Chapter Members
Our Members
A Legacy of Service Since 1924
Fort Chiswell Chapter is proud to have over 70 active members who trace their lineage to patriots of the American Revolution. Our members come from across the Bristol region and beyond, united by their shared heritage and commitment to historic preservation, education, and patriotism.
Each member has proven direct descent from a patriot who aided in achieving American independence during the Revolutionary War, whether through military service, civil service, or patriotic support. These connections to our nation's founding inspire us to continue serving our community today.
Chapter Officers
Chapter Officers 2025-2026
Regent: Jan McCart
Vice Regent: Becki Kelly
Chaplain: Susan Tanner
Recording Secretary: Ann Holler
Corresponding Secretary: Ann Holler
Treasurer: Mary Connor
Registrar: Sara Reuning
Historian: Amy Hopper
Librarian: Debbie Gwaltney
National Committees
American History: Fort Chiswell Board
Chapter Achievement Awards: Jan McCart and Becky Kelly
Community Service Awards: Carol Proust
Conservation: Susan Gannaway
Constitution Week: Jan McCart
DAR Good Citizens: Carol Propst
DAR Magazine: Myra Orr
DAR Schools: Kay Grott
Lineage Research: Ann Holler
Membership Recruitment: Billie Whisnant
National Defense: Jackie Dennison
Public Relations and Media: Ann Holler
Service to America: Sara Reuning
The flag of the USA: Becky Kelly
Volunteer Information Specialist: Barbara Street
Chapter Committees
President General's Message: Jan McCart
Bylaws & Standing Rules: Ann Holler, Myra Orr
Yearbook: Jan McCart
District & State Officers
District IV Director: (Ethelen Sehen) sehendiv@surry.net
Virginia State Regent: Kathleen Mayer Rugh (stateregent@virginiadar.org)
NSDAR President General: Virginia Sebastian Storage (202-62816) 16 D Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006-5303
Members
Anderson, Reba Lenora Stewart
157 Larkin Street, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Paul Hertzog, PA, Pvt PS
Arrants, Rose Pryor
222 Pamela Ct., Blountville, TN 37617
Patriot: William Montgomery Sr., PA, Col PS
Ashburn, Evelyn Marie Martin
330 Rosecommon Drive, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Jesse Vermillion, NC, Pvt
Bechtold, Mendy Rae Burgess
113 Kelsey Drive, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: John Kennard, SC, SOL
Bennett, Alexandria Vivian Rae
202 Johnson Street, Bristol, VA 24201
Patriot: William Jay, SC, PS
Bennett, Tammy Jo Murray
202 Johnson Street, Bristol, VA 24201
Patriot: William Jay, SC, PS
Blessing, Mary Ann Gregory
PO Box 864, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Michael Swords, VA, Pvt PS
Boyles-Jernigan, Carol Ann Patterson
1583 Hattersdale Road, Blountville, TN 37617
Patriot: Conrad Teeter, NJ, Pvt PS
Brittle, Linda Vaughan Lee
250 Long Crescent Drive, Bristol, VA 24201
Patriot: Ambrose Williams, VA, PS
Brittle, Lorraine Leclare
21 Commons Lane, Kennebunk, ME 04043
Patriot: Ambrose Williams, VA, PS
Burrill, Anna Harriet Spencer
2306 Edgemont Ave., Bristol, VA 24201
Patriot: Samuel Pearson Jr., CT, Lt
Burriss, RoseMarie Sandretto
2306 Edgemont Avenue, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Edward Stevens, NC, PS
Byington, Elizabeth Lorine Crockett
5833 Old Jonesboro Road, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Bolling Rogers, VA, Pvt
Carroll, Brenda Joyce Welch
112 Dayton Drive, Gray, TN 37615
Patriot: John Frierson, SC, CS
Christ, Ann Arthur Ayres
1855 Edgemont Avenue, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Nathaniel Fox, VA, Ens
Collins, Patricia Marion Potts
1014 Bullock Hollow Road, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Harmon Arrants, MD, Lt PS
Combs, Frances Geneva Lawhon
Bluff City, TN 37618
Patriot: John Alston, NC, PS
