ew J e rs ey .

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s i on s for t h e Rea l Daugh t e r s we re sec u red f rom th e U . S . Gove rnm en t .Feb ru ary 22

,189 5 , on mot i on o f M r s . Sh i ppen , o f N ew J e r sey ,

th eNat i on a l Boa rd vo te d to p re se n t t o eve ry “Rea l Daugh te r " a go l d sou

ven i r spoon . Eve ry Rea l D augh t e r”ha s rec e i ved s u c h a spoon i f s h e

l i ve d l ong enough a f t e r h e r a pp l i c a t i on —pa pe r s wer e pa s sed u pon . I n1 897 Mrs . Mary J . Seymou r , t h en Regi s t ra r Gen e ra l o f th e Nat i on a lSoc i e ty

,D . A . R .

,bega n a co l l ec t i on o f pho tograph s a nd a u tograph

l e t te r s o f t h e “Rea l Daugh t er s ' t h em se l v e s,a n d i n 1 902 ,

pre sen t ed t h ea l b um to t h e Con t i n e n ta l Congre ss . Th e work o f co l l e c t i ng wa s cont i n n ed by M rs . Ger t ru de B . Da rw i n .

Feb ru a ry 23 , 1 898 , on mot i on o f M rs . Amos G . Drape r,t h e Con t i

n en tal Congre s s vo t ed to rem i t th e du e s o f a l l “Rea l Daugh te r s . Thecon sen s u s of op i n i on wa s tha t i t wa s hono r enough t o t h e Na t i on a l Soc iety ,

D . A . R .,t o have th e “Rea l Daugh t e rs adm i t t ed .

A t t h e Ten t h Con t i n en ta l Congre s s o f t h e Na t i ona l Soc i e ty,D . A . R

h e l d i n Wash i ngton,D . C.

,Febru a ry

,1 90 1 , on mot i on o f M rs . Lau ra

VVen tworth Fow l e r,o f Dedham

,Mass , Regen t o f O l d Sou th Ch ap t e r ,

3 r e so l u t i on wa s pa s se d “au tho r i z i ng t h e Trea su re r o f th e N at i ona lSoc i e ty o f th e Daugh t e rs of t h e Amer i ca n Revo l u t i on to a ppropr i a t emon ey fo r t h e su pport o f t h os e ‘Rea l Daugh t e rs ’ who ar e i n n eed .

S i n c e th en,t h e Na t i on a l Soc i e ty ha s pa i d ou t h u nd red s of dol l a r s to

“Rea l Daugh te r s i n d i s t re s s .I n 1 900 Mrs . Wi l l i am Lawson Pee l

,o f th e J o sep h Habe r sh am

Chap t e r,D . A . R At l a n ta

,Ga.

, conc e i ved t h e i d ea t h a t a l l“ Rea l

Daugh te r s”th en l i v i ng shou l d b e l oca te d and ga th e red i n t o t h e Na t i ona lSoc i e ty

,regard l e s s o f t h e i r p l a c e o f r e s i d e n c e . I n con s eq u en c e th i s

Chap te r se cu red th e a dm i ss i on o f more t han 3 0'

Rea l Daugh t e rs , r epr e s en t i n g a doze n d i ff e r en t Sta t e s .At t h e Twe l ft h Con t i n en ta l Congre s s o f the Na t i on a l Soc i e ty of

th e Daugh te r s of th e Amer i ca n Revol u t i on , he l d i n \Vash i ngton , D . C .,

Febru a ry,1 903 , t h e pre s e n t w r i t e r h ad th e honor an d pl ea s u re of b r i ng

i ng forwa rd t h e fo l l ow i ng re so l u t i on :“A l l Daugh te r s of Revo l u t i ona ry pa t r i o t s whos e c l a i m s ha ve been

t e i ifi ed by t h e reg i s t ra r gen e ra l b u t who have d i e d b e for e t h e i r nam e scou l d b e p re sen t e d to t h e boa rd fo r confi rma t i on sh a l l b e pu t u pon th erol l of hono r .”Th i s r e so l u t i o n wa s e ndors e d by M i s s M arv D e sh a , Mrs . Ca l eb

Chu rc hm an , Mrs . Mary Sa . Lockwood,M i ss Su san Riv ie i e Hetze l , M i s s

Su san Ca rpen te r Fra zer,M rs . Floreit ce Grav Es t ey , Mrs Ha rr i e t P .

S impson,Mrs . Amos G . Drape r .

Th e moti on wa s se con ded a nd ca r r i ed .

I n a ccorda nc e t h e r ew i t h t h e fo l l ow i ng n ame s of R ea l Daugh ter swere p l a ce d upon the ro l l o f hon or :Mrs

.Sa rah Ha l s ey B ak e r. \Vy om ing . Oh i o . Se e Nat i ona l n um

i l e l 1 92 .

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Mrs . Lucy Pa r l i n , J u dge’

s Cave , n ea r N ew Haven , Conn . (M rs .Pa r l i n

,daugh te r o f E l i j a h Royce an d Eme l i a J oh nson

,h i s w i fe . E l i j a h

Royc e wa s born i n VVal l ingford , 1756 ; d i e d i n Wol cot t , Con n ., 183 4 .

En l i s t ed,1775 ; was a t Monmou t h and York town . An in va l i d pen s i on er

in New Haven Co.,1784 . See Nat i ona l N umbe r , 1 96 80 ,

i n “D . A . R .

Li neage Book,

”Vo l . XX .. an d Na t i ona l N umbe r , i n “L i n eage

Book,Vo l . XX I I .)

Mrs . J an e S t even son Da l l a s , Ph i l ad e l ph i a . ( Born i n P i t t sbu rgh ,1802 ; ma rr i ed 1822

,to J u dge T . Da l l a s. son of A l exa nd er Da l l a s . Daugh

t e r o f Gen . J oh n W i l k i n s , Jr., Quart e rm a st e r Gen e ra l i n 179 6 ; a nd Ca t he r i n e Steven son

,h i s w i fe . (See D . A . R . Li n eage Book , Vo l . I I ., Na

t ion al Numbe r ,M rs . Ca tha r i n e \Wi l fong Dan l ey , B ryn Maw r , Pa . (Daugh te r o f

J oh n VVilfong ,of Lowe r .Mer i on townsh i p

,Mon tgom e ry Co .,

Pa.,and

An n Con ra d,h i s w i fe . Joh n VVi l fong was th e l a s t su rv i v i ng R evo lu

tionary pen s i one r i n Lowe r Me r i on . H i s n am e appea rs i n t h e Cen su so f 1840 . He was t h en 80 yea r s o l d . Mrs . Dan l ey d i ed i n 1 90 1 , agedM i ss Ka t e Sc hee t z

,M i l l C reek

,Lowe r Me r i on

,Pa , ( La st su rv i ve“

i n Lowe r M e r i on,of t h e famou s fam i l y o f pape rmake r s . Sh e wa s the

daugh te r of Fran c i s Sch ee t z and Ca tha r i n e S i b l ey ,his wi fe , marr i ed

Octobe r 18,1796 . Fra n c i s Sch ee t z wa s t h e son o f B en j am i n Sc h ee t z,

pa t r i o t,who made pa pe r a t t h e o ld

“Dove M i l l”for t h e U . S . Gove r nmen t

,a n d who se rved i n t h e Lower Mer i on M i l i t i a . Ca tha r i n e S i b l ey

,

h i s w i fe,wa s th e daugh t e r o f Ru do l p h S i b l ey

,who a l so se rved i n t h e

Lowe r Me r i on M i l i t i a . The nam e of B en j am i n Sch ee t z appea r s on t h eL i s t o f Taxab l e s fo r Lowe r M er i on , 1774 ,

1779 ,1780 ,

1782 ,1783 . Fra n c i s

Sch ee t z,son of B en j am i n

,wa s born 176 4 . He as s i s t ed h i s fa t h e r i n th e

manu fa c t u re o f gove rnm en t pape r . Fran c i s wa s on e o f t h e foun de r so f t h e Lowe r Me r i on B ap t i s t Chu rch . Hi s w i fe

,Ca thar i n e

,d ress e d

S ec re ta ry Cha r l e s Thom son fo r bu r i a l . Kate,t h e younge s t daugh te r o f

Fran c i s an d Ca thar i n e Sc hee t z,d i ed i n 1896 , aged 80 . M i s s Sc h ee t z a nd

M rs . Dan l ey a r e bu r i ed i n ad j o i n i ng l o t s i n Lowe r Mer i on Bapt i s tCem e t e ry .)Mrs . Char l o t t e Goode l l

,Man tu a

,Oh i o . (Wi fe o f Ca r l ton Goode l l .

Daugh t e r of Samue l Sa n fo rd, J r.

,who was born i n M i l fo rd . Conn ., 176 6 :

d i ed i n th e Wes te rn Res e rve ,”Oh i o , 1 8 58 . At th e age of t en

,Samu e l

San ford, J r., s e rved w i th h i s fa t h e r. Capt . Samu e l San fo rd , a nd l i v ed to

rec e i ve a pen s i on . See Na t i on a l N umbe r , i n “Li n eage Book,

”Vo l . X IV ; an d Na t i on a l N umbe r , i n VO ] . XVI I . Char l ot t e.daugh te r of Samue l San fo rd

, J r .,was born i n P l ymou t h

,Conn .

,

M rs . Pa r th en i a Col e,Nel son

,Oh i o . ( Born 1 8 1 1 . S i s t e r o f M r s .

Goode l l . They had a b rot h e r , a“Rea l Son

,

”Mr . Edwi n San ford , o fMan tu a

,Oh io

,bo rn

M rs . A l t a Andru s VVin ny ,Ash tabu l a CO .

,Oh i o . (Daugh te r of

Dav i d An dru s an d Sa l l i e Rann ey,h i s w i fe . Dav i d An d ru s wa s born i n

Connec t i cu t , 176 6 ; d i e d in El l i sbu rg,N . Y .

,183 1 . H e se rved a s a fi fer

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in th e Conn ec t i cu t M i l i t ia , 178 1 . Se e Na t i ona l Number , in“L in eage Book

,

”Vo l . XXVI . He i s bu r i ed a t G i d d i ngsv i l l e

,N . Y ., an d

h i s grave i s among tho se d ecora t e d by th e Debora h Ch amp i on Chap te r ,o f Adams

,N . Y . Se e “Sm i th son i a n Repo r t , Th i rd , page

M rs . Dorot hy Sm i th Cl a pp , Windso r , Oh i o . ( Born 1 8 1 6 . Daugh

te r of George Sm i t h , bo rn a t Ru t l a nd , Mass ,176 1 d i ed a t Orwe l l , Oh i o ,

1 844 . Se rved i n Co l . Keyes Dan for th'

s r egi m en t,1777

-

78 . \Vas a pension er in Oh i o. George Sm i th marr i ed Po l ly B u r t . Dorothy Sm i t h C l a ppwa s th e i r younge s t daugh t e r .)M i s s E l i z a Sope r

,Northfi eld ,

Vermon t. ( BornM rs . Su sa n M i l l s, At l an ta , Ga .M rs . Ann i e W i l l i am son , Sedden , A la .M rs. Lyd i a Kon igm acher

,Lan ca s t e r , Pa .

M rs . Carol i n e W i l k in son,Ri chmond

,Va .

M rs . Hen ry W i se,Ri chmond

,Va .

Mrs . H . F. Cha tt e r ton,Ru t l a n d , V t .

A l l th e Rea l Daugh te rs ' named i n t h e abov e l i s t a re men t i on ed i nth e Amer i ca n Mon th l y Maga z i n e , th e orga n o f t h e Na t i ona l Soc i e ty oft h e Daugh te r s o f th e Amer i ca n Revo l u t i on . Here a fte r t h e n am e of au v“Rea l Daugh t e r”onc e mad e known to t h e Na t i on a l Soc ietv ,

D . A . R .,

can never be l o s t,bu t mu s t b e re cord ed .

The fo l l ow i ng- named Rea l Daugh te rs a re m en t i on ed i n a l i s tcomp i l ed by th e Sp i r i t o f ’

76 ,t h e o rgan o f t h e N a t i o n a l Societv of

t h e Son s of th e Amer i ca n Revo l u t i o n :Mrs . Soph ron i a Wood . Di ed i n Ch i cago

,Marc h 9 ,

1 89 6 ,aged 9 7.

Sh e wa s bo rn i n Mon t pe l i e r,V t., an d wa s t h e daugh te r o f D r . Hu tch

i n son , a Revo l u t i on ary su rgeon . Sh e ma r r i e d Thomas B . Wood . o fGra fton , Mas s ,

an d wen t w i t h h i m to Ch i cago . Mr . W ood d i ed i n1 867.

Mrs . Mar tha J an e Hol l i s t e r . Daugh t e r o f O th n i e l B rown (b . 1759 )and h i s th i r d w i fe

,whom h e mar r i ed when h e w as 70 yea r s ol d . Mr

B rown se rved i n th e Revol u t i ona ry \'Var from S taff o rd , Con n . H is

daugh te r , Mar tha , wa s th e th i rd c h i l d ,and wa s born M ay 3 ,

1 83 3 .

Mrs . M . A . Schrepper , o f B rook l yn ,N . Y . , was th e d augh t e r o f

George S ch amp,o r De Schamp

,who se rved i n th e Revo l u t i onary W

'

ar

and th e War o f 1 8 1 2 .

Mrs . Marga re t G . Ruggl e s,Thomas ton

,Me . D ied Decembe r 1 1 ,

1 89 4 , aged 9 3 . Sh e was th e daugh te r o f Cap t . J oh n Georg e , a r t i l l e ryoffice r . (See Lineage Book . Vol . XX IV . National Number .M rs . Ruggl e s wa s th e w i fe o f Joh n Ruggl e s

,an d h ad a grand daugh t er .

M i ss M a rga re t George Ruggl e s . Mrs . Ruggl e s wa s t h e daugh te r ofCap t . Joh n George . 1 75 1

— 1 820 . a n d Ma rga re t Geo rge . h i s w i fe . Heserved f rom 1775 to th e c l o s e o f t h e wa r . He was born i n B ra i n t ree : d i edi n Wa te r town

,Mas s .)

Mrs . M i n e rva Jon e s Ken t . L i n col n , Ne b ra sk a . B orn i n Jav . N . Y .,

Janu a ry 1, 1 806 . Daugh te r of Na th an Jon e s , J r who s e rv ed i n Col .

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Joh n F i e l d ’s regim en t,Capt . Dav i d H ecock

s com pany of Lev i e s ra i se dfor the de fen se of New York

,1 779

— 1782 . ( See“ L i n eage B ook

,Vol .

X I I I,Na t i ona l Number

,Mrs . Ken t wa s t h e d augh t e r of Na tha n

Jone s, J r., a nd Pr i s c i l l a B rown , h i s w i fe . He was born 176 3 ; d i e d 1 847,

a t Keen e,N . Y .)

Mrs . Mary Cl a rk Thom pson , Hubba rd s town , Ma ss . Born 18 1 3 .

She had two b ro th e rs , Rea l Son s ," Col . \Vi ll iam Ga t e s C l a rk a n d Edw i n

C l a rk . They we re th e ch i ld re n o f L i eu t . I saa c C l a rk , who was a pens l on e r wh en h e d i ed

,J un e 10

,1 83 6 . ( See

“L i neage B ook,

”Vo l . XXV

,

Na t i on a l N umbe r,

I s aa c C l a rk wa s born 1760 ; d i ed 183 6 . Se rvedi n t h e Ma ssa chu se t t s L i n e . He was bo rn an d d i ed i n H ubbard s town .)

Mi s s Lav i n i a Fe l l ow s , Pl ea sant P ra i r i e , Wiscon s i n . Born 1 809 .

Daugh t e r of J ona tha n Fe l l ow s an d El i nor h i s w i fe . J onat ha nan d h i s b roth e r Samu e l s e rv ed f rom New Hampsh i re . ( See L i n eageBook

,

”Vol . XX,Na t i ona l N umber

,J onat han Fe l l ows wa s born

1760 ; d i ed 1 842 . He en l i st ed a t H'

awke s,N . H .

,178 1 , a n d j o i n ed th e

a rmy a t West Poi n t . He wa s a p en s i o n e r when h e d i ed .)Mi ss E l i zab e t h M . Coe , Newark , N . J . A daugh te r of Hal st ed Coe ,

who,wi t h h i s fa th e r a n d fi ve b rot h e rs

, wa s a t t h e ba t t l e o f Stony Poi n t .

( See“Li n eage Book .

”Vol . I I I , Nat i ona l Number , 246 7. J oh n Coe an dh i s fi ve son s we re m th e b a t t l e . Ha l s t ed was on ly 1 6 yea r s o l d . Late r

,

h e marr i ed Abby Ward .)M i s s Fan ny Woodman , Wi l ton , Frank l i n C0 .

,Ma i n e . Had a b rot h er

,

a Rea l Son,

”James Mon roe Woodman . They w e re t h e c h i l d re n o f\Voodm an

,of t h e 3 d and 8111 Ma ssa ch u s e t t s Regim en t , 1780 .

Mrs . Ru t h I d e , Sou t hb r i dge , Mas s . Born 1 809 . Daugh t e r of Nath anB rown .

Mrs . Martha B l a ckbu rn Hol l oway Mon roe , Lacon i a ,Ark . Born

Ju ly 22,1 823 ; an d M rs . George Ann Ho l l oway Joh n son , Frank fo r t , Ky,”

b o rn J u ly 1 2,1 8117. Daugh t e r s o f Hol l oway , o f Cu l pepe r C0 .

,Va .

Mrs . Sa ra h Den smore Ho lmes,Ant r im

,N . H .

,born Ap r i l 2

,1 79 5 .

A daugh t e r of Den smore . Marr i ed 1 820 . H er hu sband d i ed 1 876 .

M rs . Esc hwe i l e r,M i lwaukee

,\Vi s .

Mrs . E . P . J on e s,Georgi a

,Vt . Born 1 802 .

Mrs . B e t s ey H . Pel t on,\lVoodstock

,Vt . Born 1 80 5 .

Mrs . Sa repta Cowen, Qu eechee ,

Vt . Born 1 82 1 .

Mrs . E'mi ly Moore Ni c ho l s. B ra t t l eboro , Vt . Born 1 807. Daugh te rof Ru fu s an d Rache l Moore .Mrs . Bet sy Ann Slau sen B rook s : born 1807 : d i ed i n Hoboken .N , J .,

Nov . 1 89 9 . Res i ded a t For t Mon tgom erv N . Y . Long i d en t i fi ed w i t hO range C0 ., N . Y .

>l< >l<

George Pa scha l ],s e rgean t i n t h e V i rgi n ia D ragoon s du r i ng th e

Revo l u t i on,ha d a daugh te r l i v i n g i n 1 89 6 . H is grea t —grand son

,Wa l te r

Pa sc ha l l,wa s a m embe r o f t h e Cap i ta l Soc i ety

,Ch i l d r e n o f t h e Amer

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i can Revo l u t i on . Se e Amer i ca n Mon th ly M agaz i ne , J a n ua ry , 189 6 ,

page 106 .

Th e p re se n t wri t e r t r i ed to h ave th e fol l ow i ng- named o ld l a d i e sadm i t ted a s m emb ers of t h e N a t i on a l Soc i e ty

,D . A . R . :

Mrs . Mary Vol l um N ixon , o f B ryn Mawr , Pa . Sh e b e l i e v e d th a th e r fa th e r

,Hen ry Vol l um , s e rv ed as a drumme r boy i n Vi rgi n i a . Mrs .

N ixon wa s h i s you nge s t c h i l d,a nd wa s bo rn i n Ph i l ad e l ph i a . Al l h e r

b ro th e r s an d s i s t e r s we re bo rn i n V i rgi n i a . Her app l i ca t i on - pape rswe re sen t to Wash i ngton

,b u t h e r re co rd cou l d no t be ve r i fi ed . Sh e

d i ed abou t 1 903 ,aged 1 02 .

M rs,

El i z abe t h W’

ond er l y . Sh e d i ed i n th e Me thod i s t Home forth e Aged

,Wes t Ph i l ad e l ph i a

,S ep tembe r 2 1

,1 9 1 1 . Sh e h ad sa i d t ha t

h e r fa the r , t h e Rev. .M r. Walke r , a M e thod i s t m i n i s t e r . i n e ar ly l i fes e rv ed a s a Revo l u t i on a ry so l d i e r from Sm y r n a . Del awar e . Her appl ica t i on - pape rs were s en t to Wa sh i ngton tw i ce

,bu t h e r re cord cou l d no t

b e v e r ifi ed . S he d i ed a t th e age o f 108 year s an d 4 mon th s .

l<

On Apr i l 23 ,1 906 , on mo t i on o f M r s . Wi l l i am Lawson Pee l , t h e

F i f te en th Con t i n e n ta l Congre ss vo ted to pe n s i on a l l “Rea l Daugh te r s"

i n n eed . Th e Un i t ed S ta t e s Congre s s ha s t h e powe r to pensi o n th ec h i l d ren o f R evo l u t i on a ry so l d i e rs

,a n d h a s a l re ady gra n t ed pen s i on s

to som e ; bu t i t requ i r e s s pe c i a l l eg i s l a t i on i n eve ry ca s e . Th i s mean sd e l ay ; an d wh i l e wa i t i ng ,

som e “Rea l Daugh te r s”have suffe r ed an dd i ed be fo r e a i d cou l d reac h t h em . The Na t i ona l Soc i e ty

,D . A . R .

, canac t i mmed i a te l y .

At th e N i n e tee n th Con t i n en ta l Congre s s,h e l d i n Con t i n en ta l M em

or i a l H a l l,Apr i l

,1 9 10 ,

M rs . W’i l l i am Law son Pee l

,Cha i rman o f the

Na t i on a l Comm i t te e on “Rea l Daugh te r s.”made th e sugges t i on tha t

a po r t r a i t b u s t o f M rs . M a ry Hammond. Wash ington . th e“Fi rs t Rea l

Daugh te r,be p l a ced i n th e N a t i on a l Soc i e ty

'

s L i b ra ry . a s a m emor ia lto a c l as s o f m embe rs fa s t d i sappea r i n g ; wh i c h c l a s s . i n th e ve ry n a tu reof th i ngs

,c a n n eve r be re c ru i t ed . The work w i l l b e ca r r i ed ou t . ' The

bu s t o f wh i t e m arb l e,i s p rogre s s i ng i n t h e h and s o f one o f th e “n e s t

s cu l p to r s i n F l o ren c e,I t a ly .

The “Con t i n en ta l Congre s s" i s t h e an n ua l m e e t i ng o f t h e N . S.

D A . R . I t i s h e l d i n Wash i ngton . D . C. in Ap r i l o f each yea r , i n theweek i n wh i ch fa l l s Ap r i l 1 9 ,

t h e ann i ve rs a ry o f t h e Ba t t l e o f Lex i ngton .

A l l Chap te r s se nd d el ega te s . Th e “Con t i n en ta l Congre s s”was form erlv

h e l d i n Feb rua ry4: >l< >i<

Among th e Rea l Daugh te r s a re many ca se s o f two s i s te r s . a ndseve ra l of t h re e . Seve ra l c a se s

,a l so

,o f h a l f- s i s t e r s . There i s . a t l e a s t.

on e ca se o f fi r s t cou s i n s,daugh te r s o f you ng b ro th e r s who fough t S ide

by s i de . One, of tw in s i s te r s ; on e ,

of a twi n s i s t e r , whose tw i n b roth e r ,a Rea l Son ,

”was l i v ing. Seve ra l ca se s i n wh i ch th e Rea l Daugh te r s”

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had b ro th e rs . Rea l Son s , l i v i ng . One su rv iv i ng Revo lu t i o na ry w i dowhad a “Rea l Son ,

”a nd a no th e r su rv i v i ng Revo l u t i ona ry w i dow h ad th r eeRea l Daugh te r s .

Every s t ra i n o f Ame r i ca n an ce s t ry i s rep re s en t ed z— Engl i s h,

Sco tch I r i sh , Wel s h , Swed i s h , Fren c h , German , Du t ch , I ta l i an . Everysec t i on o f ou r grea t l a nd , f rom th e A t l a n t i c to th e Pa c i fi c , a n d from th eGrea t Lake s to th e Gu l f o f M ex i c o . And eve ry sor t o f R evo l u t i ona rypa t r i o t

,from th e d i p l om a t who defi ed Grea t B r i ta i n to th e s cou t w ho

ou tw i t ted th e I n d i a n : f rom the b r igad i e r gen e ra l , t o th e gi r l who kn i t teds tock i ngs , mou l d ed b u l l e t s o r c a r r i ed i n te l l i gen c e : Pu r i tan

,Pa t roon ,

Quake r. Hugu eno t , Cava l i e r a n d P i one e r , a l l h ave th e i r d augh te r s eu

ro l l e d .

Fol l owi ng a re th e n ames o f a l l ( or n ea r l y a l l) o f th e Rea l Daugh

t e r s regu l a r l y adm i t ted to membe rsh i p i n th e Na t i ona l Soc i e ty o f t h eDaugh t e rs of t h e Amer i c a n Revo l u t i on : w i th th e i r Na t i on a l n umbers ,th e i r pa re n ts"nam es

,th e r e cord of th e i r fa th e r s ’ s e rv i c e s. a nd som e add i

tion al i t em s .

Th i s pa ragraph g ive s on ly t he s l igh tes t h i n t o f th e gre a t ma ss ofh i s tor i ca l an d gen ea l ogi ca l wea l th h e re ga the red .

And wha t o f t h e “Rea l Daugh te rs”t h em se l v e s ?They a re th e Su rv i vors o f t h e fi r s t gen e ra’t i on o f gi rl s who grew u p

i n a repub l i ca n a tmosph e re,w i t h t h e i r eye s t u rn ed fo rward to h igh e r

i d ea l s for t h em s e l ve s and human i ty— t h e ve ry fi r s t gen e ra t i on , i n a l l t heworl d . who eve r d i d so .

The h i s tory of t h e “Rea l Daugh t e r s shows th e grea t p i on e er movem en t wes twa rd an d sou thwe s tward— a movemen t wh i ch n eve r ye t ha srec e i ved fu l l j u s t i c e f rom th e h i s tor i an

s p en .I t sh ow s

,a l s o

,t h e grea t evange l i c a l an d m i s s i on a ry movemen t s

wh i c h, so fa r , have re c e i ved even l e ss j u s t i c e . The peop l e o f t he Un i t ed

S ta tes a re a Ch r i s t i an peop l e . Wha t eve r ou r fa u l t s , we h ave b ee n re

lig iously and prope r ly t ra i n ed .'

And a rem nan t o f th e fi r s t gen e ra t i o n o fth ose s o t ra i n ed

,an d who

,i n tu rn

,t ra i n ed th e i r su cc e s sor s , i s w i t h us

s t i l l .Then . t h e t r emendou s u ph e ava l i n b eh a l f o f pop u l a r e d u ca t i on '

Among th e “Rea l Daugh te r s”a re en ro l l e d ea r l y t e a ch e r s , f rom t h e p r i nc ipal o f a p ion ee r

“Femal e Sem i n a ry .”down to th e b rav e gi r l who wen t

Wes t to teac h i n th e l i t t l e s ch oo l on th e p ra i r i e .Then

,a l l th e o th e r vas t u ph eava l s"Among th e Rea l Daugh te r s

a re th e ea r l y col l ege woman : th e woman j ou rna l i s t : t h e w oman phys ic ian ; th e b u s in e s s woman : the su rv i vor s o f t h e fi r s t woman su ff rage .an t i - s l av e ry an d tem pera n c e soc i e t i e s . Ther e a re n um e rou s C i v i l Wa rnu r ses a nd m embe r s of th e “Woman’s Re l i e f Corp s .

”There a re c l u b women and ch u rc h wom en

,s t i l l a c t ive . The re a re

wea l thy an d fa sh i onab l e women : and ,a t l eas t

,on e m i l l ion a i r e ph i l a n a

thropist.

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A l l th e i r b i ograph e rs u n i t e i n l au d i ng th e v i r tu e s o f t h e Rea lDaught e r s

,

”wherev e r fou n d . They exh i b i t t h e sam e Ch r i s t i an grac e s ,whe th e r r i c h or poo r. Thr i ft an d i n du s t ry ,

exe rc i se d by t h e Daugh te r s”

i n ea r ly d ays,hav e b u i l t u p h appy hom e s

,i n wh i c h examp l e a n d p re

c ep t have t ra i n ed honorab l e fam i l i e s . Th e d ea r o l d l a d i e s s t i l l c l i ngto t h e q ua i n t

,o l d - t im e mann e r s an d refin emen t s o f l i fe . Many of t h e

sam e o ld l ad i e s a re ad ep t s i n su c h an c i en t a c com p l i s hmen t s a s pa t chwork and fi n e em b ro iderv an d t ak e p r i de i n s how i ng spec i m en s o f th e i rs k i l l . From an t i q u e

,mahoga ny de s k s com e for t h sh ee t s o f y e l l owed

pape r cove r ed w i t h e l egan t penman sh i p— or. a s i t wa s fo rm erl y cal l e d ."c h i rography an d

'

ca l l i gra phy .

And,f rom pe r fum ed boxe s , od d l i t t l e

p i c tu re s of ro se s a n d v i ol e t s , i n wa t e r—co l or— or“aq u a re l l e .”From a l l

o f wh i c h w e s e e t h a t th e Amer i ca n ladv a s we know h e r,d eve l oped

ea r l y i n ou r na t i on ’s h i s tory . The pre sen t w r i t e r l ove s t h e good,o ld

Saxon Word “ l a dy,

”wh i ch i s h e re a pprop r i a t e . I t l i t e ra l l y mean s l oa fgi v e r.”O f cou r se

,wha t i s h e re s a i d o f d ea r o l d l a d i e s a pp l i e s to t h o se

who r e a l ly a re o l d . The “Rea l Daugh te r s , who a r e compara t i v e l yyoung and a r e s t i l l i n a c t i v e l i fe

,keep u p t o th e t i m e s

,i n ed u ca t i on .

dr e s s a n d custom . Those “Rea l Daugh te r s,

" who a t t e n ded t h e Con t i ~

n en tal Congres s , eve n t hough som e o f t h em had wh i t e h a i r , wor e j u s ta s e l ega n t s i l k s a nd l a ce s

,j u s t a s ha nd som e j ewe l ry

,a s d i d many ot h e r

Daugh ter s .And

,i t m ay b e added tha t any on e who ca re fu l l y s t u d i e s t h e h i s to ry

of th e Rea l Daugh t e rs”mu st s e e t h a t th e Na t i ona l Soc i e ty o f t h eDaugh t e r s of t h e Amer i ca n Revo l u t i on i s u n i t i ng th e women an d t h efam i l i e s of a l l s e c t i on s o f ou r grea t l a nd

,a s no ot h e r s i ngl e agen cy ever

ha s don e , e ve r cou l d have don e , or eve r can do .

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be r of t h e Vi rgi n i a Conv en t i on,1775 . Th i s same Co l . Pa rke r

s por t ra i ta pp ea rs i n Trumbu l l ’s p a i n t i ng o f th e B a t t l e o f Tre n ton . Cope l an dPa rk e r wa s s t i l l r e s i d i ng i n Norfo l k a t t h e t i m e o f th e ou tb r eak o f t h eWa r o f 1 8 1 2 . M rs . J on e s remembe red wh en h e r fa th e r a nd h i s fam i l y ,i n c l u d i ng h e r s e l f

,ran th e b l oc kade

,

”e s c ap i ng a t m i dn igh t i n a sma l lve s s e l tha t p as s ed u n de r th e ve ry gun s o f t h e B r i t i s h fl e e t i n No r fo l kh a rbo r. Mrs . Jon e s was t h e w i fe o f Joh n Coa te s J one s , who wa s a W es tPo in t c ade t

,a nd who s e rved i n t h e M ex i can War . For more th an s ix ty

y ea rs s h e re s i d e d i n h e r h u sb an d s an c e s t ra l hom e . C l ea n D r i nk i ngM anor

,

”Mon tgome ry C0 .,Mary l a nd

,n ea r Wa s h i ngton

,D . C . Sh e wa s

bu r i ed on th e e s ta te .1 9 2 . Mrs . Sa rah Ha l s ey B ake r , Oh i o. n ea r C i n c i n n a t i .

Born i n 1804 . Daugh t e r of Ca p t . Lu th e r H a l sey , of N ew J e r sey ,an d

Ab iga i l Fos te r,h i s w i fe . Mrs . Bake r wa s th e younges t c h i l d o f Ca p ta i n

Ha l s ey. He was a s tu den t a t Pri n ce ton Co l l ege , a nd en te red th e a rmy ,

w i t h h i s c l a s s,led by t h e Pr e s i d en t . D r. VVitherspoon : s e rv ed th rough

ou t th e Revol u t i on a ry Wa r,a nd was an or igi na l m ember o f t h e Soc i e ty

o f th e C i n c i n n a t i . L i ved fo r a t i m e a t N ewbu rgh , N . Y'

. Sa rah H a l s eyma r r i ed Na th an B ake r : h ad a daugh t e r J u l i a J . Bake r , born i n Oh io .

See'

D . A . R . Li n eage Book , Vol . I . page 78 . M i s s J u l i a J . Bake ren te re d th e Na t i ona l Soc i e ty a s a cha r t e r m embe r .

3 45 . M rs . Phebe Dake C l eve l a nd , Sp r i ngfi e l d . I l l ino i s . Ch i c agoCha pte r . Born in N ew York

,1 8 1 1 : d i e d i n I l l i n o i s May 23 , 1900. Wife

of Dan i e l T . C l eve l an d . Daugh te r o f Ch a r l e s D ake , J r.,and Ab iga i l

Sh e rman ,h i s w i fe . Cha r l e s Dake

, Jr.,was born abou t 176 3 . He se rv ed

i n th e Revol u t i on a ry Wa r,1 779

— 1 783 . The n ame i s som et imes spe l l e dD

eake. M rs . Cl eve l a n d was an honora ry membe r o f th e Ch ap te r a tSpr i ngfi e l d

,111. Cha r l e s D eake

, J r wa s a p r iva t e i n Co l . Lew i s Va n\Voert

s r egimen t f rom A l bany Cou n ty . New York . Late r . a magi st ra t e . M'r s . Cl eve l a n d en te red th e N a t i on a l Soc i e t y . D . A . R as ac h ar te r m emb e r . Sh e wa s a l so a c h a r te r m embe r o f Ch i cago c hap te r .

3 74 . M rs . Es te l l e E . Doremu s . New York . New York C i ty Chapte r . Born i n New York . Wi fe of Pro f . R . Ogden D o remu s . Daugh t e ro f Hubba rd Sk i dmore an d Ca ro l i n e Ave ry

,h i s s e con d w i fe . Hubbard

Sk i dmor e wa s bo rn i n 176 7. A t t h e age o f n i n e y ea r s h e se rved a t agu n be s i d e h i s fa th e r , Zopha r Sk i dmore . an a r t i l l e ry offi c e r i n th e Revolu tionary a rmy and ca rr i ed powd er . La t e r. Hubba rd be cam e a d i spa t ch - b ea re r , an d a p r i va t e so l d i e r . I n a f te r yea rs . h e wa s a wea l thys h i p own e r. I t was sa i d of h im tha t h e wa s a “s ch o l a r . d i s t i ngu i sh edn av iga tor , ph i l an th rop i s t a nd pa t r i o t Cap ta i n Sk i dmore ma rr i e d . fo rh i s s econd w i fe . M i s s Ca ro l i n e Averv. tl1 irtv y ea r s h i s j u n i or . The i rdaugh te r. Es te l l e , wa s th e you nges t ch i l d . I n 18 50 . sh e was ma rr i edto D r . Rob er t Ogden Doremu s th e em i n en t p ro fe s so r o f ch em i s t ry .

Mrs . Doremu s was a woman o f g rea t b eau ty . a nd a h i gh deg ree o fcu l tu re . Sh e was , for y ea r s . a l eade r i n N ew York soc i e ty an d a c t i v ei n a l l th e edu ca t iona l and ph i l an th rop i c movem en t s o f h e r dav. Du r i ng

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O

th e C i v i l War sh e wa s i n s t rumen ta l i n organ i z i ng the San i ta ry Fa i r,

i n a i d o f th e so l d i e r s . I n 1 876 ,sh e r a i s e d a fu nd towa rds t h e e re c t i on

o f th e “Wom_

en ’s Pav i l i on”a t th e Cen t en n i a l Expos i t i on . I n 1 89 2-

3 ,s h e

was d evo t i ng- h e r en e rgi e s to th e work o f ‘ fu r t h e r i ng th e s u c c e ss o f

t h e Wor l d ’s Co l umb i an Expos i t i on . Mrs . Doremu s re commend ed th eP r in ces s Eu l a l i a of Spa i n fo r m emb ersh i p i n th e Na t i ona l Soc i e ty , D .

A . R ., and p re sen te d h e r w i t h t h e i n s i gn i a . The p r i n ce s s wa s ad

m itted regu l a r l y , on th e reco rd o f h e r grea t - grea t -gran d fa t he r , Ki ngCa rl os I I I , who a i d e d th e s t ruggl i n g Co lo n i e s w i th s h i p s . men andmoney

,an d th u s ren de red mat e r i a l a i d to t h e cau se of Ame r i c a n i nd e

pen den ce . A t th e t i me o f h e r d ea th ( 1 905 ) Mrs . Doremu s hel d th eoffi c e o f Hono ra ry Vi ce P re s i d en t Gen e ra l o f t h e Na t i on a l Soc i e ty , D .

A R . Sh e was a c h a r t e r m embe r . Sh e was bo rn May 6 , 1 83 0.

46 7. Mrs . Jan e S t even son M arsh a l l , \Vash i ngton , D . C . Char te rm ember . Born i n P i tt sb u rgh . Pa.

,1 822 ; d i ed i n Wa sh i ngton , November

17, 189 5 . Mary Wash i ngton Chap te r . Wi fe o f Hon . J ame s W i l l i amMarsha l l . Daugh te r o f L i eu t . George St ev en son . o f Pen n sy l van i a . andMar i a B a rke r

,h i s w i fe . George Steven son

,on May 23 . 1 777. wa s

prom oted from th i rd l i e u tenan t to sec ond l i e u te na n t,Fi rs t Penn sy l van i a

Reg im en t , Con t i n en ta l L i n e . He wa s bo rn 1 76 0 : d i e d 1 829 . An or igi na lm embe r o f the Soc i e ty o f t h e C i n c i n na t i . Dr . S t eve n son en te r t a i n edLa faye t t e on h i s v i s i t t o P i t t sbu rgh . 1 824 . Jan e -S t eve n son ma rr i ed Hon .

J am es W . Marsh a l l , th e n Pro fe sso r o f Langu age s i n D i ck i n son Co l l ege .Ca r l i s l e . Pa . He wa s se n t a s Consu l t o Engl an d by P re s i d en t L i n co l n .and u nde r Pre s i d en t G ran t wa s F i rs t A s s i s ta n t Pos tm a st e r Gen e ra l .

49 5 . M i s s Ha r t l ey Graham ,

“Lou i s e Hom e .”Marth a \Vash i ngtonCha-pter. Born i n V i rg i n i a

,1 8 1 0 : d i e d i n \Vash i ngton . Ju ne

,189 6 .

Daugh te r o f D r. Wi l l i am Grah am,o f V i rgi n ia

,an d Ann e Ha r t l ey . h i s

w i fe . On th e l oth of Feb ru a ry ,1778 ,

Dr . Wi l l i am Graham,aged 2 1 ,

j o i n ed th e F i rs t V i rgi n i a Regim en t as su rgeon,s e rv i ng t h roughou t t h e

wa r. M i s s Gra h am wa s rea red on a n ol d — t i m e V i rgi n i a p l a n ta t i on . a ndwas among thos e who su ffe re d reve r se s th rough t h e C i v i l VVar I n h e rl a s t yea r s s h e was ten de r l y ca red for in th e hom e p rov i ded for re du cedgen t l ewom en by th a t em i n en t ph i l an th rop i s t

,M r . \V il l iam Wi l son Cor

co ran . M i s s G raham was a ch a rt e r m embe r . N . S . D . A . R .

6 07. Mrs . I s abe l l a Li tchfi eld S tu r t evan t , Keen e . New H am psh i re .Ash u el o t Chap t e r . Born i n Ve rmon t

,J u l y 4 , 1 8 10 : l i v i ng , 1 9 1 1 . W

'

i fe o fLu th e r S tu r tevan t . Daugh te r o f Ca l eb Litchfi eld . o f M as s achu se t t s . a n dB et s ey Du nba r. h i s w i fe . Ca l eb L itchfi e ld se rved a s a p r i va t e i n t h ecoas t gua rd ; in th e ma r i n e s. and i n t h e i n fan t ry . He was bo rn May

8, 1760 . Se rved i n th e exped i t i on aga i n s t R hod e I s l a nd . Mrs . S tu r tevant.was a ch a r te r membe r o f th e N . S . D . A . R . Sh e wa s th e you nges t o fn in e ch i l d re n , and b e fore h e r m a rr i age wa s a teac h e r. Sh e i s t h emo th e r of Gen . J oh n W . Stur teva n t , o f th e C iv i l War .

6 9 7» Mrs . Nan cy Ma l i nda Lynde , San Fran c i sc o ,Ca l . Seq uo i a

Chap te r . Born i n Ve rmon t Feb ru a ry 27, 179 5 ; d i e d in Ca l i forn i a,Feb

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ruary 2 1,1 89 5 . Widow of Aa ron Ph i pp s Lynd e . Daugh te r o f J oh n

Wa l ke r,of Conn e c t i cu t , a nd Phi ley Spen ce r , h i s w i fe . As a b r i d e , Mrs .

Ly nde gree t ed La fay et t e wh en h e v i s i t e d h e r n a t i v e town,an d dan ced

wi t h h im a t a ba l l gi v e n i n h i s h onor . Mrs . Lynde wa s ais o t h e granddaugh te r of Mat th ew VVa‘ lker , who se rved i n t h e E l even th Regim en t o fConn ec t i c u t M i l i t i a . Nancy Ma l i n d a Wal k e r ma rr i ed Aaron P

'

. Ly nde ,1822 .

M r. Lynd e d i ed i n 1 8172 ,an d M rs . Lynde wen t t o Sa n Fra n c i sco .

For a numbe r of yea r s a f te r h e r a r r i va l s h e taugh t i n th e Ch i ne se M i ss i on

.Sh e res i d ed w i t h h e r daugh t e r

,Mrs . Mary Lynd e Cra i g (M

'

r s .Sc i p i o C ra i g), a we l l k nown wr i t e r a n d woman l awye r . Mrs . Lynde wa sa c ha r t e r m emb er of t h e Na t i ona l Soc i e ty , _

D . A . R .,an d a l so o f Seq uo i a

Cha pt e r,San Fra n c i s c o.

744 . Mrs . He l en E l i zabe t h Hu t ton Sh e rwood , Ph i l a d e l ph i a . Ph i l ade l p h i a Chapte r . Born i n Troy , N . Y .,

1 8 1 1 : d i e d i n Ph i l ad e l p h i a , No~

vem ber 1 6,1 894 . Wi fe o f Rev . Joh n Ha rvey Sh e rwood . Daugh t e r of

T i mot hy Hu t ton,an d A r i e t t a Sm eed s

,h i s s e con d w i fe . Timothy Hu t

ton se r ve d a s a p r i va t e a n d l i e u t en an t du r i ng th e Revol u t i on . He wa sa b roth e r o f Co l . Chr i s toph e r Hu t ton , Second Regim en t , New York M i l itia,member o f t h e Soc i e ty o f t h e C i n c i n na t i . The Hu t ton fam i ly n amed

t h e C l tV o f Troy . Timot hy Hu t ton a ft e rwa rd s wen t t o New York an dn amed Hu tton S t re e t . H i s re s i d e nc e , t u r n ed i n to a wareh ou se , i s s t i l ls t an d i ng. Mrs . Sh e rwood was a cha rt e r member o f t h e Nat i on a l Soc i e ty ,

D . A . R .,a l so o f Ph i l ad e l ph i a Chap t e r . Timot hy H utton d i e d i n N ew

J er sey.1 1 2 1 . Mrs . Fran ce s E l i zab e t h Good r i c h , M inn eapol i s , M in n . M i n

n ea pol i s Ch a pt e r . Born i n Ma ssa c hu se t t s,1 8 1 3 ; d i ed i n M i nn e sota ,

Sep tembe r 23 ,1 89 3 . Widow of Dav i d Good r i c h . Daugh te r of J o sh ua

Dan for th a n d Sa l o m e Nob l e,h i s w i fe . J o shu a Dan for t h en t er ed th e

a rmy a t t h e age of 1 5 , a s c l e rk i n t h e company of h i s fa t h e r,Cap t .

J ona t ha n Dan for th . J osh u a wa s a t T i c on de roga,Val l ey Forge a n d

Monmou th ; wa s comm i ss i on ed payma st e r i n 178 1 w i t h rank of cap ta i n .

He wa s an or igi n a l m emb e r o f t h e Soc i e ty of t h e C i n c i n na t i f rom Mas sachu setts. I n 1784 ,

h e marr i ed Sa l om e -Ab i ga i l N ob l e , a n d se t t l e d a tPittsfi eld

, Mass . Hel d seve ra l offi ce s an d wa s a m embe r o f t h e St a t eLegi s l a tu re . I n 1824 . h e was on e o f a comm i tt e e to m ee t La fay e t t e a tPittsfi e ld . Mrs . Good r i ch wa s a c ha rt e r m embe r o f M i n n eapol i s Chapte r , D . A . R . Sh e ha d a s i s t e r

,Mrs . Lu c re t i a Perr i n , o f Moun t Z i on ,

New Hampsh i re,who was 102 on Apr i l 2

,1 89 5 .

1 1 3 8 . Mrs . Lou i sa Roch e st e r P i tk i n,Roch e st e r

,N . Y . Born i n

N ew York . 1 8 10 . \Vidow o f Wi l l i am P i tk i n . Daugh t e r o f Col . Na thani e l Roch e s t e r , o f Nor t h Ca ro l i n a . an d Soph i a B ea t ty , h i s w i f e . Col on e lRoch e st e r wa s a m embe r o f t h e Comm i t t ee of Sa fe ty o f Nor th Ca rol i n a ,1775 ; membe r o f th e Fi r s t P rov i n c i a l Con ven t i on , 1777 : membe r ofA s semb ly ; paymas ter a n d d epu ty comm i ssa ry gen e ra l . Aft e r t h e wa rh e s e t t l e d i n N ew York Sta t e , a n d fou nd ed t h e c i ty o f Roch e st e r . W

as

a promot e r o f th e Er i e Ca na l . Mrs . P i tk i n h e l d t h e offi c e o f Hono ra ry

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ice Pre s i d en t Gen e ra l o f th e Na t i ona l Soc i e ty , Daughte i s o f th e Ame ri c a n Revol u t i on . Sh e was a l so Honora ry S ta t e Regen t of N ew York .

NI rs. Pi tk i n was he r fa th e r s twe l f th an d younges t c h i l d . La fay e t t e , i n1824 , wa s e n te r ta i n ed i n the i r h om e . Mrs . P i tk i n was th e o l de s t m embe ro f S t . Luke

’s P . E . Chu rc h . Sh e d i ed J u ly 2 1 903 .

1 5 1 6 . Mrs . M i l i s s a C . B r i dge r s , E l Paso , Texas . George VVash

ing ton Chap te r . Born i n Sou t h Ca ro l i n a . Daugh te r o f J ame s T i n s l ey ,

o f Sou t h Ca rol i n a,an d Su s an Hooke r

,h i s w i fe . Jam e s Ti n s l ey was on e

o f fou r b 1 o .t h e rs W i t h h i s b rothe i . Gol d i ng T i n s l ey,h e fough t i n the

ba tt l e s of S tono , Savannah , M u sgrove’

s M i l l,Ki ngs Mou n ta i n , B l ack

s toc k s,Ngin ety

—S ix,G reen Sp r i ngs a nd Gu i l fo rd Cou r t Hou s e . The two

brothe i s were a t York town— t h e ot h e r two fe l l ea r l y i n t h e wa r . J amesTi n s l ey

,a t t h e age o f 60

,ma rr i ed

,i n L n ion D ist1 ict , S . C , M i ss Su san

Hooke r,aged 1 6 I n 1 83 7, they wen t to Hu n t s v i l l e T exa s , where h e

d i ed i n 1843 .

1 75 0. M i s s Caro l i n e Cha se Mou l ton . Born i n Ve rmon t . Daugh te rof Ph i neas Mou l ton a nd M ar i a Cot ton . h i s w i fe . Ph i n ea s Mou l ton wasa so l d i e r i n th e Conne c t i cu t L i ne du r i ng t h e Revol u t i on .

1 887. M rs . Mary Jorda n New ton , ,

A thens,Ga . Born i n Nor th Car

o l i n a,1 805 . Widow of J oh n Ham l i n N ewton . Daugh te r o f J oh n Jo r

dan,o f Nor th Ca ro l i n a

,and W i n i fre d Jorda n (Jo rd an) h i s w i fe . Joh n

Jordan'

served i n th e Revol u t i on a ry Wa r , f rom Nor thamp ton Cou n ty , N .

C . H i s daugh te r,Mrs . Newton , r e ce i ved f rom th e U . S . Governm en t a

p en s i on on a ccoun t of h i s s e rv i c e s,be for e th e Na t i ona l Soc i e ty , D. A . R .

,

wa s organ i z ed . Sh e wa s adm i t te d a s a m embe r of A th en s Chap t e r . J oh nJo rda n was a so l d i e r u nd e r Co l . Elb e r t . a nd w as a t th e de fen c e o f Savannah

,whe re h e wa s taken pr i son e r : con t rac t ed sm a l l —pox on th e p r i son

s h ip , an d when re cove red se rve d u n t i l th e s i ege an d su rr e nde r of Yorktown .

1 89 1 . Mrs . Est h e r An n L ittlefi eld Bu ck , Wes t Ar l i ngton ,V t . Born

i n Ve rmon t . Wi fe o f Edward D . Buck . Daugh t e r o f Dr . S im eon L i ttlefi eld

,of Mas sachu se t t s

,an d Lyd i a An drews

,h i s w i fe .

1 89 2 . M rs . Lau ra L ittlefi e ld Bu ck , West A rl i ngton , Vt . Born i nVe rmon t . Wi fe of A nson B u c k . Daugh t e r o f D r . S im eon L ittlefi eld ,

o fM as sach u se t t s , and Lyd i a And rews , h i s w i fe . Two s i s t e rs ,

“Rea l Daugh

marr i e d bro th e rs . The s i s te r s wer e adm i t ted a s m ember s o fB rown son Chapte r . M rs . Lau ra L ittlefi eld

'

Bu ck d i ed i n M ay , 1 897.

S imeon L ittlefi eld en te re d th e a rmy very you ng : l i v ed to rec e i ve a pe ns i on fo r h i s s erv i c e s d u r i ng th e Revol u t i on .

206 9 . M i s s E l i z a Sand fo rd , B loom fi e l d,N . J . N

‘ova Cae sa rea Chapte r . Born i n N ew York . Daugh t e r o f W i l l i am Sand fo rd

,o f Newark

,

New J e rs ey . Se rgt . W i l l i am Sand ford s e rv ed u nde r Capt a i n s Hu n t i ngton

, Wheel e r , Sq u i r e G i lm an an d P i e r son , i n th e year s 1 777 78-

79- 80 8 1

M i s s Sand fo rd wa s a su rv i vor o f t h e bah d of l i t t l e gi r l s who s t rewedflowers b e fo re La faye t t e on h i s v i s i t to Newa rk Sh e d i ed J u l y

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3 1 , 1 899 ,t h e l a s t

,bu t on e o f e igh t e en ch i l d r e n . One s i s t e r wa s l i v ing

a t Danv i l l e,N . Y .

2480. M i s s J u l i e t t e B e t t s , Norwa l k , Con n . Born i n Con nec t i c u t,

1 80 5 ; d i ed 189 6 . Norwa l k Chapt e r . Daugh t e r o f Hezek i a h B e t t s a ndGra c e Hand fo rd

,h i s w i fe (born H ez ek i a h B et t s

,i n 1776 , a t th e

age of 1 6,en l i s t ed i n Capt . G rego ry

s Company,a n d i n 1780 was se r

gean t i n th e S e con d Regim en t , Con n ec t i c u t L i n e . He wa s a t t h e Su rr e nd e r o f Cornwa l l i s

,a t York town

,a nd s u rv i ved u n t i l 1 83 7. M i ss B e t t s

d i ed S ep t embe r 1 8,1 89 6 ; aged 9 2 yea r s 6 mon th s 1 4 day s .

26 3 3 . Mrs . J e ru sha Haywa rd B rown , St . Pau l , M inn . S t . Pa u lChap te r . Born in Vermon t , 1 823 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe o f Edwa rd M .

B rown . Daugh t e r o f Samu e l Haywa rd , o f Conn ec t i c u t , a n d Sa rah C .

H aywa rd,h i s w i fe . Samu e l Haywa rd , i n 178 1 , was a so l d i e r i n Cap t .

J am e s D’ana’

s Company,Dav i d \Vaterb u ry

s Bat ta l i on,ra i s ed for c oa s t

d e fen c e,a nd wa s fo r s eve ra l y ea r s u nd e r H ea t h

'

s o rd e r s on t h e We s tch es t e r

, (N . Y .) L i n e . Samu e l Hayw a rd wa s born 176 3 ; d i ed i n 1 83 7.

278 1 . Mrs . Harr i e t F . Gre e n e Wa r ren , \Vauwatosa,Wi s . M i lwau

ke e Chapt e r . Born i n Ma ssa ch u s e t t s , Dec . 29 ,1 8 17 ; d i ed i n \Mi s con ~

s i n,J an ua ry 28. 1 899 . \Vife o f J o se ph A . \fVarren . Daugh t e r of Noah

Gree n e ( 176 1 an d B e t s ey H . Green , h i s t h i rd w i fe . Noah Gre en e ,o f \i n dsor

,Mas s .

,wa s i n th e m i l i t i a se rv i c e du r i ng t h e Revo l u t i ona ry

War ; en l i s t e d a t t h e age of 1 5 . Mrs . Warre n wa s a m embe r of t h eVVom an

s C l u b . Sh e wa s th e da ugh t e r o f Noah Gre en e a n d h i s t h i r dw i f e , Bet sey Ha rwood , who were mar r i e d ea r l y i n 18 17, when Noah wa s

56 y ea r s o l d , an d B e t s ey , 27. Noah Green e wa s a cou s i n of Gen e ra lNat h an i e l G re en e . He

,Noah

,s e rv ed w i t h h i s ow n fa th e r

,a nd you nge r

b roth e r,Hen ry . Har r i e t taugh t s c hoo l a t W i nd so r a nd Savoy ; t h en

wen t to Ru sh v i l l e,wher e h e r fa t h e r ’s b rot h e r

,Hen ry

,a n d ‘ h e r ow n

b roth e r res i d e d , a n d a t t en de d Ru shv i l l e Academy a s a pu p i l . The fami ly moved i n 183 7, an d Ha r r i e t aga i n taugh t . I n 183 9

-

40 , wen t t oM i ch i ga n to v i s i t an aunt and anothe r b roth er and taught once more .In 1844 she went to v i s i t anothe r brothe r i n 3

1 rookfield. \Viscon sin .

an d h ere m e t a n ol d a c qu a i n ta n c e f rom he r ch i l dh ood ’s h ome,J oseph

W a r re n,a re l a t i ve o f Gen . J oseph \Varren ,

o f B u nk e r H i l l fame . Har r i e tsoon b ecam e M rs . Warren .

3 09 8 . M i ss T i rzah Morga n Par son s , Hart fo rd,Con n . Ru th

Wyl lys Chap t e r. Born i n Ma s sa ch u se t t s , d i ed 1900 . Daugh t e r o f I s rae lPa r son s ( 176 2 a n d Mary Marv i n

,h i s w i fe . I s ra e l Pa r son s

,when

1 6 year s o ld,en l i s t ed a s a p r i va t e

,and i n 1778 ,

wa s made su per i n t en de n to f t ra n spor ta t i on of p rov i s i on s for t h e m i l i t a ry po s t s on t h e Hud son . Hewa s comm i s sa ry when Congre s s ad j ou rned to Pr i n c e t on

,and h e r ec e i ved

t h e ap prova l of Wash i ngton fo r su cces s fu l effor t s i n fu rn i s h i ng su ppl i e sto t h e army .

3 3 43 . Mrs . Soph i a M axwel l Van Dol son An d rews , De s Moi ne s ,I owa . Ab iga i l Adam s Chap t e r . Born i n E lm i ra

,N'

. Y .,1829 . Daugh

ter .of Joh n (Johan n e s) Van Dol son , o f New York ( 175 2 an d E l i z

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abeth Ca rr , of Vermon t , h i s s econd w i fe (m . J oh n Van Do l sonwa s a m i nu t e man a t t h e fi r s t a l a rm , an d se rv ed t i l l t h e c l os e of th e war .

He wa s w i th Wa sh i ngton t ha t Ch r i s tm as n i gh t , a t T ren ton , 1776 ; wasa t t h e Su rr en de r of B u rgoy n e , an d th e s i ege o f York town . Afte r th e wa r

he r emoved from Fi shk i l l -ou — t h e -H'

u d son,t h enc e to E l m i ra , N . Y . I n

1 83 5 ,th e fam i ly mov ed to t h e w i l d s of M i ch igan . Mr . Van Dol son d i e d

a t Sou t h B a t t l e C re ek . Soph i a en te red t h e Un iversny of M ich igan a tth e age of 1 3 . For s eve ra l yea r s s u b sequ en t l y , sh e ta ugh t s umme r

schoo l s , on e of her pu p i l s b e i ng Gen . Sha ft e r . Sh e wa s tw i c e ma rr i ed ,he r se con d h u sband be i ng Loren zo F . And rews . Th e we l l k nown a r

chitect,M r . F. M . And rew s , of New York , i s t h e i r son . Mrs . Andrew s

b ecame a p ion ee r woman n ew spape r cor re sponde n t . Sh e re por t ed t h eproceed i ngs of th e I owa Legi s l a tu r e , 1 86 9

-

70 ,for t h e Ch i cago Even i ng

Jou rna l.Sh e fu rn i s he d de sc r i p t i v e l e t t e r s for home pape r s f rom th e

Cen t en n i a l Expos i t i on,Ph i l ad e l ph i a

,1 876 ; a nd from th e N ew O r l e a n s

Expos i t ion,1884 . Sh e i s a membe r o f th e F i r s t B ap t i st Chu rch ; c ha rt e r

membe r of th e Des Moi nes VVom en’

s Cl u b ; member of th e VVom en’

s

Pre s s C l ub,o f De s Mo i ne s , and o th e r c l u b s . I n 1907, a t a m eet i ng of t h e

I owa S ta t e Fed era t i on o f \Vom en’

s Cl ub s,h e l d i n O ska l oosa

,sh e wa s

e l e c ted Honora ry S ta t e V i ce - pre s i d en t . Mrs . Andrews wa s fi r s t Regen tof t h e Ab iga i l Adam s Chapt e r , D . A . R .

,o f Des Moi n e s

,organ i z ed 1 89 3 .

Her s i s te r,Mrs . He l en M . Van Do l son B a r re tt . R i ch l an d , M ich igan ,

Nat iona l Numbe r i s a membe r o f Lou i sa S t . Cl a i r Cha pte r .

3 3 79 . M i s s Em i ly Lou i s e G er ry , New Haven , Conn . Ma ry C l ap\Voo ster Chapt e r. Born i n Mas sa chu se t t s , 1 802 ; d i e d i n Conn ec t i c u t ,Dec . 29 ,

1 894 . Daugh t e r o f E l b r idge Ge r ry , and Ann Thompson , h i sw i fe . E lb r i dge Ge r ry wa s born a t Ma rb l e h ead ,

Mass,1 744 ; d i e d i n

Wa sh i ng ton,D . C.

,Nov. 23 , 1 8 14 . He was a m embe r of t h e Con t i n e u

ta l Congre s s,1776 ,

a n d s igne r of t h e Dec l a ra t i on o f I n dep enden c e . Hewas gradu a te d a t Harva rd

,176 2 . Membe r o f th e Ma s sac hu se t t s L eg i s

latu re,1772 . Membe r of t h e U. S . Congres s

,1789

— 179 3 . Spe c i a l Envoyto Franc e , 1 797. Gove rno r o f Mas sa c hu se t t s , 1 8 10 ; Vi c e—p re s i den t o f t h eUn i t e d Sta t e s

,1 8 1 4 . M i s s Em i l y Lou i s e Ge rry wa s t h e you nge s t o f s i x

daugh te r s , a l l h ig h ly a ccompl i sh ed . Sh e w as a d evou t m embe r o f t h eEp i scopa l Chu rc h

,an d for many yea r s a t ea c h e r i n th e Sunday schoo l .

She wa s a c ha r te r m embe r of t h e Ma rv C l a p \Vooster Chap t e r,an d i t s

fi rs t Regen t .

3 726 . Mrs . Sa rah Van Ar sda l e Van Nos t rand,M i l l s tone . N . J .

Born i n New J er s ey,1788 ; d i e d De cembe r 1 5 , 1 89 3 . Camp M i dd l eb rook

Chapte r . Widow of J oh n Van Nos t ra nd . Daugh t e r o f Myn dert VanAr sdal e , o f New Je r sey , a nd Caty Hoagl an d ,

h i s w i fe . Myn dert VanArsda l e e n t e red th e Revol u t i ona ry se rv i c e a s a d rummer boy . Lat e r

,h e

becam e a p ri va t e , a nd s e rved th re e y ea rs . He was a t t h e b at t l es o f Trenton

, Pr i nce ton a nd Monmou th . He was i n Gen e ra l Fre l i nghuy se n’s D i

v i s ion , an d wa s on e o f t h e b ea r e rs a t t h a t offi c e r ’s fu nera l . A p i e c e of

Van A rsdale’

s sca r f , worn on tha t oc ca s i on , i s d epos i t ed i n t h e h i s to r i cal

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co l l e c t i on i n th e \Val lace Hou s e. Some rv i l l e , N . J . Sarah Van A rs da l ewas bo rn i n 1788 ,

on ly 5 y ea r s a f t e r t h e c l o se o f t h e Revo l u t iona ryWar . As M rs . Van Nos t ra nd , sh e j o i n ed th e N a t i on a l Soc i e ty of t h eDaugh te r s o f t h e Ame r i can Revo l u t i on , when 105 y ea rs o f age . At tha tt im e , s h e wa s th e o l d e s t l i v i ng membe r o f t he Du tc h Re form ed Chu rc hin Ame r i ca . She h ad n ev e r b e en ou t of h e r n a t i ve S ta te

,a nd neve r re

s i d ed mor e th an t h ree m i l e s from h e r b i r thp l a c e,M i l l s ton e

,N . J .

4005 . Mrs. Mary Augu s ta H'

yd e She rwood , Sou th po r t , Conn .Peq uo t Chap te r . Born i n Con ne c t i c u t : d i ed i n 1894. Widow of Edwi n S h e rwood . Daugh te r of Jose ph H yde ( 176 1 o f Con ne c t i c u t ,an d A re t e J e su p

,h i s w i fe . J os eph Hyde d rov e a t eam w i t h su ppl i e s for

t h e a rmy a t W’h i t e P l a i n s ; a nd i n 1777 was un de r th e command o f Ge ne ra l Go l d S e l l i ck S i l l im a n a t th e bu rn i ng o f Danbu ry , a n d t h e Ba t t l eo f R idgefi e ld ; a nd , on Apr i l 28th. wa s wou nd ed a t C rom po Hi l l . M rs .Sh e rwood

,a t t he t i m e o f h e r d ea th

,w as a m ember o f Doro thy Ri p l ey

Chap te r .

43 73 . l\I rs. Mary J . B enne t t , \Voon socket,R . I . \Voon socket

Chapte r . Born in_Canada. Wi dow o f W

'

i l l i am J . Ben n e t t . - Daugh t e ro f J o seph L ’ Es pe ra nc e

,and T ryph en a Plu m b ley , h i s w i fe . J os eph

L'

E speran ce ,wh en a boy o f s ixt een

,c am e to Am er i c a w i th La faye t te i n

1 777. J os e ph se rve d a s F i fe M aj o r,a nd rema i n ed in th e arm v u n t i l

t h e c l o s e o f t h e war .

43 9 3 . M i ss Rhoda Augu st a Thompson ,W

'

a t e rbu ry. Conn . Mel ic en t Po r te r Cha p te r . Born i n N ew York

, 182 1 ; l i v ing 1 9 1 1 . Daugh t e ro f Thaddeu s Thomp son

, o f Conne c t i cu t ( 176 2 an d Rhoda Spe rry ,

h i s w i fe . Thaddeu s Thom pson wa s a bomba rd i e r i n t h e r egi m en t o fAr t i l l e ry comman ded b y Col . J oh n Lamb

,a t Crom po H i l l , where th e i r

b rav e co l one l wa s wou nded . I n t h e George \Vash i ngton M emor i a lC hape l a t Va l l ey Forge i s a b ra ss m emor i a l t ab l e t

,wh i ch wa s d ed i c a t e d

Decembe r 1 9 ,1 906 . Fol l ow i ng i s th e i n s c r ipt i on i n fu l l : “To th e Gl o ry

o f God and i n Memory o f Thadd eu s Thompson . o f Conn ec t i c u t . BornMarch 5 , 1 76 2 : Di ed J u n e 1 6

,1 829 . \Vho fa i th fu l l y s e rved h i s Cou n t ry

a s D rummer- boy and B omba rd i e r d u r i ng t h e Revol u t i on . en du r i ng th eh ard sh i p s o f Va l l ey Forge , a n d b e i ng wou nd ed a t York town . Th i stab l e t i s e r ec t ed by h i s daugh te r

,Rhoda Augu s t a Thom pson

,in gra te fu l

r em emb ran ce o f a l ov i ng fa th e r,a l oya l pat r i o t a nd "a d evou t ch u r ch

man .

”479 7. Mrs . Be t sey Park e r J e ra l d s

,Mer id en . Conn . Ru th Ha r t

Chapt e r . Born i n Con n ec t i cu t,1 807 ; d i ed 1 9 0 1 . \Vife o f Rev . Thomas

J e ra l d s . Daugh t e r of S teph en Park e r , ( 1759 o f Con ne c t i c u t , an dRebe cca Ray , h i s w i fe . S teph e n Pa rk e r tu rn ed ou t a t t h e Lex i ngtonA l a rm , a n d i n 1777 se rv ed i n Capta in J am e s P eck

'

s Company. Col . Roge rEn os

'

Regim en t . I n 1 78 1 . h e . S teph en . was i n t h e“Shor t Lev i e s . wh en

Maj or An d re wa s cap tu re d by th e th re e young m i l i t i a m en , o f whom h ewro te : “ t hough th ey we re poor w ou l d no t re l ea s e h i m and s e l l t h e i r h on oran d th e i r cou n t ry fo r gol d .

”S teph en Pa rke r w as a p r i va t e i n th e Sev

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a t Tren ton ; fough t a t B ra ndyw i ne , camped a t V a l l ey Forge : s e rved a tMonmou t h an d Savan n ah

,a nd was cap tu r ed a t Cha r l e st on . He was

a i d - d e - camp to La fay e t t e , a t York town , an d a n o r igi n a l m embe r o f t h eC i n c i n na t i . He a t t a in ed t h e ran k of B r igad i e r Gen e ra l . He wa s bor ni n Vi rgi n i a

,1 75 9 ; d i ed Oc tob e r 1 6 ,

1 826 , i n J e ff e r son Cou n ty , Ken tu cky .Mrs . Ken dr i ck wa s a s i s t e r o f Co l . Robe r t An de rson o f Fo r t Sum te r fame .Sh e wa s t h e you nges t o f s e ve n te en ch i l d re n . Afte r t h e dea t h o f Genera l A nd e rson

,t h e fam i ly moved to Ch i l l i cot h e , Oh io . Sa ra h wa s cd

u cated i n t h e be s t sch oo l s i n C i n c i n n a t i . I n Ch i l l i c o t he,1 848 , sh e mar

r i ed An d rew D . Kend r ick , a you ng l awye r , an d wen t w i t h h i m to M u sca t i n e

,I owa . M r . Kendr i c k d i ed , 1 858 , a nd M rs . Ken dr i ck re t u rn ed to

C i n c i n n a t i . Du r i ng t h e C i v i l Wa r , s h e ha d a n env i ab l e r e cord a ndtook cha rge of a So l d i e r s

’ Hosp i t a l fo r s ix mon th s . Sh e was a n en thu s

i a st i c c ha r i tab l e work e r,a n d a d evou t membe r o f S t . Pau l ’s Ep i s copa l

Chu rch.

6 25 9 . Mrs . Mar i a C hen ey:Hal l , J am es town . N‘

. Y . N ew YorkCi ty Chap te r . Born i n Vermon t , Ja nu a ry 1 2

,1 806 . \Vife o f J am e s

Ha l l . Daugh t e r o f Eben ez e r Ch en ey o f Mas s ac h u se t t s ,a n d A nna Ne l son

,h i s w i fe . Eb en ez e r Chen ey , 1777, when s ix t ee n y ea r s

o f age,e n l i s t e d i n Cap t . Mose

s Harv ey'

s Company,Co l . D av i d VV

eil'

s

Regim en t,on d u ty i n t h e Nonthern Depa r tm en t . Eben ez e r s e rv ed fou r

en l i s tm en t s . Mrs . Ha l l wa s t ra n s fe r r ed to t h e J ame s town Chapte r , o fwh i c h

,sh e was a c h a r t e r m embe r . Sh e wa s bo rn a t Dove r

,Vermon t "

r emoved to Chau tau qu a Cou n ty, N ew York

,th en t h e Fa r We s t

,

”whe resh e l ived 90 year s . Her fam i ly we re among th e p i one e r s o f th i s regi on .

Sh e di e d J a n ua ry 1 7, 19 03 .

6 3 6 2 . M rs . E l i z a An d rew B rown,Ki rkwood , I l l i n o i s . Gene ra l

d e La fay e t t e Ch ap t e r,La fay et t e

,I n d i a na . Born i n Penn sy l van i a

,1 802 ;

d i e d Ma rch,1 89 6 . \Vidow o f J oh n B rown . Daugh t e r o f D r . J oh n A n

d rew,of New J ers ey ( 1 74 5 an d E l i zab e t h McCon n el l , h i s s e con d

w i fe . J oh n And rew,a t t h e b egi n n i ng o f t h e wa r , s e rv ed a s su rgeon

sma t e

,an d i n 1776 ,

wa s comm i s s i on e d,S u rgeon o f t h e M i l i t i a .

”6 43 6 . M rs . Ange l i ne Spering Sm i t h H es s , Bos ton ,

Ma ss . \Varren

a n d Pr e scot t Chap t e r . Born i n Pen n sy l van i a ; d i ed Apr i l 1 8,

1 89 8 .

W i dow o f A l l en Sm i t h a n d o f E l i s h a Ma r t i n He ss . Daugh te r o f J ohnSpering ( 175 5 an d Sa rah C laekn er

,h i s w i fe . John Sperin g ,

o fPen n sy l van i a

,i n 1 775 , en t e re d t h e Con t i n en ta l s e rv i c e , a n d se rved t o

th e c l os e o f th e wa r . He fough t a t Tre n ton,B randyw i n e

,German town

and Monmou th , an d su ffe re d th e p r i va t i on s of Va l l ey Forge , ye t l i v edto be ove r n i n e ty . I n 1 846 ,

h e r ead w i t h k een i n t e re s t th e n ews fromth e Mex i c a n Wa r .

6 45 9 . M rs . Na ncy Lord Stan ton,Myst i c . Con n . Fanny Ledya rd

Chapt e r . Born i n Conn ec t i cu t,1 8 1 1 ; d i e d 1 89 6 . W

i d ow o f Samu e lS ta n ton (m . Daugh t e r o f I saa c \Vheeler

, J r. , of Conn ec t i cu t( 1768 - 18 56 ) a nd O l i ve Bu rd i ck , h i s s e cond w i fe (m ,

I saa c\Vheeler

, J r ., i n 1 776 , whe n b u t e i gh t y ea r s o f age,w en t a s a d rum ~

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mer a nd fi fer w i th h i s fa th e r , L i eu ten an t I saac Whee l e r , t o N ewpor t R .

I . M rs . Stan ton’s fam i ly s t i l l h a ve a fu r l ough gran t ed to L i eu tena n t

I saa c V\ he e l e r an d son,I s aac

,da t e d Ma rc h I n 178 1 , I s aa c

J r., was captu red on a pr i va t e e r , an d r e s cu ed by t h e Fren ch fl ee t offt h e Ch e sap eak e . He w i tn es se d th e Su rrend e r o f Cornwa l l i s . Mrs .S tan ton d i e d a t S ton i ngton

,Conn .

, Dec embe r 22 , aged 85 . Sh ewas a s i s t e r o f M i ss Ma ry A . Whee l e r

,Nat iona l N umber ,

6 6 80 . M is s Abby Ho l t , B r i dgepor t , Conn . Mary S i l l i m an Chapt e r.Bo rn i n Connect i cut , 1 8 1 1 . Daughter o f Nathan ie l Hol t ( d ied 18 14 )and Abiga i l (Nabby) Stanton , h i s w i f e . M iss H ol t was the younges t oi t e n c h i l d ren . Nathan i e l Ho l t , 1778 , en l i s t e d i n Con ne ct i c u t fo it h re e y ea r s , and s er ved u nde r Cap t . Amos S tan ton an d Cap t . Samue l\Vi l l iam \V1 ham s Th i rd Regi m en t . M i s s Hol t ou t l i ve d a l l h e r n earr e l a t i ve s . Mary S i l l im an Cha p te r , D . A . R .

,p l a c e d h e r i n t h e “

Starl

i ng Home,B r i dge por t

,Conn an d t ende r ly ca re d for h e r du r i ng h er

l a s t ye ar s .

71 3 8 . Mrs . J an e B ev i e r Lamb , C l i n ton , I owa , Cl i n to n Chap te r .Born i n N ew York d i ed 1 897. Wi fe o f Chan ey Lamb .

Daugh te r o f Dav i d B ev i e r,o f N ew York

,an d Sa l l y Ann Gea r

,h i s w i f e .

Dav id’

Bev ier , 1778 ,wa s ad j u ta n t o f t h e Th i rd U l s t e r Coun ty Regimen t

of New York M i l i t i a , a t t h e age o f 1 9 . Mrs . Lamb wa s a cha r te r m ember of C l i n ton Chap t e r , I owa , a l ong wi t h h e r d augh t er a n d granddaught e r . Sh e d i ed Ma rc h 5 , 1 897.

76 5 6 .,Mrs . Luc i n da Page P roc to r

,Por t l a n d

,Mai n e . E l i zab e th

Wad swort h Chapte r . Born i n M a i n e,1 8 1 2. Widow of J oh n C . Proc tor .

Daught e r o f J ame s M a rc h ( 1769 an d Sa l l y Jos e,his wi fe . Jame s

Marc h,1 780 ,

when e l ev en yea rs o f age,en l i s ted a t Gorham

,a s a fi fer

u nd e r Cap t . J eded i a h Goodw i n an d Co l . Jo s eph P r im e,Massa ch u set t s .

I n 178 1 , h e s e rved a s a p r i va t e i n Capt . Joh n Reed'

s Company,Col . Sam

u e l M cCobb’

s Regimen t . J am e s Ma rch was a ft e rwa rd Co l on e l i n th eS ta t e M i l i t i a . He had a fam i l y o f e i gh t daugh t e r s

,o f whom

,Mrs .

