Deborah Sampson

Deborah Sampson

female, deceased (1827)
WomenintheAmericanRevolution, British, Continental Army soldier, Kingdom of Great Britain, from Plymouth County, Massachusetts, wartime crossdresser…American Colonies
Deborah Sampson Gannett (December 17, 1760 - April 29, 1827) was the first known American woman to impersonate a man in order to join the army and...
Mercy Otis Warren

Mercy Otis Warren

female, deceased (1814)
James Warren, American women writer, Massachusetts colonial, mayflower, patriot, american revolution…Historian of the United States, The Adulateur, WomenintheAmericanRevolution
Mercy Otis Warren September 14, 1728 - October 19, 1814) was born in Barnstable, Massachusetts. As a young child, Mercy loved reading, writing, and...
Margaret Corbin

Margaret Corbin

female, deceased (1800)
WomenintheAmericanRevolution, revolutionary war, fort washington, Continental Army soldier, hessian, American…American Revolutionary War
Margaret Corbin was a woman who fought in the American Revolutionary War. On November 16, 1776 she and her husband, John Corbin, both from...
Sybil Ludington

Sybil Ludington

female, deceased (1839)
New York colonial, Carmel, WomenintheAmericanRevolution, British, Colonel, american revolution
Sybil Ludington (1761-1839) was the daughter of Colonel Henry Ludington, the commander of the local militia near Fredericksburg, New York (later...
Patience Wright

Patience Wright

female, deceased (1786)
New Jersey colonial, from New Jersey, Patience Lovell Wright, American colonial, American, wax museum…american revolution, WomenintheAmericanRevolution
Patience Lovell Wright (born 1725, Bordentown, New Jersey; died March 23, 1786, London) was the first recognized American-born sculptor. She...
Nancy Hart

Nancy Hart

female, deceased (1830)
WomenintheAmericanRevolution, Scots-Irish American, american revolution, wartime spy, tory, whig…from the Triangle, North Carolina
Nancy Morgan Hart, a North Carolina native who lived near Elberton, Georgia during the American Revolution, has become a legend in American...
Abigail Smith Adams

Abigail Smith Adams

female, deceased (1818)
Second Ladies of the United States, Massachusetts colonial, Second Lady of the United States, from Massachusetts, Adams family, from Norfolk County, Massachusetts…American, WomenintheAmericanRevolution, First Lady of the United States
Abigail Smith Adams (November 11, 1744 - October 28, 1818) was the wife of John Adams, the second President of the United States, and is seen as...
Nancy Ward

Nancy Ward

female
WomenintheAmericanRevolution, Nanye-hi, peaceful coexistence, Native American in the American Revolution, From Tennessee, English…American, Women ruler, Native American
Nanye-hi ("One Who Goes About"), known in English as Nancy Ward was a "ghighua", or "beloved woman" of the Cherokee nation, which meant that she...
Molly Stark

Molly Stark

female
New Hampshire colonial, From Haverhill, Massachusetts, from Essex County, Massachusetts, American Revolutionary War, From New Hampshire, Postmaster…WomenintheAmericanRevolution
Molly Stark, nee Elizabeth Page, (February 16, 1737 - 1814) was the wife of American Revolutionary War general John Stark. She was born in...
Catherine Littlefield Greene

Catherine Littlefield Greene

female, deceased (1814)
Rhode Island colonial, WomenintheAmericanRevolution, from Rhode Island, American Revolutionary War, from Bond County, Illinois, Catharine Littlefield "Caty" Greene
Catharine Littlefield "Caty" Greene (17 February 1755 - 2 September 1814) was the wife of American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene, a...