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