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The Magazine
Williamsburg Chapter Virginia Society
Sons of the American Revolution
By signing the Declaration of Independence,
the fifty-six Americans pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor. Nine died of wounds during the
Revolutionary War, Five were captured or imprisoned. Wives and children were jailed, mistreated, or left penniless.
Twelve signers’ houses were burned to the ground. No signer defected. Their honor, like their nation remained intact.
Vol. XXVI
I hope you and your families have continued to stay safe. I encourage you to get the vaccine as soon as possible in
accordance with the guidelines. The sooner we get vaccinated the sooner we will be able to return to holding in
person events.
Our joint Chapter meeting hosted virtually by the Thomas Nelson, Jr chapter was held on Saturday, January 9.
VASSAR President Bill Schwetke attended virtually and conducted the officer installations for both chapters. Bill
provided an inspirational account of how an individual, in this case sentinel Billy Flora, a free Black Patriot at the
south end of the Great Bridge, made a difference during the Battle of Great Bridge on December 9, 1775. As the
British advanced 6 abreast across the narrow bridge, Flora stood his ground to fire 8 rounds before retiring to the
breastworks. This slowed the British enough to allow the main Patriot force to man the breastworks, stop the British
advance and cause them to retreat back across Great Bridge. He closed by challenging the attendees to make a
difference for their respective chapters and the Virginia Society.
The VASSAR annual meeting, a virtual event, will be Friday, February 5 and Saturday, February 6. We will send the
meeting info out as soon as we receive it, but please take the opportunity to attend virtually to learn about the
workings of the Virginia Society from the comfort of your own home.
Our February speaker is Cliff Fleet whose bio is in the newsletter. I would encourage all to attend to learn how
Colonial Williamsburg is facing its current challenges and to show him our appreciation for the partnership with
CW.
Other virtual event opportunities in February include the Crossing of the Dan on February 20th and the Leedstown
Resolution event on February 27th. Secretary Milt Holt will Eblast the details out to you once we receive them.
Please review the separate articles concerning mentors and judging for the Virginia History Day. There are many
ways that you can support the chapter and our outreach goals. I encourage you to be an active participant.
I welcome your suggestions and comments on how to improve our chapter. Feel free to contact me at any time. You
may also attend our virtual Board of Managers meetings on the first Monday of each month at 10 AM. Just let me
know a couple days in advance so that I can send you the Zoom invitation.
I will close by echoing Bill Schwetke’s challenge to select an activity of interest to you and make a difference in 2021.
Roger W Cross, III
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Chapter News
Monday February 1, 2021
10:00 BOM meeting
by Virtual ZOOM
February 5-6
VASSAR Annual Meeting will be
a Zoom meeting.
Snipped by Harley’s puter
Saturday February 13, 2021 Installation of 2021 Officers was conducted by
VASSAR President William Schwetke using
12 PM ZOOM Chapter meeting Zoom.
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Cliff Fleet is president and CEO and the Colin G.
and Nancy N. Campbell distinguished presidential
chair of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. A
corporate executive, teacher, community
volunteer, board member and consultant, he has
enjoyed a broad and deep career with leadership
roles across a variety of disciplines and
organizational sizes.
Whether leading from the head of the board room
table, meeting with union leaders, teaching
undergraduate students or navigating a triathlon
course, Fleet has the rare ability to quickly
understand and adjust to the dynamics of any
setting in business or the community, where he
gives generously of his time.
His talk will be on the Progress of Colonial Williamsburg today and into the future.
Most recently, Fleet served as chair of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation and as president
and CEO of 22nd Century Group, Inc., a biotechnology company.
After leaving PM USA, Fleet advised numerous businesses and nonprofits as a managing
partner at SIR, a strategic management consultancy based in Richmond, Virginia.
A native of Virginia, Fleet earned four academic
degrees from William & Mary, including graduate
degrees in history, business administration and
law, a distinction shared with approximately 14
other alumni since the university was established
in 1693. Fleet enjoys learning new things and
teaching, and he has a strong passion to develop
people and serve the community.
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Registrar's Corner
DID YOU KNOW?
