The Troy Chapter Daughters of t he American Revolution hosted another dedication ceremony to honor two more Lincoln County Revolutionary War Patriots this week.

As part of Veteran’s Days events, the DAR hosted the event in the Spring Lot in downtown Troy at the corner of Boone and Main Streets.

DAR officials were able to verify that Hezekiah Murphy and John Hammond either lived in or had their wills probated in Lincoln County. Their names have been added to the back of the Lincoln County Missouri Revolutionary War Patriot Memorial erected in 2022.

At that time, 18 Revolutionary War Patriots who were associated with Lincoln County were added. With the addition of these two new patriots, the total has grown to 20.

Hammond was born in Viriginia Jan. 1, 1761 and was living in Halifax County, Va., when he was called into service as a private under the company commanded by Lt. Bates and Capt. Wall.

In 1781, Hammond, under the command of Maj. Gen. Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben marched to Petersburg, Va., and several weeks later to Cabin Point, Va., about 30 miles away. Hammond and several other volunteers went to Portsmouth, Va., to watch the movements of Benedict Arnold and the British.

‘After the Revolution, he lived in Kentucky until moving to Lincoln County in 1834, where he had three children.

Murphy was born in Montgomery County, Maryland around 1764 and was called into service in the militia in May or June in 1781.

His company marched to Yorktown, Va., and was part of the siege that forced Gen. Cornwallis’ surrender.

In the fall of 1831, Murphy and his wife moved to Lincoln County and resided in the Clark township in the southern portion of the county.