Who is eligible to join the SAR?
Any
man of age eighteen years or over who is the lineal descent of an ancestor who
supported the war for American Independence, is eligible for membership in the
Sons of the American Revolution. These ancestors are referred to as a
Revolutionary War Patriot and include those persons who fought in the military
and/or militia, who provided supplies to the American cause, who served on
political bodies supporting the Revolution, who signed oaths of supports and
similar acts.
Acceptable Service
·
Signer of
Declaration of Independence.
·
Battle of Point
Pleasant,
·
Ft. William and
Mary, December 14 / 15, 1774
·
Military or naval
service from
·
Civil service under
the Colonies from
·
Patriotic service
by men or women during the Revolutionary period, including —
o
Member of
committees made necessary by the war; such as Committee of Correspondence,
Inspection and Safety; Committee to care for soldiers’ families; including
Committees from six months before the Battle of Point Pleasant which furthered
the cause of the Colonies.
o
Any pledge to
support the cause of the Colonies, such as signing the Oath of Fidelity and
Support, the Oath of Allegiance, Articles of Association, or the Association
Test.
o
Members of all
Continental Congress.
o
Furnishing a
substitute for military service.
o
Signers of
Mecklenburg Declaration, 1775; Albemarle,
o
Virginia,
Declaration; and similar declarations. Signers of petitions addressed to and
recognizing the authority of the provisional and new state governments. Persons
accepting obligations or acting under direction of the provisional and new
state governments, such as persons directed to hold elections, to oversee road
construction, to collect provisions, etc.
o
Members of Boston
Tea Party; Kaskaskia Campaign;
o
Galvez
Expedition; Cherokee Expedition; Edenton Tea Party
o
Physician,
surgeon, nurse, or others rendering aid to the wounded, and ministers known to
be in sympathy with the Colonies, either by sermon, speech, or action.
o
Defenders of
forts and frontiers; rangers.
o
Prisoners of war,
including those on the British ship, “Old Jersey,” and other prison ships.
o
Rendering
material aid, such as furnishing supplies with or without remuneration; lending
money to the Colonies, munitions makers, and gunsmiths; or anything which
furthered the Cause.