Possible Revolutionary Patriot Ancestors of Virginia Antoinette Brown

 Pedigree of my Great-grandmother Virginia Brown:

• John Black: "In the Revolutionary War he was in the command of General William Campbell at the Battle of King's Mountain and was with him at the treaty made with the Creek Indians at Long. Island, TN." "He was in the capacity of Cavalry soldier under General William Campbell in fighting the British." "He served as private under Brig. Gen. William Campbell at Kings Mountain." SAR P-115459; DAR A010649 Overseer of Road, Montgomery Co.,1781.

• Samuel Black: "Served as lieutenant, 1778, in Capt. Robert McCreary's Company, Virginia troops." SAR P-115484; DAR A018660 "2nd Lt, Capt. McCreary, Augusta Co. VA Mili.

• John Ross: I do not believe the John Ross identified in the Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots is this John Ross. The John Ross in U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, may not be this John Ross.  SAR P-281947 Qualifying Service: Road surveyor; contributor to local militia.

• Susanna Ogle McDonald: DAR A076374 Qualifying Service: Provided beef.

Notes: 

• Bryan McDonald: Husband of Susanna Ogle. DAR believes his service was prior to 1775. SAR continues to list him as a Revolutionary Patriot P-240381.

• Andrew Alexander: SAR P-102265 lists service in the war and paid Supply Tax in 1782. DAR A001130: is concerned that there is multiple men of the same name in Augusta County. DAR has approved over 60 persons claiming him as a Revolutionary Patriot.

Possible Revolutionary Patriot Ancestors of Rufus Grandville Morgan

Pedigree of my Great-grandfather Rufus Morgan:

• Capt. Edward Corder, II: Edward Corder listed as one of twelve Revolutionary veterans of Burke's Garden in Lousie Leslie's Annals of Tazewell County: "Since Burke's Garden was only sparsely settled before 1800, and only comparatively young men would come to such an isolated place, still in danger of Indian attack in the 1790's, there were few Revolutionary War veterans." Sworn in Capt. McCorkle's Company of Montgomery County (Virginia) Sept. 6, 1777. Listed for the Montgomery County (Virginia) Militia April 1781. No DAR or SAR number which means he was not listed as a Patriot Ancestor by someone who has applied for membership. 

• Benjamin Oney (Olney): Listed on U.S., Revolutionary Rolls, 1775-1783: Benjn Oney, 14 Jun 1777, Continental Troops, Battalion, Private. SAR P-263265 : Drummer in Captain Jeremiah Burrough's Company of the Battalion of Forces commanded by Colonel Seth Warner from Jan 11, 1777 until the end of the Revolutionary War; served at Saratoga, Bennington, Fort Stark and Fort George. DAR A215887: PAID SUPPLY TAX, 1783, WASHINGTON CO PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX, 1782-1805.

• Matthew H. French: "Matthew French and his eldest son, John, were American soldiers in our war for independence, and served in Colonel William Preston's battalion of Montgomery County militia, of which Joseph Cloyd was Major, and Thomas Shannon the Captain of the company to which the Frenches were attached. They were with their company in the battle of Wetzell's Mills, March 6th, 1781, and again at Guilford Court House, on the 15th of the same mon." SAR: P-162209: Private under Colonel William Preston's Battalion of Montgomery Co. VA. Their Major was Joseph Cloyd and Thomas Shannon was their Captain. Matthew swore his allegiance to Capt Cloyd's Co. 12 Sep 1777. DAR: A042489: CAPT. CLOYD, SIGNED OATH OF ALLEGIANCE, 1778. The Matthew French Chapter, DAR, erected a monument Oct, 1931 at the Boyd (Old French) Cemetery (37°17'24.1"N 80°54'07.4"W), Wolf Creek, Giles County, VA.

My Ancestors of the Revolutionary War Period

 My pedigree for four generations:

My Revolutionary War Patriot ancestors will be mostly seventh generation, my great, great, great, great grandparents. As I researched my ancestry, I used  a revolutionary flag to delineate those ancestors  who I thought might be patriots. Here are five generation charts for each of my great-grandparents.

Preface

 The American Revolutionary War began on April 19, 1775 at the North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts with the "shot heard 'round the world". The last major battle was Yorktown October 19, 1781 with the British surrender. The war officially ended with the treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783. As we approach the  250th anniversary I want to explore my ancestors who may be patriots of the American Revolution. There are two organizations who have researched and delineated this information: The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and The Sons of the American Revolution (SAR).

According to SAR, Revolutionary War Patriots "include those persons who fought in the military or militia, who provided supplies to the American cause, who served on political bodies supporting the Revolution, or who signed oaths of support and similar acts." This is spelled out in detail here: https://www.sar.org/how-to-apply/

According to DAR, "In applying for DAR membership, women must document their lineage back to an ancestor who aided the cause of American independence. These efforts may come through military, civil or patriotic service and must occur during the period between 19 April 1775 (Battle of Lexington) and 26 November 1783 (withdrawal of British Troops from New York)." This is delineated in detail here: https://www.dar.org/national-society/accepted-revolutionary-war-service