Proc to r wa s th e l a s t su rv i vor .809 8. M i ss Ma ry J . Robb i n s , B r i s tol , Con n . Kath a r i n e Gay l ord

Chap te r . Born i n Conne c t i c u t,1 822 ; d i ed 1 90 1 . Daught e r o f Eben ez e r

Robb i n s ( 1 758 an d Z eru ah Carpen t e r,h i s second w i fe . Eben e ze r

Robb i n s,o f Con n ec t i c u t

,i n 1775 , a t t h e age o f s ev en t e en , e n l i s t ed i n

Capt . Dan i e l Lyon ’s Company . He wa s i n Know l ton'

s Range rs a t Ha rl em P la i n s

,when t h e i r col one l wa s k i l l e d

,a n d at t h e ba t t l e s o f Tren ton

and Pr i n c eton . He se rved to t h e c l o se o f t h e war,an d was a pen s i on e r

when he d i ed a t t h e age o f 9 18 1 6 8 . Mrs Lou i s a H e ston Paxson

,Schuy l k i l l Haven

,Pa . Born

i n Ph i l ad e l ph i a Coun ty , Feb ru a ry 1 6,180 1 : d i ed a t Sc h uy l k i l l Have n ,

March 1 89 9 . Mer i on Chapt e r . \Vidow o f Jot . Paxson . Daugh t e rof Col . Edward H es ton a nd h i s se con d w i fe

,Sa rah Ha l l . Edwa rd He s

ton was born i n Bucks Cou nty Pa . March 1 6,174 5 : d i ed i n Ph i l adel ph i a

Cou n ty , 1824. He”was th e fou nd e r o f H estonvil le , now i n c l u d ed in \Ves t

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Ph i l a de l p h i a . He s er ved i n t h e Ph i l a d e l p h i a Coun ty M i l i t ia , 1777—8 .

A f te r th e wa r,h e wa s a m ember of t h e S ta te Legi s l a tu re . La t e r

,J u dge

o f t h e Cou r t o f Common P l ea s . Mrs . Pax son wa s th e you nges t c h i l d of

t h e s ec on d w i f e . Her fam i l y we re a l l m embe r s o f th e Soc i e ty o fFr i e nd s .

8 1 6 9 . M rs . Mar i a S um n er Vi n ton , Har t fo rd , Con n . Membe r-atl a rge . Born i n Conn e c t i c u t . Widow of Se t h V i n ton . Daugh te r of

B enj am i n Sumne r and Ru th Pa lm e r,h i s w i fe . Benj am in Sumne r , a t

t h e age o f 1 9 ,wa s taken p r i son e r i n Canada

,wh i l e s erv i ng unde r E th an

A l l e n,c a rr i ed to London and de t a i n ed a y ea r . He was i mp r i son ed i n

t h e Towe r of London . Mrs . Vi n ton was born 1 80 3 ; d i ed a t N ew London ,

Conn .,Oc t .

,189 8 . Sh e ma rr i e d S e th Vi n ton , who d i ed 1860 , aged 70 .

Th e i r son wa s th e Rev . J os eph V i n ton,a w e l l —known Met hod i s t m i n i s

te r.86 6 6 . M rs . Ca ro l i n e Hol t C la rk , New London ,

Con n . Lu c re t i aS haw Chap te r . Bor n i n Conn ec t i cu t . 1 804 . Daugh te r o f Eben e ze rHo l t

, Jr., ( 1760 o f Conn ec t i c u t

,and E l i zabe th Ch r i s tophe r , h i s

w i fe . M rs . Cl a rk wa s t h e w i fe of C ha s . H . C l a rk . Ebene ze r Hol t, J r.,

1 778 , s erve d i n Su l l i va n’s B r igad e

,wh i ch wa s engaged i n th e B a t t l e o f

Rhod e I s l and . Hi s n ame i s on t h e l i s t o f pen s i on er s i n New LondonCoun ty .

86 79 . Mi s s M ah a l a Te r ry , Si m sb u ry , Con n . Ab iga i l P he l ps Ch apt'e r . Born i n Conn ec t i c u t . 1 802 . Daugh te r o f Sam u e l Te rry ( 175 3

an d El i z ab e th Phe l p s,h i s w i fe . Samu e l Te r ry ,

1776 ,s e r ved i n

Co l . J ona tha n Pe t t i bon e ’s Regim en t,an d wro te a graph i c a c cou n t o f t h e

re t rea t from N ew York . He was under Cap t . J ob Ca se i n t ran spo r t i ngcannon ba l l s f rom th e i ron work s a t Sa l i sbu ry to Bos ton . El i zab e thPh e l p s

,Mi s s Terry

s mo th e r,wa s a n i ece o f M a j o r Gene ra l Noah Phe l p s

,

of Conn ec t i cu t .871 7. M rs . Sa rah Grove A sh e Ha l l . A lbany ,

Ga . Thron ateeska

Chap te r . Born i n Nor th Ca ro l i n a . \Vife o f Ju dge Samu e l Ha l l .Daugh t e r o f Samu e l Ash e . J r (b . an d E l i zabe t h Sh eppe rd , h i sW i fe , of Nor th Caro l i n a . Samu e l A sh e J r.

,i n 1 779 . a t the age o f s ev

en teen en t e red th e a rmy a s a l i e u te nan t . He was c ap tu red a t Char l e ston ,

an d wh en exc h anged se rv ed to th e c l os e o f t h e war . Samu e l , J r. , wasth e son of Samu e l A sh e , Pre s i d e n t o f th e Cou n c i l o f S a fe ty : de l ega t e toth e P rov i n c ia l Congres s ; J u dge o f th e Su p rem e Cou r t an d Govc ruo r of th e S ta te .

886 5 . Mrs . I sab e l l a Wh i te A l l en ,M i l l H a l l . Pa . Col . Hugh Wh i t e

Chap te r . Born i n Penn sy l van i a,1 8 1 5 ; d i e d 1 89 8 . Wi fe o f J am e s Su l

l i va n A l l e n . Daugh te r o f Co l . Hugh \Vhite,and Ch a rl o t t e \Veitzel . h i s

s ec on d W i fe . Col . Hugh Wh i t e wa s born 173 7 : d i ed 1 822 . I n 1775 ,s e rved on th e Comm i t te e o f Sa f e ty o f Nor th umbe r l an d Cou n ty

,Pa and

commanded a company o f as soc iato rs . He was t h e fou nde r of LockHaven , Pa . Se rved , a l so i n th e \Va r o f 1 8 1 2 . I n 1 8 14 ,

when s even tys even yea r s o ld , h e ma rr i ed , a s h i s s e con d w i fe , Cha r l o t te Wei tze l , many

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year s h i s j u n i o r. Hi s daugh te r,I s ab e l l a , born Feb ru a ry 23 ,

18 1 5 , was thel a s t s u rv i vo r of e l even c h i l d r en . With he r daugh te r an d gran ddaugh te r ,s h e wa s a ch a r t e r membe r o f th e Co l . Hugh W h i t e Chap te r . Mrs . I sabe l l a \Vhite Al l e n re s i d e d a t J e r s ey Shore , Lycom i ng Cou n ty , Pa .

89 02 . Mrs . Mary Anne B rad l ey M cQu esten ,San Franc i s co , Ca l ., La

I ’u erta de l O ro Ch ap t e r . Born i n Ma i n e , 1 807 ; d i e d i n Ca l i fo rn i a , 1 89 9 .

Widow of Dan i e l P . McQu esten . Daugh ter of Samue l B rad l ey, J r.,

( 176 4 - 1 85 1 ) of Massa chu se t t s , a nd Ab iga i l P ik e , h i s w i fe . Samu e l B ra dl ey

, Jr 1775 ,w i th h i s b rot h e r VVingate ,

t u rn ed ou t from Have rh i l l i nCap t . M i ca j ah G l ea son

'

s Company . I n 1776 ,t h ey en l i s t e d i n t h e p r i v a

t e e r s e rv i c e,a n d a ft e r t ak i ng many pr i z e s

,were cap tu r ed and c onfi n ed

a t Ha l i fax u n t i l th e c l os e o f t h e wa r , w i t h 400 oth er s . Aft e r t h e wa r ,Samue l B rad l ey removed to Ma i n e

,a nd took u p l aw pra c t i c e . M rs . Mc

Questen wa s th e o l d e s t m embe r o f t h e F i r s t Congrega t iona l Chu r ch ,Sa n Fran c i sco . Sh e wa s th e moth e r o f Dr . Cha r l e s A . McQu esten ,

Su rgeon of t h e Fou rt h U . S . Cava l ry , s ta t i on ed i n M an i l l a .

89 6 8 . Mrs . Mart ha B abcock Noy e s , Weste r l y , R . I . Anna \Va rn e r B a i l ey Chap te r

,Conn . Born i n Rhode I s l an d

,1806 ; d i ed 1 900 .

Wi fe of George W . Noyes . D augh t e r o f Sa n ford Nioy es, of R . I .,an d

Mart h a Babcock,h i s w i fe . San ford Noyes s e rved i n th e ra nks du r i ng

th e Revo l u t i on,and ca r r i e d d i spa t ch e s . He d i e d i n 1 86 0

,a nd h i s w i dow

rec e i ved a pen s i on fo r h i s s e rv i c e s . The fam i l y r e s i d e d n ea r NoyesPoi n t

,R . I . Mrs . Noyes we l l r em embere d th e War of 18 1 2 . A B r i t

i s h s h i p a t t ack ed t h e i r l oca l i ty a n d Mar tha , t h e n s ix yea r s ol d,ba re l y

e s caped be i ng s t ru ck by a ba l l . Du r i ng th e C i v i l Wa r sh e wa s on e o ft h os e l ad i e s who o rgan i ze d th e So l d i e r s

’ A i d Soc i e ty .

89 75 . M i ss Cha r l o t t e Augu sta B u rb eck , New London , Conn . Ln

cretia Shaw Chapt e r . Born i n Conn ec t i c u t , 1 8 18 ; d i ed 1897.

Daugh te r o f Hen ry B u rb eck ( 1754 - 1848) an d Lu cy E l i zab e th Rudd , h i sw i fe . Hen ry B u rbe ck

,o f Ma s sa c hu se t t s

,1 775 , en t e red th e Art i l l e ry a s

l i e u te nan t,a nd commanded a compa ny a t B randyw i n e

,German town

and Monmou th . He se rv ed to t h e c l o se of th e wa r,and wa s pr e s i d en t

o f th e Sta t e Soc i e ty of t h e C i n c i n na t i .89 85 . Mrs . Hannah F i sh F l e t ch e r , \Vash i ngton , D . C . Memb e r

at- l a rge . Born i n N ew Je rs ey d i ed 1 897. Wi fe of Thoma s F i s hF l e t c h e r . Daugh te r of Jo seph F i sh

,o f N ew Je rsey ( 1757- 1 844) a nd

Pene l op e F i sh,h i s w i fe . J oseph Fi sh

,1 776 ,

wh en boa t s were n eededto cross t h e De l aware t ha t te r r i b l e Ch r i s tmas n igh t

,a s s i s t ed i n fe r ry i ng

t h e a rmy,an d h i s c l o th e s f ro ze on h im . On Ju l y 4 . 1826

,t h e su rv i vor s

o f t h a t e ven t ha d a re— un i on,and h e re c e i v ed a badge tha t t h e fam i l y

now pr i ze .

9 076 . M i s s Hannah Li n co l n Manson , Cambr i dge , Mass . Hannah\Vin thrOp Chap t e r . Born i n Massa ch u s e t t s , 1 83 2 . Daugh te r o f N eh em iah M an son ( 176 1 and M ercy J enk i n s

,h i s w i fe . Neh em i ah Man

son , 1 777, a t t h e age o f s ix t ee n , en l i s t e d for th e ex ped i t i on to RhodeI s l and . and se rv ed u nde r d i ffer en t comman ds to the c l o s e o f t h e war.

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He en l i s ted f rom Sc i tua te,Mass . M i s s Han nah L i nco l n Man son wa s fo r

yea r s a t ea c h e r i n Bos ton . A t th e age o f s eve n ty,sh e s t i l l wrot e pape r s

an d read th em at ch ap te r mee t i ngs . Sh e was a s i s t e r o f M rs . MercyL in co l n Faxon

,o f Lawren c e

,Kan sa s

,Nlation al

9 1 6 3 . M rs . Lu cy M ath ews Pa tc h H igb ee , M i n n eapol i s , M inn .

Born i n Ve rmon t,1 802 ; d i ed i n M i nn e so ta , 1 89 5 ,

Nov . 22n d . Daugh te ro f Eph ra im Pa tc h

, Jr., ( 1757 of M as sa c hu se t t s

,a n d Mary B u r

ne l l,h i s w i fe . Eph ra i m Pa tch

, Jr., 1775 , se rv ed i n A rno l d’

s exp ed i t ion ,an d wa s a t th e S i ege o f Qu ebe c , i n Cap t . I s ra e l Ch ap i n

s Company,Col .

J oh n Fe l l ow’

s Regim en t . Eph ra i m wa s a pen s i on e r when he d i ed i nN ew York , i n 183 8 .

9 474. M rs . Mary Sp i ce r Ga tes , Poqu etan n ock ,Conn . Anna Wa r

ne r Ba i l ey Chap te r . Born i n Con n e c t i cu t,1 8 1 3 .

\Vife o f Noah Ga t e s . D augh te r o f Ab e l Sp i c e r , o f Conn ect i c u t ( 1760an d Sa ra h Park e

,h i s fi r s t w i f e . Abe l Sp i c e r , 1 776 ,

a t t h e age o f1 6 , en l i s t ed a s a p r i va t e i n Cap ta i n J ona than Brews t e r

s Company,Hun

tington’

s Regim en t . I n 1779 ,h e se rved on t h e fr i ga t e . “Con fed e ra cy ,

an d i n 1780 , a s a so l d i e r a t Wes t Po i n t u nde r Co l . Samu e l B . Webb . Hed i ed a t P riesto Abe l S p i c e r wa s on e o f th os e who a i d ed i nst r e t c h i ng th e ch a i n a c ro s s t h e Hu dson r i ve r a t Wes t Po i n t , to p rev e n tt h e B r i t i s h from goi ng up th e s t r eam .

9 475 . Mrs . El i z ab e th Sp i c e r Fox , Woods tock , Conn . Anna Warne r Ba i l ey Chap te r. Born i n Conn e c t i c u t

,1 820 ; l i v i n g 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe of

F i n d l ey Fox. Daugh te r o f Ab e l Sp i c e r,o f Con n ec t i c u t , a nd Sa rah

Rose , h i s t h i rd w i fe . Mrs . Fox i s a ha l f- s i s t e r o f M rs . Mary Sp i c e rGa te s (Na t i ona l Numbe r , Mr . a nd M rs . Fi n d l ey Fox ce l eb ra tedt h e i r go l d e n wedd i ng

,1 89 6 .

9 48 1 . Mrs . Rach e l S p i c e r Pack e r , Pres ton , Conn . Anna Wa rn erB a i l ey Chap t e r . Wi fe of. Ne l son G . Packe r . Daugh t e r of Abe l Sp i c e r ,an d Sa rah Rose , h i s th i rd w i fe . M rs . Packe r wa s born i n Con nec t i cu t .1822 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . I t i s sa i d o f th e s e th re e s i s te r s th a t t h ey ar e ta l en ted ,

pgreeab le women grea t l y e s t e em ed i n th e commu n i t i e s whe re theyiv e .

9 482 . Mrs . Sa l l y M . Davi s B ray ton,Ston ington

,Conn . Anna

\Varn e r B a i l ey Chap te r . Born i n Conn ec t i c u t , 1 8 1 1 ; d i ed Oc tobe r 1 8 ,

1 900 . \Vife o f A twood R . B ray t on . Daugh te r o f Samu e l Dav is. o fConn e c t i c u t ( 1759 — 1 826 ) a nd Lu cy Dewey h i s w i fe . Samu el Dav i s enl i s ted in 1776 ,

at th e age o f s even t e en,an d was i n t h e ba t t l e s o f Tren

ton an d Pr i n c e ton . Al so. se rved a t th e Ba t t l e o f Groton He igh t s . Con n . ,

iS

D

eptem ber 6 . 178 1 . He was a grand son o f t h e no ted Quake r , Pe te rav 1s .9 49 8 . M i s s Asen a th How e

,S taffo rd Spr i ngs

,Conn . Lu cr e t i a

Shaw Chap te r . Bo rn i n Con nec t i c u t. 1 80 1 ; d i ed 1 89 9 . Daugh te r ofI s rae l Howe

,o f Conn ec t i cu t ( 1759 - 1 845) and Hannah W asli bu rn

,h i s

w i fe:I s ra e l Howe . 178 1 , s e rv ed a t We s t Po i n t , i n Col . Samu e l Can fi eld

'

s

Reg imen t . He wa s a p en s i on e r wh en h e d i ed at Staffo rd , i n 1 845

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971 3 M rs . Be ts ey M er r i l l I Ial l , Manche s te r , N . H . Mol l y S ta rkCha pter. Born i n N ew Hampsh i re ; d i ed 1 900 . Wi fe o f Lu th e r W . Hal lD augh t e r o f S i mon M err i l l ( 1 75 3 a n d Mary Mar s ton

,h i s w i fe .

S imon M e rr i l l o f N ew Hampsh i r e,fough t a t Bu nke r H i l l

,i n Ca p t . Heze

k i a h Hu t c h i n s Company,Col . J ame s R eed’s Regim en t . He wa s e n s ign

an d l i e u ten an t und e r Co l . Jos eph C i l l ey,an d se rved th re e yea r s . Di ed

a t S an down,i n 1 840. I n 1777, S imon M err i l l wa s en s ign u nde r Cap t .

Amos Eme rson,an d l i e u t ena n t i n t h e Su l l i van exped i t i on , 1779 , aga in s t

t h e S ix Na t i on s .

9 720. Mrs . Mary Cl ar k Corde ry,Absecon

,N . J . La faye t t e Chap

t e r,At l a n t i c C i ty . Born i n N ew J e rs ey . d i e d 1 900 . Widow

of Ab sa l om Corde ry . Daugh te r o f Pa rke r C l a rk,o f N ew J e r s ey ( 1 752

an d Marth a Leak,h i s w i fe . Park e r C l a rk se rved i n t h e Glou ces

t e r Coun ty M i l i t i a,and w as a pen s i on e r when h e d i e d i n 1 844 : aged 9 2 .

9 73 6 . Mrs . Lou i s a Rache l W’ood ru ff ; B i nghamton .N . Y . Tus ca rora

Chap t e r . Born i n Conn ec t i cu t. 1 8 1 9 . W’i f e o f Lev i VVoodru ff. Daugh

t e r o f J oseph Thompson,o f Conn ect i c u t

, ( 175 5 and Ruby Ru s t ,h i s w i fe . Josepli Thompson , 1776 ,

en l i s t e d for th e wa r a t t h e age o fn i n e te en

,i n Cap t . Pe te r Rober t so n’s Company ,

Col . Heman Swi f t’s Regim en t. He d i e d. a t To l l a n d , 1 829 . Se rved to th e c lo s e o f wa r . Mrs .\Voodru ff d i e d J u n e 22

,1 903 ,

i n B i nghamton . Sh e wa s born i n Covent ry , Con n ec t i c u t , when he r fa t h e r wa s s ix ty—t h re e yea rs o l d . Mrs .\Voodrufl

'

mar r i ed twi ce . At th e age of 3 9 s h e wa s l e ft a w i dow w i t htw o ch i l d re n . Thes e s h e rea re d a nd edu ca ted

,a t th e s am e t im e su c~

cessfu l ly conduc t i ng th e'

manu fa c tu r i ng bu s i n e s s i n wh i ch h e r h u sb an dh ad b e en engaged . I n 1 86 8

,s h e ma rr i ed Lev i V V

oodru ff,who d i ed i n

1 879 .

9 789 . M rs . Anna C l a rk Mor se , Rome , N . Y . Cher ry Val l ey Chapt e r . Born i n N ew York

,d i e d Ja n . 6 . 1 898 . \Vife o f Hon .

Ol iv e r A . Morse . Daugh te r o f J e rome Cl a rk,of Conne c t i c u t ( 1 756 — 1 850)

an d Nancy R i p l ey,h i s w i fe . J e rome C l a rk wa s a t B u nke r H i l l

,the

S i ege o f Bos ton and t he Ba t t l e o f W’

h i t e P l a i n s . He se rv ed on t h e p r i vateer

“Nan cy ,

”wher e h e wa s se ver e l y wound ed . Mrs . Mors e wa s Re

gen t o f th e Ch e r ry Va l l ey Chap te r,an d d e l ega te to t h e Con t in en ta l Con

gre s s , i n \Vash i ngton , D . C.,Feb ru a ry

,189 7. He r fa t h e r

,J erom e C l a rk

,

was on e o f tho se who took par t i n th e demol i t i on of t h e s ta tu e o f George

£II ..

k

which s tood on th e B owl i ng G reen,a t t h e foo t of B roa dway

,N ew

or

9 79 4 . M i s s Sa rah G r i d l ey . Sa l i n a , N:. Y . Owahgena Chap te r .Born i n N ew York

,1 8 1 2 . Daugh te r o f I sa i ah Gr i d l ey

,o f Con n ec t i c u t

,

( 1 76 1 and Lu cy L i nd s l ey,h i s w i fe . I sa i a h Gr i d l ey

,1776 . en l i s te d

be fo re t h e age o f s ix t ee n . He was wou nded,t ak en pr i son er an d ca rr i ed

t o Canada , bu t a ft e r many ha rds h i p s h e mad e h i s e scape . He was w i t hth e su ff e r i ng a rmy a t Va l l ey Forge

,a nd se rv ed to t h e c l os e o f th e wa r.

He d i ed a t Sa l i n a , N . Y . M i ss Sa rah Gr i d l ey d i ed in 1 903 .

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9 9 1 4 . Mrs . Mary L igh t foot Ga r l a nd , Lyn c hb u rg , Va . B l u e R i dgeChap te r. Born i n V i rg i n i a , d i ed Ap r i l

,1 908 . W i d ow of

Samu e l Ga r l a nd . Daugh te r o f Ca p t . J e s se Ande r son , a n d E l i zab e t h\Ves t Jon e s , h i s w i fe .

M rs . Marth a G . Lu fk i n B rown , Ess ex , Ma ss . Member - atl a rge . Born i n M a ss

,1 804 . \Vi fe o f Cha r l e s B rown . Daugh te r o f

Mose s Lu fk i n, ( 175 5 an d M a rt ha G i dd i ngs , h i s w i f e . Mose s

Lu fk i n,o f M a ssa c h u se t t s

,wa s p l ough i ng i n t h e fi e l d

,when h e h ea rd

th e a l a rm f rom Lex i ngton . He se rve d a s a d rummer a t t h e S i ege o fB os ton . H i s a c cou n t o f t h e s u ffe r i ng a rmy a t Va l l ey Fo rge i s r em emb e re d by th i s d e s c enda n t . who was fo r ty— two y ea r s ol d when h er fa t h e rd i e d

,i n 1 846 ; aged 9 1 . Moses Lu fk i n se rv ed a s a d rummer i n Cap t .

R i ch a rd Dodge’s Co m pa ny,Co l . Laom i Ba l dw i n ’s Reg im en t . Th i s r eg

im c n t took pa r t i n th e d e fe n se of New York .,

Mrs . Marth a Gi dd i ngsLu fk i n B rown d i e d Nov.,

189 5 ,aged 9 1 , at t h e hom e of h er daugh t e r , i n

E s sex,Mass .

M rs . Ca th e r i n e Rob ar d s S t i rm an , Fay e t t ev i l l e , Ark . MarvFu l l e r Pe rc i va l Chapte r , Van B u ren ,

Ark . B orn i n M e rc e r Coun ty,Ken

t u cky,1 8 1 5 : d i e d , Nov . 1 9 ,

1 900 . Wi fe o f Hon . J . H . S t i rman (m .

Daugh te r of George Roba rd s ( 1 760 - 1 83 3 ) o f V i rgi n i a , a nd E l i z abe t hB a rba ra Samp son

,h i s w i fe (m . George Roba rd s

,1777, a t t h e age

o f s e ven te en,en l i s t e d for t h re e yea rs i n Capt . Moses Hawk i n s

Company,

Co l . Cha r l e s Lew i s’

Regim en t . He se rve d a s l i e u t en an t i n 1780 ,u nd e r

Cap t . Edmu nd Cu rd s , a n d commanded a company u nde r La faye t t e a tYork town . He wa s a t B ra ndyw i ne

,German town , Monmou th . S tony

Po i n t a nd Camden . He was a pen s i one r wh en h e d i ed i n M e rc e r County ,Ky . H i s daugh te r , Ca t ha r i n e , moved t o Ma r i on Cou n ty , M i ssou r i ,

1 83 6 ; an d to Faye t t ev i l l e , Arkan sa s , 1 83 9 ,whe r e sh e d i ed .

Mrs . Ange l i n a Lor i ng Avery , Wi l l i m a n t i c , Con n . Ann e\Yood El d e rk i n Chap t e r . Born i n Con n ec t i c u t

,1 83 9 ,

l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Wi feo f E l i sh a B . Ave ry . Daugh te r o f Sol omon Lor i ng ,

o f Conn e c t i c u t ( 1767an d Ange l i n a Sawyer

,h i s th i rd w i f e . So l omon Lor i ng , 1 78 1 , eu

l i s ted f rom H i ngham , when a l a d ,an d se rved th r e e y ea r s . He wa s a

pe n s i on e r when h e d i e d a t L e b anon,i n 1 842 ,

aged 75 . He had se rvedu n de r Col . Vose , an d 0 11 t h e Hud son . Mrs . Ave ry wa s adm i t t ed to t h eN a t i on a l Soc i e ty a t t h e age of 56 . Her fa th e r wa s 72 y ea r s o l d a t t h et i m e o f h e r b i r t h .

M i ss Ann a Mar i a B en ton,Wind so r . Con n . Ab iga i l \Vol

cot t E l l swo rth Chap t e r . Born i n Con nec t i c u t,1797 ; d i ed May 1 3 ,

1 89 8 .

Daugh t e r o f E l i h u S tan l ey B en ton,of Conn ec t i c u t

, ( 176 2 an dAn n a F i l l ey , h i s w i fe . E l i h u S tan l ey B en ton ,

1780 ,s e rv ed i n t h e L ev i e s

,

i n t h e Th i rd Regim en t . Conne c t i c u t L i n e . He d i ed a t \V in dsor. wher ehe was born . M i ss B en ton j o i n ed th e Congrega t i ona l Chu rch i n 1 8 1 5 .

Sh e was on e o f t h e ea r l i e s t membe rs of t h e M i s s i ona ry Soc i e ty,and con

t r i b u t ed to t h e Hom e Depa r tm en t u p to t h e t i m e of h e r dea t h . For

many y ea rs sh e wa s a c t i v e a s a Hom e M i s s io na ry . A s earlv a s 1 8 1 5 ,

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d i e d i n 1 846 a t North fo rd , Con n ., whe re h e wa s born . Hi s fa th e r a nd

bro t h e r s h ad m ad e gun l ock s fo r th e so l d i e rs,an d h ad a l so b ee n i n ac t i v e

s e rv i c e . \t en th e fa t h er o f The l u s was tak en s i c k,The l u s took h i s

p l a c e i n t h e ra nk s . \Nh e n i t b ecam e known th a t The l u s wa s a c tu a l lygoi ng t o t h e fron t . t h e n e ighbors fo r m i l e s a rou n d , col l e c te d and b rough th im as m u ch powde r a n d ba l l a s h e cou l d ca r ry .

M rs . Se l i n a Fow l e r B e l d e n , S im sbu ry , Con n . Ab iga i lP h e l p s Chap te r. Born i n Conn e ct i c u t , 1 806 ; d i e d 1 89 9 . W i f e o f H ot

a c e B el d en . Daugh t e r o f L i e u t . B i l dad Fow l e r , o f M as sa chu s e t t s ( 1740and Rach e l Hopk i n s

,h i s w i fe . B i l dad Fowl e r e n l i s t e d in t h e

Th i rd Hamp sh i r e Regim en t a n d s e rved i n th e B u rgoyne Campa ign . Hed i ed a t Su ffi e ld. Con n .

M i s s M ary S t ebb i n s Coo l ey,Sp r i ngfi e l d

,Mas s . Mercy

\Varreu Chap te r . Daugh t e r o f Roge r Coo l ey , Jr.,o f Ma ssa c h u s e tt s , an d

E l e c t a Sm i th,h i s w i fe . M i ss Coo l ey wa s born i n M ass ac hu se t t s . 1 8 1 6 .

Roge r Coo l ey, J r .

,en l i s t e d a s a so l d i e r when a you th

,an d was 0 11 du t y

a t \Ve s t Po i n t when And re wa s exec u t ed . He d i e d 1 843 , aged 83Mrs . C l a ra B . Harwood Wal k e r , Sp r i ngfi e l d , Mass . Mercy

\Varren Chap te r . Born i n M a s sa ch u se t ts . 1 8 1 2 . Wi fe o f Lew i s E l‘ l l O l ' }\Valker. Daugh t e r o f Pe te r Harwood

, J r., ( 176 3 an d E l i zabe th

A irm et. h i s w i fe . Pe te r H arwood , -J r.,s e rv ed w i th h i s fa t h e r a t B u nk e r

H i l l,Wh i t e P l a i n s a nd Wes t Poi n t . Pete r J r d ied at Spen ce r , 1 83 6 .

M i s W'

a l k e r d i ed Oc tob e r age dM rs Asbu ryna Ti l den Pl1 e lps. Ly .n chbu rg Va . B l u e R i dge

Chapt e r . Born i n V i i g in ia,1808 . Widow of R i c h a rd Phe l p s . Daugh

t e r o f L i e u t . J oh n B e l lzD

T ilden,o f Pe nn sy l v an i a

,a n d Jan e Chambe rs , h i s

w i fe ( o f York , Pa). J oh n B e l l T i l-d en . 1 779 ,

en t e red th e a rmy a s en

s ign , an d wa s a t th e s u r re n de r o f York town . where h e wa s appo i n tedto r e ce i v e 1 th e su r rendered a rm s . He se rv ed to th e c l os e of th e wa r .a nd b ecam e a membe r o f th e C i n c i n na t i . He was bo rn i n P h i l ad e l ph i a .1 76 1 . an d d ied i n Vi rgi n i a . 183 8 .

Mrs . Ab iga i l A twa te r Brad lev Mer i d en , Conn . Su san Ca rr ington C l a rke Chap te r . Bo i n i n Conn e c t i c u t

,Oc tob e r 1 7. 1 800 : d i ed

May 5 . 1 897. Widow of Lev i B rad l ey . Daugh t e r o f S am u e l A twate i ,

o f Conn e c t i c u t and Pa t i en c e Peck,h i s w i fe . Samu e l A tw a te r ( born 1757)

s e rved a s a d rummer i n Cap t . Nath an i e l B u n n el l ’s Company,\Vads

n o r t h s B r igad e a t t h e ba t t l e s o f Long I s l and,Ki p’s B ay and \Vhite

Pl a in s . H i s fa th e r , Ab rah am A twate r ,5

and b rothe i I sa a c a l so se rv edM rs. B rad l ey wa s t h e e igh t h o f t e n c h i l d ren .

Mrs . Mel i nda Jan e Pe rh am Robe r t s , Ch i c ago , I l l . Rockford Chap te r , I l l B o rn i n Vermon t

,1 823 : l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 \V ife

o f E l i F . Robe r t s . Daug h te r o f E zek i e l Pe rh am,o f M a s sach u se t t s

( 176 4 1842) an d Ph eb e A l l en , h i s w i fe . Ezek i e l Perham e n l i s ted . "80

a t t h e age o f s ix t een,an d wa s hono rab l y d i scha rged . a ft e r th re e y ea rs’

s e rv i c e . He was born a t Peppe i i ll , Mass : d i ed a t Perry bu rg ,N . Y .

He se rved i n t h e Se ve n th Company,Th i rd Ma s sac h u s et t s Reg im en t a t

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th e en d o f th re e yea r s wa s d i scha rged a t We s t Po i n t , Dec embe r 18 th ,

1783 . H i s d i s ch a rge pape r i s i n po ss es s ion o f h i s daugh te r , Mrs . Robe r ts .

M rs . Su san Ann B r imh a l l Wood , Eas t Hamp ton . Mas s .Subm i t Cl a rk Chap te r. Born i n Ma ssa c hu se t t s . Daugh te r o f S i l van u sB r im h a l l

,o f Ma s sa c hu s e t t s

, ( 1758- 183 9 ) and Lu cy L i n co l n , h i s w i fe .S i l va nu s B r im ha l l

,1 776 ,

a t t h e age o f s even t e en,en l i s t e d i n Cap t . Thomas

Mayh ew ’s Company,for on e yea r ; s e rv ed fi ve s ub s equ en t en l i s tm en ts .

He was a pen s i on e r when h e d i e d a t H'

a rdw i ck . H i s d augh te r,Su san

Ann B r im ha l l,mar r i ed H i ram Ne l son Wood .

M rs . Nancy E l i z abe t h M cDonald,M inn eapol i s . M inn .

M i nn eapo l i s Chap te r . Born i n N ew York , Augu s t 1 1 ,1 82 1 ; d i ed , 1 90 1 .

W’i fe of \fVill iam Hen ry McDon ald . Daugh te r o f J ohn Pa lm e r,o f M a s

sachusetts, ( 1766 an d I rena B u t l e r,h i s w i fe . J oh n Pa lm e r

,a t t h e

age o f s ix te en,e n l i s ted f rom Grea t B a rr i ngton

,i n t h e B e rk sh i re Cou nty

M i l i t i a . He d i ed a t Can i s t eo,N . Y . Mrs . M cDonald was th e younges t

o f e l even c h i l d r e n . Sh e d i e d Ap ri l 2 ,1 90 1 , a t th e re s i denc e of h er daugh

t e r . The M i n n eapo l i s Ch ap te r,D . A . R ., fu rn i s h ed a room i n th e Jon e s

Ha r r i son Home for O l d Lad i e s,a s a m emor i a l t o t h e “Rea l Draugh te r ,

Mrs . Nan cy E l i zab e th McDonald.

Mrs . Lu c inda D e A tley J a ckson ,Kan sa s C i ty

,Mo. El i z a

b et h B en ton Chap t e r. Bo rn i n Vi rgi n i a . 1 8 1 1 :'

d i e d 1 906 . Daugh te r o fJ ame s Dea t l ey. o r D e A tley . o f V i rg i n i a ( 1750 a nd h i s th i rdw i fe . Jam e s De A tley en l i s te d , 1777,

a nd se rved u nde r d iff e re n t co mmand s u n t i l t h e Su r r en d e r o f Cornwa l l i s . He was born i n R i chmondCou n ty , an d wa s a pe n s i one r w h en h e d i e d i n \Vestm o reland Cou n ty .

Luc i n da wa s born when h e r fa th e r was s ix ty - on e yea rs of age . OnDecembe r 4 ,

1 828 . sh e ma rr i ed Ri c h a rd L ead low J ackson,o f Fred e r i ck s

bu rg , Va . I n th e l a te r y ea r s of h e r l i fe sh e l i v ed i n M i s sou r i . Sh ed i ed Novembe r 3 0 ,

1 906 .

M rs . Ann i e Mathiot Dors ey ,Day ton

,Oh io . Jon a th an D'ay

ton Chap t e r. Born i n Conn e l l sv i l l e , Pen nsy l van i a , 1 8 10 . \Vife o f George\Vash i ngton Dors ey . Daugh te r of Georg e Mathiot. of P en nsy l van i a .( 1759 an d Ru th Dav i e s , h i s w i fe . George Mathiot , 1775 , e n l i s teda t s ix teen , and s e rved du r i ng th e R evolu t i on . He was a t B ran dyw i n ean d Va l l ey Forge

,a nd was i n te rp re te r t o Genera l Du Por ta i l

, w ho tookpa rt in five cam pa i gn s . George N a th io t was a pensi on e r

'

when h e d i eda t Con n e l l sv i l l e , Pa. H e was o f Hugu enot d e sc e n t ; h i s w i fe , Ru thDav ie s , o f Quake r pa r en tag e .

Mrs . Han nah Fo l l e t t C l a rk,Day ton . Oh io . Jon a th an Day

ton Chap t e r . Born i n Vermon t , 1 80 3 . Wi fe o f S t rong Cl a rk . Daugh

t e r o f 'Mar t i n D ewey Fol l e t t, ( 1 76 5 o f Ve rmon t . an d Pe r s is Fas

"ett, h i s w i fe , ( 1767 Mar t i n D ewey Fol l e t t se rved a s a p r i va t e111 t h e Ve rmon t M i l i t i a u nd e r Col on e l s H e rr i c k and

'"Walbridge . Hed i ed a t S t . Al ban

s . Mart i n D ewey Fol l e t t a n d h i s fa th e r . E l iprhalet Fo ll e t t we re bo th i n t h e mass a c re of Wyom i ng

,whe re th e fa th e r wa s k i l l e d .

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The fam i ly a i d ed on ly'

by you ng Ma r t i n , an d endu r i ng i n c r ed i b l e h a rdsh i p s

,mad e th e i r way back to Vermon t .

Mrs . B et s ey Leona rd N ewton , De Per e , \N is. M i lwau keeChap te r . Born i n Ma ssa ch u s e t t s , 1 809 ; d i e d 1 900 . W

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i f e o f Abe l D i n smore N ew ton . Daugh te r o f Z i b a Leona rd , o f Ma s sac h u se t t s , ( 175 6

a nd Ch l oe Shaw,h i s w i fe (born Z i b a L eona rd was a

M i nu t e M an”a t th e S i ege o f B o s ton,u nd e r Cap t . J ame s A l l e n

,a nd

s e rved i n t h e Rhode I s l an d Campa i gn,1778 . He was cap tu red on a

m e rcha n t sh i p,an d ca r r i ed to Ch a r l es ton , 1 779 . He wa s a pen s i on e r

when h e d i ed a t A shfi eld . Mrs .“

Newton d i ed a t D e P ere,\fViscon sin ,

May 1 4 . 1 900 ,aged n i n e ty yea r s

,fi ve mon th s

,e igh t d ay s . Sh e wa s t h e

you nges t o f twe l ve c h i l d r en . A t t h e age of s eve n t een,s h e j o i ned t h e

Congrega t i ona l Ch u rc h . I n 1 83 4 , s h e ma r r i e d M r . Newton , an d wen tWi th h im to \Viscon sin , a s a m i s s i ona ry to t h e I n d i a n s . Mr . a nd M rs .N ewton t augh t t h e I nd i a n s a t La Po i n t e fo r fou r yea r s : t h en removedto Gre en B ay , l a t e r to D e Pere

,whe re M r . Niew ton d ie d , 1 889 . The

N ew ton s had n i n e ch i l d r en,on e o f whom wa s J ame s New ton

,Profes

sor o f Mode rn Languages i n Obe r l i n Co l l ege .M i s s M ary K . \fV il l iam s

,Groton , Con n . Anna \Va rn e r

B a i l ey Chap te r . Born i n Con n e ct i c u t,1 8 1 1 ; d i ed M ay 3 0 ,

1 898 . Daugh

t e r of Ru fu s W i l l i am s,o f Conn ec t i c u t ( 1 76 2- 1 83 1 ) an d Ru t h Chapman ,

h i s w i fe . Ru fu s W i l l i am s e n l i s t e d a t t h e age o f s ix t e e n, in Capt . Nath a n

Ga l l u p ’s Company . He w i tn e s se d t h e M assa c r e o f For t G r i swo l d . Hewa s a t on e t i m e a p r i son er on t h e “O l d P r i son Sh i p .

”H e marr i ed a t

t h e age of tw en ty - n i n e,a n d h i s daugh te r

,Mary

,was t h e younge s t o f

s eve n ch i l d re n . He wa s born a t G roton,d i ed at Ston i ngton .

M i ss Lu cy Mar i a O sbo rn e,Danbu ry

,Conn . Ma ry VVoos

t e r Chapt e r . Born i n Con nec t i cu t,1 807 ; d i ed 1 9 1 1 . Daugh te r of Lev i

O sbo rn e , ( 1 764 an d M i r i am D ibb l e,h i s w i fe . Lev i Osborn e , o f

Conn ec t i c u t,e n l i s t ed a t th e age o f s ix t e en i n t h e “Shor t L ev i e s

,

”comm anded by Co l . Heman Sw i ft . He wa s born a t Danbu ry

,an d wa s a

p en s i on er wh en h e d i e d t h e re . M i ss O sborn e , when pa s t n i n e ty , s e r veda s Chap l a i n a t t h e m ee t i ngs o f h e r c hap t e r . \Vhen n i n e ty- five

,s h e mad e

a beau t i fu l pa t c hwork q u i l t,a n d pr e sen t ed i t t o th e Ch i l d re n ’s Home .

A l so,a B ib l e cu sh i on fo r t h e cha p te r . M i ss O sborn e a c t e d a s Chap l a i n

a t t h e Con nec t i c u t S ta t e Con fe re n c e,i n 1 899 . an d h e r n ame app ea red on

the p rogramme .Mrs . Po l l y Hubba rd Vi n cen t

,Rom e

,N . Y . For t S ta nw ix

Chap te r. Born i n N ew York ,1 800 : d i ed 189 9 . \N i fe o f Rodman Ga rd

n e r V i n ce n t . D augh t e r o f Thoma s H ubba rd,o f Con nec t i cu t , ( l 76o~

an d S i l en c e Ba r t l e t t,h i s w i fe . Thoma s Hubba rd en t e red t h e a rmy

from Woodbu ry,when s ix t e en

,se rv ed severa l e n l i s tmen t s du r i ng t h e

wa r . wa s wou nd ed and hon o rab ly'

d ischarged. He was a pen s i on e r wh enh e d i ed a t Ru s s i a

,N . Y .

M i s s Ha rr i e t H ol l i s t e r,W

'

app i ng,Conn . Orford Pa r i sh

Chap te r . Born i n Conn ec t i cu t,1 803 ; d i ed 1 900 . Daugh t e r o f J os i a h

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H o l l iste1 , o f Con nec t i cu t , ( 1756 an d A sena t h Swee t l a nd , h i sw i fe . J os i a h H ol l i s t e r en l i s t ed , 1777, i n CO ] . Jedu than Ba l dw i n s Reg

;

im en t of A rtifi cers. He wa s a t B ran dyw i n e , German town . Val l ey Forgean d M onmou th . He was a pen s i on e r w hen h e d i ed a t M anch e s t e r .Mi ss Ha rr i e t H o l l i s te r wa s a s i s te r of Mrs . Mary Ho l l i s t e r P i tk i n , of

M i lwau kee,Wiscon s i n

,Na t i on a l Numbe r ,

1 2”5 3 9 Mrs . De l i a C l ank M u rdoc k Dowd,Mer i d en , Con n . Su san

Ca rr i ngton C l arke Chap t e r . Bo i n i n Conn ec t i c u t , 1 807 : d i e d Sep tembe r W i fe of Edw i n W Dowd . Daugh te r o f Pe t e 1 M u rdocko f Connec t i c u t

, ( 1 756 an d B a th s h eb a Dodge,h i s w i fe . Pe te r

Mu rdock se rve d a s a cab i n boy on pr i va t ee r s . He was born a nd d i e da t \Vestb rook. Hi s b ro th e rs , Wi l l i am and Joh n , a l so se rv ed du r i ngth e Revo lu t ion a ry \Var .

Mrs . A lm i ra H un t i ng Bu t l e r M er i d e n , Conn . Ru th Har tChap te r . Born i n M as sa ch u se t t s , 1 806 : d i e d Sept embe r 8 ,

1 89 1 . Wi feo f Eph ra im B u t l e r . Daugh te r o f Amos Hun t i ng of Mas sac hu s e t ts , ( 176 3

an d O l i v e N ewe l l . h i s w i fe . Amos Hu n t i ng wa s on e o f th e s i xmon th s Lev i e s from Dedh am

,1 780 ,

for th e de fe n ce o f t h e H u d son . Hewa s a pen s i on e r wh en h e d i e d a t S hu te sbu ry .

Mrs . J em ima Ma t i l d a Doan e Snow . Mer id en ,Conn . Ru t h

Ha r t Cha p te r . Bo rn i n Conn ec t i c u t ; 1 8 1 0 : d i e d 1 90 1 . W’

i fe o f Dav i d.

Snow . Daugh te r of J oe l Doane . ( 1 76 3 - 1 8 52) o f Conn e c t i cu t . a nd J emima L

'

H om edieu,h i s w i fe . J oe l Doan e e n l i s ted f rom Saybrook . an d

se rved a s a p r i va t e du r i ng t h e Revo l u t i on . H e was a p e n s i on e r wh enh e d i ed a t \Nestbrook. Mrs . J em im a Ma t i l d a Doan e Snow . was as i s te r o f M rs . J e ru s h a L . Doan e Ca rt e r , o f M er i den . Conn ,

N lation al

Numbe r,

1.

Mrs . Marga re t Ga s saway W’

a tk i n s \ fVarfi e ld , Bal t i mor e ,Membe r at- 1 .a rge Born i n Mary l a nd , d i e d Decembe r 1 89 6 .

\Vife of A lbe r t G . \Varfi eld . Daughte1 of C 10 Gas saway \Va tk i n s , ( 1752o f M ary l an d and El l e n B ow i e C l agge t t

,h i s w i fe . Gassaway \Va t

k i n s en l i s t e d a s en s ign,wa s i n t h e ba t t l e s o f Long I s l an d .Whi t e P l a i n s .

German town and Monmou th . He commanded a company at Cowpen s ,Gu i l ford . Camden and Eu taw Sp r i ngs . He se rved to th e c l o se o f th ewa r , an d a t th e t i m e o f h i s d ea th wa s P re s i d en t of th e S ta te Soc i e ty ,o f th e C i n c i nn a t i . Mrs . Marga l et Gassan ay \fVatkin s VVarfi eld was t h emot h e r o f Gove rnor Edw i n \Varfi e ld . o f M ary l an d , who was P i esiden tGene ra l o f th e Na t i o na l So c ie ty o f t h e Son s o f th e Amer i c an R evo lu

t10n,i n 1 903 .

M is s Ca ro l i n e Wa tk i n s G l e nwood Howard Cou n ty , Md .

Mem ber~at~ large. Bor n i n M ary l and . d i ed Dec ember. 189 6 .

Daugh t e r o f Co l . Ga ssaway \Ma tk i n s and E l l e n Bow i e Cl agget t. h i sw i fe . S i s te r of M rs . Marga re t Ga ssaway W

a tk i n s W arfi eld,Na t i ona l

N umber,

Mrs . Mercy L i ncol n Faxon,Lawren c e . Kansas . El i za

b e th B en ton Chap te r. Born i n M as sa chuse t t s : d i ed 1 89 9 . Wi fe o f

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A . Al l en Faxon . Daugh te r o f N eh em i a h Man son , ( 176 1 of Massachu setts, a n d M ercy J e nk i n s , h i s w i fe . Nehem iah Man son , a t t h e ageof s ix t e en

,t u rn e d ou t a t t h e T iv e rton a l a rm , a nd se rved s eve ra l e n l i s t

m en t s d u r i ng th e wa r . He wa s born an d d i ed a t S c i t u a t e . Mrs . MercyL i n co l n Faxon was a s i s t e r of M i ss Hannah L i n co l n Man son , o f Camb r i dge

,Mass ,

Nat i on a l Numbe r, 9 076 .

Mrs . Mary Pool Frishm in . Ham i l ton . Oh io . J ohn R i l eyChap t e r . Bor n i n Ken tu cky , 18 14 ,

l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \V ife of Jo seph Fr i s hm i n . Daugh te r o f Sam u e l Poo l . J r of Ma s sa c h u s e t t s

,an d Mary Sa r

gen t,h i s w i fe . Samue l Pool , J r .

, ( 176 2— 1 8 5 3 ) en l i s t e d f rom Bos ton , a tt h e age of s eve n t ee n

,an d se rv ed w i th \Vayn e . a t S tony Po i n t . He d i e d

i n H am i l ton Cou n ty .Oh i o , a so l d i e r o f two wars . He se rved i n t h eof 1 8 1 2

,f rom N ewpor t

,Ken tu cky

,u nde r Gen e ra l Wm . Hen ry Ha r r i son .

Mary Poo l wa s on e o f e l even ch i l d re n . Sh e ma rr i ed,fi r s t

,a so l d i e r o f

t h e M ex i ca n \Nar ; se con d i n 1 846 ,J ose ph Frishm in

,o f Ham i l ton . Sh e

wa s bo rn i n Campb e l l Cou n ty,Ky . Her fa t h e r was born i n B ost on .

M rs . F lori l la Swet l a nd P i e rc e,Har t fo rd

,Con n . Ru t h

Wy l ly s Chap te r . Born i n N ew York , 1 803 . \Vi fe o f R eub en P i e rc e .Daugh te r of B en j am i n Swe t l a nd and Ro san na Han cock

,h i s w i fe . Ben

j am i n Sw e tl a n d, ( 1 756 en l i s t e d f rom Somer s

,1777,

a s a m u s i c i a n,

a nd h i s m emoran da on t h e ma rgi na l not e s o f h i s mu s i c,giv e a c cou n t

of h i s t h re e ye a rs ’ s e rv i c e a s fi f e ma j o r . He was a t t h e Su r re n der o fB u rgoyn e . He d i ed i n O ne i da Cou n ty , N . Y .

,a t Pa r i s . He en l i s t ed

,

1 777, i n Co l . J oh n Greaton’

s Mas sa chu s e t t s R egim en t . He,Ben j am i n ,

wa s born a t Longm eadow . Mrs . P i e rc e re s i d e d i n l a t e r yea r s,a t Nor th

B l oomfi e l d,Onta r i o Cou n ty

,N ew York .

M i s s A lm i ra Fo st e r,Cu tt i ngsv i l l e

,Rut l a n d Coun ty

,Vt .

Su sa n Ca r r i ngton C l a rk e Chapt e r,Con n . Born i n Ma ssa ch u se t t s

,1 805 :

d i ed 1 9 00 . Daugh t e r of Abe l Fos t e r,o f Massa ch u se t t s

,an d Ma ry \Vood ,

h i s w i fe . Abe l Fo s te r , ( 1752- 1 83 6 ) en l i s t ed from B i l l e r i ca , and s e rveda t t h e ba t t l e o f B u nk e r H i l l

,wher e h i s u n cl e

,B enj am i n Wood

,wa s

k i l l ed . He d i ed a t Mou n t H ol ly , Vt . I n h e r l a s t yea r s , M i s s Fos t e r res i d e d at Cu t t i ngsv i l l e , Ru t l a nd Cou n tv Vt . Her mot h e r , ( 176 2kn i t s tock i ngs bo th for Revo l u t i on ary so l d i e r s a n d fo r C i v i l \Var so l d i e rs .M i s s Fos te r

,on ac c ou n t of h e r moth e r’s mat e r i a l a i d to t h e ca u s e o f

Ame r i c a n i n d epen d en c e,ha d a doub l e c l a i m to b e ca l l e d a Rea l Daugh

t e r .”M rs . Ann Ty l e r B ea umon t , . Mer iden , Conn . Su san Ca r

r i ngton C l a rk e Chap t e r . Born i n Con nec t i cu t,1 803 ; d i ed 1 1 89 8 . W

i feo f J oh n B eaumon t . Da ugh te r o f J ohn Ty l e r , o f Conn e ct i c u t , an d AnnaTy l e r

,h i s w i fe . J oh n Ty l e r

, ( 1759 en l i s t ed,1778. f rom B ra n for d ,

i n Cap t . Gama l i e l Pai n t e r'

s Compa ny,fo r t h re e y ea r s

se rv i c e . Hewas a pen s i o ne r i n N ew Haven Coun ty

,1 83 2 . The ma i d e n name o f

h i s w i fe wa s Ann a Lyd i a Roge r s . Mrs . Beaumon t , a t t h e t i m e o f h e rd ea th

,r e s i d ed at. \Val l ingford , Conn .

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M rs . Mar i a I v e s Park e r , Che sh i re , Conn . Su san Carrington Cl a rk e Chap te r. Born i n Con n ec t i c u t , 180 1 ; d i e d 1 897. \Vi fe o fJ am e s Pa rke r. Daugh t er of I c habod I ve s , o f Con n ec t i c u t , a nd Ma ryC l a rk

,h i s w i fe . I c habod I ve s , ( 1 759 vo l u n te e red from \fVal l in g

ford a t seven te en,i n Cap t . J a cob B rac ket t

'

s Compa ny , VVad sworth'

s

b r igade,for t h e New York Campa ign . He se rv ed to t h e c l o se o f t h e

war u nd e r d i ffe ren t command s . He was a p en s ione r when h e d i ed a tWal l i ngfo rd . He had b ro th e r s , Ph i nea s and E l na th an , w ho a l so se rved .

Mrs . E l i zab e t h McA lpin e Fi n ch , Lyon s , N . Y . Born i nNew York

,1 805 . \Vife o f J ame s F i n c h . Daugh te r o f John M cA lpin e ,

of New York , an d Ca ro l i n e Kee l e r , h i s w i fe . J oh n M cA lpin e , ( 176 4en l i s ted a s a p r i va te i n Cap t . J am e s Graham

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s Regim en t . Hewas bo rn a t sea

,an d d i e d i n Gre en b u s h

,N . Y . Mrs . Fi n ch was a m em

ber of Su san Carr i ngton Cl a rke Chap te r , Mer i d en , Conn .

Mrs . Caro l i n e P i n to H ubbe l l , B r i dgepo r t , Conn . MarvSi l l iman Chapt e r. Born i n Conn ec t i c u t , 18 1 9 . W

'

i f e o f H arvey Hubbe l l , Daugh te r of \Vil l iam Pi n to

,o f Con n ec t i cu t

,an d Lau re t t a Pa ck

a rd,h i s th i rd w i fe . Wi l l i am P i n to , ( 1760 a gradua t e o f Ya l e

,

tu rn ed ou t for th e de fen se o f N ew Haven,1779 . H e d i ed a t N ew O r

l e an s,La . Mrs . Hubbe l l d i e d Oc tob er 22

,1 905 .

Mrs . Mary M cLean W y l lys, M idd l e town , Conn . Wadswort h Chap te r . Born i n Connec t i cu t , 1 804 . \fVife o f Frede r i c k Wy l ly s.

Daugh te r of Jam es McLean and Ab iga i l S t r i c k l a nd,h i s w i fe . J am es

McLean, ( 175 5 en l i s t e d i n Cap t . J oh n Ch e st e r’s Company , an d

wa s a t t h e Ba t t l e of B unke r H i l l . He s erved on sea an d l and th roughou t t h e wa r

,an d wa s twi ce t ak en p r i son e r. He was bo rn a t B ran ford

,

a n d wa s a p en s i one r wh en h e d i e d a t Ea s t G l a s tonbu ry . He was a su rvivor o f Va l l ey Forge . Mrs . Wy l lys r e s i ded a t G l a stonbu ry .

Mrs . Em i l y Savage Roy s,B e r l i n

,Conn . Emma Hart

W'

i l l a rd Chap t e r. Born i n Con n ec t i c u t , 1 8 1 1 d i e d 1 89 5 . \Vife of Fra nkl i n Roys . Daugh te r of Se l a h Savage , of Connec t i c u t , an d Roy Ga l p i n ,h i s w i fe . Se l ah Savage

, ( 1759 en l i s t ed,1 775 , wa s a t B unke r H i l l ,

t h e S i ege of Boston an d th e New York Campa ign . He rec e i v ed a p ens i on fo r two yea rs’ s e rv i c e . He wa s born an d died a t B e r l i n .

Mrs . Sa rah Cande e Fa i rc h i l d,Seymou r

,Conn . Sa rah Lu d

l ow Chap te r. Born i n Con n ec t i cu t,1 807 : d i ed 1 89 9 . Wi fe o f Eben

e ze r Fa i r ch i l d . Daugh te r of Job Cand ee . of Con n ec t i c u t,a nd Sa rah

B enh am . h i s w i fe . Job Candee , ( 1 760 en l i s t e d f rom Ox ford,as

a m u srm an,u nde r Col . J abe z Thompson ,

and was a t H ar l em He igh t s .1776 . He se rved two e n l i s tm en t s i n t h e a r t i l l e ry i n Cap t . Ph i n ea s B radl ey

s Com pany . He rece i ved a pe n s i on for two y ea r s'

se rv i c e . Hese rved i n t h e a r t i l l e ry i n t h e de fen se of New H aven .

M rs . Mary \Viggiu Fu l l e r ton . Port l a n d ,Mai n e . flE l iza~

b e th \Nadsworth Chap te r. Born i n N ew Hampsh i r e . 179 6 ; d ied 1 898 .

\Vife o f B en j am i n Fu l l e rton . Daugh t e r o f Jam es \Vigg in ,o f New

Ham psh i r e , and Ru t h Va rn ey , h i s w i fe . J am e s \Vigg in , ( 1760

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vo lun tee red a t se ven t e en a nd se rved s evera l en l i s tmen t s du r ing t h e wa r .I n 1777, h e j o i n ed Cap t . Pe t e r K imba l l

s Company to re—i n fo rc e t h eN orth ern A rmy . He re- en l i s t e d i n 1780 ,

f rom W o lfborough , where h ed i ed . i n 1 84 5 . M rs . Fu l l e r ton was d e sc en ded from Thomas W iggi n s .fi rs t Gove rnor of M a ssa c h u se t t s . A re- u n i on o f th e W iggi n fam i ly wash e l d a t h e r r e s i d e n c e

,on h e r on e - h u ndred th b i r t h day .

Mrs . Pru den c e B a rn ard Sm i th , Co l e ra i n , Mas s . Dorot hyQu i n cey H ancock Chap te r . Born i n M a s sa ch u s e t t s , 1 80 1 ; d i ed 1 902 .

\Vife of J o se ph Sm i t h . Daugh te r o f E l i sh a B a rna rd,o f Ma ss ac h u se t t s ,

and Pru d enc e H un t , h i s w i fe . E l i s h a‘ Ba rn a rd

, ( 176 3 en l i s t e d a tth e age o f s even t e en

,fo r se rv i c e i n th e Con t i n e n ta l A rmy . He was a

pen s i on e r when h e d i e d a t Sh e l b u rn e .M i s s E l i z ab e t h Mc I lroy ,

Som e rv i l l e , N . J . Gen era l Frel inghuysen Chap te r. Born i n N ew J e r s ey , 1 79 5 : d i ed 1 896 . Daugh te ro f W i l l i am M c I lroy. o f N ew Je r s ey , a nd E l i z ab e t h M axwe l l , h i s w i fe .Wi l l i am M c I lroy , ( 1 750 - 183 8) s e rved a s a sha rp shoo te r i n t h e ba t t l e s o ft h e J e r s ey s . He was bo rn i n I re l a nd

,an d d i ed i n War ren Coun ty

,N . J .

Mrs . B e t s ey Fos t e r , B e rea , Oh io . West e rn Res e rve Chapt e r . Born i n M assa c h u se t t s

,18 1 1 . Daugh te r of Joh n H

'

u l e t o f Ma ssachu setts, an d Hann ah Wa l k e r , h i s w i fe . J oh n Hu l e t. ( 175 5s erved a s pr i va t e a nd se rgean t i n t h e B e rk sh i re Cou n ty M i l i t i a . Hewas a pen s i on e r w hen h e d i ed a t B ru n sw i ck

,Oh i o .

M rs . Lu c i n da Rockwe l l Va l e n t i n e,St rou dsbu rg

,Pa . Va l

ley Forge Chap te r . Born i n P en nsyl va n i a,1 8 1 6 . \fVife o f Ha rr i son

Va l en t i n e . Daugh t e r of J abe z Rockwe l l , o f Conn ec t i c u t , an d E l i zabe t hM u l ford , h i s s e cond w i fe (ma rr i ed , J ab e z Rockwe l l

, ( 176 1en l i s t e d a s a d rummer a t t h e age o f s i x t e en

,and se rved to t h e c l os e

o f th e war . He wa s bo rn a t R idgefi eld . Conn .,an d w as a pen s i on e r wh en

h e d i ed n ea r Hon e sda l e,Pa .

Mrs . Val en t i n e wa s a s i s t e r o f M rs . Ca tha r i n e Rockwe l l B owden , Na t i on a l N umber , member o f Va l l eyForge Chap t e r .

Mrs . Ann e Merc e r S l augh te r,M i t ch e l l

s S ta t i on,Cu l pepe r

Coun ty . Va . Mary W’

ash i ng ton Ch ap t e r , \Vash i ngton . D . C . Born inVi rgi n i a , 1 8 10 : d i ed 1 900 . Marr ied h e r cou s i n . Ph i l i p S l augh t er . Daugh

t e r o f Cap t . Ph i l i p S l augh te r,o f V i rg in i a

,an d E l i z ab e th Tow l es

,h i s

s econ d w i fe . Ph i l i p S l augh t e r ( 1758 a t th e age o f s even te en . wasa

“Cu l pepe r M i n u te Man . u nde r Col . Thoma s Ma rsh a l l , and fough t

i n th e ba t t l e s o f th e J e rs ey s . He d i e d a t R i chmond ,Va . He had b een

i n t h e b a t t l e s o f B ran dyw i n e a nd Ge rman town,and had su ff e red a t Va l

l ey Forge : a l so s e rve d u nde r Gen e ra l Dan i e l Morgan . M rs . S l augh te r ,i n 1825 . met La faye t t e t h re e t im es , du r i ng h i s v i s i t to R i chmond . Sh ea t t e nded a ba l l an d two recept1on s g 1ven i n h i s honor . M rs . S laugh t e rw as t h e n i n e t ee n th and l a s t ch i l d o f Cap t . S l augh te r . Sh e ma rr ied , fi r s t .Edward Robe r t son , o f Cu l pe pe r ; s e c ond . h e r cou s i n . She was a s i s t e ro f t h e Rev . D r . Ph i l i p S l a ugh te r. h i s to r i a n o f th e V i rg in i a Coun c i l o fth e Ep i s copa l Chu rc h

,and au tho r o f “St . Mark’s Pa r i s h .”a val u ab l e

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a n d A sena th Swe e t l a n d , h i s w i fe . J o s i a h Hol l i s t e r , ( 1756 - 1 849 ) s e rv edi n t h e A rtifi cers a t B randyw i n e , German town , Va l l ey Forge an d Monmou t h . H e was a p en s i on e r by t h e Ac t of 1 83 2 . He wa s born a t G l a s

tonbu ry ; d i ed a t M an c h e s t e r. Mrs . P i tk i n wa s a s i s t e r of Mi s s H a r r ie tHo l l i s t e r

,Nat i ona l N umber

,They were memb er s of t h e same

chap te r.M rs . Su san Ma r sha l l Amb l e r , The De l l

,Va . Mary

Wa sh i ngton Chap te r,\Nashington , D . C . Born i n V i rg i n i a ,

d i e d 1 89 6 . \N i f e o f D r . R i ch a rd Ca ry Amb l e r . Daugh t e r of L i eu t .Jame s Ma rkh am Mar sh a l l

,o f V i rgi n i a

,an d He st e r Mor r i s

,h i s w i fe

J am e s Ma rkham M a rsha l l, ( 176 4 - 1 848 ) a t t h e age o f fi f t e e n

,en l i st e d

from Fau qu i e r Cou n ty , Va.,a s a p r i va t e u n de r Col . Al exa nd e r Ham

i l t on . He serv ed to t h e c l o s e of t h e Revol u t i on . He was a b rot h e ro f Ch i e f J u s t i c e M a rs h a l l . M rs . Amb l e r wa s a l so a grand - daugh t e ro f t h e grea t fi nan c i e r. Robe r t Morr i s , o f Ph i l ad e l ph i a and Ma ry \Vhite ,h i s w i fe ; an d a gran d—n i e c e o f B i s hop W i l l i am Wh i t e , of Ph i l a d e l ph i a ,Chap la i n to Con t i nen ta l Congre s s .

M rs . Mar i a Ave ry Dan i e l s P i k e , S ha t tu ckv i l l e , Ma ss. Dorothy Qu i n cy Hancock Chap te r . Born i n M as sa c hu s ett s , 1804 . \N i feof A l va h P i ke . Daugh te r o f J on a th an Avery , o f Mass ac h u s e t t s , ( 175 5

a nd Pam el a Fox, h i s w i fe . J ona t h an Ave ry,1 775 , e n l i s ted a s a

p r i va te,wa s o rde r l y s e rgea n t i n Pu tnam

s b r i gade,a t th e B a t t l e o f Long

I s l a n d,a nd h i s o r i gi na l ord e r book i s i n po s s e ss i on o f t h e fam i ly . He

was a p en s i on e r of 1 8 18 . He was born a t Mon tv i l l e,Conn . ; d i e d a t

Charleni on t, Mass .M i s J u d i t h Lan e , Ann i sq u am G l ou ce s te r

,Mass . Born

i n Ma s sa c hu s e t t s,1 8 1 2 . Lu cy Knox Chap te r . Wi fe of Fred e r i ck La n e .

Dau gh te r of J am e s S to ry , ( 176 2 an d Sa l l y VVoodbu ry ,h i s w i fe

,

(mar r i ed J ame s S to ry ( 1 76 2 en l i s t ed a s a p r i va t e fo rt h r ee ye ars . He wa s a p en s ion e r , 1 8 18 ,

f rom P igeon Cove . Ess ex Coun ty ,wher e h e d i ed .

Mrs . Su san W . Nash ,B rook l i n e

,Mass . Hannah Godda rd

C l1apte 1 . Born i n Ma i n e ,1 83 1 , l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \Vife of

Daugh te r of Samue l Saw i n , o f Mas s a c h u se t t s , ( 176 2a nd Sa rah Webb

,h i s w i fe

, ( 1 783 Samu e l Saw i n wa s a p r i va t ei n Capt . J oh n Wa l ton

s Company , 1 778 . He se rve d seve ra l e n l i s tm en t su nd e r d i ffe re n t comman d s . He was born i n Wate r town ; d i e d i n Camb r i dge , Mass . M rs . Na sh i s a s i s t er o f M rs . Mart h a Ann Ea ton , Nat ional Ntum ber , Mrs . Eaton re s i d e s a t Fa i rb u ry

,Neb ra ska .

Mrs . Kat e Hu t t Rob i n son . Sp r i ngfi e l d , Green e Cou nty ,M i s

sou r i . E l i zabe th B en ton Chap te r . Born i n Oh io,

d i ed 1 898 .

\Vi fe o f J ohn J am e s Rob i n son . Daugh te r o f J ohn Hu t t. ( 176 3of Vi rgi n i a , an d E l i zab e t h Crockwe l l , h i s w i fe . M rs . Rob i n son wa s t h efi r s t wh i t e ch i l d born i n Ch i l l i cot h e

,t h e fi r s t S ta t e Cap i ta l o f Oh i o .

Mrs . Harr i e t \Vetm ore Se l l s,Sa l t Lake C i t y

,Utah . Sp i r i t

of Li be rty Chap te r . Born i n New York,1 8 1 6

,l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \Vife o f

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El i j ah Se l l s . Daugh te r of B e la \Vetm ore,of Ma ssac h u se t t s

, ( 176 5 - 1 849 )an d M ehetab le L i ve rmor e , h i s w i fe . B e l a V

Vetm ore en listed m the Con

t in en tal Army , a t t h e age of s ix t e en , a nd wa s h onorab ly d is cha rged a tt h e age of n i n e tee n . Mrs . Se l l s i s a woman o f fi n e edu cat1on

,an d t h e

w i d ow of th e L i eu ten an t Gove rno r of Utah , who ha d prev i ou s ly h e l doffi ce i n Wash i ngton . Th i s c hapt e r s ta nd s for t h e pu r i ty of t h e Amer~i ca n home . I t wi l l no t adm i t to membe rsh i p any on e who b el i e ve s i n

,

condone s,or pra c t i c e s po lygamy . B e la Wetmore , a t the

.

age of s i x tytwo

,marr i ed a gi r l of n i n e t e en ; had on e daugh te r , Harr i e t , n ow Mrs .

Se l l s . Sh e i s a vo te r i n a woman su ff rage s ta t e.Mrs . J an e N ighswonger, Wich i ta , Kan sa s . Eu n i c e Sterl

i ng Chapt e r. Born i n Tenn e s s ee , 1 828 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe of J . N igh s~

wonger. Daugh te r of Howe l l S e l l e rs,of Nort h Ca ro l i n a

, ( 176 2and Marga re t Connor , h i s w i fe . Mrs . Nighswonger i s a s1ster 0 1 Mrs .Cvn thia Bu ffin gton ,

Wi ch i t a,Kan sa s

,Nat i ona l N umbe r

,

M i s s H a r r i e t Grave s , Whate ly , Mass . B et ty A l l en Chapt e r. Born in Ma s sa c h u set t s , d i e d Ap r i l

,1 898 . Daugh te r of

Ol i v e r Grav e s,of Massach u se t t s

, ( 176 1 an d Ab iga i l G rave s , h i sw i fe .

Mfr s . Ca ro l i ne M e ssenge r J en n i ngs,Be ck e t t

,Mas s . Bet ty

A l l e n Chap te r . Born i n Mas sa chu s e t t s,1 820 . Wi fe of Wi l l i am Au st i n

J enn i ngs . Daugh te r of J ohn M es senge r, of Mas sac hu s e t t s , ( 175 2

an d Lu cy Sco t t , h i s w i fe . Mrs . Ca ro l i n e M e s s enge r J en n i ngs was as i s t e r of Mrs . Mary Mes senge r Thomp son

,Na t i ona l N umbe r

,

Mrs . I re n a W i l k i n son Gi b son,Bos ton

,Mass . Bo s ton Tea

Pa r ty Chap te r. Born i n New Hampsh i re,181 3 ; d i ed 1898 . Wi fe o f

Hosea B a l l ou Gi bson . Daugh t e r of Dav i d W i l k i n son,of Ma ssa c hu s e t t s

,

( 176 2 a n d Ru t h A l b en,h i s w i fe . Dav i d W i l k i n son wa s a pr i

va t e i n Col . Cran e’s a r t i l l e ry .

Mrs . Jan e Ch r i s t ian J e t t Marye. A l exand r i a , Va . Mo un tVe rnon Chap te r . Born i n V i rgi n i a

,1 8 1 9

' d i e d 1897. Wi fe of D r . Jam esB rax ton Ma rye . Daugh t e r of Li eu t . W i l l i am Storke J e t t

,o f Vi rgi n i a

,

( 176 1 a nd Jan e Tu rn e r , h i s w i fe . Li eu t . J e t t s erved in t h e Vi rgi n i a L i n e , a nd wa s p re sen t a t th e su r ren de r o f Co rnwa l l i s

,a t York

town . Mrs . Marye was p re sen t a t t h e l ay i ng of t h e corn er- s ton e of

t h e Mary Wash i ngton Monumen t , a t F rede r i c k sbu rg. Va.,i n 183 3 ,

a ndhea rd t h e add re s s d e l i ve red on t ha t oc ca s i on by P re s i d e n t And rew Jackson . Mrs . Marye d i ed Novembe r 1 6

,1 89 6 , a t t h e re s i d en c e of h e r

daugh te r .

Mrs . Mar i a H i nman Pu l fo rd,Sou t hbu ry

,Con n

.M i l i c en t

Port e r Cha pte r. Born i n Conn ec t i cu t,1 806 ; d i ed 1897. Wi fe of El l i ot t

Pu l ford . Daugh te r of Co l . Joe l H inman, of Con nec t i cu t

, ( 1748an d Sa rah Cu r t i s , h i s w i fe . Mrs , Pu l fo rd wa s th e younge s t o f fi f t e e nc h i l d r en .

Mrs . Bedotta P i e rpon t Cu r t i s,Meri d en

,Con n

.Su sa n Ca r

r ington C l a rk e Chapt e r. Born i n Con n ec t i cu t,1 8 10 ; d i ed , 1 89 9 . \Vife

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o f Lemu e l J . Cu r t i s . Daugh te r o f Newbu ry B r i tton , ( 176 6 andBedo tta Pi e rpon t , h i s w i fe .

M rs . Mary Pe t t i grew Keye s , Pr i n c e ton , I l l . Pr i n c e tonI l l .

,Chap t e r . Born i n W ethersfield. Vermon t , 1805 . Wi fe of Rev . Na

th an i e l Abbo t t Keye s . Daugh t e r of Wi l l iam Pe t t i grew,of New Hamp

sh i r e, ( 1758 an d M ary A ld en

,h i s w i fe . \ fVill iam Pe t t i gr ew eu

l i s t ed at e igh te en , i n Col . J ohn S t a rk’

s Company,Fi r s t N ew Hampsh i r e

Regim en t : s e rv ed t i l l th e e nd o f th e wa r . Rev. I s rae l Eva n s , a t Ea ston , Pa.

, p re ac h ed a s e rmon to Gen . Su l l ivan ’s A rmy , on t h e i r re tu r nfrom th e exped i t i on to th e I nd i a n cou n try

,Weste rn New York . W i l

l i am Pe t t i grew h ad a copy o f t h a t s e rmon . On th e fl y - l e a f i s w r i t te n :“Wi l l i am Pe t t igrew

,h i s book

,d e l i ve r ed to me

,Augu s t 22

,1780 ,

Cam pYou rk. Wi l l i am Pe t t i grew

,a sol d i e r o f th e Wes te rn A rmy . La te r ,

Wi l l i am Pe t t igrew was orda i n ed a m i n i s t e r o f t h e M e thod i s t Ep i scopa lChu r ch . by B i s hop A sb u ry . Mary , daugh te r o f t h e Rev . M r. Pe t t igrew ,

marr i ed Sep tembe r 26 , 1 83 9 ,t h e Rev . Nathan i e l Abbot t Key e s

,grad u

a te o f Dartmou th Col l ege,an d Andove r S em i n a ry

,and sa i l e d w i t h h im

,

a s m i s s i ona ry to Syr i a , Ja nu a ry 24 ,1840 . The i r e l de s t c h i l d was bor n

on Mou nt~ Z ion . On the i r re tu r n,Mr . Keyes p re a ch ed for a t i m e a t

Lan ca s t e r , Pa., th en removed to Pr i n ce ton

,I l l .

,wh ere h e d i ed

,Marc h

3 , 1 857

Mrs. J o seph i n e Vi rg i n i a Dav i s W odeska. Li n co l n , I l l . Li n

co l n Chap te r . Born i n Ma ry l and,1 829 ,

l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Wife of EdwardL . W odeska. Daugh te r o f Samue l Dav i s

,o f M ary l a nd ( 176 8 a nd

E l i zabe th Joh n son , h i s w i fe . Samu e l Dav i s e n l i s t ed a s a fi fer , a t A n

napo l i s , M‘d ., i n t h e Mary l an d Troops , u nde r Cap t . B en j am i n Pr i c e .

He rece i ved a p en s i on Ma rc h 17, 1820. wh i l e r e s i d i n g i n Ken t Coun ty.Md . He had s e rved , a l so , i n th e Wa r o f 18 1 2 . H is daugh te r , J o seph i n e ,was born i n Ch es te r Cou n ty , Md . Mrs . VVodeska i s a l so a m embe r o ft h e D . R . Soc i e ty . Her N umber i s 3 583 .

Mrs . L ucy P. Es tab rook,Lawre nc e

,Kan sa s . Be t ty Wash

i ngton Chapte r . Bo rn i n Mas sac hu s e t t s . 1820 . l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \Vife o fW i l l iam Estab rook . Daugh t e r of Pau l P ra t t

,o f Mas sa ch u s e t t s

, ( 176 3an d Lyd i a Ga te s

,h i s w i fe .

1

Mrs . El i za be th Ca l l oway B u fo rd Pa rk e s,Ri chmond

, Kv .

Mad i s on Chap te r . Born i n Ken tu cky . Wi fe o f J oh n Wh i te Pa rkei

s.

Daught e r of J oh n Bu ford , o f V i rg in i a . a nd Fran c e s Ban ton , h i s w i fe .Mrs . Park e s wa s a grand - daugh t er o f E l i zabe th Ca l l oway

,who was

s to l en by the I n d i a n s , i n com pany w i t h h e r s i s te r,Fanny

,and Dan i e l

B oon e’

s daugh te r , wh i l e wa nde r i ng n ea r t h e for t a t Boone sborough ,

and who were res cu ed by t h e i r dau n t l e s s l ove r s.

