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RAND, LOREN LEIGHTON
Spokane, WA State No. 171 Nat'l No. 14021

Admitted:

 December 12th, 1901  
Born: December 23rd, 1851 Amesbury, Massachusetts
Died:    
     
Son of William Hancock and Mary Ann Bartlett (Long) Rand; grandson of Moses Wentworth and Mary (Sanborn) Rand; great-grandson of Moses Wentworth and Mary (Sanborn) Rand; great2-grandson of Moses Rand.
Moses Rand Corporal in Capt. Waldron's Company from Dover, New Hampshire. Enlisted July 3rd, 1775.
Source:
  • New Hampshire State Papers, Vol. XIV, page 244.

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RANDALL, EDWIN MORTIMER
Seattle, WA State No. 105 Nat'l No. 9855

Admitted:

 February 22nd, 1897  
Born: January 14th, 1862 Nepeuskun, Wisconsin
Died:    
     
Son of Edwin Mortimer and Lucretia C. (Steele) Randall; grandson of Nehemiah and Sallie (St. Clair)
Randall; great2-grandson of Gershon Randall.
Gershon Randall Sergeant in Capt. Ebenezer Webber's Company, which marched April 20th from Worthington, Massachusetts, in Lexington Alarm. His name appears as Corporal in four other short enlistments under Capt. Webber, in 1775, 1776 and 1777.
Source:
  • Revolutionary War Archives, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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RALSTON, JOHN CHESTER
Spokane, WA State No. 440 Nat'l No. 26915
Admitted: January 9th, 1915  
Born: May 12th, 1867 Kincardine, Ontario
Died:    
     
Son of James G. and Mary Amanda (Johnson) Ralston; grandson of Chester Stillman and Frances Elizabeth (Frew) Johnson; great-grandson of Chester and Amanda (Harris) Johnson; great2-grandson of James Harris.
James Harris Corporal for one year and Sergeant for one year in the Rhode Island troops under Capt. Thompson and Col. Topham. Was one of seven to accompany Col. Barton in expedition which captured Gen. Prescott.
Source:
  • U. S. Pension Bureau.
  • Revolutionary Defense of Rhode Island, page 87.
  • Berkshire County, Massachusetts Records.
  • Spirit of '76 in Rhode Island, page 72.

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RANDOLPH, MILTON FITZ
Seattle, WA State No. 451 Nat'l No. 27226

Admitted:

February 13th, 1915  
Born: June 2nd, 1886 College Springs, Connecticut
Died:    
     
Son of Frank F. and Elizabeth (White) Randolph; grandson of Alexander and Elizabeth (Plummer) White; great-grandson of James and Elizabeth (Willison) White; great2-grandson of Joseph White.
Major Joseph White enlisted at Lancaster, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in a Pennsylvania Regiment and served to the end of the war. Was discharged while serving in the capacity of Major General of the Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Source:
  • Pennsylvania Archives.

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RASER, HARRY ALFRED
Seattle, WA State No. 153 Nat'l No. 14003

Admitted:

 April 2nd, 1901  
Born: December 16th, 1852 Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Died:    
     
Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Knight (Brown) Raser; grandson of Capt. Bernhard and Mary (Heyl) Raser; great-grandson of Philip Heyl.
Philip Heyl Ensign in Col. John Cadwallader's Regiment of Philadelphia Associates. Commission dated February 2nd, 1775.
Source:
  • Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, V 01. XIII, page 586.

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REEVES, CARL HOWELL
Seattle, WA State No. 412 Nat'l No. 26537

Admitted:

 September 19th, 1914  
Born: October 24th, 1880 Allentown, New Jersey
Died:    
     
Son of Charles Francis and Susan Beatty (Howell) Reeves; grandson of Archibald Alexander and Isabella
(Beatty) Howell; great-grandson of Richard Longstreet and Isabella (Imlay) Beatty; great2-grandson of
John Beatty.
John Beatty in 1775 received Captain's commission in Pennsylvania Line. Promoted to the rank of Major.
Was taken prisoner at the surrender of Fort Washington September 10th, 1776. Was exchanged in May,
1778, and was appointed Commissary General of Prisoners May 31st, 1778, having the rank of Colonel.
Resigned in 1780. Represented New York as delegate in the Continental Congress, 1783 to 1785.
Source:
  • Presbyterian Magazine, September, 1852.
  • Sprague's Annals, 1858.