Connor, Mary Lynn Phares
Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Adam Ash, PA, Pvt
Curtin, Mary Louise McAnge
Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: James Hogg Jr., VA, Sol PS
Daniel, Barbara Ann Carmody
401 East Mountain View Rd., Apt. 105, Johnson City, TN 37601
Patriot: Benjamin Strickler, VA, CS PS
Darnell, Linda Sue Williams
24209 Johnson Chapel Road, Bristol, VA 24202
Patriot: Jesse Vermillion, NC, Pvt
Davis, Sarah Elizabeth Gwaltney
916 Pitt Street, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
Patriot: John McMillan, SC, Pvt PS
Dennison, Mary Jacqueline Weaver
1180 Foxcroft Road, Bristol, VA 24201
Patriot: Frederick Weaver, NC, Pvt
Doll, Mary Christine Joy
Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: John Hart, NJ, PS SDI
Estep, Kerri Leigh Hunigan
143 Olson Street, Bristol, VA 24201
Patriot: Frederick Weaver, NC, Pvt
Estes, Nancy Jane Finnie
9 Brentwood, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Harrison Taylor, VA, PS
Feierabend, Margaret Evelyn Burns
208 Lovedale Drive, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Joseph Manchester, RI, Ens
Fisher, Leslie Jeanniene
258 Tall Timbers Drive, Bristol, VA 24201
Patriot: Ludwick Wohlpart, PA, PS
Fisher, Thelma Jean Smith
258 Tall Timbers Drive, Bristol, VA 24201
Patriot: Ludwick Wohlpart, PA, PS
Fox, Manda Carla Graham
4 Fairway Drive, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: John Carmack Jr., VA, Sol PS
Gannaway, Sarah Elizabeth Tate
109 Melody Lane, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Arthur Campbell, VA, Col CS PS
Gannaway, Susan Oliver Phillips
909 Georgia Avenue, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Samuel Phillips, MD, Sol
Gannaway, Susan Lynnette
13324 Hathaway Drive, Aspen Hill, MD 20906
Patriot: Samuel Phillips, MD, Sol
Gartner, Elizabeth Parker Hurt
62 Fairway Drive, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: William Hudson, VA, PS
Grott, Susan Kay Martin
7538 Aubrey Ridge Drive, Fairview, TN 37062
Patriot: Samuel Duff Jr., VA, Pvt
Gwaltney, Deborah Sue Offord
243 Roscommon Drive, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: John McMillan, SC, Pvt PS
Hairston, Julie Boulware
1028 Berne St. SE, Atlanta, GA 30316
Patriot: James Bates, VA, PS
Harless, Lorna Jo Thomas
109 Crossroads Place, Lebanon, VA 24266
Patriot: Joshua Emery, MA, Pvt
Hicks, Rebecca Louise Hunigan
919 Euclid Avenue, Bristol, VA 24201
Patriot: Frederick Weaver, NC, Pvt
Holler, Ann Marie Kelley
112 Evergreen Place, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: John Crockett, VA, Lt CS
Hopper, Amelia Anne Johnson
133 Spanish Oak Road, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Sampson Dees, NC, PS
Horner, Margaret McLaughlin
432 Lawrence Avenue, Bristol, VA 24201
Patriot: Jason Wilson, NC, CS
Hull, Barbara Jane Anderson
1549 Highway 126, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: George Rutledge, NC, Sol
Hurt, Sallie Meriwether Lewis
500 Georgia Avenue, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: William Hudson, VA, PS
Hyde, Nancy Marie Rush
Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Michael Fleenor, VA, Pvt
Jackson, Lettie Elizabeth Thomas
314 Galway Road, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Robert Cole, VA, Sgt
Kelly, Rebecca (Becki) Lynn Baxter
18 Plymouth Cr., Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: James Hawes, MA, Pvt
King-Marschalk, Paulette Sue
476 Pheasant View, Rutledge, TN 37861
Patriot: John King, NC, CS PS
Kurre, Barbara Sue Lacy
211 Donegal Way, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Archibald Prather, VA, Sol PS
Leonard, Lisa Jenean
1628 Thicket Avenue, Davenport, FL 33837
Patriot: Thomas Barker, VA, Pvt
Lively, Sallie Brown Overbey Hurt
