New members inducted into Daughters of the American Revolution
Two new members were inducted May 13 into the Col. David Hall Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Karoline Kent's revolutionary patriot is Abial Whitman. He was born in Massachusetts, died in Vermont and served in the New Hampshire Continental Line as a private.
Not every revolutionary patriot carried a rifle. Liz Messick is a descendent of John Maull, recognized for his service during the fight against the British by providing provisions and labor to launch a schooner from Lewes.
Chapter members support the organization's mission of historic preservation, patriotism and education with service projects throughout the community, to include maintaining the ca. 1739 Maull House on Pilottown Road, awarding Good Citizen scholarships and JROTC medals, delivering home-cooked meals to the Home of the Brave, recognizing new citizens at naturalization ceremonies and marking the graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Each year, the chapter hosts a Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at the grave of Col. David Hall in the Lewes Presbyterian Churchyard.
The society is an apolitical service organization with chapters around the world. Women over the age of 18 who can prove direct lineal descent from a revolutionary patriot are eligible for membership. The Lewes-based chapter currently has 153 active members and nine associate members. For more information, contact Denise Clemons at 302-645-2089 or dmclemons@comcast.net.
