The 8th Virginia Regiment Family

Since the debut of 8thVirginia.com in January of 2015 dozens of people have identified themselves as descendants or relatives of 8th Virginia veterans. They are identified here alphabetically, and after the names of their predecessors on the Soldiers Page. Please let us know here if you would like to be added. Your email address will not be published here unless you specifically request it.

Arnold, Paul – Pvt. Josiah Arnold (Croghan’s Company)
Ashby, Tim – Pvt. George Ashby (Campbell’s Company)
Bacon, Dan - Pvt. Josiah Arnold (Croghan's Company)
Barnhill, Eric - Pvt. Benjamin Crow (D. Stephenson's Company)
Belton, Blair – Pvt. Peter Lee (Westfall’s Company)
Bible, Allen James – Pvt. Adam Bible (D. Stephenson’s Company)
Bittle, Edward - Col. Peter Muhlenberg
Bolt, Eugene - Pvt. Zephaniah Bryan (J. Stephenson's Company)
Bowman, Maryann Hearn – Col. Abraham Bowman
Bowman, Randall L. – Col. Abraham Bowman
Burbank, Roger – Capt. Robert Higgins
Busse, Judy - Pvt. Philip Phine (Clark's Company)
Butler, Carolyn Brown – Pvt. William Smith (Slaughter’s Company)
Campbell, Julian Enrique (Mexico) - Capt. Richard Campbell
Capps, Bob – Pvt. Daniel Burner (Campbell’s Company)
Carter, Duane - Pvt. Joseph Carman (Croghan's Company)
Caulley, Greg - Capt. Thomas Berry
Chambers, Larry - Pvt. Robert Chambers (Higgins' Company)
Chaney, Alex - Pvt. William Buckley (Berry's Company)
Channing, James – Maj. Peter Helphenstine
Christopher, Bruce – Pvt. William Taylor (Westfall’s Company)
Christou, Christos - Lt. Benjamin Kinley (D. Stephenson's Company)
Clayton, Jon – Pvt. Francis Baldwin (Berry’s Company)
Clifton, Charles - Pvt. Moses Johns (Westfall's Company)
Coleman, James - Ens. Samuel Coleman (D. Stephenson's Company)
Cooper, Aron - Lt. Leonard Cooper (Campbell's Company)
Crow, Kyle - Sgt. Benjamin Crow (D. Stephenson's Company)
Deaner, Scott - Pvt. Robert Chambers (Higgins' Company)
Dunavan, Randy – Pvt. William Donavan (D. Stephenson’s Company)
Ellis, Brenda Hardin – Maj. Peter Helphenstine
Fansler-Oleksa, Nancy - Pvt. George Wilfong (Westfall's Company)
Farmer, Robert – Lt. Christopher Moyers (Slaughter’s Company)
Fine, John – Pvt. Jacob Sively (Clark’s Company)
Fuller, Charles – Pvt. John Bley (Clark’s Company)
Gergens, Jean - Pvt. Isaac Dunn (Berry's Company)
Gaddis, Jim – Pvt. William Gaddis (Croghan’s Company)
Golliday, Ron - Pvt. Joseph Golliday (Clark's Company)
Griffin, Michael - Lt. Taverner Beale (Clark's Company)
Hamm, Jacob - Maj. Peter Helphenstine
Hamm, Susan - Capt. Robert Higgins
Hancock, Edward – Pvt. Nathan Brittain (Clark’s Company)
Peter Hanson - Pvt. Daniel Burner (Campbell's Company)
Helphinstine, Chuck – Major Peter Helphenstine
Helphinstine, Ed - Major Peter Helphenstine
Higgins, Tom – Ens. Peter Higgins (Higgins’ Company)
Jensen, Tracy - Pvt. John Bradford (Berry's Company)
Jones, Bruce – Drum. Samuel Jones (D. Stephenson’s Company)
Jones, Craig – Pvt. Michael Gold (D. Stephenson’s Company)
Justidd, Nancy Ruyle - Pvt. Henry Ruyle (Higgins' Company)
Karnes, Gerald – Pvt. Peter Kerns (Westfall’s Company)
Lanari, JoDee - Lt. Daniel Culp (Darke's Company)
Lamb, Gary - Sgt. Michael Lamb, (D. Stephenson's Company)
​Langford, Elizabeth Stevens – Capt. Richard Campbell
Laventhall, Donald - Pvt. Richard Cain (Westfall's Company)
Lyons, Patrick – Lt. John Steed