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REEVES, ROLLIN JOSEPH
Wilbur, WA State No. 215 Nat'l No. 16765

Admitted:

 January 26th, 1905  
Born: November 25th, 1846 Fort Madison, Iowa
Died:    
     
Son of Joseph Park and Mary Ann (Chamberlain) Reeves; grandson of John, Sr., and Sarah (Quinby) Reeves; great-grandson of Samuel Quinby.
Samuel Quinby private, served about three and one-half years with the New Jersey troops, Continental Army. Enlisted in Sussex County, New Jersey, 1776. Member of the expedition under Gen. George Rogers Clark, when he moved on Vincennes, Indiana, in 1779.
Source:
  • U. S. Pension Bureau. D. S. War Department.

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RENICK, FRANKLIN HAMILTON
Seattle, WA State No. 248 Nat'l No. 17823
Admitted: December 3rd, 1906  
Born: August 4th, 1864 Hartford, Connecticut
Died:    
     
Son of James Henry and Josephine S. (Dunklee) Renick; grandson of Benjamin Franklin and Marenda (Gould) Dunklee; great-grandson of Abraham and Susannah (Carter) Dunklee; great2-grandson of Jacob and Sarah (Eastman) Carter;

great3-grandson of Moses Eastman.
Moses Eastman1 Sergeant in Capt. Baldwin's Company, Col. Stark's New Hampshire Regiment, 1775. Pro­moted to Lieutenancy in the same year. Served in Capt. Abbot's Company at Saratoga in 1777. Sergeant in Capt. Quimby's Company in the Expedition to Rhode Island, August, 1778.
Jacob Carter2 drummer in Capt. Joshua Abbott's Company, Col. Stark's New Hampshire Regiment, April 24th, 1775. Served in Capt. Enry's Company, Col. Baldwin's New Hampshire Regiment, 1776, which reinforced the Army in New York. Drummer in Capt. Abbott's Company, Col. Gerrish's Regiment, at Saratoga, 1777.
Source:
1 - New Hampshire I Revolutionary Rolls, Vol. I, pages 50, 186, 242; Vol. II, pages 405, 550.
  • Bouton's History of Concord, New Hampshire, pages 751, 753. 2
  • New Hampshire Revolutionary Rolls, Vol. I, pages 60, 182, 429; Vol. II, page 405.

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REQUA, MARK MILTON
Seattle, WA State No. 393 Nat'l No. 25918

Admitted:

April 21st, 1914  
Born: May 7th, 1864 Brandon, Wisconsin
Died:    
     
Son of Rev. Henry and Caroline Wilson (Johnson) Requa; grandson of James and Mary (Ruton) Requa; great-grandson of James and Elizabeth (Heleker) Requa; great2-grandson of Capt. Glode Requa.
Glode Requa Captain, and member of Public Safety Committee at Philipse Manor. Member of Westchester County, New York, Committee of Public Safety, 1776­1777. Was Captain of First Regiment, Westchester Militia, under Col. Joseph Drake, from October, 1776, to June, 1778. Was for a year prisoner in the Old Sugar House Prison, New York
Source:
  • U. S. Pension Bureau. Revolutionary Sketches of Philipse Manor.
  • New York Society Sons of the American Revolution Year Book, 1899, page 529.