Mrs . Des i re Norman Pyne,Agawam

,Mass . Mer cy \Var

re n Chap te r . Born i n Mas sachu s e t t s,1 8 17 : d i ed 1 9 00 . VV

'

ife o f ThomasPyne . Daugh te r o f J oh n Norma n ( 1 76 2 and Des i re Pren t i c e

,h i s

s e cond w i fe . Joh n Norman se rved a s a so l d ie r,wa s wou nd ed i n -b a t

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t l e an d con fin ed on”a p r i so n s h i p . H e was born a t Norw i c h , Conn.,

an d was a p en s i on e r from Agawam , Mass , where h e d i ed .

Mrs . Harr i e t Sm i t h San fo rd , Worce s te r , Mas s . MercyWarre n Chap te r . Born i n N ew Hamp sh i r e , 1 807 ; d 16 d

0

1 89 9 . W i fe o fRev

.Wi l l i am Howe San ford . Daugh te r o f Eth an Sm i t h ( 176 2- 1849 )

an d B ath sh eb a Sa n ford , h i s w i fe .Mrs

. Phide l ia Tayl o r H e r r i c k , Spr i ngfie l d , Mass . MercyWar ren Chap t e r . Born i n M as sa c h u s e t t s , 1806 ; d i ed W i fe o fJoseph T

.Herr i ck . Daught e r of Reuben Tay l o r a nd Luc re t ia Bowe r s ,

h i s w i fe.Reub en Tay l or

,1778 , en l i s te d fo r t h re e yea r s i n Cap t . Natha n

Gooda l l ’s Company,Co l . Ru fu s Pu t n am

’s Reg imen t . He wa s a pen

sioner when h e d i ed a t Nor thamp ton , 1845 .

M rs . H ann ah B rooks Morgan , Tol l a nd , Mass . Mercy VVar

r e n Chap t e r . Born i n Mas sa c hu se t t s , 1 803 ; d i e d 1 89 8 . \Vi fe of J u s t i sMorgan

.Daugh te r o f S imon B rook s

, ( 1760 a n d Han na h Owen ,h i s w i fe . S imon B rook s was gua rd a t t h e Sp r i ngfi e l d Armory a nd se rvedi n t h e B u rgoy ne Campa ign . He was born a t Spr i ngfi e l d

,an d wa s a

pen s i one r wh en h e d i e d th e re .Mrs . Hannah Sh epa rd D i ck i n so n , Amhers t , Ma s s . Mary

M at toon Chap te r . Born i n Mas sac h u se t t s,1 8 17 ; d i ed 1 900 . Wife of

Marq u i s Faye t t e D i ck i n son . Daugh te r of A sa W i l l i am s , of Massachu setts, ( 1757 a n d Pru den c e Pea s e

,his

'

w ife. Asa W i l l i am s e nl i s t e d when a l a d wa s i n t h e J e rs ey Campa ign an d se rved th roughou tt h e wa r . He wa s born i n Norw i ch , Con n . ; d i ed a t S hu t esbu ry , Mass .

Mrs . Ab iga i l Haze l t i ne Vose , Yp s i l a n t i , M i c h . Yps i l a n t iChapt e r . Born i n Ma ssa c hu se t t s , 1 809 ; d i ed 1 89 8. Wi fe o f W i l l i amH . Vose . Daugh te r of Dr . B en j am i n Ha z e l t i n e , o f Mas sa ch u se t t s , a ndAb iga i l M ayo

,h i s w i fe . B en j am i n Haze l t i n e

, ( 176 3 - 1 826 ) s e rved a ssu rgeon ’s ma t e . H

'

e was bo r n a t Su tton,a nd d i e d a t Warw i ck .

Mrs . El v i ra \Vright Wi l l i am s , Gosh en , H amp sh i r e Cou nty ,Mas s . Yps i l an t i Chapte r

,M i ch igan . Born i n Ve rmon t

,1808 ; d i ed

1 89 9 . Wi fe of H i n ck l ey W i l l i am s . Daugh t e r of So lomon Wrigh t,of

Vermon t, ( 176 3 a nd Eu n i c e S l att e r J ewe t t

,h i s w i fe . So lomon

Wri gh t s e rv ed i n Cap t . El i Nob l e'

s Company,Co l . Ebenez e r \Va l

b r i dge ’s Vermon t M i l i t i a . So lomon d i ed a t Powna l l .Mrs . El i zabe t h Hol l ey , Wate r town , New York . Le Roy

de Cha umon t Chap t e r . Born i n N ew York,1 803 ; d i ed 1 897. Wi fe

of N umo-n Hol l ey. Daugh t e r of Hen ry H eatw i l Fa l l . of Massac hu se t t s ,and Sa ra h B rac e

,h i s w i fe . Hen ry H eatw il (H atevi l) Fal l , ( 1750

was a so l d i e r a t t h e S i ege o f Bos ton . He served s eve ra l en l i s tm en t su nd e r d i ff e re n t command s u n t i l t h e c l os e of th e wa r . He was born i nMa i ne , an d d i ed a t Chaumon t , N . Y . M rs . E l i z abe t h Fa l l H o l l ey d i eda t h e r r e s i den c e

,El l i sbu rg

,N . Y .

,J u ly 4 ,

1 897,leaving several c h i l d ren .

Mrs . Hol l ey wa s a n au n t o f Mar i e t t a Ho l l e y,be t t e r known as J os i a h

A l l e n’

s w i fe .”

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Mrs. Cha r l o t te L . A . Hawk i n s,Read i ng

,V t . An n S tory

Chap te r. Born i n Ve rmon t,18 1 4 ; d i ed 1 90 1 , Augu s t 1 4 . Wi fe of Fer

d inand Hawk i n s . Daugh te r o f Abe l Am sden , and Su san n a S tory . h i sw i fe . Abe l Am sden

,of Vermon t , ( 1 75 5 en l i s t e d i n Cap t . J o sep h

Moore’

s Company,Co l . Wi l l i am Pre sco t t

’s Regim en t,1775 . He sub

sequ e n t l y se rved u nd e r Cap t . J oh n D ru ry . He wa s born a t Sou thboro ,

Mass an d d i ed a t Read i ng,V t.

,wher e h e wa s on e of the p i on ee r s e t

tlers. Char l o t t e Lu cre t i a Amsd en'

mar r i e d Fe rd i nand Hawk i n s , 1 83 4 .

Mrs . Nancy El i z ab e t h Lowe l l , Pu tn ey , V t . Membe r-atl a rge . Born i n Vermon t

,1 8 1 4 ;

'

d i ed 1898 . Daugh t e r of J a cob Lowe l l ,of New H amp sh i r e , and Sa l l y Keyes , h i s w i f e . J acob Lowe l l , ( 1 76 2

se rved i n Cap t . I s aa c Fry’s Company , Th i rd N ew Hamp sh i r e Reg

im cn t , 1780 . He was born a t Hudson,N . H .

,an d d i ed a t Pu tn ey , Vt .

M rs . Lau re t t e Ran som Good r i dge,J an e sv i l l e

,Wi s . J ane s

v i l l e Ch ap te r. Born i n Vermon t , d i ed 1 900 . Wife o f A l l enGood r i dge . Daugh te r o f Ezek i e l Ran som

,o f Conn e c t i cu t. an d Lu c i n da

F l e tc h e r,h i s w i fe . Ezek i e l Ran som

, ( 176 3 s e rved i n th e Conn ecticu t L i n e , and -was i n many ba t t l e s . He w as born i n Col c h es t e r ,Con n ., a n d wa s a p en s i on e r when h e d i ed , a t Ka l amazoo , M i ch .

M‘

r s . An n a Ha l e B u r n ap P i e r ce, Su ffi eld , Conn . Sibb i l

Dwigh t K en t Chap t e r. Born i n Vermon t,1 807 : d i e d 1 809 . Wi fe of

Na than P i e rc e . Daugh te r of J oh n B u rna p . of Ma ssac hu s e t t s , and Candace B l i s s , h i s w i fe . J oh n Bu rnap , ( 176 2- 1 8 1 2) se rv ed a s a p r i va t e i nth e Ma ss a c hu se t t s M i l i t i a . He wa s bo rn a t Su t ton

,IVI aSS ’ d i ed a t

Wind ham,Vt .Mrs . Mary E . Bu rn s Woodwor th

, Su ffi eld ,Con n . Sibb il

Dwigh t Ken t Chap te r. B orn in Con nec t i c u t. 1 8 17 ; d i e d 1 898 . Wi feo f Hora c e Woodwor th . Daugh t e r o f \Vi ll iam Bu rn s

,o f Conn ec t i c u t

an d VVelthy H u t ch i n son h i s w i fe . Wi l l i am Bu rn s en l i s t ed,1777, fo r

the wa r , an d wa s a pen 5 10n e r by th e A c t o f 1 8 18 .

Mrs . Mary Ann i e Cu l v e r . Born i n Conn e c t i c u t . W i fe o f\Vil liam L . Cu l v e r . Daugh t e r of George Champl i n , o f Rhode I s l and .an d Nancy B en t l ey , h i s w i fe . George Champ l i n ( 1703 ra n awaya t t h e age o f th i r t e en

,a nd en l i s t ed 0 11 a pr iva t e e r . He was bo rn a t

\Vesterly , R. I .,an d d i e d a t Lee

,Massachu s e t t s .

M rs. E l ean o r Hu s e Ame s. Ch i cop ee , Hampden Cou n ty .Mass . M e r cy Warre n Chap te r . Born i n M assa c hu se t t s

,1 809 ; d i ed

1 902 . \Vife o f J ames Tyl e r Ames . Daughte r o f Samuel Huse . Jr. , andSa rah Do le Cross . h i s w i f e Samuel Hu se. Jr o f Massachu set ts , ( 1766

se rved with h i s fathe r . Capt . Samuel H use . a t the age o f twel ve . and.ca r r i ed a rmy suppl i es i n an ox team . I n 1 778 . Capt . Huse commanded acompany in Co ] . Jacob Gerrish

'

s Reg iment . Samuel Huse . J r d i ed a t Newbu ryport.

M rs . Harr i e t Gregg M e l v i n,Troy

,Don i pha n Coun ty

,Kan

5 3 8 ° M'o l l y S ta rk Chap te r, New H am psh i re . Born i n N ew Hamp

sh i re . Wi fe of Dan i e l M e l v in . Daugh te r of Reub en Gregg ,of N ew

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Hampsh i r e a nd Ma ry Hou s ton,h i s w i fe . Reuben Gregg. ( 1754

s e rv ed i n Cap t . Pe t e r C l a rk’s Company , a t t h e B enn i ngton A l a rm , and

unde r Co l . Mose s Ke l l ey , a t t h e Rhode I s l and A l a rm ,1778 . He wa s

born a t N ew Bos ton , a nd d i e d a t Dee r i ng.

Mrs . Ca th a r i n e Kenda l l S t ee l e , Nash ua , N . H . Mat th ewThorn ton Chap t e r. Born i n N ew Hampsh i r e , 1 80 1 . Wi fe of Dav i dS tee l e . Daugh te r of Na than Kenda l l

,o f New Hampsh i re , and Sa rah

Kend r i ck,h i s w i fe . Na tha n Kenda l l , ( 1755 s e rv ed a s fi fer i n

Cap t . Arch e l a u s Town’s Company . At t h e B a t t l e o f B unke r H i l l

,h e

se rved u nde r Co l . J oh n S ta rk . He wa s born a t Amhe rs t , an d d i ed a tH i l l sborough . Mrs . St ee l e was born a t Amhe rs t . I n 1 83 8 ,

s h e marr i e d Dav i d S te e l e

,o f H i l l sbo rough ; had on e ch i l d , t h a t d i e d i n i n fan cy .

Sh e wa s we l l—edu ca t ed fo r h e r day,and i n ea r ly l i fe h ad b e en a teac h e r .

Sh e wa s con ne c t ed w i th t h e b e s t fam i l i e s o f N ew Hampsh i r e . Fra nk l i nP i e r ce , p re s i d en t o f th e Un i t e d S ta t e s , was a fi r s t cou s i n . Mrs . S t ee l ed i e d Janu a ry 24 ,

1 904 , b e i ng th en nea r l y 1 03 yea r s o f age .Mrs . Nancy Ea ton Thomas

,Cha th am

,N . H . Member—at

l a rge . Born i n Ma i n e,1 809 . Wi fe of J e ss e Thomas . Daugh te r o f Wi l

l i am Ea ton, Jr., o f N ew Hampsh i re a nd Nancy Far r i ngton , h i s w i fe .

Wi l l i am Ea ton, J r.

, ( 176 6 rec e i v ed a bou n ty i n 1782 , to s e rveth ree yea r s i n the Con t i n e n ta l A rmy . He wa s bo rn a t Fryeb u rg

,Mai n e

,

and d i ed a t Cha tham,N . H .

Mrs . Lau r a A . Fe rgu son ,Cl eve l a nd

,Oh i o . Wes t e rn Re

s e rve Chap te r. Born i n N ew York,1 83 0 ; l i v i n g 1 9 1 1 . Widow of D r.

Joh n C . Fe rgu son . (m . Daugh t e r o f John Red i ngton . of New

York , a nd Lau ra \Val es , h i s w i fe . Joh n Red i ngton . ( 1757 en

l i s t ed , 1776 , i n Cap t . Abn e r P r ior’s Company o f M ‘

i l i t ia an d wa s t ra n sfe r re d to th e A r t i l l e ry . He wa s a t Tren ton

,an d a t P r in ce ton ; wa s ac

t i v e i n expe l l i ng th e enemy f rom th e co l l ege . He was a t t h e Su rren dero f B u rgoyn e , and was take n p r i son e r a t Horsen eck , 1 78 1 , wh en on scou ti ng du ty , an d ma rch ed t h i r ty m i l es to N ew York i n th e snow and con

fi n ed in t h e Suga r Hou se p r i s on . H e was born i n Have rh i l l,Mass ,

a ndd i ed a t Lawy e r sv i l l e , S choha r i e Cou n ty , N . Y . Th i s p l ace wa s fo rmer lyca l l e d

“Redington

’s Pa t en t .”Cap t . Red i ngton wa s a m embe r of th e

N ew York Legi s l a tu re , 1 8 1 2. O 11 h i s tombston e i s t h e ep i t aph,

“A Revo lu tionary v e te ra n : an d en t e rpr i s in g se t t l e r o f th e cou n ty of d i s t i ngu i shed pub l i c sp i r i t , a n hon es t man .

”Mrs . Fe rgu son i s th e younges to f n in e c h i l d r en , an d was born

two mont h s b e fo re h e r fa t h e r d i ed . hebe i ng th en seven ty - th re e yea rs o f age .

M rs . Jan e Sm i th Ev leth,Spr i ngfi e l d

,Mas s . Doro thy Ri p

l ey Chap te r , Conn . Born i n N eed ham ,Mass

,1 8 1 6 : d i ed Se ptem b e r

Wi fe o f Asa V Vhitcom b Ev leth. Daugh te r o f B en j am i nSm i t h . o f Ma s sa ch u s e t t s. an d Mary E l i zab e t h Grave s , h i s w i fe . B enj am i n Sm i th 076 3 s e rv ed a s a mu s i c i an a t t h e age of s i xt ee n . He was born a t Needh am

,a nd was a pen s i on e r i n Hopk i n

tO fl, where h e d i ed when h e was on e o f th e on ly fou r su rv iv i ng so l d i e rs

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i n th e S ta te . He wa s w i t h t h e m i l i t i a 0 11 t h e Hudson,an d se rv ed t i l l

t h e c l o s e of t h e wa r . M rs . J an e Sm i th Evleth was a s i s t e r o f M i ss E l i zaSm i th

,of Sp r i ngfi e l d

,Mas s . Nat i on a l N umber

,

M rs . Nan cy Ray,Roch e s te r , N . Y . Su san Ca r r i ngton

C l a rke Chap t e r,Con n . Born i n Nort h umbe r l a nd

,N . Y .,

179 6 : d i ed 1 899 .

Widow of J os hu a Ray . Daugh t e r o f Cha r l e s C l oe s,o f N ew York . an d

Sa rah C l o es,h i s w i f e . Cha r l e s C l oes

, ( 1 756 wa s a p r i va t e a t t h eB a t t l e of Monmou th , Cowpen s , Gu i l ford Cou r t Hou se a nd York town .

He was born i n B e l fa s t I r e l a n d ; d i e d i n W eb s t e r , N . Y .

Mrs . Es th e r Robb i n s Ty l e r. Un ion C i ty ,M i ch igan . S u sa n

Ca r r i ngton C l a rk e Chap t e r,Con n . Born i n A sh fo rd

,Conn .

,1 820 . \Vidow

o f George Ty l e r . Daugh te r o f Eb en eze r Robb i n s,o f Con n ec t i c u t

,an d

Z ern ah Carpen t e r , h i s s e cond w i fe . Eben eze r Robb i n s , ( 1758se rv ed a t Ha r l em P l a i n s Tren ton an d Pr i n c e ton . He rec e i ved a p ens i on fo r on e y ea r’s a c tu a l se rv i c e a s a pr i va t e . H e was born i nH ampton . a n d d i ed i n \Nestford . M rs . Est h er Robb i n s Ty l e r wa s as i s t e r o f M i s s M ary J . Robb i n s , o f Conn ec t i c u t . Na t i on a l N umbe r ,809 8 .

Mrs . Lyd i a Lowe l l Pend e r , N ewbu rypor t , Mass . O id

Newbu ry Chap te r . Born i n B run sw i ck ,Ma i n e , 1 802 ; d i ed 1 90 1 . D augh

t e r o f Pa u l Lowe l l an d El i zab e t h H un t , h i s w i fe . Pau l Lowe l l e n l i s t e d .1777, fo r th re e yea r s . He wa s p l a c ed 0 11 th e p en s i on ro l l o f Ox fordCou n ty

,Mai ne

,18 1 9 ,

a t t h e age o f s even ty — s i x,fo r s e rv i ce a s a p r i va te

i n t h e Mas sachu s e t t s L i n e .

Mrs . Eun i c e Ru s s Ame s Dav i s,Dedham

,Ma ss . Ol d Sou t h

Chap te r . Born i n 1 80 1 ; d i ed Apr i l 26 ,1 90 1 . \Vife of Rev . Joh n Dav i s .

Daugh te r o f P r i n c e Ame s a nd Eu n i c e Ru s s,h i s w i fe . Pr i n c e Am es .

o f Andove r en l i s t ed i n th e Mas sac hu s e t t s Con t i n en ta l L i n e fo r t h reey ea r s i n Cap t . St eph en Abbot t

s Compa ny,Col . Ben j am i n Tup

per’

s R egim en t . Mrs . Eu n i c e Ru s s Am e s Dav i s wa s th e fi r s t p re s iden t an d o l d e s t l i v i ng m embe r o f t h e B oston An t i —S l ave ry Soc i e ty . Sh ewa s ma r r i e d i n 1 8 1 9 ,

t o Rob e r t Am e s . He d i ed soon a ft e r,an d sh e

ma r r i ed i n 183 3 , t h e Rev . J oh n Dav i s,a B ap t i s t m i n i s t e r an d Hom e M i s

sionary . Mrs . Dav i s ha d a “b ro th e r wh o s e rv ed i n t h e \Var o f 1 8 1 2 :

a nd a son who se rv ed i n t h e C i v i l \Var . Sh e d i e d a t th e age of 100 yea r sand 6 mon t h s .

Mrs . E l i zab e t h Have n Goss \fVi lcox. Los Ange l e s , Ca l .Mol ly Sta rk Chap te r

,N . H . Born i n H i l l sborough Cou n ty

,New Hamp

sh i r e,

d i e d 1 900 . \fVife o f H a zard Rodge r s \Vi lcox.

Daugh t e r of Eph ra i m Gos s, ( 1 767 an d Anna Ba t h r i c k

,h i s w i fe

( 1770 Eph ra i m Gos s en l i s t ed a t fi ft e e n,fo r th re e y ea r s . H i s

fa t he r a l so se rved,an d th e i r name s a re on th e l i s t o f tho se who r e ce i v ed

bou nty . 1782 . Eph ra i m was bo rn and d ied ‘

in Amhe rs t , N . 11. H i swi fe , Anah Ba th r i c k Gos s , l i v e d to b e 1 05 y ea rs o l d . an d wa s a p ension er in 1 875 .

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M rs . Lu z i n a H . Ti ff t , El l i sb u rg ,N . Y . Le Ray de Chau

mon t Chap te r . B orn i n Frank l i n Cou n ty , Mas sachu se t ts , 18 1 1 ; d i e dM arch

,1 897. \fVife o f Thomas W . Ti ff t . Daugh te r o f Thoma s \Vor

d en,o f N ew York

,and Eu n i c e Ha l e

,h i s w i fe . Thoma s Worden

, ( 17581 854) s e rv ed a s a p r i va t e i n th e N ew York L i n e . He d i ed i n P i e r repon t Manor , an d on h i s tomb ston e i s i n s c r i b ed :

“A ve te ra n o f th e Revolu tion .

”M rs. J ane Rank i n Eade s . Oxfo rd ,

M i s s i s s i p p i . Membe r—atl a rge . Born i n Gu i l fo rd Cou n ty ,

Nort h Ca ro l i n a,1 8 1 7 : d i e d

1 906 . Daugh te r o f Rob e r t Rank i n an d Ma ry Rank i n,h i s w i fe . Rob

e r t Ra nk i n ( 1746 - 1 840) wa s p l a c ed on th e p en s i on rol l o f G i b sonCou n ty

,Tenn .

, a t th e age o f e i gh ty - s i x . fo r s e rv i c e s in th e Nor th Ca rol i n a M i l i t i a . He se rved u nde r Cap t a i n s D i ck son an d Hou s ton an dGene ra l Ru th er ford

,1778 ; was a t York town , an d w i t n e s se d th e Su r

r ende r of Cornwa l l i s . Afte r th e wa r,moved to B e th e l S p r i ngs

,Ten n .

Jan e wa s h i s t h i r t een th ch i l d . Sh e marr i e d Rob er t Eade s,Dec ember ,

1 83 6 , an d s e t tl e d i n La fay e t t e Coun ty , M i s s i s s i pp iMrs . Mabe l Coo l ey H oba r t

,Mer i den Conn . Su san Ca r

r i ngton C l a rk e Chap t e r . Born i n Sp r i ngfi e l d,Mass

,1 8 1 1 . Widow of

Dav i d Hoba rt . Daugh t e r o f Geo rge Coo l ey,o f M a ssa c h u se tt s

,and

Pen e l ope Rum r i l l,h i s w i fe . George Coo l ey . ( 1756 was a p r i va te

u n de r Capt a i n Gi d eon B ur t. and s e rv ed i n Cap t a i n J am es Sh aw’s Com

pany i n th e B u rgoyn e Campa ign . He was bor n i n Long Meadow,Mass

and d i ed i n Sp r i ngfi e l d,Mas s .

M i s s Amy S t r i ck l an d,Por t l an d

,Con n . Born i n M idd l e

s ex Cou n ty,Conn .

, 1 800 : d i ed 1 89 7. Sab ra Trumbu l l Ch ap t e r . D augh

t e r o f Se t h S t r i c k l an d . o f Conn ec t i cu t , and Anna Sh epa rd . h i s w i fe .Se th S t r i c k l a n d ( 1758— 1 828) s e rv ed a s a p r i va te i n th e Lev i e s , 1 780 .

He wa s born i n Cha th am,Conn .

,where h e d i ed .

M rs . Ange l i n e Hedge,Mon t r ea l . Canad a . Me rcy Warren

Chap te r,Mas s . B orn i n B e rk sh i r e Cou nty . Mass . d i ed

1 89 8 . \Vife o f Samu e l H edge . Daugh te r of Amh e r st Tho m pson , of

Mas sa chu se t t s , and Sa rah Cl a rk , h i s w i fe . Amhe r s t Thom pson ( 176 3when a l a d

,ac t e d a s a i d to h i s fa th e r

,Col . J o seph Th ompson .

Amhe rs t w as p l a c ed on th e p en s ion r e cord o f B erk sh i r e Cou n ty . a t th eage o f s even ty - two

,for s e rv i c e a s a p r i v at e i n th e Con t i n en ta l L i n e .

He was bo rn i n Brim fi eld. Mass,and d i ed i n Pe ru

,Mass .

M i s s Soph ron i a Fl e tch e r,M . D

,

Cambri dgeport , Mass .Ol d Sou th Ch ap te r . Born i n A l s tead

,New Hampsh i re , 1 806 : d i ed J u ly

8, 1 906 . Daugh te r o f Pe te r Fl e t ch er

,o f M a ss ac h u se t t s

,an d Sa rah

P i pe r,h i s w i fe . Pe te r F l e tc h e r. ( 176 2 s e rv ed i n Cap t . Eph ra im

Har twe l l ’s company do i ng du ty a t Ru tl a nd . 1779 ,a nd 1 78 1 . se rved i n

Rhod e I s l a nd , unde r Capt . Davi d Moore . He wa s born i n Lan ca s t e r ,Mass , a nd d i ed i n B enn i ngton ,

N . H . Dr . Soph ron i a Fl e t c h e r was grad.i ated i n th e fi r s t c l a s s o f women phy s i c i a n s f rom th e N ew Engl andFema l e M ed i ca l Co l l ege ; wa s th e fi rs t w oman to p ra c t i ce m ed i c in e in

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Bos ton : an d th e fi r s t woman phys i c i a n an d i n s t ru c tor i n phy s i o l ogya t Moun t Holyoke Sem i na ry . Dr . Fietcher gradu a t ed i n 1 854 . TheFema l e M ed i ca l Co l l ege a ft e rwa rd s be cam e a pa r t of ~Boston Un i ve rsity . Sh e was , fo r a number o f yea r s , a t t e ndan t phy s i c i a n of t h e NewEngl and Mora l Re form Assoc i a t i on .

M rs . Eu n ic e Sm i t h B agg,Er i e

,Pa . Subm i t C l a rk Chap te r

,

Mass .‘

Born i n Nor th amp ton , Mass , d i ed 189 9 . Wi fe o fH i ram A . B agg. Daugh te r o f L ew i s Sm i th

,o f M as sa c h u se t t s

,an d

Eu n ic e J u dd,h i s w i fe . Lewi s Sm i th

, ( 176 3 s e rv ed on s eventou r s w i t h t h e m i n u t e men . He wa s p l a c ed on th e pe n s i on ro l l o f Hamps h i r e Coun ty a t t h e age o f s even ty - one fo r s e rv i c e a s a p r i v a te i n th e N ewYork M i l i t i a . He wa s born i n we s t Sp r ingfi e l d

,Mass ,

a n d d i ed i nNor thamp ton , Mas s .

Mrs. Mary Mowe r Baidw m , Camden . N . Y . CamdenChap te r . Born i n Camd en

,N . Y . 18 1 4 . Widow of Wi l s on B a l dw i n .

Daugh te r o f Pe t e r Mowe r,o f New York

,a n d Magda l en a Fe t t e r l y

,h i s

w i fe . Pe te r Mowe r ( 176 5 - 1 852) e n l i s t e d a s a p r i va te and re ce i v ed apen s i on fo r two y ea rs

ac t ua l se rv i c e i n t h e New York L i ne . He wasborn i n Mon tgome ry Cou n ty

,and d i e d i n One i d a Cou n ty ,

N . Y . H i sbro th e rs

,Con rad

,Barnaba s a nd George

,a l so se rve d i n t h e wa r .

M rs . Harr i e t E l i z abe t h Pa lm e r,B rook ly n

,N . Y . Fo rt

Green e Chap te r . Born i n S tockb r i dge , Mas s d i e d 1898 .

\Vife o f Z eba Dye r Pa lm e r . Daught e r o f Roswe l l Sa l ton s ta l l Pal m e r ,o f Conn ec t i c u t

,a nd D ez iah Pa lm er (ma i d e n name), h i s w i fe . Roswe l l

S a l ton s ta l l Pa lm e r ( 176 4 — 1 844) s e rve d 0 11 t h e b r i g,

“P i lgr im,u nde r

h i s u n c l e,Cap t . Humph rey Ca ry . The p r i vat e e r wa s cap tu red i n 178 1 ,

an d Roswe l l wa s i n p r i son to th e c l os e o f th e war. H e wa s bo rn i nS ton i ngton

,Conn ., an d d i e d i n S tockb r i dge , Mas s .Mrs. El i zab e t h Pe t ry G ray , Herk i me r , N . Y . Gen e ra l

N i cho l a s He rk ime r Chap te r . Bor n i n H erk im er , N . Y .,1 805 ; d i ed 1 898 .

\Vidow o f Cha r l e s G ray . Daugh te r o f J a cob W . Pe t ry , o f N ew York .a nd Mary Sm i th

,h i s w i fe . J a cob \iV. Pe t ry . ( 1775 when a l a d

o f s even,took re fuge i n For t Day ton

,a ft e r h i s home was b u rn ed by

th e I nd i a n s and Tor i e s . H i s a i d wa s of b en efi t t o t h e b es i eged for t .He was born i n Herk i m e r Coun ty

,an d d i e d i n Tompk i n s Coun ty

,N . Y .

He pa rt i c i pa t ed i n war fa re waged i n I nd i a n s ty l e .Mrs . Dru s i l l a Ha l l J oh n son

,Fl oren ce . Mas s . B e t ty A l

l e n Chap t e r . Born i n Norwi ch,Mass. 1 80 5 . \Vidow o f A l f re d J ohn son

(m . Daugh te r o f Aa ron Ha l l,o f Ma s sa c hu se t t s . an d Sarah R i ch

ardson, h i s w i fe . Aaron H a l l , ( 175 1 en l i s t ed fo r th r e e yea rs a s

a p r i va te,f rom Harva rd . whe re h e wa s a t co l l ege , 1 775 . H e served

i n 1778 i n th e Payma s te r’

s D epa r tm en t. an d i n 1780 ,u nde r th e forage

mas te r I n 178 1 , h e sa i l e d f rom Sa l em . on a p r i va t ee r. was c aptu red .i m p r i son ed a t S t . Joh n

s,

‘and wa s exch anged a f te r th e Su r ren der ofCornwa l l i s . He was p l a c ed 0 11 t h e pen s i on ro l l , 183 2 , fo r s ix y ea r s

se rv i c e . He wa s bo rn i n Sut ton,a nd d i ed i n Westh amp ton , Mass .

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Mrs . J oh n son wa s on e of t en c h i l d re n . Sh e a t te n d ed th e Hopk i n sA cademy i n Had l ey , a nd ta ugh t s c hoo l for s ev e ra l y e a rs . Her hu sban dd i e d 1 886 ; aged 9 1 . Mr . a nd M rs . J ohn son had s even ch i l d r e n , on e of

whom i s t h e Rev . M . A . J oh n son , a n Ep i s copa l m i n i s te r i n \Viscon sin .

The au t h or,C l i ft on J ohn son

,i s a grea t n eph ew . Mrs . J oh n son shook

hand s wi t h La faye t t e,on t h e o cca s i on of h i s v i s i t to Nort h ampton . i n

1824 .

Mrs . fLyd ia \t i t e F ren ch , B rock ton , Mas s . Debora hSampson Chapt er . Born i n VVeym ou th. IVIaSS

'

18 1 6 : d i e d Apr i l 1,

1 89 8 . Wi fe o f J a son M . Fre n ch . Daugh te r o f A sa h i t e, of Mas sa

chu setts, an d Lyd i a H awes , h i s w i fe . Asa \Vhite ( 176 2 e n l i s t eda s a p r i va t e a n d re ce i ve d a pen s i on for e i gh t mon th s ’ a c t ua l s e rv i ce . Hewas b o rn i n and d i ed i n West

,Br idgewate r . Mrs . Fren ch

wa s H onora ry Regen t o f t h e Debora h Sampson Chapt e r a nd c ha r te rm embe r . Her fat h e r , Asa \Vhite ,

a h e ro of Bunke r H i l l,se rved to t h e

en d o f the wa r,a n d wa s p r e sen t a t t h e exec u t i on o f Ma j o r And re .

Mrs . A lb i na \Natkin s C l ar k , Bal t i more Cou n ty , Md . Member - at- l a rge . Born i n Howa rd Cou n ty , Md .

,l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe of \Vi l

l i am C l a rk . Daugh t e r o f Co l. Ga ssaway \fVatkin s,

of Mary l an d,and

E l eanor Bow i e C lagge t t,h i s w i fe . Gassaway Watk i n s

, ( 1752en l i s t ed a s e n s ign

,an d commanded a company a t Cow pen s . He served

to t h e c l o se of t h e wa r , a n d b ec am e p re s i d en t o f th e M a ry l a nd Soc i e tyof t h e C i n c i n na t i . Mrs . A lb i na \Vatkin s C l ar k wa s a s i s t e r o f Mrs .Ma rg a re t \Natkin s W arfi eld ,

Nat i on a l Numbe r,

a nd of M i s s Ca ro l i n e \Ma tk i n s

,N’a t i ona l N umbe r

,

Mrs . Mart h a Sto ry Lan e , New Cent e r , Mass . Born i nG lou c e st e r , Mass ,

1 803' d i e d 1897. Lu cy Knox Chapte r . Widow of

Samu e l Lan e . Daugh te r of J am e s S to ry , o f Ma s sa c h u se t t s , an d Sa l l i eWoodbu ry

,h i s w i fe

, (ma r r i ed J ame s S tory, ( 176 2 en l i s t e d

a s a p r i v a t e for t h re e y ea r s . He was a pe n s i on er,1 8 18

, from P igeonCove

,Essex Cou n ty

,wher e h e d i ed . Mrs . Martha Story Lan e wa s a

s i s t e r o f M r s . J u d i t h S to ry Lan e , Na t i on a l Number. Mrs . Mart haDenn i son S tory Lan e

,d i ed Oc tobe r , 1 897.

M i s s Ca th e r i n e H av en P'

e r ry,She rborn , Ma ss . O ld Sou th

Chapt e r . Born i n Sh erbor n , Mas s . Daugh t e r o f Mose s Pe r ry , J r.,and

Ca t h e r i n e Haven . h i s w i fe . Mose s Pe rry , J r . ( 1746 - 1826 ) wa s chos enl i eu t en an t o f Capt . B en j am i n B u l l a rd ’s Company , Co l . Samue l B u l l a rd

sRegim en t . Moses Pe r ry , J r.,

wa s born an d d ied a t She rbo rn .Mrs . Anna H ammond

,Ru shv il l e , Nebra ska . Daugh t e r s o i

L ib e r ty Chap te r,M inne sota . Bo rn i n Bat h

,New York

,1 800 . Wi fe

o f Amar i ah Hammond . Daugh te r o f J ona tha n Cook and Eu n i c e Kruge r ,h i s w i fe . J ona t ha n Cook . of N ew York ( 1754- 1837) en l i s t ed a s ,

a p r iva t e

,1775 ; s e rv ed a s a corpo ra l , 1776 ,

and wa s a t t h e bat t l e o f F l a tbu sh . He was p lac ed on t h e p en s i on ro l l o f S t e uben Cou n ty , 18 3 2 . Hewa s born i n Sou t h am pton

,N . Y .

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M i ss Fann i e M eeke r , N ewa rk , N . J . Member - at- l a rge .Born i n 1 80 1 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Daugh te r o f Ca l eb M eeke r an d Su san Sk i nn e r

,h i s w i fe . Ca l eb Meeke r ( 1 76 9 - 1 8 1 5 ) s e rved a s a fi fer and wa s a t

th e ba t t l e o f Sp r i ngfi e l d . He was born an d d i e d a t Sp r ingfi e l d .Mrs . Mary Caro l i n e P . B enn e t t. Ri chmond , Va . O l d Do

m i n ion Chap t e r. Born i n Lynn , Mas sachu s e tt s . Widow of J oh n Ch r i stopher Fabe r B enne t t . Daugh te r o f D r . J am es Gardne r , o f Massachu

se t t s . an d Mary Ph i l l i p s , h i s w i fe . Jame s Gard ne r ( 176 3 - 183 1 ) en l istc ' l

a s a pr i va t e i n th e m i l i t i a a t th e age o f s ev en t een . He was born inCha r l e s town an d d i ed i n Lynn

,Ma ss . J ames ra n away to j o i n t h e

a rmy wh en on l y s ix te e n . H i s moth e r wa s mu c h d i s tu rb ed a t fi r s t :bu t on h i s r e t u r n home on a v i s i t s h e b e cam e so m u ch i n t e r e s te d th a tsh e m el ted up

i

h e r pewte r wa r e and mou l d ed bu l l e t s fo r h i m to ca rryback to camp w i t h h im . Mrs . B enn e t t and he r s i s t e r a re g ran ddaught e r s of th i s h e ro i n e .

M i s s J u l i a G . Gard ne r . Ri chmond "a . O l d.

Dom i n i on Chapte r . Born i n Ly nn . Ma ssa chu se t t s . Daugh te r of D r . J am es Gardn e ra nd Mary Ph i l l i p s

,h i s w i fe . M i s s Gard ne r i s a s i s t e r o f M r s . Mary

Caro l i n e P . B enn e t t , Nat i on a l Numbe r ,Mrs . Henr i e t t a Bedinger Lee , Ri chmon d , Va . Ol d Dom i n

i on Chap te r. Born i n J eff e r son Co V a : d i e d 1 89 8 . \ fVi fe o f Edmun dJ en n i ngs Lee . Daugh te r o f Dan i e l Bedinger an d Sa rah Ru th er fo rd ,

h i sw i fe . Dan i e l Bed inger ( 176 0 - 18 1 8) s e rved a s

"l i e u t ena n t in t h e Con t in en tal L i ne , a nd wa s t ake n p r i son e r a t t h e B randywi n e . H e was am embe r o f th e C i n c i n na t i . He was bor n i n J eff e r son C0 .

,V a. z d i e d i n

Sh eph e rd s town,W . Va . A t th e eva cua t i on o f Ph i l ad e l ph i a by t h e B r i t

i s h,h e was l e f t i n t h e hosp i ta l . whe re h e wa s fou n d by h is b ro the r an d

n u rs ed bac k to h ea l t h . He wa s re i n s ta te d i n th e a rmy . an d se rved to th ec l o s e o f th e wa r .

M i s s E l i za b e t h Bart l e t t,Ogden Cen t e r , M i ch . Born i n

Mas sa chu s e tt s . 1 803 : d i ed 189 7 (Nove m b e r M ary B al l Ch apt e rTacoma , Wash i ngton . Daugh te r o f Abrah am Bar t l e t t and M e l i n d aB a r tl e t t , h i s w i fe . Abrah am B ar t l e t t ( 1 759 - 184 1 ) s e rv ed a s a so l d i e rand re ce i v ed a pe n s i on . H e was born i n Du rham

,Mass : d i e d a t

Pete rboro. N . Y . He was among th ose who a s s i s t ed i n de fend i ng the

ba t te ry o f N ew York C i ty aga i n s t t h e B r i t i sh .

Mrs . Rebec c a Sm i t h T y lee . Tacoma. \Vash . Mary Ba l lCha pt e r , \Vash i ngton . Born i n M t . P l ea san t . Pa. , 1 809 . \fVife o f Edward Ty lee. Daugh t e r o f Au s t i n Sm i t h and Rebe c ca Reyno l d s

,h i s

w i fe . Au st i n Sm i th ( 1756 - 1 846 ) en t e re d the army a s a pr i va t e andwa s promoted corpo ra l an d s e rgean t i n t h e Conn e c t i cu t L i n e . He Was

a t Ge rman town : wa s wou nded a t Monmou t h and r e ce i ve d honorab l emen t i on fo r b rave ry . He was bo rn i n Conn e c t i cu t a nd d i e d i n Oswego ,N . Y ., wh e re h e was a p en s i one r . M rs . Ty lee was r ec en t l y e n fran ch i s e d .

M rs . Abby l in e Ti ft S ta rr , Cor t l a nd , N . Y . Fan ny Ledya rdChap te r , Conn ec t i c u t . Born i n Groton , Conn .

,1 806 : d i ed 1 90 1 . Wi fe o f

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N i chol a s S ta r r. Daugh t e r o f So l omoni

T ift and Eun i c e B u r row s,h i s

w i fe . So l omon T i ft ( 1758— 1 850) s e rv ed on a p r i va t e e r a nd i n th eM i l i t i a . He was cap tu red a t For t Gr i swo l d , a nd s u ffe red a s a p r i son e ron th e sh i p J e r sey . He wa s t h e l a s t pen s i on e r o f t h e Revo l u t i on f romGroton

,Conn . He wa s born a t Sou t h K i ngston

,R . I d i e d i n O l d

My st i c,Conn . So l omon Ti f t s e rved i n t h e Ba t t l e o f Quake r H i l l , R . I .,

Augu s t 29 ,1778. Abby l in e wa s t h e you nge s t c h i l d . Her e l d e s t b rot h e r

s e rv ed i n t h e War o f 1 8 1 2 . Mrs . Sta r r wa s a devou t member o f t h eBapt i s t Chu r ch .

Mrs . Sa ra h Ande r son Ex ton , Un ion Farm s . N . J . El i zab e t h Po rt e r Pu tn am Chapte r

,Conn e c t i c u t . Born i n T re n ton

,New

J ersey,1 807 ; d i e d 1899 ,

W i fe o f Thomas Exton . Daugh te r of Capt .George And e r son

,o f N ew J e r sey

,an d Sa ra h Skirm

,h i s w i fe . George

And e r son ( 175 1 - 1 83 9 ) ra i se d a com pany of m i l i t i a,1775 , o f wh i c h h e

wa s mad e capt a i n . He was a t t h e ba t t l e o f Long I s l a n d a nd servedt h rough t h e wa r. He was p l a ce d 0 11 t h e pen s i on ro l l o f Bu r l i n gtonCoun ty . a t th e age o f 80 ,

fo r s e rv i c e o f ca p ta i n i n th e N ew J e r seyM i l i t i a .

Mrs . Phidel is C . Lowe l l , Bangor , Ma i n e . Born i n V i en na ,Ma i n e

,1 8 1 5 ; d i ed 1 908 . Wi fe o f W i l l i am \V. Lowe l l . Daugh te r of

Rober t Coffren and Sa ra h Gowe r ( 1778 h i s se con d w i fe . Rob e r tCoffren ( 176 4 - 1 844) wa s p l ac e d on t h e pen s i on ro l l of Ma i n e for s e rv i c eo f p r i va te in t h e New Hampsh i r e Con t i n en ta l L i n e . He was b orn i nPemb roke

,N . H . ; d i e d i n V i e nna , Ma i n e . M r . Cofl’ren en du red t h e

h a rd s h i p s o f t h e w i n t e r a t Morr i s town,N . J . He was p re sen t when

\Vash i ngton bade fa rewe l l to h i s so l d i e r s a t N ewbu rgh . N . Y . Phide l is

was t h e e igh th ch i l d o f Rob e r t Coffren . Sh e ma rr i ed M r . Lowe l l . 1 844.a n d l i v e d i n Dove r , Mai n e . H er on l y son se rved i n t h e C i v i l War .M rs . Lowel l

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s younge r s i s t e r,Mrs . Woodman , Nat i ona l N u m b e r ,

l i v e s a t W i l ton , Ma i n e . Bot h s i s te rs j o i n ed th e Fran c i s D igh ton \Vi l li ams Chap te r

,Bango r

,Ma i ne .

Mrs . Pheb e A . Sha t tu ck M err i l l,Lawrenc e

,Ma ss . B e t sy

Ros s Chap t e r,Massac hu se t t s . Born i n An dove r

,Ma ss

,1807 : d i e d Oc to

be r,1 897. Widow of W i l l i am M e rr i l l . Daugh t e r of J osep h Sha ttu ck

an d Phebe Abbot t,h i s w i fe (m . Jo se ph Sha t t u c k ( 1757- 1 847)

en l i s te d a s a p r i va t e , 1775 , an d served a s a co rpora l , 1 777—80 . He re

ce ived a pen s i on a s corpo ra l i n t h e Ma ssac h u s e t t s Con t i n e n ta l L i n e .He wa s born and d i e d i n An dove r

,Mass . J osep h Sha t t u ck l e f t h i s fa rm

at t h e L exi ngton Al a rm ; was a t th e ba t tl es of B u nke r H i l l . B enn i ngton

,Monmou th an d Sa ra toga ; su ffe re d a t Va l l ey Forge . H i s d augh te r

Ph ebe d i e d Oc tob er 24 ,189 7.

M i ss Ab iga i l Sho rt,N ewbu ry

,Mass . Ol d N ewbu ry Chap

t e r . Born i n N ewbu ry , Mass ,Decembe r 1 3 1 83 0 . Daugh t e r of Moses

Shor t an d Ab iga i l I l s l ey , h i s s e con d w i fe . Mose s Shor t ( 1760— 184 1 ) wa sp l ac ed on t h e pen s i on ro l l o f E ssex Coun ty a t 73 , for s e rv i c e a s p r i vat ein th e M i l i t i a . He was born and d i ed i n N ewbu ry

,Mas s . M i s s Shor t

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was on e of t h e fi r s t pu p i l s of th e Pu tn am Free S choo l o f Newbu rypor t .

She wa s a teac h er i n th e Newbu ry sc hoo l s for twen ty year s . M i ss Ab iga i l Shor t wa s a s i s t e r of M i s s Ru t h Shor t , Na t iona l N umbe r ,M i s s Ab iga i l S hor t d i e d Sept emb e r 1

,1903 .

Mrs. J an e H i l l Cu r r i e r , West N ewbu ry , Mas s . Ol d New

bu ryChap t er. Born i n Exe te r , N . H .,

1 8 1 0 . \N i fe o f Enoch Ge rr is hCu r r i e r

.Daugh te r of J ona tha n H i l l , of New Hamps h i r e , a nd Sa ra h W ig

gin ,h i s w i fe. J ona th an H i l l ( 1759 - 182 1 ) e n l i s t ed a t s even t e en a nd se rved

as a

dru m m er i n Co l . Na tha n Ha l e'

s regim en t . He wa s born a nd d i e d

at Exe te r , N . H . Se rved s i x yea r s . M rs . Cu r r i e r wa s h i s you ngest c h i l d .

M rs . Sa ra h Fe l l ow s H uyck , L i t t l e Pra i r i e Ron d e , M ic h .Lan s i ng Chap t e r. B orn i n Lu ze rn e C0 .

,Pa.

,Marc h 1 9 ,

1 8 1 8. Wi fe of

Ri c ha rd J . Huyck . Daugh te r of Ab i e l Fe l l ow s a n d Dorca s Hopk in s ,his w i fe . Ab i e l Fe l l ow s ( 1764- 183 3 ) was a p r i va te i n t h e B u rgoynecampa ign . He was bo rn i n Canaa n

,Conn . ; d i ed i n M i c h igan . E n

l i s ted at se ven t e e n ; s e rv ed u nde r Co l on e l Sp rou l an d Cap ta i n Wa te rbu ry . A fte r th e wa r

,came to Pen n sy l van i a an d l ived i n Lu ze rn e

Coun ty . Sara h wa s on e of t h i r t e e n c h i l d r e n . I n 1 829 , t h e fam i l y wen tto Ka l amazoo Cou n ty , M i ch igan , i n pra i r i e sc hoone rs . M r. Fe l l owswas t h e fi r s t pos tma st e r a t Ka l amazoo . A d i s t r i c t s choo l wa s l a t e rs ta r ted ; and ,

i n 183 6 , Sa rah ma rr i ed t h e tea c h e r , Ri cha rd J . Huyck . Hed i ed i n 1 892 , an d M rs . H uy ck removed to Ca ss Cou n ty ; t h e n ce to Decat u r

,M i ch . A Chap te r named a f t e r Ab i e l Fe l l

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ows has b een o rgan i z e da t Th ree R i ve rs , M i ch igan .

Mrs . Lau ra R ip l ey Wa l l ac e,Sa l i n e , M i ch . Yps i l an t i Chap

t e r . Born i n R i chmond,N . Y .

,1808 . Wi fe of Dan i e l D . \Val lace .

Daugh te r of P i ram Ri p l ey a n d Han na h P l um,h i s w i fe . P i ra

'

m Ri p l ey

( 176 2- 1844) was a powde r-boy , or“powde r monkey

,

on boa rd t h e“O l iv e r Cromwe l l

,

”an d th e Con fed e ra cy . He wa s born i n Dan b u ry,

Conn . ; d i ed i n Fra nk l i nv i l l e,N . Y . The

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O l i ve r C romwel l”cap tu redt h e “Adm i ra l Keppe l , Apr i l 1 3 , 1778 . Pi ram R ip l ey was a l so on s cou ti ng d u ty a t Sa ra toga . Th e

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Pi ram R i p l ey Soc i e ty,Ch i l d re n o f t h e

Amer i ca n R evo l u t i on,wa s named a ft e r th i s you ng he ro . I t i s l oca ted

i n Wash i ngton,D . C . I n 1 899 , th i s Soc i e ty p l ac ed a memor i a l t a b l e t

u pon an o ld hou s e i n George town,D . C., known ih Wa sh i ng to n

’s t i m ea s Su t e r’s Tave rn . Fol l ow i ng i s t h e i n s c r i p t i on u pon th e t ab l e t : Gene ra l Wa shi ngton’s Headqu a r t e r s

,wh i l e s u rvey i ng Wa s h i ngton

,i n 179 1 .

Ere c t ed by P i ram R i p l ey Soc i e ty , C . A . R .,Febru a ry. 1 89 9 .

M rs . Cha r l ot t e Dem i ng Pou l ton,Kansa s C i ty

,Mo . E l i za

be t h B en ton Chap te r. Born i n Onondaga Cou n tv New York ,d i e d 1 89 9 . Widow of George Pou l t on . Daught e r o f Dav i s Dem i ng an dE l i zabe t h An n Cu r t i s

,h i s w i fe . Dav i s Dem i ng ( 1 76 2 - 183 3 ) was p la c ed

on t h e p en s ion ro l l of Onondaga Cou n ty,N . Y ., 1 8 18. for s erv i c e s a s

p r i va t e i n t h e Con nec t i c u t L i n e .M i ss Rebec ca Go‘d d i ng R . Crane

,Dal ton

,N . H . Mol ly

S ta rk Chapt e r . Born i n Dub l i n,N-

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ew Hampsh i r e,180 1 ; d i ed Feb rua ry

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27, 1898 . \Vife o f Eben e ze r C rane ( 111 . Daugh te r of J oh n Ru sse l l an d Abiga i l Godd i ng ,

h i s w i fe . J oh n Ru s se l l ( 1760— 1 829 ) se rve da s a p r i v a t e i n Cap t . Asa Lawren c e

’s company of Mass achu se t ts M i l i t i a .He wa s born i n H a rva rd

,Mass ; d i e d i n A l s te ad , N . H . On h er mar

riage ,Mrs . Cran e wen t to l i v e on a fa rm i n Da l ton , N . H . Sh e was

th e l a s t s u rv i vor o f h e r fa th e r’s fam i l y,a n d n ever l e ft t h e C ran e fa rm .

Mrs . Rach e l Covenhoven Cl ump (Kl ump), Poughk e ep s i e ,N . Y . Mahw enawasigh Chap te r . B orn i n Poughke ep s i e , N . Y .

,1800 :

d i ed Se p tembe r 23 . 1 897. Widow of Sam u e l C l ump . Daugh t e r o f Ad r i a nCovenhoven

,o f New York

,and B a rba ra Du Boi s

,h i s w i fe . Ad r i an

Covenhoven ( 1 75 3 - 1843 ) was a m i n u te man ,an d se rved on sh or t t ou r s

o f d u ty i n th e Du tch e s s Cou n ty M i l i t i a . He d i ed a t Poughkeep s i e .M rs . El i zab e t h Syph e r L an tz

,Akron . Oh i o . Cuyahoga

Port age Cha pte r . Born i n \Vhite Dee r , Pa. z d i e d 1 89 9 . Wi fe of Joh nLan t z . Daugh ter o f Pe te r Syph e r

,o f Pen n sy l van i a. a nd Mary B ennage .

h i s w i fe . Pe te r Syph er se rv ed . 1780 ,i n Col . S teph e n Moy lan

s Cont in en tal Dragoon s .

Mrs . Lyd i an H ackn ey Mas ten,Oakmon t

,A l l egh eny C0 . ,

Pa . Pi t t sbu rgh Ch ap t e r . Born i n M eadv i l l e,Pa.

,1 8 1 5 ; d i e d 1 898 . \Vife

o f Co rn e l iu s M a s ten . Daugh t e r o f J os eph Hackn ey . o f Pennsy l van i a.an d Marga re t M cGrady ,

h i s w i fe . J o s eph Ha ckney ( 176 3 - 183 2) s e rv edi n Capt . And rew Mood i e

’s compa ny,Col on e l L amb ’s Con t i ne n ta l A rt i l

ilery ,1782 . He moved t o Wa rren

,Pa.

,18 17. whe re h e d i ed , a n d h i s

w i d ow , i n 1849 ,app l i e d fo r a pen s i on .

Mrs . Rebec ca R . Lawa l l,Eas ton

,Pa . George Tay l or Cha p

t e r . Born i n Coke sbu ry . N . J .,1824 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \Vidow o f Cy ru s

Lawa l l . Daugh t e r o f J oh n Schu rem an,o f New Je r s ey

,an d Cat ha r i n e

S cot t Lod e r,h i s w i fe . J oh n Schu rem an ( 1757- 1 83 3 ) s e rv ed a s a p r i va t e

i n th e New Je rs ey L i n e . ’ He wa s born i n N'ew York : d i ed i n A sb u ry .N . J . He s erved u n de r Ca p ta i n A l l e n an d Co l one l Ma l co l m : wi tne ss edt h e Revo l t o f th e Penn sy l van i a L i n e a t Mo rr i s town

,N . J .

, 178 1 . Mrs .Lawa l l i s Regen t of George Tay l or Cha pt e r .

M rs . Sa rah T i l de n H a zen,St . J oh n sbu ry , Vt . Born i n

Ha r t fo rd . V t., 1 826 . S t . J oh n d e Creve Coeu r Chap te r . \Vidow ofEdwa rd Ha zen . Daugh te r o f J os i a h T i l d en

,o f Vermon t

,and Su san na

Cl a rk ( 1779 - 1 849 ) h i s s e con d w i fe (marr i ed , 1 80 1 ; d i ed ,Jo s i ah

Ti l d en ( 1 760 - 1 849 ) was p l a ced on th e p en s i on rol l of Wind so r Cou n ty ,V t. , 1 83 2 ,

for ov e r s eve n m on th s ’ a c tu a l s e rv i c e a s p r i va te w i th th eVe r m on t t roops . He was bo rn i n Lebanon . Con n . ; d i ed i n H art ford .Vt .He wa s one o f t h e M i nu te M en who gave th e a l a rm of th e bu rn i ng o fRoya l ton , Vt . He s e rve d u nde r Cap ta i n Cha se an d Co l on e l M a rsh .

e s. Hazen i s th e you nge s t o f a fam i l y o f s ix te e n ch i l d r en . Sh e wa sma rr i ed t o Edward Haz en

,1 844 . and had th re e ch i l d ren . Sh e i s i n te r

ested i n ch u rc h work an d soc i a l l i fe,and i s V i c e - Pre s i d en t o f t h e “

Seven ty Cl ub .

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en l i s ted a t s eve n teen a s a pr i v a t e i n a com pany of No rt hampton Coun ty ,Penn sy l van i a

,Vol u n te e r s

,u nde r Cap t . Johan n u s Van Et te n . He

, Job ,

wa s born i n Hopewe l l,N ew J er sey ; d i ed i n I n d i an a .

M rs Lau ra Th e re s a J . Ti ffany , B l and ford , Ma ss . MercyWar re n Chapte r . Born i n Barkham pstead , Conn .

,

d i e d 1 899 . \Vife o f B . B . Tiffa ny . Daugh t e r o f J ona than John son andLyd i a Todd

,h i s w i fe . J ona tha n J ohn son ( 176 2 183 8) s e rv ed i n th e

m i l i t i a . He d i ed i n Barkham pstead , Conn .

Mrs . Ma rt h a L ittlefi eld Hal l,Spr i ngfi e l d

,M i ssou r i . E l i za

b et h B en ton Chap t e r . Bor n d i ed 1 900 .

\Vife of Thomas P . H a l l . Daugh te r o f J otham L i t t l efi e l d,o f Ma i n e

,

an d M a r tha L ittlefi eld ,h i s w i fe . J otham L i ttlefi eld ( 1747- 1 83 4) was

p l a ced on t h e p en s i on ro l l o f York Coun ty . Ma i ne , 1 8 1 8 ,fo r se rv ice

of p r i va t e i n t h e M assac h u se t t s L i n e .M i ss Eva l i n e Pa ddock

,Paddoc k

'

s G rove,Moro

,Mad i son

Cou n ty,I l l i no i s . S t . Lou i s Chap t e r , Mo . Born i n \Voodstock,

Vermon t,

1803 ; d i ed 1 900. Daugh te r o f Ga i n s Paddock an d Mary Vy'

ood ,h i s w i fe .

Ga i n s P addoc k ( 1758 - 1 83 1 ) en l i s t e d f rom M i dd l eboro , 1778. i n Ca pt .J oh n B a r rows company

,an d s e rved i n th e R egi m en t o f t h e Gu a rds . He

wa s b orn i n M idd l eboro,Ma ss : d i ed i n S t . Lou i s , Mo .

Mrs . Mary B rown W . Bu rd i ck,Cl a remon t

,N . H . Samu e l

A sh l ey Chapt e r . Born i n B rad fo rd,N ew Hampsh i re . W

'

i f e o f J obGreen B u rd i ck . Daugh t e r o f \fVill iam B rown . o f N ew Hampsh i r e , andSa rah Campb e l l .

‘ h i s w i fe . \fVil l iam B rown ( 1 76 1 - 185 5) s e rv ed a s ap r i va te i n th e New Hampsh i re L i n e . He was bo rn i n B ra d ford , N . H . ;

d i e d i n Ch e s t e r , Vt . He s erved i n Cap ta i n L i ve rmo re’

s Com pany , Co l .Hen ry Dearbo rn

'

s Regimen t ; en l i s t e d from Hen n i ke r , New Hampsh i re ;fough t a t B u nke r H i l l . Mary B rown was born A pr i l 3 0 ,

1 804 ; d i edO ctobe r 1 4 , 1 902. Sh e m ar r i e d J os i a h We l l s , i n 1 823 . Mr . Bu rd i ck i sh e r se cond h u sban d . Mrs . B u rd i ck

s moth e r had t h re e b ro th e r s whos e rved i n t h e Revol u t i ona ry \Var . Mrs . Bu rd i ck d i ed Octob e r 1 4 ,

1 902.

M rs . I re n e Ea s tman Chas e , North Conway . New Hampsh i re . Anna St i c kn ey Chap t e r . Born i n Conway

,N . H .,

1 8 1 5 : d i ed1 9 1 1 . \fVife o f Jona t han Chas e . Daugh te r o f R i c hard Ea stman

, Jr.,of

New Hampsh i r e,and Su sa n na Ru nn e l s

,h i s s e con d w i fe . Ri cha rd Eas t

man , J r . ( 1747 was a M i n u te Man”a t th e T i con de roga A l a rmi n Co l . Thomas St i c kn ey

s Regim en t . He was born i n Pemb rok e ; d i ed i nConway

,N . H .

Mrs . C l a ra J on e s G ifford . B i ngh am p ton , N . Y . Tu scaro ra Chap te r . B orn i n Coven t ry , N . Y .

,1 822 : l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . W

i fe o fW i l l i am Gi fford . Daugh te r o f L i e u t . B en j am i n Jon e s

, J r., o f New York ,

an d Sa l l y M i l e s,h i s s econ d w i fe (m . B en j am i n J on es

, J r . ( 1 757en te re d th e army as a p r i va t e

,1775 , i n Pu t n am

’s Regim en t . Hese rved u n der d i ffe ren t comman d s : was a t th e b a t t l e o f St i l lwa t e r

,1 777 :

c orpo ra l,1778 ; l i eu t enan t , 1780 : an d q u a r te rm a st e r . 178 1 . He was p l ac ed

on th e pen s ion rol l o f N ew York,182 5 , fo r s e rv i c e i n t h e Conn ec t icu t

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L ine. H e was bo rn i n Coven t ry ,' Conn . ; d i e d i n Coven t ry , N . Y . H e

was a t Bu nke r H i l l , an d a t t h e su r r end e r o f B u rgoy ne . Aft e r t h e war.

h e was a m embe r o f th e N ew York Legi s l a tu re . He named Cov en t ry.N Y

,i n Ch enango Cou nty

,f rom h i s b i r th p l a c e , Coven t ry , Conn . The

fam i ly l a te r rem oxe d to A l l egh eny Cou n ty , N. Y . M rs . J on e s wa s t h ey ounges t daugh t e r .

Mrs . El i za S teven s Thompson , Gree nw i c h , N . Y . Mem

be r at l a rge . Bor n i n J ack son,N . Y . 1 8 1 6 . Wi fe of Co l . Andrew

Thompson . Daugh te r o f S imon S t even s , J r ,a nd A nna Woodwa rd

,h i s

w i fe . S imon S teven s , J r . ( 176 5 1 844) wa s i n t h e se rv i c e of t h e cap ta i nfor two yea r s . He wa s bo rn i n Ca n t e rbu ry , Con n . ; d i ed i n Wa sh i ngtonCoun ty

, ,

N'

. Y .,an d h i s tomb stone i n Gi eenw ich give s h i s r e cord a s

fo l l ow s . Hori. S imon S teven s , J r. bo rn Febru a ry 27. 176 5 ; d i e d Ja nua ry At th e age o f 1 4 ,

s e rve d i n t h e Revo l u t i ona ry A i m y . I nt h e yea r 1 8 10

,H igh Sh e r i ff o f t h i s c ou n ty . I n t h e y ea r 18 1 2

, Judge of

t h i s cou n ty . For 30 yea r s , a n ac t i ve membe r of t h e Du tc h Re formedChu rc h i n Un i on V i l l age .

”Uni on Vi l l age i s n ow Gree nw i ch .

Mrs . Ca thar i n e A . H . Fl ou rnoy,Ph i l a d e l ph i a . Ph i l adel ph ia

Chapt e r . Born i n Ph i l a de l ph i a , 1 800 ; d i e d t h e re , 1900 ,age d 1 00 y ea rs ,

3 mon t h s , 6 day s . Wi fe o f Gen . Thoma s Fl ou rnoy . Daugh te r o f Maj orRead i ng Howe l l an d Ca th a r i n e Ye rk e s

,h i s w i fe . Read i ng Howe l l

( 1743- 1 827) s e rv ed a s q ua r t e rma st e r Second Regimen t , Hun te rdon Co .

M i l i t i a,New‘ Jer sey

,u nd e r Co l . Na than i e l Hu n t. He was born i n Am

we l l,N . J . ; d i ed i n B u ck s C0 .

,Pa bu r i e d i n Lau re l H i l l Ceme te ry

,Ph i l a

d e l ph i a . H is daugh t e r Ca th a r i ne p re se nt e d h i s sword to t h e Philadelph i a Chap te r

,D . A . R . Cat h a r i n e wa s th e w i fe o f Gene ra l Thomas

F l ou r noy. own e r o f a va s t e s tat e n ea r Augu s ta , Georgi a , an d a p rom in en t lawyer . He se rved w i t h d i s t i n c t i on a s B r igad i e r Cen c i al i n t h e\Va r of 18 1 2 . He d i ed i n 1 857, an d a ft e r th e C i v i l War , h i s w i dowl o s t a l l h e r proper ty . Sh e re t u r ned to Ph i l ad e l ph i a

,whe re s h e d i e d

Novembe r Sh e wa s i n t e r r ed i n La u r e l H i l l,be s i d e h e r fa t h e r .

Mrs . Fl ou rnoy , i n h e r you th fu l d ays , was an ama t eu r a r t i s t . Her b roth e rwas we l l k nown a s a pa i n te r . She ha d two a c compl i sh ed s i s t e r s . Shewas ma rr i e d q u i t e you ng , an d i n h e r h u sban d

s h ome town i n Georgi am e t La fay e t t e on h i s v i s i t t o t h e Un i t ed Sta t e s , 1 824

-

5 . Mrs . Fl ou rnoywa s su rv i ve d by grandn i ec e s an d grandneph ews .

Mrs . Franc e s A . F . Eas ton . Newpor t , R . I . Wi l l i am El l e ryChap te r . Bo rn i n N ewpor t

,R . I ., 1 8 1 2 . Wi fe of J oh n Ea s ton . Daugh

t e r of Rober t Frank l i n a n d O l i v i a T i l l i ngh a s t , h i s w i fe . Rober t Frankl i n ( 1756 - 1 850) wa s a so l d i e r i n Cap t . Sma l lwood

s company of NewYork M i l i t i a . He wa s wou nd ed a t t h e B a t t l e of Ben n i ngton

,and was

fa l se l y repo rt ed a s h av i ng d i ed i n t h e hosp i t a l . He d i e d i n N ewpor t ,R . I ., where h i s grav e i s ma rke d by th e Wi l l i am E l l e ry Chap te r .

Mrs . L i zz i e F l oyd Bottim ore ,Nor fo l k

,Va . Grea t B r i dge

Chapte r . Born i n A ccomac,Vi rg i n i a. 1 827. \/Vidow of Thomas Bot t i

mor e . Daugh t e r of Ma t t h ew F l oyd and El i zab e th Cu s t i s G l en n,h i s

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th i rd w i fe . Mat th ew Fl oy d ( 176 3 - 1844 ) was p l a ced on t h e p en s i on ro l lo f A ccomac Cou n ty . 1 83 2 ,

fo r s e rv i c e a s pr i va t e i n t h e V i rgi n i a M i l i t i a .He was born i n Nor thamp ton Cou n tv : d i ed i n A ccoma c Coun ty . H e

was i n Cap t . Ri ch ard Savage’s compan y o f M i l i t i a gu a rd i ng th e c oa s to f A ccomac Cou n ty . Mat th ew F l oyd en l i s t e d 1779 ,

when 10 y ea rs o l d .

He i s d es c r ib ed a s so ld ier ,f

patriot, m i n i s t e r of th e Gospe l , l a n dho l d e r ,and gen t l eman . I n 1 824 h e ma rr i ed h i s t h i rd wi fe , an d had two daught e rs

,on e o f whom was E l i zab e t h

,o r L i z z i e . At th e age o f 1 6 . sh e mar

r i ed Thomas Bottim ore,who d i e d 189 5 . Mrs . Bottim ore i s a d evot ed

m ember o f t h e Pre sby te r i an Ch u r c h .

M rs . Pheb e We l l s M ead . Mys t i c , Conn . Fanny LedyardCh ap t e r . Born i n G roton

,Conn . \Vife o f Mat t h ew R . Mead . Daugh t e r

o f Edward Wel l s a n d Ru th York , h i s w i fe . Edward \Ve l l s s e rved a s apowde r - boy . He was born 176 6 : d i ed 1 856 . Mrs . Mead d i ed Mav 4 ,

1 903 .

M rs . J enn e t t Ca r t e r H igg i n s , Pl an tsv i l l e , Conn . Hannah\Voodr i i ff Cha pte r . Born i n Hampden

,Con n .

,1 80 1 d i ed 1 89 9 . \Vife o f

W idow of T imot hy H iggi n s . Daugh te r o f E l i h u Ca rt e r,o f Conn ec t i c u t ,

a nd Sa ra h Hopk i n s,h i s w i fe . E l i h u Ca r te r ( 1 759 - 1 844) en l i s t ed 1 778.

fo r t h re e y ea r s , a s a n artifi cer. He re ce i ved a p en s i on fo r h i s s e rv i c e sfrom Sou th i ng ton , whe r e h e wa s born an d d i e d . He se rv ed i n Jedu thanBa l dw i n

s Reg im en t .Mrs . Nancy Roo t Po t t e r , Sou th i ngton . Con n . Han nah

\Voodruff Chapte r. Born i n Hamden,Con n .,

180 1 d i ed 1 89 9 . \V ife o fJoe l Po t te r . Daugh te r o f D r . J o s i a h Root

,of Conne ct i c u t . an d Mera h

Lew i s ( 176 5 h i s w i f e (m . Jos i a h Root ( 1752 - 1 84 1 ) s e rv eda s apo th eca ry of th e Nort h e rn Depa r tm en t

,an d his nam e i s on th e pen

sron re cord a s a s s i s ta n t a po th e ca ry gen e ra l . He w as born and d i ed i nSou th i ngton . He wa s an orig in al membe r o f th e C i n c i n na t i .

M rs . Emma Du t ton Qu i l l . Pl an t sv i l l e,Conn . H an nah

Wood ru ff Cha p te r . Born i n Sou th i ngto n . Conn . , 1 808 : d i ed 1 89 9 .

W idow of J o sep h Qu i l l . Daugh t e r o f T i mot hy Du t ton an d Lu cy Langdon ( 1767 h i s w i fe (m . Timothy Du t ton ( 176 1 - 1 83 7)se rve d a s p r i va t e u nde r Cap t . Asa B ray

, Co l . Noad i a h Hooke r’

s Regim en t . He was born an d d i ed i n Sou th i ngton .

M i s s Ma ry Spoone r , New B ed fo rd,Mass . Ru th Ha r t Chap

te r , Con n . Born i n Dar tmou t h,Mass . 179 4 : d i e d 1 899 . Daugh te r o f

M i cah Spoon e r , o f M a s sa chu s e t t s. an d Pa t i en c e Crapo ,h i s w i fe . M i cah

Spoone r ( 1754 - 1822) s e rved as“Mi nu t e Man”at '

the Lex i ngton a ndRhode I s l a nd A l a rm s . He was born i n Da rtmou t h : d i e d i n Fa i rh aven .

He al so se rved i n t h e War o f 1 8 1 2 . Hi s daugh te r Ma ry d i ed on Apr i l28 , 189 9 , aged 1 05 y ea rs , 2 mont h s

, 20 d ay s . Sh e l i v e d a l l h e r l i fe ont h e sam e spo t wh e re sh e wa s born

,bu t by reason o f c h angi ng l ine s h ad

been a re 3 1den t o f th re e t own s,New B ed ford

,Fa i rh aven an d Acu s h net .

M i s s Spoo n e r began to work i n a co t to n m i l l a t th e age of 1 6 ,an d con

t inn ed to wo rk fo r many yea rs . A prom inent c lub woman . who began

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a c t iv e l i fe a s a m i l l worke r a n d edu ca t ed h er s e l f,has sa id tha t

,how

eve r it may seem now ,work i n t h e m i l l s wa s eman c i pa t i on - for many

New Engl a nd gi r l s,i n c l u d i ng h er se l f.

Mrs . Eme l i n e Nob l e Ho l l i s t e r , Aubu rn , N . Y . Sab ra Trumbu l l Chapt e r

,Con n . Born i n Cromwe l l

,Con n .

,1 802 ; d i e d Apr i l I , 1900 .

\Vife o f Che s t e r H o l l i s t e r . Daught e r of Dr . Gideon Nob l e an d Lu cy\N e l l s , h i s w i fe . Dr . G i deon Nob l e ( 176 3 - 1 807) se r v ed a s a fi fer i nWad swort h 's B r igad e . He wa s bo rn i n W i l l i ngton ; d i ed i n G l a s tonbu ry

,Conn . He se rv ed u n de r d i ffe ren t commands from 1775 to 1783 .

The Legi s l a t u re vote d h i s fa th e r t h e mon ey to pay t h e med i ca l expen seso f t h e son

,who was a m i nor

,and b rough t hom e a n i nva l i d .

M'

r s . Eva l i n e Te r re l l E rw i n , Rockmar t , Ga . Xav i e r Chapt e r . Born i n Ru th e r fo rd Cou n ty , Nort h Ca ro l i n a , 1800 ; d i ed Novembe r ,1 897. Wi fe of Arth u r E rw i n . Daught e r o f J oe l Te r re l l

, J r., o f NorthCa ro l i n a

,a n d M ar tha W i l l i am s

,h i s w i fe . J oe l Te rre l l

, J r. ( 176 2wa s wou nded a t t h e B at t l e of Gu i l fo rd an d capt u re d by t he B r i t i s h . Hewas p l a ced on th e pen s i on ro l l o f \Vake Cou n ty. N . C .. 18 1 3 . He was

born i n Cha r l o t t e sv i l l e, Val ; d i ed i n Ru t h e r fo rd Coun ty ,

N . C .

Mrs . Mar i a M . Ragan,Nort h Ch i c ago

,I l l . Nort h Sho re

Chap te r,High l and Park . Born i n \fVoodstock

,V t.

,1 8 1 5 . Wi fe o f J oh n

G . Ragan . Daugh te r_

o f Ja cob W i l de r , o f Vermon t , a nd Ma ry VVakefi eld

,h i s w i fe . J a cob \Vilder ( 1 757- 1 848) wa s p l a c ed on t h e p en s i on

ro l l o f W i nd sor Coun ty , V t., 18 18,fo r s e rv i ce of pr i va t e i n th e Mas sa

chu setts Con t i n en ta l L i n e . He was bo rn i n Lan ca st e r,Ma ss ; d i e d i n

Wood stock , Vt . On Apr i l i 9 th,1775 ,

Mrs . Ragan ’s gran d fa t h e r wen t tot h e fi e l d whe re h i s son s were p l ough i ng , and to l d th em to t u rn ou t theoxe n— an d a l l ma rc h ed to Con cord . Ja cob s e rved th e re

,a l so a t Bu nke r

H i l l a n d Dorch e st e r He igh t s . Afte r t h e wa r h e wen t to Vermon t a ndwas

the fi r s t s e t t l e r a t P lymou th . H i s daugh te r,Mari a

,ma r r i ed Lu c i u s

G . Green,and wen t Wes t i n 1 83 7. Mr . Gree n on ly l i ved a few mon th s .

Near l y fi f ty y ear s l a t e r ( 1 886 ) s he ma rr i ed Joh n G . Ragan , who l i v edabou t a y ea r. Mrs . Ragan l i ve d m any yea r s i n Ch i cago

,bu t i n 1 906 s h e

wen t ba ck to Vermon t to par t i c i pa t e i n th e c e l eb ra t i o n o f “O l d H ome\Veek a t P l ymou th . The exe rc i s e s we re h e l d u nd er an e l m p la n t edby h e r fa t h e r 1 00 yea rs b e fore . She con c l u d ed to s tay i n h e r na t i ve t ownand b e bu r i ed w i t h h e r own k i nd red . Sh e d i ed t h e re Dec embe r 29 ,

1 908 .

Mrs . Su sa n S . Dow , Lawren c e , Mass . Be t sy Ross Chapt e r , Mas sa c hu se t t s . Born i n \Vate r l oo

,Ma i n e

,May 1

,1 8 1 9 ; d i ed 1 902 .

Wi fe Daugh t e r o f Edwa rd Wa lk e r, of Mai ne ,

and Su san Sc r i b n e r , h i s w i fe . Edwa rd Wa l k e r wa s p l a c ed on t h e pens i on ro l l o f York Cou n ty , Ma i n e , 1 8 18

,fo r t h e se rv i c e o f p r i va t e i n t h e

Massa ch u s e t t s L i n e .Mrs . El i zab e th W . Mon roe

,Tau n ton

,Ma ss . Lyd i a Cobb

Chap te r . Born i n Taun ton , Mas s ,1 8 14 . \Vife of Franc i s Mon roe .

Daugh t e r o f I saa c \Vashbu rn,o f Ma s sachu set t s

,an d E l i zabe t h R i ch

mond,h i s w i fe . I sa a c VV

ashbu rn ( 175 5 - 1 83 2) en l i s ted a s a m i n u t e man .

