I am amazed at how many Revolutionary War Patriots I have been able to find once I started searching and using a wide variety of sources – plus knowing about the Daughters of the American Revolution database which identifies people who have already proven lineage and sometimes it takes very little effort to tie into already confirmed research.
All three of the patriots who were just approved are through my Great Grandmother Blanche Pocock Mauser, her father Glen Pocock and his mother Lucina Patterson. I’ll provide more details on each person as I write their family bios, but this post will provide a few highlights.
I have a few more patriots that are still in the queue for approval from DAR and I am working on a few more that just need a few more documents to prove the lineage. I’m pretty impressed really at how many I have been able to find and document.
In no particular order, the first one in this update is Alexander Wells. He is ancestor #A122281 in DAR. Alexander is my 6X Great Grandfather. Alexander lived in Baltimore County, MD and was born in 1727. He took the Oath of Fidelity and is listed in a book of Revolutionary Patriots of Baltimore County as 1st Lieutenant in Soldiers Delight Company #2 starting on May 13, 1776 and became a captain in the Baltimore County Militia.
William Patterson is ancestor DAR ancestor #A086529. William is also my 6X Great Grandfather. William lived in Lancaster County, PA and was born in 1733. William served as a private in Capt. Thomas Whiteside’s Company of Lancaster Co., mustered 13 Aug 1776.
William Finley is my third patriot in this update. He is DAR ancestor #A041153. William is also my 6X Great Grandfather. William was born in 1741 in Ireland. William served under Col Abraham Smith as part of the 8th Battalion of Cumberland County. William also had much public service after the war and was active in the Pennsylvania convention to ratify the Federal Constitution as well as being elected to the congress from the 8th through the 14th. William was a correspondent with Thomas Jefferson and was designated “Father of the Houe” in 1811 for all his years of service in congress. There are many fun details that will be presented with his bio.
Cory and Nicole Family History 