Augustin Clayton Chapter

 Jonesboro, Georgia

                  Home of "Gone With The Wind"

National Society Daughters 

of the 

American Revolution

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

 

  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.
Connecticut Timothy Cook * Oliver Turrell *Samuel Wood *Timothy Crosby *Abijah Catlin
Delaware Currently, there are no Chapter daughters with Patriot  ancestors who served here.
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
Maryland Peter Guice *Burch Allison * Hatch Dent 
Massachusetts *Joseph Bush * Solomon Pierce *Adam Ulmer *Ephraim Russell *Seth Norcross
     New Hampshire Benjamin Simons
New Jersey *Jonathan Sutton *William Furman *Thomas Eckerson *Elias Runyon *Johannes Antonides                
New York Johnathan Horton *Stephen Curry *James Quick  
  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
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 
Rhode Island Lemuel Durfee
   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
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

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.

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."

                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

 

Do you have questions about Membership?
Click on one of the names below for membership information
in the Augustin Clayton Chapter DAR or the National Society.

                   Membership in Augustin Clayton Chapter DAR
                 National Society Membership Page

 

 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

 Links To Visit

NSDAR Library 

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

Kate Duncan Smith DAR School

Tamassee DAR School


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