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1775 . He rec e i ve d a p en s i on fo r s e rv i c e i n th e Ma ss ac hu se tt s Con t in en tal L in e an d S ta te Troops . H e was bo rn i n M i dd l eboro ; d i ed inTau n ton .

M i s s Dama r i s Raymond,Tau n ton

,Ma s s . Lyd i a Cobb

Chap ter. Born i n Tau n ton,Mass

,1 804 ; d i e d 1 89 9 . Daugh te r o f B en

j am i n Raymond,o f M as s ac hu s e t t s

,and B ets ey Andrews

,his wi fe . B en

j am i n Raymond ( 1757- 1 83 9 ) s e rved a s a d rumme r , an d was p l a c ed onth e pe n s i on ro l l o f B r i s to l Cou n ty

,1 8 18

,fo r se rv i ce o f p r i va te i n th e

Mas sac h u se t t s L i n e . He d i ed i n Tau n ton .

M rs . Mar th a M . G . Kimba l l , Medway , Mass . Lucy J ackson Chap te r . Born i n Sou th Dedham ,

Mass,1 803 : d ied 1 89 8. Wi fe o f

R ev. Ca l eb K imba l l . Daugh t e r o f J a cob Gu i l d,o f M a ss ac h u se t t s , an d

Ch l oe May,h i s w i fe . J a cob Gu i l d ( 1760 - 1 83 9 ) was p l a ced on t h e p en s i on

ro l l o f Nor fo l k Cou n ty,1 83 2 ,

fo r s e rv i c e a s pr i va t e i n th e M a ss a c h u s e t t sM i l i t i a . He wa s bo rn and d i ed i n Sou th Ded ham . He was p re s en t a tB u rgoy ne

s su r r en d e r. M rs . Kimba l l w as a woman o f su pe r i or cu l t u re .Sh e t augh t s c hool u n t i l s h e was 50 ,

when sh e ma rr i ed t h e Rev . Ca l e bK imba l l , whom sh e s u rv i ved e igh t e e n y ea r s . Sh e was a ch a r te r m embero f t h e N ew ton Chapt e r

,wh i c h a ft e rward s u n i t ed w i th th e Lu cy J ackson

Chap te r .

Mrs . Hannah H igg in s Ba con,B os ton

,Mass . Pau l Reve re

Cha p te r . Bo rn i n \Valfl eet,Mass , 1 808 ; d i e d 1 89 9 . Wi fe o f Joh n Bacon .

Daugh t e r o f E l ea ze r H igg i n s . o f M as sa c h u se t t s , an d Lu ran ia Gros s , h i swi fe . E l eaze r H iggi n s ( 1759 - 183 1 ) en l i s ted a t seven te e n ; was t aken pr i son e r an d confi n ed e igh t e e n m on th s i n M i l l Pr i son . Engl and . He wa sborn an d d i ed i n VValfl eet. He se rved a t the s i ege o f Bos ton an d l a te ren l i s t e d on a p r i va t e e r.

Mrs . El i zabe t h \V. Du rkee , Manka to , Minn e sot a . An thony\Vayne Chap te r

,M i n n e so ta . Born i n A th en s

,Mai n e

,1 8 1 8 : d i e d 1 902 .

\V i fe o f Ben j am i n Du rk e e . Daugh t e r o f J ona t ha n \Val l in gford a ndEl i z abe t h B u nk e r

,h i s w i fe . J on a t h an s e rved a s

a p r i va t e i n Cap t . Timot hy Emerson'

s Compan y . Co l . Thomas Ba r t l e t t’

sRegim en t o f New Hampsh i r e M i l i t i a . He wa s bo rn i n Roche s te r , N . H

d i e d i n Howl an d Ma i n e . M rs . Du rk ee w as made a n honora ry membe ro f t h e Kan sa s C i ty Chap te r

,D . A . R . A fte r a chapt e r wa s fo rmed i n

Manka to , M in n .,s h e was t ra n s fe r r ed to t h e An thony \Vayn e Chap te r a t

t h a t p l a c e .

M rs . Lou isa .H oar Harr i s , \fVestm in ster , Mass . Ashu e lo tChap te r .New Hampsh i r e . Born i n \Vestm in ster , Mass ,

Augus t 22 ,1 805

d i ed Feb ru a ry 8 ,1 90 1 . \Vife of George Ha rr i s . Daugh te r o f T imot hy

Hoa r,o f Mas sa ch u se t t s

,an d Lyd i a Hu n t

,h i s w i fe . Timo thy Hoar ( 1759

183 2) s e rved a s m a t ro ss i n C ra f t’s A rt i l l e ry

,an d a s a p r i va te u nd e r d i f

feren t commands . H e wa s born i n Conco rd a nd d i ed i n \Nestm in ster.Mrs . Har r i s b e l onged to th e H oa r fam i l y

,d i s t i ngu i s h ed i n th e h i s to ry of

Massachu se tts a nd th e n a t i on . B e for e her marr i age sh e was a t each e r.

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Mrs . Mal v i na J . Chap i n Rowe l l , Cra fton , San B e rnard i noCou n ty Ca l . Repr i sa l Ch ap te r

,New Hampsh i re . Born i n N ewpor t ,

N . H .,1 8 1 6 : d i e d 1 90 1 . Wi fe o f George B e rke l ey Rowe l l . Daugh te r o f

Dan i e l Ch ap i n and Ru t h Lane,h i s w i fe . Dan i e l Chap i n ( 1758- 1 83 1 ) en

l i s t e d a s a p r i va te , 1778 , i n Cap t . Dav i d B eeb e'

s Company , Col . Roge rEno ’s Regimen t of Conne c t i c u t S ta t e Troops . He was bor n i n Some rs ,Conn . ; d i e d i n N ewpor t , N . H . He s e t t l e d i n t h e nor t hwe s t pa r t of th etown

,0n

_

a fa rm known to l a t e r gene ra t i on s a s t h e F rede r i c k Chap i np l ace . He i s bu r i ed i n Nor th N ewpor t Ceme te ry . M rs . Rowe l l wen twi th he r h u sban d a s a m i s s i on ary to th e Hawa i i a n I s l an d s . Had adaugh te r born t he re . Th i s daugh te r , M rs . E l l e n

“ Lou i s a Rowe l l Lambe r t

,s t i l l l i ve s i n Hono l u l u .

M rs . Asena t h Mose l ey B urn e t t. Cape Vi n ce n t , N . Y . LeRay de Chaumon t Chap te r . Born i n Connec t i c u t , 1 799 : d i e d 1 90 1 . \Vi fe

of Dav i d B u rn e t t . Daugh te r o f Ur ie l M ose l ey , o f Conn ec t i cu t , an d Sa l l yHammond

,h i s w i fe (m . Ur i e l Mose l ey ( 1756 — 1 826 ) s e rv ed sev

e ra l e n l i s tm en t s a s a p r i va t e i n t h e M i l i t i a . He d i ed i n H amp ton , Con n .

Mrs . Bu rn e t t wa s a s u rv i vo r o f on e of t h os e p ion ee r fam i l i e s who s ta r ted ou t f rom c i v i l i z a t i on to make home s i n th e w i ld s o f Nor t h e rn N ew

York S tat e . Sh e d i ed Oc tob e r 25 ,1 90 1 , aged 1 02 . Sh e wa s b orn a t

Hamp ton,Conn .

,J u l y 30 179 9 . Her fa th e r , Ur i e l Mose l ey . se rv ed a s

a m i nu te m an i n company of Cap t . Eben eze r Mose l ey . Mrs . Mose l eywas ma rr i ed i n 1 82 1 . Sh e l i ve d i n t h re e c en tu ri es .

Mrs . ‘Fran ce s L eon a rd Cl eve l a nd . Mar i e t ta , Cobb Cou n ty ,Georgi a . Cowpen s Chap te r

,Sou t h Ca ro l i n a . Born i n B r i s to l , R . I .

,

1 8 1 6 . Wi fe o f Rob er t Ma th i s C l eve l an d . Daugh te r of R ev . Hen ryW igh t and Cl a r i s sa L eona rd ,

h i s w i fe . Hen ry \Vight ( 1752— 1 857) l e f tH a rva rd Co l l ege to se rve as a m i n u t e m an a t th e Rhod e I s l an d A l arm .

He wa s bo rn i n M edfie‘

ld,Mass : d i ed i n B r i s tol , R . I . He was a p r i va t e

i n Co l . H ardee'

s M i l i t i a Regim en t , 1775—6 . La te r. h e re tu r n ed to co l

l ege and gradua t ed . H e b ecam e a Congrega t iona l m i n i s te r . H i s daughte r

,Fran ces

,a t t h e age o f 1 8 ,

wa s“

confi rm ed i n S t . And rew s P ro te s tan tEp i s copa l Chu rch

,Ph i l ad e l p h ia

,by B i shop \Vhite . Sh e v i s i t e d VVash

ington ; s aw Pre s i d en t And rew Ja ck son a t a re c ep t i on i n th e Wh i t eHou se : h ea rd W eb s t e r

,Cl ay and Ca l hou n spe ak i n t h e Sen at e . I n 1 840

s h e was marr i ed t o Robe r t M . C l eve l a nd , o f Greenv i l l e , S . C . Mr . andM rs . C l eve l an d l i ve d many year s a t Lawren c ev i l l e Ga . Late r. th ey re

s i d ed nea r War t ra c e,Tenne s see

,wh ere M r. Cl eve l an d d i ed i n 1 876 . Mrs .

Cl eve l a n d and h e r u nmarr i e d ch i l d re n th en spen t som e ye a r s i n Eu rope ,a ft e r wh i ch th ey r e tu rn ed to Georgi a . Mrs . C l eve l a n d d i ed Sep temb er23 , 1 9 10.

Mrs . Cl ar i s sa B e ebe O a tman . Arl i ngton . Vt . B rownsonChap ter . Born i n Granv i l l e

,N . Y . 1 803 : d i ed 1 89 9 . \Vife o f Dyer Oa t

m an . Daugh te r o f G i d eon B eeb e . a nd Tha nk fu l Cook , h i s w i fe . Gi deonB eeb e

,a t t h e age o f 72 , was p laced on t h e p en s ion ro l l o f \Vash ington

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Coun ty . New York , 1 83 2 ,fo r se rv i c e o f a r t i l l e r i st i n t h e Mas sach u se t t s

M i l i t i a . He gave two yea r s'

a ct u a l s e rv i c e .

M i s s Pame l a Bank s , Greenfi e l d H i l l , Conn . Dorot hy R i pl ey Chap t e r . Born i n Fairfi eld ,

Conn,

1806 ; d i ed Apr i l 5 1 89 8 . Daugh

t e r of Nathan Bank s a n d M abe l B rad l ey,h i s w i fe . Nathan B ank s ( 1760

1 84 1 ) wa s p l a c ed on th e pen s i on ro l l o f Fairfi eld Cou n ty , 183 2 ,fo r s e rv i c e

o f p r i va t e an d s e rgean t i n t h e Conn ec t i c u t Con t i n e n ta l L i n e . He wasborn a nd d i ed i n Fairfi eld .

Mrs . Ph ebe Ca s t l e,New Haven ,

Conn . Mary C l ap \VoosterChap t e r . Born i n B e th any , Con n .

,1 8 1 5 . \Vife o f Dr . And rew Cas t l e .

Daught e r o f Ez ra K imbe rl y,o f Con ne c t i cu t , an d Lu cy B a l l , h i s t h i rd

w i fe . Ez ra K imb e r ly ( 176 4— 1 844) s e rv ed a t t h e age o f s even t een . Hewa s bo rn and d i ed i n N ew Haven Cou n ty .

M i s s Lu c re t i a K i mber ly , New Haven , Conn . Mary C l a pWoo st e r Chap te r . Born i n B e th a ny

,Conn .

,Marc h

,1 82 1 : d i ed A ugu s t

10 ,1 900 . Daught e r o f Ez ra K imbe rl y a nd Lu cy ( Ba l l ) B eech e r , h i s t h i rd

w i fe . S i s te r o f M r s . Ph ebe K imbe r ly Ca s t l e , Na t i on a l N um b e r.M i s s Lu cr e t i a K im b e r l y wa s th e you nges t daugh t e r o f Ez ra K imbe r l y

( 1764 He se rv ed a t th e age o f s e ve n t een . H e wa s b orn a n dd i ed i n N ew Haven Coun ty

,

Mrs . J u l i a Rowena Town e , Evan s ton ,I l l . For t Dea rborn

Chapt e r . Born i n Ma r lb o ro,New Hampsh i re

,1 8 17. \Vife o f

Daught e r o f Sh uba e l S t on e , of New Hampsh i re,a n d

Po l ly Roge rs ( b . h i s w i fe (m . Shubae l S to’

n e ( 176 6 — 1 823 )se rved on t h e Hud son n ea r t h e c l o s e o f t h e w ar. H e wa s born i n \Veston ,Ma ss ; d i ed i n Ma r l boro , N . H .

M i ss Fanny Howe,Ea st Brookfi eld

,Mass . Mercy \fVar

r en Chap te r . Born i n Spen c e r , Mass ,d i e d 1 89 8 . Daugh t e r of

J oe l Howe and E sth e r B em i s,h i s fi r s t w i fe . J oe l H owe ( 176 1 - 1 854) was

p l a c ed on th e pen s i on ro l l 1 83 2. o f W'

orc e s t e r Coun ty for s e rv i c e a sp r i va t e i n t h e Mas sac h u se t t s M i l i t i a . He was born i n Le i c e s te r : d i edi n Spen ce r

,Mass .Mrs . Vi c tor i a E . R . B l ancha rd

,Ho lyoke

,Mass . Mercy

War ren Chap te r . Born i n S tan b r i dge , Can ada Ea st , 1 84 1 : l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 .

Widow of H . B l an cha rd . Daugh t e r o f J e rem i a h Rockw e l l a n dAbby Rockwe l l

,h i s w i fe . J e rem i ah Rockwe l l ( 1754— 1 852) wa s p l aced

on t h e pen s i on ro l l o f Add i son Cou n ty ,Vermon t . fo r s e rv i c e of p r i va t e

i n the Con nec t i cu t M i l i t i a .M rs . Jan e B . Ma rsh a l l , Camb r i dgepo r t , Mass . Ol d Sou th

Chapte r . Born i n B ru n sw i ck ,Mai n e . 1 8 10 : d i ed 1 90 1 . \Vife ofDaugh t e r o f Dan i e l McMan n ers

,o f

M a i n e,an d E l i zabeth Tarr

,h i s w i fe . Dan i e l M cM an n ers ( 1 76 3 4 85 1 )

s e rve d i n t h e sea coa s t d e fe n se from B run sw i ck, w h e re h e was born an d

d i ed . He en l i s t e d , 1782 ,i n Cap t . George Ulme r

'

s Compan y . Col . Jam esH ur te r’s Regim en t , fo r s ea coas t de fen s e .

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member of th e Ci nc i n n a t i . He was p la c ed on t h e p en s i on ro l l o f Wak eCou n ty . N . C .

,fo r s e rv i c e o f maj o r i n t h e Sou t h Caro l i n a Con t i n en ta l

L i n e . M rs . Rayne r wa s a s i s t e r o f t h e Con fede ra te Gen e ra l L eon i dasPol k , who wa s a l so P ro t es t a n t Ep i s copa l B i shop o f Lou i s i an a . H e wasborn i n Ra l e i gh , N . C.

, was gradu at e d f rom \N e s t Po i n t,1 827 :

o rd a i n ed a c l e rgyman ; chosen B i s h op o f t h e D i oce s e o f Lou i s i a na , 1 84 1j o i ne d t h e Con fede ra t e A rmy , 1 86 1 ; wa s k i l l e d a t Pi n e Knob , Georgi a ,1 86 4 . M i s s Po l k wa s edu ca te d a t M i s s Hawk

'

s S e l e c t Sc hoo l fo r YoungLad i e s

,Ph i l ad e l ph i a

,wher e sh e was p l a ced by he r b ro th e r

,B i shop Po l k

,

w ho wa s a l so h e r god fa t h e r . Sh e mar r i e d t h e Hon . Kenne th Ray ne r:member o f Congre s s , f rom th e F i rs t Di s t r i c t , Nor th Ca ro l i n a . He d i edi n 1 884 ,

an d M rs . Rayne r removed to Texas . S h e i s a cou s i n o f P re s id en t J ame s K . Pol k . Mrs . Rayn e r wa s fi r s t Regen t of th e n ew ch ap t e ra t S t eph en v i l l e , A tab l e t to th e memory of h e r fa t h e r

,Col . Wi l l i am

Po l k,ha s b een p l a ced i n Me mor i a l Ha l l , Un ive r s i ty o f Nor t h Ca ro l i n a .

Mrs . A lm i ra Bann i s ter Mason , Eas t Pou l t n ey , Vt . Heb erA l l en Chap t e r . Born i n Pow n a l , Vt 1 822 . \Vife o f J am e s N . M ason .

Daugh t e r o f Thoma s B ann i s t e r , of Ve rmon t , an d Lyd i a Downe r h i sw i fe ( 1785 Thomas B ann i s t e r ( 1759 — 1 824) was p la ced on th epen s i o n ro l l o f B en n i ng ton Cou n tv. Vt ,

18 18 , for s e rv i ce s o f p r i va t e int h e M a s sa ch u s e t t s M i l i t i a . He wa s born i n Brookfi eld , Mass : d i ed i nPowna l , Vt . Mrs . Alm i ra Ban n i s te r M a son wa s a s i s te r o f Mrs. Su sanBan n i s te r K eye s

,o f B enn i ngton V t.

,Nat i on a l Numb er

M rs . Ab iga i l Foot e Loom i s,Eas t H ampton , Con n . Wads

wor th Chapt e r . Born i n Co l ch es te r , Con n .,179 8 : d i ed 1 89 9 . Widow of

A l fr ed I sham Loom i s . Daugh t e r o f N a than i e l Foo te . o f Conn ec t i c u t .and Ab iga i l (Foo te) Foo te , h i s w i fe . Na th an i e l Foo te ( 1 742- 1829 ) s e rv eda s a p r iva t e a t th e ba t t l e o f Wh i t e P l a i n s , an d wa s a t N ew London wheni t was a t tack ed . He wa s bo rn a nd d i e d i n Co l ch e s te r .

M rs . Mary ' Augu s ta S te e l e C l e ve l an d , Wins t ed , Conn .

G i’c e n Wood s Chap te r . Born i n Ha r t fo rd , Conn ., 1 8 1 8 . \Vife o f Ch ar l e sM i l l e r C l eve l a n d . Daugh te r o f J oh n S te e l e , o f Connec t i c u t , an d Lu cySm i th Saxton

,h i s w i fe . J oh n S te e l e ( 1759 — 183 0) was p l a c ed on th e

pen s i o n ro l l o f H a r t fo rd Cou n ty , 1 8 18 . fo r s e rv i c e o f m u s i c i a n i n th eCon nec t i cu t Li n e . He was bo rn a n d d i ed i n Har t ford . Marv Augu s ta .h i s you nges t ch i l d

,was bo rn i n H ar t ford . I n 1 84 1 , sh e ma r r i e d Ch a rl e s

M . Cl eve l a nd , o f VV in sted ,C0nn ., and w en t wi th h i“" to S t . Lou i s . Mo .

M r . Cl eve l a n d d i ed i n 1 86 1 an d t h e w idow re t u rned to V Vin sted . Sh e wa sa ch ar t e r m embe r o f G re en Wood s Chap te r . M rs . C l eve l an d d i

'ed Peb rua ry 1 7, 1 907. For many yea r s b e fore her deat h sh e h ad b een a d evot edmembe r o f th e Ep i scopa l Chu rch .

Mrs . E l i za Joh n son ,Ligon i e r

,I n d i a n a . Nath an i e l P ren t i ce

Chapt e r . Born i n A t t i ca , New York ,1 8 1 6 : d i ed 189 8 . Wi fe o f J . C .

J oh n son Daugh te r o f Nat han i e l P ren ti ce,o f Conn ec t i cu t , and Ma rga

re t H edd en Boye r , h i s w i fe . Na th an i e l P ren t i c e ( 1764— 1 83 9 ) was pl ac edon th e pen s i on ro l l o f Gen es e e Cou n ty . N . Y .

,1 83 1 fo r s e rv i c e of pr iva te

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i n th e Con nec t i c u t Con t i n en ta l L in e . He was born i n New London CoConn . ; d i ed i n Nob l e C0 .

, I n d i an a . Afte r s e rv i ng h i s t e rm o f en l i s tmen t h e wen t 0 11 boa rd a p r iva t ee r

,when h e wa s subs eq u e n t ly cap tu red

and confin ed to t h e p r i son - s h i p “

Je rsey ; from wh i c h h e wa s s en t toJ ama ica , whe re ,

he was kep t t i l l t h e c l o s e o f th e wa r . He sa i l ed toCha r l e s ton

,S . C .

, an d from th e re t rave l ed on foo t to P re s ton , Conn . Hehad bee n i n t h e ba t t l e s of B enn i ngton , Sa ra toga . Monmou th and o th e rs ;was p re se n t a t Wes t Po i n t an d saw Maj or And re hu ng ; wi t n e ss e d th esu r r en der of Cornwa l l i s a t York town . Hi s w i fe

,Marga r e t H eddei i ,

wa sa d e sc en dan t o f t h e Van Ren s s e l a e r s c f Albany

,N . Y . El i z a Pren t i c e

wa s ma rr i e d to J . C . Joh n son , Novembe r 24 ,1 83 9 . H ad e igh t c h i l d r e n .

S i n c e 1852 ,t h e fam i ly re s i de d on th e i r hem estead fa rm

,n ea r L i gon i e r

,

I n d i a n a .Mrs . Marga re t \Vright B rown ,

Topeka. Kansa s . TopekaChapte r. Born i n J e ffe rson ,

Penn sy l van i a,Apr i l 1 3 . 1 803 : d i ed O cto b e r

25 , 1900 . Wi fe o f Rober t H . B rown . Daugh te r o f E’v’

il l iam \Vright a ndMa rga re t Ph i l l i p s

,h i s i i i st i fe . VY i l l ian i “Wr i gh t ( 176 2- 184 1 ) was

p l ac ed on th e pen r ion ro l l o f Oh i o,183 1 , fo r se i v ice o f pr i va te i n the

Pennsy lvan i a M i l i t i a . H e d i e d i n Bu t l e r Coun ty Oh io . Afte r the w ai

h e bough t a fa rm,n ow i n c l ud ed w i t h i n t h e l i m i t s o f C i n c i n n a t i . He

served bot h i n th e Revo l u t ion a ry \Var an d \Var o f 1 8 1 2 . M rs . B rownha s a doub l e c l a i m to b e ca l l ed a R ea l Daugh t e r.

“ i na smu ch a s h e rm oth e r a l so re nde red ma te r i a l a i d to th e c au s e o f Ame r i ca n I n dependen ce . Sh e me l ted h e r p ewte r d i s h es and mou l d ed bu l l e t s fo r th e so ld i e rs . Mrs . B rown w as marr i e d young . Her hu s b a nd fo r a t ime kep t av i l l age store a t Camden

,Oh i o .

M rs . Lyd i a Lan e Poo l Rock l and ,Ma ss . D eb o i ah Samp s on

Chapt e r . Born Ab i ngton ,Mass

,1 8 1 2 : d i ed 1 90 1 . \V ife o f E l i a s P ool .

Daugh ter o f Dan i e l La ne,o f h'l assachu setts, and Lyd i a J oy . h i s w i fe .

Dan i e l Lan e ( 1750— 1 83 7) se rv ed a s p r i va t e an d co rpora l i n Ca p t . Wi l l i amRe ed

s company o f M i n u t e M en . l i e w as born an d d i ed i n Ab ington .

M TS. Rebecca De Ca r te re t P ra t t . Che l s ea , Mass . Gene ra lB en j am i n L i n co l n Chap te r . Born i n Bos ton , 18 1 6 : d i ed 1 900. \N i fe o fSamu e l P ra tt . Daugh te r o f Joh n De Cart e re t ( 1 745 an d N an cySm i th , h i s th i rd w i fe (m . J oh n D e Carte re t s e rv ed a s an a r t ifi cer i i i th e Comm i s sa ry Depa r tm en t . He wa s born i n Cha r l e s town : d i edi n Bos ton . He was a d i rec t d e sc en dan t o f Ph i l i p Ca r te r e t , Roya l Govern or o f N ew Je r sey in th e re ign o f Char l e s I I . I n 1 83 8 , Rebe cca Ca rteret mar r i ed Sam u e l P ra t t

,o f Ch e l s ea Ma ss ,

an d wen t t o re s i d e inth e P ra t t homes t ea d . bu i l t 1 6 60 ,

wh i c h h a s sh e l t e r e d s even gen e ra t i on so f P ra t t s Th e hou se 0 \ e i looks a rav i n e . u he i e du r i ng th e R evo lu

tionary \Va r , a ba t t e ry wa s p l a n t ed , wh i ch wa s i n sp e c t ed by Gene ra l\Vash ington h imse l f. Hen ce

,th e nam e \Vash i ngton ha s b een giv en to

th e ave nu e .Mrs . Em i ly P i pe r A l l en

,Not t i ngh am . New Hampsh i r e .

Mol ly Re id Chap te r . B orn i n T u fton bo rough , N . H 1 82 1 . Wi fe o f

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Lyman A l l en . Daugh t e r of Joh n P i p e r a nd Anna Yo‘u ng,h i s w i fe

.

J ohn P i p er ( 1760 4 83 0) en l i s t ed for t h re e yea r s i n th e N ew Hampsh i reM i l i t i a . H e was bo rn i n W o lfborough ; d i ed i n T u fton borou o'h. He wastw i c e mar r i ed , an d h ad twen ty—on e ch i l d re n .

0

M rs . E l i z a Coo l ey G l i n e s,M a nc h es te r

, New Hampsh i re.

Mol ly S ta rk Chap te r. Born i n L i s b on,N . H .

,1 820 . W i f e o f Dea rbo rn

P . Gl i n e s . Daugh t e r o f Aa ro n Coo l ey an d Su sa n Pa rk e r,h i s s e cond

w i f e . Aa ron Coo l ey ( 175 3 - 283 4) s e rv ed t h re e y ea r s a s a so l d i e r i n th eM a ssa c hu s e t t s Con t i n en ta l L i n e . He was p l a c ed on t h e p en s i on ro l l1 8 18

, o f G ra f to n Cou n ty , N . H ., w here h e d i e d . He was born i n Pe t e rbo rough , a nd d i e d i n Landaff , N . H . He was a t T i con de roga an d Va l l e vForg e .

M i ss M il l iscen t C lay Pec k , Prov i den c e , R . I . GaspeeCha pte r . Bo r n i n Pawtu cke t

,R . 1 8 1 8 . Daugh t e r o f Cyru s Peck an d

C l a r i s sa Ke l l ogg , h i s w i f e . Cy ru s Peck ( 1750— 1 83 0) se rved a s a pr i va tein t h e M a s sa c hu set t s M i l i t i a . He was bo rn i n R ehobot h

,Ma ss ; d i e d i n

Pawtu cke t , R . 1.

M rs . J u l i a Bank s \Vi l son,Greenfi e l d H i l l

,Fairfield Co

Conn . Dorothy Ri p l ey Chapt e r , Sou th po r t . Born i n Fairfi e ld ,Conn

1807 ; d i ed Sep tembe r 24 ,1 900 . \Vife of Ben j am i n \Vi l son .

Daugh t e rof El i j a h Bank s an d Mabe l O gd e n

,h i s w i fe (m . El i j a h Bank s

,

of Con n ec t i c u t,se rved i n t h e s ea coa s t d e fe n s e

,1779 ,

u nd er Cap t . El i

phalet Thorp . He wa s bo rn an d d i ed i n Fairfi e ld ,Con n .

M rs . Be t sey I v e s,B rook sva l e , Conn . Hannah \f’voodru ff

Chapte r . Born i n \Vaterbu ry ,C onn .

,1 8 1 9 ; d i ed A pr i l , 1 89 8 . \Vi fe o f

Daugh t er o f Thomas J effe r son Payn e and E l i zab et h Pay n e , h i s w i fe . Thoma s J eff e r son Payn e ( 1758- 1 825 ) se rved i nt h e Nort h e rn Depa r tm en t

,1775 , an d i n 1777 en l i s te d i n Capt\ . J am e s

P eck ’s com pany . He was born i n N ew Haven ; d i ed i n \Vaterb u ry .

M rs . Mart ha Abe l l R i c h , Ea s t Hampton , Conn . Su s a nCar r i ngton C l a rk e Chap te r . Born i n ‘Cha tham

,Con n .

,1 806 : d ied 1 902 .

\fVidow o f Amos Ri c h . Daugh te r o f Abe l Ab e l l an d J em ima Bra i n a rd,

h i s w i fe . Abe l Abe l l ( 1757- 1 84 1 ) s e rv ed seve ra l e n l i s tm en t s , s u ff e r eda s a p r i son e r

,and su rv i ved to r ec e i v e a pen s i on . He wa s b orn i n Nor

w i c h ; d i e d i n Cha t ham ,C onn .

Mrs . Ca rol i n e B rockway Pra t t , .on n . Su sa n Ca rr i ngton Cl a rk e Chap te r . Born i n Lyme , Conn .

,1 8 1 0”d i ed 1 900 . \Vife o f

H en ry G . Pra t t . Daugh t e r o f J oh n B rockway and i r en e Reed . h i s w i fe .J oh n B rockway ( 1 75 5 - 184 1 ) had h i s n am e p l a c ed on t h e pen s i on ro l l o fN ew London Cou n ty , 1 83 2 , fo r s e rv i c e o f pr i va t e i n t h e Conn ec t i c u tCon t i n en ta l L i n e . He wa s born an d d i ed i n Lyme .

M rs . Ann e D . Lee,Mer i d e n

,Conn . Su sa n Ca r r i ngton

C l a rk e Ch ap te r . Born i n M i dd l e town , Conn ., Augu s t 5 ,180 3 : d i ed 1 89 9 .

Widow of Dav i d Lee . Daugh t e r o f L i e u t . Thompson Ph i l l i p s , of Conn ecticu t

,an d Abby M um ford

,h i s w i f e (m . Thom p s on Ph i l l i p s

s e rv ed as sec ond l i e u t enan t on th e b r iga n t ine"

M in e rva , an a rm ed ve s se l

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fi t ted ou t for S ta t e s e rv i c e,1775 . He wa s bo rn

,175 2 , i n M idd l e town ,

whe re h e d i ed . M rs. Lee d i ed Ma r ch 30 . 1 89 9 ,a t t h e hom e o f her daugh

t e r,t h e Cou n te s s W

'

a l d e r s ee,

A l ton a,Ge rmany .

Mrs . Pheb e Rockwe l l Gain fo rt , Mer i d e n , Conn . Su s anCa r r i ngton C l a rk e Chap te r . Born i n M i l fo rd

,Penn sy l va n i a

,1 805 . \N i f e

of Wi l l i am L . Gai i i fort . Daugh te r o f J abe z Rockwe l l a nd B e t s ey Mu lford , h i s s econd w i fe (m . J abe z Rockwe l l ( 176 1 - 1 847) e n l i s t e da t s ix t ee n a n d s e rved u n t i l t h e su r re nde r a t York town . H e was wound edat Sa ra toga and Monmou th . He wa s bo rn i n R idgefi eld . Conn . ; d i e di n Hone sda l e

,Pa . Mrs . Ga i n fo rd i s a s i s t e r of Mrs . Ca tha r i n e Rockwel l

B ow’de n,Nat iona l N umbe r

,and o f M rs . Luc i n d a Rockwe l l Va l

en tin e,Nat ion a l Numb er , Mrs . Gai i i fort i s a l so a m embe r o f th e

D . -R . Soc i e ty . Her numbe r i s 43 89 . Sh e re s i d e d fo r a t i me a t Por tIervis, N . Y .

Mrs . Pa t sy \Vi l son Pat te rson . I n d i an a po l i s,I nd iana . Ca i o

l i n e S co t t Ha rr i son C li apte Bo rn 1 8 1 6 : d i ed 190 1 ,\Vi fe o f

S . J . Pa t t e rs on . Daughte. o f I saa c'

Ni15 0n a n d Sa ra h N ea l , h is wi fe .I s aac \fVi lso n ( 1747- 1823 ) was a m embe r o f th e \Ya tanga As soc i a t i on .

1776 ,an d was among those who i n t h e i r p e t i t i on t o t h e Prov i n c i a l

Congre s s o f Nor th Ca ro l i n a re so l ved to s t r i c t l y ca r ry ou t th e o rd e rso f th e Con t i n en ta l Congre s s . The Watauga As soc i a t i on wa s compos edo f pa t r i o t s o f Eas t e rn T e nn e s s e e

, who ad he red to Co l . J oh n Sev i e r .I saa c \Vi l son came to I nd ianapo l i s f rom Nor t h Caro l i n a , i n 1 820 ,

w h enthe r e we re bu t tw o hou se s i n t h e fu t u re cap i ta l . He w as an ea r l yM e thod i s t an d m ee t i ngs w e re h e l d a t h i s h ou s e fo r year s . He was on eo f t h e fou nde r s o f th e F i rs t M . E . Chu rch o f I n d i an apo l i s .

Mrs . H an n ah Hodge s I—Iu n t , Augu sta , Mai n e . Koussin oc

Chapte i . Born i n Augu s ta,Me 1 804 : d i e d 1 89 8 . \Vife o f W’

i ll ian i

Hun t . Daugh te r o f Ez ra Hodges a nd M eh i ta b l e Po l l a rd , h i s w i fe . EzraHodge s ( 1 76 2— 1 85 1 ) en l i s ted a t s i xt e e n a n d se rv ed u n de r d i ffe re n t command s i n t h e Mas sa c h u se t t s M i l i t i a . He wa s born i n No rton . Massd ie d i n Va s sa l boro

,Ma i n e . Ezra Hodges

,du r i ng h i s se rv i c e , was a

m ember o f Wash i ngton'

s body gua rd : w as a t Long I s l a n d an d Va l l eyFo rge .

V/

M i s s Ru th I . Shor t . New bu ry ,Mass . O ld Newbu ry Cha p

t e r . Born i n N ewbu ry,1 829 . Daugh te r o f Moses Shor t a n d Ab iga i l

I l s l ey h i s w i fe . Mose s Shor t ( 176 0- 1 84 1 ) se rved a s a p r i va t e an d re

ce ived a pe n s i on . He wa s born i n Newb u ry,whe re h e d i ed . M i s s Ru th

I . Shor t i s a s i s te r o f M i ss Ab iga i l S ho r t,Na ti o na l N umbe r , M i s s

R u t h I . Shor t i s s t i l l l i v i ng,1 9 1 1 .

M rs . Lu cy Ann Re i d . Med ford , Mas s . Sarah B rad l e e Fu l t onChap te r . Born i n Ea s tpor t , Mai n e , 1 805 : d i e d 1 9 02 . W

'

i f e o f J oshu aThoma s R e id . Daugh te r o f L emu e l Spu r r , o f M ass a chu s e t t s , an d Lo i sB u l l a rd . his wi fe (m . Lemue l Spu r r ( 1 747- 1 808) s e rved a s“Minu te Man a t va r i ou s a l a rm s . He wa s born i n Dorch e s t e r . where hed ied . H e was a p r i va te i n Cap t . Johi i B rad l ey 5 company , Co l . Lemu e l

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Rob i n son’

s regim en t , f rom M i l t on , on a l a rm of Ap r i l 1 9 ,1775 . Se rved

a l so i n Co l. B en j am i n G i l l’

s r egi men t fo r s ea - coa s t d e fe n s e ; a l so , i n a

com pany tha t r e i n fo rce d th e Nort h e rn A rm y . Hi s d augh t e r,Lu cy Ann

,

mar r i ed J oshu a Thomas Re i d,Ma rc h 10

,1829 . H er h u sban d an d two o f

h e r son s se rv ed i n th e C i v i l War . Mrs . Rei d i s a Sw ede i i borg ian ,the

o l d e s t membe r of t h e B os ton Soc i e ty o f t h e New Jeru sa l em . On Ea s t e rSu nday , 1 90 1 , s h e a t t en ded commu n i on i n h e r ch u rc h w i t h two you nggrand son s , .who had be en confi rm ed at t h e morn i ng s erv i c e a n d re c e i vedt h e sa cramen t for th e fi r s t t i me .

M rs . E l i z a Ham i l ton Has l e t,H i l l sbo ro B r i dge

,New Hamp

sh i re . Born i n Searsm c n t , Ma i n e , 1820 ; d i ed 1 902 . Wife o f GeorgeHa s l e t . Daugh t e r of R i c h ard Ham i l ton

,o f M a i n e

,a n d Po l ly M or r i son

,

h i s w i fe . Ri cha rd Ham i l ton ( 1759 - 1 83 4 ) had h i s n am e p l ac e d on the

pen s i o n ro l l o f \Va l do Cou n ty , Ma i n e , fo r s e rv i c e o f p r i va t e i n the N ewHampsh i r e L i ne . He wa s born i n Be rw i ck : d i e d i n Sea r smon t . H e en

l i s t ed wh en s ix t ee n a nd s e rved th roughou t t h e wa r . E l i z a Ham i l tonwa s ma r r i e d to George Ha s l e t , 183 8 . The grea t e r pa r t o f h e r ma r r i edl i fe wa s sp en t i n Bo ston . For many yea r s sh e wa s a con s i s t e n t m emb ero f th e Brom fi eld S t re e t I ethod ist Chu rch . Fo r s eve n y ea r s p r i o r toh e r d ea t h

,sh e l i v ed w i t h h e r son a t H i l l sboro B r i dge

,New Hampsh i re .

Sh e wa s a ch a r te r m em b e r o f Eun i c e B a l dw i n Cha pt e r . Sh e d i e d February 9 ,

1 902 ,an d wa s b u r i e d a t Ceda r G rove

,Dorc h e s t e r

,M a ss b e

s i d e h e r hu sba nd, who d i e d S e p tember 1 6

,1 874 .

Mrs . Su sa n B ann i s t e r Key e s , Ben n i ngton , Vermon t . Benn ing ton Chapt e r . Born i n Powna l l , Vermon t . 1 8 1 5 : d i ed 1 9 02 .

W i f eof Samu e l Key e s . Daugh te r o f Thoma s B an n i s te r a nd Lyd i a Downe r

( 1785 h i s w i fe . Thoma s Bann i s te r ( 1759 — 1 824) had h i s n amep l a ced on t h e pen s i on ro l l o f B en n i ngton Cou n ty , V t. , fo r s e rvi c e o fp r i v a t e i n t h e M assa c hu s e t t s L i n e . He wa s bo rn i n Sudbu ry

,176 2 :

d ied i n Powna l l . Vt . Mrs . Su sa n Ban n i s t e r Keye s wa s a s i s t e r o f M r s .A lm i ra B ann i st e r Ma son

,Nat i ona l N umbe r ,

Mrs . Hepz i ba h Sm i t h Rhod e s , Thomp son , Con n . E l i zab e t h Por te r P u tnam Chap ter . Born i n Su t ton , Mas sa chu se t t s , 1 8 1 0 :

d i ed 189 8 . \Vife o f Hora t i o Ne l son Rhod e s . Daugh t e r o f A l exa nd e rSm i t h a nd H ep z i b ah Hobb s , h i s w i fe . Al exan d e r Sm i t h h ad h i s namep l a c e d on t h e p en s i on ro l l o f M id d l e s ex Coun ty , 1 8 18

, fo r s e rv i ce o f

p r i va t e in th e M a ssac hu se t t s L i n e. He w as born i n Lu db u ry ,1 76 2 ;

d i ed i n Gra fton .Mrs . Carol in e W ay Cl a rk ,

Honeoy e Fa l l s , New York . Fa i t hTrumbu l l Chap te r Con n . Born i n Lyme , Conn ., d i ed 1 902 .

Wi fe of W i l l i am Sh e l don C l a rk . Daugh te r o f E l i sh a \fVay , o f Conne ct i en t

,and Eu n i c e C rock e r , h i s w i fe . E l i sh a \Nay , ( 1 757 had h i s

n ame p l ac e d on t h e pen s i on ro l l o f New London Cou n tv 1 83 1 , for s e rv i c e o i pr i va t e and se rgean t i n th e Con n e c t i cu t Con t in en t a l L i n e . Hewas born i n Lyme

,whe re h e d i ed .

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M rs. J eru sha L . Doane Cart e r,Mer i d en

,Conn . Ru th Ha r t

Chapt e r. Born i n 1 806 ; d i e d 1 89 9 . Widow of Cha r l e s Ca r t e r . Daugh

t e r o f J oe l Doan e,of Con nect i c u t

,and J em ima L’

H om ed ieu,h i s w i fe .

J oe l Doan e, ( 176 3 had h i s nam e p la c ed on th e pen s i on ro l l

for s e rv i c e of p r i va te i n th e m i l i t i a . He wa s born i n Westb rook,where

h e d i e d . Mrs . J e ru sh a L . Doan e Car t e r wa s a s i st e r o f M r s . J em imaMat i l da Doane S now ,

Na t i ona l N umbe r,

Mrs. Mar i a L . B ron son B rad l ey , Wes t Haven , Con n . Su

san Ca r r in gton Cl a rk e Cha p te r. Bo rn i n Waterbu ry,Conn .

,1807. \Ni fe

of Wi l l iam B rad l ey . Daugh te r of J os eph B ron son,of Connec t i c u t

,

and Hannah Por t e r , h i s w i fe . J o sep h B ron son , ( 176 4 had h i sn am e p l a c ed on t he p en s i on rol l for s e rv i c e o f p r i va t e . He “wa s born i nWa t e rbu ry , wher e h e d i e d .

Mrs . Rach e l W i l son H ammond W i l son , Qu i e t De l l , Harr i son Cou n ty

,W . Va . Gen e ra l De La faye t t e Chap te r

,I n d i a n a . Born

i n Ha rr i son Cou n ty, Va.

,1 820 . Daugh te r o f B en j am i n W i l son

,of Vi r

g i n i a , a nd Phoeb e Dav i d son , h i s se con d w i fe . B en j am i n \Vi l son ( 1747who s e rved i n t h e exped i t i on aga i n s t Dunmore ; wa s a c t i v e i n

t h e wa r fa r e aga i n s t t h e I n d i an s, ( 1775 He wa s bo rn i n Sh enan

doa h Coun ty ; d i e d in Har r i son Cou n ty , Va . Afte r t h e wa r , Cap ta i nW i l son wa s v e ry prom i n en t i n t h e deve l opmen t o f th a t pa r t of Vi r~

gi n i a,wes t o f th e A l l egh en i e s . He se rve d i n t h e V i rgi n i a L egi s l a t u re

from Mon ogal ia Cou n ty . I n 1784 ,h e se c u re d th e o rgan i za t i on of Har

r i son Coun ty . I n 1788 , h e wa s a de l ega t e to t h e Conven t i o n of Vi r

g i n i a , wh i c h ra t i fi ed th e Con s t i t u t i on o f t h e U . S . A ske t c h o f h i s l i fewa s w r i t t e n by th e h i s to r i a n , B en son J . Los s i ng , who ca l l s h im ,

“Col .

l en . Wi l son , P ion ee r of t h e A l l egh e n i e s .‘ M rs . W

'

i l son i s Co l . Wi l son'

syou nge s t c h i l d .

Mrs . Harr i e t Fe l ton , El o i se , \Vayn e Cou nty ,M i c h . Lou i sa

St. C l a i r Chap te r Bor“. i n Cha r l e s ton

,New York

,18 1 3 : d i ed 1898 .

\N i fe of Lyman Fe l ton . Daugh te r o f J oe l B i s h op and Phoebe Ave ry ,

h i s w i fe . Samu e l Sh e l l ey ( 176 5 - 1 83 8) se rved a s a fi fer. H i s nam e wa sa s a p r i va t e i n t h e Conn e ct i c u t M i l i t i a . He wa s born i n Gu i l fo rd

,Conn

d i e d i n Hu ron Cou n ty,Oh io . Mrs . Fe l ton wa s on e o f t h i r t een ch i l d re n .

Mrs . Mart ha Sh e l l ey B ake r , S t . Lou i s , M i ssou r i . Le Rayde Chaumon t Chap t e r

,N . Y . Born i n B rown sv i l l e . N . Y .

,1 827.

‘Ni f eof Jo seph E . Bake r . D augh te r o f Samu e l Sh e l l ey , an d Ca tha r i n e Pr i d e ,h i s w i fe . Samu e l She l l ey , ( 176 5 s e r ve d a s a fi fer. H i s nam e wa sp l ac ed on th e p en s i on rol l

,1 8 1 8 , fo r s e rv i c e i n t h e Conn ec t i cu t M i l i t i a .

He wa s born i n S tra t fo rd,Con n ., d i e d in Jeffe r son Cou n ty

,Nf Y .

Mrs . Mar i e t ta Sh e l l ey P i e r c e , Dexte r , N . Y . Le Ray deChaumon t Chap te r. Born i n B rown sv i l l e

,N . Y 1 8 1 8 : d i ed 1 898 . W i f e

o f De Fo res t Pi e rc e . Daugh te r of Samue l She l l ey an d Cat ha r i n e Pr i d e.h i s w i fe . Mrs . Mar ie t ta She l l ey P i e r ce was a s i s te r o f M rs . Martha She ll ey Bak e r

,Na t iona l Numbe r ,

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Mi s s Reb e cc a S h e l l ey , Dext e r , N . Y . Le Ray d e Chaumon t Chap te r . Born i n B rownsv i l l e

,N . Y .

,1 8 1 1 ; d i ed 1899 . Daugh te r

of Samu e l S h e l l ey and Ca tha r i n e Pr i d e,h i s w i fe . M i s s R eb ec ca Sh e l l ey

wa s a s i s t e r o f M rs . Mar ie t ta She l l ey P i e r c e,Na t i on a l Numbe r

,22

,880y

;an d o f M rs . Ma rtha Sh e l l ey B ake r

,Nat ion a l N

,umb er 22

22 Mrs . Sa l ly Dav i s N ewman,Redwood

,J eff e r so n Coun ty

,

New Je r sey . Le Ray d e Chaumon t Ch ap te r,VVate 1 tow n

,N . Y . Born

i n Le roy , N . Y ., d i ed 1 90 1 . Wi fe o f Co ] . A . D . Newman Daugh t e r o f

J e s s e Dav i s an d Sa ra h S tewa r t,hi s w i fe . J e s s e Dav i s ( 1758 - 1 83 0)

s e rved a s a p r i va t e i n t he M a s sac h u se t t s M i l i t i a . He d i e d in A l exand r i a

M i s s J a n e M a r t i n Mor ton e s t Sa l i sbu ry,Ve rmon t .

E than A l l e n Chap t e r . B0 1 n i n M i dd l ebo ro,Mass

,1 894 ; d i ed 1 902 .

Daugh te r of J oh n Mor ton,o f Ma s sa c h u se t t s , an d El i zab e t h Leona rd

h i s s e con d w i fe J oh n Mor ton , ( 176 3 e n l i s t e d a t seven teen

, f rom M idd l eboro , a nd i n 178 1 , re—en l i s t ed,t o s e rv e i n t h e ex

ped ition to Rhode I s l a nd . He was born i n Ve rmon t . He was amongt hos e who t u rn ed ou t a t t he Lex i ngton Al a rm .

Mrs . Nan cy D e Graff To l l , Mon roe , M i ch . Lou i s a S t . C l a i rC ha p te r . Born i n S chen ec ta dy

,N . Y . , 1797 : d i e d 1 898 . Wi fe of Ph i l i p

R . Tol l . Daugh t e r of Ma j or I sa a c D e Graff g of New York , and Su sanVan Epps

,h i s w i fe

, (m . I saa c D e Graff ( 1 757 s e rv ed a sDepu ty Comm i s sa ry o f I s su e s i n t h e N or t h e rn Depa rtmen t N ew YorkCon ti n en ta l L in e . H is nam e was

,p l a c ed 0 11 t h e l i s t o f p e n s ion e rs

,183 2.

H e was bo rn i n S ch en e c ta dy ,whe re h e d i ed . Mrs . Tol l was o f pa t r io t i c

an cestty on bot h s i d es . h e r mo th e r’s peop l e

,t h e Va n Epp s fam i l y a l so

r e nde r i ng ma te r i a l a i d to th e cau s e o f I n depe nden ce . Her b ro th e r,J oh n

I . De G 1 aff fu t n ished $ 1 00 ,000 to Com m odo 1 e MacDon ough ,

w i th wh i chto eq u i p a fl ee t 0 11 Lake Champ l a i n ,

18 1 4 . M rs Tol l s h u sband wa sc ap ta i n o f a r t i l l e ry du r i ng th e i n va s i on o f Canada , i n th e W ar o f 1 8 1 2 .

I n ea r l y day s,Mrs . Tol l was on e of t hos e who gree t ed La fay e t te on

h i s v i s i t t o S ch en ec tady . I n 1 8 17,Nan cy De Graff wa s m ar r i e d to Ph i l i p

R . Tol l ( 179 3 Mrs . Tol l d i ed a t h e r home i n Mon roe , M ic h .,

March 27,1 89 8 ; aged

'

1 00 yea r s,6 mon th s 9 days . Sh e .was a su rv i vo r

o f th e b an d o f l i t t l e g i r l s who s t r ewed flowe rs be fo re La faye t t e a tS c h en ec tady .

M rs An n Pie i ce Hay ne s , Brook l i n e , Mass . Hannah Godda rd Chapte r . Born i n Roxbu ry

,Ma ss

,18 10 : d i ed 1 898 . \N i fe o f

C l a rk Lew i s Hayn e s . Daugh te r o f J ame s P i e r c e , of Ma s sa c hu s e t ts ,a nd Lyd i a C l app

,h i s w i fe . J ames Pi e rc e ( 1 754— 1 826 ) served as ma t ros s

i n Cap t . Thomas Pi e rce'

s Company ,Gr idlev

’s Art i l l e ry

,1 775 . He was

b orn i n Dorch e s te r : d i ed i n Roxbu ry , Ma ss .Mrs . Ade l i n e Gou l d i ng ,

Hyde Pa rk , Mass . O ld Sou t hChap t e r . Born i n Con cord , Mass ,

1 8 10 : d i ed 189 9 . \Vife o f Jo sephGou l d i ng . Daugh te r o f Gen e ra l \N i l l iam H i l d re th

,o f M as sac hu s e t ts ,

an d Marv H i l d re th , h i s w i fe . Wi l l i am H i l d re th ( 1757- 18 1 3 ) s e rv ed a s

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Ephra im Woos te r ( 1764 s e rv ed a s se rgean t i n t h e Con ne c t i cu tM i l i t i a . H e wa s bo rn i n W a t e rbu ry

,Conn d i e d i n N ew York Ci ty

.

M i ss Rebe cca O s b o rn,Litchfi eld

,Conn . Su sa n Carring

ton C l ark e Chap t e r . Born i n L itchfi eld,Con n .

,1 80 1 . Daugh te r of

E l i a da Osbo rn , o f Conn ec t i cu t , an d Ab iga i l M a r sh , h i s w i fe . El i ada O sborn ( 176 1 - 1 847) se rv ed 0 11 t h e Hud son u nd e r h i s fa t h e r

,Cap t . J oh n

Osborn . The nam e o f E l i ada Osborn was p l a c ed on t h e p en s i on ro l lof L itchfi eld Cou n ty

,1 83 1 , for se rv i c e o f pr i va t e i n t h e Con nec t i c u t

M i l i t i a . He was born i n L itchfi eld,wh e re h e d i ed .

Mrs . Anna Pa rk h u r s t B i rd,De s Mo i n e s

,I owa . Sab ra

Trumbu l l Chap te r , Conn . Born i n Wh i t e R iv er J u n c t i on,Vermon t

,

1 8 1 2 ; d i e d December , 1 9 1 0 . Daugh t e r o f W i l l i am Know l ton ( 1767- 182 1 )a nd B e t s ey N oonan

,h i s w i fe . Wi l l i am Know l ton s e rve d a s a mat ro s s

,

1782 , i n Ca pt . B en j am i n Du rk e e’s Company . He wa s bo rn i n A sh fo rd

,

Con n . ; d i ed i n W h i te R i ve r J u n c t i on , Vt .M i s s Ma ry J . Dem i ng. Ea s t Haddam ,

Con n . Wad swort hChap te r . Born i n Heb ron

,Conn .

,1 807 ; d i ed 1 899 . Daugh te r of E d

mund Dem ing,o f Connec t i c u t

,and B e th i a h C l ay N‘i c

ho l s,h i s w i fe ( d .

Edmund Dem i ng had h i s nam e p l aced on t h e p en s i on ro l l, 1 8 18 ,

for s e r v i c e of p r i va t e i n th e Con n ec t i c u t M i l i t i a . He wa s born 1754 ,i n

A ndove r,whe re h e d i ed

,1829 .

M rs , E l i zab e t h F l e t ch er Len non , Denve r , Col orado . Denver Chap t e r . Born i n S t . Cl a i r sv i l l e

,Oh io

,Feb ru a ry 4 ,

1 823 . Wifeo f J oh n A l exand e r Lennon . Daugh t e r o f L i eu t . Samue l B rown andPo l l y N ewk i rk

,h i s s econd w i fe . Samu e l B rown ( 1749 — 1 828) se rved a s

l i e u tena n t i n A rno l d'

s ex ped i t i on to Canada ; was t aken p r i son e r a ndparo l e d

,1776 . H i s name was p l a ce d on th e p en s i on ro l l o f Oh i o

,1 8 18 ,

for s e rv i c e o f l i e u te n an t , Massa c h u se t t s L i n e . He wa s bo rn i n Camb r i dge

,Mas s . ; d i ed i n S t . Cl a i r sv i l l e , B e lmon t Coun ty , Oh io . He eu

l i s t e d in t h e c ompany of h i s b ro th e r - in - l aw,Cap ta i n I saa c Dav i s

,Apr i l

19 ,1775 ; wa s a t B unke r H i l l . E l i zabet h B rown was t h e younges t of

twen ty- on e c h i l d re n . I n 1 84 5 , s h e marr i e d J oh n A . Lennon ; l i ve d i nI l l i no i s

,Wiscon s i n

,an d M i ssou r i . Mrs . Lennon took a n ac t i ve pa r t i n

t h e Sol d i e r s ’ A i d Soc i e ty du r i ng th e C i v i l \Va r . I n 1 870 ,M r . an d M rs .

Lennon mov ed to Col orado,whe re M r . Len non d i ed i n 1 883 . Mrs . Len

non wa s on e o i t hos e Am er i can women who h ad a n a cknow l edged r i gh tto th e b a l l o t . Sh e d i ed 1 9 06 .

Mrs . Ann i s M un roe,Ru shv i l l e

,I l l . Membe r - at- l a rge . Born

i n Ut i c a,N . Y .

,Dec embe r 10

,1 8 1 5 . Wi fe o f Thomas Mun roe . Daugh

t e r o f Cap t . B enj am i n H i nma n a n d Anna Key s er , h i s w i fe (m .

B en j am i n H i nman ( 1757 had h i s n ame p l a ced on t h e pe n s i onro l l of Onei da Cou n ty ,

N . Y .,fo r s e rv i c e o f a i d d e c am p to th e q u ar t e r

ma ste r gen e ra l in t h e Rhod e I s l a nd L i n e . He was a i d to Gen e ra lG reen e an d. a t ta i n e d t h e rank of maj or . Ann i s wa s edu ca te d a t a pr iva t e Fren ch sc h ool i n Ut i ca . Her b rot h e r wa s mayor o f t h a t c i ty i n1824 , an d re c e ived La fay e t t e : and t h e l i t t l e A nn i s was a b l e to con ve rs e

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w i th th e grea t gen e ra l i n h i s own l a nguage . At seven t e en,s h e came

to I l l i n o i s , and on Oc tobe r 5 , 184 1 , wa s marr i ed t o D r . Thoma s Mu nroe

,s u rgeon in th e U . S . Army.

'

They res i d ed a t J a ck sonv i l l e,I l l . M rs .

Mun roe d i e d a t Ru shv i l l e,I l l .

,Feb ru a ry 6

,1 905 .

M rs . J u l i a An n Weave r,Daven po rt

,I owa . Hannah Ca l d

w e l l Chap te r. Born i n Accoma c Cou n ty , Vi rgi n i a , Augu s t 6 ,1806 ; d i ed

Ma rch 1,189 9 . Wi fe o f J oh n \N eaver. Daugh t e r o f W i l l i am \Nar

r ington,of Vi rgi n i a

,and Nan cy Hol l an d ( 1771 h i s th i r d w i fe .

W i l l i am War r i ngton ( 175 1 - 18 50) se rv ed a s a p r i vat e i n t h e L i fe Gu a rdo f Wash i ngton

,commanded by Cap t . Ca l eb Gibb s . He wa s a t B ran dy

w i n e , German town an d Val l ey Forge . He was born i n A c comac Cou nty ,

Va. ; d i ed i n D e l awa re Cou n ty , Oh io .Mrs . Em i ly Sm i t h N et t l e ton

,S i oux C i ty

,I owa . Martha

Wash i ngton Chap te r I owa . Born i n Sou t h W i n d so r,Conn

, 1 8 18 ; d iedM ay 14 ,

1 909 \N i fe o f Chand l e r J u dd N et t l e ton . Daugh t e r o f J u s t u sRe ed

,of Connec t i cu t , a n d Lyd i a (Tucker) Bu rn ham ,

hist h i rd w i fe (m .

J u s t u s Re ed ( 1760 1 846 ) se rv ed a s a p r i va t e a nd rec e i ved a pens ion i n Torr i ngton

,whe re h e d i ed . He was bo rn i n East \Vin dsor . J u s

tu s se rv ed when on l y seven t e en y ea r s o l d . Mrs . Ne t t l e ton wa s t h e on lych i l d o f th e t h i rd w i fe . J u stu s Reed wa s a pr i va t e i n Capt . Gran t

'sCompany

,un de r Wash i ngton ; s e rved i n t h e a l a rm s i n Ma ssa c h u se t t s ,

Rhode I s l and a n d Connec t i c u t ; wa s on gu a rd d u ty i n N ew York , a nd a tYork town when Co rnwa l l i s s u rr en de red . Mrs . 'Net t l e ton wa s marr i edi n 1 840 ,

i n Wat e rbu ry,Con n . A t t h e t i m e o f h e r d eat h sh e res i ded w i t h

h e r son i n S i oux C ity .Mrs . Hannah N ewe l l B a r re t t

,Bos ton

,Ma ss . Boston Tea

Par ty Chap te r. Born i n Lu ne nbu rg , Ma ss , May 1 3 , 1800 . Wi fe of

Thomas Ba r re t t . Daugh t e r o f Noah Har rod,of Mas sach u se t t s

,an d

Eu seb i a Kenda l l , h i s w i fe . Noah Har rod ( 1764 - 1 820) en l i s t ed a t s even teen i n Cap t . J ona t ha n S i b l ey

’s Company,Col . Luke D ru ry ’s Regi

m en t . He , N‘oah , was bo rn i n B os ton ; d i e d i n Lun enbu rg. He en

l i s t ed at e igh te en,i n Cap t . VVebb ’

s Company,Co l . Sh epa rd

s Regimen t ;wa s a t Va l l ey Forge . He was a U . S . pen s i on er . Mrs . Bar re t t wa sma rr i ed i n 1 820 , t h e sam e year t h a t h e r fa the r d i ed . Sh e i s a s i s te ro f Mrs . Lou i sa Ha rrod B arbou r

,N at i ona l Numbe r ,M rs . Lou i s a Ha rrod Barb ou r , Boston , Mass . Boston Tea

Pa r ty Chap te r . Born i n Sh i r l ey,Mass , 1 8 1 1 ; d i ed 1 9 06 . Daugh t e r o f

Noah Ha rrod an d Eu s eb i a Ken da l l , h i s w i fe . Mrs . Lou i sa ( Lov i sa) Ha rrod B a rbou r wa s a s i s t e r of Mrs . H an nah N ewe l l B ar re t t , Na t i ona lNumber

,

Mrs . Fran ce s H oba r t Sou l e , Hanove r , Mas s . DeborahSampson Chap te r . Born i n Ab i ngton , Mass ,

1807 ; d i e d 1 902 . \Vife

f Ab i sh a Sou l e . Daugh te r o f E ljah Hoba rt an d Mary Orcu t t . h i sw i fe . El i j ah Hob ar t ( 176 3 - 1847) en l i s t ed 1 782 a s a p r i va t e i n Cap t .Dani e l F i sh e r’s Com pany ,

Col . Job Cu sh i ng’s Regim en t . He , E l i j ah ,was born i n H i ngham ; d i e d i n Ab i ngton .

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Mrs . J oan na Wh i t e B . F l e t ch e r,Worce s te r

,Ma ss . O l d

Sou th Chap te r. Born i n S te r l i ng,Mass

,Novembe r 1 2 , 1 8 1 1 ; d i e d Mav

7, 1 908 . Wi fe o f O t i s F l e t ch e r . Daugh t e r of Gideon B eaman,o f M as

sachu setts, and Do l l y W i l d e r , h i s w i fe (m . Gi d eon B eama n ( 176 4had h i s n am e p l aced 0 11 th e p e n s i o n ro l l o f Worce s te r Coun ty

,

183 2 ,for s erv i c e o f p r i va t e i n t h e M as s a ch u se t t s S ta t e T roops . He

was bo rn i n S te r l i ng , whe r e h e d i ed . He se rved f rom Oc tob e r 23 , 1779 ,

to Apr i l 20. 1780 wh en bu t fi f te en y ea r s,i n Cap t . Eph ra im H a r twe l l

’sCompany , a s gu ard a t Ru t l a nd . H e had th re e b ro th e r s who a l so s e rved .J oanna was h i s younges t c h i l d . Sh e marr i ed O t i s F l e tch e r

,i n 1 83 5 .

a n d a lway s l i v ed i n or nea r B os ton . Sh e re s i d e d a t Con cord ,Lan

ca s te r a nd Cha r l e s town,an d from he r w indows i n Char l e s town , s aw

th e B u nke r H i l l Monumen t fi n i s h ed .Mrs . Sa ra h Dora n Ter ry

,Ph i l ad e l ph i a . Quak e r C i ty Chap

t er . Born i n Pembe r ton . New J er sey , 1 79 2 ; d i e d i n P h i l ad e l ph i a , 1 900 .

W i fe o f Dav i d Te r ry . Daugh te r o f S ta cy Dora n an d Mary Mag in n i s ,h i s fi r s t w i fe . S ta cy Dora n se rved a s a p r i va t e i n t h e B u r l i ngton County ,N ew J e rs ey M i l i t i a . He wa s born i n N ew J e r sey ; d i ed i n Philadel

ph ia , 1850 . Mrs . Ter ry d i ed i n Ph i l ad e l ph ia , J anu a ry 1 4 ,1 90 1 , a t th e

age of 108 . Th e Qu ake r C i ty Chap te r p l a c e d a gran i t e tab l e t ove rh e r grave i n Odd Fe l l ows ’ Cem etery . On he r on e h u nd red th and e igh thb i r thday

,Mrs . Terry wa s take n fo r an au tomob i l e r i d e i n Fa i rmoun t

Pa rk . I n e a r l y l i fe , Mrs . Te rry wen t ab road a s a gov e rn es s . Sh e re

s i d ed for a t i m e i n Denma rk,whe re sh e saw Fred e r i c k V I . Sh e a l so

s aw Qu e en V i c to r i a in London . At a rec ep t i on ,gi ven a t t h e room s of

th e Acorn C lub,Ph i l a d e l ph i a

,du r i ng th e S ta t e Con fe re n c e o f Dec e n t

be r,1 898 , M rs , Terry rec i ted a poem i n th e stvle u su a l d u r i ng h e r g i r l

h ood .M rs . Su sa nna B . Cros s l ey

,K i ngs ton , R . I . Narragan s e t t

Chap te r . Born i n \Vren tham,Mass

,1 802 . Wi fe o f Joh n C ros s l ey .

Daugh te r o f J oh n B e l ch e r an d Su sanna Haze l t i n e,h i s w i fe . J oh n

B e l c h e r ( 1744- 1 825) s e rv ed a s a p r i v a t e a t t h e L ex i ngton a nd RhodeI s l an d a l a rm s . He was b orn i n W ren tham wh e r e h e d i ed . M rs . Su s an naB e l c he r C ro s s l ey d i ed Se ptemb e r 1 9 ,

1 903 ,aged 100 yea r s , 1 1 mon th s ,

1 2 day s . Sh e h ad b ee n a w i dow tw i ce . Her fi r s t h u sban d wa s AaronGu i l d : h e r s e cond,

J oh n C ros s l ey . Two o f M rs . Crossley’

s b roth e r swe re gradu a t e s o f B rown Un i ve rs i ty .

M rs . Lou i s a C . Ga i l l a rd,VVin n sboro

,Sou th Ca ro l i n a . C0

l umb i a Chap ter. Born i n P i n ev i l l e,S . C 1 809 . Wi fe o f Dav i d Ga i l

l a rd (m . Daugh te r o f Sam u e l Du B ose,o f Sou th Ca rol i n a , an d

Mar th a Wa l t e r,h i s w i fe . Samu e l Du Bose ( 1758- 1 8 1 1 ) se rved a s ad

j u tan t to Gen era l Fran c i s M ar i on . He . Du Bose . wa s bo rn i n S t .S t eph en’s Pa r i s h

,whe re h e d i e d . M rs . Ga i l l a rd wa s th e you nges t

and on l y su rv iv i ng ch i l d . Her fa th e r d i ed du r i ng h e r i n fan cy . OnApr i l 10 , 1 827, a t Pi n ev i l l e . Char l e s ton Cou n ty . S . C .

, sh e wa s marr i edto Dav id Ga i l l a rd

,o f S t . Joh n ’s

,B e rke l ey . H er hu sban d and h e rs e l f

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were bo th of Hugu enot s toc k . Mr . Ga i l l a r d wa s a typ i ca l,ol d t im e

p l a n t e r. He d i e d su dd en ly i n 1 85 5 , l e av i ng a w i dow and t h i r t ee nc h i l d r en . M rs . Ga i l l a rd m e t eve ry du ty an d r espon s i b i l i ty b ravelv.

She h a s ou t l i v ed a l l o f h e r im m edate fam i ly .

Mrs . E lm i ra M . H i t c h cock Hal l , Ru t l and , Vermon t . A n n

S tory Chap te r. Born i n P i t t s fo rd , Vt., 1 82 1 ; d i ed 1 899 . W i f e of Wi ll i am E l i a s Ha l l . Daugh te r o f John H i t c h cock an d Lu cy Ri p l ey , h i sw i fe ; J oh n H i t ch cock ( 1760- 1 83 6 ) had h i s n am e p l ac ed on the

i

pen

s i on ro l l,1 83 1 , fo r t h re e yea r s

’ a c t u a l se rv i c e a s a p r i va t e i n t h e Conn ecticu t Con t i n en t a l L i n e . H e was born i n B o l ton

,Conn . ; d i e d i n

P i t t s fo rd, Vt ; se rv ed a s a p r i va te i n t h e Conn ec t i c u t M i l i t i a i n Rhode

I s l a nd,1778 . H e was bo rn i n Pom fre t , Con n . ; d i ed i n Sudbu ry , Vt .

He se rved i n Ty l e r’s B r igade,u nde r Gen . Su l l i va n

,i n Rhode I s l an d .

Mrs . Roge r s cam e to Ve rmon t w i t h h e r fam i l y ; marr i ed Robe r t H .

Roge rs,i n 1 83 5 , an d l i v ed a t M i dd l ebu ry . Her hu sban d d i ed J a nu a ry ,

1 884 . Mrs . Rogers d i ed Oc tobe r 24 ,1 90 3 ; aged n i n e ty- five yea rs an d

th re e mon t h s .M rs . Nancy Ann Warren , S tam fo rd , Conn . S tam ford

Chap t e r. Born i n Sou th ea s t , New York , 1 83 1 ; d i ed 1 906 . \Vife of

I saa c Warren . Daugh te r of E l i sh a G i fford a nd Po l ly Wa shbu rn,h i s

s e cond w i f e, (m . E l i s h a G ifford ( 1749 - 1 837) s e rved seve ra l en

l istm en ts i n th e N ew York M i l i t i a . H i s w i dow rec e i ved a pe n s i on . Hewa s born i n Norw i c h

,Conn . ; d i ed i n Ken t , N . Y . A t th e t i m e o f h i s

s e con d ma r r iage,he Was 82

,and h i s w i fe 29 . Mrs . Gi fford wa s f rom

Carm e l,N . Y . M rs . Nan cy A . \Varren had two b rot h e r s ,

“Rea l Son s,

nam e ly : Rev . E l i sh a G ifford , of Somerv i l l e , Mas s ,a nd Van Ren ssaeler

G ifford , of Nort hv i l l e , M inn . The l a t t e r s e rved i n th e C i v i l “far, a s d i dseve ra l o th e r “Rea l Son s .”

Mrs . Emel i a A da l i n e Wa t rou s,Ea st Hamp ton

,Conn .

Wadswor th Chap te r . Born i n Ea s t Hampton , 1 805 ; d i ed 1 90 1 . Wi feo f M i no r i e s Wa t rou s . Daugh t e r of Dav i d C l a rk

, of Conn ec t i c u t,an d

Eu n i c e Gr i ffi t h,h i s w i fe . Dav i d C l a rk had h i s nam e p l a ced on th e pe n

s i on ro l l of M idd l e s ex,1 83 2 ,

fo r s e rv i c e i n t h e Conn ec t i c u t M i l i t i a . Hewas born i n Ea s t Hampton , where h e d i ed . He wa s known a s Dav i dC l a rk

,of Cl a rk’s H i l l . H i s daugh t e r

,M rs . \Ma t ron s , d i e d Augu s t 1 3 ,

1 90 1 .

Mrs . M in e rva B l ak e H ow l an d , New Haven , Conn . El i zabeth Cl a rke H u l l Chap t e r . Born i n Derby , Conn .

, 1 804 ; di e d 19 00 .

Wi fe o f W i l l i am Howl an d , Daugh te r o f Reub en B l ak e,o f Con necti

c u t , an d Eu n i c e B a l dw i n , h i s w i fe . Reub en B l a ke ( 176 5 - 1 83 1 ) had h i sn am e p la c e d on the. pen s i on ro l l

,o f Fairfi eld Coun ty

,1 8 1 8

,fo r se rv i c e

o f p r iva t e in t h e Connect i c u t L i n e . He wa s born i n D erby ; d i e d i nB r i dgepor t .

M i s s Ma ry An n Whee l e r,North S ton i ngton

,Conn . Fanny

Le dya rd Chapt e r. Born i n S ton i ngton,Conn .,

1 8 1 2 . Daugh te r o fI saa c Whee l e r

, Jr., an d O l ive B u rd i ck , h i s se con d w i fe . I saa c \Vheeler ,

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J r. ( 176 8— 1 856 ) se rve d a s a fi fer i n t h e company w i th his fa th e r , L i eu t .I s aa c Whee l e r . Mi s s M a ry Ann Wh ee l e r was a s i s t e r to M rs . Nan cyLo rd S tan ton

,Na t i o n a l N umbe r

, 6 459 .

Mrs . Har r i e t H . Cr i s sey,Sou t h i ngton

,Con n . Hannah

\Voodru ff Chap t e r . Born i n L i sbon,Con n ., 1 8 10 . Widow of Cha r l es

Cr i s s ey . Daugh t e r o f Asa Reed,a nd J e ru sh a B udd i ngton

,h i s w i fe . Asa

Reed ( 1748- 1 8 1 5) s e rve d a s a p r i va t e i n th e N ew York Campa ign . Hewas b orn i n L i sbon

,whe re h e d i e d .

Mrs . J u l i an a Howe Ewe l l,Ch i c ago

,I l l . Ch i c ago Chap te r.

Born i n B r i dgewa t e r,Mass

,1 8 1 3 : d i ed S ep tembe r 9 . 1 90 1 . Widow of

Char l e s H en ry Ewe l l . Daugh t e r o f Aza r Howe and Ru th Ch ee sem an ,h i s se con d w i fe (m . Azar Howe ( 176 4 - 1 842) had h i s n am ep l a c ed on th e p en s i on ro l l

,1 8 18

,fo r th ree yea r s

a c tu a l s e rv i c e o f p r iv a t e i n th e Mas s ac hu s e t t s L i n e . He was born i n Ha l i fax ; d i e d i n B r i dgewa te r . Mrs . Ewe l l l e f t a son a n d gran d—c h i l d ren .

M i s s E l i za be t h B u sh,B l oom i ngton

,I l l . Le t i t i a Gree n e

S teven son Chap te r . Born i n M i dd l e Sm ithfi eld,Pa . , 1 802 ; d i e d

'

189 9 .

Daugh t e r o f H en ry Bu sh,o f P en n sy l van i a

,a nd Eve E l i zabe t h Hoff

man,h i s w i fe ( b . 176 2 ; m . Hen ry B u s h ( 1754 - 1 83 2) s e rv ed a s

e ns ign,1 780 ,

and was i n t h e exped i t i on aga i n s t th e I nd i an s . H e wasborn i n Nor t hamp ton Cou n ty

,Pa j d i ed i n P i k e Cou n ty . He e n l i s ted

f rom Ea s ton,i n Cap t . J oh n A rn o tt

s Company ,1776 . Taken p r i sone r

a t Long I s l and— e s cap ed a f te r fiv e mon th s’ c ap t i v i ty : comm i s s i one de ns ign

,1780 ,

an d se rv ed i n th e Van Et ten exped i t i on aga i n s t t h e I n

M rs . M a ry J an e G r i ffi t h Lan s i ng . O t tawa . I l l . I l l in i

Chap te r . Born i n orcester. New York , 1828 . \Vife of J ame s Lan si ng . Daugh te r of \Vil l iam Gr i ffi th

, Jr .,and Mary Ch i l d s

,h i s s e cond

w i f e . Wi l l i am Gr i ffi th, J r.,had h i s n am e p l a ced on t h e pen s i on rol l

o f O tsego Cou n ty,1 83 1 , fo r s e rv i c e a s p r i v a te i n the N ew York M i l i t i a .

He wa s born 176 2 ; d i ed i n Worce s te r , N . Y . ,1 83 8 . A t an en t er ta i n

m en t,gi ven by th e I llin i Ch apt e r , 1 899 ,

Mrs . Lan s i ng p re s i d ed ove r t h e“New Engl and K i tc h en . Sh e wore th e Co l on ia l co st ume

,and dem

on strated t h e u se of t h e sp i nn i ng-wh ee l . \Vil l iam Gr i ffi t h , Jr., s e rveda s Range r in Du tch e s s Com pany , N . Y .

, aga i ns t I n d i an s an d Torre s .

Mary J an e was th e younges t ch i l d o f th e se con d w i fe , an d t h i s l i t t l eon e’s fa th e r wa s s i x ty - e igh t yea r s ol d when sh e wa s born . Sh e ma rr i e d Jam e s Lan s i ng i n Troy

,1 848 ,

an d w en t to I l l i no i s , 1 85 5 . M rs .

Lans i ng i s a d evo te d m emb er o f th e Bap t i s t Chu rc h .

Mrs . Su san na R . Ke l s ey ,Ca l edon i a , N . Y . Deo - ou -

go-w a

Chap te r . Born a t Wood stock ,Vt -1802 . \V ife o f Joh n T . Kel s ey .

Daugh te r of Ly sand e r R i ch a rd son,M . D ,

and Lo i s Ran som ,h1s w 1fe .

Lysa nd e r R i ch a rd son ( 1 76 3 se rv ed as wa i t e r to h i s fa th e r , Cap t .

I s rae l R i cha rd son, of Vermon t. Ly san de r wa s b orn i n N ew Sa l em .

Ma s s d i ed i n Wood s tock , Vt . M rs . Ke l s ey d i ed 1902 ; aged 100 .

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Mrs . Mary a rn e r Hubbe l l , Sy ra cu se , N . Y . OnondagaCh ap t e r . Born i n Ch e rry Va l l ey

,N . Y .

