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: 18 August 2022

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 McCoy
Francois Valle *PSDaniel McCreadyPVT
MassachusettsHans George MockPVT
Lot BassettSGTChristian Seabaugh *SOL
Samuel Bridge, Sr *PVTEnoch VarnumPVT
Jeremiah Howe *LTLeonard WelkerSOL
Massachusetts & New YorkPennsylvania & Virginia
William ButtsSGTWilliam Drennan *PVT, PS
MarylandRhode Island
Gallant LaneSOL, PS
Jesse JenksPS
Mathias Ringer, SrPSSouth Carolina
Thomas SwearingenPVT, PSWilliam AddisonPVT
North CarolinaWilliam GastonPVT
Jacob Cook *PVTWilliam Hamilton *PVT, CS
Solomon DearmondPSThomas McClurkin *PVT
Henry Rhodes *LCOL, PSJohn Smith *CS
Peter Seitz CAPTVirginia
William Tapp, JrPSJohn BallSOL
William Whitfield, Sr.PSGeorge BreedingPS
Mandley WinsteadPVTWilliam BrownPVT
Samuel WinsteadCS, PSJohn B CarterPVT
Jacob YountSOLMatthew Conney *PVT
North Carolina & South CarolinaWilliam Curry *PS
John Purviance *PVTWilliam DoddSOL
North Carolina & VirginiaJeremiah Early, Sr.PS
Joseph MoutrayPVTJoshua EarlyPS
New JerseyJames ElkinsPVT, PS
Abner DotyPVTMaxcey Ewell *PS
Jacob EoffPSWilliam GriffinPVT
New YorkAugustine Leftwich, Sr.PS
Lewis BarhydtPVTAugustine Leftwich, Jr.CAPT
Cornelius Christiance *PVTThomas LeftwichCAPT
John Baptist ClutePVTNicholas Lewis *COL, CS, PS
Peter ClutePVT, PSJohn MarshallCAPT
John Van Alen *PVTGeorge PointerPVT
Abram Van EppsCAPTPeter PolleySOL, 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, PSChristian VineyardPS
Philip ColeCOL, PSJohn WrightPS
Joseph CouchPVTVermont
Nathaniel CouchPVTJoseph BensonSOL
Hugh CoulterPSStephen DelanoCS
Robert CraigCAPT