Lineage Societies
Daughters of the Revolution (DAR)
Membership is for those women who can prove ancestry to a Revolutionary Patriot.
http://www.dar.org/
Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Washington
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wasmd/index.html
The General Society of Mayflower Descendants
http://www.themayflowersociety.com/
Sons of the Revolution (S.A.R.)
As a lineage society, member has traced their lineage to an ancestor who supported the
cause of American Independence during the years 1774-1783.
http://www.sar.org/
Society of Cincinnati
Eligibility to the society was restricted to officers of the Continental Army and Navy who
had served during the Revolution.
http://members.tripod.com/~Historic_Trust/cincinna.htm
Jamestowne Society
http://www.jamestowne.org/Jamestowne_Society_Site_Index.htm
Pioneer Association of the State of Washington
Ancestor was living in Washington State prior to Statehood (1889)
http://www.wapioneers.org/
The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
Membership is for women eighteen years of age or over, in the lineal descendant of an
ancestor who lived and served prior to 1701 in one of the Original Colonies in the
geographical area of the present United States of America.
http://www.nscda.org/index.htm
The National Society of the Colonial Dames XVII Century
http://www.colonialdames17c.net/eligibility.html
Founders and Patriots
Membership is for a man of the age of 18 years or more, a citizen of the United States,
who is lineally descended, in the male line of either parent, from an ancestor who settled
in any of the colonies of America prior to May 13, 1657; and one or all of whose
intermediate ancestors in the same line, who lived in the period of the American
Revolution, from 1775 to 1783, adhered as patriots to the cause of the colonies, shall be
eligible for membership in the Order.
http://www.founderspatriots.org/
SOCIETY OF THE WAR OF 1812
Any male person above the age of twenty-one (21) years, who participated in, or who is a
lineal descendant of one who served during the War of 1812
http://www.societyofthewarof1812.org/index.html
The National Huguenot Society
Formed to perpetuate the memory of the men and women in France known as
Huguenots who were persecuted in the 16th and 17th centuries and who emigrated to
North America. Membership is dependent upon proven Huguenot lineage and remaining
true to the Protestant faith.
http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/objectiv.htm
Ancient and Honorable Artillery of Massachusetts
http://www.ahacsite.org/index.htm
Magna Carta Surety
Members can show lineage to the signers of the English Magna Carta. Two societies:
http://www.magnacharta.com/ This is the more prestigious, more difficult to join.
http://www.magnacharta.org/
Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865
A female, direct line of descendants – from Veterans of the Union Army and Navy who
fought during the American Civil War.
http://www.duvcw.org/
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (S.U.V.C.W.)
Formerly know as Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.)
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) membership was restricted to individuals who had
served during the Civil War, thereby limiting the life span of the GAR.
Later, the GAR formed the Sons of Veterans of the United States of America (SV) with
membership open to any man who could prove ancestry to a member of the GAR or to a
veteran eligible for membership in the GAR.
http://www.suvcw.org/
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS)
As a result of President Lincoln's death, a meeting of Philadelphia veterans was held to
plan for participation in his funeral arrangements. The Philadelphia officers, who served
as an honor guard for President Lincoln's funeral cortege, met again after the funeral was
over to establish a permanent organization of commissioned officers of the Union forces
during the Civil War and later included their male descendants.
http://www.suvcw.org/mollus/mollus.htm
United Daughters of the Confederacy
http://www.hqudc.org/
Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV)
Open to all male descendants of any veteran who served honorably in the Confederate
armed forces.
http://scv.org/
National Society Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims
Membership is for a male or female over the age if he or she is a direct descendent of a
"Pilgrim" who settled before 1700.
http://www.nssdp.com/welcome.htm
Sources:
http://members.tripod.com/~Historic_Trust/society.htm
http://www.familytreemagazine.com/articles/oct03/lineage.html