Any woman 18 years or older, regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background, who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution can apply for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution. 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).

Patriots of the Louisiana Purchase Chapter, NSDAR

Members of the Louisiana Purchase Chapter, NSDAR, are descendants of the following Revolutionary War Patriots. Patriots with an asterisk (*) behind their name are the ancestor of two or more chapter Daughters. We would love to add your Patriot ancestor to our list.

Last updated: 10 November 2023

Service Legend: (non-military) CS - Civil Service, PS - Patriotic Service;
(military) CAPT - Captain, CORP - Corporal, LCOL - Lieutenant Colonel, LT - Lieutenant,
PVT - Private, SLR - Sailor, SGT - Sergeant, SOL - Soldier (rank not specified)
Patriot's NameServicePatriot's NameService
FrancePennsylvania (cont.)
Jacques MissierSLRAlexander EddyCS
Georgia, North Carolina & South CarolinaJohn Goodwin *PVT
John Bell *PVTBartholomew HarringtonPVT
LouisianaJohn HartleyPVT
Amable Guion *PSBalzar LeffelPS
Joseph Alvarez OrtizPSJohn LeffelPS
Charles VallePSWilliam McCoyPVT
Francois Valle *PSDaniel McCreadyPVT
MassachusettsHans George MockPVT
Lot BassettSGTChristian Seabaugh *SOL
Samuel Bridge, Sr *PVTLeonard WelkerSOL
Jeremiah Howe *LTPennsylvania & Virginia
Massachusetts & New YorkWilliam Drennan *PVT, PS
William ButtsSGTRhode Island
MarylandJesse JenksPS
Gallant LaneSOL, PS
South Carolina
Mathias Ringer, SrPSWilliam AddisonPVT
Thomas SwearingenPVT, PSThomas BlassingameCAPT, CS
North CarolinaWilliam GastonPVT
Benjamin CobbCS PSWilliam Hamilton *PVT, CS
Jacob Cook *PVTThomas McClurkin *PVT
Henry Massengill, SrPSTurner RoundtreePS, SOL
Solomon MassengillSOLJohn Smith *CS
Henry RhodesLCOL, PSVirginia
William Tapp, JrPSJohn BallSOL
William Whitfield, Sr.PSGeorge BreedingPS
Mandley WinsteadPVTWilliam BrownPVT
Samuel WinsteadCS, PSJohn B CarterPVT
John Witherspoon, Sr. *CSMatthew Conney *PVT
Jacob YountSOLWilliam Curry *PS
North Carolina & South CarolinaWilliam DoddSOL
John Purviance *PVTJeremiah Early, Sr.PS
North Carolina & VirginiaJoshua EarlyPS
Joseph MoutrayPVTJames ElkinsPVT, PS
New JerseyMaxcey Ewell *PS
Abner DotyPVTWilliam GriffinPVT
Jacob EoffPSAugustine Leftwich, Sr.PS
New YorkAugustine Leftwich, Jr.CAPT
Lewis BarhydtPVTThomas LeftwichCAPT
Cornelius Christiance *PVTNicholas Lewis *COL, CS, PS
John Baptist ClutePVTJohn MarshallCAPT
Peter ClutePVT, PSGeorge PointerPVT
John Van Alen *PVTPeter PolleySOL, PS
Abram Van EppsCAPTLittle Page ProctorPVT PS
Jellis Van VorstSOL, PSZephaniah RatcliffPS
PennsylvaniaHenry Ringo *PS
Anna Wilson AbendschonPSHenry Rule, Sr.PS
Reinholt AbendschonPSJames ScarboroughPVT
Sebastian A Allgaier *PVTWilliam Simpson *PVT
John BoyerPSJosiah StoneSGT, PS
Nicholas Buck *PVT, PSGarrett Van MeterCOL
Philip ColeCOL, PSChristian VineyardPS
Joseph CouchPVTBenjamin Wright *PS
Nathaniel CouchPVTVermont
Hugh CoulterPSJoseph BensonSOL
Robert CraigCAPTStephen DelanoCS