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MEMBERSHIP:
       On Sunday afternoon July 4, 1976, the Micajah Pettaway Chapter unveiled a bronze and granite marker for the grave for whom the chapter is named.  He and Mrs. Holt both now have DAR markers on their graves.
       There are many descendants of Micajah Pettaway in the area.
Chapter meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month, September through May, except where otherwise noted.
HISTORY of our Chapter and its name…
      The Micajah Pettaway Chapter NSDAR was organized on June 10, 1922, and was recorded on August 23, 1923, by Tempie Whitehead Holt (Mrs. R. P.), fondly called “Miss Tempie” by all who knew her.      
       Mrs. Holt was the great, great granddaughter of Micajah Pettaway.  He was born in Edgecombe County in 1757 and was buried there in 1849 at the age of 92 years.  She searched until she found his grave in a burial ground that had become a “mule yard” and his was the only stone left.  An elderly man told her that it was still there only because it had an American flag on it. They believed that if you bothered anything with an American flag on it, you’d be put in prison. Mrs. Holt had the remains moved to Pineview Cemetery in Rocky Mount on the Whitehead family plot. 
       Micajah Pettaway was a Revolutionary soldier who was with Lafayette at Brandywine and with George Washington at Valley Forge.  He was a major in the Revolution and a captain in the War of 1812.  Our country’s independence was achieved through the dedication, commitment, patriotism, and courage of men such as he.  He is an outstanding example of the millions of American citizen/soldiers who have defended our country in times of emergency.  He fought long and hard during the Revolutionary War when our country struggled for and achieved its independence from Great Britain.  He also answered his country’s call again during the War of 1812 when he fought to preserve our right to sail the seas unmolested and to protect our naturalized citizens from impressment by the British.
      Any woman is eligible for membership who is no less than eighteen years of age and can prove lineal, bloodline descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving American independence. She must provide documentation for each statement of birth, marriage, and death.
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