The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-03-01
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION
The Missouri Branch Of This Purely
American Society.


birthday.
When the banquet was over and all
were about ready to dispcrse, the com
pauy arose and closed the evening by
singing together tho old ballad, MY
Country 'Tis of Thee
The objects % the society are social.
educational and patriotic, and the So
ciety is formed fSt the particular pur.
pose of pcrpctuating the mcmoTy ~
the men who in military, naval and
civil service Of the colonies of the coy
tinental congress, by their acts
or counsel, achieved the jndepen-
dencc of the country, and to fur
thcr tile rroIer celebration of the an
nivcrsarcs Of the birthday Cf Wash
ington and prominent events connect
ed with the war of the revolution; to
collect and secure Cor preservation the
manuscripts, records and other docu-
mcnts relating to that period; to in
spirc the members of the society with
the patriotic spirit of their forcfathers,
and to promote the feeling of fellow
ship among its members.
The membership comprises some of
the most distinguished men in the
United States, Gov. John Lee Carroll,
OF Marylaud hping national rrcsi-
dent; Jarrett 1'nrscy wall Nroo'n, of
Trenton, n. D., vice president, JUlth
Scrcvcn, of Savannah, Ga, sec
ond vicc-prcsident; Richard Mccall
Cadwalladcr, of Philadelphia, treas
urcr; stephen Salisbury, of Worcester,
| Mass assistant treasurer, and Rev. DIR.
| ~ Z - al, ,l,,,,,
The Missouri members are:
| Bishop Daniel sylvester Tuttle--Grarda"n
OF Charles Tuttlc, private in the First rcgi'
mcnt Connecticut troops, raised on the first
call for troops ly the Legislature, l7i5 also
| private OF capt Brackets company. Wads'
| wOrth's lrigUdc Connecticut state troops, li1b
! Iicut. john Alexander Lockwood, L. 5. A
| Great .Irardson 81 george Read, sEner OF the
| ncc"railnuf Independence, Delaware.
HEM, ,'gIr treat. .sraudson Of Daniel Lam.
prey, private IN col Eu"eh PCor's Second
regiment of foot NJ New hampshire troops
! served In the sirrr ot boston, 1175 also
| great grandson OF Ezra Johnson, private IN
| Col Nahum lidwne regiment Of New llamp
! shire troops was in the lattlr of Whit" Plains
l776,
Gen. James Harding Grandson OF Ahic
Harding. private In COT David Wells rcgi
meut Massachusetts troops on expedition tt
northern department ii75, Also lrivat" II
| Col Murray Massachusetts regiment to rein
force continental army. Also sergeant in Col
Sears MaSsnchuactt, rr{imrnt lI-l.
Ewing McCrraly Sloan ',rcaig rnndsOn c
william paviIsou.n hrigalrr.g"n"ral Of Nortl
Carolina militia killed at COwan's Ford, Feb
ruary |, l7-h.
James Lawrence Blair Great grandson o
Nathaniel '.i,t. colonel OF additional contincn
tai regiment iTTJ taken prisoner at Charles
ton l1sC, retired January, iisi
f..... At ~ a
Great grandson Of Henry Rollins. u soldier q
The Pennsylvania line, received dcprcriutio
| pay for s'rvl cs 70 l7Sl,
Robert Tarlton Sloan, n. D,-Grcat grea,
grandson OF Cen. William Davidson. II / rigi
dicr general Of North Carolina militia. lillc
| at Cowau's Ford the lSt Of February, lisa.
William Avery Miner Grcat.grandSon G
Thomas Avery. ser ,Cuut in col. Parsons reg
mcn!,s Connecticut troops, no; also, s"Cun
lieutenant Tenth confidential infantry, l1If
also. first Lieutenant First Connecticut reg
mcnt. IN.
George S,anlv Harding Grcat.grandSon O
Ahi"l Harding, private in Cul David Wcll-
regiment. on expedition to tho northern Dc
partmcut M; also. private in cob Murray
Massachusetts, regiment to +" enforce the con
tinCntl army: also sergeant in Col Sears
Massachusetts regiment, lfsl.
Edward Tutt Rollins -Grrat-rrandsun o
Henry Rollins n soldier Of tn" prunSylvani
1881.
