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Do you
have a
Revolutionary Patriot
in your
Family Tree?
The DAR Patriot Index contains names of Revolutionary
patriots, both men and women, whose service (between 1775 and 1783) has
been established by the National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution.
Click on the below link!
DAR volunteers would be happy to check for you at no
charge!
DAR
Patriot Lookup Service
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Membership
Eligibility
Any woman is
eligible for membership who is no less than eighteen years of age and can
prove lineal, blood line descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving
American independence. She must provide documentation for each statement of
birth, marriage, and death.
Admission to membership in the NSDAR is either by invitation through a
Chapter in your State Organization or Unit Overseas. No Chapter may
discriminate against an applicant on the basis of race or creed.
Acceptable Service
The National
Society reserves the right to determine the acceptability of all service and
proof thereof. The National Society accepts service, with some exceptions,
for the period between 19 April 1775 (Battle of Lexington) and 26 November
1783 (withdrawal of British Troops from New York) as follows:
Signers of the Declaration of Independence
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Military Service |
such as
participation in:
Army and
Navy of the Continental Establishment
State
Navy
State
and Local Militia
Privateers
Military or Naval Service performed by French nationals in the American
theater of war |
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Civil Service |
under
authority of Provisional or new State Governments:
State
Officials
County
and Town Officials (Town Clerk, Selectman, Juror, Town Treasurer, Judge,
Sheriff, Constable, Jailer, Surveyor of Highways, Justice of the Peace,
etc.) |
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Patriotic Service |
which
includes:
Members
of the Continental Congress, State Conventions, and Assemblies
Membership in committees made necessary by the War, including service on
committees which furthered the cause of the Colonies from April 1774,
such as Committees of Correspondence, Inspection, and Safety, committees
to care for soldier's families, etc.
Signer
of Oath of Fidelity and Support, Oath of Allegiance, etc.
Members
of the Boston Tea Party
Defenders of Forts and Frontiers, and Signers of petitions addressed to
and recognizing the authority of the Provisional and new State
Governments
Doctors, nurses, and others rendering aid to the wounded (other than
their immediate families)
Ministers who gave patriotic sermons and encouraged patriotic activity
Furnishing a substitute for military service
Prisoners of war or refugees from occupying forces
Prisoners on the British ship Old Jersey or other prison ships
Service
in the Spanish Troops under Galvez or the Louisiana Militia after 24
December 1776
Those
who rendered material aid, such as furnishing supplies with or without
remuneration, lending money to the Colonies, munitions makers,
gunsmiths, etc. |
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