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DVF ANCESTORS ROLL

Joining DVF requires proof that your ancestor was at Valley Forge as part of the Continental Army between December 19, 1777 and June 19, 1778.  This “DVF Ancestors Roll” is the available list of the patriots our members have used to join our society.  This list may NOT be used as proof for your application.  Please note that this is NOT a comprehensive list of those who served. ​Another list exists, the Muster Roll, and is maintained by the Valley Forge Park Alliance.  The Valley Forge Park Alliance and the Society of the Descendants of Washington’s Army at Valley Forge are two separate entities.  Even though your ancestor may be shown on the “Muster Roll”, you still need to provide proof of service and that patriot is your ancestor. 

 

NOTE: DVF conducts research to verify the service eligibility of each patriot on applications. Further research may reveal that qualifying service belongs to a different patriot with the same name. The “DVF Ancestors Roll” is based on current available information. If you notice your ancestor’s name is missing and should be included, please send a copy of the original DVF Certificate with the approving signature to Commander-in-Chief Wayne Allen Courreges, Jr. via our
Contact Us page for consideration. Your contributions help us provide accurate and comprehensive records for future applicants.

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ANCESTOR
STATE OF SERVICE
SERVICE/REGIMENT
RANK
Abbott, John
MA
MA 4th Regiment
Private
Abbott, John
PA
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Private
Abner (Abney), Paul
VA
14th Virginia Regiment
Private
Adams, Abijah
RI
RI 2nd Regiment
Private
Adams, Benjamin
VA
7th Virginia Regiment
Private
Adams, James
VA
VA 13th Regiment
Private
Adams, Levi
NH
1st New Hampshire Regiment
Sergeant
Adams, Littleton
VA
3rd Virginia Regiment
Private
Adams, Moses
MA
MA 13th Regiment
Sergeant
Adams, Nathaniel
MD
MD 7th Regiment
Private
Adams, Samuel
CT
CT 2nd Dragoons
Private
Adkins/Atkins, Lewis
VA
4th Virginia Regiment
Private
Agee, Jacob
VA
VA 7th Regiment
Private
Albert, Jacob
VA
12th Virginia Regiment
Private
Albert, Jacob Allen Sr.
VA
VA, 12th Regiment
Private
Albin, George
VA
VA 8th Regiment
Guard
Aleshite, Henry Sr.
VA
VA 8th Regiment
Private
Allan, Moses
VA
3rd Virginia Regiment
Sergeant
Allen, Adam
PA
PA 8th Regiment
Private
Allen, Charles
NC
NC 2nd Regiment
Captain
Allen, Robert
VA
3rd Virginia Regiment
Private
Allen, Robert Jr.
VA
3rd Virginia Regiment
Private
Allen, Samuel
MA
MA 9th Regiment
1st Lieutenant
Alley, William
NY
NY 7th Artillery
Matross
Alverson, John
VA
11th Virginia Regiment
Private
Alvord, Job
MA
MA 4th Regiment
Captain
Ames, Sylvanus*
RI
RI 1st Regiment
Corporal
Anderson, John
VA
5th Virginia Regiment
1st Lieutenant
Anderson, Richard Clough
VA
5th Virginia Regiment
Captain
Angell, Israel
RI
RI 2nd Regiment
Colonel
Angle Sr., Peter
VA
VA 1st Brigade
Private
Anglin, Isaac
VA
8th Virginia Regiment
Private
Anthony, James
NC
NC 1st Regiment
Private
Apperson, Peter
VA
1st Virginia Regiment
Private
Apperson, William
NC
NC 1st Regiment
Private
Armstrong, Israel
CT
CT 7th Regiment Of Foot
Ensign
Armstrong, John
NC
4th North Carolina Regiment
Major
Arnold, George
PA/MD
German Regiment
Private
Arnold, George
PA
PA German Regiment
Corporal
Arnold, Josiah
VA
VA 8th Regiment
Private
Arthur, John
VA
VA 7th Regiment
Private
Arundle, John
PA
5th Pennsylvania Regiment
Private
Ashby, Stephen
VA
12th Virginia Regiment
Captain
Ashmead, Jacob
PA
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Captain
Askins, William J.
VA
12th Virginia Regiment
Private
Aspinwall, Aaron
VA
VA 7th Regiment
Private
Athey (Athy), John
VA
3rd Virginia Regiment
Corporal
Atkins, Samuel
MA
2nd Massachusetts Regiment
Private
Atkinson, Isaac
VA
12th Virginia Regiment
Private
Atwood, Benjamin
VA
12th Virginia Regiment
Private
Auchmuty, Samuel
PA
PA 12th Regiment
Private
Aurand, John Deitrich
PA
13th Pennsylvania Regiment
Private
Austin, Henry Jr.
VA
1st Virginia Regiment
Private
Austin, John, Sr.
VA
11th Virginia Regiment
Private
Avery, Roger
CT
8th Connecticut Regiment
Private
Bacon, Nehemia
CT
4th Connecticut Regiment
Private
Baker, Christian
PA
PA German Regiment
Private
Baker, David
VA
3rd Virginia Regiment
Corporal
Baker, Glover
VA
4th Virginia Regiment
Private
Baker, Jeremiah
CT
4th Connecticut Regiment
Private
Baldwin/Baulding, Thomas
VA
4th Virginia Regiment
Private
Ball, James Sr.