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REQUA, WAURETH A.
Seattle, WA State No. 394 Nat'l No. 25919

Admitted:

April 21st, 1914  
Born: December 26th, 1892 Mandan, North Dakota
Died:    
     
Son of Mark Milton and Myrtle E. (Anderson) Requa; grandson of Rev. Henry and Caroline Wilson (Johnson) Requa; great-grandson of James and Mary (Ruton) Requa; great2-grandson of James and Elizabeth (Heleker) Requa; great3-grandson of Capt. Glode Requa.
Glode Requa Captain, and member of Public Safety Committee at Philipse Manor. Member of Westchester County, New York, Committee of Public Safety, 1776­1777. Was Captain of First Regiment, Westchester Militia, under Col. Joseph Drake, from October, 1776, to June, 1778. Was for a year prisoner in the Old Sugar House Prison, New York
Source:
  • U. S. Pension Bureau. Revolutionary Sketches of Philipse Manor.
  • New York Society Sons of the American Revolution Year Book, 1899, page 529.

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REVELLE, GEORGE HENRY
Seattle, WA State No. 462 Nat'l No. 27237

Admitted:

 March 17th, 1915  
Born: February 10th, 1871 Westover, Maryland
Died:    
     
Son of George R. and Mary Elizabeth Revelle; grandson of David and Aris Anne (Ford) Revelle; great-grandson of Randall and Mildred Revelle; great2-grandson of Randall Revelle.
Randall Revelle Sergeant in Capt. John Eccleston's Company, Second Maryland Regiment.
Source:
  • U. S. War Department Records. Washington, D. C.

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REVELLE, THOMAS P.
Seattle, WA State No. 424 Nat'l No. 26549

Admitted:

December 12th, 1914  
Born: May 16th, 1868 Fairmount, Maryland
Died:    
     
Son of George R. and Mary Elizabeth Revelle; grandson of David and Aris Anne (Ford) Revelle; great-grandson of Randall and Mildred Revelle; great2-grandson of Randall Revelle.
Randall Revelle Sergeant in Capt. John Eccleston's Company, Second Maryland Regiment.
Source:
  • U. S. War Department Records. Washington, D. C.

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REVELLE, WILLIAM ROGER
Seattle, WA State No. 239 Nat'l No. 17814

Admitted:

 1906  
Dropped: 1914  
Born:    
Died:    
     
 
 
Source:
 

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RIDDELL, CROCKETT MORGAN
Tacoma, WA State No. 121 Nat'l No. 9871

Admitted:

 1898  
Dropped: 1914  
Born:    
Died:    
     
 
 
Source:
 

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RIPLEY, EDWIN (Washington State Society Charter Member)
Seattle, WA State No. 42 Nat'l No. 7917

Admitted:

 1895  
Born: January 18th, 1867 Galena, Illinois
Died:    
     
Son of Enos Comstock and Lucy (Mansfield) Ripley; grandson of Edwin and Louise (Comstock) Ripley; great-grandson of Rev. William Brientnall and Lucy Ripley; great2-grandson of Rev. Hezekiah Ripley.
Rev. Hezekiah Ripley, Chaplain in Continental Army.
Source:
  • Genealogy of the Ripley Family, by H. W. Ripley.
  • Historical address delivered at the 150th anniversary of formation of the church at Green's Farms, Connecticut, October 26, 1865.

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ROBBINS, CHARLES PROSPECT
Spokane, WA State No. 184 Nat'l No. 15034

Admitted:

 April 6th, 1903  
Born: June 26th, 1868 Silver City, Idaho
Died:    
     
Son of Charles Prospect and Rowena Caldwell (Chapline) Robbins; grandson of Gen. Moses W. and Elizabeth Miller (Fox) Chapline; great-grandson of Moses Caton Chapline.
Moses Caton Chapline, First Lieutenant of Maryland Battalion of the Flying Camp from June to December, 1776. Promoted to Captain in 1777. In battles of White Plains, Long Island, Brooklyn Heights, Storming of Fort Washington, Trenton and Princeton.
Source:
  • Heitman's Historical Register.
  • Chapline from Maryland and Virginia, by Marie J. Liggett Dare.
  • California Genealogical and Historical Society, San Francisco, CA