Maney, Russ - Pvt. Martin Maney (Knox's Company)
Maricle, Allen – Sgt. James Lamb (D. Stephenson’s Company)
Martin, Seth - Pvt. John Cage (Slaughter's Company)
Maynard, Lynn - Pvt. William Warren (Campbell's Company)
McFarland, Jon – Pvt. Jonathan Grant (Croghan's Company)
McFarland, Kenneth - Pvt. Reuben Harrel (Campbell's Company)
Milano, Debbie - Pvt. William Gillihan (Knox's Company)
Moheb, Kathy – Pvt. Jacob Sively (Clark’s Company)
Morrison, Paul – Pvt. John Morrison (Berry’s Company)
Neville, Gabriel – Pvt. Jonathan Grant (Croghan's Company)
Nichols, Roy – Pvt. Thomas Nichols (D. Stephenson’s Company)
Noblitt, Franklin - Pvt. Jacob Sively (Clark's Company)
Otter, Ashley – Pvt. George Hinch (Croghan’s Company)
Peters, John - Sgt. William Combs (Campbell's Company)
Pomeroy, Tammy Pritchard – Pvt. James Kay (Berry’s Company)
Pritchard, Kenny - Pvt. James Kay (Berry's Company)
Quinn, Sharon - Capt. George Slaughter
Raines, T. G. – Pvt. Robert Chambers (Higgins’ Company)
Range, Chris - Pvt. James Range (Darke's Company)
Renschler, Dave - Lt. James Kirtley (Slaughter's Company)
Reynolds, Bill – Pvt. Joachim Fetzer (Clark’s Company)
Rucker, Steven - Sgt. Lemuel Rucker (Slaughter's Company)
Severns, Janice – Pvt. James Arnwine (Clark’s Company)
Sivley, Chuck - Pvt. Peter Sively (Clark's Company)
Sloan, John – Pvt. Briant Sloan
Smith, Michael – Pvt. Edward Poe (Darke’s Company)
Sparkman, Lyle - Pvt. Michael Gold (D. Stephenson's Company)
Spencer, Donella - Capt. James Knox
Spickard, Joseph – Pvt. George Spickard (Campbell’s Company)
Steven Steinberg - Pvt. Charles Creel (Slaughter's Company
Stokely, Gordon – Pvt. John Huff (Westfall’s Company)
Stout, Sharon – Lt. Abraham Kirkpatrick (Croghan’s Company)
Streit, Kevin – Chapl. Christian Streit
Stutesman, Dave - Pvt. Lawrence McGuire (Westfall's Company)
Van de Vaarst, Jane - Pvt. Christopher Young (Clark's Company)
Vazquez, Mark – Lt. Christopher Moyers (Slaughter’s Company)
Via, Tim – Pvt. David Viah (D. Stephenson’s Company)
Voight, Billy - Pvt. Enoch Job (Croghan's Company)
Whisman, Vic - Pvt. John Graham (Westfall's Company)
Whitacre, Danny – Pvt. John Bley (Clark’s Company)
Wiggs, Ben - Pvt. George Ashby (Campbell's Company)
Winters, Jimmie - Pvt. William Winters (Westfall's Company)
Winters-Lindsey, Susan – Maj. Peter Helphenstine
Wolf, Zack – Pvt. Zephaniah Bryan (J. Stephenson’s Company)
Wood, Virginia - Surg. Cornelius Baldwin
Woodford, William - Pvt. William Woodford (Campbell's Company)

(Header image: Doug Hall, doughallgallery.com)

Scott Deaner at the grave of his ancestor Private Robert Chambers.

Descendant and historian Robert Thomas Howell (1946 - 2013) unveils a new marker for Joseph Golladay in Shenandoah County in June, 2010. (Walter D. Golladay)

Two descendants of Private Jonathan Grant explore Valley Forge.

A patriotic descendant of Chaplain Christian Streit pays a visit to his forebear's grave in Winchester, Virginia.

Gordon Stokely Jr. with one of his SAR patriot certificates. This one is for John Huff who fought in Abel Westfall’s company.

Ben Wiggs at the home of his ancestor George Ashby of Capt. Campbell's Company. The Ashby family ran a ferry across the Shenandoah River and hosted George Washington during his first surveying trip in the west.

Ron Golliday poses with a surviving "grand division" flag of the 8th Virginia during its visit to Woodstock, Virginia.