Over the years, Illinois Court has had members with over 140 eligible ancestors. Here they are, with date of service.
The date indicates the year they first joined the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company.
"Founder" denotes one of the 24 Signers who organized the Company in 1637.
"Deputy" denotes one of the Deputies to General Court in Boston in 1638.
"Governor" or "Dep. Governor" denotes a member of the Governor's Council at the time the Company was chartered.
"Clergy" denotes someone who preached the annual election sermon for the Company.
An * indicates that the line is closed and no further applicants may use that ancestor.
Please remember that this is only a listing of our ancestors from the Illinois Court. For a comprehensive listing of eligible ancestors, see Members of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in the colonial Period 1638-1774 by Maude Roberts Cowan.