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Makaristos [Public domain]
Our Patriot Ancestors
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Listed are names, ranks, and states of service for ancestors of the Tryon Resolves Chapter, NSDAR, members. This list includes Patriots of the American Revolutionary War and ancestors who supported the cause for American independence through civil or patriotic service.
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Christian Carpenter
North Carolina(1725-post 1799)
Patriotic Service
Signed the Tryon Resolves
Furnished Supplies
Jacob Carpenter
North Carolina(1734-1807)
Patriotic Service
Furnished Supplies
Elijah Cattell
New Jersey(1751-1793)
Military - Captain
First Battalion
John Cave
Virginia(1758-1825)
Military - Soldier
Second Virginia Regiment
Cornelius Clafflin
Massachusetts(1733-1818)
Military - Lieutenant
Fifth Middlesex Regiment, under Colonel Samuel Bullard
Also served under Colonel Thomas Pain
Fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill
John Culbertson
North Carolina(1740-1808)
Military - Soldier
Lincoln County Regiment
Benjamin Culp
South Carolina(1759-1829)
Military-Lieutenant
Bennett's Regiment
Fought at the Battle of Fishing Creek, South Carolina
Samuel Espey
North Carolina(1758-1808)
Military-Captain
Lincoln County Regiment
North Carolina Light Horse Regiment
Battle of Wofford Ironworks
Battle of Hobgood Hill
Wounded at Kings Mountain
Christopher Flowers
Pennsylvania(1757-1813)
Military-Private
10th Regiment
William B. Gettys
Pennsylvania(1756-1790)
Military-Private
Philadelphia Militia
Aquila Giles
Maryland(1756-1822)
Military-Lieutenant Colonel
Aide-de-camp to General Arthur St. Clair
John Glen
North Carolina(1726-1828)
Patriotic Service
Provided Substitute
Preston Goforth
North Carolina(1739-1780)
Military-Private
Rutherford County Regiment
Killed at Battle of Kings Mountain, possibly by a bullet from his own brother.
Benjamin Greer
North Carolina(1748-1815)
Military-Captain
Wilkes County Regiment
Served under Colonel
Benjamin Cleveland
Civil Service
Patriotic Service
Frederick Hambright
North Carolina(1727-1817)
Military-Lieutenant Colonel
Lincoln County Regiment
Battle of Stono Ferry
May have been at the Battle of Ramseur's Mill
Wounded at Kings Mountain
Member of Provincial Congress
Justice of the Peace
John Hoyle
North Carolina(1749-1822)
Military Service-Lieutenant
Served under Captain John Walker
Civil Service-Juror
Patriotic Service-Furnished Supplies
Valentine Lohr
Pennsylvania(1747-1826)
Military-Private
York County Militia
Legend has it that he was a waggoner carrying mail early in the Revolution and was wounded in an ambush.
Christian Mauney
North Carolina(1741-1815)
Patriotic Service
Home Used for Tryon County Courthouse
Furnished Supplies
Benjamin Newton
North Carolina(1752-1835)
Military-Captain
Lincoln County Regiment
Arthur Patterson
North Carolina(1747-1803)
Military-Private
Lincoln County Regiment
Taken prisoner by Major Patrick Ferguson, but released after the Battle of Kings Mountain
Jacob Plonk
North Carolina(1747-1845)
Military-Private
Tryon County Regiment
Pulled from active duty in 1780 to make shoes for the army.
Wilmington Expedition
John Prewitt
Virginia(1755-1837)
Military-Private
Fought at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Moses Ratchford
South Carolina(1754-1821)
Military-Soldier
New Acquisition District
Regiment
Served in the militia under Captains Andrew Love and Walter Carson
Joshua Roberts
North Carolina(1760-1844)
Military-Private
Rowan County Regiment
Daniel Sargent
North Carolina(1757-ante 1812)
Patriotic Service
Prisoner of War
Furnished supplies
Joseph Starnes
Virginia(1755-1844)
Military-Private
William Campbell's Regiment
Fought at Kings Mountain
Possibly shot one of the bullets that killed Major Patrick Ferguson
Enoch Stone
North Carolina(1760-1823)
Patriotic Service
Paid for Services Rendered
Jacob Stroup
North Carolina(1724-1805)
Patriotic Service
Rendered Material Aid
Isaiah Warren
North Carolina(1729-1803)
Patriotic Service
Furnished supplies
Civil Service
Justice of the Peace
Henry Whitener
North Carolina(1717-1792)
Patriotic Service
Furnished Supplies
Photo Courtesy of Mike Huffstetler
Photo Courtesy of Mike Huffstetler
Photo Courtesy of Mike Huffstetler
Photo Courtesy of Mike Huffstetler
Photo Courtesy of Mike Huffstetler
Photo Courtesy of Debbie Baker
Photo Courtesy of J. M. Dedman and David R. Weiss
Photo Courtesy of Gwen Kodad
Photo by Armantia
Photo Courtesy of Melvin Weiss
Photo Courtesy of Rita Wehunt Black
Natalie Maynor from Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Photo Courtesy of Isobel
Photo Courtesy of Richard Jordan
Photo Courtesy of Kevin Mull
Photo Courtesy of Robert Jowett
Photo Courtesy of Jack Bowman & Gordon Grant
Photo Courtesy of "Sharon and Jackie"
Photo Courtesy of Richard Jordan
Photo Courtesy of Mike Stroupe
Photo Courtesy of Judith Parker-Proctor
Photo Courtesy of J. M. Dedman and David R.Weiss
Photo by Jason Harpe
Photo by Mike Huffstetler
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