Roger Sherman Chapter NSDAR, inc. New Milford, Connecticut
Revolutionary War patriots wall of honor
What is a Patriot?
What is a Patriot?
What is a Patriot?
Patriots” were those who resided in the Thirteen Colonies and rejected British rule. They were known as Continentals, rebels, and revolutionaries. Their opposition, the Loyalists, was in support of continued British law. In July of 1776, the United States of America declared itself an independent nation.
What is a Patriot?
What is a Patriot?
Patriots were from every social, economic, and ethnic background. Lawyers, wives, students, planters, merchants, farmers, slaves, and freemen were among those who fought for independence or supported the cause with Patriotic Service or Civil Service.
CONNECTICUT
Joseph Adams, PS
Aaron Barber, CS
George Batterson, PVT
Othniel Belding, PVT
Richard Blake, PVT
*Benjamin Bostwick, CS
Levi Bostwick, PVT
Thaddeus Bronson, CS
James Buck, CS
Turney Bulkley, ENS
Benajah Burgess, SOL
John Burgess, Sr., PS
George Burnham, PS
Amos Calkins, PVT
*Jeremiah Canfield, PS
Moses Cass, PVT
Jeremiah Chapman, SGT
Noah Chappell, PVT
Stephen Collins, PVT
Elisha Dickinson, PS
John Drew, CS, PS
Abel Edwards, CPL
James Fairchild, CS, PS
Silas Fairchild, CS, PS
Eliphalet Ferry, Sgt
Ephraim Gates, CS
Thomas Gates, CPL
Noah Gillette, PVT
John Goodsell, Pvt
*Phineas Gorham, PVT
Edmond Grandy, PVT
Joseph Hart, CS
*Solomon Hill, PVT
Gideon Hollister, PS
Ezra Hutchinson, PVT
Jonathan Jessup, PVT
John Peter Kenter, PVT
Thomas Knowlton, Sr., LCOL
Hezekiah Lee, PVT, PS
Nehemiah Lewis, PVT
Hezekiah Matteson, PS
*Benjamin Mead, PVT
John Mead, BGEN, PS
Noah Monroe, SOL
*Zadoch Noble, PS
*Amos Northrop, LT
William Odell, PVT, PS
Mark Parmelee, PVT
Jonas Partello, PS
Isaac Pease, PVT
Noah Phelps, PVT
John Pierce, CS, PS
Joseph Platt, PVT
James Richards, Sr., CS, PS
*Benjamin Abijah Ruggles, PVT
*Jeremiah Rundle, PVT
Elkanah Sears, CS, PS
Isaac Sears, PVT, CS, PS
Joseph Smith, CS
Ebenezer Spencer, PS
Joseph Spencer, Sr., MGEN, CS, PS
Daniel Starr, LT
*Benjamin Stone, CAPT
Francis Swords, PVT
Joshua Taylor, SGT
*James Terrell, PS
*John Terrell, PS
Daniel Trowbridge, PS
Daniel Wood, Jr., PVT, PS
Daniel Wood, Sr., PS
Theodore Woodbridge, STAFFOF
John Woodruff, PVT, CS, PS
GEORGIA
Thomas Hanna, PVT
MARYLAND
Isaac Darnell, PS
Christian Hoffert, PS
MASSACHUSETTS
Giles Alexander, PVT
Asa Barrows, PVT
Philemon Collins, PVT
Jonah Crosby, CS, PS
Ambrose Hamilton, PVT
Maximillian Jewett, PVT
Joel Kellogg, PVT
Jonathan Kezer, PVT
Seth Mann, Sr., PVT
Silas Rawson, PVT
Gersham Rust, SGT
Samuel Sampson, PVT
Jacob Stewart, ENS
Benjamin Stockbridge, LT
Solomon Tracy, PVT
Oliver Walton, PVT
David C. Warner, PVT
Israel Washburn, Jr., SGT
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Hugh Alexander, PVT
Thomas Baker, Sr., CS, PS
Enos Bishop, PVT
James Robertson, LT
NEW JERSEY
Abel Everett, PS
Abner Leach, PVT
John Ludlam, PS
William Marsh, Sr., PS
David Ross, Sr., PS
Cornelius Vermeule, PS
NEW YORK
John Carpenter, PS
John Clark, PS
Jacob Rutsen DeWitt, CAPT
Michael Harter, PS
Peter Harter, PVT
John Houghtaling, PVT
George Kilmer, CS
Simon Kilmer, PS
Lawrence Land, PVT
Jacob Lobdell, PVT
Nathaniel Mighill, LT
Henry Plass, PVT
John Reynolds, PVTbishop
John Stillwell, SOL
Henry Tingue, CS
John T. Visscher, LT
Patriot Service and Military Ranks
NORTH CAROLINA
Benjamin Buchanan, PS
Amos Love, CAPT
Jacob Neely, PVT
PENNSYLVANIA
Bernet Eisenhuth, PVT
Christian Funk, PS
John Gearhart, ENS
Adam Gotwals, PS
Henry Gotwals, PS
Phillip Gruber, PVT, PS
Mary Schnauffer Hillpot, PS
Jared Ingersoll, PS
Philip Jacob King, Jr., PVT
Ludwick Long, PS
John Lyle, CAPT
George Marsteller, PS
John Miner, CAPT
Philip Mood, PS
Johann Nicholas Pope, PS
Maria Catherine Lazarus Pope, PS
John Rosenberger, PVT, PS
Elias Scholl, PS
Conrad Shellenberger, SOL, PS
Johannes Shellenberger, PS
Robert Smith, PVT
Baltser Steck, PVT
Michael Weaver, CAPT
Michael Zerbe, SGT
RHODE ISLAND
Gideon Crandall, PVT
George Matteson, PVT, PS
SOUTH CAROLINA
John McDavid, PS
VIRGINIA
Thomas Cheeley, PS
John Fitzgerald, PS
Henry Haynes, PS
Jacob Hiestand, PVT, PS
Timothy Hixon, CAPT
Wyatt Parker, PVT
Gregory Richard, PS
Francis Webb, MID
VERMONT
Lemuel Buck, Sr., PS
Patriot Service and Military Ranks
Patriot Service and Military Ranks
Patriot Service and Military Ranks
Abbreviations
BGEN — Brigadier Gen
CAPT — Captain
CS — Civil Service
CPL — Corporal
ENS — Ensign
LT — Lieutenant
LCOL — Lieutenant Colonel
MID -- Midshipman
MGEN — Major General
PS — Patriotic Service
PVT — Private
SGT — Sergeant
SOL — Soldier
STAFFOF — Staff Officer
The Patriots marked with a star (*) are New Milford Patriots
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The Patriots listed above have been researched and proven by members of the Roger Sherman Chapter NSDAR, Inc.
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Last Updated: October 12, 2024
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