Think
you might have a Patriot in your family
tree? Or
have
you heard of a cousin or aunt who
is or was a DAR member?
We can help you
research your family roots and submit
your lineage to request membership in
the NSDAR.
To
be eligible you must be a woman 18 years
or older and have an ancestor who aided
the cause for American independence
between
the Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775,
and the withdrawal of British Troops from
New York on November 26, 1783. A
membership to the National Society is by invitation
through a chapter like ours. Please contact
us for a membership invitation.
There
are many ways your ancestors could be on
record as patriots including:
-
Civil
Service: Town or County Sheriff,
Constable, Jailer, Surveyor of
Highways, Justice of the Peace, Town
Clerk, Selectman, Juror, Town
Treasurer, Judge, etc.
-
Patriotic
Service: Signer of Oath of
Fidelity and Support and Oath of
Allegiance. Members of Committees of
Correspondence, Inspection, and
Safety, committees to care for
soldiers' families. Members of
the Continental Congress, State
Conventions, and Assemblies. Signers
of petitions to recognize the
authority of the Provisional and new
State Governments. Ministers who gave
patriotic sermons and encouraged
patriotic activity. Ancestors who
provided material aid of supplies,
munitions makers, gunsmiths, and
monies, with or without remuneration,
to the Colonies. Defenders of Forts
and Frontiers. Doctors, nurses, and
others providing medical care to the
wounded.
Service performed by French nationals
within the colonies or in Europe in
support of the American cause. Service
in the Spanish Troops under Galvez.
Prisoners of war or refugees. Members
of the Boston Tea Party.
-
Military
Service: Privateers, members of
Local and State Militia and Navy,
Continental Army, and Continental
Navy
-
Signers
of the Declaration of Independence
For more details on
types of service acceptable please contact
our registrar
Previously verified
applications can sometimes be used as documentation
for new applications. The NSDAR accepts
these older applications as genealogical
documentation proof . If the DAR verified
the lineage documentation in the past
there is no need for you to submit duplicate
proof
documents
again. You only need to provide
birth, marriage, and death documentation
for each generation connecting you to the
previously verified lineage. This makes
the application process much less
difficult than one might think.
We can help you order
copies of previously verified DAR
membership applications. Copies do not
include all the support documentation originally
submitted with the application. It does
contain all the information of the
verified lineage that you need to
include on your application.
Our chapter Daughters are
also available to assist members in
researching and submitting supplemental
applications. "Supplementals"
are for additional Patriots in your
lineage. In the words of our registrar,
" If you have one patriot you have at
least five." Honor all your patriots
and submit supplemental applications so
their name bars can also be added to your
DAR ribbon.
Join our Daughters at the
"Genealogy in Jeans" open house
and receive guidance in researching your
patriots. Check our calendar
for Genealogy in Jeans dates. Members and
prospective members are welcome.
"If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living."
Gail Sheehy (American writer and journalist)
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