
Augustin Clayton Chapter
Jonesboro, Georgia
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National Society Daughters
of the
American Revolution
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Augustin Smith Clayton was born in Fredricksburg, Virginia, November 27, 1783, but moved to Georgia when he was only 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.

About Our Chapter ~ 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 Court Judge, and legislator. Twenty-three Daughters were at the first organizational meeting. Now, thirty-four years later, we have grown to the present membership of over one hundred eighty.
Our Mission ~ The Augustin Clayton Chapter has always endeavored to carry out the three-fold purposes of the National Society --- historic, educational, and patriotic --- which are the same today as when the Society was founded in 1890.
2007
National Awards
for
2006 Activities
| American Heritage Report - Lynda Holmes - Certificate of Appreciation - Poetry Contest |
Constitution Week - Recognition for Sidelights at Every Meeting |
Constitution Week - Recognition for Outstanding Proclamations |
| Constitution Week - Sharlene Cochran -Most Outstanding Chapter Report | Constitution Week - Recognition for Outstanding Publicity | Constitution Week - Recognition for Most Outstanding Activities in Schools |
| Constitution Week - Recognition for Outstanding Bells Across America | Constitution Week - Recognition for Most Outstanding Displays | DAR Genealogy Preservation - Dorothy Smith - Certificate of Appreciation, Outstanding Participation |
| DAR Project Patriot- Certificate of Achievement | Membership Committee - Becky West - State Chairman, Outstanding State Membership Report | Membership Committee - Becky West - State Chairman, Outstanding State Theme |
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2007 Georgia State Society, NSDAR, Awards
For 2006 Activities
| Most New Members by Application - Second Place | Most New Members by Application: 201+ Members | Greatest % Increase: 201 + Members - First Place |
| Significant Contribution to Membership - Carole Roach | Most New Junior Members by Application - Second Place | Junior Shoppe Sales Support - First Place |
| Insignia Award - First Place | American Heritage - Best Report | American Heritage - Quilts & Wall Hangings - Nancy W. Collins - Honorable Mention |
| American History Chapter Report - Rachel Colbert - Most Outstanding | American History Publicity - Second Place | Women in American History Project - Certificate of Participation |
| Flag of the U.S.- Bobbie Veal - Best Report | Best Flag Retirement Ceremony - Second Place | Greatest Number of ROTC Medals Awarded |
| GSSDAR - State Honor Roll | Children of the American Revolution -Certificate of Appreciation | Janette Morrow Lamb $500 DAR Scholarship - Certificate of Award |
| Contributions to American Indian Youth Summer Camp - Third Place | Americanism - 200-249 Members - Frieda Gibby - Best Report | Presentation of DAR Americanism Medal - Certificate of Award |
| State Speakers Staff - Joyce Patton & Phyllis Lawson - Certificate of Appreciation | Participation in Community of Outreach Activities (from the State Chaplain) - Certificate of Appreciation | Promotion of DAR Scholarships - Certificate of Appreciation |
| DAR Project Patriot - 200+ Members - First Place | Constitution Week - Sharlene Cochran - Most Outstanding Chapter Report for South Eastern Division and GSSDAR | Outstanding Teacher of American History- Certificate of Appreciation |
| Marking a Patriot Gravesite - Certificate of Appreciation | Largest Monetary Contribution to the NSDAR Library - Certificate of Appreciation, Second Place | Outstanding Support & Contributions to DAR Schools - Hightower Award |
| DAR Service for Veterans - Most Adult Volunteer Hours,1000 + Volunteer Hours | DAR Service for Veterans - Outstanding Volunteer Hours to VAVS, Most Miles Traveled for Veteran Activities | DAR Service for Veterans - Outstanding Monetary Contributions, Outstanding Veterans Report |
| Meadow Garden Patron - Certificate of Appreciation | Women's Issues - First Place Certificate to Joyce Patton for her essay on "Careers" |

