[or-roots] Finding ancestors in Revolutionary and Civil War

[Harguess, Dale]

Believe me I know that there have been a lot of errors in the past with documentation that wasn’t correct.  The DAR is currently actively trying to correct all of those inaccurate records.  Many, many previously “proved” Patriots have been red lined by the DAR and any new people that want to go in on them must provide new proof.  Back in the old days they weren’t as strict and thorough as they are today.  I recently had to submit new proof on one of my Patriots that was redlined.  Fortunately for me I was able to find a will that proved my ancestor was his child.

Good luck to all of you who are trying to accomplish this as it is a very worthwhile endeavor.

Dale

 

 

My husband's Drake ancestry has a Rev. War patriot, Oliver Drake, who was from Taunton, Mass. - he was in the Continental Army as well as being a marine in 1780. Someone on this very list helped me locate this ancestor, thanks! My husband has a Reed ancestor who was in the Rev. War in PA, as well, but not in the fighting forces. We didn't know these things 'til this year.

 

But the DAR does not always get it all right though. I have tried to trace my husband's Capt. James Tatum of NC who family lore says was in the Rev. War; there was a family sword, etc., but no evidence in the Nat. Archives, evidently, of pay records or pension records, and he did not get bounty land - he had land and went back to NC. He was married and had numerous children and descendants. There was also a Lt. James Tatum who had a brother Howell Tatum (Capt. James Tatum did not have a brother Howell) and they have records of their Rev. War service and they got bounty land in TN after the war. That Lt. James Tatum had no wife or any kids, and I don't believe Howell had kids either, but there seem to be people who use that Lt. James Tatum's Rev. War service to get in to the DAR.



	-----Original Message----- 
	From: "Harguess, Dale" 
	Sent: Sep 21, 2009 2:47 PM 
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	Subject: Re: [or-roots] Finding ancestors in Revolutionary and Civil War 
	
	
	

	There were a lot of Patriots that weren’t soldiers.  If you held a public office, like Justice of the Peace or were a member of a school board or other public official.  Some clergymen were considered Patriots because they gave services to the troops and of course people who supplied goods or services to the troops or militias were also considered Patriots.

	Do you have a name that you are wanting to know about?  I could look him up in the DAR Patriot index.

	Dale

	 

	From: or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of ilightle2 at hotmail.com
	Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 2:16 PM
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	Subject: Re: [or-roots] Finding ancestors in Revolutionary and Civil War

	 

	Dale,

	 

	Thanks for the bit about Patriots not needing to be combatants, that would not have occurred to me.

	 

	Ingrid

 
 
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