,1 802 ; d i e d 1898 . Wi fe of

Fer r i s Hubbe l l . Daugh te r o f Cha r l e s Warn e r an d Sa rah S tockwe l l,

h i s w i fe (m . Char l es Warn e r ( 1 76 2- 1837) had h i s n ame pl ac ed ,1 83 5 , 0 11 t h e pen s i on ro l l o f Onondaga Cou n ty . N . Y .

,fo r s e rv i c e of

p r i va te in th e Conn ec t i c u t M i l i t i a . He was born i n Windham,Con n . ;

d i ed i n Sa l i na,N . Y . He se rved

,1779 ,

i n Cap t . Wi l l i am s’ Com pany,

Col . Du rkee ’s Regi men t ; l a te r u n d er Co l . \Vel l s . Fer r i s Hubb e l l andMa ry \Va rn e r we re mar r i ed , 1 83 2 ,

i n Sy ra c u se— h ad s ix c h i l d re n .

M rs . Sev i l l e H iggi n s,Orl ean s

,Mas sa chu se t t s . O l ea n

Chap te r,N . Y . Born i n O r l ea n s

,Mass

,1 8 1 1 ; d i ed Apr i l 5 , 1 900 . Wi fe

of Cap t . Lot H iggin s . Daugh t e r of I s aa c S now,o f M a ssac hu s e t t s

,and

Hannah Fre eman,h i s w i fe . I sa a c S now ( 1759 - 1 85 5 ) ha d h i s n am e

p l ac ed on t h e p en s i on ro l l o f B a rn s tab l e Coun ty,183 1 , for s e rv i c e o f

p r i va te an d seaman i n t h e M as sa ch u se t t s M i l i t i a a nd Navy . He wasborn i n Eas th am ; d i e d i n Or l ean s , Mass . He en l i s t e d when s eve n te envears o l d , and w i tn e s s e d th e evacua t i on o f B os ton by t h e B r i t i sh .

Mrs . Hannah H e ss,Harr i sb u rg

,Pa. Harr i sb u rg Chap te r

Born i n Peachbo t tom ,Pa.

,1 8 18 : d i ed 1 908 . \V ife o f Amos H es s .

Daugh te r o f D r . Z ena s Macombe r , o f Pen n sy l van i a , a nd Connec t i cu t ,

(whe re h e was born), and H a n nah H u ff ( 1786 - 1 83 1 ) h i s s e cond w i fe

( 111 . Zen a s Macombe r ( 1754 - 1 83 1 ) en l i s t e d , 1 775 ,and s erved i n

t h e Commande r— in - Ch i e f’s Gu ard,a t Wh i t e P l a i n s

,Tren ton , B ran dy

w i n e , German town and Monmou th . He was seve re ly wou nd ed a t Tappan a nd Pao l i ; and taken p r i son er ; wh en ex ch anged , r e j o i ned h i s r egim en t . He d i ed i n York Cou n ty

,Penna

,Peachbo ttom Townsh i p . M rs .

Hess,a t t h e t i m e of h e r d ea t h

,had b ee n a con s i s t en t m embe r of th e

R idge Avenu e M . E . Chu rc h for more tha n fo r ty yea rs . H er s i s t e r ,Mrs . Nancy Macomb e r Hawk i n s

,Na t iona l N umber , was a l s o a

membe r o f Ha rr i sb u rg Chap te r .M rs . Statira Ch r i s t i e , Wi l l i am sport , Pa . Lycom ing Chap

te r . Born in \Vhitefi eld,Mai n e

,1809 : d i ed 1 900 . \Vife o f Thomas

Ch r i s t i e . Daugh te r o f W i l l i am Nu t t an d Lu cy Avery , h i s s econ d w i fe

(m . Wi l l i am Nu t t ( 1 76 24 84 3 ) was a p r i va t e . 1777, unde r Cap t .

J oh n O r r,and was a t B en n i ngton . I n 178 1 , h e en l i s t ed i n th e wagon

se rv i c e u nd e r Samu e l K i mba l l,con du c to r o f New Hampsh i re t roop s .

He wa s born i n D eerfi eld,N . H . Mrs . Ch r i s t i e was a l so a membe r o f

th e Gen e ra l Soc i e ty Daugh te r s o f th e Revo l u t i on . I n t h a t soc i e ty , h e rn umb er was 3 027.

Mrs . Ma rga re t Campbe l l C ra ig , Sa l em Town sh i p , nea r NewAl exand r i a . \Vestm orelan d Cou n ty , Pa . Phoebe B aya rd Chapt e r , Green sbu rg

,Pa . Born i n Sa l em Town sh i p

,J anu ary 2

,1 805 : d i ed Jan ua ry

20,1899 . W i fe o f h e r cou s i n . Daugh te r o f Li eu t . A l exan de r C ra ig , o f

Pe nn sy l van i a,an d Jan e C l a rk

,h i s w i fe . Al exan d er Cra i g ( 175 5— 1 83 2)

s erved in th e comm i s sa ry an d was i n th e B a t t l e o f P r i n ce ton . H e re

moved in 1769 , f rom Cumbe rland to \We s tmore l an d Cou n ty , where h e

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d i ed . He was t h e son o f Sam u e l Cra i g ( 173 0 - 1777) on e of th e s ign er so f t h e VV

estm orelan d Dec l a ra t i on . A l exand e r Cra i g s e rved i n Co l.

J oh n Proc tor’

s B a t ta l i o n . The VVestm orelan d Cou n ty Ba t t a l i on ca r r i e dt h e famou s

“Rat t l e s n ak e F l ag ,

’ now i n th e po ss e s s i on o f t h e PhoebeB aya rd Chap t e r ,

M rs . Lyd i a Cou ch , Manch e s t e r , Conn . Orford Pa r i s hChap te r. Born i n Con n .

,1 8 10 . \Vife

'

o f Dav i d Cou ch . Daugh t e r o fThoma s A l exan de r , of Conne c t i c u t

,a nd Ma b e l Dor ch e s te r

,h i s w i fe .

Thomas A l exan d e r had h i s name p l a c ed 0 11 t h e p en s i on ro l l o f Ha r tfo rd Cou n ty , Conn .

,1 8 1 8

,for s e rv i c e o f p r i va t e i n th e Mas sa c h u se t t s

L i n e . He was bo rn 1759 .

M rs . J an e B . Newk i rk,La Port e

,I n d i a na . Membe r - at

l a rg e . B orn i n M ad e i ra I slari d , \

1 8 10,l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe o f B enon i M .

Newk i rk . Daugh te r o f J ame s L ean de r Ca th ca r t,o f t h e Un i t e d S ta t e s

N avy,and J an e Ban ck e r , h i s w i fe . J am e s Lea nde r Ca th c ar t ( 1767- 1 843 )

s e rv ed on boa rd“

The Con fed e ra cy , Cap t . Se th Ha rd i ng , u nt i l i t wa sca pt u red

,a nd Ca th ca r t wa s a p r i son e r many y ea r s . Hi s nam e was

p l a c ed 0 11 t h e pen s i o n ro l l of th e D i s t r i c t o f Co l umb i a,1 83 1 , for s e r

v i c e of m i d sh i pman - in t h e U . S . Navy . He was bo rn i n Dub l i n ; d i e di n Wash i ngton

,D . C . H e was a pr i son e r on a B r i t i s h prison ship ; es

cap i ng,h e wa s cap tu re d by an A lge r i a n p i ra t e an d fo r yea r s wa s a

s l av e to t h e Dey o f A lgi e r s . Afte rwa rd s h e wa s con su l o f t h e Un i t edS ta t e s a t on e o f th e M ed i t e r rane an port s .~ M rs . Newk i rk ha s ed i t edh e r fa th e r ’s pap e r s

,an d pre se n t ed t h em to th e l i b ra ry o f t h e N a t i ona l

Soc i e ty,D . A . R . Sh e h a s pub l i sh ed h e r fa th e r

’s d i ary ; i t i s en t i t l e d ,“Twen ty Yea rs a Cap t i v e .”

Mrs . Sy l v i a Ha l l H u s s ey,Canaa n

,Mai ne . Eu n i c e Fa rn s

wor th Chapt e r, Skow egan . Born i n VVaterv i l le ,

Ma i n e , 1 805 ; d i e d 1900 .

Wi fe o f N a than Hu ss ey . Daugh te r o f J ab e z Hal l,o f Ma ss ac hu s et t s .

an d T ryph en a W i l bu r,his

t

w ife . J ab e z Ha l l ( 1766 - 1 83 9 ) en l i s t ed a t s i xt ee n

,in Cap t . Thadde u s Mar sha l l

’s Company,Tuppe r’s Regimen t o f

M a s sa c hu se t t s M i l i t i a . He wa s born i n Ha l i fax , Mass ; d i e d i n Canaan ,Ma i ne He wa s honorab l y d i s c ha rge d a t Wes t Po i n t

,1 78 1 : r e c e i ved a

p en s i on,wh i c h wa s con t i n u ed to h i s w i dow u n til

her dea t h , i n 1857.

Sy l v i a Hal l was mar r i e d to Na than H u ss ey,1 823 . They l i v ed i n \Va t

erv i l l e fo r t e n yea r s,a f t e rward s r emov i ng to a fa rm i n Can aan , whe r e

M rs . H u s sey s pen t t h e r ema i n i ng s ix ty - fi ve yea r s of h e r l i fe . Mr . Hu s seyd i ed 1 875 .

Mrs . Ca rol i n e Fa r ran d H igh t , Norr i dgewock , Mai n e .Eun i c e Fa rn swo rth Chap te r . Born i n I n du s t ry

,Mai n e . 1 800 . \Vife o f

H an son H igh t . Daugh t e r o f \N i l l iam Fa r ran d , o f Ve rmon t , and Jae lM anch e s te r

,h i s w i fe . Wi l l i am Farrand ( 1759 - 1 854) had h i s nam e pl a c ed

on th e pen s i on rol l o f Somers e t Cou n ty ,Mai n e , 1 83 1 ; for on e yea r

s aet u a l se rv i c e i n t h e Vermon t M i l i t i a . He wa s born i n Mon tpe l i e r , Vtd i e d i n Sta rke

,Ma i n e . He en l i s t ed a t B en n i ngton , Vt and se rved on e

year i n Co l . \Varn cr’

s Regimen t of the Vermon t L i n e . \Vi ll iam Fa r

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o f Pre si d e n t Hayes . Franc e s was sen t to l i v e w i t h a mar r i e d b ro th e r,

a c l e rgyman , i n Ma i n e , who a t t e nd ed to h e r ed u ca ti on . Sh e b ecame ateac h e r . I n Feb ru a ry , 1 849 , sh e wa s ma rr i ed to M r. Donnel l , an d wen tt o l i v e on a fa rm where t h ey have eve r s i n c e r e s i d ed .

Mrs . Ca t he r i n e Sa rgean t,Bos ton , Mass . Sa rah B rad l e e

Fu l t on Ch ap te r. Born i n A l na,Mai n e

,1 8 10 . W

'

i f e of Hen ry W . Sargean t (m . Daugh te r of Thom as Fairserv ice

,and Sa ra h Tu ck e r

man,h i s w i fe . Thomas Fairserv ice ( 176 1 - 1 849 ) vol un t e e re d a t th e age

of s ix te en i n B os ton,an d a c t e d a s gu a rd a ft e r t h e S u rre n de r of Bu r

goyne . He wa s born i n B os ton . Mass ; d i e d i n A l n a , Ma i n e . Mrs .Sa rgean t d i e d a t S he ep sco t , Ma i ne , Dec embe r 20

,1 908 . Some yea r s

be fo re h e r d ea th , s h e d e s i r ed to m ake a con t r i bu t i on to M emor i a l Contin en tal 'H al l

,\fVashin g ton ,

D . C . Th i s sh e d i d , u s i ng money wh i ch sh eea rn ed h e rs e l f b y mak i ng rugs an d pa t chwork q u i l t s . Mrs . Sargea n t ,a l so by u n t i r i ng e ffor t s ra i s e d t h e money to p r ese n t a fl ag and s t affto h e r n a t i v e v i l l age

,Al na Ma i n e

,a n d wa s p re sen t a t t h e fl ag- ra i s i ng ,

J u ly 4 , 189 9 . Thoma s Fai rserv ice was s ta t i on ed a t For t Hi l l,Bos ton ,

an d re l i ev ed th e gu a rd . I n 1788 ,wi t h an o l d e r b ro th e r

,h e wen t to Ma i ne

and be came a fa rme r , t ra d e r a nd sh i p- bu i l d e r . H e l d s eve ra l offi ce s : was

a n ea r l y M e thod ist . I n 1 843 , h e wa s on e o f 1 0 1 Revo l u t i on a ry v e te ran s who rod e in c a r r i ages i n th e p roces s i on

,a t th e d ed i c a t i on of t h e

B unke r H i l l M onumen t .

M rs . Anna Taege r Moye r,Mohawk

,New York . Gen e ra l

N i c ho l a s H erk i m e r Chap t e r . B orn i n H erk im e r Coun ty , N . Y .,18 1 2.

Wi fe o f H en ry Moye r . Daugh te r of J oh n Taege r an d Ja cob i n a Ca ta r i n aM i l l e r

,h i s w i fe . J oh n Taege r ( 175 1 - 183 0) se rv ed . 1778 ,

i n Ca p t . Ca rlM ar t e l ’s Company i n t h e L igh t D ragoon s . Armand

'

s Corps .

M i s s J a n e tt e B l a i r,Mad i so n

,New York . J am e s M ad i son

Cha pt e r . Born i n Mad i son,N . Y .

,1 8 1 4 ; l i v i n g 1 9 1 1 . Daugh t e r of

Set h B l a i r a nd Hannah Col l i s t e r,h i s w i fe . Se th B l a i r ( 1 760 - 1 852) had

h i s n am e p l ac ed on th e pen s i on ro l l o f M ad i so n Cou n ty,N . Y .

,1 83 1 , for

se rv i c e o f pr i v at e i n th e M as sach u s e t t s M i l i t i a . He was born i n V Vest

e rn M as sa c hu se t t s : d i ed i n Mad i son,N . Y . West ern i s in Worce s t e r

Cou n ty . He wen t to Dor ch es te r , Sep tembe r 1 , 1776 : en l i s t e d i n Col .D ick

s R egim en t,1777

-8,fo r Rhod e I s l a nd . M i s s J ane t te B l a i r i s th e

you nge s t o f e l even ch i l d r e n .

Mrs . Sa rah M ark l e B u rge t. Bu rgetstow n, Pa . P i t t sbu rgh

Chap te r . Born i n J effe rson Coun ty . Oh io , 1 8 1 9 ; d i ed 1 89 8 . Wi fe o fBa r ton G r i m B u rge t . Daugh te r of Ab ram Mark l e , o f Penn syl van i a , an dRach e l B l a ckbu rn

,h i s w i fe . Ab ram Mark l e ( 1 76 2- 184 1 ) s e rved i n th e

Penn sy l van i a M i l i t i a . H i s fam i l y we re l ong i d en t i fi ed w i th t h e fi nanc ial an d po l i t i c a l affa i r s o f We s te rn Penn sy l van i a . The i r hom e wa s th epos t o f r e fuge to wh i c h the s e t t l e r s .fl ed fo r s u c cor an d sa fe ty when th ecou n t ry was ha ra s s ed by th e I n d i a n s . H e was born in Wes tmore l andCoun ty , Pa. : d i ed i n J effe rson Cou n ty

,Oh io .

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Mrs . Su san A .W'

. Os t rande r , Coun c i l B l uff s , I owa . Coun c i lB l u ffs Chap te r . Born i n K i ngsv i l l e , O h i o , 1 8 17 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe o fJ ame s H . Os t ran de r . Daugh t e r o f Dav i d Wood

,o f Conn ec t i cu t

,and

Rebe c c a K i ng ( d . h i s w i fe (m . Dav i d Wood ( 1759 - 1 83 5)had h i s n am e p l ac ed on th e p en s i on ro l l of B en n i ngton Coun ty

,V t., for

s e rv i c e o f pr i v a te i n t h e Con n ec t i c u t Con t i n en ta l L i n e . He was born i nHa rt fo rd

,Conn . ; d i e d i n K i ngsv i l l e , Oh i o . He s e rved u nd e r Cap t . J ohn

\Vy l l is, of Hart fo rd , 1777- 80 . Endu red th e ha rd sh i p s o f Va l l ey Forge .

Su sa n An to i n e t t e Wood was mar r i ed t o J ames H . Os t ran d er,183 4 ,

a ndmoved to I owa . Sh e l i ve s w i t h a son a t Gl e nwood , abou t twen ty m i l e sfrom Coun c i l B l uff s . Mrs . Os t ran de r i s a we l l - ed u ca t ed woman , havi ng a tten de d d i s t r i c t a nd pr i va t e sc hoo l s u p to t h e t i m e o f h e r marr1a e .g

25 , 6 3 8. M rs . Mar i on Thatc h e r Ho l l ey , Pon t i ac , M i ch . Lou i s a S t .C l a i r Chap te r . Bor n i n Manc he s t e r , 1823 : l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Wi feo f J oh n P . Hol l ey . Daugh te r o f As a Tha t c h e r and Sa l ly Cu r t i s , h i s t h i rdw i fe . Asa Thatch e r ( 1754 - 1 83 3 ) ha d h i s nam e pl ac ed 0 11 t h e pen s i onro l l o f B en n i ngton Coun ty

,V t., fo r s e rv i c e o f p r i va te i n t h e Conn ec t i c u t

Con t i n en ta l L i n e . He was bo rn i n Lebanon , Conn . ; d i e d i n VVinhal l ,Vermon t . Ma r ion Tha tc he r wa s mar r i e d to J oh n Presbu ry Hol l ey ,

i nB enn i ngton

,V t .

,Apr i l 1 6

,1 843 . M r . H o l l ey d i ed i n Pon t i a c , M i chi gan ,

1 89 2 . Mrs . Hol l ey ha s l i v ed i n Pon t i a c fo r 5 3 yea rs , a nd h as b een am embe r o f t h e Congrega t i on a l Chu rc h du r i ng

,t h a t t im e

,an d a Su nday

Sc hoo l tea c h er fo r 48 yea r s .Mrs . Lau ra M a rkham Sk inn e r , Eas t Hamp ton , Con n .

Wadswort h Chapte r . Born i n Cha tha , Conn .,1 8 1 3 : d i ed 1 902 . Wi fe

o f Daugh te r o f J oh n Markh am ,

of Con n ec t i c u t,an d Anna E s tab rook M i l e s , h i s s e con d w i fe . J oh n Ma rk

ham ( 1757- 1 852) en l i s t ed i n t h e fi r s t ca l l for t roops . He had h i s nam ep l ac ed on th e pen s i on ro l l o f M idd l e s ex Coun ty

,1 83 1 ,

fo r s e rv i c e o f p r iva te i n th e Conn e c t i c u t Con t i n e n ta l L i n e . Mrs . Sk i nn e r , h i s daugh te r ,d i ed Ma rc h 6

,1 902 . Sh e wa s a devo te d t empe ran c e an d ch u rch worke r .Mrs . Ab iga i l P ra t t Ca rt e r , West D eerfi eld ,

Mass . Dorot hyQu i n cey Hancock Chap te r . Born i n B u ck l and

,Mass

,1 804 . Wife

o f Chand l e r Ca r t e r . Daugh te r of J e s s e P rat t , o f Mas sach u s e t t s , and Ma ryRhod e s , h i s w i fe . J e s se P ra t t ( 176 1 - 1 84 1 ) had h i s n ame p l ac ed 0 11 th ep en s ion ro l l o f F rank l i n Cou n ty

,1 83 1 , fo r se rv i c e o f p r i va t e i n t h e Mas

sachu setts M i l i t i a . He was born i n Foxborough ; d i e d i n B u ck l an d ,

Mass .Mrs . Sa ra h H i ck s B rown e l l . Adam sv i l l e ,

Rhode I s l a nd .

(fl u eq uechan Chap te r . Born i n VVestpo rt. Mass . 1 8 18 . \fVife o f Eph ra im\V. B rown e l l . Daugh te r o f B a rn ey H i c k s an d Sa ra Cook h i s w i fe (m .

Barn ey H i ck s ( 1 754- 1842) en l i st ed ,1 776 ,

as a pr1vate in Ca p t .Ch r i s toph e r Man che s te r’s Company . Hi ck s s ub seq u e n t l y s e rved i nth e Navy . H e was born in \Vestport , Mass ,

wher e h e d i ed . Du r i ngh i s ca ree r a s a priva te e r , h e wa s sh i pwrec ked on the N ew Je rs ey Coa s t ;

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a l so cap t u re d an d impr i son ed by the B r i t i s h . He ma rr i e d , 1796 ,Sa rah

Cook ( 1776 a n d had twe l ve ch i l d re n,ou r “Rea l Daugh te r”be i ng

t h e e l even t h . Sh e fi n i s h ed he r edu c a t i on i n t h e Fa i rh av en H igh Sc hoo l,

a nd b ecam e a tea c h e r a t sev en t e en , an d taugh t u n t i l h e r ma rr i age . Sh eh ad s ev e ra l c h i l d re n

,som e o f whom a re l i v i ng.

Mrs . Mar i l l a H i l l Sh erman,Fremon t

,M i ch iga n . SOphie

d e M a rsa c Campau Chapt e r . Born i n Cha r l o t t e,Vermon t

,1 807 ; d i e d

i n 1898 . Widow of We l c om e Sh e rman . Daugh t e r o f Z i m r i H i l l a n dMa l i nga Pa lm er

,h i s s e con d w i fe . Z im r i H i l l ( 1 762- 1 844) ,

was a Ve rmon tM i l i t i a man

,1783 , i n t h e com pany tha t wen t ove r th e mou n ta i n s to a s

s i s t t h e s h e r i ff . He d i ed i n Por t l an d , N . Y .

M rs . Marth a W . P . Mason,W o lfboro

,New Hampsh i re .

Mol ly R e i d Chap t e r . Born i n T u fton borough,N . H .

,1 8 1 2 ; d i ed 1 89 9 .

W i f e o f Daugh t e r of J oh n P i p e r,of

New Hampsh i r e,a n d Anna . Young

,h i s s econd w i fe . J oh n P i pe r ( 1760

1 83 0) had h i s nam e p l a c ed on th e p e n s i on ro l l o f S t affo rd Coun ty , fo rse rv i c e of p r i va te i n th e New Hampsh i r e Con t i n en ta l L i n e . H e wa sbo rn i n Wo lfborough, ,

N . H . ; d i e d i n T u fton borough. Mrs . Martha W .

P . Mason wa s a s i s t e r of Mrs . Em i ly P i pe r A l l en , Nat iona l N umbe r ,

Mrs . Sa ra h H . P . Hers ey,Wolfboro

, N . H . Mol ly Re i dChapt e r B orn i n T u fton borough, N . H .

,1 8 1 3 ; d i e d 1 900 . Daugh te r

of J oh n P i per,of New H amp sh i r e

,a nd Anna You ng

,h i s s econ d w i fe .

M rs . Sa ra h H . P . H e r sey wa s a s i s te r of M r s . Mar tha W . P . Mason ,Na t i ona l N umber

,and o f M r s . Em i ly P i p er A l l e n

,Na t i o n a l

N umbe r,

M rs . Ph eb e Do ty H edge s , New Prov i d en c e , New J er sey ;P . O . a dd re s s , Summ i t , N . J . Nova Ca e sa rea Ch ap te r . Born i n N ewProv i d en c e

,N . J ., 1798 ; d i ed 1 900 . Wi fe o f Edwa rd Hedges . Daugh t e r

o f J am e s Doty,o f N ew J e r s ey

,an d Nancy Lorey

,h i s w i fe (m .

J am e s Doty ( 1757- 1 847) s e rv ed a s a“M i nu t e Man i n th e N ew J e r sey

‘M i l i t i a . He wa s born i n N ew Prov i den c e , N . J ., whe re h e d i ed .Mrs . Mary Ca ro l i n e H arg in ,

Sy ra cu s e,N ew York . Onon

daga Chap te r . Born a t O n on dago Hi l l s , N . Y .,1 8 1 2 . Wi fe o f Cha r l es

B . H arg in . Daugh te r o f Gen . J oh n E l l i s an d Sub m i t O l d s , h i s w i fe (m .

J oh n E l l i s ( 176 3 — 1 820) wa s a pa t r i ot o f two wa r s . He wa s b orni n H eb ron

,Con n . ; d i e d i n Syra cu s e , N . Y . He en l i s t ed at t h e age of

fi f t e e n,an d se rved th rough th e wa r . A fte r h i s mar r i age , h e cam e to

Cen t ra l N ew York . I n 18 1 2,h e was Maj o r Gen e ra l o f t he New York

S ta t e M i l i t i a . Mrs . H arg in wa s on e of n i n e ch i l d ren . Sh e wa s edu ca t e da t Th e H i ve

,a famou s Quake r sc hoo l

,a t Skan ea te l e s

,N . Y .

,con

d u ct ed by Lyd i a Mot t . I n 1 83 1 ,M i s s E l l i s ma rr i e d Cha r l e s B . H arg in .

an d wen t to Ch icago ; l a t e r t o M i n n eapol i s an d S t . Pau l , whe re a son

r e s i de d ; an d i n l a t e r y ea r s r e tu rn ed to Syracu se .M rs . Ann e Moreh ead Hob son . J e ru sa l em , Dav i e Cou n ty ,

Nor th Ca ro l i n a . Col umb i a Chapt e r,S . C . Born i n Roc k i ngham Cou n ty ,

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N . C., 1 8 1 1 . Wi fe of S . A . Hobson . Daugh te r o f Joh n Moreh ead andObed ie n c e Moreh ead h i s w i fe . Joh n Morehead ( 1760- 1 83 2) was a

pr iva t e so l d i e r i n th e Vi rgi n i a Con t i ngen t ,”an d se rved a t Ki ng’

s Mounta i n

,Cowpen s a nd Gu i l fo rd Cou r t H ou s e . He was born i n R i chmond

Coun ty,an d d i e d i n Rock ingham Coun ty

,N . C . Mrs . Hobson i s the

grandmo th e r of Cap t . Ri chmond Pea r son Hob son , o f“Mer r i ma c”fame .

Sh e was ma rr i ed,183 1 , to Samu e l Augu s tu s Hob son , and l i v ed h app i l y

w i th h i m u n t i l h i s d ea th,i n 1 86 2 . Of l a t e y ear s

,Mrs . Hobson h a s

be en to ta Sh e s t i l l l i v e s a t t h e o l d hom es tead , Wi ldwood .

Pheb e Pa lm e r Ray,Sco t l and

,Conn . Ann e B rews te r

Fann i ng Chap t e r . Born i n Vol un town,Con n .

,1 825 . Wife o f H en ry

C . Ray . Daugh te r o f B en j am i n Pa l m e r,o f Connec t i c u t

,and Han nah

Woodwor th , h i s w i fe . B en j am i n Pal m e r ( 1757- 1 849 ) s e rv ed i n th e Conn ec ticu t M i l i t i a

,1 778 ,

an d d rew a pen s i o n f rom Vo l u n town,whe re h e

wa s born a nd d i ed . Mrs . Pheb e Pa l me r Ray i s a s i s te r of Mrs. Eun i cePa lm e r Dav i s

,Na t i o na l N umbe r

,I n 1 896 ,

M r . a nd M rs . Hen ryC . Ray ce l eb ra t ed t h e i r golde n wedd i ng.

M rs . El i za Whee l e r B a i l ey,M i l l bank

,Sou th Dako ta . Sa rah

Riggs Humph reys Chap t e r,Con n . Born i n Col e ra i n e , Ma ss , 1 8 1 5 ; d i ed

1 89 9 .

'Wi fe o f Wi l l a rd B a i l ey . Daugh te r o f H ezek i ah Whee l e r a ndM e r i bah B i s hop , h i s w i fe . Hezek i ah Wh ee l e r ( 1 762 - 1 83 3 ) h ad h i s n amep l a ced on th e pe n s i o n ro l l o f F rank l i n Cou nty . Mass . fo r five yea rs

actual serv ice a s a p r i v a t e i n t h e Conn ec t i c u t L i n e . He was bo rn i nS tafford Sp r i ngs

,Con n . ; d i ed i n Rowe , Mas s .

Mrs . Lu c re t i a H e l e n Regn i e r,Gal e sbu rg

,I l l . M i l d red

W a rn e r Wash ington Chap te r,I l l . Born i n Sa l em ,

Oh io,1 824 ; l i v ing

1 9 1 1 . W i fe of Joh n B . Regn i e r . Daugh te r o f Dav i d Reed, J r., an d

Nan cy Ph i l i p s,h i s w i fe . Dav i d R eed

, J r . ( 1767- 1 858) s e rved i n th ePen ob sco t Exped i t i on . He was bo rn in ' Topsham . Ma i ne : d i ed i n Pomeroy , Oh io . He en l i s t ed u nd e r h i s fa th e r ; a fte rward s wen t to sea . H e

mar r ied Nan cy Ph i pp s n ea r B angor,Mai n e . Engaged i n th e l umbe r

bu s in e s s , bu t was bu rn t ou t . Wen t to Oh i o , i n 18 1 8 ,w i th n i n e ch i l d r e n .

Mrs . Regn i e r wa s th e you nge s t o f th i r t e en,and was born Augu s t 29 ,

1824 .

M rs . Marga re t Kenn ey Joh n son , Fl em i ngsbu rg . Ken tu cky .

J em im a Joh nson . Chap te r , Ky . Born i n B ou rbon Cou n ty,Ky ., 1 8 1 3 ; l i v

i ng 1 9 1 1 . W idow of I saa c John son . Daugh te r o f J ames Kenn ey an dMarga re t J oh n son , h i s s econ d w i fe . Jam e s Kenn ey se rv ed a s a p r i va tein th e V i rgi n i a M i l i t ia . He wa s a p i on ee r o f Ken tu cky . and d i ed 18 1 4 .

in Bou rbon Cou n ty . He en l i s ted a t s ix te en,i n Cap t . Jo seph Crocke t t

'

sCompany i n L i eu t . Co l . Hol t R icheson ’

s Sev en t h V i rgi n i a Regim en t : was taken p r i son e r a t German town . Se t t l ed a t S ton e r Creek

,Ky.

Ma rgare t wa s t h e you nge s t ch i l d o f th e s e con d w i fe :was bo rn Dec ember 1 4 ,

1 8 1 3 ,and was on l y th re e mon th s o l d wh en h e r fa th e r d i ed . I n

1 83 9 , s h e marr i ed h e r cou s i n , I sa a c Joh n son ; had e igh t ch i l d r en .

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Mrs . Hannah Dan for t h Ca rpe n t e r Norton,Mass . Lyd ia

Cobb Chap te r . Born in Nor ton,Ma ss

,Ma rch

,1800 ; d i ed Novembe r ,

1 900 . W i d ow o f Dan i e l Ca rpen t e r . Daugh te r o f Thoma s Da n for th,of

M a s sac hu se t t s,a n d B e t s ey Ha sk i n s , h i s s econ d w i fe . Thoma s Dan for t h

( 176 2- 1 84 5) s e rved a s fi fe ma j o r,1 78 1 . Hi s n ame was p l a c ed on t he

p en s i on ro l l,1828 . He wa s bo rn i n Taun ton

,Mas s

,wh e re h e d i ed .

26 202. Mrs . Ca ro l i n e Reed S ton e , P i n e I s l a nd , M inne sot a . O l eanChap te r

,N . Y . Born i n Por tv i l l e , N . Y .

,1 823 ,

l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe o fEl i S ton e . Daugh te r o f Eben ez e r Re ed

,o f N ew York

,and Po l ly D i ck

i n son,h i s s econd w i fe . Eben ez e r Ree d ( 176 0- 1 845 ) had h i s nam e pl a c ed

on t h e pen s ion ro l l o f Ca t t a raugu s Cou n ty,N . Y .

,fo r two y ea r s’ ac t ua l

se rv i c e i n t h e Conne c t i cu t M i l i t i a . H i s fa t h e r wa s a Tory,an d h e ra n

away a t t h e age o f s ix t ee n , an d en l i s t ed a t S tam ford ,Conn

,

u nd e r Ca pt .B e l l a n d C01. S i l l i m an . M r . Reed wa s a p en s i on e r , i n 1 83 2 . He was on eo f th e ea r l i e s t s e t t l e r s a t O l ean

,N . Y .

,t h en con s i d e red th e “ Fa r We s t .”

He mar r i e d h i s s e con d w i fe,Po l ly D i ck i n son i n 1 820 ; ha d two c h i l d re n ,

Carol i n e an d Edward . M r . Reed d i ed a t O l ean . H i s daugh te r,Ca r

o l i n e,i n 1 85 5 , mar ri ed E l i S ton e , an d wen t to M i n n e sota ; t h en re t u rn ed

to N ew York S ta te . Lat e r moved to Pi n e I s l a nd,M i ch igan . I n re

c e n t yea r s,wen t to Sou t h Pa rk

,n ea r S ea tt l e

,\Nashin gton . Mr . a nd

M rs . S ton e a r e s t i l l l i v i ng ,an d re s i d e w i th a daugh te r . M rs . Ston e i s

a m embe r o f O l ean Chapte r .M i ss H an na h Spau l d i ng

,Li n co l n

,Rhode I s l a nd

,Paw tu c

ke t Chap t e r . B orn i n Sm ithfi eld,R . I . ; d i e d J anu a ry 6 ,

1 90 1 . Daugh

t e r of Nat han i e l Spau l d i ng ( bo rn Ju l y 1 5 , 175 2 ; d i e d J u ly 1 6,

an d Th ank fu l Wh i pp l e , h i s s econd w i fe . Na than i e l S pau l d i ng se rveda s a p r i va t e i n t h e Cumber l a n d Cou n ty , R . 1 . Rangers . He d i e d i nSm ithfi eld

,R . I . M i s s Spau l d i ng wa s fo r many yea r s a t ea c h e r .Mrs . Tab i t h a J . \Nright Wi l son , Camden , Preb l e Cou n ty ,

Oh io . Lou i sa S t . Cl a i r Chap t e r . Bor n i n Bu t l e r Cou n ty , Oh i o , 1 83 0 ;

d i ed 189 9 . Wi fe o f J am es W i l son . Daugh t e r o f W i l l i am W ri gh t,o f

Penn sy l van i a,a n d Rhoda \Nharton ,

h i s s ec on d w i fe ._

Wi l l i am \Vright

( 176 2- 1 84 1 ) h ad h i s nam e p l ac e d on t h e pen s i on ro l l o f Oh i o , 183 1 ,for

s e rv i c e a s p r i va t e i n t h e Penn sy l van i a L i n e . He d i ed i n But l e r Cou n ty,

Oh i o . Mrs . Tab i th a J . Wrigh t \N i l son was' a h a l f- s i s t e r o f M rs . Mar

ga re t Wri gh t B rown,of Topeka , Kan s a s ; Nat i on a l Numbe r , M rs .

B rown wa s th e daugh t e r o f W i l l i am Wrigh t,a n d h i s fi rs t w i fe

,Mar

ga re t Ph i l l i p s .Mrs . Lau ra F i tt s S pa rh awk

,B e th e l s

,Vermon t . Ascu tn ey

Chapte r . Born i n L e i c e s t e r,V t. , 1 80 5 : d i ed 1 89 9 . Wi fe of Samu e l

Spa rh awk . Daugh t e r of I s ra e l F i t t s an d Sa ra h Cook ,h i s w i fe . I s ra e l

F i t t s s e rve d a s a p r iv a t e,1 778 ,

i n the Conn ec t i c u t M i l i t i a .Mrs . Lucy Fe l l ows S i b l ey ,

S ta t e Cen t e r I owa . Ab iga i lAdams Chap t er

,I owa . Born i n W’i l k e s - Ba rre

,Pen n sy l van i a ,

d i ed 1 9 00 . \N i f e o f Char l e s \V. S i b l ey . Daugh t e r o f Ab i e l Fe l l ow s ,an d Dorca s Hopk i n s

,h i s th i rd w i fe . Ab i e l Fe l l ow s ( 176 4 - 1 83 3 ) had h i s

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n ame p l a c ed on th e pen s i on ro l l o f Ka l amazoo,1 83 1 , for serv i c e of pr i

va te i n t h e Con nec t i cu t Con t i n en ta l L i n e . He was born i n Canaan,Con

n ecticu t ; d i e d i n Mi c h igan , a t P ra i r i e Rond e . Mrs . Lucy Fe l l ow s S i b l eywa s a s ist e r of Mrs . Sa ra h Fe l l ows Huyck , of L i t t l e P ra i r i e Ronde , M ich .

,

Nat iona l N umbe rM rs . Ca th er i n e Mowe r Roadman , Ceda r Fa l l s , I owa . Ceda r

Fa l l s Ch ap te r. Born i n Danub e , New York , 1 820 ; d i ed 1 900 . Wi fe o fDaugh te r o f Pe t e r M'ower and

Magda l e ne Fe t te r ly , h i s w i fe . Pete r Mowe r ( 176 5 - 1 852) r e c e i v ed a p ens ion for two yea r s

’ a c t u a l s e rv i c e o f p r i va t e i n th e N ew York L i n e . Hewas bo rn i n Mon tgomery Cou n ty ; d i e d i n O ne i da Coun ty , N . Y . Hi sb ro th e rs

,Con ra d

,Ba rn abu s a nd Geo rge a l so se rved i n t h e war . M rs .

Cath e r i n e Mower Roadma n wa s a s i s t e r o f M rs . Mary Mower B a l dw i n,

of Camden,New York

,Nat i ona l N umber

,M rs . Roadman d i ed

a t Ceda r Fa l l s,I owa

,Marc h 10

,1 900 ; aged e igh ty yea r s an d e igh t e en

da 5 .yMrs . He l en Ston e Rogers

,Somerv i l l e

,Mas s . Bu nke r H i l l

C hap te r. Born i n Dub l i n , N ew Hampsh i re ; l i v i n g 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe o f FredRoge r s . Daugh te r o f Joh n S ton e an d Reb ec ca Coo ledge Wood , h i ss e con d w i fe . J oh n S tone ( 1 76 5 - 1 849 ) en l i s ted a t fift e en i n Cap t . Ben j am i n Spau l d i ng’s Company

,o f N ew Hampsh i r e M i l i t i a . He wa s born

i n Spen c er,Mass ; d i e d i n Dub l i n , N . H . Mrs H e l en S ton e Roger s i s

a fi r s t cou s in of Mrs . J u l i a R . Towne,Evan s ton

,I l l . Na t io na l N umbe r

,

Mrs . Towne’s fa th e r Sh ubae l S ton e , wa s a b ro th e r of Mrs . Roge r s’ fa th e r

,_

J oh n S ton e,and th es e we re son s o f E l i

pha l e t S tone,an d

Lyd i a Godda rd,h i s w i f e .

Mrs . Sa rah Fl e tch e r \Nhitcom b ,Red Oak

,I owa . Deborah

Ave ry Chap te r . Nebra ska . Bo rn i n H ad l ey,Canada

,1 8 1 4 ; d i e d 1 90 1 .

Wi fe of E l i a s Wh i t comb . Daugh te r o f I saa c F l e t ch e r an d Ru t h P i e rc e ,h i s w i fe . I s aa c F l e t ch e r ( 176 3 - 1 83 7) a t t h e age o f s even teen , took t h ep l a ce of h i s b roth e r

,Lev i

,w ho wa s i l l . I sa a c wa s wou nd ed i n se rv i c e ,

a n d honorab ly d i s c ha rged,1 782 . He was born i n VVestford

,Mass d i ed

I ll .

a r t ha Ann Ea ton , Fa i rb'

u ry , Neb ra ska . DeborahAve ry Chap t e r

,Neb . Born in L i

'

verm ore,Mai ne

,1 825 : l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 .

Daugh te r o f Samu e l Sawm and Sa rah Webb ( 1783 h i s w i fe .Samu e l Saw i n ( 176 2- 1 849 ) wa s a p r i va t e i n Ca pt . Joh n Wa l ton

’s Company

,1 778 . H e,

. Sam u el,s e rv ed s eve ra l en l i s tm en t s u nd e r d i ff e r en t

comman d s . He wa s born i n Wate r town ; d i ed i n Cambr i dge , Mas s .Mrs . Mar tha Ann Ea ton i s a s i s t e r of M rs . Su san W . Saw i n Na sh , B rookl i ne

,Mas s ., Na t i ona l Numbe r , Mrs . Ea ton n ow r e s i d es a t B l ack

wel l , Okl ahoma.

Mrs . Hanna h Somers Dav i s , Abs econ , New J ers ey , an dPh i l ad e l ph i a , Pa . Genera l La fay e t t e C hap t e r , At l a n t i c C i ty , New Je rs ey . B orn a t Somer s Po i n t

,N . J ., 179 5 ; d i ed 1 89 9 . Widow of E l ija h

Dav i s . Daugh te r of Jame s Som er s,of New J ers ey

,an d Let i t i a Fi n l ey

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h i s fi r s t wi fe . J ames Som er s wa s a p r i v a t e i n t h e Gl ou ce s t e r Coun tyM i l i t i a . He wa s bo rn , 176 0 , a t Some r s Po i n t ; d i ed th e re

,1 850 . M rs .

Dav i s wa s a r e l a t i v e o f th e h e ro i c L i eu t . Ri cha rd Some rs who l o s t h i sl i fe i n t h e wa r w i th Tr i po l i . The re i s a tab l e t to h i s m emory i n th eM i l i ta ry A cademy , a t Ann apo l i s , Md and ano th e r tab l e t a t SomersPo i n t

,N . J Th e U . S . Gove rnm en t ha s a boa t n am ed i n h i s honor

,the

“Somers .’

Mrs . El i z abe th Weed St re e t,A lbany

,New York . Gan se

voo r t Chap t e r . Born i n A lb any,N . Y .

,1 8 14 . Widow of A l f r ed B .

S tr e e t . Daugh te r of Sm i th Weed and Sa ra h F i tc h,h i s s e con d w i fe .

Sm i th Weed ( 175 5 - 1 83 9 ) vo l u n t ee re d i n T ryon’

s i nva s i on,an d wa s a t

th e Ba t t l e o f Danbu ry,wher e h e was wou nd ed . He a l so se rved i n th e

comm i s sa ry . He wa s born i n S tam fo rd,Con n . ; d i e d i n A l bany , N . Y .

Th ere we re twen ty - t h re e so l d i e r s n am ed Weed from Stam ford . Sm i t h\Ne ed wa s comm i s sa ry i n Gen e ra l Wa te rb u ry’s S t a te B r igade . Mrs .El i z ab e t h Weed S t re e t wa s th e w i dow o f t h e poe t A l fre d B . S t re e t

( 1 8 1 1 au t hor of “The Gray Fore s t - Eagl e,

”“Fore s t S cen e s,

”“TheLo s t Hun te r ,

”“Fron t en ac ,”“The Set t l e r

,e tc . Mrs . S tre e t d i ed A p r i l

22,1 905 , aged 9 1 .

Mrs . Mary Rol l a nd Vv’

hitb eck , H ud son , New York . Hendrick Hud son Chap te r . Born i n Champ l a i n , N . Y .,

1 8 1 2 . W i dow ofJ oh n Wh i tbec k . Daugh te r o f Ca l eb Thomas

,o f N ew York

,an d Lu cy

Rol l and , h i s w i fe . Ca l eb Thoma s ( 1764 - 1 825) s e rv ed a s a p r i va te u ndeh i s b ro th e r- in - l aw

,Gers h om Tru e sd e l l

,i n t h e A l b any Cou n ty M i l i t i a .

He wa s born i n Cha tham ; d i e d i n K i nd e rhook , N . Y . Mrs. VVhitb eck

d i ed Novembe r 1 9 ,1 906 .

Mrs . Mary Ee l l s M i l l e r,Ely r i a , Oh i o . \Vestern Res e rve

Chap te r . Born i n N ew Ha r t fo rd,New York . Daugh te r o f Dan i e l Ee l l s ,

a n d Ma rt h a Ham l i n,h i s w i fe ( 1 76 1 Dan i e l Ee l l s . ( 1757- 1 85 1 )

s e rv ed s eve ra l e n l i s tmen t s a s a p r i v at e i n t h e Conn ec t i c u t M i l i t i a . Hewas tak en pr i son e r an d no t excha nged fo r a y ea r . He was born i n M idd letow n . Conn . ; and d i e d i n N ew H a r t ford

,N . Y . He had se rved a t

th e S i ege o f B os ton , an d i n t h e B a t t l e o f Long I s l a nd . H e d i ed i n O ne i daCou n ty .

M rs . Ju d i th S ho r t Va n Doorn,Prov i d en c e

,Rhode I s l and .

Paw tu ck e t Chap te r . Born i n B a rr i ngton,R . I ., 1 8 1 9 . Widow of Hen ry

Van Doorn . Daugh te r o f Sam u e l Shor t an d E l ean or Chace , h i s w i fe .Samu e l Shor t ( 175 5 - 1 83 6 ) se rv ed as p r i v a te i n Ca p t . Thoma s Al l en

'

sCompany

,Co l . Arc h i ba l d Cra ry

s Regim en t . Samu e l Sho r t'

s n ame wa sp l a ced on t h e p en s i on ro l l

,1 83 1 ,

o f B r i s to l Cou n ty fo r se rv i c e o f priva te i n th e Rhod e I s l a nd Con t i n en ta l L i n e . He was bo rn i n B arr i ngton .R . I .

, wher e h e d i ed . Samu el Sho r t was among thos e who c ro ss ed th eDe l awar e w i th Wash i ngton . Mrs . Van Doorn kep t t h e d rum wh i ch h e rfa th e r ca rr i e d on tha t occ a s i on .

Mrs . Sa l l i e Wa l l a c e,Ch es t e r

,Sou th Caro l i n a . Mary Ada i r

Chap t e r , Sou th Ca ro l i n a .'

Born i n Ch e s te r C0 .,S . C .

,1 803 . W i fe of

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Su san B lood , h i s w i fe . \Vi l l iam Ta rbe l l ( 1764 1 85 1 ) ha d h i s nam e p l a ce don th e pen s i on rol l o f M i dd l e sex Cou n ty

,18 18

,fo r s e rv i c e of p r i va t e

i n t h e Ma ssa c hu s e t t s L i n e . He wa s an amat eu r a r t i s t,an d h i s ske tc h of

t h e encampmen t o f t h e a rmy on t h e Hu d son wh i l e wa i t i ng fo r t h e s igni ng o f t h e Trea ty o f Pea ce i s n ow a p re c i ou s re l i c i n t h e fam i l y . Th i ssk e t c h ha s b een rep rodu c ed , an d t h e re p rodu ct i on i s a t \Vashing ton

s

Headqua r t e rs a t N ewbu rgh , N . Y . H e was bo rn i n G roton,whe re h e

d i ed . He wa s comm i s s i on ed to d raw p l a n s a nd s ke t c h e s of ba t t l efi e l d sfo r t h e corn m an der- in - c h i e f . Mary J . Ta rbe l l was m a rr i ed t o I saa c B enn e t t , o f Pepperi l l , 1 84 5 , and b egan hou s ekeep i ng i n he r h u sba n d

’s fam i l yhom es t ead , whe re sh e re s i d ed con t i n uou s l y u p t i l l t h e t i m e o f h e r d ea th .

Her fa t h e r,Wi l l i am Ta r b e l l

,a l so ac ted fo r a t i m e a s p r i va t e secretan r

t o \Vash i ngton .M rs . Em i l y Tha t ch e r B a rr , Manch e st e r , New H ampsh i re .

Mol ly Re i d Chapt e r . Born i n Plain fi eld,N . H .

d i e d 1 89 9 . Wi fe o f J oh n B arr. Daugh t e r of B en j am i n Tha t ch e r andSyb el Fos t e r , h i s w i f e . B en j am i n That ch e r ( 176 4 1 83 5 ) ha d h i s n amep la ced on t h e pe n s i on ro l l o f \fVin dsor

,Vt.

,fo r s e rv i c e o f p r i va t e i n t h e

Con n ec t i c u t M i l i t i a . He was born i n Lebanon,Conn . ; d i ed i n Ha rt

l a n d,Vt .

Mrs . Lav i n a Swee t i ng B u rn e t t , Troy , N ew York . Ph i l i pSc h uy l e r Chap te r . Born i n Pa r i s Fu rna ce

,N . Y .

,18 1 2 ; d i e d 1 902 . \Vidow

of Cap t . Cha r l e s B u rn e t t . Daugh te r o f E l i ph a l e t Swee t i ng and Lav i naB en ton , h i s w i fe . El i pha l e t Swee t i ng ( 1756 — 1 828) se rv ed a s a M i nu teMan”i n t h e Lex i ngton an d Rhod e I s l an d a l a rm s

,i n t h e Ma ssac h u se t t s

M i l i t i a . He was bo rn i n N or ton,Mass : d i ed i n One i da C0 .

,Y . He

had b ro th e rs,Lew i s an d Na t ha n i e l

,a nd al l t h re e we re son s o f D r. Lew i s

Swee t i ng,a pa t r i o t ( 1723 The Sweet i ng fam i ly gav e th e n ame

t o t h e Swee t i ng va r i e ty o f app l e . Her fa t h e r wa s on e of t h e ea r l i e s t se tt lers i n On e i da Cou n ty , an d th e p ione e r i n fu rna c e b u i l d i ng. Lav i nama rr i ed Cap t . Cha r l e s B u rn e t t

,o f t h e Lake E r i e s team er s .

Mrs . Marth a Te r B . Manwar i ng,New York C i ty . Mem

be r-at- l a rge . Born i n Ma rl b orough,N . Y ., d i ed 1 89 9 .

Wi fe o f Joh n Manwar i ng . Daugh te r o f H en ry Te r Boss o f N ew York,

an d Mar th a B owe r,h i s w i fe . Hen ry Te r Bos s ( bor n 1747) ran away

a nd a t the age o f s ix t e e n en l i st ed a s a p r i va t e w i th t h e Ul s te r Cou n tyt roop s .

Mrs . Su san Mu rphy T ruby,Pa i n e sv i l l e

,Oh i o . New Con

n ecticu t Chap te r , Oh i o . Born i n B u ffa l o , Pa., 1 8 10 . \Vife o f W i l l i amTruby . Daugh te r of Samu e l M u r phy and E l i zab e th Powers , h i s w i fe .Samue l M u rphy ( 1758— 1 85 1 ) when seven t e en e n l i s t ed a s a so l d i e r a n dse rve d th rough t h e wa r . He wa s wou nd ed i n George Roge r s C l a rk

sexped i t i on : cap tu red by th e I n d i an s an d so l d t o t h e B r i t i s h , bu t madeh i s e s cape

,1 782 . H e wa s bo rn i n Fred e r i ck Co Va : d i ed i n A rm

s t rong Co .,Pa . Su sa n Mu rphy wa s mar r i ed ,

1 83 3 ,t o \Vi l l iam Truby

,

a gran d son of Col . Ch r i s toph e r Truby ,o f th e Revol u t i on . Her s i s te r ,

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M iss M a rga re t Mu rphy,Nat iona l N umbe r , l i v e d a t Sou th Bu f

fa l o Townsh i p , Arm s t rong C0 ., Pa., u n t i l h e r dea t h , i n 189 9 ( aged

The Mu rphy fam i ly endu red a l l the ha rd sh i p s of p i one e r l i f e i n Wes te rnPen n sy l van i a . At o n e t i m e th ey na r rowly e scaped a n I n d i an massa c re .

M rs. Ab b y Lu th e r B arn ey,No r t h Swan sey ,

Mas s . Pawtu cke t Chap t e r

,R . I . Born i n Swan sey , Mass ,

1 807 ; d i e d 1 90 1 . \Vidow

o f Cap ta i n Edwi n Ba rn ey . Daugh te r of Pe l eg Lu th e r and Mary N i c ho l s

,h i s w i fe . Pe l eg Lu th e r ( 1756 - 18 10) s e rve d i n th e Rhode I s l a n d

t roop s as p r i va t e an d se rgean t . He wa s born i n Swan sey ,whe re, he

d i ed . He s e rve d w i t h Co l on e l L i pp i t t a t N ewport,R . I . M rs Barn ey

en te red th e N at i ona l Soc i e ty on t h e recommenda t i on o f anothe r Rea lDaugh te r

,

”Mrs . J u d i t h Van Doorn .Mrs Ade l a i d e Sm i th Has sey

,C i c e ro

,I n d i ana . Member

at— l a rge . Born i s J a c k son C0 .,\Ne s t V i rgi n i a ,

l i v i ng 19 1 1 . Daugh t e r o f Cha r l e s Sm i t h and E l i zab e t h Engla n d , h i s;

w i fe . Cha r l e s Sm i t h ( 176 2 1846 ) had h i s n ame p l a ced on t h e pen s i onrol l

,1 83 3 , for s e rv i c e o f p r i va te i n t h e V i rgi n i a M i l i t i a . H e wa s born

i n Fred e r i ck Co .

M rs . Th i rz a Hazza rd B ea l,B rock ton , Mass . Debora h

Sampson Chap t e r . Born i n Sp r i ngfi e l d , New Hampsh i r e , 18 10 ; d i e d 1 900 .

\Vife of Se l a h B ea l . Daugh te r o f J ame s Ca r r Hazza rd a nd B e t seyG ree ly

,h i s w i fe (b . James - Ca r r Hazzard ( 175 9 - 1 83 7) had h i s

n ame p l ac ed 0 11 t h e pen s i on ro l l of New H amp sh i r e,183 2 ,

for se rv i ceo f pr i va t e an d corpo ra l i n t h e N ew Hampsh i r e L i n e . He wa s b orn i n

Newbu ry,Mass . M rs . Th i rza Haz za rd B ea l wa s a s i s t e r of M rs . Lucy

H a zza rd Em erson,Nat i ona l N umbe r

,

Mrs . Lu cy Ha zza rd Emer son,Leban on , New Hampsh i r e .

De b ora h Sampson Chapt e r,Mass Born i n Sp r i ngfi e l d

,N . H .

,1 808 :

d i ed 1 900 . Wi fe of J ona t ha n Emer son . Daught e r of J am e s Ca r r Haz/ 1rd and Be t sey G re e l y , h i s w i fe . Mrs Lucy Hazza rd Eme r son wa sa s i s t e r o f M rs . Th i rza H az za rd B ea l , Nat i ona l Number

M r s . Be t s ey Ga l e B ean B ea n , Prov i d en c e , R . I . Membe rat— l a rge . Born i n B a r r i ngton , R . l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 .

Daugh te r o f Thomas S ta cy B ean an d Pa t i e nc e And rew s,h i s w i fe .

Thoma s S tacy B ean ( 1757- 1 83 9 ) wa s a t B unke r H i l l , R . I .,an d T i con

de roga . H i s n am e wa s p l a c ed on t h e pen s i on ro l l,1 83 1 , of B r i s t ol.

Cou nty , fo r se rv i c e a s p r i v at e w i t h t h e M as sac hu se t t s Con t i n en t a l a n dS ta t e t r00ps . He wa s b o rn i n Boston ; d i ed i n B a r r i ngton , R . I .

Mrs . Harr i e t Ham i l ton A l l en , Winona , M in ne sota . VVen o

n ah Chap t e r,M i nn e so ta . Born i n Aubu rn

,N . Y .

,1 8 10 . Wi fe o f J os eph

B l ak e A l l en . Daugh te r o f Dav i d Ham i l ton , o f Connect i c u t , a nd Rach e lChu rch i l l

,h i s w i fe . Dav i d Ham i l ton ( 1756 - 1840) en l i s t ed ,

1777,a t

Sha ron,Conn . ; se rved a s se rgean t 1778 , wi th th e d ragoon s . He d i ed

i n Syra cu se,N . Y .

M rs . Ju l i a B rown Lan te rman ,Peru v i l l e

,Tompk i n s C0 . ,

N . Y . Cayuga Chap te r . Born i n Lan s i ng, N . Y ., Apr i l 17, 18 17 ; d i ed

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J an ua ry 24 ,1 9 0 1 . \Vife of John S . Lan t e rman . Daugh te r of E ben eze

B rown and Ab iga i l B a l dw i n , h i s th i rd w i fe . Eb en e ze r B rown en l i s t e da s co rpo ra l f rom Tol l an d

,Conn .

,1777, a nd wa s a t Va l l ey Forge , 1778 .

He was p l a c e d on t he com am n der- in - ch i e f’

s gu a rd,unde r Cap t . Ca l eb

G i bb s . H e was a t Monmou th , an d h onorab ly d i s c ha rged , 1780 . Hed i ed i n Lan si ng , N . Y .

,where h e h ad re c e ived a s bou n ty a t ra c t o f 600

a c re s o f l a nd . M rs . Lan te rman wa s a d evoted member of th e Pre sbyte r i a n Chu rch .

Mrs . Adel i n e Jon e s \Nhitn ey ,James town

,N . Y . Mohawk

Va l l ey Ch ap te r . Born i n W’

e s tmore l and .N . Y .,1800 : d i ed 1 900 . W

i fe o fR i c h a rd \Vhitn ey . Daugh t e r o f Neh em i ah Jone s an d Ann a Pome roy .h i s w i fe . N ehem i ah Jon e s ( 1760- 1 83 8) h ad h i s n am e p l a c ed on th ep en s i on ro l l o f O ne i d a C0 .

, N . Y .,1 8 18 ,

fo r s e rv i c e o f p r i va te i n th eM assa ch u s e t t s Con t i n en ta l L i n e . He was born i n Nor ton

,Mass d i ed

i n \Nestm orelan d ,N . Y .

M rs . Mary A n n Hubbe l l C am p , Reynol d s , N . D . Wi l l i amM ason Chapte r

,Fargo . Born i n \fVo lcott , V t. : l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe o f

A l on zo Camp . Daugh te r o f S e th Hubbe l l an d Sa l ome B enn e t t ( 1786h i s s ec ond w i fe (m . Se th Hubbe l l ( 1759 - 1 83 2) wa s a

p r i va t e i n Cap t . Samue l Coms tock’

s com pany of Conn ec t i c u t M i l i t ia .

He wa s born i n Norwa l k,Con n . ; d i ed i n \ fVo lcott , Vt

. Se th H ubbe l lh ad a b ro th e r

,Sa l mon

,who was l i eu t en an t i n Com sto ck

'

s company .

M i s s,

Marga re t M u rphy , Sou th B u ffa l o Town sh i p , Arms t rong C0 .

, Pa . Membe r—at- l a rge . Born i n Sou t h Bu ffa l o , Pa. , 1 80 1

d i ed 1 89 9 . Daugh te r o f Samu e l M u rphy an d El i zab e t h Power s , h i sw i fe . Samue l M u rphy ( 1758- 1 85 1 ) when s even t e en e n l i s t e d a s a so ld i e r a n d se rved th roughou t the wa r i n t h e V i rgi n i a M i l i t i a . He wasw ou nd ed

,cap t u re d by th e I n d i a n s

,so l d t o t h e B r i t i s h

,bu t e s caped ,

1 78 2 .

He wa s bo rn i n Fr ed e r i ck C0 ., V a. z d i e d i n A rm st rong Co

,

Pa . M i s sM u rphy wa s a s i s t e r o f M r s . Su sa n Mu rphy Truby . Pa i n e sv i l l e O h io .Nat i ona l N umb er

,Samu e l M u rphy se rve d u nde r Gen . George

Roge rs C l a rk e aga i n s t t h e I nd i a n s an d Tor i e s .Mrs . Lyd i a D ryd e n Ch apman

,NV ilm in g ton , De l . Cae sa r

Rodn ey Ch ap te r . Born i n Wa sh i ngton,Oh i o

,1 8 10 : d i ed Apr i l 1 0. 1 90 1 .

\Vife of Edmund Ch apman . Daugh t e r of Wi l l i am D ryd en an d Lyd i aJ e s te r ( 1786 h i s s econ d w i fe (m . \Vil l iam Dryden ( 1 73 91 83 2) se rv ed a s a sol d i e r i n th e Revol u t i o n . He was born i n Nov aSco t i a : d i e d i n C i n c i n na t i , Oh i o . Se rved i n th e De l awa re L in e an dma rr i ed a De l awa re woman . M rs . Chapman en te red th e Nat i on a l Society th rough th e L ib e r ty B e l l Ch a pte r

,Al l en town

,Pa a nd wa s a ft e r

wa rd s t ra n s fe r r ed to t h e Cae sa r Rodn ey Chap t e r,o f W i l m ington , Del .,

w he re sh e re s i d ed th e l a s t yea rs o f h e r l i f e .M rs . Mary Ch amb e r l a i n C l arke . O c coq uan , Va . Moun t

Vernon Ch ap te r. Born i n 1 822 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \Vife o f Thomas C la rk e .Daugh te r of Wrigh t Chambe r l a i n an d Mary B i l l i ngs. h i s th i rd w i fe .\Vright Chamber l a i n ( 1758- 1844) s e rv ed i n s cou t i ng an d gu a rd i ng pr i s

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p r iva te,1776 , i n Ca p t . Joh n Co l e

'

s Company,Col . Samu e l A sh l ey’s Reg

im en t, of New Hampsh i re M i l i t i a a t T i conde roga .

M rs . I sabe l l e V . J e t t , Orange , Va . Mon tpe l i e r Chap t e r .Born i n Cu l p epe r Cou n ty , Vi rgi n i a ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe o f J ohn J e t t .Daugh t e r o f Ma j o r J oh n Robe r t s an d Lu Cy Ann Po l l a rd . h i s se condw i fe (m . J oh n Robe r t s ( 1 758— 183 4) en t e red th e se rv i c e , 1775 .

a s l i eu t en an t : was ca p ta i n of Conven t i on Gu a rds , an d a tta i ned the

ran k of Ma j or . H i s n ame wa s p l a ced on th e pen s i on rol l , 1 83 1 , fo r se rxice i n t h e Cont i n en ta l A r t i l l e ry . He wa s born i n Cu l pepe r ; d i e d i nRappahan n ock, Va .

Mrs . El i za be th R . S t ro the r , Orange , Va., Mon tpe l i e r Chap

te r . Born i n Rappahan n ock Cou nty ,Va ; d i ed 1 89 9 . Daught e r o f J oh n

Robe r t s and Lu cy Ann Pol l a rd , h i s s e con d w i fe . Mrs . El i zabe t h R .

S t ro t he r wa s a s i s t e r o f M rs . I s ab e l l e V . J e t t N'a t i ona l N umbe r , 28,

828.

M rs . Amy Wood,Gree ne

,Rhod e I s l and . Paw tu cke t Chap

t e r. Born in Cove n t ry,R . l . ; 1 805 ; d i e d 1 899 . Wi fe o f Sq u i r e Ga rd

n e r Wood . Daugh te r of J on a tha n N i c ho l s, J r.. and El i zabe th J oh nson

h i s w i fe . J ona tha n N i c ho l s, J r . ( 175 5 - 1 83 0) s e rved a s a p r i va te i n Cap t .

Samue l Wal l ’s Company,1778. He wa s born i n Cove n t ry . R . I .

, wher eh e d ied . He se rved i n th e Rhode I s l and a l a rm .

Mrs . Mary A . Barn h i l l,Pa r i s

,I l l i n o i s . Member - at- l a rge .

Born i n George town,Ken tu cky ; d i e d 1 89 9 . W

i d ow o f Samu e l B a rnh i l l . Daugh te r of \N i l l iam Jame s an d El i zabe t h \Ne l l s , h i s w i fe . VVi l

Iiam J ames ( 1 758- 1 83 7) gave t h re e y ea rs’ s e rv i ce i n th e V i rgi n i a L i ne .

I n 1784 , h e rec e iv ed a wa r ran t for on e h un d red ac re s o f l a nd a l l oweda so l d i e r fo r tha t se rv i c e . He was born i n Cu l p ep e r , Va : d i e d i n Pa r i s ,I l l .

Mrs . Sa rah Thom son Ush e r,Bidd leford. Mai n e . Rebec ca

Emory Chap te r,Mai n e . Born i n Ba l dw i n

,M e : 1 8 18 : d i ed 1 900 . W

i

dow of J ame s Mad i son Ush e r . Daugh t e r o f Robe r t U sh e r and Lyd i aScol ly ,

h i s wi fe . Robe r t Ush e r ( 176 1 - 183 8) s e rv e d a s a p r i va t e i nCap t . B en j am i n Spau l d i ng’s Compan y

,o f N ew Hampsh i r e M i l i t i a , 1780 .

H e wa s born i n Me rr im ack,New Hampsh i re : d i e d i n B a l dw i n . Ma i ne .

Mrs . Mary H arrick Hol t R i ch ,Che l s e a . Massach u s e t t s .

Cap ta i n Sam u e l Sp ragu e Chap te r . Born i n Rome . Mai n e , 1 8 18 . W i

dow of Sam u e l A l d en R i ch . Daugh te r of Va l en t i n e Hol t . of Ma i n e , an dH annah Day

,h i s w i fe . Val en t i n e Ho l t ( 176 3 - 1 840) s erv ed a s a d i s

pa t ch car r i e r , 1 776 ,1 777. He was a pr i va te i n th e N ew Hampsh i r e

M i l i t i a . 1780 . H e was a pen s i one r a t th e t i m e of h i s d ea th . He d iedi n M e rce r

,Mai n e

,an d wa s bu r i ed a t Hampsh i re H i l l C em e t e ry : h e wa s

bo rn a t An dov e r,Mass . On Feb ru a ry 22. 1 89 6 ,

t h e “Va l en t i n e Hol tSoc i e ty , Ch i l d re n of th e Amer i ca n Revol u t i on”wa s organ i ze d i n Sa nFran c i s co , Cal ., w i th h i s gran d—daugh te r , Mrs . I sab e l l e S . Hubba rda s P res iden t . The ch i l d r en have p l a ced a s tone over h i s grave to re

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p l a c e t h e o l d on e wh i c h wa s b ecom i ng d i s i n tegra t ed . See,S ix th

Sm i t h son i a n Repor t,

”D . A . R .,page s 3 47, 3 48 .

Mrs . Loz i n a Go l dsm i t h Wa l do,Andove r

,Mas sa c hu se t t s .

J oh n Adam s Chap te r. Born i n Andove r , Mass ,1 8 1 3 ; d i e d 1 90 1 . Wi fe

of J ona than Wal do . Daugh te r o f J e rem i a h Go l d sm i t h,o f Massachu

s e t t s. an d Sa rah Conve rs e , h i s w i fe . J e rem i a h Go l d sm i th ( 1760—1 842)was a p r i va t e i n Cap t . J ohn Abbot t ’s Company

,1777. He was bo rn

i n Andove r , Mass ,a nd d i e d t h e re .

M rs . Phoeb e Wool l ey Pa lm e t e r,Brookfi e ld

,New York .

Mohawk Va l l ey Chapte r . Born i n W in chall,Vermont

,1 83 2 ; l i v i ng

1 9 1 1 . W'

i fe o f Ru s se l l Pa lm e te r . Daugh te r o f J on a than Woo l l ey andAnn a Ga te s

,h i s w i fe . J ona tha n Wool l ey ( 1758 was p l ac ed on

th e pen s i on ro l l o f W indham Coun ty,1 83 0 ,

fo r s e rv i c e as p r i va te i nth e New Hamps h i r e Con t i n en ta l L i n e . H e wa s bo rn i n Swans ea

,N .

H . ; d i ed i n B rook l i n e , Vt .M rs . Arl e t t a Tal laday Nor th rup , Athen s. Pa . Tioga Chap

te r . B orn i n E lm i ra,N ew York

,1 8 18 ; d i e d 1 908 . Widow of Sam

u e l Nort h ru p . Daugh t e r o f So l omon T al laday an d C l o e Cou c h , h i swi fe . So l omon Tal laday ( 1 758 - 1 83 9 ) had h i s n ame p l ac ed on th epens ion ro l l o f B rad fo rd Cou n ty

,Penna , fo r n i n e mon th s

’ a c tu a l s e rv i c ea s pr i va t e i n t h e New York Con t i n en ta l L i n e . So l omon Tal laday wason e o f th e so l d i e r s who pa r t i c i pa te d i n Gen . J oh n Su l l i va n ’s exped i t i onaga i n s t th e S ix Nat i on s . H i s d augh t e r

,Ar l e tta T al laday Nor th ru p ,

d i e d Oc tobe r 20 ,1 908. Sh e wa s bu r i ed i n t h e o l d c eme te ry where h e r

fa th e r,So l omon Tal laday ,

a l so s l e e p s . Hi s grave was mark ed by TiogaChap te r .

M rs . Mary Ann F W . Langl ey . Prov i d en c e , Rhode I s l a n d .

Paw tu ck e t Chapte r . Born i n P rov i d en c e , R . I ., 1 829 . Widow of J am e sLangl ey . Daugh te r of S i m eon Whee l e r , an d Sa rah Tu rn e r , h i s th i rdw i fe . S im eon Whee l e r ( 175 7- 1 83 6 ) had h i s nam e p l a ced on th e p e ns i on ro l l of Provi d en c e Coun ty. 1 83 1 , for s e rv i c e as p r i v at e i n t h e RhodeI s l and M i l i t i a . M rs . Langl ey wa s th e you nge s t c h i l d o f a th i r d w i fe .

Mrs . Cha r l o t te Boyk i n Tay l o r,Boyk i n

,Sou th Caro l i n a .

Col umb i a Chap te r . Born i n Ker shaw Coun ty , S . C . d i ed1 900. W i fe of James M . Tay l o r . Daugh te r o f L i eu t . Bu rwe l l B oyk i n .of Sou th Ca ro l i n a

,and Mary Whi tak e r , h i s s e cond w i fe . B u rwe l l

B oyk i n ( 174 1 — 18 17) s e rved as l i e u t en an t i n t h e Mou n ted Range rs o fSou th Ca ro l i n a . He was bo rn i n Sou thamp ton , Va

° d i ed i n. Sou thCa ro l i n a .

Mi s s Lu cy Sk i n ne r,Roya l ton . Vermon t . O ttauqu eechee

Chapt e r. Born i n Roya l ton,Vt 1 8 1 1 . Daugh te r o f I saac Sk i nn e r ,

and Lu cy Sh aw,h i s w i fe (m . I s aac Sk i nn e r ( 1 759 - 1 843 ) en

l i s ted,1776 ,

und e r Cap t . B enon i Cu t l e r , Col . And rew VVard’

s Regim en t ,an d was a t th e ba t t l e s o f Wh i te P l a i n s a nd Tren ton . Hi s p en s i on wa sa l l owed for on e yea r’s a c tu a l s e rv i c e a s p r i va t e i n th e Conn ec t i c u t L i n e .H e was born i n Wood stock,

Conn . ; d i ed in Roya l ton , Vt . The re is

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sa id to have b ee n anoth e r M i s s Lu cy Sk i n n e r,a Real Daugh t e r

,n o re

l a t i o n to t h i s on e,l i v i ng i n Ve rmon t a t t h e sam e t i m e .

M rs . Ma ry Ann Lu ca s Da rt,Sou t h G l a s t onbu ry

,Conn

.

R u th Ha r t Chap te r . Bo rn i n Sou t h Gl a s t onbu ry,1 8 1 1 ; d i e d \Vife

o f George Da rt . Daugh t e r o f I s ra e l Lu c a s. an d M ab e l B i dwe l l , h i sw i fe . I s ra e l Lu ca s ( 175 3 - 1 83 4) had h i s name p l ac ed on th e p en s i on ro l l1824 , for s e rv i c e a s a p r i va t e i n t h e Con n ec t i c u t M i l i t i a . H e wa s borni n G l a s tonb u ry

,Con n .

,where

,he d i e d .

Mrs . Marga re t S . Mon tgom e ry,Rock I s l a n d

,I l l ino i s . Fort

A rm s t rong Chap te r,I l l . Born i n L ib e r ty

,Pa d i e d 1 900 .

Wi fe o f Dan i e l Mon tgome ry . Daugh t e r o f Rob e r t S i m i ngton a nd E l i zab e i h J acoby

,h i s w i fe . Rober t S im i ngton ( 1737

-

4 1 ) ha d h i s n am ep l a c ed on th e p en s i on ro l l o f 'Penn sy l van i a

,1 83 9 ,

for s e rv i c e a sp r i va t e i n th e Nor thamp ton Coun ty. Penn sy l van i a M i l i t i a . He wa s borni n Som ers e t Cou n ty

,N . J d i ed i n Col umb i a Cou n tv Pa .

M rs . Eun i c e M e rr i l l J on e s , Sou t h Fre e por t , Ma i ne . E l i zabeth \Vadsworth Chap t e r . Born i n Fa l mou th , Me

,1 827 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 .

\Vife o f Eme ry Jon e s . Daugh t e r o f J acob M er r i l l,of Ma i n e

,a nd

Ab iga i l Du nba r,h i s w i fe . J a cob Me r r i l l ( 175 5 - 183 5) had h i s nam e

p l ac ed on t h e pen s i on ro l l o f Cumbe r l a n d Cou n ty ,Ma i n e

,1 83 1 , fo r

s e rv i c e a s p r i va t e i n t h e Ma s sa ch u s e t t s Con t i n en ta l L i n e . He w as borni n Fa l mout h

,whe re h e d i ed . He se rved

,1775 , i n Ca pt . J ame s M e r r i l l

sCompan y

,t o fo r t i fy F

'

a l mou th,u nd e r Co l . Jonat han M i t ch e l l .

Mrs . J an e Dyer N i l e s,Por t l a n d, Ma i n e . El i zab e t h \Vad s

wor t h Chapt e r . Born i n Du rham ,Ma i n e

,1 804 : d i ed 1 900 . \Vidow o f

Eben N i l e s . Daugh t e r o f Pau l Dy e r,a nd Sa rah

_

\Vaterhou se ,h i s w i fe .

Pau l Dye r ( 1760— 1827) had his nam e p l a ced on t h e p en s i on ro l l o f se rv i c e a s p r i va t e i n t h e M a s sa c h u s e t t s Con t i n e n ta l L i n e . M rs . N i l e s d i edFeb ru a ry 7,

1 900. Sh e had b ee n fo r many vears a m e m be r o f Ch e s t n u tS t re e t M . E . Chu rc h .

Mrs . Lu ran a Sm i t h Co l l i e r , B rock ton . Ma ss . Debora hSampson Chapt e r . Born i n Raynham ,

Ma ss . of St eph en Co l l i e r .Daugh t e r o f W i l l i am Sm i th , o f Ma s sa c h u s e t t s , a n d Th ank fu l Ph i l ~

l i p s,h i s w i fe . Wi l l i am Sm i t h ( 174 1 - 1 83 1 ) s e rve d a s a p r i va t e i n Capt .

J oh n Shaw ’s Company,Col . Ab i e l M i tc h e l l

s Regim en t , a t th e Rhod eI s l a n d A l a rm . He wa s bo rn i n Raynham , Mass a n d d i e d th e re . Mrs .Lu ran a Sm i th Co l l i e r wa s a s i s t e r o f M rs . Nancy Sm i t h Sn e l l . Nat i ona lN‘umbe r

,

M rs . Nan cy Sm i t h Sne l l,B rock ton

,Ma ss . De b orah

Sam pson Chap t e r. Born i n Raynham ,Ma ss ,

1 8 1 6 : d i ed 1 900 . D augh

t e r o f W i l l i am Sm i t h,o f M a s sa chu se t t s

,an d Th ank fu l Ph i l l i p s , h i s

w i fe . Mrs . Nan cy Sm i t h Sn e l l wa s a s i s t e r o f M rs. Lu rana Sm i t h Co ll i e r

,Nat i ona l N umbe r ,

Mrs . Lyd i a Adam s H am an t Rowe , M edfi eld . Massachu

se t t s . Lu cy Jack son Cha p te r . Born i n M edfield ,1 8 17. \Vife o f \Vi l

l i am Dea n Rowe . Daught er o f A sa H am an t , Jr.,an d Po l l y Drap e r

,h i s

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Hypes wa s a m ember o f \Vashbu rn Chap te r,Greenc a s t l e

,h av i ng b e en

t ra n s fe r re d from J effe rson Chap te r,S t . Lou i s

,Mo in 1 9 10 . Sh e had

b een adm i t t ed to J e ff e rso n Chap te r. 1 902 . M rs . Hypes was fo r manyy ea r s i d en t i fi ed w i t h t h e Me thod i s t Ep i scopa l Chu rc h .