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ROBERTS, BRIAN CHADWICK (Washington State Society Charter Member)
Seattle, WA State No. 44 Nat'l No. 7694

Admitted:

 1894  
Demitted:   Transferred to Vermont Society
Born:    
Died:    
     
 
 
Source:
 

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ROBINSON, JOHN O.
Seattle, WA State No. 65 Nat'l No. 7940

Admitted:

 1896  
Dropped: 1905  
Born:    
Died:    
     
 
 
Source:
 

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ROOT, MILO ADELBERT
Seattle, WA State No. 118 Nat'l No. 9868
Admitted: February 22nd, 1898  
Born: January 22nd, 1863 Bureau County, Illinois
Died:    
     
Son of William H. and Sarah Cordelia Root; grandson of Henry and Huldah Root; great-grandson of Israel Root.
Israel Root private in Second Company, Seventh Regiment, New York troops.
Source:
  • Archives of the State of New York in the Revolution, pages 267, 458.

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RORISON, EDWIN PLATT
Seattle, WA State No. 339 Nat'l No. 22214

Admitted:

October 4th, 1911  
Born: September 27th, 1859 Pittsfield, Michigan,
Died:    
     
Son of John Lee and Susan E. (Platt) Rorison; grandson of David Barber and Lucinda (Yost) Rorison; great-grandson of Alexander Rorison.

Great-grandson of Casper and Rachel (Edginton) Yost; great2-grandson of Gasper Yost.
Alexander Rorison1 private and ranger on the frontier of Pennsylvania, part of the time under Capt. John Foster, 1778 to 1783.
Gasper Yost2 was commissioned October 8th, 1776, as Second Major of the Fourth Battalion, Northumber­land County Associates. In active service on the Delaware in the battles of Trenton and Princeton, and received honorary mention. He participated in numerous engagements and skirmishes with the Tories and Indians on the frontiers.
Source:
1 - Pennsylvania Archives, Third Series, Vol. XXIII, pages 245, 247, 272, 351.
2 - Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, Vol. XIV, page 341.

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ROWELL, RALPH ROBERT
Seattle, WA State No. 182 Nat'l No. 15032

Admitted:

 19063  
Dropped: 1910  
Born:    
Died:    
     
 
 
Source:
 

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ROWLAND, HARRY GRANT
Tacoma, WA State No. 271 Nat'l No. 18621

Admitted:

February 22nd, 1908  
Born: June 13th, 1865 Ulysses, Pennsylvania
Died:    
     
Son of Henry and Harriet Ophelia (Knapp) Rowland; grandson of William and Rachel (Kelley) Knapp; great-grandson of James Knapp.
James Knapp private. Enlisted when 16 years of age, in Capt. Lockwood's Company of Coast Guards, in Connecticut troops, stationed at Stamford.
Source:
  • Connecticut Men in the Revolution, page 576.

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RUDEN, ORAN FOLLETT
Seattle, WA State No. 413 Nat'l No. 26538

Admitted:

September 19th, 1914  
Born: March 8th, 1840 Buffalo, New York
Died:    
     
Son of Emanuel and Evalena R. (Barlow) Ruden; grandson of Nathan and - (Kent) Barlow; great-grandson of Abner Barlow.
Abner Barlow private in Capt. Ball's Company, which marched April 20th, 1775, in response to the Lexington Alarm. Reenlisted April 29th, 1775, in Capt. Ball's Company, Col. Timothy Danielson's Regiment. Pensioned.
Source:
  • Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, V 01. I, page 625.

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RUTTER, CLEMENT S. (Washington State Society Charter Member)
Spokane, WA State No. 43 Nat'l No. 7330

Admitted:

 1895  
Demitted: 1901 Transferred to Pennsylvania Society
Born:    
Died:    
     
 
 
Source:
 

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