The Genealogical Research Library at
SAR headquarters in Louisville, Ky., was
just awarded Trip Advisor’s Travelers
Choice Award for 2020. Although
temporarily closed due to Covid-19, the
library is a must visit when in the area.
CHAPTER UPDATE:
We have four applications in the pipeline
waiting final approval, including one final
submittal by Ron Losee, plus one
supplemental. There is lots of current
interest and activity with seven applicant
files in progress, including two sons of
DAR members, a memorial application,
two supplementals and two other
potential prospects.
Hunt Berryman - Registrar
Email:
huntberryman@aol.com
Seeking your assistance and hopefully possible
input for our monthly meetings.
"Speakers Wanted" If you have heard or know of a speaker who you
think the membership (and guests) would be
interested in hearing at one of our luncheons
next year, please contact VPres. Steve Mcguffin
at mcguffis@gmail.com
Your serious interest and potential response to
this matter will be greatly appreciated!
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CHAPTER AWARDS
The Chapter Nominates Jan Brown for VASSAR’s
Good Citizen Award
The Williamsburg Chapter has nominated the Rev. Jan Brown for VASSAR’s Good Citizen of the
Year Award.
Jan is a truly remarkable woman. She is an ordained Deacon serving as the Archdeacon of the Episcopal
Diocese of Southern Virginia and Deacon at Williamsburg’s Bruton Parish Church.
One of Jan’s proudest accomplishments is the Spirit Works Foundation Center for the Soul, a
community recovery organization that she founded. The Foundation delivers services for children,
youth, and adults living in recovery from the disease of addiction.
Deacon Brown enjoys a special relationship with our SAR Chapter. On several occasions she has
delivered an inspiring sermon at the annual 4th of July Service of Prayer and Thanksgiving cohosted by
the Chapter and Bruton Parish Church. Jan has always been responsive to requests from the Chapter to
offer prayers as well as sermons at SAR sponsored events.
The Chapter was pleased last July to present Jan Brown with its SAR Bronze Good Citizenship Medal.
It is our hope that the Virginia Society will agree with the Williamsburg Chapter and honor a highly
deserving Jan Brown with VASSR’s Good Citizen of the Year Award. The award is scheduled to be
announced later this month.
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Virginia History Day 2021
District 6 Hampton Roads
If you are interested in supporting the Williamsburg Chapter’s youth educational
goals, please consider volunteering to be a judge for Virginia History Day 2021.
Additional details are provided below. Tom Campbell and I participated last year
and found the experience very rewarding. You can choose the category and age
group that you would like to judge when you register as a judge. I chose the video
documentary category and was very impressed with the quality of the submittals.
The winning documentary can be viewed at the link below. I think you will be
impressed. https://youtu.be/4B2vUfpPc0k
All student projects will be related in some way to this year's NHD Theme, which
is “Communication in History: The Key to Understanding”.
All 2021 VHD contests will be held virtually due to the pandemic. As a reminder,
there are no specific qualifications necessary to serve as a VHD judge. All that is
required is a general interest in history, the ability to give quality feedback to
students, and the ability to be kind and supportive to young people. The platform
that is being used is user friendly. You will be invited to a training session on how
to navigate the judging platform later this spring.
Judging for the District 6 (Hampton Roads) contest will take place between March
9th and March 14th. Judges will be able to view and evaluate student projects at
their own leisure during this window. Student interviews will take place on Sat,
March 13th. All judges need to be available for several hours that day. There will
be more precise information on how long the interview process will take once the
Coordinator knows how many students have registered for the contest.
To register as a judge for the contest, simply go to the District 6 or State
Contest websites (linked here) and click "Create Account" --> "Judge" on the tool
bar at the top of the screen. A digital flyer with general information is attached.
This is a great way to safely support the chapter when we all are not traveling and
spending more time at home. If you have any questions, please contact me.
Roger Cross
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The Battle of Cowpens was an engagement during
the American Revolutionary War fought on 17
January, 1781, between American Colonial forces
under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan and British
forces under Lieutenant Colonel Sir Banastre
Tarleton, as part of the campaign in the Carolinas
(North and South ).