VA
12th Virginia Regiment
Private
Ball, Joseph
VA
1st Virginia Artillery
Bombardier
Ball, Lebbeus
MA
MA 4th Regiment
Major
Ball, Lebbeus Sr.
MA
MA 4th Regiment
Captain
Ballard, Zaccheus
MA
4th Massachusetts Regiment
Private
Ballenger, John
VA
10th Virginia Regiment
Private
Ballenger, William
VA
10th Virginia Regiment
Sergeant
Ballew, Charles
VA
1st Virginia Regiment
Sergeant
Ballew, Charles Jr.
VA
1st Virginia Regiment
Sergeant
Banks, Thomas
VA
VA 15th Regiment
Private
Barden, Lemuel
MA
MA 10th Regiment
Corporal
Barham, Benjamin
VA
VA Commander-in-Chief's Guard
Private
Barker, Charles
VA
3rd Virginia Regiment
Private/Waggoner
Barker, Henry Jr.
VA
2nd Virginia Regiment
Private
Barker, Jesse Sr.
MA
2nd Massachusetts Regiment
Private
Barker, John M.D.
MA
MA, Lee's Regiment
2nd Lieutenant
Barker, John MD
CT
CT Line Colonel Henry Jacksons Regiment
Lieutenant
Barnes, Enos
CT
CT 5th Regiment
Private
Barnes, James
NC
NC 2nd Regiment
Sergeant
Barnes, John Sr.
VA
1st Virginia Regiment
Private
Barnes, Thomas
VA
1st Virginia Regiment
Sergeant
Barnett, Ambrose
VA
14th Virginia Regiment
Private
Barnett, Benjamin
NH
1st New Hampshire Regiment
Corporal
Barr, Philip
VA
VA 8th Regiment
Private
Barton, Henry
VA
12th Virginia Regiment
Private
Bassett, Joseph
MA
MA 3rd Artillery Regiment
Private
Battershell, Freeman
VA
VA 13th Regiment
Private
Battles, Noel
VA
10th Virginia Regiment
Private
Battles, William Noel
VA
10th Virginia Regiment
Private
Bauman, Sebastian
NY
NY 2nd Artillery Regiment
Captain
Baxter, Aaron Sr.
CT
4th Connecticut Regiment
Private
Beals, Henry
MA
12th Massachusetts Regiment
Private
Beaman, Jeremiah
NC
NC 2nd Regiment
Private
Beardsley, Phineas
CT
7th Connecticut Regiment
Captain
Beasley, James
VA
2nd Virginia Regiment
Private
Beaver, Nicholas
PA
PA German Regiment
Private
BeeBee, James
CT
2nd Connecticut Regiment
Captain
Belcher, George
VA
VA 15th Regiment
Private
Belcher, William
CT
CT 1st Regiment
Captain
Belew, Soloman
VA
VA Regiment Woodfords Brigade
Private
Bell, John
PA
4th Pennsylvania Regiment
Corporal
Bellows, Charles
MA
MA 13th Regiment
Private
Bender, John
PA
3rd Pennsylvania Regiment
Private
Benjamin, Joseph
VA
VA 1st Dragoons
Trumpet Major
Benjamin, Samuel
MA
MA 8th Regiment
Ensign
Bennett, Jacob
NY
NY 4th Brigade
Private
Bennett, Joshua
CT
CT 1st Regiment
Private
Bennett, Rufus
CT
2nd Connecticut Regiment
Private
Bennington, Job
MD
MD 2nd Artillery Regiment and PA 4th Continental Artillery Regiment
Matross
Berry, John Sr.
PA
PA 1st Regiment
Private
Beverly, David Jr.
MA
MA 11th Regiment
Corporal
Bibby (Bybee), John
VA
VA 15th Regiment
Private
Bible, Adam
VA
VA 8th Regiment
Private
Bible, Adam
VA
8th Virginia Regiment
Private
Bicker, Henry
PA
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Colonel
Bicknell, Josiah
CT
CT 1st Regiment
Private
Bidwell, Ashbel
CT
CT 5th Regiment
Private
Bigelow, Timothy
MA
MA 15th Regiment
Colonel
Biggs, Benjamin
VA
VA 13th Regiment
Lieutenant
Bilbory, Nathaniel
NC
NC Commander-in-Chief's Guard
Private
Billings, Samuel
CT
CT 1st Regiment
Private
Billups, Joseph Jr.
VA
VA 7th Regiment
Sergeant
Binney, Barnabas
PA
PA
Surgeon
Bishop, Solomon
VA
2nd Virginia Regiment
Corporal
Bitting, Joseph
PA
PA Greenway's Regiment
Private
Black, John
VA
VA 1st Dragoons
Trumpet Major
Blackwell, John
VA
3rd Virginia Regiment
Captain
Blackwell, Joseph Jr.
