The Col. Aquila Hall Chapter has provided a comprehensive list of local patriot ancestors who either fought in or assisted in the cause of liberty in the American Revolution. The idea was presented to the chapter by 3rd Vice-President William Batton and was compiled by now Chapter President Christopher Raborg. Bill has worked extremely hard to promote this "Patriot Project" to other SAR and DAR chapters so that Aquila Hall could have the opportunity to honor their patriot ancestors and also to inform the public about our patriotic, historical organization that is the SAR.

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The article was published on Independence Day (July 4th, 2012) in the Harford County Aegis.

Special thanks to Henry Peden and his book, "Revolutionary Patriots of Harford County, Maryland 1775-1783", from which the names were compiled from.

When the Maryland Society SAR was founded in 1889, it was well over 100 years after the War ended. All the Patriots were long since deceased. (The last surviving veteran was Daniel F. Bakeman who died in 1869 at age 110 years old and was placed on the pension rolls by an act of U.S. Congress. He is listed as the last survivor of the military conflict by the United States Department of Veterans' Affairs.) You would also think that after 100 years, all the children of the Patriots were long since deceased too and only grandchildren or great children were then living. However there were still a few children of Patriots living in 1889 and the Maryland SAR was fortunate to have 3 actual sons join our Society based on their fathers’ service. We call these men - “Real Sons”.

Those three men were notable in their own right aside from their own longevity and service of their father. They contributed greatly to their country themselves. Here are brief biographies researched by Rev. Christos Christou Jr., about each of the three MDSSAR Real Sons.  This is the third and final part of a Three part series.

Rev. John Gottlieb MORRIS

Born: November 14, 1803 - Died October 10, 1895
SAR Number:1020

MDSSAR Number: 20
Patriot Father: John Morris (bef 1760-1808)

Rev. John Gottlieb MORRIS was born in York, Pennsylvania on 14 November, 1803. He died Oct. 10, 1895 in Baltimore Maryland. He was a charter member of the Society joining April 20, 1889. 
He was the son of John Morris who served in York Co, Pa and was born in Saxony as Johannes Gottlieb Moritz. He became Second Surgeon to the First Partizan Legion commanded by Armand Marquis de la Rouerie and served in 1782-1783 using the name John Morris. He was a member of the Society of Cincinnati as Gottlieb Morris.

This is the second part of a Three part series on the Real Sons of the Maryland Society, Sons of the American Revolution.  When the Maryland Society SAR was founded in 1889, it was well over 100 years after the War ended. All the Patriots were long since deceased. (The last surviving veteran was Daniel F. Bakeman who died in 1869 at age 110 years old and was placed on the pension rolls by an act of U.S. Congress. He is listed as the last survivor of the military conflict by the United States Department of Veterans' Affairs.) You would also think that after 100 years, all the children of the Patriots were long since deceased too and only grandchildren or great children were then living. However there were still a few children of Patriots living in 1889 and the Maryland SAR was fortunate to have 3 actual sons join our Society based on their fathers’ service.

When the Maryland Society SAR was founded in 1889, it was well over 100 years after the War ended. All the Patriots were long since deceased. (The last surviving veteran was Daniel F. Bakeman who died in 1869 at age 110 years old and was placed on the pension rolls by an act of U.S. Congress. He is listed as the last survivor of the military conflict by the United States Department of Veterans' Affairs.) You would also think that after 100 years, all the children of the Patriots were long since deceased too and only grandchildren or great children were then living. However there were still a few children of Patriots living in 1889 and the Maryland SAR was fortunate to have 3 actual sons join our Society based on their fathers’ service. We call these men - “Real Sons”.

Those three men were notable in their own right aside from their own longevity and service of their father. They contributed greatly to their country themselves. Here are brief biographies researched by Rev. Christos Christou Jr., about each of the three MDSSAR Real Sons.  This is the first part of a Three part series.

Capt. Edward B. Waples

Born: January 17 1825