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The History Channel
The Crossing of the Dan On February 14,
1781, American troops led by Gen. Nathaniel
Greene crossed the Dan River in South
Boston, Virginia to achieve one of the greatest
victories of the Revolution.
This is a great video of the Revolution events
leading up to and including the brilliant
maneuvering tactics done by Gen. Greene.
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https://youtu.be/KkZbD71Bhfs
February 27, 1766
In reaction to the British Parliament’s Stamp Act of We, who subscribe this paper, have associated
1765. Roused by danger and alarmed at attempts, and do bind ourselves to each other, to God,
foreign and domestic, to reduce the people of this and to our country, by the firmest ties that
country to a state of abject and detestable slavery by religion and virtue can frame, most sacredly
destroying that free and happy condition of and punctually to stand by and with our lives
government under which they have hitherto lived, and fortunes, to support, maintain, and defend
each other in the observance and execution of
these articles.
If any attempt shall be made on the liberty or
property of any associator for any action or
thing to be done in consequence of this
agreement, we do most solemnly bind
ourselves by the sacred engagements above
entered into, at the risk of our lives and
fortunes, to restore such associate to his
liberty and to protect him in the enjoyment
of his property.
Richard Henry Lee
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NEW MEMBER SUPPORT
We have always tried to be a friendly and welcoming chapter. To that end,
our chapter meetings included a social time before the official start of a
meeting. That gave us an opportunity to greet old friends and welcome
new members to the chapter. We added to that approach by establishing a
new member's table so that our New Member Orientation Board member
could answer questions and make sure new members that attended the
meetings were welcomed and introduced to existing members.
Of course, with COVID-19, we have not been able to hold in-person
meetings and, consequently, the new member's table has been sidelined for
the time being. In order to make sure that we welcome all new members
more directly, the Board has agreed with the idea of establishing a team
of mentors. The expectation is that a mentor will call each new member
assigned to him. The mentor would follow up with them by phone or
email approximately once every month or two to make sure their
questions are answered and to let them know they are welcomed into the
chapter. I would like to thank Tom Campbell, Richard Durst, Ben Fegan
and Jim Hess for agreeing to be mentors for our new members that joined
the chapter in 2020. Of course, we will need additional mentors to
welcome new members in 2021. If you would like to support this chapter
effort to assist new members and help ensure the growth of our chapter,
please contact me.
Roger Cross roger.cross66@gmail.com
www.williamsburgsar.org Page 10Flag Recognition
A continuing review of our
flags from the Revolution
to the present.
US Garrison Flag 1795–1818 also known as
The "Star-Spangled Banner“ flag
The 15-star and 15-stripe U.S. Garrison flag which flew over Fort McHenry following the Battle of
Baltimore in the War of 1812. Seeing the flag during the battle, and again the following morning,
inspired Francis Scott Key's song The Star-Spangled Banner, now the U.S. national anthem. During the
battle a smaller "storm flag" was flown; it was replaced by this larger flag early the next morning, which
is the flag Key saw then. This larger flag is now displayed at the National Museum of American
History in Washington, D.C.
The Williamsburg chapter, National
Society, Sons of the American
Revolution (NSSAR), presented the
NSSAR Flag Recognition certificate to
Ms. Glenda Wade. The certificate is
presented to individuals and
organizations who correctly display
and care for the flag of our
nation. Pictured left to right is Ms.
Wade and George Corbett, chairman of
the Williamsburg SAR chapter Flag
Recognition Committee.
Photo Credit: Karen Corbett
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The Life of Carl Floyd Jr. 1946-2020
Louis Carl Floyd, Jr. (Always known as Carl by friends and family) was a Texas resident when he was born
at the Public Health Service Hospital on Staten Island, New York, on February 28, 1946. His dad (who
grew up in Texas) was in the Public Health Service and had served as the ship’s physician when it was
deployed in the North Atlantic during WWII.
During his growing up years, Carl lived in many places but always remain a Texas resident. He graduated
from high school while living in San Pedro California. After graduation he visited his aunt and uncle in
Midland, Texas, where he helped his uncle on the ranch. He had fond memories of working there. At the
end of that summer, he moved to Austin and began college at the University of Texas where he studied
history, zoology, anatomy, and physics to prepare for dental school.