| Our Patriot Ancestors: | We celebrate the thirty-fourth anniversary of the founding of our Chapter by remembering our Patriot ancestors. |
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Connecticut | Timothy Cook * Oliver Turrell *Samuel Wood *Timothy Crosby *Abijah Catlin | |
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Delaware | Currently, there are no Chapter daughters with Patriot ancestors who served here. | |
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Georgia | Archibald Simpson *John Wingfield *John Manley *John Wilkerson *Joseph Sumner *John Groover *William Willougby *James Cartledge *Joel Phillips *Jacob Kelley *Micajah Paulk *Godfrey Tucker *William Dunaway | |
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Maryland | Peter Guice *Burch Allison * Hatch Dent | |
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Massachusetts | *Joseph Bush * Solomon Pierce *Adam Ulmer *Ephraim Russell *Seth Norcross | |
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New Hampshire | Benjamin Simons | |
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New Jersey | *Jonathan Sutton *William Furman *Thomas Eckerson *Elias Runyon *Johannes Antonides | |
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New York | Johnathan Horton *Stephen Curry *James Quick | |
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North Carolina | John Bledsoe *William Morris *Benjamin Stewart Hamilton *Joseph Harrison *James Perry *Benjamin Harrison *Joseph Burt *William Barnett *Joseph Ingram *Presley Nelms, Sr. *John Barringer *John Paul Barringer *Patrick Jack *John Callaway *John Barnett *Nicholas Fain *Louis Deshong *Griffith Rutherford *George Donnell, Sr. *Johnathan Wall *Robert Simms *Richard Whitehurst *James Hubbert *William Edward Wiseman *Vinson Chance *Jebediah Garrison *Cary Cox *Martin Greider *Thomas Welch *Benjamin Brown *John Hardee *Thomas Parks *John Wimberly *Benjamin Register *William Barwick *George Helms *James Lockhart *David Job *Richard Wright *Thomas Jones *Asa Bryant *John Bird *Jacob Kytle *Jebediah Garrison *Bartholomew Fields *David Neal *James Carr *John Hawthorne *Richard Conyers *John Thornton *John Mayo | |
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Pennsylvania | Peter Hartman *Abraham Zuber *Jonathan Custer *Valentine Hufnagle *Giles Parman *Mathew McDowell *Henry Ritchie *Christian Bower, Sr. *Casper Reinacker *William A. Atlee *George Elliott *Jacob Forrey/Ferry *Johan S. Claar *Thomas Jenkins *John Goheen *Joseph Noble *Giles Parman *Leonard Foutz *James Benson *Arthur Lee | |
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Rhode Island | Lemuel Durfee | |
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South Carolina | Robert Selfridge *William Barnett *Philemon Bozeman *George Kennemore *John Bell *Drury Pace *Michael Burkhalter *David Neal *John A. McCutchen *William Green *Philip Le Roy *Thomas Hamilton *John Langston *John Tomlinson *John Anderson *Henry Wertz *Benjamin Thurman *Mary McCool Babb *David Neal *Charles Humphries *John De Loach *James Blackstock *Samuel Kelso *Joseph Breed | |
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Virginia | Peter Guice *Abraham Penn *Ludowick Tuggle *Ebenezer Fain *Christopher Walthall *Phillip Spencer Branham *John Tuggle *Robert P. Bailey *Nehemiah Wood *Robert McFarland *George McNutt *John Witt, Jr. *Richard Luttrell *Henry Kesler *Benjamin Fitzpatrick *Deedrick Clem *Thomas Wingfield *Peter Ragsdale *John Zachary *John Marshall *Thomas Marshall *Jacob Higginbotham *William Edmiston *John Lumpkin *Abraham Hill, Sr. *Henry Hopson *Simon Stacy *John Lucas *Roland Flowers *David Lanier *Powell Hughes *Matthew Tanner *Bartholomew Stovall *William T. Fitts *Judith Cox *John Sams *Robert Elliott *Elias Boyer *John Milam, Jr. |
2007-2009 Officers

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Augustin Clayton Chapter, NSDAR, Officers 2007-2009
Regent
~ Rebecca "Becky"
Miller Rostron (Mrs. Joseph)
First
Vice Regent ~ Lynn Snowden Dorney ( Mrs. John J.)
Second
Vice Regent ~ Phyllis D. Fox Lawson ( Mrs.
Neil)
Chaplain
~ Wanda
Kennemore Hicks ( Mrs. Patrick)
Recording
Secretary ~ Janet Stovall Sherling ( Mrs. James E.)
Corresponding
Secretary ~ Sharlene
G. Cochran (Mrs. Larry)
Treasurer
~ Frieda Lee
Clark Gibby (Mrs. Rankin)
Registrar
~ Elizabeth
Lynne Simmons Grimes ( Mrs. Paul)
Historian
~ Dorothy
Ruth Boyer Smith ( Mrs. Joseph)
Librarian
~ Sherri
Kim Lawson Roberts ( Mrs. John)
Parliamentarian
~ Betty
Virginia Rowell Hasty
C.A.R. Sponsor ~ Lynn
Snowden Dorney ( Mrs. John J.)
Chapter meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month - August 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 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."
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Upcoming Meetings/Events
| August 14, 2007 | 6 p.m. - Celebrating Our Chapter Achievements - Clubhouse @ Meridan Place |
| September 11, 2007 | 2 p.m. - "Facts and Framers of the Constitution" - Clubhouse @ Summerlee - Jodeco Road |
| October 9, 2007 | 2 p.m. - "The Perfect 36" - Clubhouse @ Wrights Walk off Mt. Zion Blvd. |
| November 13, 2007 | 6 p.m.- Dinner - Native American Heritage Month - Home of Linda Turner |
| December 11, 2007 | 12 p.m. - Luncheon - Colonial Christmas - Home of Anita Maddox |
| January 12, 2008 | 2 p.m. - Awards Tea - Clayton Co. Board of Education |
| February 12, 2008 | 6 p.m. - Dinner - "Battles of Georgia" - Home of Jan Folds |
| March 11, 2008 | 2 p.m. - " A Step In Time" - Home of Sally Davis |
| April 8, 2008 | 2 p.m. - Home of Virginia Hasty |
| May 13, 2008 | 5 p.m. - "Garden Tea" - Home of Susie Folds |
| June 10, 2008 | 2 p.m. - "The Flag" - Home of Debbie Steppenbeck |
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you have questions about Membership?
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NSDAR Motto: God, Home, and Country

2007-2009
National Theme
"The spirit of hospitality opens doors to opportunity."
2007-2009
State Scriptural Theme:
"...the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all the works of thine
hands..."
—Deuteronomy 16:15
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Links To Visit
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Georgia State Daughters of the American Revolution
National Society Sons of the American Revolution
National Society Children of the American Revolution
Meadow Garden - Home of George Walton
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