Welcome to the website of the Colonel William Preston Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution! Our chapter was organized July 12, 1923, and is celebrating more than 90 years of service.

We invite you to browse our website for information regarding our chapter, our meetings, and our Revolutionary War patriots.

Eligibility
Any woman is eligible for membership in the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution who is not less than eighteen years of age, and who is lineally descended from one who served, or was loyal to the cause of American Independence. This would be one who served as a sailor, soldier, civil officer, was a recognized patriot, or who rendered material aid to the Colonies; provided the applicant for chapter membership is personally acceptable to the chapter.

Admission of Members
This chapter does not discriminate against an applicant for membership on the basis of race or creed. An applicant must be endorsed by two members of the chapter to whom she is personally known, and must be approved by a majority vote of the membership.

Meetings
The Colonel William Preston Chapter members would be delighted to welcome you to attend one of our meetings. We meet on the first Friday of every month from September through May. Our meetings are usually held at 11:00 a.m. at the Tanglewood Holiday Inn and include a keynote speaker, followed by an optional lunch at noon. Our meeting venue does change occasionally during the year and depending on special events.

For more information, contact Mary Bess Riley Jordan or Anne Piedmont.

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September 7, 2024

Crossnore’s Mission to Treat and Heal Traumatized Children”
Speaker — Mariea Tountasakis

October 12, 2024

No Ordinary Time – Experiences of a Young Jewish Girl in Belgium, 1940-1945
Speaker — Regine Archer, Retired Business Owner, Roanoke

November 3, 2024

History of Lace and Lacemaking in America
Speaker — Vickie Green, NSDAR Member and VADAR State Chairman for National Committees Constitution Week, and Lacemaker

December 8, 2024

Witchcraft in Colonial Virginia – The Case of Grace Sherwood
Speaker — Whitney Leeson, Roanoke College History Professor and Colonel William Preston Chapter NSDAR member

January 5, 2025

Colonel William Preston and the Progress and Potential Development of the Greenfield Plantation Park Site from the County Viewpoint
Speaker — Steven Clinton, Member, Botetourt County Board of Supervisors

February 2, 2025

Medical Care or Quackery, You Decide
Speaker — Maggie Bassette, Historian

March 1, 2025

The Journey of a Citizen Soldier and Why I Entered the Military
Speaker — Brigadier General Lapthe Flora, Recipient of the Americanism Awards at the State and National Level NSDAR 2018

April 5, 2025

The Citizen Soldier and our Heritage
Speaker — John Cahoon, Retired U.S. Army Captain and Historian

May 3, 2025

State of the Chapter Address
Speaker — Mary Bess Jordan, Chapter Regent

AYLSWORHT, George — Pvt — VA
BENDER, George Pvt — MA
BENNETT, Gamaliel — NY
BONEY, Wimback — NC
BOWEN, Arthur — Capt — VA
BRECKENRIDGE, Letitia Preston — VA
CARPER, Nicholas — VA
CLAYTON, Elisha — NJ
CORBIN, George — Pvt — VA
CURD, William — Capt — VA
FRENCH, Matthew — Pvt — VA
FULLWOOD, William — Maj — SC
HARRINGTON, Anthony — MD
HAYES, James — Lt — PA
HAYNES, Thomas — PA
HONAKER, Hans Jacob — VA
HOPE, Samuel — SC
HOWARD, Peter — Pvt — VA
HUNT, Eleazer — NC
HURST, John — VA
IDDINGS, David — Ens — VA
INGLES, William — Col — VA
JAMESON, John — Capt — VA
JENNINGS, Robert G. — Capt — VA
JESSUP, Thomas — NC
KELLY, Richard — Pvt — VA
KIRBY, William James — Capt — VA

KYGHER, Christian — Lt — VA
LEFTWICH, Augustine, Sr. — VA
LEWIS, Fielding, Sr. — VA
LITTLE, Joseph — Lt — VT
MITCHELL, Nathaniel — Pvt — MA
MOSELEY, Robert — VA
MOTLEY, David Joseph — Pvt — VA
NANTZ, Daniel — NC
PATTERSON, John — Midshipman — VA
PATTON, James — Pvt, PS — VA
PAYNE, John — VA
POWELL, Benjamin — NC
RIFFLE, Jacob — VA, PA
SEAY, Naomi “Amy” Lovine — VA
SLAUGHTER, Charles — Pvt — VA
SOWDER, Jacob — Pvt — VA
SPARROW, Thomas, Pvt — VA
STEPP, Moses — NC, SC
STONE, Jacob — Pvt — SC
STREETER, Joseph — Lt — RI
TESCH, Heinrich — NC
THOMAS, Charles — VA
TOZER, John — Pvt — MA, NH
VAUGHN, William— Pvt — VA
WADDLE, Benjamin — Pvt — VA
WITTEN, James — Scout — VA

The book committee is available for presentations on these Notable Women books. Contact Rebecca Austin for more information or to schedule a presentation.

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