Mrs . El i z ab e t h S u sa n Sw i t z e r,Cyn th i an a

,Harr i so n Cou n

ty ,Ken tu cky . J u dge Samu e l M cDow e ll Chap t e r , Ky . Born i n Bou r

b on Cou n ty , Ky .,

1 8 1 6 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . W i dow of Nath an i e l Sw i t z e r .Daugh te r o f Ab ne r Sh rop sh i re

,an d S u san n a Fos t e r

,h i s w i fe . Abn e r

Sh rop s h i r e ( 176 1 - 1 84 1 ) h ad h i s n am e p l ac ed on th e p en s i on ro l l o fKen t ucky

,1 83 1 , fo r s e rv i c e a s p r i va t e i n t h e V i rgi n i a M i l i t i a . He

was bo rn i n Cu l pep e r Cou n ty Va. ; d i e d i n B ou rbon Cou n ty , Ky .

M rs.

Mary He l en H umph rey s \Vadde ll , Por t l a nd . Ma i n e .El i zabe t h W

ad swort h Chap te r . Born i n B l oomfi e l d . Conn .,1 83 0 ; d i ed

1 90 1 . \N’

idow o f Wi l l i am Wadde l l . Daugh te r of Lo t H um ph rey s an dMary McGloughl in ,

h i s se con d w i fe . Lot Humph reys ( 176 2 - 183 6 ) eu

l i s t ed a s a p r i va te , 1 780 ,i n th e Conn ec t i c u t L i n e

,an d i n 183 2 ,

had h i sn am e p l ac ed on th e pe n s i on ro l l o f Ha rt fo rd Cou n ty . He was born i nSim sbu rg ; d i ed i n B l oomfi e l d

,Con n .

M rs . Har r i e t N ewe l l Moore,Ga rd i n e r

,Mai n e . Samue l

Gran t Cha pte r . Born i n N ew Gl ou c e s t e r,Mai n e

,d i ed 1 9 00 .

\Vife o f George Hen ry Moore . Daugh t e r of Josep h Col l i n s a nd BetsmB radbu ry

,h i s w i fe . J ose ph Co l l i n s ( 1760— 1 846 ) s e rv ed a s a p r i va t e i n

t h e Ma ss a chu se t t s L i n e . H e wa s born i n G l ou ce s te r,Mass ; d i ed i n

Ga rd i n e r,Mai n e .M i s s E l i z ab e t h Sm i t h

,Sp r i ngfi e l d

,Mas sa ch u se t t s . Born

i n Up ton , Mas s ,1 8 1 9 ; d i ed 1 900 . Mercy Warren Chap te r”Daugh t e r

o f Be n j am i n Sm i t h an d Mary El i zabe t h Grave s,h i s w i fe . B en j am i n

Sm i t h ( 176 5 - 1 86 3 ) was a mu s i c i an a t t h e age o f s ix t ee n . He re ce i veda pen s i on fo r h i s s e rv i c e . He was born i n N eedh am : d i ed i n Hopk i nton ,

M as s . M i s s E l i zab e th Sm i t h w as a s i s t e r o f M rs . J an e Sm i thEv le th. Sp r i ngfi e l d , Mass . Nat i o na l N umbe r ,

Mrs . Sa rah Dee r i ng Marden , Wi

e s t Some rv i l l e,Mas s . Pau l

J on es Chap te r , Bost on . B orn i n K i t t e ry,Mai n e

,18 1 9 ; d i e d 1 9 06 . \Vi

dow of Josep h L . Mard en . Daugh te r o f R i cha rd Seawa rd , and O l i veFowl e r . h i s w i fe . Ri cha rd Seaward ( 1750

- 183 2) se rved a s a pr i vat ei n t h e New H ampsh i r e L i n e nea r l y th re e y ea r s . En l i s t ed on th e fr iga t e“Ral e igh ;

”t h en on th e “Da l ton .

“ Was cap tu red , ca r r i ed to Engl and ,

confin ed twen ty— two month s an d on accou n t o f i l l h ea l t h was a l l owedto re t u rn hom e . He wa s p l a c ed on t h e pe n s i on ro l l o f Ma i n e , 1 8 18;

He d i e d a t K i t te ry . He se rved on th e “Bon Homme R i c h a rd .”u n d e r

th e immor ta l J oh n Pau l Jone s . Had b een taken p r i son e r a t B u nke rH i l l

,an d confi ne d i n M i l l P r i son . Pau l J on e s effe c t ed h i s r e l e a s e b y

exchangi ng som e Engl i s h p r i son er s whom h e,Pau l J on es . had cap

tu red . Thu s,R i ch a rd \Seawa rd cam e to serve u nd e r t h e Adm i ra l .

Mrs . Marden e n te red th e c h apt e r w i th on e da ugh te r a nd two grand

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daugh t er s . S he d i e d Sep temb e r 1 9 ,1 906 . For s ix ty - fi ve yea r s sh e

h ad b een a m embe r o f K i t t e ry Ba pt i s t Ch u rch .

Mrs . Saman tha P . Nel l i s , Napl e s , New York . A steu rogen

Chap te r . Born i n Fairfi eld ,N . Y 1 8 10 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Widow of Joh n

D i e t z Ne l l i s . Daugh te r o f E l i j a h S tan ton , o f Con n ec t ic u t , an d Lu cyGood e l l

,h i s w i fe . El i j a h S tan ton ( 1 754 - 1 84 1 ) s e rv ed a s a p r i va te ;

suff e r ed on th e prison ship“J e r sey ;

’ bu t su rv i ved to r e c e i ve a pens i on

,i n 1 840 . He wa s born i n Pre s ton , Con n : d i ed n ea r L i t t l e Fa l l s ,

N . Y . He se rved fo r a t i m e on VVashing ton’

s body—gua rd .M rs . Sa ra h M . L . S teven s

,Fra nk for t , New York . Gen

e ra l N i cho l a s H erk i m e r Chap te r . Born i n F ran k fo r t , 1 8 1 9 ; d i ed 1 907.

\V i fe o f And rew S tev en s . Daugh t e r o f J a cob Len t z , o f N ew Yorkan d Ma ry E l i zabe t h Reman , h i s w i fe . J a cob Len t z s e rved a s a p r i va t ei n t h e Tryon Cou n ty M i l i ti a .

,Mrs . Vi rgi n i a Spe nc e r R itz ins

,W

estfi eld ,New Yo rk .

Pa t t e rs on Chap te r . Born d i ed 1 90 1 . Daugh te r o f J oh nSpen ce r a n d Sa rah Ame l i a H i l lebert. h i s w i fe .

Mrs . T erressa Qu i nby Ca rv e r , Sha ron , Merce r Cou n ty ,Pa .

Pi t tsb u rgh Chap te r . Born i n How l an d,Oh io

,1 808 : d i e d 1 900 . Widow

of Con rad Gansevoor t Ca rve r . Dau gh te r o f Samu e l Qu i nby and Achsah Parks

,h i s w i fe . Samu e l

i

Qu in by ( 1 75 6- 1 840) h ad h i s n am e pl ac ed

on th e pen s i on ro l l o f P en n sy l van i a fo r s e rv i c e a s p r i va t e i n t h e New

J e rs ey M i l i t i a . He was born i n H u n te rdon Cou n ty,N . J . ; d i e d i n

Sh a ron , Pa . He serve d i n the ba t t l e s o f Long I s l a nd , Tren ton ,Wh i t e

P l a i n s a nd Hors en e ck .

M rs . Sa rah C . Hu r l bu t t . Li t t l e Ma rsh , Ti oga Coun ty ,Pa.

Born i n Sc i p i o,N ew York ; d i ed 1 908 . Daugh t e r o f E l i j a h Week s a n d

Sa rah Ba ch e l d e r,h i s w i f e (m . El i j a h \Veeks ( 176 4 - 183 4) en

l i s t ed in h i s fa th e r’

s company a s a p r i va t e i n t h e Ma ssa ch u se t t s L i n e .H i s fa t h e r wa s Cap t . Thomas Week s ( 173 5 El i j a h Week s re

ce ived a pe n s i on,1 83 1 : d i ed i n Cayuga Cou n ty ,

N . Y . El i j a h,wi th h i s

fa th e r , wen t ou t a s a“M in u te M an .

”a t th e Lex i n g to n Al arm . Mrs .Hu r lbu t t was a grea t gran d—daugh t e r of Gove rnor Thoma s H i nck l ey .o f P lymou th Co l ony . A t t h e t im e of h e r d ea th s h e was i n r e c e i p t o fa pen s i on from th e U . S . gove rnm en t .

M rs . Anna Ve rn e r S t r ib l i ng. Ri ch l an d . Sou th Caro l i n a . Co

l umb i a Chap te r . Born i n Re t rea t . 1 820 ; d i ed 1 00 1 . \N i f e o f M . S .

S t r i b l i ng . Daugh t e r o f Joh n Ve rn e r, J r a nd Reb ec c a D i ckey , h i s

s econd w i fe . J oh n Ve rn e r, J r.

, ( 1 76 3 - 1 852) se r ved a s a p r i v a t e i n th eS ta t e Troops o f Sou th Ca ro l i n a . H e re c e i v ed a pen s i on i n 183 2 . Hewa s born i n G ra nv i l l e Cou n ty

,N . C d i ed i n Ret rea t

,S . C . I n 1 773 .

h e wen t to Abbev i l l e D i s t r i c t,S . C . John Verne r , J r.

,wi th h i s fa th e r .

an d two u n c l e s . s e rv ed u nde r Gen e ra l And rew P i c ken s . th roughou t t h ewho l e wa r. They we re a t Cowpen s

,N i n e ty- s ix . Cha r l e s town . Eu taw

Sp r i ngs . e t c . He l i v ed to re ce i ve a pen s i on . I n 1 790 . h e moved to R e

t re a t,Ocone Cou n ty

,whe re he d i e d Augu s t 7. 1 852 .

"Anna,h i s you ng

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e s t ch i l d,wa s bo rn Feb rua ry 4 ,

1 820 ; ma rr i ed M r. S t r i b l i ng. Marc h2,1 843 ; had seve ra l c h i l d r en . D i ed Ma rc h 6

,1 90 1 .

M rs . Farn etta Tu rn e r Maxcv ,Sp r i ngfi e ld

,I l l i no i s . Sp r i ng

fi e l d Chap te r. Bor n 1 8 14 : d i ed 1 902 . W i f e o fJ ohn C. Maxcy (m . Daugh te r o f Rhode s Ll oyd an d Po l l y Tu rn e r , h i s w i fe . Mrs . Maxcy em igra t ed w i t h h e r fam i ly f rom Ken t u ckyto I l l i n o i s on hor seback . Sh e ma rr i e d M r . Maxcy i n 1 83 5 ; t h ey l i vedt oge th e r fi fty

—e igh t yea r s . M rs . Maxcy , du r i ng the C i v i l war, was

a membe r of t h e So l d i e r’

s A i d Soc i e ty . Three gen e ra t i on s j o i n ed Sp r i ngfi e l d Chap ter —

.M rs . Maxcy , h e r daugh te r a n d gran dda ught e rs . Rhode sL l oyd wa s th e son of Wi l l i am L l oyd (born 1748) who se rv ed i n Cap t .Gab r i e l Long’s Company , Co l . Dan i e l Morgan

’s Va. Regim en t . W i n .

L l oyd en l i s t ed a t Cu l p epe r,Va d i e d i n Ken tu cky

,a pe n s i on e r .

Mrs . Mary Forbe s Gano B ryan Cobb,New London

,I n

d i a na . Vand e rbu rgh Chap te r , I n d . Born i n Fran k fo r t,Ken tu cky

,1 803 .

W i d ow of Lew i s B rya n . Daugh te r of Dan i e l Gano a n d Ma rt ha B rya n,

h i s w i fe . Dan i e l Ga no ( 1758- 1 842) had h i s nam e p l a c ed on the pen s i onrol l o f Scot t Coun ty , Ky .

,fo r s e rv i c e a s l i e u t e na n t a n d c ap ta i n o f t h e

NewYork L i n e . H e was a son o f R ev. J oh n Ga no ( 1727 a rmyc hap l a i n . Mrs . Mary Forbe s Gano Brya n Cobb d i ed n ea r New London ,I nd i an a

,Sep temb er 4 ,

1 903 ; aged 1 0 1 . Her fi r s t h u s b a nd wa s Lew i sH . B ryan , a nd h e r s econd , El i s h a Cobb ( d i e d M rs . Cobb hade l ev en c h i l d re n . Sh e wa s th e grea t gran d -moth e r o f Co l . Wi l l i am J .

B ryan,Democ ra t i c c an d i da t e fo r Pr e s i d e n t . Mrs . Cobb remembe re d

i n c i d en t s i n th e l i fe o f H en ry C l ay,a t on e t i m e a n ea r n e ighbor . Sh e

a l so remembe red th e v i s i t o f De Ka l b to t h i s cou n t ry .

Mrs . Eme l i n e Dol l y Y . Hi l t on,Aub u r n

,Ma i n e . E l i z ab e t h

\Vadswo rth. Chapt e r . Born i n B e l grad e , Ma i n e ,

1 825 . \Vidow o f

Ri c ha rd H i l ton . Daugh te r of J ona t han Yea ton , and J a n e Wood , h i sw i fe . J ona tha n Yea ton ( 1757- 1 83 9 ) ha d h i s name pl a ced on th e p en

si o n ro l l o f Kennebe c Coun ty , Ma i n e , 1 83 1 , fo r s e rv i c e a s p r i va t e i n t h eM a ssa c hu s et t s M i l i t i a . He wa s born i n Port smou th : d i ed i n B e lgra de ,Ma i n e .

Mrs . El i zab e t h Cobb Av i s,S t . Lou i s

,M i s sou r i . St . Lou i s

Cha pt e r . Born i n Camd en,Mai n e

,1 809 ; d i ed 1 90 1 . \Vife o f W i l l i am

Av i s.Daugh te r of Thoma s Cobb and Lucy Sm i t h , h i s w i f e . Thomas

Cobb ( 176 2— 1 84 1 ) en l i s t e d a t s ev en te e n ; se rv ed a s a d rummer boy a t

Va l l ey Forge. an d was mu st e red ou t a t York town . H e w as born i nH a l i fax. Nova Scot i a : d i ed i n Lynn , Ma ssa chu se t t s .

M rs . Ca tha ri n e J u d i t h P'

u l l i am , Mar sha l l . Sa l i n e Cou n ty ,M i s sou r i . S t . Lou i s Ch apte r . Born i n Lawre n c ebu rg ,

I nd i an a , Feb .

6,18 1 5 . Wi fe of J oh n C . Pu l l i am . Daugh te r o f B en jam in Chamb e rs

and Sa rah Law son Kempe r,h i s w i fe . B en j am i n Cham b e r s ( 1 76 4 — 1 850)

s e rv ed i n h i s fa th e r’s company of Penn sy l van i a M i l i t i a . H i s fa t h e rwa s Gen era l J ame s Chambe rs ( 1744 B en j am i n wa s b orn i nChamb er sb u rg

,Pa d i e d in Sa l i n e Coun ty , Mo ., at Camb ri dge . B e n

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aged nea r ly n i n e ty - two , a t t h e hom e o f h e r daugh te r i n For t A tk i nson .

Mrs . Mary Pru de nc e B . E l l i o t t,Athen s

,Ma i ne . Eun i c e

Fa rn swor t h Chap t e r. Born i n M erc e r,M e

, 1 8 1 9 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Wi feo f Adam E l l i o t t . Daugh te r o f B e nj am i n Bax t e r a n d M arga ret H ew i t t ,h i s w i f e (m . B en j am i n B ax te r ( 1757— 1 83 1 ) had h i s nam e p l a c edon t h e p en s i on ro l l o f Som er se t Coun ty

,Ma i n e

,fo r s e rv i c e a s p r i va t e

i n th e N ew Hampsh i re L i n e . H e wa s b orn i n Engl a n d ; d i e d i n M erc e r

,Me ; s e rv ed i n Co l . Be l l ow

s Regim en t . Mary Pru de n c e was ma rr i ed i n 1 83 9 to Adam E l l i o t t . Sh e l i v e d fo r a t im e i n S ta rke , a ft e rwa rdsr emov i ng t o a fa rm i n A th en s , whe re sh e ha s l i v ed fi f ty yea r s . Shei s a member o f t h e M e t hod i s t Ch u rc h

,a s we re h e r fa t h e r a nd mot h e r

be fo re h e r . Mr . E l l i o t t d i e d 188 1 . M rs. El l i ot t wa s a s i s t e r o f M r s .Naom i Ru t h Baxte r Hoba r t , o f Town s en d ,

Mas s . Na t i on a l Numbe r,

3 29 14M rs . Pau l i n a Deyo

,Sp r i ngfi e l d

,Mas s . Mercy \Varreu

Ch ap te r . Born i n Coope r s town,N ew York

,1 8 1 6 . \Vidow o f Joh n

Deyo . Daugh te r o f Sol omon D i bb l e (Tibb l e), a nd Char l o t t e S c h e rme rhorn

,h i s w i fe . Sol omon D ibb l e ( 175 5 - 1 842) s e rved a s a p r i va t e i n

th e N ew York Lev i e s,1 779 , u nd er Co l . Al be r t Paw l i ng . H e d i e d i n

Cha th am,N . Y .

Mrs . Ann E l i za W'

a l t e r Fo rd,Or l ean s Fou r Corn e r s

,New

York . Le Ray d e Chaumon t Ch ap t e r . Born i n Da nu b e,N . Y .

,1 8 14 ;

d i ed 1 905 . Wi fe o f A l exand e r Ford . Daugh te r o f J oh n \ ‘Va l t e r ; o fN ew York

,a nd Anna B et t i nge r

,h i s w i fe . J oh n \V a l t e r ( 1 760— 1 8 1 9 )

s e rv ed a s a p r i va t e i n t h e N ew York M i l i t i a . He d i ed i n Dan ub e,N .

Y . Mrs . Ford w as t h e l a s t su rv i vo r of a fam i ly o f twe l v e . Sh e was

bo rn i n H erk im e r Cou n ty : d i ed a t P l e s s i s , N . Y . Feb . 2 1, 1 90 5 ; aged

n i n e ty - on e. Sh e ma rr i ed E . Cov i l,1 8 50

' c ame to J eff e r son Coun ty ;r e s i d ed a t Orl ean s Fou r Corne r s. u n t i l 1 872 ,

t h e n m oved to I t h a ca . M r .Cov i l d i ed 1879 . I n 1 884 ,

sh e m a rr i e d M r . Fo rd . Sh e had no c h i ld r en .

Mrs . Mary Ann K i rk . \Vi lm ing ton , Cl i n t on Cou n ty ,Oh i o .

George C l i n ton Chap t e r,Oh io . Born i n Lanca st e r

,Oh i o

,Novembe r

1 5 , 18 1 8 ; d i ed M arc h 7,1 90 1 . \Vife o f J am e s K i rk (m . B augh

ter o f \Nil l iam Davi s , a nd Ma ry Col l i n s. h i s w i fe . \fVi l l iam Dav i s ( 176 11 83 0) h ad h i s n am e pl a c ed on t h e pen s i on ro l l o f Fairfi e ld Cou n ty . Oh i o ,1 8 18

,fo r s e rv i c e a s p r i vat e i n t h e Con n ec t i c u t Con t i n en t a l L i n e . He

en l i s t e d,1777, when on l y s i xt e e n y ea r s ol d ; s e rv ed i n t h e b a t t l e s o f

S tony Po i n t a nd Yorktown .M rs . Lau ra E l v i ra Robe rt s

,Pu tn ey

,Vermon t . B ra t t l e b oro

Chapt e r . Born i n Pu tn ey , V t., 1 807 ; d i e d 1 900 . NVi fe o f Jam es C larlRober t s . Daugh t e r o f Ru fu s Moore an d B et s ey h i s w i fe . (m .

1797) no re l a t i on . Ru fu s Moore ( 1 750- 1 83 8) s e rve d seve ra l en l i s tm en t sa nd i n 1 83 2 r ec e i ved a pen s ion . He wa s b orn i n Pr i n c e ton , Ma ss : d i edi n Ly ndon

,V t. The re wa s ano th e r Ru fu s Moore

,o f Ve rmon t , who

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was n o r e l a t i on to t h i s on e. The se con d - n amed Ru fu s Moore marr i edRach e l M oore

,s i s t e r of Be t sey w ho mar r i ed t h e o th er Ru fu s Moore .

Ru fu s and. Rache l Moore had a daugh te r , Em i ly , bo rn 1 807. She ma rr i ed M r. Niichols, of B ra t t l eboro

,V t .

, an d he r nam e i s i n t h e l i s t o fRea l Daugh te rs”prepa red by th e Son s of t h e Ame r i ca n Revo l u t i on .

Mrs . J a ne A . Wal ke r,Waupun , Wi scon s i n . For t A tk i n

son Chap te r , Wi s . Born i n Fe r r i sbu rg , Ve rmon t , 1 8 10 ; d i ed i n 1 9 07.

Wi fe o f Lev i O . W a l k e r . Daugh t e r o f J os eph Powe rs and Reb ec caS tea rn s

,h i s t h i rd w i fe

, (m . J o sep h Powe r s ( 1 748- 1826 ) had h i sn ame pl a c ed on t h e pe n s i on ro l l for e igh teen mon th s ’ a c tua l s erv i c ea s p r i va t e i n th e N ew Hampsh i re L i n e . Hi s w i dow a l so re c e i v ed apen s i on . H e d i ed i n Fe rr i sbu rg , Vt . M r . Powe rs se rv ed a t Lex i ngton an d B u nke r H i l l ; a l so , u nde r Gen e ra l Su l l i va n . Seve n b roth e r sPowe r s we re i n t h e Revo l u t i ona ry Wa r. At t h e ou tb re ak o f t h e Warof 1 8 1 2

,J os eph Powe rs wa s a l so ready to s e rv e h i s cou n t ry . Mrs . \Val

ke r wa s on e o f a fam i l y o f s ix t ee n ch i l d r en . She l i v e d i n Waupun ,W is

,s i n ce ea r l y te rr i tor i a l day s . Left a w i dow , w i t h s ix sma l l c h i l d r en ,

s h e d e t e rm i n ed to c l ea r a mor tgaged fa rm . Una i d ed sh e ra i s ed h e rfam i l y an d l i f t ed th e mor tgage .

M rs . Rache l M ar i a Fe rn a l d,K i t te ry Depo t

,Mai n e . Pau l

J one s Chap t e r,Bos ton

,Mass . Born i n E l i o t

,Ma i n e

,1 8 1 2 ; d i e d 1 908 .

\Vife of Regi na l d Fe rna l d . Daugh t e r o f E l i o t Fro s t , o f Ma i ne,a nd

Jan e C l a rk,h i s w i fe

, (m . El i o t Frost ( 1760 - 1 849 ) se rved a sa wa i t e r to h i s b roth e r Cap t . Char l e s Fro s t

,a t t h e age o f fi f t e e n ; sub

s eq u e n t l y en l i s t ed a s a p r i va t e . He was born i n Nor th K i t t e ry , Mai n e :d i e d th e re . Whi l e i n s e rv ic e

,h e wa s taken p r i son e r by th e B r i t i sh and

sen t to Ha l i fax,Nova Sco t i a . On h i s r e l ea se

,h e wa l ked f rom

\tha t c i ty

to h i s home i n K i t t e ry . He se t t l e d on a fa rm i n t ha t n e ighborhood .

Mrs . Fe rna l d wa s h i s twe l ft h ch i l d . She wa s s ixth i n d es cen t fromN i chol a s F ros t

,who se t t l e d i n E l i o t , Mai n e , i n 1 6 3 0 . Her grea t - gran d

moth e r wa s a n ie c e of S i r W i l l i am Peppe re l l .M rs . Em i ly Ch i t t e nde n Ca rt e r . \Nin ona ,

M inn e so ta . VVeu

onah Chap te r . Born i n \Nestm orelan d ,N ew York

,1 8 10 . Daugh te r o f

J a re d Ch i t t e nden an d A sen a Dougl a ss , h i s w i fe . Ja red Ch i t t e nd en( 1756 en l i s t ed i n Lamb

'

s A r t i l l e ry , 1 775 , a n d se rved to t h e s u rr e nd e r of Cornwa l l i s . He wa s born i n Gu i l ford

,Con n . ; d i ed i n \Vest

more l a n d. N . Y . He rec e i ved a t rac t o f bou n ty l a nd i n N ew YorkSt a te . He was among th e offi c e r s who add res s ed th e m emor ia l s to\Vash ington and t h e Gove rn o r o f Conn ec t i c u t i n b eh a l f o f d e s t i t u t eso l d i e r s . Mrs . Ca r te r d i e d Novembe r 6 ,

1 903 : aged n i n e ty - t h re e .M rs . E l i zab e th M cCle l lan d

,Spr i ngfi e l d M i s sou r i . S t .

Lou i s Chap te r,Mo . B orn i n B a tav i a

,Oh i o , 1 807 : d i ed Augu s t 3 ,

1 9 00 .

Widow of Samu e l M cC lel lan d . Daugh t e r of R i cha rd T al l iaferro (Toll i v e r), of Vi rgi n i a a nd Rebec ca R i dd l e

,h i s w i fe . Ri cha rd Tall iaferro

( 176 3 - 183 6 ) h ad h i s nam e p l aced on t h e p en s i on rol l o f Oh i o , 1 83 1 , fo rs e rv i c e asprivate i n th e V i rgi n i a S ta te Tr00ps . He wa s born i n Fred

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ericksbu rg ,V a. ; d i e d i n C l e rmon t Cou n ty Oh io . H e s e rv ed . in t h e

George Roge r s C l a rk exped i t i on , w i th th e ran k o f M aj o r . He was of

I ta l i a n de s c e n t,h i s an c e s tor s h av i ng em igra te d to Vi rgi n i a b e fo re th e

Revo l u t i on . Hi s daugh t e r,Nancy

,i n 1 827. ma rr i e d Samu e l McClellan d ,

o f a p ionee r fam i l y . They cam e to M i ssou r i i n 1 83 3 . Mrs . M cC lel land

l e f t many de s c en da n ts .Mrs . Em i ly I nge rs o l l Mos s . I th a ca

,N . Y Cayuga Chap t e r .

Born i n S te r l i ng , N . Y .,1 8 1 6 . Widow of J oh n Mos s . Daugh te r o f Joh n

I nge rso l l an d M ary Ter re l l . h i s w i fe (m . J oh n I nge r so l l ( 176 4183 9 ) h ad h i s n am e p l ac ed on t h e pe n s i on ro l l . 18 1 8 . fo r s e rv i ce asp r i va t e i n th e New York M i l i t i a . He was bo rn i n Amen i a

,17. Y . ; d i ed i n

Co rnwel l,N . Y .

Mrs . J e ru sh a Tayl o r Rockwe l l , Marc e l l u s. Onondaga County ,New York . Onondaga Cha pt e r . Born i n P i n e P l a i n s

,N . Y

d i ed 1 90 1 . Daugh te r o f J oh n B . Tay l o r an d J e ru sha Spe n ce r,h i s w i fe .

J oh n B . Tayl o r ( 1760— 1 83 4) se rv ed s e ve ra l sho r t en l i s tmen ts i n t h eN ew York M i l i t i a . Hi s n am e was p l a c ed on t h e p en s i on ro l l o f Sa ratoga Coun ty 1 83 2 , fo r s e rv i c e as p r i v a t e . He en l i s ted a s a d rum m e r

,

1776 ,i n th e Tw e l f t h A l ba ny Company , Regimen t u nde r Co l . J a cobu s

Van Sch oon hoven . M rs . Rockwel l wa s th e you nge s t o f s eve n ch i l d re n .

I n 1 840 ,s h e ma rr i e d M r . Rockwe l l . i n s t r u c to r i n th e B oys’ Re fo rm

Sc hool,B l a ckwe l l

s I s l a nd .M rs . El i zab e th Den ny Gas ton , Ph i l ad e l ph ia . Quake r C i ty

Chapt e r . Born i n Wes t B ra ndyw i n e,Pa 18 17 : d i ed 1900 . .W

i fe of

Dr . Al exande r Ga s ton . Daugh t e r o f Dav i d Denny,an d Martha Mc

C l u re . h i s w i fe , (m . Dav i d Den ny ( 1 740— 1 820) wa s ca p ta i n oft h e E igh th Company

,Seven th Bat ta l i on , Che s t e r Coun ty , Pa., M i l i t i a .

H i s w i d ow rec e i v ed a pen s i on . Mrs . Ga ston wa s th e ol d es t l i v i nggradu a t e o f th e famou s Morav i a n S em in a ry Be th l e h em

, Pa.,a nd Hono r

ary Pres i d en t o f t h e A l umna e A s soc i a t i on .

M rs . Sa rah B l an c h a rd Cha pman ,Be th e l

,Vermon t . O t

tau queechee Cha pte r .3i o rn i n Lebanon ,

New Hampsh i r e . \Vife o fCy ru s Chapman . Daugh t e r o f S imon B l a n cha rd and J em ima Cha pm an . h i s w i fe ( in . S imon B l an ch a rd ( 1759 — 1820) h ad h i s n am ep l a c ed on t h e pen s i o n ro l l o f Ve rmon t

,1 8 18 fo r n i n e mon th s

ac tu a ls e rv i c e a s a p r i va t e

,Con t i n en ta l L i n e . M rs . Chapman d i e d M a rch 1 4.

1 904 : aged 10 1 .

M rs . Sa rah B . Atwat e r VYard ,Oshkosh , \Y iscon sin . Osh

ko sh Chap t e r . Born i n Genoa . New York . 1 82 1 : l i v i ng . 101 1 . \fVife

of A l fred \Va rd . Daugh te r o f John A twat e r an d Lu cy Dav i s , h i s s e con d w i fe . J oh n A twa te r ( 1 757- 1 8 3 7) had h i s n am e p l a c ed on th e pens ion ro l l o f Cayuga Cou n ty

,N . Y .. 1 83 2 ,

fo r se rv i c e a s p r i va t e i n th eConn ec t i cu t Con t i n en ta l L i n e . He wa s born i n Hampden , Conn . ; d i edi n Genoa , N . Y . He s e rved i n the Ligh t Hors e u nde r Cap t . Samu e lPeck . Ca r r i ed d i s pa tch e s fo r La faye t t e . En l i s t ed wh en a s t u d en t a tYa l e : a ft e r th e wa r work ed h i s way t h rough co l l ege . Mrs . Sa rah B .

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o f St i l l man S tockwe l l . Daugh t e r o f'

Joseph Seave r ( 175 2 andAb i a l R i ch

,h i s w i f e .M i s s Lu c re t i a A Hopk i n s

,Read i ng

,Mas sa chu s e t t s .

Fan eu i l H a l l Ch ap te r . Bo rn 1 824 . Dau gh t e ro f J os eph Hopk i n s

,o f M a s sac h u se t t s ( 176 1 and Mar th a Crooke r

,

h i s w i fe . M i s s Hopk i n s i s a s i s t e r o f M rs . Ma ry W’

. Pra t t,Niational

Numbe r,

J osep h Hopk i n s e n l i s t e d a t th e age o f fi f t e en,an d

se rved i n t h e Revo l u t i ona ry War . Hi s daugh te rs,Lu c re t i a a n d Ma ry

a re th e two you nge st c h i l d re n of th e se con d w i fe .

M rs . Marv P ra t t . Read i ng Ma s s . Fan eu i l Ha l l Ch apte r . Born 1 82 1 . Wi fe o f Jo seph L . Pra t t .Daugh te r of J os ep h Hopk i n s ( 176 1 - 1 85 3 ) o f Mas sac hu s et t s , an d Mar th aCrooke r h i s s e cond w i fe . Mrs . Mary W . Pra t t i s a s i s t e r o f M i s s Lnc reri a A . Hopk i n s . Nat i ona l N umbe r ,

Mrs . Ab iga i l H a r r i s \Nood , Ches t e r , Ve rmon t . O ld Sou thChapt e r

,Mass . Born i n Spr i ngfi e l d

,V t.

, Apr i l 17, 1 828 ; d i ed a t Ch es te r ,V t ., Sep tembe r 1 1 , 1 904 . Widow of Lor en zo Wood . Daugh te r of J oh nHar r i s ( b . J u l y 2

,1758 d . Feb . 22

,J oh n H a r r i s wa s bo rn i n

Wren th am,Mas s ; s e rv ed i n th e Revo l u t i on a ry Wa r . He spen t s ix

yea r s i n t en d i ff e re n t h o sp i ta l s,and wa s a p r i sone r on t e n d i ff e ren t p r i son

sh i p s . He was a U . S . pen s i on e r fo r twen ty yea r s .

M i s s Rach e l Van Deven t e r,Sou t h R i ve r

,New J ers ey

,

Monmou th Chap t e r . Born Daugh t e r ofCh r i s toph e r Van Deven te r

,o f New J e r sey - 1 840) and Rach e l V re

l a n d,h i s fi r s t w i fe . Ch r i s toph e r Van Deven t e r se rv ed a s a p r i v a t e i n

t h e M i l i t i a,a s d i d a l so h i s th r ee b ro th e rs . He was born i n M i dd l e s ex

Cou n ty,N . J .

,whe re h e d i ed . M i s s Rach e l Van Deven te r wa s a h a l f:

s i s t e r o f M r s . Sa rah Van Deven t e r \Vi lcox,Na t i on a l N umbe r ,

who was a daugh t e r o f Ch r i s t i an Van Deven t e r , and h i s s e cond w i fe ,El i zab e th Lam b ison .

Mrs . Vi r t u e E . S . Col e,H i l l sda l e , M i ch iga n . B en j am i n

P re scot t Cha pt e r,N . Y . Bo rn i n Fredon i a , Chau ta u q ua Cou n ty , N . Y

1 8 1 5 . Wi fe o f Ch e s t e r Col e . Daugh te r o f M aj o r Samu e l S i n c l a i r , o fN ew York ( 176 2— 1 827) a n d Fan ny B igl ow Ed son , h i s secon d w i fe . Maj o r S i n c l a i r was an hono red c i t i z en o f Fr edon i a . H is wi fe’s fa th e r an db ro th er s fough t i n t h e Revo l u t i on u n d e r Etha n A l l e n . Samu e l S i n c l a i rs e rved u nde r h i s u n c l e

,Co l . J ose ph C i l l ey . He was a t Val l ey Forge ,

Monmou t h an d i n Su l l i va n ’s exped i t i on . He wa s born i n M a i n e . andd i ed a t S i n c l a i rv i l l e

,N . Y .

M rs . E l i za A . Lee,Lancas t e r

,Pa . Don ega l Chapt e r . Born

1 828 ; d i ed 1 90 1 . \fVife o f Amos Lee . Daugh te ro f I saa c J on e s

,o f Pen n sy l van i a ( d i ed an d Ma ry h i s

w i fe . I sa a c J on es s e rved a s d rumm er b oy a t t h e age o f s ixt e en . i n Cap t .

Joh n Reed’

s Company,Fo u r t h Ba t ta l i on . Lancas t e r Cou n ty. und e r Co l .

Jam e s B u rd .

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Mrs . Lyd i a A . W h i te,Lanc as t er

,Pa Donega l C hap t e r .

Born 1 827. Wi fe of J acobWh i t e . Daugh te r of George Leona rd , of Pen n sy l van i a ( 175 5and Ka tha r i ne Evan s

,h i s secon d w i fe . George Leona rd se rved th re e

yea rs,and was a t t h e ba t t l e s o f Tren ton

,Pr i n c e ton a nd Ge rman town .

H is nam e wa s p l ac e d on t h e p en s ion ro l l , 18 18,for se rv i c e a s p r iva t e

i n t h e Penn sy l van i a Con t i n en ta l L i n e . He was bo rn i n Lanca s t e r,Pa .

where h e d i ed .Mrs . Hu l dah A . B rown

,Peckv i l l e , Pa . Sc ran ton C i ty Chap

t e r . Born i n Su sq u e han na Cou n ty,Pa.

, November 1 5 , 183 0 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 .

\fVife of Daugh te r of Wrigh t Chambe r l a i n ( 1758an d Mary B i l l i ngs , h i s t h i rd w i fe . \Vright

'

Cham berlain se rved i n s cou ti ng an d gua rd i ng o f p r i son e rs i n th e Revo l u t i on . He was born i n L i t chfi e l d

,Conn . ; d i e d i n G ib son , Pa . Mrs . B rown i s a s i s t e r o f Mrs . Mary

W r igh t Ch ambe r l a i n C l a rk e,Nat iona l N umbe r , an d M rs . Harr i e t

Ave ry,Nat i ona l N umbe r , They be l onged to a fam i l y of twen ty

s i x c h i l d re n . \Nright Chambe r l a i n s e rve d i n Cap t . Si mon S t eve n’s Com

pany,Co l . Pe t e r O lcott

s Regim en t“, Vermon t M i l i t i a .'

H e , Wrigh t , l i ve dt h i r ty—s i x yea rs i n Con ne c t i c u t ; l e s s t h an two i n Ve rm on t ; an d was on eof t h e ea r l i e s t settlers 'in Su squ eh an na Cou n ty , Pa . The B i l l i ngs fam i l ywere p rom i ne n t i n \Vyom ing Cou n ty , Pa .

Mrs . Luc re t i a M i l l e r, B rown i ng , I l l . Pu r i ta n and Caval i e r Chap t e r

,I l l i n o i s . Born 18 14

' d i ed Feb rua ry1 2

,1 906 . Wi fe o f \Vil l iam Mi l l e r. Daugh te r of Wi l l iam Wrigh t

,of

Vi rgi n i a ( 1758 and M i l l y M a l on e \Vright , h i s w i fe . Wi l l i amWrigh t

,a n Engl i sh you t h

,se rved u nde r t h e B r i t i s h Gen era l Gage

,i n

1776 ; d e se r t ed and en l i s t ed i n t h e Amer i c an A rmy , an d se rved five yea r s ;d i ed i n Pu l a sk i Cou n ty

,Mo .

,1 83 5 , an d wa s bu r i e d n ea r th e v i l l age of

Roub i doux,n ow ca l l e d W

a i n s M i l l,Pu l a sk i C0 .

,i n H en son ’s bu ry i ng

groun d . Wi l l i am Wrigh t was bo rn i n London,Engl a nd ; j o i n e d t h e

Am er i ca n s from Be rke l ey C0 .,Va . Aft e r t h e wa r

,wen t to Ken tu cky

,

wh ere h e ma rr i ed M i l ly Ma l on e ; th enc e moved to Mi ssou r i . H i s daught e r Lu c ret i a ma r r i e d \Mi l l iam Mi l l e r when on l y fi ft e e n yea r s o ld .

Mrs . Eu n i c e W . Bea rd s l ey,Spa r ta

,N . J . Ca ro l i n e Sco t t

Ha r r i son Chap t e r , I n d i an apol i s , I n d . Born W i feo f Daugh te r o f Noad i a h Wade ( 1746 o f

New Je rsey,a nd Anna B ra i s t ed. h i s s e con d w i fe . Noad i a h Wade wa s

comm i s s i on ed capta i n,1776 ,

of t h e Fou r th Ba t t a l i on,New Je rs ey Con

tin en tal L i n e . Hi s name was p l a ced on th e pen s i on ro l l of Su s sexCoun ty , 1 8 18

,for se rv i c e o f ca p ta i n i n t h e N ew Je rsey L i n e .M rs . Marama B e l ch e r ,

Lawren ce,Mass . Be t sy Ro ss

Chap t e r , Massac hu se t t s . Born Feb ru a ry 14 ,18 10 ; d i ed 19 03 . \Vi fe

o f Daugh te r o f J ohn B rown . o f New Hampsh i re ( 1756 an d B e t sey Bu rgi n

,h i s w i fe . Joh n B rown was born

i n H ookett,N . H . ; d i ed i n Bangor , Mai ne . I n Oc tob e r , 1775 , he en

l i s t e d f rom Che s t e r. N . H . ; i n Decembe r , 1775 , e n l i s t ed u nd e r Cap ta i n

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B un ton i n th e r eg imen t commanded by Col one l S ta rk ; i n Feb rua ry ,1 776 , h e wa s s ta t i oned a t Wi n te r H i l l , n ea r Boston . M rs . Be l ch e r ou tl i v e d a l l h e r fam i l y

,an d du r ing th e l a s t fou r y ea r s of h e r l i fe wa s te n

derly ca re d fo r i n t h e Wood s Home for Aged Peop l e , Lawren ce , Mass .M rs . N'aom i Ru t h Baxt e r Hoba rt

,Town send

,Mass . Pru

d en ce Wrigh t Chap te r. Born i n M e rc e r , Mai n e , 1 8 1 6 . Wi fe o f W i l li am Hobar t . Daugh te r of B en j am i n Bax te r

,o f N ew Hamps h i re ( 1757

an d M arga re t Hewe t t,h i s w i fe . B en j am i n B axt e r wa s born i n

Engl a n d : d i ed i n M erc e r,Ma i n e . He se rved a s a p r i va te i n th e N ew

H amp sh i re L i n e,as a p r i v a t e i n Cap t . Amos Shephard

s c om pany , Col .B en j am i n B e l l ow ’s r egim en t . The nam e o f B en j am i n Bax te r ap pea r son t h e pe n s i on ro l l s . M rs . Naom i Ru t h B axt e r Hoba r t wa s a s i s te r o fM rs . Mary Pruden ce Bax te r E l l i o t

,o f A th en s , Mai n e , Na t i on a l N umbe r.

M rs . Soph ron i a E . Mean s,V in ton

,I owa . Gene ra l R i ch

ardson Chap t e r,M i ch igan . Born l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 .

Wi fe of Wi l l i am W . Mean s . Daugh te r o f J oh n Sl a t te ry,a s eaman

( 176 3 a n d O cey Teep l e s , h i s w i fe J ohn S l a t te ry s e rved a s seam an ou t h e man -of-war O l i ve r C romwe l l .‘

M rs . Char l ot t e Roo t God frey,God frey s Corn e rs , Gu i l fo rd

Cen t re Ch en ango C0 .,N . Y . B enj am in P re s co t t Chap t e r. Born

1804 ; d i e d 1 900 . Wi fe o f

Daugh t e r o f Eben ez e r Roo t ( 1 760- 1 842) an d Cy n th i a \Nhipple , h i s w i fe .M rs . Char l o t te Root God f rey wa s a s i s te r o f M r s . Harr i e t Roo t Young ,Na t i ona l Nfu m ber,

M rs . H arriets Roo t You ng , Tre st l e. Ch en ango C0 ., N . Y .

Bor n 18 1 3 : d i ed 1 900 . \Vife o f Sh e l don A . You ng.

Daugh t e r of Eben eze r Root ( 1760- 1842) an d Cy n th i a W h i pp l e . h i s w i fe .B enj am in Pres co t t C ha p te r . M rs . H a rr i e t Root Young w as a s i s te ro f M rs . Cha rl o t te Root God frey

,Na t i ona l N umbe r.

Mrs . Ru th Ba rn ey Map l e s,Mayv i l l e . N . Y . I'

atterson

Chapt e r. Born 1 8 17; d i ed 1 90 1 . Wi fe o f

Daugh te r o f Lu th e r B arn ey ( 1757- 1 844) an d Ru thGar r i son , h i s w i fe . Lu the r Ba rn ey e n l i s t ed . 1 776 . a s a p r i va t e i n th eCon n e c t i c u t M i l i t i a

,ra i sed t o re i n fo rc e Wa sh i ng ton i n N ew York . He

subseq u en t l y e n l i s t e d in th e n avy ; was tak en pr i son e r i n a n ava l eu

gagem en t ; confin ed on a pr i son - s h i p . He wa s re l e a s ed th rough th e interven tion o f Lafaye t te , bu t h i s b ro th e r E dwa rd wa s de ta i n ed and d i edo f sm al l —pox . He was born i n Norw i ch

,Conn . ; d i e d i n E l l e ry . N . Y .

Mrs . Lu cy An n Gump,Uppe r Sa ndu sky

,Oh i o . Membe r

at- l a rge . Born l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \N i fe ofDaugh te r of El i ab Eggl e s ton ( 176 2- 1 83 8) an d Lu cy I ngrah am ,

his w i fe .Mrs . El i zabe th Chu rch VVardw el l , B r i s to l , R . I . Br i s tol

Ch ap t e r . B orn 1 8 18 ; d i ed 1 9 05 . Wi fe o f J oh nH en ry Wa rdwe l l . Daugh te r of Thoma s Chu r ch . of Rhode I s l an d ( 1760

an d Ma ry Tr i pp,h i s w i fe . Thomas Chu rc h en l i s ted i n 1 777 a nd

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p r i sone r s d u r i ng th e Revo l u t i o n . He wa s bo rn i n Litchfi eld. Conn . ;

d i e d i n Gib son,Pa . Mrs . Ave ry i s a s i s te r o f M rs . Mary Chamb erl a i n

C l a rke,Na t i on a l N umbe r

,A l so o f M rs . Hul da h A . Chamber l a i n

B rown,of Peckv i l l e

,Pa.

,

M rs . Mari a L . A . Ca th ca r t,Co lumb i a . S . C . Col umb i a

Chap te r. Born Feb ru a ry 24 , 1 8 1 5 , i n Su m te r C0 .,S . C. ; d i ed Feb ru a ry

26 , 190 1 . \V ife of George H . Ca th c a r t. Daugh te r o f J am e s Spann

( 1 757- 183 3 ) an d Anna J en n i ngs , h i s w i fe . J ame s Span n an d h i s th re eb ro th e r s s e rved i n th e R evo l u t i o na ry War . Mar i a L . A . Cat h car t wasbo rn on h e r fa t h e r

'

s p l an ta t i on,i n Sum te r C0 .

,S . C . Sh e wa s mar

r i ed i n 1 83 6 . Di ed i n Co l umb ia C0 .,Feb ruary 26 . 1 90 1 .

Mrs . Lau ra B . Hun t Cha ce,\Noreester

,Mass . B ra t t l e

bo ro Ch ap te r,Ve rmon t . Bo rn i n Col db rook

,1 820 : d i ed 1 9 10 . Wi fe of

Hora c e E . Chac e . Daugh te r o f Samue l -H u n t ( 1764 o f Ma s sachu setts

,and Lyd i a Green

,h i s w i fe . Samue l Hu n t en l i s t ed f rom Spen

c e r , Mass ,1780 ,

fo r s e rv i c e in Cap t . Thomas \Nhipple'

s company,do i ng

d u ty a t Ru t l an d , V t., a s gu a rd s of B r i t i s h p r i son er s . Samu e l was ma rr i ed i n Co l db rook to Lyd i a G . Gree n . The i r daugh te r

,Lau ra

,was edu

cated at - Col db rook an d a t Ph i l l i p s ton Acad emy . She wa s ma rr i ed i n1 845 to Horac e E . Chace : l i v ed fo r a t im e i n Pax ton and Worc est e r ,Mass ; th en r emoved to B ra t t l eboro , V t . Mr . Chac e d i e d i n 1868 , an dM rs . C ha c e re tu rned to Worce s te r

,Mass . Sh e was a m embe r o f B ra t

t leboro Chap t e r.

M rs . Be t s ey Rob i n son M ead,\Va l do , Sh eboygan C0 .

,\Vi s .

Born 1 8 1 1 : d i e d 19 03 . For t A tk i n son Chap te r .Wi fe o f Daugh te r o f Pe te r Rob i n son , of 'New

York ( 176 1 a n d Ph eb e Ha igh t,h i s w i fe . M rs . Mead d i e d a t

On i on R ive r , \Vi s ., 1 903 , aged 9 2 y ea r s , 4 month s . 1 5 day s .

M rs . El i zabe t h Ely Bu t l e r,Del a va n

,\Vi s . M i lwau k ee

Ch apt e r . Born l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe o f George Se l d enBu

f

tler Daugh te r o f Th eodor e Gr i d l ey ( 1759 - 1 826 ) a nd Amy E ly ,h i s

w 1 e .M i s s Mary B i bb Hal l

,Mi l l b rook

,A l a . Born abou t 1 8 10 :

l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Jos eph Habe r s ham Chapte r , Georgi a . Daugh te r of B ol l i ngH a l l , O f Geo rgi a ( 1 76 7- 1 83 6 ) an d J an e Ab er c romb i e , h i s w i fe .

Mrs . Luc i n d a El l i s Du n l op, Covm gton ,

Ky . J ona than Dayton Chapte r , Oh io . Born a t Or a nge Cou r t Hou se , V a .

,May 26 . 1803 ;

d i ed 1 90 1 . Wi fe o f W i l l i am T . Du n l op . Daugh te r o f Dud l ey B rownE l l i s , of Vi rg in i a ( 1760 a n d E l i zab et h \Na t t s , h i s w i fe . Dud l eyB rown E l l i s e n l i s t ed f rom Hanove r C0 .

,Va.

,1778 ; d i ed i n Campbe l l

C0 ., Ky . He was a pen s i one r when h e d i ed . He marr i ed , i n 1 800 , El i zab e t h Wat t s , o f A l b emar l e C0 .

,Va.

,an d wen t to Mary sv i l l e , Ky . Lu c i n

da , th e daugh te r , was s en t to a s e l e c t s c h oo l , where sh e l ea rn ed re ad i ng ,

wri t ing,a r i t hme t i c

,gramma r a n d fi n e n eed l ewo rk

,an d a t th e age of

twe l ve wa s con s id e red “fin i sh ed .”A t fi f teen sh e m arr i e d W i l l iam S tu a r t

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Dun l op,a grad ua te o f t h e Un i ve rs i ty o f Dub l i n . Mrs . Dun l op saw

La faye t te i n C i n c i n na t i i n 1 824 .

Mrs . Pheb e R . I r i s h,Prov i d enc e

,R . I . Paw tucke t Chap

t e r. Born a t L i t t l e Compton,R . I .

,1809 , Oc tobe r 1 8 . \N i f e o f Pe r ry

C . I r i sh . Daugh te r of An thony Sa l i sbu ry,of Rhode I s l a nd ( b .

a nd Hannah Dedman,h i s w i fe . Anthony Sa l i sb u ry was a so l d i e r i n

Cap t . Joh n T 0pham’

s company , o f N ewpor t . S e rved i n Arno l d'

s expe

d i t i on t h rough th e w i l d s o f Ma i n e,by w ay of Dea d R i ve r , t o Qu ebe c .

Captu red a t Qu eb e c ; l a t e r ex changed an d en l i s t e d i n Co l . Wi l l i am A n

gel l’

s r egim en t . Pheb e Sa l i sb u ry wa s t h e you nges t o f s ev en ch i l d re n .Sh e ma r r i e d

,O c tobe r 27, 1 83 0 ,

Pe rry C . I r i sh, o f Newpor t .

Mrs . Sa l ly Prou ty . B ra t t l ebo ro , Vt . B rat t l ebo ro Chap te r .Born i n M ar l bor

,o Vt

,Decembe r 1 5 , 1 809 : d i e d M a rch 1

,1 904 . \Vi

fe

o f Fosd i ck Prou ty . Daugh te r o f Amos P rou ty,o f Ve rmon t ( 1764

an d Phoebe Ba rt l e t t,h i s w i fe . Amos P rou ty was on e o f th e ea r l i e s t

se t t l e r s i n M ar l boro,Vt . Sa l ly wa s on e o f twe lv e c h i l d r en . Sh e mar

r i e d Fosd i ck Prou ty , o f Spen ce r , Mass ,who d i ed 1 86 2 . Mrs . P rou ty

d i e d M arc h 1,19 04 .

Mrs . Anna Mar i ah Redd i ng,M i l l edgev i l l e

,Ba l dw i n C0 .

,

Ga . Josep h Habe r sham Chap te r . Born 1 825 ;Wi fe o f Thom as P . Redd i ng (m . Daugh te r

o f W i l l i am Ande rson,o f V i rgi n i a ( 176 3 an d M ary H un n i c u t ,

h i s s econd w i fe . Wi l l i am Ande r son came to Georgi a a f t e r th e R evolut i on an d s e t t l e d i n B a l dw i n Cou n ty

,whe re h e d i ed . Mrs . Redd i ng i s a

s i s te r o f M rs . Lucy Ann Gib son , Mi l l edgev i l l e , Ga.,Nat i ona l Numbe r ,

Wi l l i am And e r son s e rved u nde r Gen e ra l Gr een e . H e, Wi l l i am ,

wa s of I r i s h d es c en t,was “a b l a ck smi t h , a gu n sm i th , a coope r , an d an

hon es t m an .

Mrs . Lucy An n G ib son,Mi l l edgev i l l e

,Ga . Jo se ph Habe r

sham Chap te r. Born 1 805 : d i e d 1 905 . \Vife o f F . M . Gi b son . D augh

t e r of \Vi l l iam Ande r son,o f Vi rgi n i a ( 176 3 an d Mary Hunn i cu t ,

h i s s e con d w i fe (m . M rs.

ti

L u cy Ann Gib son was a s i s te r o f M rs .Anna Ma r ia R edd i ng

,Na t i ona l N umbe r

,They were surv i vor s

of a fam i l y o f fi f te e n ch i l d r en by t h e s econd w i fe .Mrs . Cl ar i s s a Heff ne r

,At l a n ta

,Ga . Joseph Hab e rs h am

Chap te r . Born 1 809 : d i ed Feb rua ry 9 ,1 902 . \Vife

o f Geo rge Heff n e r . Daugh te r o f W i l l i am Jon es , of Geo rgi a ( d i edan d E l i zab e t h Mas t i n

,h i s w i fe . Wi l l i am Jon es was born

i n Engl a nd,c ame w i t h the B r i t i s h t roop s to Savann a h a nd was cap

tu red by th e Am er i can s a t th e ve ry b egi n n i ng of t h e war . I t i s b e l i e vedt ha t h e wa s on th e powde r s h i p t aken by Jos eph Habe r sh am and Comm odore Bowen . W i l l i am Jon e s j o i n ed th e Ame r i c an s an d fough t to th eend o f th e wa r . He rec e i ve d fo r h i s s e rv i ce s a gran t of l a nd in Frankl i n C0 .

,Ga whe re h e l i v e d and d i ed .

Mrs . Su san nah Lee Br igham ,\Vorcester , Mass . O ld Con

co rd Chap te r. Born 18 1 1 : l iving 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe of

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Ca l v i n B r igham . Daugh t e r o f Amm i \lVetherbee and Dol ly Ba rke rh i s w i fe .

Mrs . Sa rah Va n Deven t e r \Vi lcox,New B ru n sw i ck

,N . J .

Tempe \Vicke Chap t e r. Born J u n e 3 0 ,1 82 1

,i n \W’a sh i ngton

,Sou th

R i ve r,N . J l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe o f John \Vi lcox ( 111 . J u n e 1 6

,

Daugh t e r o f Ch r i s t oph e r Van Deve n te r,o f New J e rs ey ( 175 5 a n d

E l i z ab e t h Lamb er t s on,h i s s eco nd w i fe . Hi s fi r s t w i fe wa s Rac h e l

V ree l a nd . M rs . Wi l cox wa s a h a l f s i s t e r o f M i s s Rach e l Van Deven te r,

Na t i ona l N umber , who wa s a daugh t e r of t h e fi r s t wi fe . Ch r i stopher Van Deven t e r , a ft e r th e ba t t l e o f M onmou th . was offe re d al i eu t en a n cy , bu t re fu s ed , say i ng h e ha d no t ye t won h i s l a u r e l s . H i sth re e b ro th e r s a l so s e rv ed i n N ew Je rs ey reg imen t s . H i s fa t h e r

,I saa c

Van Deven t e r,was mad e pr i so n e r a nd ca r r i ed to t h e O l d Suga r H ou s e

in New York,whe re h e d i ed . Mrs . \fV i lcox s t i l l l i ve s on th e \Vilcox

fa rm . Her h u sban d d i ed M ay,1 90 1 .

3 4 , 3 71 . M rs . Deborah A rm i tage You ng , Ph i l ad e l ph i a . Ph i l a de l ph iaChap te r. Bo rn \Vi fe o f P . S . Y .ou ngDaugh t e r of L i eu t. S hub e r t Arm i tage , of Pen n sy l van i a ( 1 756 andSa l l i e M acombe r

,h i s s ec ond w i fe ( bo rn Shub e r t A rm i tage wa s

a cade t u nd e r Co l on e l Thomp son,i n th e R i fl e Regimen t ; s e rved a l so

u nde r Co l on e l F l ow er ; l i e u t e nan t u nd e r Cap t . -VVesley Ames , Fou r thPen n sy l va n i a A r t i l l e ry

,Col . Thoma s P roc tor . Taken p r i son e r an d con

fi n e d in M i l l P r i son , Engl an d , two yea rs a n d e igh t mon t h s . Had serv eda t L i t c hmor e Po i n t. L . I . ; B ra ndyw i n e a nd Ge rman town . The fat h e ro f Sh ub e r t Arm i tage wa s a man of m ean s . He d i sapp roved o f Shub e r t’s pa t r i ot i sm

,an d by w i l l c u t h i m off wi t h a fou r— s h i l l i ng no t e . Mrs .

Young kep t t h e not e,a n d on h e r d ea th b eq u ea th e d i t to th e Ph i l a d e l ph i a

Chapt e r . Sh e d i ed .J an u a ry 28,1 90 1

M rs . Har r ie t Harv ey Thomp son , \xVesterly ,R . I . Phebe

Gre en \Vard Chap te r . Born 1 8 1 0 ; d i ed 1 90 1 . Wife of

Daugh t e r o f J os eph Ha rvey (d i e d 1 8 1 2)an d Su san nah B raman , h i s w i fe .

Mrs . E l i zabe t h Sm i t h B a ss . J effe r son ,Cl ay C0 ., Ga . Born

abou t 1 825 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . J ose ph Haber sh am Chap t e r . Wi fe o f

Daugh t e r o f Hen ry Sm i t h ( d i ed 1 870) an d M e l i s s aDav i s

,h i s w i fe .

M rs . Mar i a Rhee B enn e tt . Ba l dwyn , M i s s . J o seph Habe rsham Chapt e r

,Georgi a . Born 1 826 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe

of Daugh te r o f Arch i ba l d J oh nson (born1749 ) an d El i zab et h Ca ro l i n e G i l more , h i s w i fe .

Mrs . Sa l l i e J . Cov i ngt on , Meadv i l l e , Va . Jos eph H ab e rsham Chap te r . Born 1 805 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \V ife o fDaugh t e r o f Rob e r t Fe rgu son

,o f V i rgi n i a ( 1756 and Bersheb ia

Fe rguson,h i s w i fe . Mrs . Cov i ngton i s a s i s t e r o f M rs . Tam t on F . Jo r

da n , M i l ton , N . C .,Nat i on a l N umbe r

,

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M rs . Mary Ma r t i n Scot t , New \Vaverly , \Valker C0 .,Texas .

George \Vash i ngton Ch ap t e r,Ga l ve s ton . Born 1 823 ;

l i v i n g 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe o f J am e s E . Sco t t . Daugh te r of Gen . J oh n A rch e rE l more ( 176 2 - 1 83 4) an d Nancy Mar t i n , h i s w i fe . S i s t e r o f M rs . Ann i eE lmore H ea rn e

,Montgomery

,A la .

,Na t i ona l N umbe r

,

Mrs . Su san E . H ea l d,Ches t e r

,Vt . Ann Story Chap t e r.

B orn 1 8 1 5 : d i ed 1 905 . Wi fe o f Warr e n H ea l d .Daugh t e r o f Geo rge Ea r l

, J r . ( 1759 a n d E l i zab e th You ng,h i s

w i fe .M rs . Rebe cc a L . Cha l k e r , Critten don

s Mi l l s,A l a . J os e ph

Habe r sham Chap te r . Born 1 8 18. W i fe o fDaugh te r o f Thoma s Land ( d . 1 822) an d Sa l l i e A l l e n , h i s w i fe . Thoma sLand cam e to Geo rgi a w i t h t h e B r i t i s h t r00p s ; was taken p r i son e r ;j o i n ed t h e Amer i c an s a nd s e rv ed to th e en d of th e war . For h i s s e rv i c e sh e re c e i ved a so l d i e r ’s boun ty

,a t ra c t o f l a nd i n H an cock Cou n ty ,

Ga .M rs . M a r i a You ng B e r ry

,Fo rk S hoa l s. Gre e nv i l l e C0 .

,S . C .

J os eph H abe r sham Chap te r . Born 1 8 14 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Wi feo f O l i ve r P . Be r ry . Daugh t e r o f J oh n You ng ( 176 2- 1 83 5) and Nan cySammon ( P). h i s w i fe .

M rs . Katha r i n e Ma r i a B i s h op,Sou th Amhe rs t

,Ma ss . Mary

Ma t toon Chap te r . Born 1828 . Wi fe o fDaugh te r o f J oh n N u t t i ng

,of M a ssa ch u se t t s ( 1762 and Ca tha

ri n e Sm i th,h i s s e cond w i fe .Mrs . Rhoda W . Ch i ck

,Bos ton

,Mass . Mol ly Varn um

Chapt e r . Born 1 8 1 5 ; d i e d 1 906 . W ‘

fie o f R i c h ard H .

Ch i ck . Daugh te r o f J ame s W i l l s , o f Rhod e I s l a nd d i e d an dPo l l y Savage , h i s w i fe . J ame s Wi l l s ( 173 8— 1 842) en

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s t ed i n a Rhod eI s l a n d regim en t. 178 1 , a nd se rv ed t i l l 1783 . M rs . Rhoda W . Ch i ckwas a s i s t e r o f M r s . Lu cy A . W . Tibb et s

,Bea t r i c e

,Neb.

,Na t i on a l N um

ber, 57277

Mrs . Rach e l E l t i ng Fergu son,

Y . Hend r i ckHud son Chap te r

,Hud son

,N . Y . Born 1 806 : d iedS 1 90 1 . \Vife o fDaugh t e r o f J oh n E l t i ng ahd Corn e l i a Ha l

l e ubeck , h i s w i fe . M rs . Fe rgu son d i e d A pr i l 17, 1 90 1 . aged 9 5 .

Mrs . Marv M . Horton . Roch e s t e r , N . Y . I rondeq uo i t Chapt e r . Born 1 820 . \N i fe of C . T . Hor ton . Daugh te r o fA l exan de r M i l l i n e r ( 1760 a n d Ab iga i l B a r ton . h i s w i fe .

M rs . Hannah A . Sou t hw i ck,Paw tu cke t

,R . I . Pawtu ck e t

Cha p te r . Born i n Cumbe r l a nd,R . I .

,1 8 1 5 , Ma rch 1 7. \fVife o f J os eph

P . Sou thw i ck (m . Daugh te r o f J ona t han Haz l e ton ( d i edo f Ma ssa c hu se tt s , a nd Mary A m sb u ry ,

h i s s e cond w i fe . Jona th an Haz l eton wa s born i n H ave rh i l l . Mass ; en l i s t ed a t Bos ton fo r t h r e e y ear ss e rv i c e i n a N ew Hamp sh i re regim en t : was w i t h \Nashington when h ec ros s ed t h e Del awa re . M rs . Sou thw i ck ha s a tw i n b ro th e r l i v i ng , a“

Rea l Son . Sh e ha s t h re e c h i l d ren . Sh e i s a m ember of th e Adven tChu rc h , Prov ide nc e .

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Mrs . El i zabe t h Tay lo r Cogges h a l l , Newpor t , R . I .l i am El l e ry Chap te r . Born 183 3 ; l i v i ng 19 1 1 . Wi fe o fAaro n Cogge sha l l . Daugh te r o f J o seph Chu rc h , of Rhod e I s l and ( 1764

and Lyd i a Pa lm e r Dr i ng ,h i s w i fe . Jo se ph Chu rc h was a p r i

va t e i n th e R hode I s l an d M i l i t i a . Rece i v ed a pe n s i on f rom th e Un i t e dS ta te s Gove rnmen t . Bu r i ed i n L i t t l e Comp ton , R . I . His grave h a sbee n ma rked by t h e \Vil l iam El l e ry Chap te r .

Mrs . Po l l y F i t e , Jacksdnv i l le , A l a . Gene ra l Sum te r Cha pt e r . Born i n L i n co l n Cou n ty

,N . C 179 8 . Wi fe o f P l ea sa n t F i te .

Daugh t e r o f J oh n A rm s t rong,o f Nor t h Ca ro l i n a ( d i e d an d

Mary ( Pol l y), h i s w i fe . J ohn A rm st rong , o f Nor th Ca ro l i n a , en t e re d th eRevo l u t i ona ry s e rv i ce a s a cap ta i n

,an d rose to t h e ra nk o f co l o ne l . M rs .

Fi t e came w i t h h e r h u sband,Pl ea sa n t M i l l e r F i t e

,to A l ab ama i n 1 84 5 .

They we re p i o nee rs i n th i s s e c t i on . They had s even c h i l d r e n . Mrs . Fi teha s a s i s t e r

,Mrs‘. Anna B en ton . who became a membe r o f t h e Na t i ona l

Soc i e ty , D . A . R .,i n No rt h Ca ro l i n a . Mrs . Fi t e i s a d evou t membe

o f th e Bap t i s t Chu rc h .

M rs. Ann i e H . Elmore H ea rn e,Mon tgome ry

,Al a . Pe t e r

Forn ey Chap te r . W i f e o f Bor n1 829 ; d i e d J u ne 7, 1 907, a t Mou n ta i n C reek , A l a . Daugh t e r o f Gen . JohnA r c h e r E lmore ( 176 2— 1 83 4) an d Ann e M ar t i n ,

h i s w i fe . Gen . J oh nAi rcher Elmore i s b u r i e d i n El more Coun ty ,

A la. Fol l ow i ng i s th e insc r ip t i on cop i e d from h i s tomb s ton e :

“ I n M emory o f Ge n . J ame s Arc he r E l more

,who was bo rn i n Pr i n c e Edwa rd Cou n ty

,Va.

,Augu s t t h e

Z I St , 176 2 ,an d d i ed i n An tanga Coun ty

,A l a .

,Apri l t h e 24th ,

1 83 4 ,aged

7 1 yea rs 8 mon t h s an d 3 day s . He was a so l d i e r o f the Revo l u t i on i n th eV i rgi n i a L i n e . an d a ft e rwa rd s membe r of th e Legi s l a tu re o f Sou th Ca rol i n a an d a Gene ra l i n th e M i l i t i a . He was a m embe r o f t h e Legi s l a tu reo f A l abama

,a nd fi l l e d va r iou s o th e r offi c es o f Hono r a nd Tru s t i n bo th

S ta te s . He wa s an a ff e c t i ona t e h u sba nd . a k i n d an d i n du lgen t fa t h e ran d a h umane ma st e r

,a d evot ed fr i en d an d a pa tr i o t c i t i z en .

Mrs . Rut h Maddox,Fl owery B ran ch

,Ga . Jo sep h Habe r

sh am Chap te r . Born 1 8 1 5 : l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \N i fe o f Dudl ey Maddox . Daugh t e r o f Na th a n Dobbs ( b . 1 75 5 ; d . 1 856 ) a nd FannyYoung , h i s w i fe .

M rs . Po l ly Ph i p ps,B arn e sv i l l e

,N . C . J os eph H abe r sham

Chap te r . Born 1 8 1 2 . Wi fe ofDaugh te r o f Joh n A l l en

,o f Nor t h Ca ro l i n a ( 1756 an d Pa t ty

Tu rn e r , h i s w i fe . Mrs . Pol l y Ph i pp s wa s a s i s t e r o f M rs . Pau l i n a \Vi lson . Na t i on a l N umber ,

Mrs . Pau l i n a Wi l son,Can e R i ve r , N . C . Born

1 8 1 6 ; d i e d 1 900 . Wi fe o f Daugh te r of Joh nA l l en , of Nor t h Ca ro l i n a ( 1 756 an d Pat ty Tu rn e r

,h i s w i fe . Mrs .

Pau l i n a W i l son was a s i s t e r of Mrs . Pol l y Ph i pps,Na t i on a l Number

,

3 575 3

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M rs . Mary S to ry,N ewnan

,Ga . J osep h Habe r sh am Chap

t e r . Born 1 807 ; d i ed 1 902 . Wi fe ofDaugh te r of Andrew Thomp son ( 176 2- 1 8 1 9 ) an d Ma ry McBride, h i swi fe . And rew Thompson , when a boy of fou rt e en , wa s sen t to t h e m i l lw i t h co rn to b e grou nd for t h e Con t i n e n ta l s o l d i e r s . He was c ap t u reda nd h e l d a p r i sone r by t h e B r i t i s h .

M rs . Nancy VVo lcott Squ i r e , Obe rl i n , Oh i o . Wes te r n Res e rv e Chap t e r . B orn ,

1 83 4 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1-1 . VVife o f Samu e l

Sq u i re . Daugh te r of J os i a h \Vo lcott ( 175 5— 1822) a n d Pa t i e n c e Cra ps ,

h i s w i fe .Mrs . Mary S. McNeely ,

Suga r Va l l ey,Ga . J oseph Habe r

sh am Chap t e r . Bor n 1797. Wi fe o f Joh n M cNeely .

Daugh te r o f Ri c h a rd Sc ruggs , o f Sou t h Ca ro l i n a ( 1758 an d Sa ra hJ on e s

,h i s w i fe .

M rs . Harr i e t E l k i n s Spra gu e Carl y ,W

e stbo ro,Mass . Co l .

Timo thy B ige l ow Chap t e r. Born i n Peacham , Cal e don i a C0 .,V t.

,1 825 :

d i ed 1 905 . Wife o f Rev . Dan i e l Ree d Cady . Daugh t e r of Co l . J ona tha nE l k i n s

,o f Ve rmon t ( 176 1 an d Eun i ce S todda rd Sp rague

,h i s s e c

on d w i fe . J on a than E l k i n s , 1778 , se r ved i n Cap ta i n Ladd’s company

,

Bed e l l ’s regi m en t . I n 1780 ,a s p i l o t fo r Cap ta i n S ton e’s s cou t s . I n 178 1

wa s c apt u red by t h e B r i t i s h,t aken to Queb ec ; t h en c e sen t to Engla n d

an d con fi n ed i n M i l l p r i son,P lymou t h

,fo r s i x mon th s . Here th e p r i s

on e rs o rgan i z ed s c hoo l s . The re we re among th em'

40 cap ta i n s o fv e ss e l s an d ot h e rs o f l ea rn i ng

,

”a n d “ t hos e who h ad n o l ea rn i ng,a n d

cou l d p ay 4 coppe r s a w eek , fo r a m a st e r , cou l d have a s c hool . Manyp r i son e r s l ea rn ed to rea d a nd wr i t e . I n 183 7. Col . Jona th a n E lk i n smoved to A l b ion

,N . Y . Har r i e t

,h i s daugh te r

,was edu ca t e d a t Ph i p p

'

sUn i on Sem i n a ry a n d a t Le Roy Young Lad i e s

Schoo l,comp l e t i ng t h e

cou rs e i n th e l a t t e r,1 84 5 . Sh e wa s ma r r i ed to t h e Rev. Dan i e l Reed

Cady,a gradu a t e o f W i l l i am s Co l l ege

,an d o f Andove r Th eo l ogi ca l S em

inary . They had t h re e c h i l d r e n . Mrs . Cady wa s a l so a membe r o f t h eI) . R . Soc i e ty . H er numb er wa s 3 4 10.

Mrs . Mary E l i zabe t h F l e t c h e r Todd,R indge , N . H . Pru

d en ce Wrigh t Chap te r,Pepperi l l , Mass . Born a t \Vestfi e ld ,

Mas s,May

1 8 1 6 . Wi fe of George \ ‘V. Todd ( in . Octo b e r 7, Daugh te r o fJ o sh ua Fl e t c h e r

,o f Mas sac hu se t t s ( 1760 a n d Lu cy J on e s

,h i s

w i fe . J o sh ua Fl e t ch e r s e rved th re e yea r s i n t h e Revo l u t i on a ry Wa r .H e was a t t h e ba tt l e o f W

h i t e P l a i n s a nd w i tn e s s ed the s u r r ende r o fB u rgoyn e . Mary El i z ab e th Fl e t c h e r m a rr i e d Dea con Joseph VVetherb ee

,o f A shbu rn ham , Mass ,

Apr i l 18,1 844 . He d i e d 1 847 an d th e

w i dow mar r i e d M r . Todd O c tobe r 7,1852 .

Mrs . Harr i e t Mor ton G i l b e r t,Boston

,Ma ss . Membe r- at

l a rge . B orn : l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 \Y ife o fDaugh te r o f S i l a s Mort on ( 175 2- 11840) and E l i zab e th Foste i ,

h i s w i fe .S i l a s Morton se rved a s a m i n u t e man a t t h e s i ege o f B ost on

,a n d wa s

comm i ss i on ed l i eu t enan t i n Cap t . George Dunh am ’s com pany,Col . J ohn

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wi t h th e p i c tu re o f th e M arga re t ta , a s t aken f rom h e r fa th e r’s d e

s c r i p t i on . Her h u sba nd wa s H ora ce C . Ha l l,son o f Ha t e Ev i l Ha l l .

Mrs . Sa ra h H . J u d d,Holyoke

,Mass . Mercy \ ‘Varren Chap

t e r . Bo rn 1 83 0 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \lVife o f An d r ew T . J u dd .Daughte r o f J ed ed i a h Day

,o f Mas sac h u se t t s ( 1 75 5 an d Ph eb e

(Day) Day , h i s w i fe .

Mrs . Mary M e s senge r Thompson,Pittsfi eld

,Mas s . Peace

Pa r ty Chap t e r . Born 1 8 17 ; d i ed 1 902 . \Vife o fDaugh t e r of J oh n M es senge r ( 1752— 1842) an d

Lu cy S cot t,h i s w i fe . Mrs . Mary M es senge r Thomp son wa s a s i s t e r

o f M r s . Ca ro l i n e M e s senge r J en n i ngs , Nat i on a l N umber ,M rs . Lu c i n da Dawson P i e r c e

,Adam s

,N . Y . Debora h

Champ ion Chap te r . Born 1 8 14 ; d i ed Sep temb e r 3 0 ,1 90 1 .

Wife of Daugh te r o f J am es Dawson,o f Ma s

sachu setts ( 1 760 a n d Lyd i a Dext e r,h i s w i fe . He

,J am e s

,was

born i n N an tu ck e t ; d i e d i n N ew York . Hi s nam e ap pea r s,wi th gra de

o f “ boy among t h e offi c e r s . an d crew'

of t h e s l oop Repub l i c,

1776 .

Lat e r h i s n am e i s 0 11 t h e m u ste r a n d pay ro l l o f t h e offi c e r s a n d c rewo f the b r igan t i n e Ty ra n n i c i d e ,

"1779 , wi t h t h e gra de o f seaman

”;

a l so w i th grad e o f Seam an”0 11 mu ste r a n d pay rol l o f t h e offi ce r s a n d

c rew of t h e sh i p Prot e c to r . He wa s take n p r i son e r . s e n t to Engl and ,a ft e rwa rd s re t u rn ed a n d was d i s cha rged Augu st 17, 1780 . A ft e r h i sma r r i age h e s e t t l e d a t H end e r son

,N . Y .

Mrs . Hannah Pa l m er ton Van Dyke,Mayfi eld ,

N . Y . Gene ra l R i c ha rd Mon tgom ery Chap te r

,New York . Born 1 8 10 .

Wi fe o f Daugh te r o f J ohn Pa l me rton ( 17561 824) and El i zabe t h \Vi lsey ,

h i s w i f e .

