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Patriot Index - D to J Patriot Last First Anc # Date of Birth Service Patriot Service Date of Death Patriot Index - D to J Patriot Last First Anc # Date of Birth Service Patriot Service Date of Death Dagget Alfred 1474 8 Sep 1727 CT 25 Nov 1780 Dalton Samuel 3463 29 Jul 1757 NH 1 Jan 1837 Dana William 3660 29 Sep 1745 MA 30 Oct 1809 DanForth Benjamin 4319 8 Dec 1724 MA 10 Oct 1816 Danforth Joshua 1692 26 Nov 1759 MA 30 Jan 1837 Daniel Verin 1375 15 Feb 1737 MA 1 Feb 1776 Daniels Job 2044 10 Mar 1756 CT 4 Jan 1846 Daniels, Daniel 1399 1762 CT 3 Jan 1812 Dann Squire 1561 CT Dare John 4925 circa 1730 VA Supplying materials for the Orange County, Virginia Militia in 1780 and 1781. Sep 1781 Dare Thomas 4924 circa 1755 VA Supplying materials for the Orange County, Virginia Militia in November 1781. after 1830 Darling John 4575 1729 MA 1820 Darling Jonathan 3616 1750 NY Darrow George 5148 16 Aug 1743 NY Capt. In Col. McKinster's PA Regt. 16 Nov 1820 Darrow John 5147 09 Dec 1763 NY Pvt, Capt. Jas. Cannon's Co., Col. Willett's NY Regt., 1751; Pvt., Capt. Whep's Co. Col. Van Schaiks Regt. 1782 04 Jul 1854 Darrow Nathan 5052 1759 CT Private 1775 under Capt Abel Spicer, Col. Parsons; Corporal 1776, Sgt 1780-81 under Capt Latimer, Col. Ledyard in 2 Aug 1837 Connecticut. Darrow Nicholas 1518 1748 CT 1829 Daskam William 1459 CT Davenport Robert 4751 Davenport William 4142 20 Aug 1757 VA 1832 Davidson James 3063 24 Aug 1737 CT 6 Apr 1821 Davidson John 3528 15 Dec 1735 NC 10 Jan 1832 Davidson Samuel 5380 Jun 1753 VA Second Lieutenant in the Rockbridge County, Virginia militia. He was sworn into office on 07 Jul 1778. Abt. 1799 Davidson William 2634 Oct 1736 NC 16 May 1814 Davis Aaron 3778 26 Apr 1709 29 Jul 1777 Davis James 1432 sep 1734 MA 15 Sep 1821 Davis John 324 28 Sep 1755 CT 27 Nov 1848 Friday, April 13, 2018 Page 1 of 52 Patriot Last First Anc # Date of Birth Service Patriot Service Date of Death Davis Joseph 5091 26 Jan 1761 MA Two expeditions to Ticonderoga. 21 Apr 1832 Davis Josiah 4448 1724 3 Mar 1796 Davis Levi 830 11 Nov 1752 MA 5 Jul 1807 Davis Nathaniel 3328 3 Dec 1715 26 Oct 1802 Davis Phineas 5108 14 Sep 1754 NY Private, Stongs Company, Battle of Long Island 2 Jul 1848 Davis Robert 766 08 Jul 1719 MD Private, 6th Maryland Regiment 1 Nov 1789 Davis Robert 1460 1746 MA 18 Nov 1798 Davis Samuel 942 a private soldier in the revolutionary war Davison Peter 2247 15 May 1739 CT 4 May 1800 Dawley Daniel 3362 1749 RI 23 Jul 1832 Dawson Nicholas 32 3 Apr 1745 PA Private under Col. William Crawford, Lt. Edward Stewart's Co. , Rangers on the Frontiers, PA 31 May 1789 Dawson Timothy 2826 1743 1878 Day Abraham 4562 17 Mar 1712 MA 18 Mar 1792 Day Isaac 4238 3 Nov 1754 NJ 15 July 1838 Day Joel 3334 1730 MA 1803 Day John 4469 4 Mar 1754 MD 1794 Day Orion 3169 5 Aug 1762 MA 26 Sept 1835 Day William 2523 1743 CT 20 Oct 1783 Dayton Elias 1830 1737 NJ 22 Oct 1807 Dayton Isaac 4893 3 Mar 1745 CT Patriotic Service: took the Oath of Fidelity. 