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Daniel Witcher Chapter
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Jasper, Texas

 
 

Jasper is in the middle of the beautiful piney woods area of Texas, near Sam Rayburn Lake. Our chapter encompasses 4 counties - Jasper, Newton, Tyler, & Sabine.  If you are in the area and are interested in joining our chapter, please contact us by e-mail.  We'll offer you a great big Texas welcome!

We are a very friendly chapter.  We welcome new members and offer assistance in proof of  lineage when necessary.  We meet the 3rd Saturday of each month at 11:30 a.m. from September through April with the exception of March when we do not meet.  For more specific information about meetings, please e-mail the chapter.

Daniel Witcher Chapter was organized on 1 November 1951, making 2001 the celebration of our 50th anniversary. 

Captain Daniel Witcher signed the Oath of Allegiance in Pittsylvania County, Virginia to national independence and renouncing loyalty to King George III.  He then headed up a list of signees in 1777 to fight under his command.  He fought at Stono Ferry, South Carolina on June 20, 1779, and the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina on March 15, 1781.  In March 1777, he commanded a campaign against marauding Indians in Virginia.  In the fall of 1780, he commanded a company of militia under General Nathaniel Greene at Millsboro, North Carolina.


 

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