M rs . J u l i an a \Vhite Freshau er,H i l l sboro

,Oh i o . \Nah-wi l

a—way Chap t e r . Born 1 8 1 5 ; Wi fe o f A . J .Freshau er. Daugh t e r o f Cha r l e s Wh i t e , of Vi rgi n i a ( 176 1 an dCha r l o t t e Down s

,h i s s econ d w i fe . Char l e s \Nhite i s b u r i ed i n t h e

c em ete ry a t Greenfi e l d,H igh l a nd Cou n ty , Oh i o . Grave i s ma rked w i t h

a mon umen t e re c ted by h i s daugh te r , Mrs . Freshau er , who i s s t i l ll i v i ng i n t h e n e ighborhood . Cha r l e s Wh i te wa s th e you nge s t of th re eb roth e r s i n \Nestm orelan d Cou n ty

,Va . He s e rve d a s a p r i va t e i n Ca p

t a i n Kenda l l ’s company,Col on e l Sk i n n e r

'

s regim en t,Vi rgi n i a t r00ps .

Was at York town . Hi s b rot h e r s,Samue l a n d J ohn

,fe l l . Cha r l e s ma r

r i e d,fi r s t

,Sa rah Mon roe , s i s t e r o f Pre s i d en t J am es Mon roe , a nd em i

gra ted to Ken tu cky w i th Dan i e l B oon e . Se t t l e d a t L ex i ngton an d h e l pedorgan i z e t h e F i r s t M . E . Chu rch . He mar r i ed , s ec ond , Char l ot t e Downs ,whose fa t h e r fe l l a t B ry an’s S ta t i on . I n 1 808 Mr . Wh i t e eman c i pa tedh i s s l av e s and r emoved to Gre enfi e l d

,Oh i o . He l d Method i s t s e rv i c e s

i n h i s h ou s e fo r tw en ty yea r s . H e was a pen s i on e r i n 1 83 2 . Thre e of

hi s son s fe l l i n t h e “far O f 18 1 2 . Mrs . Freshau er i s t h e l a s t o f h erfam i l y .

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M rs . J u l i a A . Gal l W i l l i am s , Nort h Un i on town , O'h i o .

Wah—wi l -a-way Chap t e r. Born 1827. Wi fe o f Lev i\Vil l iam s. Daugh te r o f G eorge Ga l l

,of Vi rgi n i a ( 176 6 an d

Cat har i n e Road s , h i s s econd w i fe . M rs . J u l i a A . Ga l l W'

i l l i am s i s t h eyou nge s t o f twen ty- t h re e c h i l d r en . Her fa t h er

,George Ga l l

,vo l u n tee red

young and wa s a t th e s i ege of York town and s u r re n d e r o f Cornwa l l i s .Mrs . Fanny El i z ab e t h Gl en n S tewa rt , Lu ray , Vi rgi n i a .

Born 1 824 ; l i v i ng , 1 9 1 1 . Massan u tton Chap t e r . Wi feo f J ame s Er sk i n e S tewa r t . Daugh te r of L ieu t . J am e s G l e nn

,of Vi r

gi n i a,and Ru th Burn s , h i s s e con d w i fe . Jam es G l en n ca r r i ed d i spa t c h e s

du r i ng t h e Revo l u t i on . Aft e rwa rd s , i n 179 3 , s e rved on t he Pen nsy l van i afron t i e r . H i s comm i s s i on , s i gn ed by Wash i ngton , a n d h i s o rde r s , s i gn edby Knox

,a re i n po s ses s i o n o f h i s daugh t e r

,Mrs . Stewa r t . L i eu t en an t

G l en n wa s comm i s s i oned i n t h e Fou r t h Sub - Le g i on,U . S . J ame s Gl enn

wa s born i n J eff e r son Coun ty,Va.

,1 764 ; ran away f rom home a t t h e

age o f s ix tee n to j o i n Gen era l G ree n e’

s a rmy . Lat e r s e rv ed u nde r Gene ra l S t . Cl a i r . A t th e age o f s ix ty - t h re e

,L i eu tenan t G l e n n ma rr i ed , as

h i s second w i fe,Ru th B u rn s

,aged n i n e t ee n . T he i r daugh te r

,Fanny

,

born 1824 , was edu ca t ed a t M i s s Engl i sh'

s s ch ool,George t own

,D . C .

M i s s Gl e nn mar r i e d J udge J ame s E rs k i n e S t ewa r t,em i nen t i n l aw an d

l i t e ra tu re . M rs . St ewa r t ha s a b roth e r , a“ Rea l Son

,

”Cap t . J ame s W .

Gl en n,o f J effe rs on Cou nty

,a Con fed e ra t e ve te ran .

Mrs“

. E l i za Ma j or s Ca r l ton , Newnan , Ga . Jos eph Habe rsh am Chap te r. B orn 1 807. Wi fe of Thoma s W . Ca r lton . Daugh t e r of L i eu t . Samu e l D . Maj o r s , o f V i rgi n i a ( 176 2an d E l i z abe th G reen

,h i s w i fe . Li eu t . Samue l D . Maj or s r es i d ed i n

H a l i fax Cou n ty,Va.,

i n 1776 . At t h e age of s ix t e en h e wa s a vol u nt e e ri n th e Revo lu t i on . La t e r

,a n offi c e r i n t h e Wa r o f 18 1 2 . Mrs . Ca r l ton

r emoved w i th he r h u sban d,Thoma s \Na t t s Ca r l ton . f rom V i rgi n i a t o

Ogl e t ho rp e Coun ty , Ga.,1 826

,an d to Cowe ta Cou n ty , 1846 . Her h u s

band d i e d,1 86 2 . Sh e h a s n um erou s c h i l d ren

,gra ndc h i l d re n and grea t

gran dch i l d ren .M is s Sa l l i e A . Cope l a nd , Round H i l l . Va . J os eph Habe r

sh am Chap te r . Born 1 807 : Daugh t e r o f Jame sCop e l an d ( 1759 - 183 8) a n d Sa rah Ake r s , h i s w i fe .

M rs . Regi n a H i l l Dan i e l s , Grand v i ew . Texa s . Jos eph H a

b e r sham Chap te r,Georgi a . Born 1 8 14 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \Vi te

of Daugh t e r o f H i ram H i l l ( 17601 85 1 ) an d M i l l i e Sh e l ton , h i s w i fe (d i e d

M rs . Mary C . R . Gri ffin,B l a i n e

,Ga . Jos eph Hab e r sh am

Chap te r. Born 1823 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \Vi fe of

Da

f

ughter o f Geo rge Rob e r t s ( 175 2- 186 3 ) an d Po llv Hine s K i ng , h i sW ] e .

Mrs . Sa rah D . Mat th ews,Col umbu s. Ga . J os eph Habe r

sham Chap te r . B orn l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \V ife of

Daugh te r o f B en j am i n W es t ( 1 767- 1 83 0) an d Sa ra h D i nk i n s. h is w i fe .

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M i s s E l i z abeth Gi l b e r t , Ph i l ad e l p h i a . J os eph H ab e rs h amChapte r , Georg i a . Born i n Ph i l adelph ia , 18 10 . Daughte r o f M ichae l Gi lber t , o f Pennsylvan i a ( i 75 2 and Rose Keyser

,h i s w i f e . M iss G i lbe rt

d i ed i n Ph i l ade lph ia, O ctobe r 22 ,

1 90 5 .

Mrs . Rebec ca G i l b e r t VVhi l ld in ,Ph i l ad e l ph ia . J o seph H a

b e rs ham Chap te r . Born i n P h i l a de l ph i a,1 83 2 ; d i ed 1 907. Wi fe o f

Robe r t G . VVhil ld in . Daugh te r o f M i ch ae l G i l b e r t,of Pen n syl van i a

( 1752 and Ro se Key se r,h i s Wi f e . Mrs . \Nhilldin d i ed Oc tob e r

8,1 907. I n ea r l y l i fe M rs . \Vh il ld in was a t ea c h e r . Sh e was p r in c i p a l

o f Mou n t Ve rnon Gramma r Sc hoo l,Ph i l ade l ph i a .

3 7, Mrs . Han nah Y ea t e s Long,Ph i l a de l ph i a . J o seph Hab e r

sh am Chap te r . Born i n Penn sy l van i a,1 79 9 ; d i e d 1 90 1 . Wi fe o f

Long . Daugh te r o f J os eph Yea t e s,o f Pe nn sy l van i a

,an d Soph i e K l e i n

(Cl i n e), h i s w i fe . J os ep h Yea te s s e rved as a p r i va te i n t h e Penn sy l van i aM i l i t i a

,Ox fo rd Town sh i p

,Ph i l ad e l p h i a Cou n ty

,1777

-

78. SOphie Kl e i nwa s a Revo l u t i on a ry h e ro i n e . Sh e c a r r i ed i n fo rmat i on r ega rd i ng th eB r i t i s h movem en t s i n an d abou t Ph i l a d e l ph i a to Wash i ngton wh i l e en

camped at t h e “Crooked B i l l e t,now Hatboro , Mon tgomery Co . Pa .

Soph i e an d h e r s i s ter Ma ry w i th a n egro ma i d,ha d d r i ven i n to th e c i ty

to marke t,wi t h ch i ck en s to se l l . They so l d t h e ch i cken s

,an d w i th th e

money bough t c l o t h,wh ic h th ey i n t en d ed to make u p i n to su i ts for

Amer i c a n so l d i e r s . I n ord e r to ge t th e c l o t h hom e,w i th ou t a t t ra c t i ng

u nd u e a t ten t i on . t h e young h e ro i n e s re so l v ed to cu t t h e rol l i n to b read th s.ba s t e t h em u p l i k e pe t t i c'oa t s an d wea r t h em . Acco rd i ngly

,th e gi r l s w en t

to a ho te l 0 11 Secon d S t re e t,took a room for th e th re e . an d s a t u p h a l f

t h e n igh t b as t i ng the i r p e t t i coa t s . Whi l e so e ngaged . t h ey ove rh ea rdsev e ra l B r i t i sh offi c e rs conve rs i ng— and from th e conve r sa t i on ga the redi n fo rmat i on o f va l u e to th e Ame r i can s . Earl y th e n ext morn i ng th egi r l s

wagon w en t up th e Ol d York Road w i thou t a t t ra c t i ng a ny at

t e n t i on wha t eve r .Mrs . Cha r l o t te B . E . Pou ch e r

,Pa rk H i l l

,Yonk e r s

,N . Y .

Col um b i a Chap te r,Sou th Ca ro l i n a . B orn 1 82 1 l i v ing

19 1 1 . \fVife o f R i cha rd M . Pou ch er . Daugh te r of J a cob E sselstyn , J r .

( 176 2 and Mary Van Deu sen,h i s w i f e ( bo rn M rs . Pou c h e r

i s a s i s te r o f M rs . Ca ro l i n e M . E . Coon ,Nat i on a l N umber

,

M rs. Caro l i n e M . E . Coon ,New Hambu rg . N . Y . Col umb ia

Chap te r,Sou th Ca ro l i n a . Born 1 8 1 7 : l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 .

o f J oh n Coon . Daugh te r o f J a cob E sselstyn , J r . ( 176 2 an dVan Deu s en ( bo rn h i s w i fe . M rs . Coon i s a s i s t e r o f M rs .l o t t e B . E . Pouch e r. Na t i ona l Number .

M rs . Al i c e E . Fr i nk Ta ft,Spen c e r

,Mass . Col on e l T imothy

B ige l ow Ch ap te r. Born 1 8 1 7 : d i e d Augu st 10 . 1 906 .

aged 89 . W i fe o f I s rae l Ta ft . Daugh te r o f D r. Samu e l F r i nk ( 176 31846 ) an d Su san na Fos te r , h i s w i fe . Dr . Samue l Fr i n k . o f Ru t l an d .s e rved i n th e Revo l u t i on a ry Wa r . He wa s a son o f th e Rev . Thoma sF ri nk . th e fi r s t orda i n ed m i n i s ter in R u t l and .

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of J oh n Mar t i n Ch eyney . Daugh t e r of Wi l l i am B e l l i nge r ( 1758— 1 826 )

1n d Har r i e t F i e l d , h i s w i fe .Mrs . A lm i ra Mon roe Du senb u ry , Sou t h B l oomfi e l d , Ou

t a r i o Cou n ty,New York . I rond equo i t Chap te r Roch e s te r

,N . Y .

Born 1 8 17 ; d i ed J an ua ry \Vife

of Daugh te r of Samu e l Mon roe ,o f M as sa c hu s e t t s ( 1759 - 1 85 5) an d Ma r th a . h i s w i fe . Samu e l M on roeen l i s te d a t Up ton

,Ma ss

,when s ix t e e n

,an d s e rv ed w i t h t h e M as sa

chu setts Tr00p s . A l so , s e rv ed i n t h e War o f 1 8 1 2 .

3 8 ,6 9 9 . M i ss S u san na Chadw i ck , Empor i um ,Pen na . T idi ou t e

( hapter Born 1 8 1 6 . Daugh te r o f E l i h u Chadw i ck ( 1759 1873 ) an d Reb ekah J eff r ey , h i s w i fe ( bo i n E l ihu r

Chadw i ck,o f N ew York

,d i ed i n Sm e t 1 por t Pa . M i s s Chadw i c k wa s

a l so a m embe r of t h e Soc i e ty o f t h e Daugh te r s o f t h e Revo l u t i on . A l soa Un i ted S t a te s pe n s i on e r . I n t h e D . R . Soc i e ty

,h e r numbe r wa s 3 059 .

Sh e was we l l e du c at e d,a n d i n ea r l y l i fe h ad b ee n a t ea c h e r . I n on e l i n e ,

sh e was a d es c enda n t of E l de r B rew st e r .M rs.

,

E l izabeth E . Kimb e l l , Gaffn ey , Sou th Ca ro l i n a . Ka t eB a r ry Chap t e r

,Sp a r tanb u rg

,S . C . Born 1 822 .

Wi fe of Daugh te r o f Pe t e r E nl o e (bo rn 176 5) an d Nan cy Chu m n er

,h i s w i f e , ( 1 79 8- 1 86 3 )

Mrs . Lyd ia Ran som Kr i d l e r , Pol o , Ogl e Cou n ty . I l l i n o i s .Roch e l l e Chap te r . Born i n Penn sy l van i a

,1 8 1 5 ; d i ed 1 906 . \N i f e o f

J oh n Kr i d l e r. Daugh te r o f Co l . George Pa l m e r Ran som ( 176 2- 1 850)o f t h e Wyom ing Va l l ey

,Pa.

,a nd El i z ab e t h Lamoreaux

,h i s se con d w i fe .

George Pa l m e r Ran som wa s a m ember o f th e company o f h i s fa th e r,

Cap t . Samu e l Ran som ( 1 73 7 an d h e l ped bu ry t h e dead a ft e r t h ema ss a c re . He was tak en p r i son e r

,en du red p r i va t i on i n Canada

,fi na l ly

e sc aped and s e rv ed to th e c l os e o f th e wa r . He d i ed i n P l ymou th,Pa.,

a t Ros s H i l l . H e e s cap ed f rom Mon t rea l,c ro s s i ng t h e S t . Lawren c e

on a ra f t,an d mad e h i s way t h rough th e w i l d s t o Lake Champ l a i n ,

a nd to Pu tn ey,Vt . Late r

,se rved i n Su l l i va n ’s Exped i t i on . Hi s daugh

t e r,Ly d i a

,wa s born i n Lu ze rn e Coun ty

,1 8 1 5 ; mar r i e d J oh n Kr i d l e r ,

i n 1 83 5 : came to I l l i no i s , i n 1 85 3 . M r . Kr i d l e r d i e d 1 897.

M rs . Hannah D . Vande r fo rd , Ze l esk i , Vi n ton Cou n ty ,Oh io .

Membe r-at- l a rge . Born 1 8 1 5 . Wi fe o fDaugh te r of Conn e r Dowd

( 1757 a n d Hannah G raves,h i s w i fe ( d i ed 1 86 1 )

3 9 , 3 3 1 . Mrs . Nancy Maconiber Hawk i n s,Har r i sb u rg

,Pa . Har

r isb u rg Chap te r . B orn 1 8 1 8 : d i ed March 29 ,1907.

Wife of Daugh t e r o f D r . Z ena s Macombe r , o f Conn ec t i c u t ( 1754 an d Hann ah Hough . h i s w i fe .Mrs . Nancy Macombe r H aw‘k i n s wa s a s i s t e r o f M rs . Hannah Macombe rHe s s . Nat i ona l N umbe r ,

Mrs . Ann e S . Heck l e r, Gr ee nsbu rg ,

Penna . Phoeb e Baya rd Ch apt e r . Born i n L ebanon Cou n ty

,May 2 1 . 1 8 1 8 . \Vife of Joh n

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A.Heck l e r . Daugh t e r o f Henry S tage r , of Penn sy l van i a ( 1759 - 184 1)

and B arba ra Swe i t z e r,h i s w i fe ( d i e d Hen ry S tage r wa s a

fi fer d u r i ng th e R evol u t i on , a n d l i v ed to r ece i ve a pe n s i on for h i s s e rv i c e s . He wa s born i n Lanca s t e r Coun ty , Pa. ; d i e d i n Eas t L i b e r ty.J u l y 1 9 ,

1 84 1 . He was b u r i e d , w i th t h e honor s of wa r , i n t h e Ge rmangraveya rd

,n ea r B r i l l i a n t S ta t i on , Al l egh eny Coun ty , Pa . He had

t h r ee b roth e r s,Pet e r

,J a cob an d Ph i l i p S tage r , who se rv ed i n th e Rev

o lu tion ary \Nar. Anne wa s th e you nge s t ch i l d of Hen ry Stage r . Sh ewa s born i n Eas t H anove r Town sh i p , Lebanon Coun ty , Pa.

, May 2 1 ,

18 1 8 ; marr i e d J oh n A . Heck l e r ; a t Ea s t L i b e r ty , Feb . I 4 ,183 8 . M r .

Heck l e r d i ed J u n e 10,1 888 . One son

,Henry Stager H eck l e r i s b u r i ed

b e s i d e h i s gran d fa th e r,Hen ry S tage r .

Mrs . Eu n i ce Ann E l i za W i l b e r P ren t i c e , Pittsfi eld ,Ma s

sachu setts. Peac e Pa rty Chapt e r. Born 183 3 .

\Vife o f H ora ce P re n t i c e . Daugh t e r o f J o seph \Vilber ( 175 1 - 1842) a ndE l i zabe t h Kittrick,

h i s se cond w i fe . J os eph W i l be r wa s born i n Cha tham

,N . Y .

,Decembe r 23 ,

175 1 . He en l i s t ed a t t h e age o f twenty - five ,

and se rv ed seve ra l t e rms . He wa s a t t h e Ba t t l e of B em i s H e igh t s,an d

aft e r t h e Su r re nde r o f B u rgoyne,a s s i s t ed i n t ak i ng t h e co l o r s . H is

se con d w i fe,El i z abe t h Kittrick l i v e d a t Sa ra toga Sp r i ngs .M rs . Pr i sc i l l a Ea r l e Sp r i nge r Gr i n n e l l

,Fal l R i ve r

,Ma ss .

Qu equechan Chapt e r . Born i n Ti ve r ton , R . I .,1 8 17 ; d i e d Apr i l 7, 1 907.

Wi fe o f Dav i d Gr i n n e l l (m . Daugh t e r of. Kn igh t Sp r i nge r ( 1764an d Sa rah Manch es t e r ( 1787 h i s s e con d w i fe . Mrs . Gr i n

n e l l wa s th e younges t of e igh t ee n ch i l d re n . Kn igh t Spr i nge r en l i s t e da s d rumm er i n Cap t . Wi l l i am Tew ’s Company , Col on e l A nge l l

’s RhodeI s l an d Regim en t

,1 775 . Se rved fiv e yea r s : a l so a s fi fer i n same company ,

1780-8 1 ; pr i va te , 1782 . Was i n ba t t l e s a t York town and Spr i ngfi e l d .

Rece i ved a pe n s i on for h i s s e rv i c e s . H i s daugh te r , Pr i sc i l l a , was mar r i e dth ree t im e s

,M r . Gr i nn e l l b e i ng h e r t h i rd hu sban d .M rs . Ann Rebe cca M . Randa l l , Worc e s te r , Mas sa chu se t t s .

Cap ta i n John Jos l i n, J r., Chap t e r . Born i n Mass , 1825 . W i f e o f Jame s

M . Randa l l . Daugh te r of Thadd eu s M un roe, of Mas sa ch u s e t t s ( 176 2

an d Reb ec ca Locke,hi s wi fe ( 1784

Mrs . E l i zab e t h Hood Pe rk i n s,Pa sad ena

,Ca l i forn i a . Ben

j am i n Pre scot t Chap te r , New York . Born1 83 3 . Wi fe of Frank l i n Pe rk i n s . Daugh t e r o f W i l l i am Hood ( 176 21 858) a nd Pol l y M cLean

,h i s w i f e ( 1 79 2

Mrs . Hope Thu rbe r Wi l l i am s , P rov i d en c e , Rhod e I s l a nd .

Ga spe e Chap t e r. Bor n 1 8 1 4 . Wifeof La rned W i l l i am s . Daugh t e r o f Squ i re Thu rbe r

,of Rhode I s l a n d

( 1759- 1 83 7) an d Ca th a r i n e Thu rbe r , h i s w i fe ( 1 776

Mrs . Luc re t i a Ho l l ey Towne,Da r i en

,Conn ec t i cu t . S tam

fo rd Cha pt e r . Born 1 809 . \Vife o fDaugh t e r of Joh n Hol l ey ( 1760 1 848)

an d E l i zab e th Powe rs,h i s w i fe .

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Mrs . Lyd i a Mos s B rad l ey,Peor i a

,I l l i n o i s . Peor i a C hap

te r . Bor n 1 8 1 6 ; d i ed 1 908. \Vife o f Tob i a sL . B rad l ey . Daugh te r o f Z eally Mos s , o f V i rgi n i a ( 175 5 a ndJ ean n e t t e Gl a s cock

,h i s se cond w i fe ( 1 776 Z eal ly Moss s e rv ed

as c ap ta i n i n V i rgi n i a d u r ing th e Revol u t i on a ry Wa r. M rs . B rad l eywa s a m i l l i on a i r e p h i l a n th rop i s t . Sh e gave to Peor i a 1 45 a c re s of

beau t i f u l l a nd , n am ed i n honor o f h e r d augh te r , who d i ed i n 1 86 4 ,

t h e Lau ra B rad l ey Pa rk . The B rad l ey Po ly te c h n i c I n s t i tu te , an dth e B rad l ey Home fo r Aged \Nom en were o th e r g i f t s o f th i s gen e rou sben e fa c to r ; a l so , The

H orolog ical I n s t i tu t e .”Her fa th e r i s bu r i e d

i n Sp r i ngda l e Cem e te ry,Peor i a . Z eally Mos s enl i s t ed from London

Cou n ty, Va.

,1 777 ; i n 1 780 ,

was wagon -mas te r,l a t e r cap ta i n . He

wa s a t Yo rk town,an d w i t n es s ed th e su r re nde r o f Co rnwa l l i s . Af te r

p ea c e wa s e s tab l i s h ed h e en te re d th e B ap t i s t m i n i s t ry and r emoved toKen tu cky . Late r

,on a c cou n t o f h i s oppo s i t i on to s l av e ry

,s e t t l e d i n

In d iana .Mrs . Harr i e t Lou i sa W

'

a i t e,Dub l in New Hampsh i re .

Ashu e l o t Chap te r .5

Born d i ed Oc tob e r 2,1 906 .

\Vife of Thoma s Ba rge Wa i te . Daugh te r o f J oh n S now . J oh n Snowen l i s t ed when a l ad and s e rved a t th e Lex in gton an d B enn i ngton A l a rm s .He was bo rn i n S te r l i ng

,Ma ss

,176 0 ; d it d a t Du b l i n , N . H .

,184 1 . H e

s e rv ed a s a p r i va t e i n th e M a ss ac h u s e t ts; M i l i t i a,an d re ce i v ed a pen

s i on a t th e age of s even ty—tw o . He was ma r r i ed tw i ce .Mrs . Mary B i r ch Du d l ey

,P l a ttsbu rg , M i s sou r i . S t . Lou i s

Chap te r . Born i n Ken tu cky,18 1 8 ; d i ed 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe o f Ab ram P . Dud

l ey . Daugh t e r of Thoma s Er sk i n e B i r ch ( 1756 an d Ma ry M .

M i l l e r , h i s s econd w i fe . Thomas E rsk i n e B i r ch wa s bo rn i n th e I s l an dof J am a i ca ; edu ca ted a t Oxford Un i ve r s i ty ,

Engl and : orda i n ed a c l e rgyman . H e wa s re c to r of a chu r c h i n R i chmon d

,Va.

,b e fore th e R ev

o lu tion . A t t h e ou tb reak o f th e w ar,h e l a i d a s i d e h i s gown

,an d en ~

l i s ted a s an e n s ign i n t h e V i rgi n i a n avy,u nd e r J oh n Pau l J ones . I n

1800, m ar r i e d Ma ry M . M i l l e r,a nd wen t t o M a son Cou n ty ,

Ky .

w h e re h e e s t ab l i s h ed th e Wash i ngton Un iv ers i ty . Mary was t h e you nge s t of ten c h i l d re n . Sh e wa s mar r i ed twi ce

,M r . Dud l ey b e i ng h e r

s e con d hu sba nd . Sh e ma rr i e d i n 1 83 9 . Abram P . Dud l ey , n ephew of t h ewe l l - known Bap t i s t m i n i s t e r

,t h e R ev . Thomas F . Dud l ey .

M rs . Marga re t Row l a nd Rayn e r,Gree npor t

,L . I .

, New

York . Membe r—at- l a rge . Born 1 820 : l i v ing 1 9 1 1 .

\N i f e o f I saa c R ayne r. Daugh t e r o f Thomas W’ood Row l an d ( 1 758

an d Mary Hubba rd Han d,h i s s e cond w i fe ( 1784,

Mrs . Nan cy D . Pea rl,Fu l ton

,Morrow Cou n ty

,Oh i o . Bo rn

in Oh i o , 1 808 : d i e d 1 902 . New Con ne c t i c u t Chap te r. Oh io. Pa i n e s v i l l e .Wi fe of W i l l i am Pea rl . Daugh te r o f Pe t e r Doty

,of New J e rs ey ( 1 757

an d Su san na M . Bo i l s,h i s w i fe . Pe t e r Doty se rved i n th e R ev

olu tionary War form Su s sex C ou n ty ,New J e rs ey . H e d i ed i n Mo r

row Cou n ty , Oh io . Nancy wa s born i n P leas an t town sh ip , Knox Coun

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fo r M i c h iga n,a s p i on ee r s . Mr . Fra i s i e r d i ed i n 1864 ; an d M rs . Fra i s

i e r,J u ne 20

,1 907. Af te r h e r hu sban d

’s d ea t h,Mr s. Fra i s i e r su c ce s s fu l l y

managed a l a rge fa rm . She was an old - t ime “herb doctor .”M rs . Sa ra h A . Ros s

,Gree n sbu rg

,Pa . Phoeb e B aya rd

Ch ap te r. Born Oc tob e r I,1 807. W

i f e o f Thomas Ros s . Daugh te r o fThomas A tc h i so n

,of Pen n sy l van i a . Thomas A tc h i son se rved i n Capt .

Dav i d M a rs ha l l ’s Company,Fi fth B a t ta l i on , Cumbe rl a n d Coun ty , Pe nn

sy l van i a M i l i t i a,unde r Co l . M i t ch e l l . Se t t l ed i n Wes tmore l a n d Coun

ty,Pa . Di ed i n 1 83 6 ,

and wa s b u r i ed a t Ol d Fairfi eld Pre sby t e r i anCh u rc h

,L igon i e r Va l l ey .Mrs . El i zabe th Lou etsie Seawa rd , S teven s Po in t , Wiscon

s i n . S t ev en s Po i n t Chap t e r. Born i n Ea ton,Mad i son Coun ty

,N . Y

Augu s t 5 , 1 825 . Wi fe of Daughtef ofThoma s Oman s

,o f New York , an d M ary Pe e t , h i s w i fe . Thomas

Omans e n l i s t ed a t s ix te e n,an d s e rved seven y ears "

'

u nde r Ge n e ra lSu l l i va n . M r . Omans wa s Fi r s t O rd e r l y Se i gean t i n a company ofl a rge p i cked m en

,ca l l e d “Cu sh in g’s L i on s .’ A t s ix t e en

,h e was s ix

fe e t t a l l . He d i ed a t Ea ton , N . Y .,1 84 1 ; aged e igh ty - two . H i s w i fe

wa s t h e daugh te r of S tephe n Pe e t,a Revo l u t i o n a ry so l d i e r . H i s daugh

t e r , El i zabe t h , ma rr i ed , fi r s t,Moses S tewar t

,a cou s i n of Mrs . Em i ly

J u d son , th e poe t a n d m i s s i ona ry . M r. Seaward was h e r s e con d hu sban d . JMrs. Seawa rd wa s an ea r l y an d su c c e ss fu l book ca nva ss e r a ndbu i l t u p a hom e th rough h e r own exe r t i on s .

Mrs . C l a r i s s a P eck Sm i th , Hope St ree t , B r i s tol , Rhod eI s l a nd . B r i s tol Cha p t e r . Born 1 8 1 2 ; d i e d 1 902 . \N i fe o f Rob e r t T .

Sm i th . "Daugh te r of J oe l Peck,o f Rhod e I s l a nd ( 1758 an d h i s

w i fe ( 1774 J oe l P ec k s e rved i n a Rhod e I s l an d Regimen t du r i ngth e Revo lu t i on . He d rew a pe n s i on wh i c h was con t i n u ed to h i s w idow

Sn ti l h e r d ea th . M rs . C l a r i s sa Pe ck Sm i th i s th e l a s t o f e igh t c h i lren .

Mrs . Eun i c e E dwa rds Lack ey , Tampa , Fl or i d a . De So toChap te r. Born i n Rhod e I s l a nd 1 804 . Wi fe of Pa l e rm e Lack ey .Daugh t e r o f Dan i e l Edwa rd s

,o f Rhod e I s l a nd

,an d Lo i s St i l l m an , h i s

se con d w i fe ( 1774 Dan i e l Edwa rd s ( 1757- 1 845) was bor n i nCha r l e s town , R . I .

, a n d s e rved i n th e Revol u t i on a ry \Var,u n de r Cook ,

C l a rk , Tayl o r an d o th e rs,f rom 1777 t o 178 1 . He re c e i ved a pen s i on ,

wh i ch wa s con t i n u ed to h i s w i dow . Eun i ce wa s th e th i rd ch i l d o f th ese con d w i fe . I n 1 83 2 ,

Mi ss Edwa rd s wen t to A l l egh eny Cou n ty,N .

Y ., wh i th e r two b ro th e rs h ad p re c ed ed h e r,an d l a te r ma r r i ed Pa l e rm e

Lackey . They had seve ra l c h i l d ren— on e son fe l l i n t h e C i v i l War .Mrs . Lackey wa s a t ea ch e r i n e a r l y l i fe ; has rea l a r t i s t i c ab i l i ty : t ooku p th e Ch au tauqu a Cou r s e i n 1 883 when sev en ty - n i n e yea r s o l d

,and i s

d e sc r ibed a s a“genu in e N i n e te en th Ce n tu ry Woman .”Was a ch a r te r

m emb e r of De So to Chap te r,w i th s eve ra l n i e c e s .

M rs. Ann E l i zab e th S tewa r t,A th en s

,Pa . Tioga Chap te r .

Born i n B a r ton , N . Y .,Sep t embe r

,1 83 8 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . W i fe of Adam

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S tewar t . Daugh te r o f J ohn Hya t t , o f New York , and Rache l Ro l fe ,h i s s e cond w i fe . Joh n Hyat t wa s born i n VVestchester Coun ty , N . Y .,

J u ly,176 1 . H i s moth e r d i ed abou t th e t i m e o f th e ou tb reak o f th e

Revol u t i on a ry Wa r,a nd Joh n wen t w i t h h i s fa th e r to B unke r H i l l a s

d rum m e r. La te r,en l i s t ed a s p r i v a te t i l l c l os e o f t h e wa r . Ann E l i za

wa s born when h e r fa th e r wa s s even ty- s even yea rs o l d . He d i ed Apr i l24 ,

1 85 3 ; age d n i n e ty—on e year s a n d n i n e mon th s . I n 1 86 9 ,M is s Hya tt

marr i ed Adam S tewa r t . Du r i ng th e l a te r y ea rs o f h e r l i f e h a s l i ve d a tWaver ly

,N . Y . I s a membe r of T i oga Chap te r

,a t Athe n s

,Pa .

M rs . Sarah E . C . Hat ch,Por t l a n d , M a i n e . E l i zab e th

Wadsw or th Chap te r. Born l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Wi feo f Dav i d D . Hate l Daugh te r o f Jos eph E . Crossman , of Rhode I s l and .

M i s s Mary Reb ec ca Ande r son,Aubu rn

,Al abama . Ligh t

Horse Harry Lee Chap te r . Born i n Penn sy l van i a . Daugh te r of Cha s .Ande rson

,of Penn sy l va n i a . Cha r l e s An de rson se rved a s a d rumme r i n

Capt . J ohn Ramsey'

s Company,Ches t e r Cou n ty M i l i t i a

,1 777. Se e

Penna . Arch i v e s,S econd Se r i es

,Vol . X IV .

,p . 78 . Mi s s Ande r son wen t

Sou th , be fore th e C i v i l \fVar , to tea ch l a nguage s .Mrs . Franc e s B e l i n da Thoma s

,Aubu rn

,Al ab ama . L igh t

Hors e Ha r ry Lee Chap te r. Born i n Georgi a,1 824 . Wi fe o f Joh n L .

Thomas . Daugh te r o f Thomas Moreman,of M a ryl an d

,a nd Rach e l

S immons , h i s w i fe . Mrs . Thomas i s l i v i ng , 1 9 1 1 . Thomas Moremanwa s born i n Engl an d

,1746 . At t h e age o f e igh te en , h e j o i n ed a sh i p

’scompany , an d work ed h i s way to Amer i ca . A t t h e begi nn i ng o f th eRevol u t i ona ry Wa r

,h e en l i s t e d from Mary l an d

,was s e rgean t maj o r

i n S tephen son’s R ifl e Regu l a r s

,organ i z ed 1 777, an d e ngaged i n the

b a t t l e s o f Tren ton,Pr i n ce ton

,B randyw i n e

,Monmou t h an d fE u taw

Sp r i ngs . A fte r th e wa r,h e cam e to \Vi lkes Cou n ty , Georgi a , whe re

h e ma rr i ed Rache l S immon s,a gi r l on ly th i r t e e n y ea rs o l d . Her fa th

e r’

s h'

ou se had be en bu rn ed by Tor i es . Mrs . Thoma s was th e you nge s to f s ixt een ch i l d re n . H er fa th e r d i ed a t h i s hom e i n Georgia

,183 5 .

Mrs . De l i l a h Fu l l e r Cu dd i ngton,Dixon

,I l l i n o i s . Dixon

Chap t e r . Born i n Oh io , 1 8 17 : d i ed Oc tob e r 20 , 1 907. Wi fe o f M elv i n Cu dd i ngton . Daugh te r of Joh n Fu l l e r

,o f M a ry l and

,an d

An n Map l e s , h i s w i fe . J oh n Fu l l e r ( 176 4 - 1 844) was s ix t e en whe n h ep as s ed m u s te r by Thomas Ru t t e r , B al t im ore Coun ty

,Md ,

1 780 . Someyea r s l a t e r , J oh n marr i e d Ann Map l e s , a nd moved to Oh io . Del i l ah( born 1 8 17) i s t h e you nge s t o f n i n e ch i l d r e n . Her fa t h e r d i ed 1844a t Wh i t e R i ve r , I n d i ana . Mrs . Cudd in gton , a t th e t i m e of h e r d ea th ,

was a m embe r o f th e VVom an’

s Re l i e f Corp s .M r

s . Jan e M . J one s F i t zhugh,Bay C i ty

,M i ch igan . An ne

Fr isby Fi t zh ugh Chap te r . Born n ea r Gene seo , N . Y .,1820 : l i v ing 1 9 1 1 .

W'

i fe, of Char l e s C . Fi t zh ugh . Daugh te r o f Hora t i o J on e s,o f Penn sy l

van i a Hora t i o Jon e s was a des c endan t o f th e we l l - known R ev .

Ma la ch i J on e s , o f Ab i ngton townsh i p , Ph i l a de l ph i a Cou n ty ( now Mon tgomery Cou n ty), Penna . A t th e outb reak of th e Revo l u t ion a ry War

,

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Hora ti o ran away f rom hom e ; s e rve d aga i n s t t h e I n d i an s i n We st e r nN ew York S ta t e

,fo r t h re e yea r s . He was cap tu red by th e I nd i a n s

,

ta ke n to Canada a nd l a t e r adop t ed by a Sen eca c h i e f . M r . J on e s ha da n Oppor t u n i ty to e s c ape

,bu t con c l u ded h e cou l d b e t t e r se rv e h i s c ou n

t ry by u s i ng h i s i nfl u e n c e w i t h t h e I n d i a n s i n b eha l f o f t h e wh i t e s e ttlers. He made many fr i e nd s among th e I n d ia n s

,on e of whom wa s

t h e famou s c h i e f , Red J a cke t . M r . J on e s , fo r many yea rs , was i n t e rp re te r fo r t h e I nd i a n s

,a nd a lw ay s p rov ed h im se l f t h e i r fr i e n d

,a s w e l l

a s a l oya l Amer i ca n . M rs . F i tz h ugh was t h e younge s t o f s i x t e e n c h i ld r en . Sh e sp en t t e n y ea r s o f h e r you ng l i fe i n board i ng sc hoo l

,and

wa s w e l l e du ca t e d fo r h e r day , b e i ng a fi n e pe r fo rme r on th e h a rp a ndp i an o an d a sk i l fu l n e ed l ewoman . At th e age o f twen ty— two

,s h e ma r

r i ed Ch a r l e s Ca r ro l l F i t z h ugh,grea t gran d son of t h e Revo l u t i ona ry he r

o i n e,Ann e F r i sby Fi t z h ugh. Mrs . Fi t zh ugh cam e as a b r i d e to Sag

inaw C i ty . I n l a te r y ea rs s h e h a s re s i d ed i n Ch i c ago .

Mrs . Amanda R . Ti l l son,Fl a t R i v e r

,M i ssou r i . J effe rson

Chap t e r. B orn i n \Varren Coun ty , Mo . , Novemb e r 25 . 1 8 1 7 ; d i ed Fe bruary 7, 1 90 5 . W

'

i f e o f Lev i T i l l so n . Daugh te r o f Thoma s K e nn e dy,

of Sou th Ca rol i n a . an d Sa rah G ib son,h i s w i fe . Thomas Kenn edy en

l i s t ed from Yo rk Cou n ty , S . C i n 1779 . He was i n t h e ba t t l e o f B r i e rC reek

,Georgi a

,March 3 ,

1 779 . Th i s ba t t l e wa s t h e m os t d i s a s t rou s o ft h e en t i r e wa r . The Amer i c an s , u nd e r Co l one l A she . o f Nort h Ca ro l i n a ,we re u t t e r l y d e fea t e d by th e B r i t i sh

,u nde r G en e ra l P revos t

,and on ly a

few of t h e pa t r i ot s e s cap ed w i t h t h e i r l i v e s .M rs . Mary Ad l e Dav i s , Li t t l e Fa l l s , New York . As ten

rogen Ch ap te r . Born i n M anh ei m ,N . Y . 1 807. W i fe o f Rob e r t J .

Dav i s . Daugh t e r o f J oh n Ad l e , o f N ew York . Joh n Ad l e was borni n Ge rmany and wa s b rough t t o N ew York S tat e by h i s p a ren t s b efo r e t h e Revo l u t i on ary War . He pa rt i c i pa t ed i n th e b l oody s t ru ggl eat O r i skany ; a l so served a t Sacke t t

’s Ha rbor,i n t h e War of 1 8 1 2 . He

d i e d i n 18 17. M rs . Dav i s h as a l ways l i v ed i n t h e sam e p l a c e wh e resh e wa s b orn .

Mrs . Sara h H . K . Gol e r , Roch es t e r , N ew York . I rondequ o it Chap te r . Born L i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Wi feo f Lou i s E . Gol e r . Daught e r o f Cha r l e s Keye s , o f N ew York .

Mrs . Su san E . Ley ford Sen t e r , Ru t l a nd , Vermon t . AnnS tory Chapte r . Born Sep t embe r 22

,1 808 ; d i ed Jan ua ry 2 1

,1 904 . Wi fe

o f Sen t e r . Daugh t e r o f Joh n Ley ford ,o f N ew Ha m p

sh i r e . Her fa t h e r , Joh n Ley ford ,se rved i n Co l . Reed ’s S econ d Reg

im en t as s e rvan t to h i s fa th e r,L i eu t . Thoma s Ley ford . La t e r

,a s p r i

v a t e i n Cap t . B en j am i n S i a’s Company , i n Col . Moses N i c hol’s Regi

m en t on exped i t i on t o Rhod e I s l an d,Augu s t

,1778 . Su san E . Ley ford

was born a t Cabo t,Vt j d i ed a t Mon tp e l i e r , J an u a ry 2 1

,1 904 . a t th e

r e s i d enc e o f h e r son,Joh n H . Sen t e r

,S ta t e A t torn ey . Mrs . Sen t e r

wa s ma rr i e d t h re e t i me s,M 1 . Sen t e r be i ng h e r t h i rd h u sba nd . Sh e

ma rr i e d Est e s Ha tch,i n 1 827. He d i ed i n 1 83 8 , a nd i n 183 9 ,

sh e mar

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Daugh te r of C l emen t Co rb i n,o f N ew

Hampsh i re,a n d Sab r i n a Chamb er l a i n

,h i s w i fe . Cl emen t Co rb i n

,o f

Conn e c t i c u t,wen t ou t on t h e Lex i ngton A l a rm . Se rv ed se vera l e n l i s t

men t s,S ta t e an d Con t i n e n ta l . Was a pen s i on e r a t th e t i m e of h i s

d ea t h .

Mrs . Mary M e l i s s a Ch r i s top h e r , A the n s , Alabama . Joh n\Vade Keyes Chap te r . B orn i n A l ab ama , 1 84 1 . L ivi ng 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe o f\Vi l l iam R . Ch r i s top he r . Daugh te r of J oh n Favo r

,of Geo rgi a

,a nd Ma

ha l a Lee h i s s e cond w i fe . J oh n Favo r was on e o f t h e h e ro es of Ke tt l e C re ek

,Georgi a . Th i s ba t t l e was fough t Feb ru a ry 1 4 ,

1779 , by Gene ra l An d rew Pi ck en s

,aga i n s t B r i t i s h an d Tor i e s . Gen e ra l P i ck en s wa s

a t t h e h ead o f 500 Ame ri c an s an d wa s su cc e s s fu l . J oh n Favo r movedf rom V i rgi n i a to Lex i ngton

,Ky

,t h enc e to L im es tone Cou n ty

,A l ab ama .

He marr i ed i n 1 83 6 Maha l a Le e , aged twen ty- th r e e , h e b e i ng seve n tyth re e yea rs o l d . M rs . Ch r i s toph e r wa s on e of fou r c h i l d re n . Sh ema rr i ed

,fi r s t , Ar th u r Reed : s e cond , W

i l l i am R . Chr i s toph er .M rs . E l s i e E l ea nor I . Z imme rman

,Freepo r t

,I l l i n o i s . E l

de r Wi l l i am B rewst e r Cha p te r . Born 1 822 : l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe o f Dav i dZ i mme rman . Daugh te r o f N i c ho l a s I cke s

,o f Pen n sy l van i a . N i chol a s

I ck e s ( 176 4— 1 848) a t th e age o f s ix t e en . s e rv ed i n th e Penn sy l van i a M ili t i a . He was born a t Lim ericktow n : d i e d i n I cke sbu rg

,Penn a . He

was ma r r i ed tw i c e . H i s fi r s t w i fe wa s M a ry Magda l e n e Ch r i s tman (m .

N i ch ol as I cke s l i ve d i n Ch e s te r Cou n ty . En l i s t ed a t s ix te e n ,

and s e r ved th e l a s t th re e ye a r s o f t h e wa r . Had s e rved a t t h e B a t t l eo f B randywi n e . El s i e E l e a no r I ck e s was h i s n i n e t e e n t h ch i l d . Hemov ed to I ck e sbu rg.

Mrs . J an e Engl i s Sm i t h,Bu r l i ngton . I owa . S ta rs an d

S t r i pe s Ch ap t e r . Born i n N . Y 1 8 1 5 : d i ed 1 908 . Wi fe o f \V. N .

Sm i t h . Daugh te r o f And rew Engl i s . of h‘I assachu setts ( 1 7532an d R a ch e l M oore , h i s w i fe . And rew Engl i s was bo rn i n Pa lm ,

Mass :

en l i s te d a s a p r iva t e i n Col . VVoodb ridge’

s Massa ch u s e t t s R egim en t :wa s order l y se rgean t

,1 776 : s e cond l i eu ten a n t 1776 : wound ed a t the

Ba t t l e o f Monmou th : cap ta i n , 1777— 1 783 . H e marr i ed Rach e l Moore .

i n \Vindso r,N . Y .

,1 786— h ad th i r t ee n c h i l d r e n . o f whom M rs . Jan e

Engl i s Sm i th was t h e you nge s t . Capt . Engl i s d i e d 1 83 2 ,and h i s w i~

dow was a l l owed a pe n s i on . M rs . Engl i s r emoved to Uppe r A l ton , I l

l in o is, where sh e d i e d 1 847. M rs . Sm i th wa s m arr i ed . fi r s t . i n 183 5 .

t o Henry C . Ca swe l l , o f \ ‘Vatertow n,N . Y .. a nd cam e to Uppe r A l ton ,

a a p i one e r b r i d e . M r . Ca swe l l d i ed,1 844 . and i n 1 849 . t h e w i dow ma r

r i ed \Voodb ridge N . Sm i th . o f N ew Ham psh i re ,who d i ed 1 85 1 . Mrs .

Sm i th l ong re s i de d a t B u r l in gton, I owa . Sh e d i ed a t Tecum seh . N e

b ra ska , wh i l e on a v i s i t t o h e r d augh t e r , J u n e 27, 1 908 .

Mrs . Mary Mar i a Sp ragu e Sp ragu e . Ath en s . O h i o . Nabby Lee Ame s Chap te r . Born i n Can ada

,1 808 . Res i d e s i n N ew Mex

i co . \Vife o f W i l l i am R . Sp ragu e . Daugh t e r o f F rede r i c k Sprague .of Con nec t i cu t , and Reb ecca N i cho l s , h i s w i fe . Frede r i ck Sp ragu e ( 176 2

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1 83 9) wa s born i n Ve rmon t . He en l i s t ed a t New M i l ford , Conn .,a s

p r i va te i n Col . Meigs ’ Regimen t : l a t e r se rv ed i n Co l .W’

i l l e t t’

s Regimen t ;fough t i n the ba t t l e s o f S tony and J oh n s town . Res i d ed fo r a t im e a tLake S i m coe

,Ont ., where h i s twe l f th ch i l d , Mary Mar i a , was born . I n

1 8 17,he bough t l a n d nea r B u ffa l o

,N . Y . I n 1 820

,wen t to O h i o

,wh e re

h e d i e d . Mrs . Sp ragu e’

s h u sba nd d i ed i n 1 882 . Th ey we re bo th des c en ded from W i l l i am Sp ragu e

,on e o f t h e fou nd e r s o f Cha r l e s town ,

Mass , 1 6 29 . Th i s “Rea l Daugh te r,

”on h er n i n e ty - s ix th b i r th day,re

c i te d a poem compo sed by h e rs e l f .

Mrs . H anna h \V. Fe l l ows,S t . Joh n sbu rg , Vt . S t . Joh n de

C reve Coeu r Chap t e r . Born i n Ch e l s ea,V t ., Feb rua ry 1 4 . 1 807

' d i e dMay 27. 1 906 . \Vi fe of Lym an Fe l l ows . Daught e r o f Th eodore \Moodw a rd , of Vermon t ( 1760 an d Es th e r St a rk ( 176 6 h i s w i fe .Theodore Woodwa rd was born i n Ken t , Conn d i ed i n Nor fo l k , N . Y .

He en l i s t ed f rom Fa i r l e e,Vt : s e rved i n 1 778. 1779 a nd 178 1 on va r iou s

s ho rt tou r s o r a l a rms . u nde r Cap t a i n s Ph e l p s , Love l l , Mart i n a nd. Sm i thand Col one l \Na i t .

( I n 178 1 s e rv ed as Co rpora l fo r th re e mon th s . App l i ed fo r a p en s i on f rom Norfo l k , N . Y ., Sep temb e r 25 , 183 2 . H i s daughter ,Hannah , l i ve d i n Ch e l s ea , V t. , an d i n Lym e , N . H . At Lyme sh e

w as marr i ed to Lyman Fe l l ows , o f Ha nove r , N . H ., March 6 , 1 83 6 . M r .Fe l l ows d i ed J u l y 5 , 1 878 ,

i n Con co rd . V t .,s i n c e wh i c h t i m e M rs . Fe l

l ows re s i d ed w i th h e r daugh te r,Mrs . J ason Bagrett , o f S t . Joh nsbu ry .

Mrs . El i zabe th A . Cra nd a l l , M i lwau ke e , \Viscon sin . Mi lwaukee Chap te r . Born W i fe o f

Daugh t e r o f \Vil liam D . H'

egeman , o f N ew York .‘M is s Fran ce s Lyd i a K ee l e r , Norwal k

,Conn . Norwal k

Ch ap te r . Born i n Conn .,1 825 ; d i ed 1 905 . Daugh te r o f J u s t u s Kee l e r ,

o f Conn ect i cu t,and Cha r l o t te O l m st ead , h i s w i fe . M i s s Kee l er was a

s i s t e r o f M rs . Cha r l o t t e Kee l e r Raymond,Norwa l k

,Nat i on a l N umbe r ,

J u s tu s Kee l e r ( 1750— 182 1 ) s e rve d as a p r i va t e i n t h e N i n th Regim en t of Conn ec t i cu t M i l i t i a

,1776 . He was born i n W il ton , whe re h e

d i ed .

Mrs . Ju s t i n a S . \Ya l ton \fVebb . Fork l and , A lab ama . Jos ephH ahershaw Chap te r , Ga . Born l i v ing 1 9 1 2 . Wi fe o f J am es D .

\Vebb . Daugh t e r o f \Vil l iam \Val ton , o f V i rgi n i a , a nd J u s t i n a Lo u i s aSin n ick , h i s w i fe ( 111 .

in Cha r l e s ton , S . C .,Feb ru a ry W i l l i am

\fValton wa s born i n Amh e rs t Cou nty.V a. , Janu ary 1 2,1767. En l i s t ed i n

1 779 i n Ca p t . W . Lovi ng'

s Company . I n,Mav 1780 , e n l i s t e d u nde r Cap

ta i n Lov i ng , Co l one l Steven s’s Regimen t . I n S ep t embe r , 1782 ,

e n l i s t e du nde r Cap t . J u o . B rown , Col on e l C l ev e l an d . I n Ma rch , 178 1 . u nde r Cap t .\Yi l l iam Cabe l l . Ba ron S t eub en conn n an d ing ,

engaged i n t h e bat t l e s o fKi ng s Mou n ta i n and York town . Res i de nc e a t t im e s o f e n l i s tm en t wereAmh e r s t Coun ty , V a.

,and W i l ke s Cou n ty . N . C . Th i s Wi l l i am -Val ton

was t h e son of \Vil l iam Wal ton . Sr . , a Revo lu t i on offi c e r ( bo rnwho s e rved th re e yea rs from Nor th Ca ro l i n a , and was ta ken p r i so ne r

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a t Cha r l e s ton,S . C.,

1780 ; r e t i red , 1783 . M rs . W'

ebb h as re l a t i ve s i nPh i l ad e l p h i a .

Mrs . Jan e A . R . M cCoy ,Deca tu r

,I l l i n o i s . Deca tu r Chap

t e r . Born 1 820 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe o f Ham i l tonM cCoy . Daugh t e r o f J ame s Ru s se l l , o f V i rgi n i a , a nd h i s s econd w i l e .

J am e s Ru ss e l l l i v e d i n Lou don Cou n ty,Vi rgi n i a . The fam i ly home

s t ead i s n ea r H a rpe r’

s Fe rry,an d i s s t il l oc cu p i e d by a cou s i n of M rs .

M cCoy . J am e s Ru ss e l l wa s a t York town , an d w i t n e s s ed th e Su rren de r o f Cornwa l l i s . Was marr i e d tw i c e and h ad twen ty —on e c h i l "

d r en,t h e se con d w i fe b e i ng th e moth e r of t h i r t e e n . M r . Ru s se l l d i e d

i n 1 83 1 ; aged s ev en ty—s ev en . Mrs . M cCoy came to Macon Coun ty , in1 856 . Sh e m arried

'

M r. M cCoy i n 1 857 ; h e d i e d i n 1 878 .

Mrs . Sa ra h J . E n trott Hor ton , Fi shk i l l , New York . Melz ingah Chap t e r . Born i n N ew York , 1 82 5 ; d i e d 1 9 04 . Wi fe of

Daugh t e r of Hen ry E n trott,o f M a s sa chu se t t s . Hen ry

E n trott,born i n Ge rmany

,1 75 5 , was a He s s i an so l d i e r . He , w i th h i s

b rot h e r,l a n ded i n B o ston ; b ec am e so d i s s a t i sfi ed i n t h e B r i t i s h a rmy ,

t h a t th ey de se r t e d an d j o i n ed th e Ame r i c an s . Hen ry e n l i s t e d a s a p r iva t e i n Cap t . Al l en

s Company,Seven t h M a ss ac hu se t t s Regim en t . Was

at Wes t Po i n t,178 1 . Rec e i ved a p e n s i on , 1 8 1 8 . D i ed i n P

'

h i l l i p s t own,

Pu tnam Cou n ty,1 837. Sa rah

,da ugh t e r o f H en ry E n trott

,wa s born

on t h e ba nk s o f t h e Hu d son,1 825 , a nd re s i d e d i n t h i s r egi on a l l h e r

l i fe .M rs . Ann Pot t e r Ga rv i n

,Pa i n e sv i l l e

,Oh io . N ew Con nec

ticu t Chap te r . Born 1 823 ; d i e d 1 904 . \Yife o f Joh n Garv i n . Daugh t e ro f J osep h Pot t e r

,o f N ew J e r sey

,an d J em im a Sk i n n e r , h i s s e con d w i fe .

M rs . Garv i n i s a s i s t e r o f M rs . Ab iga i l Pot t e r H eaz lett,Nat i ona l N um~

b e r,

Mrs . Ab iga i l Po t t e r H eaz lett,Pa i n e sv i l l e

,Oh i o . New

Con n ec t i c u t Chapt e r . Born 1 825 ; d i ed 1 909 . Wife o f Ha rvey H eaz lett.

Daugh t e r o f J oseph Po t t e r , of N ew J e r sey , an d J em ima , h i s w i fe . J o sephPot t e r wa s a Revol u t i ona ry so l d i e r se rv i ng i n a N ew Je r sey Regim en tt h roughou t th e grea t e r pa r t o f th e wa r . Mrs . H eaz lett was t he you nge s t o f e l ev en ch i l d re n . Sh e wa s born i n Oh io Cou n ty

,Vi rgi n i a

,1 822 .

I n t h e sp r i ng o f 183 4 ,t h e fam i ly moved to De l awa re Cou nty

,Oh io . I n

1 840 Ab iga i l was'

m arried to Ha rvey H eaz lett , an d a t onc e wen t to t h efa rm , wher e t h ey spe n t s i x ty—fi ve yea r s of ha ppy ma r r i ed l i fe . Mr .H eaz lett d i e d i n 1 9 06 .

Mrs . Mary S . Cu tl iffe ,A lbany

,Georgi a . Ogl e t horpe Chap

ter , Georgi a . Bo rn i n Co l umb i a Cou n ty ,Geo rgi a

,1 828 ; d i e d Dec embe r

6, Wi fe o f Joh n M . Cu tl iffe ,

C . S . A . Daugh t e r of J udge \Vi l l iamJ on e s ( 176 2 an d El ey V . Tanke rs l ey ( 179 6 h i s fou rt h w i fe .\Ni l l iam J on e s , o f We l s h d e s cen t , was born i n K i ng and Qu ee n Cou n ty ,

Vi rgi n i a . B e fore t h e Revol u t iona ry VV'

ar h e wen t w i t h h i s b ro th e rJohn J on e s

,t o W i l k e s Cou nty

,Georgi a . Dur i ng th e wa r , se rv ed a s Se r

gea n t i n th e S econ d Georgi a B a t ta l i on,u nd e r Gen . Samue l E l b e r t .

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of Faxon Eddy . Daugh t e r of E l na tha n \Nhipple , of Rhode I s l a n d , an dLyd i a B ab cock

,his W i f e ( born E l na t ha n Wh i pp l e (born 1760)

was a s e rgea n t i n a Rhod e I s l a n d Regim en t s e rv i ng from 1776 u n t i l1779 . He was s i x ty - on e yea r s o l d

,a t th e t i m e o f t h e b i r t h of h i s dau gh

t e r,Carol i n e— h i s w i fe t h en b e i ng for ty—s even yea rs o f age . Afte r t h e

wa r,M r . Whi pp l e took up a t ra c t o f l a nd ne a r Fa i rh av en , V t., a nd l i v e d

th e r e u n t i l h i s d ea th . H i s d augh t e r,Ca ro l i n e

, was marr i ed i n 1 842 , toFaxon Eddy

,a n d l i ve d i n Fa i rh ave n u nt i l 1 859 ,

when sh e an d he r hu sban d moved to M a rq u et t e

,M ic h . , whe r e M r. Eddy

’s fou r b ro th e r s ha dp re cede d t h em . M r . Eddy wa s a n e l d e r i n t h e P re sby t e r i a n Chu rc h .

Mrs . I sab e l l e B rown Ta l l man , Bar tol d P . O .,M i s sou ri .

J e ffe r son Chap t e r . Born 1 8 1 3 ; d i e d W i fe o f Cha r l es Ta l lman .

Daugh te r o f W i l l i am B rown a nd J ean B rown,h i s w i fe . \Vil l iam

B rown wa s born i n B e l fa s t,I rlean d

,Feb ru a ry 3 , 1 75 5 . He , w i th h i s

b ro th e r,Cha r l e s . cam e to Amer i c a b e fo re t h e Revol u t ion ary \Va r . VVi l

l i am se rve d a s a s ol d i e r . D ied i n Pen nsy l va n i a , J anua ry 20 ,1 83 1 . H is

daugh t e r,I s ab e l l e

,was born i n Lycom i ng Coun ty ,

Pa. , May 27, 1 8 1 3 .

Her mat e rna l gran d fa th e r,Mat th ew B rown , se rved i n th e New J e r s ey

F ly i ng Camp . Mat th ew'

s w i fe wa s E l eanor B rown .

M rs . E l i z a B. McCracken ,Paw tuck e t , Rhod e I s l a n d . Paw

t u ck e t Chap t e r . Born d i e d J u n e , 1 906 . Res i d ed a t \N’

i l l iman t i c

,Conn . Wi fe of Daugh t e r o f J oh n B u rn ham

,o f

Conn e c t i c u t,an d B r i dge t Hubba rd , h i s w i fe .

M rs. Soph ron i a S . Fow l e r , Ca sta l i a , Oh i o . Fond du LacChap t e r. Fond du La c , Wi scon s i n . Born 1 8 1 2 ; d i ed J u n e , 1 9 10 . \Vi fe

o f J o s i ah Fow l e r Daugh t e r of Amos S tock i ng,o f N ew York

,an d h i s

s e cond w i fe . Amos S tock i ng se rved a s a p ri va t e i n t h e Revo l u t i on a ryW ar. He

"

se r ve d i n Cap t . A b e l D i n smore’s Company

,Col . El i s h a Po r

t e r'

s Regim en t,1778 , a t N ew Lon don . Was i n t h e Hampsh i r e R egi

m en t . 178 1 . Soph ron i a wa s t h e n ex t to t h e you nges t ch i l d o f t h e s econd w i fe . Sh e

,Soph ron i a

,wa s we l l e du ca te d ; grad ua t ed from a n acad

emy,an d ta ugh t . I n 1 83 3 , sh e cam e to O h i o , whe r e s h e ma rr i e d J os ia h

Fowl e r .

M rs . Rh ena \Y . M i l l e r. Mou n t Ve rn on , New York . M i l l ic en t Po rt e r Ch apt e r

,W a t e rbu ry , Con n . Born

l ivi

Mng 1 9 1 1 . W

'

i f e o f \'Yil l iam M i l l e r . Daugh t e r o f

M rs . J u l i a Augu s ta Coffren \Voodm an,Bangor

,Mai n e .

Fra n c i s D i gh ton W i l l i am s Ch apt e r . Born i n M a i n e, 1 824 . Wi fe o f

J ames M . Woodman . Daugh t e r o f Robe r t Coffren . o f New Hampsh i re ,an d Sa rah Gowe r

,h i s s e cond w i fe . Rob e r t Coffren wa s born i n Pem

b rok e . N . H . When on l y s even t e en yea r s o l d,h e ra n away to j o i n

th e Revol u t i on a ry a rmy . He se rv ed u nde r G en e ra l Fry e,o f th e N ew

Hampsh i re Con t i n en t a l s ; spen t t h e w i n t e r a t Morr i s tow n ,N . J . , when

Wash i ngton wa s en camped th e re . A ft e r th e w ar,Mr . Coffren l a i d ou t

a v i l l age n ea r V i en na . Mrs . \ ‘Voodm an i s t h e younges t ch i l d of the se c

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on d w i fe . An ol de r s i s te r , Mrs . Phidel ia C . Lowe l l , Na t i ona l Numbe r.wa s a memb er - at- l a rge .

Mrs . Harr i e t P . Pl ac e,Pa i n e sv i l l e

,Oh io . New Con n ecti

c u t Chap te r. Born d i ed 1 904 . Wife o fSu l l i va n P l a c e . Daugh te r o f Edmund Pa t e r , o f Ma s sac hu s e t t s , andEl i zab e t h Tu rn e r

,h i s w i fe .

Mrs . El i zab e t h W . Lawren ce , Ba th , Mai n e . Co l one l Dumne r Sewe l l Ch ap t e r . Born 1 822 ; d i e d 1 9 10 . .VVife o f W il l iam .Law

r en ce . Daugh te r of Geo rge Wi l l i am s , o f M a i n e , a n d Mary , h i s w i fe .George \Vil liam s (bo rn 1754) en l i s t ed i n t h e Con t i nen ta l a rmy whenon ly twen ty- on e yea rs of age

,and se rved w i th d i s t i n c t i on th roughou t

t h e en t i r e wa r . Hi s w i fe,Mary

,l i v ed to b e n i n e ty - t h re e y ea r s o l d . Mrs .

Lawren c e wa s for many yea rs a m embe r o f t h e Fre e B ap t i s t Ch u rch .

Mrs . Char l ot t e \V. Moody \Ves t Lynn . Mass . M in u t eMen Chapte r . Born i n B ru n sw i ck

,Mai n e

,J u n e 3 , 1806 ; d i e d Sep t embe r

2,19 04 . \Vife o f J oseph Moody . Daugh te r o f George \Vin slow ,

o fM as sa c h u s e t t s , and Sa rah Ge rt ru de Thomas , h i s w i fe . George \Vin slowen l i s t e d f rom D'uxbu ry

,Mass , i n Cap ta i n Tu rn e r

’s Company , Col on e lM a rs ha l l ’s Regimen t

,J u l y 6

,1776 ; se rve d u nd e r d iffe re n t commands

du r i ng th e wa r. Severa l o f h i s son s a l s o s e rved . Mrs . Moody be i ng ayounge r ch i l d . She was a grea t—gran ddaugh te r o f Edwa rd W i n s l ow ,

t h i rd Gover nor o f M as s ac hu se t t s . At t h e t im e o f h e r b i r t h Ma i n e wasa par t o f Mas sa chu se t t s . Mrs . Moody had two

son s who se rve d i n t h eC i v i l W ar. He r daugh te r , M rs . J u l i a M . Young , i s a membe r o fM i n u t e M en Chap te r

,Bos ton

,an d M rs . Moody a l so j o i n ed t h i s Chapte r

,

M rs . Moody was we l l edu ca t ed . an d rema rkab l y we l l i n fo rmed up to th et i me of he r d ea th . Sh e wa s pa t r io t i c , deep l y re l igi ou s and commandedth e re sp ec t o f th e commu n i ty .

Mrs . Amel i a R . Cranda l l , Ba t h , N ew York . Ba ron St enb en Ch ap te r. Born l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe of

Fran c i s Cran da l l . Daugh te r of N a than i e l Ru sco ,of N ew York .

M i s s Cyn th i a Ann Campbe l l , Roch es t e r , New York .

Born 1 8 17 ; d i ed 1 908 . I ron dequo i t Chap te r. Daugh te r of I saa c Campbe l l , of C0n n ecticu t, . an d E l i zab eth Edmond s

,h i s w i fe . I saa c Camp

be l l ( 176 2 en l i s t e d from Vo l u n town,n ea r N ew London

,Conn .

,

when abou t e igh te en y ea r s o f age a n d s e rv ed u nde r Capt . Jo shu a Dunl op ; a l so , u nd e r Co l . Wy l ly s, i n Maj o r C l a rk

’s Company,commanded

by L i e u t . Day . I s aac wa s d es c en ded from th e Campbe l l s,who w i th

o th e r Scot c h - I r i s h fam i l i e s,fou nd ed t h e P re sbyte r i a n Ch u rch

,a t Volun

town . Cyn th i a An n Campbe l l wa s th e you nges t o f t h e twe l ve c h i l d r eno f I saa c an d E l i zab e th Campb e l l . Sh e wa s born i n Lebanon

,Mad i son

Cou n ty , N . Y . ; a t t h e age o f on e y ea r , sh e wa s t aken to Ea s t Ru sh , Monroe Cou n ty , N . Y . H er edu ca t i on wa s fi n i s h ed at t h e Gen e se e Wes l ey a nSemina ry , on e of t h e fi r s t i n s t i tu t i on s o f th e S ta t e to gran t h igh e r cdu cati on to wom en .

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M is s Cor i n t h i a Ca rpe n t e r. Roch e s t e r , N ew York . I t ondeq uo i t Ch ap te r . Bo rn Marc h 1 2

,1822 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Daugh te r o f J osep h

Carpen t e r,o f Ve rmon t

,an d Sa rah B u e l l , h i s w i fe . J oseph Carpen t e r

s e rve d h i s cou n t ry by do i ng p i ck e t d u ty,a t th e age o f 1 7. H i s daugh te r ,

Cor i n t h i a,wa s born a t Lanca s te r , N . Y .. th en ca l l e d C l a ren ce , wh i c h i s

n ea r Burffalo . M i s s Ca rp en t e r now res i d e s a t 14 Ra i n e s Pa rk , i nRoch e s t e r.

Mrs . Marga r e t J u d d Hovey , Roch e s t e r , N . Y . I ron de

q uo i t Ch ap te r . Born 1 8 14 ; d i ed 1 909 . \fVife o f Joh n L . Hovey . Daugh

t e r o f Cap t . Fre eman J udd , o f Conn ec t i c u t , a n d D eborah . h i s w i fe .Cap ta i n Freeman J u dd s erved u nde r Gen e ra l \Vash ington t h roughou tt h e wa r fo r I n d epen den c e . Mrs . Hovey was d eep ly i n te r e s t e d i n educational work

,an d e s pe c i a l l y gen e rou s towa rd you ng pe r son s s t r i v i ng

und e r d i ffi cu l t i e s to ob ta i n an e du ca t i on .

Mrs . Cyren a Tu t t l e Wood s . Arvada , Col o rado . NabbyLee Ames Chap te r

,Oh i o . Born 1 8 17 ; l i v ing 1 9 1 1 . \fVife o f J am es J .

Woods Daugh te r o f Cap t . So l omon Tu t t l e,o f Vermon t

,and Sa rah

Lowe Seam an s , h i s th i rd w i fe . Sol omon Tu t t l e ( 1757- 183 0) wa s a pat r i o t . So lomon Tu t t l e en l i s t ed May

,1 775 , i n Ca pt . Pe l eg Su n derlan d

s

Company : was a t Ti con de roga u n d e r Et ha n A l l e n : e n l i s t ed aga i n i nCap t . Robe r t Correghran

s Company ,Co l . Ea s tman ’s Regimen t : was at

For t S t . Joh n u nd e r Gene ra l Mon tgome ry ; a s s i s ted i n cap tu r i ng B r i ti s h ve s s e l s a t t h e ou t l e t o f t h e l ak e : was a t t h e tak i ng o f Sore l l e : a l so ,i n Cap t . W oodb ridge

s Company,u n de r Ge ne ra l Woos t e r ; was a t Mon t

r ea l,cap tu re d by t h e I nd i a n s an d e s ca ped . I n 1798 ,

Capt . Tu t t l e cam eto M a r i e t t a

,O h io . He was m ar r i ed fo r t h e fi r s t t im e i n Vermon t : for

th e s e con d an d th i rd,i n Oh i o . H i s t h i rd w i fe wa s Sa rah Lowe Sea

man s,of Pu tn am

,Oh i o . He was born i n Conn ec t i c u t : removed to Ve r

mon t wh en you ng : d i ed n ea r M il lfi eld ,Oh io

,Novembe r 3 0 ,

1 830 . H i sdaugh t e r . Cyren a , wa s bo rn N ovembe r 22

,1 8 1 7,

i n Tr imb l e town sh i p ,Oh io Sh e m ar r i e d James J . Woods , Novemb e r 1 4 ,

1 83 9 ,in A th en s

Cou n ty . They h ad ru n e ch i l d r en . Mrs . \Vood r emoved to I owa ,then ce

t o A rvada. Col o rado . Sh e i s a vot e r .Mrs . Su san na Gu seman

,Cob u n ,

Morgan town . \Ve st V i r

g i n ia . E l i zabe th Lu d i ngton H agan s Chap te r . Born i n \V. V a., 1809 :

d i e d 1 9 1 0 . \Vife o f Samu e l Cobu n . Daugh te r o f Ab rah am Gu seman ,

o f V i rgi n i a ( 173 3 Abrah am Gu sem an en l i s t ed i n th e R evo lu

tion ary Army from Harpe r’s Ferrv , w h en sev en t een yea rs o l d : s e rv eds even y e a r s

,was woun ded th re e t imes . an d ca r r i e d a bu l l e t th rough

l i fe .

M rs. Eme l i n e B unke r Pa l m e r,Ad r i an

,M i ch igan . B el o i t

Chap te r \Viscon sin . Born l i v i ng 19 1 1 . Wifeof M ar t i n R . Pal m e r . Daugh t e r o f I s rae l B u nke r. o f M a s sa chu s e t t s .Mrs . Pal m er i s ( 1 9 1 1 ) a membe r o f Lu cy \Volcott B arn um Chap t e r ,Ad r ian

,M i ch.

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M rs . Sa l l y M . R ey nol d s A l l e n , Eas t Dougl a s , Massachu

se t t s . Capt a i n J ob Knapp Cha p te r . Born 1 8 10 ; d i ed 1 905 . Wi fe o f

Daugh t e r o f H enry R eyno l d s,of

Rhode I s l an d .M rs . Marga re t G . M . Ben son

,Manka to

,M in ne so ta . A n

thony Wayne Chap te r . B orn 1 8 1 4 Augu s t 2oth. Wi fe o f John B en son .Daugh t e r o f Goff M oore

,o f N ew Hampsh i r e

,a n d B e t s ey Gray M c

Ken s ey,h i s w i fe . Goff Moore s e rve d i n a N ew Hamp sh i re Regim en t

,

a s a i d to h i s fa th e r , a n offi c e r . Marga re t r e c e i ved an exc e l l e n t e du cat i on . I n 1 83 6 , s h e ma rr i ed t h e R ev. J oh n B en son

,a M et hod i s t m i n i s

t e r,o f Skow egan ,

Mai n e . M r . and M rs . Ben son l i v ed a t Mou n t Dese rt

,B at h

,Cor i n n a

,a n d Dove r . I n 1 85 2 , t h ey c am e to M i n n e so ta , l i v

i ng for a t i m e a t S t . Anthony .

M rs . Harr i e t E l i zab e t h N ol l ey Gi l b e r t,Adam s , N ew York .

Debora h Champ i on Chap t e r . Born i n Vermon t,1 8 14 . Wi fe of

Daugh t e r o f J u s t u s No l l ey,o f Ve rmon t

,an d E l i z abe th

F i e l d,h i s w i fe . J u s tu s No l l ey , en l i s t e d a t n i n e t e e n a s a fi fer. He

d i e d 1 849 , aged 86 . H is daugh t e r Ha rr i e t,was born a t Dors e t

,Vt

Novemb e r 2,18 1 4 .

Mrs . Su san na E . Paddock B oonv i l l e,N . Y . Genera l W i l

l i am Fl oyd Ch ap t e r . Born March 3 1 , 1 809 : d i e d 1 9 07. \Vife of J am esPad dock . Daugh te r o f J a cob Ed i ck ( or E ttig) of N ew York , a n d Su san VVoo lab er

,h i s s e con d w i fe . The Gen e ra l Fl oyd Chapt e r p l a c ed a

b ronz e marke r ove r th e grav e of J a cob Ed i ck,a t Sp i n ne rv i l l e . Ja cob

Ed i ck wa s born J un e 30 ,1764 ,

a t Ge rman Fl a t s : d i e d Oc tob e r 1 2,1 844 .

Hi s se cond w i f e,Su sa n \Yoo laber , was born 1 771 ; d i e d 1 843 . J a cob

wa s s ta t i on ed a t For t H e rk i m er , t h rough ou t th e Revol u t i on a ry \Var ;sk i rm i sh ed w i t h th e I nd i an s a t For t Dayto n . Se rved a l so

,i n t h e \fVar

of' 1 8 1 2 . Th e fam i l y alw avs l i v ed a t Sp i n n e rv i l l e. Herk i m e r Cou n ty ,N . Y .

Mrs . Phebe Ann Co l grov e,Co rt l a nd

,New York . T iough

n ioga Chap te r . Born 1 824 ,i n G roton , N . Y . Wi fe o f

Daugh t e r o f Ph i l emon T i ffany,o f Conn ec t i c u t a n d Ca th e r i n e

Go l d sm i th,h i s s e con d w i fe . Ph i l emon Ti ffany ( born 176 0) en l i s t ed

wh en abou t seven tee n , i n Capt . Lee'

s Company,o f t h e Fou r th Conn ec

t i en t Regim en t . He se rve d th re e yea r s i n t h e Con t i n e n t a l A rmy , andwa s i n t h e Ba t t l e s o f B randyw i n e

,German town an d Red B an k . He

rec e i ved a p en s i on fo r h i s se rv i c e s ; d i ed a t G ro ton ,N . Y .

M rs . Alm i ra P i e r c e Joh n son . \ ‘Vorcester , Massa chu se t t s .Timothy B ige l ow Chapte r . B orn 1804 . \Vife o f Na tha n i e l J oh n son .

Daugh te r o f L ev i P i e rc e , o f l\/I assachu setts, an d Pe rs i s Rob in son , h i sw i fe . Lev i P i e rc e

,of hfl assachu setts

,wen t ou t a t th e Lex i ng t on A l a rm

1775M rs . Mary Gr igg s M i t c h e l l , Nor th Sc i t ua t e . Mass . Ch i e f

J u s t i c e Cu sh i ng Chapte r . Born 1 8 1 3 .

\ ‘Vife o f Arch i b al d M . Mi t ch e l l . Daugh t e r of Mose s G r iggs , o f Massa

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chu setts,and Marga re t Con l ey

,h i s w i fe ( 1773 Moses Gr iggs

( 175 5— 1830) se rv ed f rom Roxbu ry ,- 1776 , i n Cap t . Wm .

