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Our Revolutionary War Patriots
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Robert Slaughter 1724 – aft 28 Aug 1798 5th Great Grandfather of Jerry McKee Bullock
Virginia - Soldier / Patriotic Service (P-290985)
Louis Tackett, III 1730-1830 5th Great Grandfather of Rodney Young; Father in Law of John Young (P-326268) Virginia-Patriotic Service, Furnishing Supplies.
Isaac Mayfield About 1755-1794 3rd Great Grandfather of Joe Edward Bostick
Private in Gen. George Rogers Clark's Illinois Regulars
Thomas Blair Abt 1739 – 10 Aug 1825 Major, Guilford Co. NC Militia. 4th Great Grandfather of Thomas Bruce Green III
Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge & Guilford Court House
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William McKinley 1744-1798 4th Great Grandfather of Robert Duckworth
Private, later Sergeant in the South Carolina Militia under the Col. Anderson Regiment.
Maria Robania de Betancourt About 1703-1779 Spain (Texas) 8th Great Grandmother of Andrew Luna
Supported the Revolution by providing Longhorn cattle to feed the troops of General Bernardo de Galvez in the Spanish Louisiana Territory.
Andrew A Finck, 1751-1820, P-158193. Patriot of Harold (Shell) Storer.
Major, New York
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Josiah Darby 1734-1821 Maryland 6th Great Grandfather of Michael Pryor
Private, Montgomery County, Maryland Militia -- 3rd Company, Upper Battalion, serving under Col. Zadock Magruder and
Lt. Col. Francis Deakins. Also signed Oath of Allegiance
Benjamin Tanner 1738-1804 New York 4th Great Grandfather of Timothy Killam
Corporal, Albany County, New York Militia -- Drake's Company of Col. Harper's Regiment, fought in the Battle of Klock's Fields, October 1780
Stephen Hoyt 1746-1824 New Hampshire 3rd Great Grandfather of Stuart Hoyt
Lieutenant, New Hampshire Militia, later known as the 1st New Hampshire under Captain Hale
John Gladden 1755-1822 South Carolina Supplemental patriot of Patrick Hollis
Militiaman, Fairfield, Chester, and Kershaw Counties, South Carolina -- served under Gen. Francis Marion "The Swamp Fox" in the Southern Campaign
David Pressley 1764 - 1834 South Carolina Forefather of James and Clifford Saunders
Militiaman, 96th District, South Carolina served under Col. Andrew Williams and fighting the Cherokee Indians. Also served under Capt. John McCauley and Gen Francis Marion "The Swamp Fox" in South Carolina. He was present at the Battle of Black Mingo River when Marion’s force defeated Tory forces under Colonel Samuel Tynes.
James Hollis, Sr. 1730 - 1801 South Carolina 4th Great Grandfather of Patrick Hollis
Provided material aid to the Continental Army; Served in the Fairfield County, South Carolina Militia under Gen. Francis Marion "The Swamp Fox".
Rev. Francis Cummins, D.D. 1752 - 1832 North Carolina 4th Great Grandfather of Robert Duckworth
Received Georgia land grant and was an eyewitness to the Mecklenburg Convention
John Robinett 1755 - 1835 Virginia Forefather of Dick Robinett
Militiaman, Monongalia County, Virginia
James Ford 1715 - South Carolina 7th Great Grandfather of Jerry W. Koch
Captain for Col. George Gabriel Powell’s Regiment of Militia, at St. David’s Parish. Part of Francis Marion, the “Swamp Fox” brigade that fought in and around Charleston.
Johannes Roller 1725 - 1816 Virginia Third Great Grandfather of Travis Tate
Private, Capt. Jacob Holeman, 3rd Virginia Regiment, Dunmore County Militia. Also, Juror, Shenandoah County, Virginia, 1783.
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Solomon Cox 1738 - 1820 Pennsylvania Forefather of Joe Cox and Daniel Elkins
Non-combatant. Offered material aid to the Patriot Army of General Nathaniel Greene
Thomas Hardeman 1750 - 1833 Tennessee Forefather of Terry Hardeman
Militiaman, Tennessee, Also Capt. William Bean, Battle of King's Mountain, NC.
Jesse Robinett, Sr. 1755 - 1830 North Carolina Forefather of Dick Robinett
South Carolina State troops, served in regiments under Cols. Polk, Hampton, and Hill
Jeremiah Robinson 1757- 1836 Private, Virginia Continental Line 4th Great Grandfather of Clifford Caskey
Served during "that terrible winter" at Valley Forge.