James Montgomery Observation-Disclosures
grandson Of Bcnlamin Harrison member q
virginia convention: member of continent
congress. li5l.lT7-; signcr Of the Declaration {
Independence; thpirmun OF the cOntneniG
board of war. and governor Of virginia, LIS,
also, rrcat-grcnt.grand,on ui JOHN Cirv,
| Symmcs colonel of Sussex county N j
militia. III; justice OF the supreme court
| New Jersey, IN
Martin Hayward Post. NJ D,-Grratgran,
son OF Roswell Post H., u sergeant in col. VA
rcn's Vermont troops, ii79; also. clerk In Go
Aliens Vermont troops. l1SO; also, sergeant
Col. Warren's regiment, Vermont troops,
Ticondcrosa, 1850,
Chester Harding p-Grcatgrandson Of Ahi'
Harding, private IN Col David Wells Mass
chuscttS regiment on expedition 10 tho nortl
ern department, III; also private in Col, Nh
rays Massachusetts regiment to re.onfurcc III
continental army li1J; also, sergeant in Co
Sears Massachusetts regiment 1881.
James W. AllsOn-tircat great t@randson
Isaac Allison, a private in Col Ann Hawke
Hayes New York regime Mt of Orange count
militia, l11Sl1sD.
Judge Daniel Smith Alvord--Grandson
Daniel Alvord. u private in Col Mays Mass
chusetts regiment M; also. private in CO
Chapin's Massachusetts troops. iTIs; ais
private in the Second Hampshire coun
Massachusetts regiment, l7S3; also, grca
grandson OF tIlNcF Slnltn, II private IN &c
Waterbury's Connecticut troops. I7Sl.
Col. Alexander Frederick Fleet -- Gran
nephew OF John Feet, second lieutenant 81
onl Virginia STATE regiment l17S; first lie
tenant. served TO 1881.
Rev. Henry l. Footc - Great grandson
Perez Steele private in Col, John Spencer
Connecticut regiment at the battle Of Bunk
Hill l77j; also, private in the sixth hattalio
Wadworth ) Connecticut brigade. 1870
5 Herbert Edward Tuttlc--Great grandson
Charles Tultle, private In the First regimen
|, Connecticut troops, raised on the first call (
troops by tho legislature, l1Ta; also, private
Capt Brnckctts company, Wadsworih's b
gade, Connecticut state troops, 1T76
. Eugene T.. c. Harding Great grandson
a Ahicl Hordng. private in Col. David Wei
regiment on expedition to the northern d
, partment, III; also private in Col Murray
4 Massachusetts regiment to rc-cnforce the co
S tinental army 1850 also, sergeant in Col. Seal
. Massachusetts regiment, lTSl.
Edgar Samuel INSTRUMENTATION
Thomas Avery sergeant in Col, Parsons re;
s mcnt, Connecticut troops l575; also, sccol
| lieutenant Tenth continental infantry, Ia
, also, first lieutenant First Connecticut rel
- ment, M
. Judge Charles William Sloan-Great gran
= son OF Gen, William Davidson, brigade
n general of North Carolina militia, killed
Cowan's Ford list of February; l7Sl
Hon. Chauncey Forward Shultz-Grands,
Of Christian ShOckey, private In the Fir
PENNSYLVANIA regiment, enlisted li1i III
4 served to the end OF the war and was prese
:, AZ the surrender OF Corvallis.
Andrew Frank Cushman-G -Great-great-gran
: 500 of Nathaniel Cushman, private In I
n Ninth regiment Connecticut troops at the sic
OF Boston, ITTh Also private in Col Wcbl
Second Connecticut regiment, l7s0 winter
7, at Valley Forge and was at the storming
Stony Point.
Hon Henry Watkins Ewing-Great.gre
grandson OF Gen, William Davidson, brll
, der-general OF North Carolina militia, kill
y at Cowau $ Ford the LIST of February, 1880
u George Bingham Rolllns-Greatgrandso
l Henry Rollins, u soldier Of the Pennsylvar
line; received depreciation pay for services
. 1884.
u Thomas Jefferson Preston-Great.granrs rs
S of steven Preston, corporal OF Capt Durke
j &C tnpany OF Connecticut troops, known as
!. Independent companies, l7'6-i7Ts; was at Bri
dlwine Germantown anu wyoming.
Hamilton Bowman Roi':ns-Great.grands
Il o! Henry Rollins, scltier OF the Pennsylvai
r line, received depreciation pay for services
+ 1881. Also great'great'grandso OF sam
i. Bowman, ensign OF Third Massachusetts,. IL