Welcome to the Home Page of the
Colonel James Patton Chapter
of the
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Waynesboro, Virginia

Chapter Name// Joining DAR// Elected Officers// Monthly Program//Eligibility// Acceptable Service// Trip to Kenmore and Wilton House

The Colonel James Patton Chapter of the DAR is located in Waynesboro, Virginia. The chapter was organized in 1970, and currently has 48 members. We are dedicated to perpetuating the memory and spirit of American Independence, promoting education, and fostering patriotism. Our monthly meetings and activities are held on weekends to accommodate the chapter's working women.

Chapter Name:

James Patton, a Scotch-Irish sea captain, settled near Waynesboro in 1738 and was instrumental in the development of Augusta County. He was the first sheriff and tax collector, and Colonel of all militia. He was an elected leader of the Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church and of the Augusta Parish Vestry. He was an owner of vast tracts of land in western Virginia on which he established settlements of Scotch-Irish immigrants. Colonel Patton was a representative for Virginia at the Treaties of Lancaster and of Logstown with the Iroquois Indians. He was also a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. During the French and Indian War uprisings, he was killed by Indians at Draper's Meadow in 1755.

Joining DAR:

For information on membership to the DAR or research information, please see the section below titled "eligibility" or contact the DAR National Web Page. For more information about how to join our chapter, please EMAIL Mary Powell.

For information on other Virginia Chapters, please contact the Virginia DAR Web Page.

Elected Officers for 2007-2008:

Regent: Carolyn A. Clark (Mrs. Vernon C.) EMAIL
First Vice Regent: Judy P. Baylor (Mrs. George F.) EMAIL
Chaplain: Christabell G. Edwards (Mrs. Kenneth)
Recording & Correspondence Secretary: Mary H. Echols (Mrs. Edward C.)
Treasurer: Barbara C. Powell (Mrs. Giles D.)
Registrar: Madelon P. Zakaib (Mrs. Charles L.)
Historian: Edna R. "Missie" Driskill (Mrs)
Librarian: Clarnita Faye Aman Smith (Mrs. Kenneth Andrew)

Monthly Program for 2007-2008:

September 13, 2007: "Fascinating Facts About the U.S. Congress"
October 11, 2007: Chapter's 37th Birthday "Who was Col. James Patton?"
November 8, 2007: "CASA - A Volunteer's Perspective"
December 13, 2007: "18th Century Christmas Customs"
January 10, 2008: "Annual Chapter Business Meeting"
February 2008: "No Meeting"
March 13, 2008: "DAR Insignia"
March 28-30, 2008:"114th VDAR State Conference Roanoke, Virginia"
April 10, 2008: "America's Creed"
May 8, 2008:"Thomas Jefferson: The Greatest of all Ages"
June 12, 2008:"It's a Grand Ol' Flag"
July 9-13, 2008:"117th Continental Congress Washington, DC"
July 26, 2008:"52nd Annual District VI Meeting Staunton, Virginia"

Eligibility:

Any woman is eligible for membership who is no less than eighteen years of age and can prove lineal, blood line descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving American independence. She must provide documentation for each statement of birth, marriage, and death.

Acceptable Service:

The National Society reserves the right to determine the acceptability of all service and proof thereof. The National Society accepts service, with some exceptions, for the period between 19 April 1775 (Battle of Lexington) and 26 November 1783 (withdrawal of British Troops from New York), as follows:

Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Military Service, such as participation in

Army and Navy of the Continental Establishment
State Navy
State and Local Militia
Coast Guard and Privateers
Military or Naval Service performed by French nationals in the American theater of war

Civil Service (holding office under authority of the Provisional or new State Governments) such as:

State Officials
County and Town Officials (Town Clerk, Selectman, Juror, Town Treasurer, Judge, Sheriff, Constable, Jailer, Surveyor of Highways, Justice of the Peace)

Patriotic Service, which includes:

Members of the Continental Congress, State Conventions and Assemblies
Membership in committees made necessary by the War, including service on committees which furthered the cause of the Colonies from April 1774, such as Committees of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety, committees to care for soldier's families, etc.
Signer of Oath of Fidelity and Support, Oath of Allegiance
Members of the Boston Tea Party
Defenders of Forts and Frontiers, and Signers of petitions addressed to and recognizing the authority of the Provisional and new State Governments
Doctors and nurses and others rendering aid to the wounded (other than their immediate families)
Ministers who gave patriotic sermons and encouraged patriotic activity
Furnishing a substitute for military service
Prisoners of war or refugees from occupying forces
Prisoners on the British ship Old Jersey , or other prison ships
Service in the Spanish Troops under Galvez or the Louisiana Militia after 24 December 1776
Service performed by French nationals within the colonies or in Europe in support of the American cause
Those who rendered material aid, such as furnishing supplies with or without remuneration, lending money to the Colonies, munitions makers, gunsmiths, etc.

Read about our trip to Kenmore House in Fredericksburg, Virginia or our trip to Wilton House in Richmond Virginia.

Visit our sister site in Staunton, Virginia The Beverley Manor Chapter.

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This page was last updated on October 3, 2007.

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