National Society Colonial Daughters of the Seventeenth Century
National Society Colonial Daughters of the Seventeenth Century
Box 200
Harvel, IL 62538
217-526-4530
Any woman of good moral character and reputation,
past the age of eighteen years, lineally descended from an ancestor
who rendered service between 1607 and 1700 according to the
following eligibility list, may be considered a candidate for membership:
Passengers of the Mayflower, male or female; Governors;
Governors' Assistants; Lieutenant Governors; Magistrates;
Magistrates' Assistants; Overseers and Trustees of Towns;
Members of the First Town Councils; Selectmen; Secretaries;
Deputy Secretaries; Judges; Clerks of the Courts; Justices of the Peace;
Commissioners for Colonies; Councilors; Members of Courts of Session;
High Sheriffs; Constables; Deputies; Court Messengers;
Members of the House of Burgesses; Crown Printers;
Members of Assembly; Members of Important Councils and Commissions;
Recorders; Presidents of Towns; Town Clerks; Treasurers; Ministers;
Ruling Elders; Deacons; Interpreters; Commissaries; Surveyors;
Members of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery;
Members of Town and County Militia; Officers,
Soldiers and Sailors of Colonial Wars; Owners of Garrison Houses
and defenders of the same;
Founders of Towns named in the first patent of a town,
provided they settled in the town named, Vestrymen, Wardens, Teachers,
Physicians, Attorneys, and First Settlers of Jamestown, Virginia.
Membership is by invitation only.
National Society Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America
National Society Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America
733 15th Street, NW #95
Washington, DC 20005-2112
Any woman of at least 18 years of age, who is in sympathy with
the object of this society is eligible to membership, provided that
she is descended in an unbroken paternal line of either father or mother
from an ancestor who settled in any of the Colonies now included in
the United States of America during the period from the settlement of Jamestown,
May 13, 1607 to May 13, 1687,
and provided that in this unbroken line, is an intermediate ancestor who,
by personal service in a civil or military capacity or by other acts
proving his unfailing loyalty, assisted in establishing American independence
during the Revolutionary Period, 1775 to 1784.
Membership is by invitation only.
National Society Daughters of the American Colonists
National Society Daughters of the American Colonists
2205 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20008
202-667-3076
NSDAC@excite.com
Any woman who is a citizen of the United States of America,
is of good moral character, and has attained her eighteenth year,
shall be eligible to membership, provided that she shall be acceptable
to the Society and shall be the lineal descendant of an ancestor who
rendered civil or military service in any of the colonies prior to July 4, 1776.
Legal adoption shall not qualify for lineal descent.
Furthermore, the ancestors' services must pertain to one of the
thirteen original colonies which joined to form the United States of America.
Membership is by invitation only.
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
1776 D. Street
Washington, DC 20006
202-628-1776
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.
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,
Military Service, certain types of Civil Service
(under authority of Provisional or new State Governments),
and certain types of Patriotic Service.
Admission to membership in the NSDAR is either by
invitation through a state chapter or unit overseas.
National Society Daughters of the British Empire in the USA
National Society Daughters of the Union 1861-1865
Post Office Box 7041
Louisville, KY 40257-
7041 502-895-3146
Membership is open to any woman eighteen years of age or over
provided she is a direct lineal or collateral descendant of a man or
woman who rendered military or civil service to the Union during
the years 1861-1865. Legal adoption shall not qualify for lineal
or collateral descent. Documentary proof of the ancestor's service
in one the following categories is necessary for admission into the Society:
(1) served honorably in the Union Army or Navy,
(2) a military or pension record from the National Archives or
honorable discharge certificate is required, when available,
(3) served in a pro-Union county or state militia or home guard,
(4) served as a civilian employee of Union forces,
(5) rendered material aid, medical attention, or comfort to Union forces,
(6) served as a member of President Lincoln's cabinet,
(7) served as an employee of the Federal government, or
(8) suffered the loss of personal property or personal liberty due to
unfailing allegiance to the Union.
Junior membership is open to an female child under eighteen
years of age who meets the eligibility requirements above.
National Society
Daughters of
Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865
All daughters, (grand-daughters, etc., direct descendants),
of honorably discharged soldiers, sailors, and marines
who served in the Union Army or navy during the
Rebellion of 1861-1865, including those who died or
were killed during their term of service, whether members
of the Grand Army of the Republic or not, who have
attained the age of eight years, are eligible for membership.
Eligibility is through lineal descent only and not through
adoption. The eligibility can never be changed. You must
furnish a complete war record of your ancestor. The Daughters
of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865, is the only
Civil War lineal descent women's organization
genealogically based on lineal descent.
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