2 Jun 1812 Dayton Jonathan 55 31 Jan 1726 CT 31 Jul 1804 Dayton Jonathan 1510 1756 CT 23 Apr 1835 Dayton Justus 2620 30 Jun 1754 CT circa 1825 Dayton Michael 2233 4 Jun 1722 CT 22 Sep 1776 Dayton Nathaniel 4389 1758 CT 15 Aug 1838 De Groot William 2582 Jul 1751 NJ 28 Aug 1840 De Haven Samuel 3157 1724 PA 19 Feb 1815 De Lavergne Benjamin 3862 1743 NY 25 Jan 1830 De Lavergne Louis 4033 1738 NY 1805 Friday, April 13, 2018 Page 2 of 52 Patriot Last First Anc # Date of Birth Service Patriot Service Date of Death De Wolf Elisha 2121 16 Feb 1748 CT 7 Mar 1838 Deans Daniel 4806 about 1750 VA Sergeant, Rev War, Virginia before 1789 Dearborn Benjamin 4979 28 Mar 1754 NH Patriotic Service, New Hampshire; Publisher of the New Hampshire Gazette & Freeman's Journal, starting 25 May 22 Feb 1838 1776. Dearborn James 525 1755 NH 29 Nov 1843 Dehaven Samuel 4137 PA 19 Feb 1815 Deitrick Peter 2343 PA Feb 1780 Delano Amasa 1663 18 Feb 1738 VT 11 Jul 1816 Delano Barzillai 204 1745 MA 8 Jun 1820 Delano Nathan 4863 16 Nov 1764 NY Private in Col. John Knickerbacker's 14th Regiment, Albany County, New York Militia. 3 Apr 1841 Delavan Nathaniel 1435 14 or 2 1746 NY Delavan Timothy 31 27 May 1738 NY 19 Jan 1813 DeLaVergne Benjamin 96 1742 NY 25 Jan 1835 Demaranville Stephen 4122 15 Aug 1750 MA 24 Sep 1827 Deming Daniel 2482 31 Dec 1753 CT Responded to Lexington Alarm; Pvt in Capt. Chester's 9th Co, Gen. Spencer's 2nd Regt. (wounded at Battle of Bunker 10 Sep 1828 Hill) 1775; Sgt in Capt. Well's Co., Col. Belden's Regt 1777. Denison Amos 1070 CT Ensign in Capt Stanton's company in the 8th Conn regiment, under arms, Aug 1780, for the defense of the state. Denison Beebe 4480 1 Jan 1744 CT 10 Feb 1823 Denison Daniel 2638 16 Sep 1730 NY 15 Mar 1793 Denison George 111 17 May 1746 CT 1832 DenisonI George 3214 3 July 1725 Denman Stephen 4310 Dennis Francis 2724 1747 MA 12 Sep 1812 Dennison David 4720 Denniston John 3251 26 Mar 1759 NY 10 Aug 1832 Denny Samuel 847 5 May 1731 MA Lieutenant-colonel of a regiment of minutemen which marched from Leicester to Lexington in 1775. In 1776, Col of 20 Sep 1817 the 1st regiment of the county of Worcester, Ma & detailed to command a regiment of militia ordered to join the northern army. Denslow Charles 1212 Circa 1739 MA Pvt. In Capt. David Wheeler's Co., Col. Benjamin Simond's detachment from Berkshire County, Massachusetts militia; After 1788 Also, Capt. David Wheeler's Col. John Brown's detachment of militia; also list of men raised in Berkshire Co. 1779. Denslow Eli 3117 22 Feb 1759 9 Apr 1833 