Hugh Coffey, Sr. 1750 - 1827 Private, South Carolina Militia 5th Great Grandfather of Clifford Caskey
He was a soldier serving under Lt. Col. Henry Hampton at Blackstock's Plantation and from later serving under Lt. Col Frederick Kimball at Camden.
Pierre Firmin Breaux 1749 - 1808 Louisiana Forefather of Michael Mark
Militiaman, Attakapas District, Louisiana -- served with Spain's Bernardo de Galvez to prevent the British from encircling the Continental Arrmy from the south.
Elisha Stevens 1759 - 1814 New York 4th Great Grandfather of Randy Stevens-Faust
Militiaman, Monroe, Orange County, New York; served under Col. John Hathorn and Lt. Col. Henry Wisner. Fought in numerous battles in New York.
Samuel Phillips 1742 - 1822 Maryland 6th Great Grandfather of Louis Segaloff
Sergeant, 6th Maryland Regiment, Second Maryland Brigade under the command of Col. Otho H. Williams. Participated in the Battle of Germantown 4 Oct 1777 and the Battle of Monmouth 6 June 1778 after spending the winter at Valley Forge. Subsequently transferred to the Southern Command under Nathaniel Greene. Here he fought in the Battle of Camden (SC). Discharged in 1783 at the close of the war.
Thomas Landrum 1759 - 1833 Virginia 4th Great Grandfather of John Robert Booth
Private, 7th Virginia Regiment, Continental Army Feb 1778 - Feb 1779 serving in General Woodford's Brigade; Virginia Militia May 1780 - 1781 serving under Captain Webb. Fought at the Battle of Jamestown and involved in prisoner transfers.
Peter Strozier 1748 - 1807 Georgia 4th Great Grandfather of John Robert Booth
Private, Georgia Militia. Fought in the Battle of Kettle Creek, King's Mountain, and elsewhere under the command of General Elijah Clark and Captain Paddy Carr.
James Sargent, Sr. <1735 - >1778 Maryland 7th Great Grandfather of Louis Segaloff
Served on the "Committee of Observation and List of Associators" for Frederick County, Maryland in 1777. Also, juror to the Oath of Allegiance in 1778.
Franz (Francis) Hoffman <1750 - >1819 Maryland 5th Great Grandfather of Louis Segaloff
Ensign, Maryland Militia in 1775, Captain Ludowick Kemp's Company.
Gabriel Thomas 1721 - >1778 Maryland 6th Great Grandfather of Louis Segaloff
Served as a juror to the Oath of Allegiance in March 1778. He is the Father-in-Law of Franz (Francis) Hoffman.
Thomas Hardwick 1759 - 1807 Virginia 5th Great Grandfather of Tim England
Provided material aid to the Continental Army
Joseph Miguel Tafolla 1749 - Unknown DOD New Mexico Territory 4th Great Grandfather of Joe Tafolla
Served under the command of General Bernardo Galvez, Governor of New Orleans
Fredericus (Frederick) Blauvelt 1764 - Unk New Jersey 5th / 6th Great Grandfather of Ed Blauvelt and Evan Blauvelt
Colonel Matthias Ogden’s New Jersey 1st Regiment in Captain Mitchel’s Company, Continental Line of the Regular Army in 1780 Colonel Ann Hawk Hays’ Regiment, Orange County Militia, 2nd Regiment in 1781 to 1783
Antoine Patin 1754 - 1837 Opelousas Militia (Louisiana) 4th Great Grandfather of Ed Gunter
Served under the command of General Bernardo Galvez, Governor of New Orleans
Leonard Barberick 1756 - 1833 Patriotic Service to the Continental Army 4th Great Grandfather of Don Allen
Provided patriotic service to the Continental Army by mending wagons and service as a militiaman in North Carolina
John Polk 1739 - 1785 Captain, North Carolina Continental Line 4th Great Grandfather of Steven Polk
He was an officer in Col. Locke's regiment that fought at the Battle of Ramseur's Mill; also served in the North Carolina Militia as duty called.
John Caskey 1750/1760 - 1835 Private, South Carolina Militia 4th Great Grandfather of Clifford Caskey
He was a soldier in Capt. Adam's Company, Col. Edward Lacey's Regiment.
Abner Quarles c.1760- 1823 Private, Virginia Continental Line 4th Great Grandfather of Clifford Caskey
He served from 1776 until June 26, 1783, including spending "that terrible winter" at Valley Forge.
