Daughters (and Sons) of the American Revolution Links

After several months of research and cross-referencing, it appears that we have at least four legitimate links to the American Revolution, which would enable anyone in our family to become official Daughters/Sons of the American Revolution, if we so chose to join that organization. I'm not sure if this topic comes up in cocktail-party conversation, but it may make for amusing trivia at your next family reunion.

There is an entire generation of Hawk/Keppel/Yerian/Buzzard and Snyder men who were age eligible to participate in the Revolution. Of those men, I have determined the following ancestors that have a listing in the DAR records with the details of their claim:

Our 6th Great-Grandfather:

YEARIAN, GEORGE

Ancestor #: A118164

Service: 

PENNSYLVANIA    Rank: CIVIL SERVICE

Birth: 

(ANTE) 1739    PENNSYLVANIA

Death: 

(ANTE) 11-20-1804     MT. PLEASANT TWP WESTMORELAND CO PENNSYLVANIA

Service Source: 

WESTMORELAND CO.,PA, 1781-1793 MINUTE BOOK A, P 1; OLD WESTMORELAND, NOV 1980, VOL 1, NO 2, P 17

Service Description: 

1) SUPERVISOR OF ROADS 1781-2.
2) ALSO SUPERVISOR 1781-2.

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Our 5th Great-Grandfather:

HAWKS, GEORGE

Ancestor #: A053577

Service: 

PENNSYLVANIA    Rank: PRIVATE

Birth:  9- -1760    NORTHAMPTON CO PENNSYLVANIA

Death:  (ANTE) 3-31-1836     ALLEGHENY TWP WESTMORELAND CO PENNSYLVANIA

Service Source: PA ARCH, 3RD SER, VOL 23, PP 221, 222, 320; 5TH SER, VOL 3, PP 631, 648, 649, 650; 6TH SER, VOL 2, P 351

Service Description: 

1) CAPT GEORGE BUSH, NEW 11TH BATTALION
2) RANGER, CAPT TRUBY

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Our 6th Great-Grandfather:

BOSSART, JOHN (later spelled BUZZARD or BUZARD)

Ancestor #: A012355

Service:

PENNSYLVANIA Rank: PRIVATE

Birth:

(ANTE) 1725 CUMBERLAND CO PENNSYLVANIA

Death:

3- -1803 NEAR CHAMBERSBURG PENNSYLVANIA

Service Description:

1) CAPT.SAMUEL PATTON,COL.SAMUEL CULBERRSON
2) 4TH BATT. MILITIA.                               

1) County: CUMBERLAND CO. - State: PENNSYLVANIA

SPOUSE:

      

1) CATHERINE LA RUE

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Our 6th Great-Grandfather (originally spelled COPPLE then KEPPEL):

KEPPLE, NICHOLAS

Ancestor #: A065107

Service: 

PENNSYLVANIA    Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE

Birth: 

2-4-1724    HERBITZHEIM FRANCE

Death: 

1804     WESTMORELAND CO PENNSYLVANIA

Service Source: 

BUSCHE, REP OF THE COMM TO LOCATE THE SITE OF THE FRONTIER FORTS OF PA, 1896, VOL 2, P 373

Service Description: 

1) OWNER OF THE KEPPLE BLOCKHOUSE, HANNASTOWN, WESTMORELAND CO

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This relationship is not proven, but is very possible based on geography, names of sons, and other sources:

Our 5th Great-Grandfather:

SNYDER, MATHIAS

Ancestor #: A133455

Service: 

PENNSYLVANIA    Rank: PRIVATE

Birth: 

(CIRCA) 1758     NORTHAMPTON CO PENNSYLVANIA

Death: 

(POST) 1813     HEMPFIELD WESTMORELAND CO PENNSYLVANIA

Service Source: 

PA ARCH 5TH SER, VOL 8, P 516

Service Description: 

1) CAPT ADAM DIEHL,8TH CO 4TH CLASS MA
2) SAGLER,COL GEIGER,6TH BATT

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