5801 Old Jonesboro Road, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: William Hudson, VA, PS
Long, Margaret Elizabeth Rock
3003 Chaucer Drive, Charlotte, NC 28210
Patriot: Harmon Arrants, MD, Lt PS
Mahaffey, Leann Lynette Hunigan
1251 Morning Dove Drive, Kingsport, TN 37663
Patriot: Frederick Weaver, NC, Pvt
Mawhinney, Ida Diana Jones
1041 Ridge Road, Unit 203, Wilmette, IL 60091
Patriot: Robert Sevier, NC, Capt
McCart, Michalyn Janell Jones
317 Robin Road, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: James Faris, SC, CS PS
McGrady, Reveley Gray
305 Overbrook Drive, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Francis Bowery, VA, Sol
McRee, Virginia Marie Feeney
1208 Holsten Avenue, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: John Roller, VA, Sol CS
Morgan, Anna Montague Sevier
908 Sycamore Street, Bristol, VA 24201
Patriot: Robert Sevier, NC, Capt
Morton, Laurel Anne Ray
3480 White Oak Drive, Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Patriot: John Davis, MD, Capt PS
Morton, Mary E. Littrell
1108 Bullock Hollow Road, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Thomas Hemphill, NC, Capt
Nichols, Jennifer Dean Richardson
15191 Big Knob Road, Bristol, VA 24202
Patriot: John McLaughlin, NC, Pvt
Orr, Myra Elizabeth
19261 Landfill Center, Abingdon, VA 24210
Patriot: Robert Orr, NC, PS
Parsons, Shana Alexandria Hicks
609 Pearl Street, Bristol, VA 24201
Patriot: Frederick Weaver, NC, Pvt
Peterson, Marnie Michelle
632 Alpine Private Drive, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Thomas Moore, NC, Pvt
Pilkenton, Diane Karen Gilliam
12037 Reedy Creek Road, Bristol, VA 24202
Patriot: William Robert Leslie, VA, Sol PS
Powers, Linda Annette Price
353 Vance Drive, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: John Johns, NC, PS
Preston, Sandra
300 Knob Hill Road, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: John Campbell, VA, Capt
Propst, Carol Jean
924 Beverly Drive, Apt. 4, Abingdon, VA 24210
Patriot: Matthias Barringer, NC, Capt PS
Rainero, Janet Lynn Horner
12469 King Mill Pike, Bristol, VA 24202
Patriot: Manassah Cutler, MA, Staff Of
Reuning, Sara Wall Copenhaver
120 Elk Road, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Peter Grossclose Sr., PA, PS
Rhoton, Stephanie Lynne Leonard
4293 Deleon Street, Haines City, FL 33844
Patriot: Thomas Barker, VA, Pvt
Rock, Carmen Leigh Potts
2434 Sugar Mill Road, Charlotte, NC 28210
Patriot: Harmon Arrants, MD, Lt PS
Seigart, Janice Lee Wilkerson
228 Forest Hills Drive, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Hugh Lavender, SC, Pvt
Shew, Monica Renae-Halsey
258 King Street, Bristol, VA 24201
Patriot: David Cox, VA, Lt PS
Street, Barbara Anne Brown
Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Benjamin Duncan, NC, Pvt
Tanner, Susan
515 Georgia Avenue, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Abraham Tanner, VA, Pvt
Toner, Sharon Amelia Sabella
469 Pemberton Road, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Israel Sayles, RI, Pvt
Weddington, Virginia Lee Haywood
PO Box 3467, Bristol, TN 37625
Patriot: Joseph Munger Sr., MA, Sgt
Whisnant, Billie Chambers
300 Lavinder Lane, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Robert Chambers, VA, Sgt PS
Wike, Sudie Doggett
1160 Lake View Dock Road, Bristol, TN 37620
Patriot: Mercy Raymond Bedford, NC, PS
Willis, Deborah Ann Schrimsher
306 Cole Hollow Road, Elizabethton, TN 37643
Patriot: Joseph Joost Borst, NY, Pvt PS
Young, Judy Lynn Caldwell
20163 Galen Drive, Abingdon, VA 24211
Patriot: Aaron Higginbotham Jr., VA, Sol PS
Associate Members
Bagnall, Robin Hope Wall
522 Lee Street, Bristol, VA 24201
Patriot: Peter Carter Sr., VA, PS
Pettyjohn, Olivia
171 Magnolia Lane, Monroe, VA 24574
Patriot: John Dishman, VA, PS