Friday, April 13, 2018 Page 3 of 52 Patriot Last First Anc # Date of Birth Service Patriot Service Date of Death Denslow Martin 1032 CT Soldier from Windsor, Ct in the Lexington alarm, & in same year Corporal in the 4th company of the 8th regiment; was Sergeant 1777, in 5th regiment, Ct line; Sgt-maj 1779; Ensign 1779; Lt when retired 1782. Dent John 2785 MD Denton Humphrey 3685 1722 CT 1799 Derby John 4803 1 Feb 1750 CT Soldier in the 4th CT Regiment. 1798 Devore Nicholas 3972 1732 1815 Dewey Daniel 2337 24 Aug 1707 CT 28 Oct 1786 Dewey Eli 473 8 May 1732 CT Sep 1803 Dewey Eli 4369 Dewey Eliab 2542 2 Nov 1746 MA 31 May 1820 Dewey Isaac 3341 30 Apr 1744 CT Dewey Medad 4418 20 Dec 1760 MA 15 Apr 1849 Dewey Medad 4592 18 Nov 1736 31 Dec 1760 Dewitt Lucas 4679 20 Aug 1738 NY 1820 DeWolf Peter 5232 27 Jun 1730 CT Private, Capt. Jona Buttolph's Company, CT Militia 1790 Dey Theunis 1928 29 Oct 1726 NJ 10 Jun 1787 Deyo Hendricus 3192 1731 NY 12 Dec 1805 Dibble Ezra 2206 1740 CT 6 Dec 1809 Dibble Israel 2141 7 Dec 1742 CT 9 Oct 1824 Dicken Ephriam 4794 1762 VA Soldier in the Virginia Militia before 1839 Dickerman Enos 3754 2 Nov 1743 NY 1776 Dickerman Hezekiah 3466 6 Nov 1754 CT 2 May 1814 Dickerman Jonathan 3755 4 Jul 1719 28 Jul 1795 Dickerson Peter 3061 1725 NJ 10 May 1780 Dickey Adam 4999 9 Apr 1752 NH Soldier, private, under Captain George Reed and Colonel John Stark on NH, enlisted in 1776 from NH. 24 Oct 1840 Dickinson David 2168 18 Apr 1757 CT 9 Sep 1822 Dickinson John 4412 ca 1730 NC ca 1784 Dickinson Joseph 4054 23 Nov 1736 CT 19 Dec 1806 Dickinson Nathan 3475 30 May 1712 MA 7 Aug 1796 Friday, April 13, 2018 Page 4 of 52 Patriot Last First Anc # Date of Birth Service Patriot Service Date of Death Dickinson Noah 4349 1729 MA 28 Mar 1815 Dickinson Obadiah 2166 7 Jan 1754 CT 2 Sep 1827 Dickinson Oliver 1749 10 Jul 1757 CT 23 Mar 1847 Dickinson Richard 4804 4 Mar 1731 CT Member of Committee of Inspection and Committee to Assist Refugees. 18 Apr 1820 Dickinson Simeon 4100 25 Dec 1757 CT 17 Apr 1837 Diefendorf John 713 1747 1839 Dierdorff Peter 4406 12 Aug 1709 NY 6 Nov 1786 Dildine John 4687 ca 1760 NJ ca 1820 Dill Lemuel 4571 12 Jul 1761 MA 1 Nov 1836 Dimick Samuel 2658 3 Sep 1762 CT 31 Mar 1838 Dimmick Amasa 2125 1762 CT 24 Sep 1831 Dimmick Edward 4265 5 Jun 1748 CT Sep 1836 Dimmick John 64 24 Mar 1728 CT 22 Jul 1800 Dimon Daniel 259 20 Mar 1747 CT 6 Sep 1808 Dimon Jonathan 144 21 Apr 1738 CT 30 Mar 1786 Dimon Moses 4075 1734 CT 2 Oct 1778 Dinsmore Abel 4770 27 Sep 1736 MA 27 Sep 1803 Dinsmore John 1566 19 Sep 1758 MA 15 Nov 1815 Disbro Nathan 795 10 Jun 1715 NY Before 1799 Ditmars Peter 3825 23 Feb 1746 NJ 25 Feb 1792 Dixon Amos 4903 6 Jan 1765 CT Private in Captain Charles Smith Company, Col. 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