Augustin Clayton Chapter
National Society Daughters
of the American Revolution
Jonesboro, GA
Augustin Smith Clayton was born in Fredricksburg, Virginia, November 27, 1783, and moved to Georgia
when he was one year of age. At the age of seven he enrolled in Richmond Academy in Augusta, Georgia,
and was a student there when George Washington visited in 1791. Augustin S. Clayton was a member of
the first graduating class of the University of Georgia and was admitted to the bar at the age of twenty-one.
He later became a renowned Georgia attorney, debater, judge, state senator, and U.S. Congressman.
Clayton County, Georgia, was named for him.
Augustin S. Clayton
AboutOurChapter ~
Augustin Clayton Chapter, NSDAR, was organized on June 8, 1973, in Clayton County, Georgia.
The name was chosen to honor Augustin Clayton, the renowned Georgia attorney, debater,
Superior CourtJudge, and legislator. Twenty-three Daughters were at the first organ-
izational meeting. Now, thirty-four years later, we have grown to the present
membership of over one hundred eighty.
OurMission~
The Augustin Clayton Chapter has always endeavored to carry out the
three-fold purposes of the National Society
historic preservation, education, and patriotism
which are the same today as when the Society was founded in 1890.
Augustin
Clayton
Chapter,
NSDAR
Officers
2017- 2019
Regent ~ Elizabeth Downey
1st Vice Regent ~ Ginger Bedell
2nd Vice Regent ~ Rosemary Pinson
Chaplain ~ Bonnie Lemacks
Recording Sec. ~ Patricia Wasson
Corresponding Sec. ~ Paula Kurjack
Treasurer ~ Frieda Gibby
Registrar ~ Phyllis Fox Lawson
Historian ~ Laura Hicksn
Librarian ~ Rosemary Pinson
Chapter
meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month - September through June
at 2:00 p.m.
Night meetings are held at least three times a year for those who
can't attend during the day.
For
information on joining our Chapter or the C.A.R., please send an e-mail inquiry.
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C.A.R.
On
March 14, 2000, the Augustin Clayton Chapter voted to sponsor the
Button
Gwinnett C.A.R. They write:
"The members and seniors of this CAR Chapter wish to thank all the members of the Augustin Clayton Chapter, NSDAR,
for the recent adoption of our society. We feel extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to grow and prosper under
the sponsorship of such an outstanding Chapter. We look forward to working with you as we strive to meet our goal of
fostering true patriotism among our young people."
35th Anniversary-Augustin Clayton Chapter
Augustin Clayton Activities
Handmade Blankets for Children
Welcoming New Citizens to the U.S.A.
Augustin
Clayton, Captain Thomas Cobb, Colonial John McIntosh,
General Daniel Newman, Philadelphia Winn,
Pulaski, William McIntosh Chapters Participants
Adopted Soldier
One
of the three solders that members of the Augustin Clayton Chapter, NSDAR
has adopted to send
items of comfort.
Button Gwinnett C.A.R. Chapter at GA State Conference
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