Membership Requirements
Any man shall be eligible for membership in this
Society who:
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being of the age of eighteen years or over
and a citizen of good repute in the community,
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is the lineal descendant of an ancestor who
was at all times unfailing in loyalty to and rendered active
service in, the cause of American independence, either as an:
officer, soldier, seaman, marine, militiaman or Minuteman, in
the armed forces of the Continental Congress, or of any one
of the several Colonies or States; or as a Signer of the Declaration
of Independence, or as a member of a Committee of Safety or
Correspondence; or as a member of any Continental, Provincial,
or Colonial Congress or Legislature; or as a recognized patriot
who performed actual service by overt acts of resistance to
the authority of Great Britain.
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The applicant must also be personally acceptable
to the Society.
Family tradition in regard to the services of
an ancestor will not be considered. No preliminary decision will
be given on a line of descent, service or evidentiary value of proposed
evidence. (When examined with all available evidence, such preliminary
decision might prove to be incorrect and the National Society cannot
accept responsibility for such a decision.)
Check on an Ancestor:
This form will submit your information to the NHSSAR Registrar-Genealogist.
He will check
and see if this relative has already been accepted by the SAR. Then
all you would need to do
is prove your connection to him.