VA
3rd Virginia Regiment
1st Lieutenant
Blair, Robert
NJ
NJ Commander-in-Chief's Guard
Private
Blake, Joseph
MA
12th Massachusetts Regiment
Corporal
Blakeslee, Samuel
CT
CT 7th Regiment
Private/Drummer
Blakey, George
VA
11th Virginia Regiment
Sergeant
Bledsoe, Miller
VA
2nd Virginia Regiment
Private
Blundon, Samuel
VA
VA 15th Regiment
Fifer
Bly, John
VA
VA 8th Regiment
Private
Blyth, Samuel
NV
1st North Carolina Regiment
1st Lieutenant
Boaz, Abednego
VA
1st Virginia Regiment
Private
Bogard, Cornelius
VA
VA 4th 8th 12th Regiment
Private
Bohan, Absolom
NJ
NJ 4th Regiment
Lieutenant
Bolles, James
CT
1st Connecticut Regiment
Private
Bonner, Richard
VA
2nd Virginia Regiment
Sergeant
Bonsall, Jonathan
PA
PA Militia
Private
Booker, Edward
VA
2nd Virgina Regiment
Private
Boss, Benjamin
RI
2nd Rhode Island Regiment
Sergeant
Bostwick, Ebenezer
CT
CT 7th Regiment
Sergeant
Boswell, William
NC
10th North Carolina Regiment
Private
Botkin, Charles Sr.
VA
VA 13th Regiment
Private
Bottomer, Jacob
PA
PA German Regiment
Private
Bourn, Francis
VA
14th Virginia Regiment of Foot
Corporal
Bowdish, Asa (Bodish, Boudish)
RI
RI 1st Regiment
Private
Bowen, Daniel
CT
2nd Connecticut Regiment
Private
Bowen, Henry Sr.
VA
9th Virginia Regiment
Sergeant
Bowen, Reuben
VA
VA 5th and Commander-in-Chief's Guard
Private
Bowers, Morris
VA
VA 1st Artillery Regiment
Fifer
Bowman, Abraham
VA
VA 8th Regiment
Colonel
Bowman, William Sr.
VA
2nd Virginia Regiment
Private
Boyd, George
NY
2nd New York Regiment
Private
Boyd, James
MD
MD 7th Regiement
Private
Boyer, Elias
GA
GA 1st Artillery Regiment
Bombardier
Boyer, Peter
PA
PA Geman Regiment
Captain
Boyle, Peter
PA
13th Pennsylvania Regiment
Ensign
Bradley, George Gee
NC
3rd North Carolina Regiment
Lieutenant
Bradley, John
VA
VA 7th Regiment
Sergeant
Bradley, William
VA
VA 7th Regiment
Sergeant
Braithwaite, William
MD
MD 2nd Regiment
Private
Bray, John
VA
12th Virginia Regiment
Private
Breckenridge, Alexander
MD
MD 3rd Regiment
1st Lieutenant
Brevard, Alexander
NC
4th North Carolina Regiment
1st Lieutenant
Bridges, John
VA
3rd Virginia Regiment
Private
Brigham, Paul
CT
8th Connecticut Regiment
Captain
Bright, Charles
NC
NC 2nd Regiment
Private
Britton, Samuel
NJ
NJ 2nd Regiment
Ensign
Brockett, Hezekiah
CT
2nd Connecticut Regiment
Private
Brockman, Thomas
VA
14th Virginia Regiment
Private
Brodhead, Daniel Sr.
PA
PA 8th Regiment
Colonel
Brooks, Eliakim
MA
MA 8th Regiment
Private
Brooks, John
NC
NC 2nd Regiment
Private
Brown, David Sr.
NC
NC 1st Regiment
Private
Brown, Isaac
VA
11th Virginia Regiment
Sergeant
Brown, Isham
VA
4th Virginia Regiment
Private
Brown, James
VA
2nd Virginia Regiment
Private
Brown, James Jr.
CT
CT Durkee's Independent
Private
Brown, John
VA
10th Virginia Regiment
Private
Brown, Jonathan
CT
CT 1st Regiment
Private
Brown, Moses
CT
4th Connecticut Regiment; Commander-in-Chief's Guard
Private
Brown, Moses
CT
4th Connecticut Regiment; Commander-in-Chief's Guard
Private
Brown, Obadiah
MA
MA 13th Regiment
Private
Brown, Oliver
MA
MA 3rd Artillery
Captain
Brown, Samuel
PA
PA 1st Regiment
Private
Brownlee, John
PA
PA Grayson's Regiment
Private
Bruce, John
VA
11th Virginia Regiment
Sergeant
Bruce, William
MD
1st Maryland Regiment
1st Lieutenant
Bruffey, John
PA
5th Pennsylvania Regiment
Private
Bryan, Thomas
NJ
NJ 4th Regiment
Private
Bryant, William
VA
14th Virginia Regiment
Private
Buchanan, George
PA
4th Pennsylvania Regiment
Private
Buck, Daniel
NY
NY 17th Regiment
Major
Buck, Michael
MA
1st Massachusetts Regiment
Private
Buker, Israel
MA
MA 13th Regiment
Private
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