General John Caldwell Chapter
PRINCETON
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HOW CHAPTER WAS NAMED
Caldwell County, established in 1809 and home of the General John Caldwell Chapter NSDAR, is named for Revolutionary War General John Caldwell. General Caldwell was born in Virginia and came to Kentucky in 1781. He was a Major General in the militia and campaigned against the Indians with George Roger Clark in 1786.
Following his military service, he was a member of the Danville Conventions in 1787 and 1788 which adopted a petition "demanding admission to the Union." Caldwell was one of the state's first senators serving 1792-1796. He was later elected Lieutenant Governor, serving with Governor Greenup, September 4, 1804 until his death on November 19, 1804.
Office Title |
Officer Name |
| Regent | Sally Whittington |
| Vice Regent | Marty Presler |
| Chaplain | Phyllis Niemi |
| Secretary | Nancy Jones |
| Treasurer | Doris Thomas |
| Registrar | Betty Ralph |
| Historian | Dailey Wilson |
CHAPTER PATRIOTS |
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| JOHN AKIN of North Carolina | MATTHEW LYON of Vermont |
| WILLIAM APPLEGATE of Pennsylvania | WILLIAM McCONNELL of Pennsylvania |
| THOMAS BECK of Maryland | EBENEZER MORSE of South Carolina |
| WILLIAM BLACKBURN of Virginia | HENRY PRINCE of South Carolina |
| THOMAS BURTON of Virginia | JOHN RAMEY of Virginia |
| WILLIAM CALHOUN of South Carolina | MICHAEL RASOR of Virginia |
| SPENCER CALVERT of Virginia | JOSEPH RAYBURN, JR. of Virginia |
| JUSTINIAN CARTWRIGHT of Virginia | MICHAEL REASOR of Virginia |
| THOMAS CHITTENDEN of Vermont | GEORGE J. M. REYBORN of Virginia |
| JOHN CLOPTON of Virginia | MATTHEW ROGERS of Virginia |
| WILLIAM DAVIS of North Carolina | JAMES ROSS of Maryland |
| TITUS FOX of North Carolina | JOHN RUCKER of Virginia |
| PAUL FROMAN, SR. of Virginia | ABRAHAM TAYLOE of North Carolina |
| FRANCIS HOWARD of North Carolina | RICHARD TAYLOE of North Carolina |
| MATTHEW JACKSON of Maryland | JOSEPH TAYLOR of South Carolina |
| JAMES JENNINGS of South Carolina | VALENTINE TUDOR of North Carolina |
| HERNY KIBLER of Virginia | PATRICK WHALIN of Virginia |
| WILLIAM LEWIS of Virginia | JOHN YARBROUGH of North Carolina |
| WILLIAM LOVE of Virginia | |
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