As we approach the 250th anniversary of American Independence, I am profiling each of my Revolutionary War ancestors and the many different ways they experienced that era. One of the most documentable is Ambrose Jeter of Caroline and Amelia Counties, Virginia, who rose from a frontier Huguenot community to become a militia officer, landowner, and local official … Continue reading From Caroline to Amelia: The Life and Legacy of Ambrose Jeter →