Drape r’s Company,Col . Wm . Hea t h

'

s Reg imen t . Su bs eq u en t l y se rve doth e r e n l i s tment s . Moses ma rr i e d , 1797, Marga re t Con l ey , a nd hadn i n e son s

,an d on e daugh ter , Mary , t h e l a t t e r b e i ng th e n i nth ch i l d .

Marv wa s we l l ed u ca te d for h e r day . I n 1 837, sh e wa s ma rr i ed to Cap t .Archi ba l d M i tc h e l l . They b ec am e p i on ee rs a t Nor th Sc i tu a t e B eec h ,

now a popu l a r s ummer r e so r t .Mrs . Sa rah E . K . Keen

,Se l i n sgrove , Pa . Con rad We i se r

Chapt e r . Born May 1 0,1 846 ; d i ed 1 906 . Wi fe of F . A . Keen . Daugh

t e r of Ri ch a rd Kn igh t , o f Pen n sy l van i a , an d Sa rah B e rry , h i s t h i r d w i fe .Ri cha rd Kn igh t s e rved a s a d rummer i n t h e Pen nsy l van i a t roop s a t th e

,

age of e l ev en . He d i ed J anu a ry,1 8 50 . M rs . Keen wa s th e younge s t

c h i l d o f t h e t h i r d w i fe . I n J u l y , 1 86 6,Sa rah was ma r r i e d to Maj or

F. A . Keen,o f Wa t son town

,Pa.

,who su rv i ve s h e r . Mrs . Keen was a

s i s t e r of Mrs . Ann ie Kn igh t Gregory , Nat iona l Numbe r , M rs

Gregory was adm i t te d to t h e Nat i on a l Soc i e ty, D . A . R .,a t t h e age o f

fi fty- fou r

,an d wa s t h en t h e you nge s t “Rea l Daugh te r , who had eve r

b e en adm i t t ed . Her you nge r s i s t e r , Mrs . Keen , wa s l a t e r a dm i t t ed a tt h e age of fi fty —two

,an d a t th e t i m e o f he r d ea th , wa s th e younge s t

Rea l Daugh t e r ,”en ro l l e d .

Mrs . Marth a E l l e n Wal l Moon , Har t fo rd , Cou n c i l B luffs ,I owa . Cou n c i l B l u ffs Chapt e r . Born i n Vi rgi n i a , 182 1 ; d i e d 19 1 0 .

W i f e of Samu e l H a r t ford . Daugh te r of \Vi l l iam Wal l , of Vi rgi n i a , an dNancy E l k i n s

,h i s Second w i fe . Wi l l i am Wal l ( d i ed 1 83 5 ) s e rv ed two

en l i s tm en t s,und e r Co l . Fran c i s Tay l o r and Maj or Robe r ts i n Cap t .

Pu rv i s s Company ; an d u nd e r Cap t . F in l ey , Co l . J ame s Wood , in t h eV i rgi n i a L i n e ; se rved u n t i l th e e nd of t h e wa r , and honorab ly d i sc ha rgeda t W i n ch e s t e r. Mrs . Har t ford wa s born on th e Guyando t t e R i ve r , Va.,

an d was one of e l ev en ch i l d ren . Her fa t h e r d i e d wh en s h e wa s fou rt een yea r s o ld

,an d Mar th a worked ha rd to ob ta i n an ed u ca t i o n . Sh e

began t eac h i ng a t th e age of e igh t een . Sh e wa s marr i ed to Z im r i Moon ,

a t Kn igh t s town,I n d i a na

,1 84 1 ; kn ew al l t h e h a rd sh i p s of p i on e e r l i fe .

Mr . 'Moon d i ed n ea r B u c han an,M i c h i gan

,i n th e ea r ly e igh t i e s . Mrs .

Moon came to I owa ; l i ve d i n A l gon a ; marr i ed Samu e l H artford’

j whod i ed seve ra l yea rs ago . M rs . Hart fo rd d i ed a t th e res i d en c e o f h e r son

,

Pl ea sa n t Green,MO .

Mrs . Har r ie t Ame l i a H i l l s,Oak l a n d

,Cal i forn i a . Oak

l an d Chap te r. B orn i n Ma i n e,1 822 ; d i ed 1 907. Wi fe o f

Daugh te r o f J oh n H ea l , o f Ma i n e , ( b . a n d Lyd i aCoope r , h i s s e cond w i fe . J oh n Hea l s e rv ed i n Pu l a sk i

’s Legi on . J ohnwa s fi ft e en yea r s o f age wh en th e Revol u t i on a ry War b roke

'

ou t. Hea ccompan i ed h i s fa th e r , Pe te r Hea l , th roughou t t h e wa r . Joh n d i ed1825 . Mrs . H i l l s wa s th e you nge s t o f fi f t ee n ch i l d re n

,h e r mot h e r b e

i ng'

a secon d w i fe . Harr i e t Am el ia H i l l s wa s born i n L i n co l n v i l l e,

Mam e ; d i ed i n Nor th B e rk e l ey,Ca l i fo rn i a

,where sh e had re s ided for

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fi fte e n y ea rs . Du r i ng th e l a s t yea r of h e r l i fe,s h e made a l a rge a nd

han d some Amer i c a n flag , w h i c h sh e p re sen ted to Oak l an d Chap t e r .M rs . Har r i e t Bem i s Farrie ,

Som erv i l l e,Mass . Bos ton T ea

Party Chap t e r. Born O c tobe r 30 ,1 806 ; d i ed 1907. Wi fe o f W i l l i am

Parr i e (m . Daugh te r o f J os i ah Be 1f1 is, J r.,of Ma ss a ch u se t t s a nd

J oh an na Fi s h,h i s w i fe . J o s i a h B em i s , J r., ( 175 1 - 1 82 1 ) was a p r i va te

i n Cap t . Ab raham P i e r c e’s Company,Co l . Thomas Ga rdn e r

s Regim en t ,wh i ch m arc h ed

,Apr i l 1 9 , 1775 , to th e a l a rm o f Lex i ngton

,and Con cord .

He re- en l i s ted,1776 . M rs . Pa r r i e wa s th e twe l f t h c h i l d o f J o s i a h B em is ,

J r., and J ohan na Fi sh , h i s w i fe . Sh e wa s born i n Qu i n cy , Mass ,an d

re s i ded i n th e n e ighborhood o f Bos ton a l l h e r l i f e . Sh e rem embered theWa r of 18 1 2 . Her fa t h e r was born a t Wal t h am : d i e d a t Char l e s town .

He owned a s ton e q u a r ry a t Qu i n cy,an d

,w i th two o th e rs

,made th e

fi r s t exper im en t i n th e wor l d o f s pl i t t i ng s to ne w i t h wedges .M rs . Hel en M . Whi pp l e

,For t A tk i n son . \Viscon sin . For t

A tk i n son Chap te r. Born 1 826 : d i ed 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe o f Z ebu l on Wh i pp l e .Daugh te r of E l i a da B rown , of Conne c t i cu t , an d Nan cy Sm i th , h i s w i fe .El i ada B rown a l s o se rv ed i n th e War o f 18 1 2 . M rs. Wh i pp l e d i e d a th e r hom e in Ch i cago

,Feb ru a ry 3 ,

1 9 1 1 , aged e igh ty—five . Sh e wa s bu ried b e s i de h e r fa th e r E l i ada B rown

,a so l d i e r o f th e R evol u t i on a ry War

( 1760 He was born i n Eas t Haddam,Conn . A t the age of

t h i rt e en , wen t wi th h i s pa re n t s t o H a nove r , N . H .,where on J u l y 1 5 ,

1775 , h e e n l i s ted i n th e Con t i n en ta l A rmy,in Ca p t . S teph en s

'

Com pany.Co l. N i c ho l a s’ Regim en t . El i a da wa s sca rc e l y fi fte en . bu t he s e r ved tot h e end of t h e war : was a t B en n i ngton , S t i l lwa t e r an d Wes t Po i n t . I n1 83 7, M r . B rown , w i t h h i s fam i ly ,

wen t wes tward an d s e t t l e d on th eRock R ive r , i n J effe r son Cou n ty , Wi scon s i n . H i s grav e was ma rkedby t h e Soc i e ty of th e Ch i l d r e n of t h e Am er i can Revol u t i on o f M i lwauk ee ,W i s con s i n .

Mrs . Asena th S . M cKaig ,M i lwau kee . Wiscon s i n . M i l

waukee Ch ap t e r . Born W i fe ofDaugh te r o f

M rs . Mar i a B . R in g leka ,Gal e sbu rg

,I l l i n o i s . Rebe c ca Pa rk

Ch ap t e r. Born 1 8 18 : d i ed 1 9 1 0 . Wi fe o f H en ry M . R in g leka. Da 11gh ~

t e r of Fran c i s B l ake . o f N ew Hampsh i re , and Su san Wanamake r , h i sw i fe . Fran c i s B l ak e cam e from Franc e

,wi th ou t f r i e nd s or k i n d red . i n

1775 -6 . He se rved a s a p r i va te i n Cap t . B adge r’s Company . Col . \Vi n

ga te’

s Regim en t,N ew Hamps h i re Troops

,1776 . Afte r t h e W 3 13 wen t

to Canada , an d l a t e in l i fe , mar r i ed a you ng woman , Su san Wanamak er .Mar i a was bo rn in R edn erv il le . Sh e wa s n i n e y ea rs o l d . w h e n h e rfa th e r d i ed : grew u p i n Canada ; marr i e d Freder i ck Cron k , and wen twes t th rough N ew York

,Pen n sy l va n i a a nd Oh i o

,i n a wagon . I n 1 846 ,

M r. and M rs . Cronk s e t t l e d i n H end e r son,I l l . Mar i a

’s s econ d hu sbandwa s H en ry M . R ing leka. who d i e d 1 89 8 . Mrs . R ing leka wa s a s i s te rof M rs M i n e rv a B . Bovay ,

of B ig Rap i d s,M i ch igan

,Na t i ona l N umbe r ,

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M rs . E l i z a A l i c e G . Spen ce r , Mar i on , Sou th Ca ro l i n a ,Swamp Fox Cha p te r. Born O ctob e r 28

,1 83 2 : l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe o f

J . Spen ce r . Daugh te r of S te ph e n Godbol d , o f Sou t h Ca ro l i na , and Reb e cca Wood s

,h i s th i r d w i fe . S teph en Godbol d was born 1767. A t

th e age o f fi fteen , h e was a l i e u te nan t i n Forworth’

s Company,B axt e r

sRegim en t

,Mar i on ’s b r i gade . H e d i e d i n 1845 , and h i s w i fe , i n th e sam e

yea r . E l i z a A l i c e , t h e you nges t daugh t e r of th e th i rd w i fe,wa s bo rn

i n M a r i on Cou n ty,S . C. At t h e age of fi f t e en , s h e m a rr i ed M r . J oh n

C . Spen ce r,a n d se t t l e d on t h e hand som e p rope r ty l e f t h e r by h e r fa th e r .

Sh e h ad te n c h i l d re n .Mrs . Pa t ty A l l e n Ray , P en sa co l a , N . C . Jos e ph Habe r

s h am Cha p te r,A t l a n ta

,Ga. Born Wi f e o f

Amos L . Ray . Daugh t e r ofM rs . Lou i s a C . Sandv ,

Wash i ng ton,D . C . Mary \Va sh

ing ton Chap te r. Born d i ed 1 907. Wi fe o fDaugh te r o f Cart e r C rox ton , o f

V i rgi n i a , an d Fann i e Col e Fau l con e r , h i s w i fe .Mrs . Soph ron i a W . York

,Newfi elds, N . H . Mol ly Re i d

Chap t e r. B orn in N . H .,18 10 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \Vife o f Ez ra T . York .

Daugh te r of Dav i d Wa tson,of New H amps h i r e

,a nd Hannah Cron ford

h i s w i fe .Mrs . Meh i tab l e H . Corey

,Thoma s ton

,Mai n e . Gene ra l

Knox Chap t e r . Born 1 820 ; d i e d 1 907. Wi fe of Reuben H . Corey .

Daugh te r of Rev . I s aa c H a l l,o f M a i n e

,and Sa rah Sayward Ke l l e r , h i s

se cond w i fe . I s a a c H a l l wa s bor n i n Harpswe l l,Mai ne . He e n l i st ed

i n J u l y , 1775 ; s e rved i n Cap t . Na than i e l La rrab ee’s Com pan v wh i c h for

s e ven mon th s , was s ta t i o n ed a l ong th e c oa s t i n Cumbe r l an d Cou n ty .S e rv ed u nde r o th e r c ommand s t i l l t h e en d o f t h e wa r . Meh i tab l e Ha l lwas th e on l y c h i l d of th e s econd w i fe . Sh e

,Meh i tab l e

,marr i ed , fi r s t .

Rev . J o seph M e l v i n,a B ap t i s t m i n i s te r

,who d i ed soon a fte r : se cond .

M r. Reub en H . Corey,o f Ch i c op e e Fa l l s

,Mas s . M rs . Corey wa s l ong

i d en t ifi ed w i th th e B ap t i s t Chu r ch

5 5 125 9 . Mrs . Amy Bos s Eve l e th,Fa l l R i ve r . Mass . Qu equ echan

Chap te r . Born i n Rh od e I s l a nd,d i e d i n Norwood

,1 9 08 . W i f e of

Daugh te r of Be n jam i n Bos s , o f Rhod e I s l a nd , an d AmyTay l o r , h i s t h i rd w i fe . B en j am i n B oss was born 111 Ki ngs ton , R . I , Feb

ruary2 1757; d i ed i n No r th Sc i tua te . R . I .

,J u ne 1 , 1 848 . He se rved f rom

Rhode I s l an d th roughou t nea r l y a l l o f th e Revo l u t i on a ry \lVar.

M rs . Mary Ma t i l d a McC. B u rch , Vi en n a , Va . Fa i r faxCou n ty Chap te r. Born i n V i rg i n i a

,Ju n e 5 , 183 2 ; d i ed M ay

\Vife of John Lew i s B u rch . Daugh t e r o f W i l l i am McClanahan , o f V i 1gi n i a , and Sa ra h Frank l i n , h i s se con d w i fe . \V i l l iam M cClanahan wasborn i n Wes tmore l an d Co

,Va . I n 1778 en l i s ted a s a p r i va te f rom

Fauqu i e r Cou n ty , i n Col on e l B u fo rd s Th i rd V i rgi n i a R egi men t Hew as wou nded 1 11 th e b a t t l e of Bu ford ’s de fe a t

,May 29 , 1780 ; tak en pr i s

on e r a t Hangi ng Rock,Augu s t 6

,1780. Re-en l i s ted 178 1 . I n 1826

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h e ma rr i ed h i s se cond wi fe , Sa ra h F rank l i n . H e h ad amp l e mea ns forh i s t i me

,a n d l i ved l i k e a typ i c a l V i rgi n i a gen t l eman . Mrs . Bu rc h wa s

a s i ste r o f M rs . Gi l l e sp i e , Na t i on a l N umbe r ,Mrs . N

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a rc i s s a Thomas McC . Gi l l e s p i e,Vi e nn a

,Va . Fa i r

fax Cou n ty Chap te r. Born i n V i rgi n i a,1 829 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \N i fe o f J ohn

G i l l es‘ p i e . Daugh t e r o f \Vi ll iam McC lanahan,of Vi rgi n i a , a nd Sa rah

Frank l i n,h i s se con d w i fe . \fVi l l iam M cClanahan d i ed i n Fau qu i e r

Cou n ty,Va.

,Feb ru a ry 8. 1842 . Hi s w i fe

,Sa rah , d i ed May 8 , 1 86 6 . Mrs .

Gi l l e s p i e i s a s i s t e r o f M rs . Mat i l d a M cClanahan B u rch , Na t i ona l Numbe r , They have a b roth e r l i v i ng

,M r . Joh n McClanahan

,a

Rea l Son .

M i s s M a ry Augu s t a Dan fo r th,A t t l eboro , Mass . At t l e

boro Chap t e r . Born i n Nor ton,Mass ,

Dec . 29 ,1 83 6 : l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 .

Daugh t e r of Thomas Dan for th ( 1759 o f Tau n ton,Mass , an d Mary

Ann Perk i n s , h i s t h i r d w i fe , who was a w i dow a t th e t i m e of h e r ma rriage to M r. Dan fo r th . He en l i s t e d from Man sfi e l d

,Mass , a s a d rum

me r i n Cap t . Macey,

VVil l iam s'

s C0 ., CO 1. Timot h y Walke r

s Regim en t.1775 ; a l so i n Cap t . Ab ie l C l ap

’s Company,Col . Ca rp e n t e r

s Regim en t

( B r i s to l Cou n ty), 1 777. Th i s company m a rch ed to Rhode I s l a nd . A tSp r i ngfi e l d , Mass , 1 779 ,

Thomas Dan for th i s d es c r i b ed as be i ng 1 9 yea rso l d : s t a tu re , 5 fe e t 1 0 i n ch es ; comp l ex i on , l i gh t ; ha i r , b rown ; eye s . da rk .

He was F i fe Maj o r,a l so D rum Maj o r i n B r i s to l Cou n ty

, 1780 . Se rve du nde r s e ve ra l commands . M i s s Dan for t h i s a woman o f r efin ed type , andve ry re l i gi ou s . Sh e h as a b ro t h e r

,a “Rea l So n

,

“ s t i l l l i v i ng. She i s aha l f- s i s te r of M rs . Hannah Dan for th Ca rp en te r , Na t i o n a l N umbe r , 26 ,

06 9 . Th i r te en Dan fo r th s fough t a t th e ba t t l e o f B u nke r H i l l . To th esam e fam i l y b e l onged M rs . Fran c i s E . Good r ic h , of M i nn eapo l i s , M i nn .

,

Nat i on a l Numbe r,1 1 2 1 . Mrs . Good r i c h was th e daugh te r of Jos hu a Dan

forth .

Mrs . Lu c i n d a Fowl e r F i s h , Cambr i dge . N . Y . O n dawa

Cambr i dge Chap te r . Born l i ving 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe o fA l v i n F i sh . Daugh te r of

M i s s Sarah C l a rk B ingham . Prov i d en ce , R . I . B ra t t l eboroCh ap te r , Ve rmon t . Born 1820 ; d i ed M ar ch 5 , 1 908 . Daugh t e r of Joh nC l a rk B ingham , o f Ve rmon t . J oh n B i ngham en l i s t e d u nd e r I ra A l l en

( b ro th e r of Eth an) i n 1 78 1 , an d wa s a ss i gn ed to se rv i c e i n Col . Samu e lFl e tch e r

s b a t ta l i on . Joh n B i ngham’

s r ecord i s fou nd i n t h e Vermon tRevol u t i ona ry Rol l s . M i ss B i ngh am was on e of s ix t e e n ch i l d re n . TheVermon t cha p te r s h ave mark ed th e grave s o f h e r fa t h e r and mo the r .and th a t o f th e “Real Daugh te r .”

Mrs . Lu c re t i a Reed Wood,Oak Pa rk

,I l l . George Roge r s

C l a rk Chapte r . Born 1 8 1 2 : d i e d 1 908 . Born i n N ew York . W'

i f e OfGeorge Wood . Daugh te r of Dav i d Reed o f Massa c hu se t t s

,an d h i s

w .i fe Dav i d Reed ( 176 5 - 1 846 ) was bo 1 n i n Pittsfi eld. Mass d i ed i nAugu s ta , N . Y . He en l i s t e d i n t h e Revol u t i ona ry a rmy a t t h e age ofs ix tee n w i t h his e l d e r b rot her , Joseph Reed , who c l a im ed r e l a t i o n sh i p

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wi th th e famou s J o seph Reed,of \Vashin gton

'

s s taff. The ba t t l e of

S t i l lwa t e r wa s fough t on M rs . \Vood’

s mate rna l gran d fa th e r'

s fa rm .

M rs . Wood was born i n Augu s t a , N . Y .,18 1 2 : came to M i ch igan w i t h

h e r h u sban d,1 858. s e t t l i ng n ea r De t ro i t . Sh e was d i s cove red by a

m embe r of George Roger s Cl a rk Chap te r,I l l i no i s

,1 906 . Her l a s t days

were spe n t a t t h e home of h e r gran d — daugh te r,i n Gran d Rap i d s

,M ich .

Mrs . Pame l a W’

o rs l ey , Red O ak,I owa . Mayflower Chap

t e r . Born l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \Vife o f Jose ph Wors l ey .

Daugh t e r of I n c rea s e S i k e s,o f Mas sa c hu se t t s . I n c rea se S i k e s

,Lu d l ow

,

pr i va t e i n Cap t . Ph i nea s Steb b in s’

s com pany Col . Na tha n Spa rh awk ’sregi men t

,en l i s t e d Sept . 1 5 , 1778 : s e rv i c e to Dec embe r 1 2 , 1778 , t h re e

mon th s,t h ree days

,i n c l u d i ng t rave l (9 1 m i l e s) f rom home . Company

de ta ch ed t o re i n fo rce Gen e ra l Su l l i van , bu t ord er e d to Bos ton by re

so lv e of Sep t emb e r 17, 1 778 .

M rs . Sa ra h L . G . Mu rphy Denn et t , Kan sa s C i ty , Mo . E l i zab eth B en ton Chap t e r. Born 1827 ; \N i f e o f R i ch a rdDenn e tt . Daugh t e r o f R i ch a rd Ga l e , J r.

,o f Ma s sa c h u se t t s

,an d Lu cy

Cumm i ngs,h i s w i fe . R i c ha rd Ga l e ( b orn 176 2) en l i s t ed , 1778 ,

fr omMas sac hu se t t s i n Cap t . El i h u Lyman

s com pany,Co lon e l Po r t e r

'

s r egi ~

men t . Lat e i n l i fe Ri ch a rd w en t t o Ve rmon t a nd mar r i ed M i s s Lu cyCu mm i ngs . Of th i s ma rr i age , Sa rah Ga l e wa s b orn Oc tobe r 1 2

,1 827,

h e r fa th e r t h en b e i ng 6 5 yea r s o f age . She ma rr i ed ( 1 ) J ohn Mu rphy :

(2) Ri ch ard Denn et t . a ft e r h e r s e con d ma rr i age com i ng to Kan sa s C i ty .

M rs . M a ry \Vard \Nin chester Pa rke r , Ol ea n . N . Y . Ol eanCha pt e r . Born 1 8 1 9 : d i ed , a t \Vattsbu rg , Er i e Co Pa . March 2 3 , 1 9 1 0 .

Wi fe o f Ezek i e l P arke r . Daugh t e r of Samue l \Af in chester,o f Ma s sa

chu setts,an d Han nah \Voods , h i s th i rd w i fe . Samue l \Vin chester was

born i n Mas sa chu se t t s . 175 3 : d i ed i n Onondaga Coun ty . N“

. Y .,1 823 .

Se rved i n t h e Lex i ngton A l a rm i n Capt . Thoma s \t ite'

s company . Th en am e o f Samu e l \Wi n ch e s t e r i s on th e b ron z e tab l e t e r e c te d bv t h e D .

A . R . a t B rook l i n e , Mass .Mrs . Mar th a Young A rm st rong , E ffi ngham , I l l . Ann

Crooke r S t . Cl a i r Chapt e r . Born i n O h i o,1 8 17, i n B u t l e r Cou nty .

Wi fe o f Daugh te r o f Ph i l i p Young. Mrs . Arms t rong i s a s i s t e r of M rs . Mary You ng F i e l d M on tgome ry

,of Sh e l by

v i l l e,Ind ,

Na t i o na l N umbe r,

Mrs . Mary You ng Fi e l d Mon tgomery , E ffi ngham ,I l l . An n

Crooke r S t . Cl a i r Ch ap te r . B or n i n Oh io , 1820 : l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \N i f e o fW i l l i am Mon tgom e ry . Daugh te r of Phi l i p You ng . Mrs . Mon tgomeryr e s i d es i n Sh e l byv i l l e

,I n d . Sh e i s a s ist e r o f M rs . Mar tha Young Arm

st rong,of E ffi ngham ,

I l l .,Nat i ona l N umb er

,

M rs . Te re s a Jan e Emmon s Hoyt,Ot tawa , Kan . Genera l

Edward Hand Ch ap te r . Born J u n e 26 , 1 824 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \Vi fe o fN i ch o l a s Hoy t . Daugh t e r o f J ona than Emmon s , o f Conn ec t i c u t ( 176 1

a n d Nan cy Ave ry ,h i s s econ d w i fe ( 1780 Jonat han E 111

mons was born i n H a r t fo rd , Conn . , Decembe r 3 1 ,176 1 d i ed i n La faye tte

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Mrs . Ame l i a A . D . Sou tha rd,Sand u sky , Oh i o . Mar th a P i t

k i n Chap t e r . Born i n N ew H ampsh i re , 1 823 : l i v i ng 19 1 1 . Wi fe o f \‘V.

J . Sou th a rd . Daugh t e r of B rewe r Dodge , of N ew Hamp sh i re , a nd A nnaB ra i n a rd

,h i s w i fe . B rewer Dodge se rve d i n Capt . Dan i e l Ca r l i s l e’s

company o f Co l . Timo thy B ede l l’s regim en t

,ra i s e d a t Wes tmore l an d ,

N . H .,1 776 , t o s e rv e th roughou t th e wa r . B rewe r Dodge d i e d a t Col e

b rook N . H 1 826 . I n 1 828,h i s w i dow

,w i t h h e r fam i l y

,a ccompan i e d

he r b ro th e r,J oh n B ra i n a rd to t h e “Weste rn Res e rve

,

”i n Oh io . At th eage o f fi fte en Am el i a m ar r i ed Lev i Fl e t che r

,and fo r five year s e nd u red

a l l th e h a rd sh i p s o f p i one e r l i fe . The n sh e de te rm i n ed to pu r su e h e rs t u d i e s . Leav i ng h e r c h i l d r e n i n t h e c a re o f he r mo th e r du r i ng th eday , she

o

attended a s e l e c t s choo l . Sh e wa s t h u s fi t te d to p r es i d e ov e rt h e fi n e hom e t h a t s h e an d h e r h u sband la t e r b u i l t u p . Mr . Fl e tch erd i ed i n 1 884 . I n 1888. t h e w i dow wa s ma rr i ed to W

i l l a rd J . Sou th a rd ,who d i ed i n 1903 .

M rs . Fra nc e s B u s h Love l a nd,B u ckey e

,Sh a s ta C0 .

,Ca l .

Cap ta i n J e s s e Leavenwor t h Chap te r,Leave nwor th

,Kan . Born

l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . W i fe o f Daugh te r ofM rs . Love l an d was re c en t l y en f ran ch i s ed .

Mrs . Mary J an e H u l be r t,Elm i ra

,N . Y . Chemung Ch ap

te r . Born 1 8 1 2,a t Ba th

,N . Y . ; W

'

i f e o fDaugh te r o f B en j am i n \Voodward ( 1760— 1847) a nd

h i s w i fe ( d i ed B en j am i n Woodwa rde n l i s t ed in th e Am er i c an A rm v,

i n 1 776 . a t t h e age o f s ix t een . and s e rve dto th e c l os e of t h e wa r . He wa s a t ta c h ed to t h e N ew York Con t in en ta lL i n e , a nd e ngaged i n Gene ra l Su l l i va n

’s c am pa ign th rough N ew YorkS ta t e . M r . W

'

oodward was mu ste red ou t a t B a th wh e re h e marr i e da nd l i ved u n t i l 1 83 1 , wh en , wi th h i s w i f e a nd daugh t e r . h e removed toE lm i ra . Mary J an e was th e you nge s t daugh te r . One b ro th e r was amagi s t ra te i n Texa s . whe r e h e wa s th e v i c t i m o f an I nd i a n ra i d . A n

oth e r b roth e r w -a s a v e t e ran o f t h e Wa r o f 1 8 1 2 . Mr . Woodward i sbu r i ed i n El m i ra

,wh ere h i s grave h as been ma rk ed by Ch emung Chap te r .

M rs. Su sa n H’

u rd Cook . Wate r town ,

N . Y . Le Ray d eCh aumon t Chap te r . Born W i fe o fH i e ] Cook . Daugh te r of

M rs . J u l i a W . Bu t l e r. Lew i s town , Mai n e . Mary D i l l i ngh am Chap te r . Born W i fe of H on .

F . G . B u t l e r . Daugh t e r o f Thomas W'

end e l l a nd E l i z ab e th Ea ton,h i s

w i fe . Thoma s \Vende l l s e rv ed a s a powde r boy on th e “Poru s .”Thomas W

en d e l l w as o f Du tc h l i n eage . o f the same fami l y a s\Vende l l Ph i l l i p s and D r . Ol i ve r Wendel l H o lm e s. J u l i a was on e o ft h e you nge r ch i l d r e n . A t 27 sh e ma rr i ed Fran c i s Gou l d B u t l e r , o fFarm ingham , Mai n e : h ad s eve ra l d au gh te rs . Her da ugh te r

,Car r i e

Fra n c e s.was e duca ted a t Va s sa r Col l ege :marr i ed , i n 1 879 ,Rev . Cha r l e s

F . Thw i ng,l a t e r p re s i d en t o f t h e We s t e rn Re se rve Un i ve rs i ty

,Cl eve

l a nd , Oh io . M r. Bu t l e r d i ed 189 1 . Mrs . B u t l e r wa s a membe r of th e

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\Vom en’

s Ch r i s t i an Tempe ra n c e Un i on . t h e Eq ua l Su ffrage As soc i a t i ona nd t h e Fa rm i ngton Soc i e ty fo r t h e P reven t i on o f C ru e l ty to An ima l s .

Mrs . Sa ra h A . D . Barklay . Ye l l ow Sp r i ngs , Oh io . Pau lReve re Chap te r

,I n d i an a . Born i n C l e rmon tv i l l e

,Oh io

, 1 829 : l i v i ngof Na th an Barklay. Daugh te r o f Joh n Den n i s , o f New J e rs ey

,an d

Sa rah H igbee ( born h i s se con d w i fe . J oh n Denn i s was bor n i nG l ou c e s te r Cou n tv N . J ., Oc tobe r 30 ,

1760 : d i ed i n Mon roe Townsh i p.C l e rmon t Cou n ty

,Ohi o , J u n e 8 , 1 850 . He en l i s t e d i n N ew Je r s ey , 1 776 ;

s e rv ed u nd e r Cap t . Wi l l i am Pr i c e an d Col one l V Vestcott. L i t t l e o r Som

ers. A l so u nd e r Cap t s . Rob . Sn e l l , Thomas S t i t e s a nd P roc tor . Al soun de r Cap t . J os ep h Conove r . I n 1778 ,

wa s i n Cap t . Dav i d S cu l l’

s wh a l eboa t s e rv i c e . For th r e e mon th s was s ta t i o ned a t Fo rt M iffl in . Joh nDen n i s was H igh She r iff o f C l e rmon t Cou n ty , Oh i o , fo r many yea rs ,an d wa s ca l l e d Cap ta i n D en n i s . H i s w idow was a l l owed a pe ns i onM a rc h 1 2

,1 85 3 , a t wh i c h t i m e sh e was 6 6 yea r s o l d . M rs . Barklay i s a

si s t e r of M rs . Nan cy Have r Reyno l d s , Na t i o na l N umbe r ,Mrs . Nan cy D . Have r Reyno l d s.Munc i e , I n d . Pau l Reve re

Ch ap te r . Born i n C l e rmon tv i l l e , Oh io , Feb rua ry 8 ,1 826 : l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 .

Wi fe of Ma rq u i s L . Reyno l d s . Daugh te r o f J oh n Denn i s . o f New J e rs ey ,an d Sa rah H igbee . h i s s e con d w i fe . Mrs . Reyno l d s i s a s i s t e r o f M r s .Sa rah Ann Den n i s Barklay ,

Na t i ona l Numbe r ,6 0. Mrs . Marth a Ann H . S tan ton , For t E r i e O n ta r i o . Bu ffa l o

Ch ap te r,New York . Born i n On ta r i o

,1 8 17. \Vife o f J ames S t an ton .

Daugh ter o f B en j am i n H ard i son , o f M a ssac hus e t ts . an d Jan e \Var re u ,

of O n tai io,h i s w i fes B en j am i n Ha rd i son s e rved a s a p r i va te i n Cap t .

Samu e l N ‘

ciyes’

s company ,Co lon e l Phin n ey

s regimen t,Massa c hu se t t s

t roops . hav ing e n l i s t ed J u l y 1 5 ,1 775 . He was tak e n p r i son e r and h e l d

c ap t i v e i n Canada u n t i l th e c l o se o f t h e war . Afte r th e wa r h e s e t t l e din For t Er i e

,Ontar i o

,an d marr i e d Jane \Ma rre n

,daugh te r o f Co l on e l

\Va rreu,command i ng th e fo rt . Du ri n g t h e \Var o f 1 8 1 2

,B en j am i n Ha r

d i son was su spe c t ed o f a i d i ng th e Am e r i can s . He was a r re s te d by th em il itarv au thor i t i e s a n d compe l l ed to se rve w i t h t h e B r i t i s h . He d i edi n 1 823 .

Mrs . A lc in da Jan e Fu rb ee Conway M an n i ngton,W . Va.

\Ves t Augu s ta Chapte r . Born i n V i rgin i a . 1 825 : d i ed 1 909 . Wi fe of\Vill iam B . Conway . Daugh t e r o f Ca l eb Fu rbee . L i eu t . Cal eb Fu rbeee n l i s ted f rom Ken t Cou n ty , De l , 1 776 : en l i s t ed aga i n i n 1777 an d 1778 ;wa s i n th e b a t t l e o f B randyw i ne . Afte r t h e war h e se t t l e d on Paw PawCreek , Va.

, and h e re h i s daugh tei , A lcin da. wa s b0 1 n . Sh e ma rr i edWi l l i am B . Conway i n 1 845 .

Mrs . Soph ron i a Shave r Ca se , Sy rac u s e ,N . Y . Onondaga

Chap te r . Born l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \V ife of Geo rge W .

Case . Daugh t e r o fM rs . E l i zab e th Dye Cl a rk L i t t l e F i n d l ay

,Oh i o . Born

18 1 9 : d i ed Mar i on , Oh io . For t F in d lav Chap te r . Wi fe o f Joh nL i t t l e . Daugh te r o f I s ra e l C l a rk o f Conn e c t i c u t

,an d h i s fou r th w i fe .

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M rs . L i t t l e wa s born i n De l awa r e Cou n ty , Oh io , March 1 6,18 18 . Sh e

wa s th e d augh t e r o f I s rae l C l a rk,who en l i s t e d i n 1775 . He wa s a p en

sion er i n R i c h l an d Town sh i p,Mar i on Cou n ty

,Oh i o . I n 1 84 3 E l i za b e t h

ma rr i ed J oh n L i t t l e,who d i ed i n H ard i n

,Oh io . Feb ru ary 2

,1 89 1 .

Mrs . Mary An n A l l i son R i sh e l,B e l l e fon t e

,Pa . B e l l e fon te

Cha pt e r . Born 182 1,i n Pen n sy l va n i a : l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \Vife of G eo rge

Ri sh e l . Daugh te r o f M at t h ew A l l i son , of Pen n sy l van i a , a n d Sa ra h C .

Ban e,h i s t h i rd w i fe . Mat th ew A l l i son was born i n I re l an d. 1 750 ,

andh e an d h i s b ro th e r Arch i b a l d em igra t e d to Penn sy l va n i a b e fo r e t heRevo l u t i on

,bot h tak i ng an ac t i ve pa rt i n th e st ruggl e . Mat th ew se rved

a s range r o f t h e fron t i e r s,1778

— 1783 . M rs . Ri sh e l was bo rn a t Ce da rSp r i ngs

,i n Lama r Town sh i p

,t h en i n Cen t r e Cou n ty

,1 82 1 . Her ha l f

b rot h e r,Samu e l A l l i s on

,s e rv ed i n th e Wa r of 1 8 1 2 . an d h e r on ly son ,

Mat t h ew Ri s h e l,i n t h e C i v i l \Va r . Mrs . Ri s h e l h a s l ong b een a member

o f t h e M e thod i s t Chu rc h,an d fo r ma ny yea r s t a ugh t a c l a s s i n Su nday

s ch oolM r s . Ca tha r i n e A . Ga rdn e r , Ken i lwort h , I l l . Ch i c ago Ch ap

t e r. Bor n i n North Adam s,Ma ss . 1 8 1 5 : d i e d 1 908 . \Vife o f Lew i s

Gardn e r. Daugh te r o f Eb en eze r A l den , o f 1\ -’I assachu setts,an d Cat h a r i n e

E l i zab e t h Roge rs. h i s w i fe . Eben eze r A l d en ( 1 759 - 1 83 5 ) j o i n ed th eAm er i ca n a rmy a t t h e Lex i ngton A l a rm

,1775 . wh en s ix t e e n yea rs o ld .

and en l i s t ed fo r t h re e y ea r s . He se rved wi t h \fVashing ton a t Va l l eyForge

,an d wa s among t ho s e repor t ed s i c k f rom i t s t e r r i b l e p r i va t i on s .

I n 1 80 1 he ma rr i e d Ca tha r i n e E l i z ab e t h Roge r s,who d i e d i n 1 84 1 . He

wa s a t t h e t i m e o f h i s d ea t h i n r e c e i p t o f a p en s i on .wh i ch wa s con t i nu edt o h i s w i dow . H i s daugh t e r

,Ca tha r i n e wa s ma r r i ed

,fi r s t

,to George

Pra t t ; s econ d to Lew i s Ga rdn e r , who d i e d abou t 1 887. Mrs . Gardn e rdi ed Dec emb e r 5 , 1 908. a t th e hom e of h e r daugh t e r .

Mrs . Sa l l y McCarn Seeb e r , \Vau com a,I owa . \Vau com a

Chapt e r . \V ife o f Ch r i s t oph e r Seeb e r . Born i n Cana j oh a r i e , N . Y .,1 8 1 3 .

Mrs . Seeb e r i s a grea t -gran d n i ece o f Gen e ra l N i ch o l a s H e rk i m e r,h er

grea t - gran dmoth e r be i ng M rs . Al i da Dyge r t , h i s s i s t e r .M rs . Sa l om e S . Se l l e r s , Deer I s l an d , Ma i n e . Deborah Samp

son Chapt e r . B rock ton,Mas s . Di ed 1 909 . aged 1 08 . \Vife o f Jos eph

Se l l e r s (marr i ed Daugh t e r o f Edmund Sy l v e s t e r an d DeborahCu shman

,h i s w i fe (m . Cap ta i n Sy l v e s t e r . a s a boy ,

fo l l owed th esea w i th h i s fa t h e r

,a l s o a sea cap ta i n . H e. Edmund , se rved a s a so l d i e r

i n t h e Revo l u t i on,r e c e i v i ng a s pay 1 00 ac r e s o f l a n d i n th e nor t h e rn

pa r t o f D ee r I s l e . Here h e sp en t t h e rema i n de r o f h i s l i fe,dy i ng in

1 828 . H i s w i fe d i ed soon a ft e r . The i r d augh t e r Sa l ome wa s th e l a s to f e i gh t c h i l d re n . Mrs . Se l l e r s rem embe red many ev en t s o f t h e \Var of1 8 1 2

,when B r i t i sh P r i va t e e rs scou rge d th e coa s t o f M a i n e . A t th e t i me

o f h e r dea th,s h e h ad b een a m emb er o f th e B ap t i s t Chu rc h fo r n i n e ty

fi ve yea r s .Mrs . A lm i ra Ma rga ret L . Z imm erman , Sagi n aw ,

M ich.

Sagi naw Chap te r. Born i n Cana da,18 3 2 ; d i e d 1 9 1 1 . \Yife o f Al on zo

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Mrs . Rebec ca Mon tgom e ry Ha l l , \Varren ,Ma i n e . Deborah

Sampson Ch ap t e r,Mass . D i ed 1 909 ,

aged 96 . \‘

Vife ofDaugh te r o f Joh n Mon tgome ry o f Ma i n e , an d J u l i a An n Howa rd ,

h i sw i fe . J oh n Mon tgom ery was e l e ve n y ea r s a n d n i n e mon th s o l d wh enth e Revo l u t i on a ry Wa r brok e ou t . H e offe red h i s s e rv i c e s to Gen e ra lPe l eg \ ‘Vadswo rth

,commande r o f a com pany o f 3 6 5 men , who had vol

u n teered fo r s ea coa s t d e fen se . J oh n was ac c ep te d a s m e s senge r b o y ,

an d h e o ft en wen t on long d i s t an ce s t h rough th e w i l d s, w h en b rav e m en

were d r i ve n back by B r i t i sh p r i va t e e r s . Mrs . Ha l l wa s on e o f t e nch i l d re n . Sh e h ad two b rot h e r s l i v i ng

,George

,aged 1 02

,an d Percv .

aged 9 1 .Mrs . C l im en ia Gage , Bu ffa l o , New York . B u ffa l o Chapt e r .

Born 1 808 ; d i e d 1 908 . Wi fe o f Su l l i va n Gage . Daugh t e r of Cl a rk Ston e .o f M assa ch use t t s , an d Ch l oe Ke l l ey , h i s w i fe . C l a rk S ton e , o f S ut ton .was among thos e m us t e r ed by Mus t e r M a st e r N ewha l l , of Worc es t e rCou n ty

,Col . J . VVesson

s Regimen t , Cap t , B l an cha r d'

s Company , May2 1

,1777 ; a l so p r i va t e i n Cap t . J oh n B l a n cha rd

s Compan y ; a l so i nCap t . Ab i j a h B u rban k

’s Company , C0 1. J a cob Dav i d’

s Regimen t .March ed J u l y 3 0 , 1780 ,

to Rhod e I s l an d A l a rm ; d i s c ha rge d Augu s t 7,

1780 . C l im en ia ,daugh t e r o f C l a rk Ston e , wa s bo rn i n t he town o f

W’

e n de l l,Cou n ty of Frank l i n , Massac h u s e t t s .Mrs . Eu ph ra s i a Sm i t h Grange r , W

'

a t e r l oo , \Vi s . Soph i e d eMa r sa c Cam pau C hapter , M i ch iga n . B orn i n N ew York

,1 825 ; l i v i ng

1 9 1 1 . Wi fe of J am e s G . Grange r . Daugh t e r o f Eben e ze r Sm i th,o f

Ma s sa c hu se t t s,an d Sa l l i e Ap l i n

,h i s t h i rd w i fe (m . Eben e ze r

Sm i t h ( 1760- 1 844) en t e re d th e Revol u t i on a ry A rm y when s ix t e en yea r so l d . Se rved u nd e r Cap t . Nath an Randa l l B l a c k , Col . Thomas M ar sha l lCthaplain ,

f rom Ma ssa c hu s e t t s . Eben e ze r had t h ree o l d e r b roth e rs ,Abner

,Dan i e l an d J oe l

,who a l so se rved . Afte r th e wa r

,E b en ez e r Sm i th

s e t t l e d i n On ta r i o Coun ty,N . Y .

,whe re h e mar r i ed h i s t h i rd w i fe

, and

whe re h i s you nge s t c h i l d,Eu ph ras i a

,wa s bo rn . I n 1846 Euph ra s i a wa s

ma r r i ed to J am e s G range r an d wen t w i th h i m to Gra nd Rap i d s.M i ch . Mrs . Grange r i s s t i l l i n a c t i ve l i fe . Sh e h a s se rv ed two yea r sa s th e Regen t

'

s a l t e rna t e a t t h e Con t i n en tal Congre ss i n \Vashing ton ,

an d i n 1 9 1 0 sh e r ep re s e n t ed th e Soph i e d e Marsa c Campau Chapt e r a s d e l ega t e . Sh e pre se n t e d to t h e M i ch iga n room i n Cont i n e n ta lHa l l a mahogany fi l e c a se a s a gi ft f rom h er fa t h e r’s e s t a t e .

M rs . El i zabe t h Chamb ers , Co l umbu s , Oh i o . Col umbu sChap te r . Born i n B r i dgeport , Oh i o , 1 829 : l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . W

'

i fe o f W i l l i amChamber s . Daugh t e r o f N a

/t h an i e l Sm i th , o f N ew Je r sey (born

a n d Ca th e r i n e Por t e r,h i s s econ d w i f e . Nathan i e l Sm i t h se rved d u r i ng

t h e l a s t two yea r s of t h e Revo l u t i on ary \Var,1 782 ,

1783 . H i s fa t h e r,

Cha r l e s Sm i t h,S r .

,and h i s e l d e r b rot h e r

,Char l e s Sm i t h , Jr ., a l so se rved ,

1 776- 1 783 , an d Nat han h i m se l f s e rved , t oo , i n th e \Va r o f 1 8 1 2 . I n 1 780 ,

Na than i e l Sm i th and a noth e r b oy w e re ca pt u re d b y Tor i e s an d ta kento t h e B r i t i sh c amp . Th e boy s st o l e th e Tor i e s

’ gu n s an d e s ca ped . The

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nex t yea r , when e i gh te en , Nath an i e l shou l de red a gu n h im se l f a nd wen tto th e fron t . Aft e r t h e wa r h e wen t to Oh io , whe r e , a t B r i dgepor t , h ema rr i ed h i s se cond w i fe . Mrs . Chambe r s wa s born when h er fa t h er wa ss i xty—five y ea r s of age .

Mrs . Mary J . P . S tockb r i dge , Haverh i l l , Mass . Debo rahSamp son

C hap t e r . D i ed 1 909 ,aged 9 5 . \Ni fe of

Daugh te r ofMrs . Mat i l da C . Read Spen c e " . Prov i d enc e , R . I . Ga spee

Chapt e r. Born 1 8 1 3 . Wi fe o f Daugh te r o f G eorgeR ead

, of Rhode I s l a nd , an d Cat ha r i n e , h i s w i fe .Mrs . Nancy H . McKen ny ,

Danve r s,Mass . I s ra e l Pu tn am

Chapte r . Born 1823 . \Vife of Sh e rbu rn e McKen ny . Daugh te r o f O l i ve rH a rtwe l l

,of Mas sa chu se t t s , and Kez i a h M at t h ew s , h i s s econ d w i fe .

O l ive r H ar twe l l ( 176 1 - 1854) wa s born i n Ga ston M ass ; d i e d i n Thomaston

,Mai n e . Se rved i n L i eu t . Aqu i l a J ewet t s Company

,Lex i ngton

A l a rm,

1775 . Se rved a l so u nde r Col . Loamm i B a l dw i n , Capt . Samu e lPa tch

,i n Con t i n en ta l Army . Se rved th re e year s i n a l l . Mrs . M cKen ny

wa s t h e you nge s t ch i l d o f t h e se c ond w i fe .M rs . Rebec ca C . D . Ixeen e , Pau l i ng , N

'

. Y . Debora h Sam pson Chap t e r , Mas s . Born W i fe of Dan i e l B . Keen e .Daugh te r o f

M rs . Harr i e t B u e l l Woods Dodge , Mon t pe l i e r , Vt . Marqu is d e La faye t t e Chapt e r . B orn Wi fe o f Th eodore A .

Dodge . Daugh t e r o f Samu e l \Noods,of Ma ssach u s e t t s

,a nd Mary Pe te r s ,

his wi fe .Mrs . \Vealtha P . Lynde , Sou th i ngton , Con n . Hannah

Wood ruff Chap t e r . Born l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . W i fe o f Du an eM . Lynde . Daugh te r of

M rs . Reb ec ca E . \V. B rook s , Vi n cen n e s , I n d .

Chap te r. Born \'Vife o f B i v en B rooks . Daugh t e rof

M rs . M in e rva B . Bovay . B ig Rap i d s , M i ch . B ig Rap i d sChap t e r . Born i n Canada , 1825 . W i fe of Joh n Bovay . Daugh

t e r o f Fran c i s B lak e , o f F ra nc e an d New Hampsh i re,a n d Su san

\Vanam aker , h i s w i fe . Fran c i s B l a ke , a Fren chman ,came to t h i s coun

t ry w i th ou t f r i e n d s or k i nd red i n 1775 and j o i n ed t h e a rm y soon af t e r h isa r r iva l s e rv i ng a s a p r i va te i n t h e N ew Hampsh i re t roops . Mrs . Bovayi s a s i s te r of Mrs . Mar i a B . R ing leka,

o f Ga l e sbu rg ,I l l ., Nat i on a l N umber ,

Mrs . Bovay d i e d Augu s t 9 , 1 909 ,

Mrs . Lau ra H . S tewa rt Sh e rman,Campe l l o

,Mas s . De

borah Samp son Chap te r. Born"

Wat'

s

of Daugh t e r of Re si d esa t Pau l i ng

,N . Y .

Mrs . Mary C . Hoyt , B i nghamton . New York . Tu sca roraChapt e r . Born a t Sm i t h v i l l e

,Ch enango Cou n ty. N . Y ., Jan u a ry 19 ,

d i ed Decembe r 17, 1 9 1 1 , a t Gre en e , N . Y . \ fVife o f H en ry Hoyt .

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Daugh te r o f Thomas Sh a t tu ck ( 175 2 a nd Ru th S t r i c k l an d W e l l s ,his wi fe ( 1777 Thomas Sha t tu ck e nli s t e d a s a p r i va t e i n Cap t .Samue l Fl owe r

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s Regim e n t , u nde r Co l . J oh n Greaton , Massach u s e t t s ,J u l y , 1779 . Se rved n i n e mon th s . Aga i n en l i s t e d , 1 78 1 , an d s erved a sSe rgean t i n Co l . Mari n u s VV

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il lett’

s New Yo rk Regim en t . Thomas Sh a tt u ck l i ve d to r ec e i ve a pen s i on . He mar r i e d Ru th S t r i c k l an d \Vel l -s a tGreen e , N . Y .,

abou t 1 820 . Sh e was a l l owed a pen s i on on an app l i ca t i onex ec u t e d Ma rc h 1 6 , 1 85 3 , wh i l e a re s i d en t o f Ve rnon , One ida Cou n ty ,

N . Y .,aged 77 yea rs . Mrs . Sh a t t u ck d ie d a t Wes te r l y , Rhode I s l a nd ,

Apr i l 27. 1 86 4 . A la rge fam i l y o f Sh a t tu ck s s e rv ed i n th e Revo l u t i ona ry

M rs . H e l e n M . Al l en S l oan , J e rs ey Shore , Pa . Lycom i ngChapt e r

,\Vi l l iam sport , Pa . Born i n N ew York . 1 8 1 4 ,

a t One i d a Ca s t l e.\N i f e o f Thom as S l oan . Daugh te r o f J a cob Al l e n

,of M a s sa c hu se t t s

( 175 5 J a cob A l l e n en l i s t ed a t Taun ton,Mass

,1775 : se rv ed und e r

d i ff e r en t commands t i l l t h e en d o f th e wa r : wa s a t Sa ra toga . L c'w

I s l a nd , Monmou th an d For t \Vash i ngton . He was c ap tu r e d by th eB r i t i s h a t C roton R i ve r

,Oc tobe r 1 7, 1 78 1 . an d confin ed fo r ,

n i n e mon th si n th e o l d “Suga r Hou se”pr i son , N ew York Ci ty . Afte r th e war h eremoved to N ew York S ta t e : d i e d a t L in cklean Cen t re . Mrs . S l oan wa sfo r m any y ea rs an ac t i v e membe r o f th e Pre sby t e r ian Chu rch .

M rs . De l an o P . Mon roe , Prov i d en c e , R . I . Bornd i e d 1 909 . Wi fe of Ph i l i p A . Mon roe . Daugh te r o f I s aa c P i e rc e , o fMa s sac h u se t t s

,an d Po l l y B owen

,h i s w i fe . I saa c P i e rc e s e rved in Cap t .

I d e’

s company . Col . Ca rpen t e r'

s r eg im e n t,1779 : s e rv ed i n Rhod e I s l a nd

u nde r Cap t . Samu e l F i s h e r , 1779 . Mrs . Mon roe was th e mo th e r o fA dd i so n P . Mon roe

,S ta t e S ena tor

,Rhod e I s l and , 1 9 1 1 .

M rs . Edy th e Sa rgen t Z erkles,Morgan town . \V. Va . J oh n

Chen ow ith Chap te r . Born 1 83 3 : l iv i ng 19 1 1 . Wi fe o f J oh n Zerkles.

Daugh t e r o f J e rem ia h Sa rgen t,o f and

h i s s e con d w i fe . J e r em i ah Sa rgen t , a so l d i e r o f t h e R evolu t i on ,was

wou nd ed a t h i s fi r s t ba t t l e,bu t l i v e d to b e 9 9 yea r s o l d . Edy th e wa s

th e younge s t c h i l d o f th e s ec on d w i fe , a nd was mar r i ed to Joh n Zerkles,

185 3 .

M rs . Sarah Van Eps H a rvey,Marqu e t t e

,M i ch . Marqu e tt e

Chap t e r . Born i n N ew York,1 83 8 : l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \fVife o f C . T . Ha rv ey .

Daugh te r o f Ab raham Van Eps . o f N ew York ,an d Sa rah M . Underh i l l ,

h i s s e cond w i fe (m . Ab rah am Van Ep s ( 1 76 2— 1 844) was born inSch en e c tady . N . Y and e n te red th e Revol u t i on wh en u nd e r twen tyy ea r s o f age . A fte r th e wa r h e engaged i n th e fu r t rade w i th t h e I nd i an s .He found ed th e town of Vern on

,N . Y . ,

an d gav e th e grou nd for th efi rs t Pr e sby t e r i an Ch u rc h .

‘ I n 1 829 h e ma rr i ed M i s s Un derh i l l , p r i n c i pa lo f

“The H i ve .

”a t Skan ea t e l e s,Cayuga Cou n ty

,N . Y th e fi r s t b oa rd i ng

s choo l fo r young l ad i e s e s tab l i sh ed i n \Yes t e rn New York . Sarah , born183 8 , was th e you nges t ch i l d . I n 1 858 s h e m arr i ed th e d i s t i ngu i sh ed

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th e wa r h e se t t l e d i n \Veathersfield ,V t .

,whe re h e ma r r i e d M i s s New

ton . He d i ed 183 8 , and a pen s i on wa s gran te d to h i s w i dow . El i z ab e thS ear s when fou r te e n yea r s o ld wa s ma rr i e d to Samu e l H i n ck l ey Cobb , ofS pr i ngfi e l d

,V t.

,1 83 6 . S i l a s Sea r s s aw rea l s e rv i c e a s a pa t r io t a t

B e rge n , N . J .Mrs . Hannah Mc I n tosh Cady , Mon t e rey , A l l ega n Cou n ty ,

M i ch . Al l ega n Chap te r ( organ i ze d Fl ag Day ,J u n e 1 4 , Bo rn

1 808 ; d i ed 1 9 10 . Wi fe o f Pe te r Cady . Daugh te r o f Pa sq u a l e Paol aMc In tosh and Ab i C l a rk . Pa sq u a l e Pao l a M c I n tosh

,o f S co tc h d e sc en t

,

wa s born i n B o s ton . H i s fa th e r,Eben eze r Mc I n tosh

,was one o f the

“Bos ton Tea Par ty .

”P . P . M c I n tosh,a t th e age o f s ix te en , wh i l e ra f t

i ng on th e S t . Lawren ce , was tak en p r i so ne r by th e B r i t i sh . He es cap edby ska t i ng ac ros s t h e S t . Lawren ce R i v e r to N ew York S ta te . He j o i n edt h e N or t h e r n a rmy and s e rved i n scou t i ng pa r t i e s . Afte r th e war h ebough t a t rac t o f l an d n ea r U t i c a : the nc e wen t to Oh i o and se t t l ed a tMan tu a . H is daugh te r Hann ah wa s ma rr i e d to Pete r Cady , 183 2 ,

an din 1 857 wen t w i th h im and th e i r c h i l d re n to M on te rey. M i ch . Mr . Cad vd i e d 189 2 , aged 9 2 . Mrs . Cady d i ed Apr i l 29 ,

1 9 10 , On h e r 1 02d b i r th dayS i n ce h e r d ea th

,A l legan Chap te r’s nam e ha s b ee n changed to th e “Han

nah Mc I n tosh Cady Chap t e r.’

Mrs . Lav in i a C . Por te r Crofu t , New Haven ,Conn . Mary

Woos te r Chap te r. Born l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe of Horac eCrofu t. Daugh te r of

Mrs . Sa rah E . S tu rt evan t . C l ev e l and , Oh io . Wes te r n R ese rv e Chapte r. Born 1823 . Wi fe o f Horace S tu rtevant . Daughte r o fThomas Potts , o f New York. \Vestchester County . and Sa rah \Vicks , h i ssecond wi fe. Thomas Potts se rved i n the N . Y . Mi l i t i a . Mrs . S tu rtevant i sth e w idow

,of a so l d i e r of the C i v i l War .Mrs . El i z ab e th Evan s Rees e. B e l l e fon te , Pa . B e l l e fon t e

Chap te r . Born 1 8 1 3 ; d i ed Oc tob e r 1 6,1 9 1 0 . Wi fe o f Ch r i s ti a n R ees e .

Daugh te r of El eaz e r Evan s,o f Pen n sy l van i a

,an d Ch r i s t i a n a B a i rd ,

h i s w i fe . El eaz e r Evan s s e rv ed i n Cap ta i n H al lm an’

s Company. Ch est e r Cou n ty M i l i t i a

,1 78 1

-

3 . Aft e r the war h e came to Cen t r e Fu rna c e ,estab l i sh ed i n 1 79 2 by Col one l s M i l e s an d Pa t ton . El i zabe th . daught e rof E l eaz e r Evan s , was born 18 1 3 , th e younges t o f n i n e ch i l d re n A t th eage o f n i n e te en s h e ma rr i ed Ch r i s t i an Ree se : l i v e s on a t r ac t o f l an dc l ea r ed by h e r hu sband seve n ty—five y ea rs ago .

Mrs . Emma l i n e Edmon d s Wal ton,Has t i ngs

,M i ch . Born

1 83 4 ; d i ed Augu s t , 1 9 1 1 . Em i ly V i rg i n i a M ason Chap te r . Wi fe of

H en ry NV. Wal ton . Daugh te r of Pe t e r Edmond s,o f Pen n sy l v an ia

( 1760 and h i s th i rd w i fe,Mar th a An strew B ec h te l

m ar r i ed 183 2 . Pe te r Edmond s was born i n Pen n sy l van i a ; d i e d i n Wayn eCou n ty . Oh io . He i s bu r i ed i n th e \Varn e r Cem e te ry , n ear Woos te r ,O h io . He s e rved i n Capt . Wi l l i am Meye r’s company. S ix th B a t ta l i on ,Nor th amp ton Coun ty

,Penn sy l van i a M i l i t i a

,u nde r Co l . N i cho l a s Ke rn .

Rec e iv ed a l and gra n t for h i s s e rv i ce s . M r . Edmond s ma rr i ed a w idow

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for h i s th i rd w i fe . H i s daugh te r Emma l i ne wa s born w h en h e wa s 73y ea r s o ld . Mrs . Wal ton wa s mar r i ed when s h e wa s 1 8 an d ha s fi f t e e nch i l d re n . Her hu sb a n d s u rv i v e s h e r . At th e t ime of h e r d ea t h sh e wasa member of th e Evange l i c a l C h u rc h , and of t h e Woman

s Chr i s t i a nTemperan c e Un ion .

Mrs . Em i ly Say re We l te r,Hast i ngs

,M i ch . Em i ly V i rgi n i a

M a son Chap te r . Born Oc tobe r 30 ,18 1 8 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe of J a cob

We l t e r . Daugh t e r of Na tha n Sayr e ( 1748- 1 84 1 ) and Ab iga i l Hox ton

( 1777 h i s w i fe . Na th an Sayre wa s bo rn i n E l i z ab e t h town,N . J .

He en l i s t ed Novemb er 1775 , a nd se rved u nde r Cap ta i n s W i sn e r , Edsa l l ,Thomas Moffa t

,Wi l l i am Cran e an d Obad i a h Meeke r . A l so u nde r Co l o

n e l s I sa a c N i col l an d Hathorn . Nath an Sayre was se rgean t an d l i e ut ena n t . H e wa s a pen s i on e r when h e d i e d .

M rs . J u l i a An n Dema ray , Gran d Rap i d s , M i ch . Soph i e d eMa r sac Campau Chapt e r. Born 1 840 , a tw i n . Wife of Ca l v i n Demaray .

Daugh t e r of Joh n Pe t e r Frank , a Revo l u t i ona ry so l d i e r ( born 1 759 :

d i e d M rs . Demaray. i s l i v i ng,1 9 1 1 . On Octob e r 24 ,

1 9 10 ,s h e

an d h e r s i s t e r,Mrs . Ru ss e l l , c e l eb ra t ed th e i r s eve n t i e th b i r t h day . J oh n

Pe te r Fra nk e n t e red th e Revo l u t i ona ry a rmy a t th e age o f 22 . \Vhen

78 yea rs o l d h e ma rr i e d a you ng w i fe . The tw i n s , E l i zab e t h and Ju l i a ,were born wh en th e i r fa th e r wa s 8 1 yea r s of age .

M rs . E l i z ab e t h An n Ru sse l l,Gran d Rap i d s

,Mi ch . Soph i e

d e M a rs a c Campau Chap t e r . Born 1840 ,a twi n . Wi fe o f Rob i n son

Ru s se l l . Daugh te r of J oh n Pe te r Fra nk ( 1759 Mrs . Ru s se l l isl i v i ng

,1 9 1 1 , a twi n s i s t e r of Mrs . J u l i a Ann Frank D emaray .

Ji oth s i s

te r s h ave l a rge fam i l i e s .

Mrs. Marga ret Gibson Mart i n , West M idd le sex ,Merce r Coun

ty ,Pa . W ash ington C ounty Chapte r , \fVashington ,

Pa . Born 1824 ; d ied

Ju ly 1 7, 1 9 1 1 . Wi fe o f \Nill iam Mart i n . Daughte r o f G ideon G ibson ,o f

Bed ford , County , Pa.,a f ront i e r range r , who served at Moo re

’s Fort underCapt . Moore.gua rd ing the f ront i e r f rom Ind ians i n 1779

-80 - 8 1 .

Mrs . Ab iga i l S t rong,Fredon i a

,New York . Ben j am i n P re s

cot t Ch ap te r . Born l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . Daugh te r o f I saa c. Rugg.an d Abiga il Sk i n n er , h i s t h i rd w i fe . I sa ac Rugg was born in Greenwi c h ,Mas s ; d i ed i n P e rrysb u rg ,

N . Y . Pen s ion Hou s e record s s t a t e t h a t h ee n l i s t ed a t VVhitingham , \Vin dsor Coun ty ,

Vermon t,Ma rch o r Apr i l ,

178 1 , u nde r Cap ta i n F i sh , Col . Samue l F l e tc h e r ; s e rv i c e , n i n e mon t h s :March ,

1782 , Cap ta i n B oyden ,Co l on e l G i d eon B rownson ; s e rved n i n e

mon th s . Mrs . Ab iga i l S t rong i s a s i s t e r of Mrs . A lm i ra Leona rd , Nat io n al Number ,

Mrs . Alm i ra Leona rd , Fredon i a , New York . Ben j am i nP re scot t Chapt e r . Born l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \Vife of Hen ry Leona rd .Daught e r of .I saa c Rugg , an d Ab iga i l Sk i n ne r , h i s t h i r d w i fe . M rs .Alm i ra Leonar d i s a s i s t e r o f Mrs . Ab iga i l S t rong , Nat i on a l N umbe r ,

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Mrs . Ha r r i e t Som ers Lake,At l a n t i c C i ty N . J .

Chap te r. Born ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \Vife o f S i ni on Lake . Daugh

t e r o fM r s . Hannah Ma r i a B rown Howa rd

,Roch e s te r, N . Y .

Chapt e r . Born l i v i n g 1 9 1 1 . VJ i fe

Daugh t e r ofM i s s Eva l i n e C l i ft on

,Sp r i ngfi e l d

,M i s sou r i . Rach e l Don

e l son Ch ap te r . Born i n \Vake Cou n ty , N . C.,Marc h 22 , 1 8 16 ; l i v i ng

1 9 1 1 . Daugh te r o f Na th a n C l i fto n,of Nort h Ca ro l i na

,a nd E l i zab e t h

Dav i s,h i s w i fe . The fam i l y mov ed to Tenn e s se e i n 1 820 an d to M i s sou r i

in 1 840 . Nath a n C l i f ton d i ed Ma rc h 8,186 4 , aged 104 . He wa s bu r i e d

w i t h m i l i t a ry hono r s , and t h e ol d fi in tlock muske t . wh i ch h e h ad ca rr i e ddu r i ng t h e Revo l u t i ona ry \Va r , was u s ed i n fi r i ng th e sa l u t e .

Mrs . Ca ro l i n e Lo i s J ohn son , Has t i ngs , Neb .

Chap t e r. Born l i v i n g 1 9 1 1 . W'

i fe o f \Vil l iam J oh n son .

Daugh te r ofM rs . Phebe Lemon Hungat e

,Rive rs i d e

,Ca l . J oh n \Val lace

Ch a p te r,B ed fo rd

,I n d . Born i n Bono , Lawren c e Coun ty , I n d ., J u ly 28 ,

1 829 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \Yife o f Rev . J ame s De Pauw Hungate . Daugh t e ro f Ma t t h i a s Lemon , o f Penn sy l van i a . an d th e w idow , Mrs . Mary Stewa r tH u nn e l l , h i s s econ d w i fe (mar r i ed i n Lawren c e Cou n ty , I n d .,M a t t h i a s Lemon was bo rn i n Lan ca st e r Coun ty , Pa., 176 2 ; d i ed i n G reenCou n ty

,I n d ., 1 84 1 . He en l i s t e d a t Su nbu ry , Nor th umbe r l a nd Cou n ty ,

1778 ,i n Cap t a i n Gedd is’s Company , a n d se rved a s a Range r on t h e

F ron t i e r s . I n 1779 , re- en l i s t ed a t Nort h umbe r l a nd,Pa. : a l so s e rved i n

New York M i l i t i a d u r i ng t h e Wa r of 1 8 1 2 . Mrs . Hunga t e wa s th eyou nge s t of t h re e c h i l d re n . Sh e mar r i ed t h e Rev . Jam es De Pauw Hu n~

ga t e ( 1 8 56 ) an d sh a re d a l l t h e h a r d sh i p s o f t h e l i fe o f a p i on ee r m i n i s t e r ,and m i s s i ona ry to t h e I n d i an s o f O regon . M r . Hungat e d i ed i n Ca l iforn ia s eve ra l yea r s ago . M rs . Hunga t e i s a n Honora ry Membe r ofR i ve r s i d e Ch apt e r . She was re ce n t l y en fra n ch i sed .

Mrs . Sa rah M . B i s h op Ca r l . Bu ffa l o , N . Y . B u ffa l o Chap te r .J.orn i n St affo rd

,N . Y ., 1 827 : l i v i ng 19 1 1 . Wi fe o f D av i d Ca r l . Daugh

t e r o f I sa ac B i shop ( b . an d Sal l y Lockwood , h i s s e con d w i fe ( b .

1780 : m . 1 800 ; d . I s aa c B i s hop was a p en s i on e r i n Gen e seeCoun ty

,N . Y . He d i ed 1 84 5 . L i ved fo r a t im e i n Col umb i a Coun ty ,

N . Y . M rs . Car l i s t h e you nge s t c h i l d o f t h e se con d w i fe . Sh e,Mrs .

Ca r l , re s i d e s a t Sanborn , N i aga ra Cou n ty ,N . Y .

M rs . Lu c i n da Hers h ey , Ways i de , Neb raska . For t Kea rn eyCh ap t e r . Bor n J u n e 29 , 1 8 17 ; l i v i ng 1 9 1 1 . \Vife o f J . M . Hersh ey .Daugh t e r of J os eph Sippey an d Lu c re t i a Joh n son , h i s w i fe . Jos ephSippey was born n ea r S t . Croi x , Fran c e an d c ame to Amer i c a w i t hCou n t D ’

E staing i n t h e Fren ch fl ee t . Was tak en s i ck a nd l e ft i n a fa rmhou se in Vi rgi n i a . Marr i e d a t Fred e r i c k sb u rg

, Va.,Luc re t i a John son .

of Scot c h desce n t They had e i gh t e en ch i l d re n , Mrs . Hers h ey be i ng t h eyou nges t . Sh e wa s b o rn a t Mou n t J a ck son

,b eave1 Cou n ty ,

Pa . Th e

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Su pplem en tary

Mrs. M i l d re d Green e,La Gra nge

,Ga . Su san na h E l l i ot t Chap te r .

Her fa t h e r was i n t i m a te w i t h t h e \Vash i ngton fam i ly, an d s h e wa s named

a ft e r M i l d re d Wash i ngton .

M i s s B e s s i e Ga l e,membe r o f Gene ra l J oh n Swi f t Chap t e r

,d i ed J u n e

,

1 89 9 ,aged 83 y ea r s , 1 1 mon t h s .Mrs . Mary E . Pa i n t e r

,Ph i l a d e l ph i a Chap te r . Born 1 8 18 . \xv-i f eDaugh t e r o f

M i ss Ma rga re tt a Ga rd n e r,I n d i a na Cou n ty

,Pa . Pi t t sb u rgh Cha p

t e r . Daugh t e r of Co l . J am e s Ga rd n e r an d Mary Cu t l e r h i s w i fe . J am esGa rdn e r wa s born i n I r e l an d and cam e to Ph i l ad e l ph i a b e for e t h e Revo lu tion . En l i s t ed i n Ph i l a d e l ph i a

,an d fough t a t P r i n c e ton an d York

town . I n 1 79 6 h e se t t l e d in I n d i an a Cou n ty ,Pa. ,

whe r e h e ma r r i edMa ry

,daugh t e r of Wi l l i am Cu t l e r .Mrs . Katu ra H en ry , New Al bany ,

I nd i an a . Plankishaw Chap te r .B orn 18 1 1 ; \Vife o f Daugh t e rof Hen ry B ea rd . Hen ry B ea rd cam e from Ge rmany to e s cape a rmyse rv i c e . He en l i s t e d on l a n d i ng i n Ph i l a d e l ph i a a nd se rved t h roughou tt h e wa r . He d i e d abou t 1 849

n ear N ew L i sbon , Oh i o . S ee“E l even th

Sm i th son i an Repor t,D . A . page 89 .

IVI'I‘ S. Cl a r i s sa S h e r i l l , New A lba ny,I n d . Plankishaw Chapt e r

Daugh t e r of J oh n Pu rkh ise r . J oh n Pu rkh i s e r i s b u r i ed i n Fa i rv i ew Ce rnetery ,

New A l ba ny,I n d .

Mrs . Ph eb e J a ck son C l a rk Rob i n son , YVashing ton ,D . C . Con st i ~

tu tion Chapt e r. Born \fVife o fDaugh te r o fM rs . Su san na Loos e , Sewa rd ,

Neb . Marga ret Holm e s Chap te r .Mrs . Bu ck l ey . Cl i n t on Chapt e r

,I owa. Di ed 1 90 6 .

Mrs . Mar th a J an e B ol t . Catechee Chapt e r . Born Novem b e r 29 ,

1 83 7. Wi fe o f Bo l t . Daugh te r o f M at th ew Cl a rk ( 175 1of Vi rgi n i a

,and Jan e M or r i s , h i s s e con d w i fe . Mat t h ew Cla rk en s

l i s ted a t th e age o f s ix t e en f rom Gooch l a nd Coun ty,Va . He had two

b rot h e r s who a l s o se rved . A ft e r t h e wa r h e wen t to Ande r son County ,

S . C .,whe re h e ma r r i ed h i s s e con d w i fe . Th ei r two daugh t e r s , Marth a

J an e an d Ma ry M at i l da , mar r i ed broth e r s nam ed Bo l t , an d r e s i d e onfa rms .Mrs . Mary M at i l da B o l t . Catechee Chapte r . Born Feb ru a ry 2

,

1 84 1 . Wife o f B ol t . Daugh t e r o f Ma t th ew C l ark ( 175 1

lizfii 0 NW

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1 6 5

o f i rg in ia.a nd J an e Morr i s , h i s s ec on d w i fe .

M i s. A 11 11a Ben ton , North Ca i o l in a. Siste1 of M rs Po l ly Fi t e , ofJ a ck sonv i l l e

,A .l a ,

and adm i t t e d to t h e N a t i on a l Soc i e ty,D . A . R . on th e

same rec ord . Daugh te r o f Co l . J ohn Arm st rong,o f Nor th Ca ro l i n a

( d i ed an d Mary (Pol l y), h i s w i fe .Mrs Lu cy Peck Ch i isty ,

Med i na,O h io . Born J an ua ry 1 8

,1 809 :

d i ed a t M ed ina , Oh i o , Augu s t W i f e o f H en ry Ch r i s ty . Daugh

te r o f H i ram Peck and \Vel thy K i l bu rn , o f \Vaterbu ry , Vt . H i ram Pecken l i s t ed a t s i x t ee n i n t h e Revol u t i on a ry \Var . \ ‘Vas a l so a co l on e l i nth e \Var o f 18 1 2 . As a ch i l d M rs . Ch r i s ty h eard th e ca nnon ad e on Lak eChamp l a i n

,d u r i ng th e l a t t e r con fl i c t . At seve n te en she m a rr i ed Hen ry

Ch r i s ty,o f Ca s t l e t on . Vt . I n wen t w i th h e r h u sba nd to M ed i na .

O h i o , whe re M r . Ch r i s ty d i ed i n 1 86 9 . They ha d s ev en ch i l d r en . M rs .Ch1 i s ty wa s a m embe r o f t h e P re sby t e r i a n Chu rch

,an d fo r fi f ty yea rs a

t ea ch e r i n th e Su nday s c hoo l .M i ss Lav i n i a B roadu s , Cha r l e s ton , \V. Va . Born 18 1 6 . Daugh te r

o f L i e u t. \Vil liam B road u s an d Ca tha r i n e \Vigg in ton S l augh t e r. h i swi fe . \\ 1l l iam B roadu s en t e red t h e a rmy i n 1776 an d i n 1778 wa s ap

po i n ted l i e u t en an t in Cap t . Char l e s Ewa l l'

s com pan y . He w as i n the

ba tt l e o f M onmou th,a nd u nd e r Gene ra l \ ‘Vayne at t h e s to rm i ng of S tony

Po i n t : rem a i n ed i n se rv i c e u n t i l t h e c l o s e o f t h e war . M i s s Lav i n i aB roadu s wa s h i s you nges t daugh te r . Her grea t—gran d n i ec e

,Mi s s Ka t h

a r i n e Ba rk e r S to rm . was a m embe r o f Do l ly M ad i son Chap te r , VVashing ton ,

D . C . Se e “L i n eag e Book .”Vo l . I I I ., Nat i ona l N umbe r , 25 26 .

Mrs . Mar i a \Vake lee . D i ed J anu ary 27, 1 902 , aged 84 . \N idow

o f S t i l e s VVakelee. Daugh te r o f E l i M i t c h e l l,a Revo l u t i on a ry pe n s ion e r

M rs . Har r i e t d e Fo re s t B e l l , N ew York . Born 1 825 . Daugh te ro f De r i c k d e Fore s t a nd El i zab e th A l l en

,h i s w i fe . De r i ck d e For e s t , o f

A lbany , N . Y . , s e rved a s se rgean t , th en l i e u t en an t , i n th e Th i rd Regim en t .A lbany Cou n ty M i l i t i a , i n Cap t . J a cob J . La n s i ng

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s com pany. u nde rCo l on e l Ph i l i p S ch uy l e r . Der i ck i s b u r i e d a t B a th n ea r A l bany ,

an dh i s grave i s ma rk ed . Hi s w i fe

,El i zabe th

,w as a l so o f A l bany . Th e i r

daugh te r Ha rr i e t i s th e l a s t su rv i vor o f e l even c h i l d re n .

Mrs . H ut c h i n son .

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