In September of his junior year, he met a girl name Susie Simpson. It was love at first sight for each of
them, and they got married 15 months later. When they were first dating, they discovered that they both
loved history and had both visited Williamsburg as children. They decided they would retire there, and 48
years later in 2013, they did!
Carl attended dental school for four years in Houston. Then the three of them, Carl, Susie, and their
German Shepherd moved to Virginia where he served at Fort Myer’s dental clinic for two years. Carl then
transferred to the Army Reserves and retired after 20 years. He was in private practice in Arlington until
2006, when he sold his practice and retired.
Carl and Susie had a boy named Steve and a girl named Jennifer. Among the many activities they enjoyed
was karate. After several years of hard work, Carl, Steve, and Jennifer all became 2nd degree black belts.
Both Carl and Steve are in the SAR, and Susie and Jennifer are in the DAR. Carl was very proud of his
patriot, Joseph Scott, who lived in southwest Virginia. He served under Washington for three years,
participated in many battles, and survived the brutal winter at Valley Forge. After his three-year term, he
traveled back home only to return when called to fight at King’s Mountain.
He will be missed by all who knew him.
www.williamsburgsar.org Page 12From the Chaplain
Jim Morford
February is Black History Month, and we remember the parts played by people of
African descent in the War for Independence.
Crispus Attucks, a man of both African and Native American parentage, is
considered the first casualty in the fight for independence when on March 5,
1770, he was killed during the Boston Massacre.
African Americans served as sailors in the Continental Navy as well as soldiers in
the Continental Army during the Revolution. Most blacks who contributed to the
struggle for independence performed routine jobs, a few were spies serving as
orderlies for British military leaders. All who contributed to our nation’s precious
liberty did so in whatever capacity they could.
No matter what the skin color of our patriot ancestors the blood they shed was
red.
A Prayer for Healing
Most Gracious God,
Through your will and the guarantees of the Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution of the United States, all people in this nation are created with equal
opportunity regardless of the color of their skin.
Let us pray that in this month when we honor the contributions of Americans of
African descent, that you call forth from us our better angles to guide us to
become a more tolerant people. Tolerant not only of race but also tolerant of
thought and expression.
Help us to understand that hate is not healthy, and that hate will not heal. We
know that in our hearts we are a caring and tolerant people. We pray that care and
tolerance will flow from the many to quell the hatred of the few.
We pray for your healing presence in the heart of our wounded nation.
AMEN
www.williamsburgsar.org Page 13Williamsburg 2021 Chapter Officers
President Roger Cross roger.cross66@gmail.com
Registrar Hunt Berryman huntberryman@aol.com
Newsletter&WEB David Westenberger pa1744@cox.net
Vice-President Stephen McGuffin
Secretary Milt Holt
Asst Secretary Duncan McIver Jr.
Treasurer Jeff Wooldridge
Public Relations Harley Stewart
Historian Steve Perger Jr.
Chaplain James Morford
Sergeant-at-Arms Stephen Holm
Past President William Greaf
At-Large James Swords
At-Large Gerald Sailors
Color Guard John Lynch
February 13 Chapter ZOOM meeting
Will be done via ZOOM. An email will be sent in early February to all members,
Respond to it for your RSVP by February 11.
A link will be sent to the RSVP requests.
The Battle of Beaufort, also known as the Battle of Port Royal Island,
was fought on February 3, 1779, near Beaufort, South Carolina, during
the American Revolutionary War. The battle took place not long after
British forces consolidated control around Savannah, Georgia, which
they had captured in December 1778.
Brigadier General Augustine Prevost sent 200 British regulars to seize
Port Royal Island at the mouth of the Broad River in South Carolina in
late January 1779. Major General Benjamin Lincoln, the American
commander in the south, sent South Carolina Brigadier General
William Moultrie from Purrysburg, South Carolina with a mixed
force composed mainly of militia, but with a few Continental Army
men, to meet the British advance. The battle was inconclusive, but the
British withdrew first and suffered heavier casualties than the
Americans.
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