but the way she described it to me seemed a bit convoluted.
Posted on 05/30/2007 10:57:22 AM PDT by nanetteclaret
If the proposed Amenesty Bill passes, our country will change in ways we can't forsee. In thinking about this, I thought it might be inspiring to find out how many Freepers have Patriot ancestors who fought in the Revolutionary War. Naming those who gave so much for the establishment of this Republic will make their sacrifices (their lives, their fortunes, their sacred honor) more real to us. It will remind us of their determination in the face of all odds and give us encouragement to "keep the Republic."
but the way she described it to me seemed a bit convoluted.
Johnnes Weyrich Katterman, son of Jacob, b 1751, Stouchsburg, Pa, Revolutionary War.
I go back to Jamestown, but here’s some of the Revolutionary families - Karnes, Wax, Persinger,Massey, Morrison, Mills, Mendenhall,Thornberg, Baldwin, Beeson, White, Mills, Mendenhall, Moon, Edwards, Uptain, Whitecotton, Griffin, Stringfellow, Johnson, Garrison, Walker, Dodson, Smith, Key, Collins, Gatewood, Butler, and Stump.
Don’t forget the rev War started America . A lot of soldiers died to keep it. God bless them all !
Thank your family for their service. It is greatly appreciated. Anyone who fights for this country is a patriot.
I think it is very enlightening, though, in light of Benjamin Franklin’s comment about “keeping our Republic” how many Freepers have ancestors who were Patriots. I think they would be proud to know that their progeny have not forgotten them or their sacrifices and that we are trying, in whatever way, not to let this Republic end.
Not me. I am only the second generation born here. On the other hand, my grandparents came to America to become Americans. Learned English, although they spoke their native tongues in the home (mostly in the kitchen!). They became citizens, as quickly as they could.
And I still remember visiting the White House on a tour. My grandfather wept openly. He was so proud that in this country, an immigrant could walk through the home of the most powerful man on Earth.
So, hey, maybe they were patriots after all.....
I do- but don’t ask me to name them. My mother researches and keeps all that info.
What a fabulous testimony! Your grandparents are the ones who made this country great - the ones who came here to become Americans and citizens as quickly as possible, and who learned English. They upheld the values of this country, so by definition, they were patriots.
Related to John Adams(not directly).
I am from old Dutch stock that came here in the 1700’s to escape religious persecution. I also have Samuel F B Morse, inventor of Morse code, in there.
No Blue blood here.great Granddad came from Germany in 1860s..
My dad fought is Europe in WW2.. He would be the closest.
On which side?
just kidding...just kidding /ducks.
My GGGGG Grandfather, Gaius Allison, fought with the Va Dragoons in the Revolution. My Great-Great Grandfather fought in the 138th PA Vol Infantry and my other GGG Grandfather fought with the 9th VA Calvary in the Civil War. My Grandfather fought in WWI, had several uncles in WWII including the 82nd Airborne and my father was a Marine corpman in Korea.
We even had family in the French and Indian war. Both sides of my family have long traditions in our wars and have been here for a long time. Gais Allison’s family received a land grant from William Penn’s son in the late 1600’s.
descendants should read ancestors...
My Dad was a 22 year old LT (j.g.) in command of U.S. LCT 457 on UTAH Beach.
He had bulldozers and TNT on his boat. He and his boat were on the way to the Pacific when the war ended.
I never miss a chance to tell the story of my many-times-great-grandfather, Captain John Manning, known affectionately to the family as Cap’n John.
Cap’n John was born in England in 1727, and came over here during the Revolutionary War as part of the Redcoat forces. He was around 50 then.
Near the end of the war, Cap’n John fell in love with his commanding officer’s daughter, Nancy, who was about 16, so 35 or 40 years younger than him. They eloped because her father found Cap’n John too old for his baby girl.
Nancy and Cap’n John had twelve children. Nancy died in the 1820s. Cap’n John lived until 1837 - he had just hit his 110th birthday when he shuffled off this mortal coil, and from all accounts was a rounder to the end.
It’s nice to have role models in the family.
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