John Nicholas Whisenant 1743- 1831 Private, South Carolina Militia 5th Great Grandfather of Kris Krueger
He served in 1780, primarily engaged in the Battle of King's Mountain.
James Small, Sr. 1734- 1812 Private, Maine Militia 4th Great Grandfather of Thomas Browne
He served in Captain Briant Morton's Company and later with Colonel Mitchell from 5 Feb 1776 until 25 Nov 1776 helping guard the Maine coastline, primarily in the areas of Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough.
Isaac Clark 1731- 1814 5th Great Grandfather of William Moravits
Private, New York Albany County Militia, ​Served in the 17th Regiment, Land Bounty Rights.
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Henry Gleason 1750 - 1835 5th Great Grandfather of William Moravits
Private, Massachusetts Minute Man, 1775. Also, Col. Porter's Regiment in 1777.
Ann Nancy Westmoreland 1731-1825 South Carolina 5th Great Grandmother of Michael Pryor
Private Citizen -- Public service--supplied material aid to the South Carolina militia
Mary Marshall Tabb 1737 - 1814 Virginia 5th Great Grandmother of John Bolling
House and property seized by British military and she was held prisoner in her own home, along with her four daughters.
Antoine Patin 1754 - 1837 Opelousas Militia (Louisiana) 4th Great Grandfather of Dana Gunter
Served under the command of General Bernardo Galvez, Governor of New Orleans
Johannes (John) Young 1760 - 1850 Virginia Militia 4th Great Grandfather of Rodney Young
Served as a common soldier, volunteer rifleman, and later as a spy under the command of Captain All, Virginia
Militia. Later under Generals Nathaniel Green and Daniel Morgan.
Jacob Stallings 1761 - 1811 North Carolina 4th Great Grandfather of Michael Pryor
Soldier, North Carolina
James Burns 1757 - 1834 Pennsylvania 5th Great Grandfather of Daniel Elk
Private, Three years Captain Samuel Miller & Colonels McCoy & Morgan, Pennsylvania Continental Line
Samuel Johnson 1739 - 1822 South Carolina 6th Great Grandfather of Richard L. Johnson
Selectman, Northwood; Signer of Association Test
David Porter 1760 - 1810 (Ireland) South Carolina 4th Great Grandfather of Robert Scott Howard
Provided flour barrels; Capt Hugh Knox
Benjamin Allen Wash 1738 - 1819 Virginia 4th Great Grandfather of Morris Cabell McKee, Jr.
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William Storer 1765 - 1843 Connecticut 3rd Great Grandfather of Harold Storer, Jr. & 4th Great Grandfather of Harold Storer, III.
Company of Artillery Guards, New Haven, CT under the command of Captain Phineas Bradley; he also fought with Reuben Moulthrop when the British attacked New Haven late in the war.
Henry Zinn 1752 - 1837 Virginia 3rd Great Grandfather of Robert Duckworth
Private, Col. Robert Anderson, South Carolina Militia
Daniel Troxell 1753 - 1814 Pennsylvania 6th Great Grandfather of Steven Hall and Robert Hall
Served as a Private in the Northampton County, PA Militia
George Fluker 1759 - 1839 Virginia 2nd Great Grandfather of Sherman Fouts Sanders, 3rd Great Grandfather of Norman D. Sanders, and 4th Great Grandfather of Norman D. Sanders, Jr., Douglas Dee Sanders, & Steven Craig Sanders.
Private, North Carolina Militia, serving under General Patton, Captain Jordan Harris at the Battle of Brier Creek, and Sergeant under Captain Tom Christmas at Guilford Court House in the Siege of Camden, and lastly under General William Caswell of the North Carolina Troops.
Stats and Facts about the American Revolutionary Soldiers
Despite the many disadvantages of the American Revolutionary Soldiers the War of Independence was won. There were 36 major battles in the war but the smaller conflicts and battles took the number to over 100. A total of 35,000 American Revolutionary Soldiers served in the Continental Army backed by 44,500 militia. Details of many of these battles can be found here.
But, as in all wars, victory came at a price.
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25,000 men died during the war
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8000 died in battle
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17,000 died of sickness, missing in action and other causes
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9000 soldiers suffered serious wounds and injuries
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40% - 45% of American colonists supported the revolution
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15% - 20% of American colonists were loyalists
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The remaining colonists took a neutral stance