Meet the Patriots our Daughters honor.

Pictured: Dr. Foster Swift, who served as a surgeon’s mate on the State Brig “Hazzard” under Captain John Foster Williams. In 1780, while serving as a surgeon on a sloop-of-war under Captain Daniel McNeill, the ship was captured. The crew was taken to St. Lucie where they were kept captive for thirteen months before escaping in 1781.

To learn more about a Patriot, go to the DAR Genealogical Research System (GRS), click the ancestor tab, and enter the Patriot number into the ancestor number field.