Peter Meyer Chapter, NSDAR
Taylorville, Illinois
Taylorville, Illinois
An important part of being a Daughter of the American Revolution is memorializing our ancestors who served in the Continental Army, provided patriotic service, or provided civil service during the American Revolutionary War.
Listed below are our member’s Patriots; their names, ranks, and the state or states in which they served. Our members have proven their direct lineage back to their Patriot ancestors to be approved for membership in NSDAR. The information below does not constitute proof of lineage and cannot be used in place of a record copy. Please contact us for more information or for assistance in finding your Patriot ancestor.
| Capt | Captain |
| Cpl | Corporal |
| CS | Civil Service |
| Lt | Lieutenant |
| 2 Lt | Second Lieutenant |
| Maj | Major |
| NonCom | Non-Commissioned Officer |
| PS | Patriotic Service |
| Pvt | Private |
| SMN | Sergeant Major Naval |
| Sol | Soldier |
| StaffOf | Staff Officer |
| CT | Connecticut |
| DE | Deleware |
| MA | Massachusetts |
| NH | New Hampshire |
| NJ | New Jersey |
| NY | New York |
| NC | North Carolina |
| PA | Pennsylvania |
| SC | South Carolina |
| VA | Virginia |
| Name | Rank | State |
|---|---|---|
| William Armstrong | Capt, PS | NC |
| Moses Babb | Pvt | NH |
| Benjamin Baker | Pvt | NH |
| Isaac Baker | Pvt | MD |
| John Barbee, Jr. | Pvt | VA |
| John Barbee, Sr. | PS | VA |
| Robert Bell | Lt | NC |
| Philip Boyer | Pvt | PA |
| David Briggs | Pvt | VA |
| Jerimiah Bucknam | Pvt | MA |
| Samuel Caldwell | StaffOf | PA |
| James Campbell | Pvt, PS | NC |
| Joshua Cantrell | Lt, PS | VA |
| Demsey Capp | Pvt, PS | NC |
| Richard Langhorn Clark | CS, PS | MD |
| David Clary | PS | MD |
| John Clendenin | Sol, PS | VA |
| Aaron Crane | Pvt | VA |
| Edward Crawford | Pvt | VA |
| Bushrod Daggett | PS | VA |
| William Darby | Noncom | PA |
| Henry Deaver | Pvt | PA |
| James Ingo Dozier | Pvt | VA |
| John Driggs | CS | CT |
| David Dufer | Pvt, CS, PS | NH |
| Charles Duncan | Sol | VA |
| William Duncan, Sr. | PS | VA |
| Levi Eldredge | Pvt | MA |
| Mark Finks | Capt | VA |
| Adam Flake | Pvt | PA |
| William Gaines | Pvt | VA |
| Nathaniel Garland | 2Lt | NH |
| John Gordon, Jr. | Pvt | VA |
| Michael Harmon | Pvt | PA |
| Archibald Hatcher | Sol | VA |
| Barbara Hester | PS | VA |
| Robert Hill | Pvt | VA |
| Abraham Hinkle | PS | VA |
| Peter Houser | PS | NC |
| Arthur Howell | PS | NJ |
| Felix Hughes | PS | PA |
| Thomas Hughes | Sol | PA |
| Christopher Humlong | Sol, PS | PA |
| Robert Jackson | Pvt | PA |
| Margaret Eskridge Kenner | PS | VA |
| David Kershner | Lt, PS | MD |
| John Key | Smn | VA |
| Thomas Kirk | PS | VA |
| William Kirk | Sol | VA |
| John Landis | Pvt | PA |
| Stephen Lee | PS | VA |
| Name | Rank | State |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Mann | Capt | PA |
| John Manning | Pvt | PA |
| David McConaughy | CS, PS | PA |
| John McConaughy | Pvt, PS | PA |
| Andrew McCormick | Sol | NC |
| Benjamin Mennis | Sgt | VA |
| Davis Meredith | Cpl | DE |
| John Daniel Miller | Lt | VA |
| William Moore | Pvt | NC, VA |
| William Mountjoy | PS | VA |
| Peter Myers | PS | PA |
| Joseph Ogle | Capt | VA |
| Richard Oldham | Pvt | NC |
| Allen Park | CS | NC |
| John Place | Pvt | NH |
| Williamson Plant | Pvt | VA |
| Edmund Polk | Maj | PA |
| Thomas Poor | PS | VA |
| William Pope | Sol | NC |
| Augustine Price, Sr. | CS | VA |
| Andrew Reinhard | PS | NC |
| Isham Revis | CS, PS | NC |
| Joseph Rhodes | Pvt | PA |
| Joseph Rhodes | Pvt | PA |
| Henry Rollins | PS | PA |
| Thomas Ross | Pvt | PA |
| Julius Saunders | PS | VA |
| John Seeley | PS | SC |
| Joshua Short | Pvt | VA |
| Jacob Shoup | Capt | PA |
| James Simms | PS | VA |
| Nehemiah Smedley | Capt | MA |
| Benjamin Soule | PS | NY |
| Christopher Stark | Pvt | PA |
| John Stevenson | Pvt | PA |
| Jediah Stout | Pvt | NJ |
| John Swan, Sr. | PS | PA |
| John Thompson | Pvt | VA |
| Humphrey Traylor, Sr. | PS | VA |
| William Van Cleve | Pvt | NJ |
| Otto Van Tuyl | Pvt | NJ |
| Henry Wakefield | Pvt | NC |
| Elizabeth Sealy Walker | PS | SC |
| Robert Walker | Sol | SC |
| Mary Sims Walton | PS | VA |
| Simeon Walton | CS | VA |
| Osias Welch | Pvt | VA |
| Peleg Williams | Lt | NH |
| Zachariah Williams | Pvt | PA |
| John Leonard Winkelbleck | Sol | PA |
| William Young | Sol | SC |
Photo: Battle of Long Island, courtesy of Wikipedia.