UNDER THE FLAPS: 2025 April 11~***** Revolutionary War Patriot Ancestors~GENEALOGY

GENEALOGY WITHOUT DOCUMENTATION IS MYTHOLOGY

Heritage and Honor: Celebrating the Patriots who paved the way for our freedom! My Patriot Ancestors Have Officially Formed a Revolutionary Supergroup!( and just in time for America's 250th Birthday Celebration, beginning in 2026)

Well folks, hold your powdered wigs and brace your bayonets, because I descend from a whole squad of Revolutionary War heroes.

It started with one. Now I’ve got four4️⃣.

Introducing:

• James Trenor – My FIRST documented ancestor, who wasn’t just in the fight—he was a Sergeant, likely barking orders, inspecting muskets, and giving serious “Get off my battlefield” energy. He lived in Bedford County and Montgomery County, which makes him both a leader and a commuter.

• James Buford – My SECOND documented ancestor! A member of the Virginia Militia’s Minute Company, always ready to roll at a moment’s notice. His motto? “Give me liberty, or give me a very fast horse.”

• Captain Thomas Logwood – My THIRD documented ancestor...A true patriot and leader in the Bedford County Militia. He brought the rank, the swagger, and (probably) the best hat in the company.

• John Chastain – My FOURTH documented ancestor! The unsung hero who supplied beef from his land in Bedford County, ensuring that no Patriot ever fought on an empty stomach. Revolutionary logistics? That was his battlefield.

These men were out there leading militias, feeding troops, standing ready, and sergeant-ing/captain-ing their way through the American Revolution. Meanwhile, I was just over here trying to decipher 200-year-old land deeds and wondering how every man in Bedford County/Montgomery County in 1776 had the exact same name😂😂😂.

The Research Process: Somewhere Between a Mystery Novel and a Cry for Help

You might think that proving one Patriot ancestor would be enough. But no. I had to go full Revolutionary overachiever.🤣🤣🤣

WHAT A STELLAR KICKOFF TO THE 2026 AMERICA'S 250th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!

I dug through marriage records, military rolls, court documents, wills written in ink that faded during the Adams administration, and at least one land grant that looked like it had been used as a coaster at a colonial tavern.

There were charts. There were binders. There was a spreadsheet labeled “Chastain Beef Evidence” and another called “Buford Minute Man or Just Fast Walker?”.

Honestly, there were many occasions during this process where I ALSO FELT LIKE I WAS FIGHTING A PART OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR🤣💥🤣!

Each Patriot came with more documentation, more fact-checking, and more dramatic moments where I gasped, “YES! This is the right John Chastain! He did have five cows!”

(Just for fun, I asked MetaAI to "create an image of my Revolutionary War Patriot, John Chastain. He lived in Bedford, VA and supplied meat to the army.") Seeing these 2 created images gave me a strong sense of connection and belonging to the past. Boy, talk about stepping back in time😮😮😮!

John Chastain holds an honored place in my heart❣️. It is through his blood line that hubby and I can now 'verify' that we are 5th cousins. Bless his heart❣️, Ron has stomped through more than his share of graveyards to help me locate tombstones (which were HIS tombstone ancestors as well!).

Victory Is Mine (And Also Theirs)

And now? Now I get to stand tall (well, sit smugly at my computer) and say that I am officially descended from not one, not two, not three, but FOUR Revolutionary War Patriots.

I like to think of them all hanging out together in Patriot Heaven—Trenor, Buford, Logwood, and Chastain, —drinking colonial cider, talking about the old days, and shaking their heads like, “She finally figured it out.”