National Society Daughters of

Colonial Wars

Any woman is eligible for membership in the National Society, Daughters of the Colonial Wars, who is not less than eighteen years of age; who is of good moral character and reputation; who is in sympathy with the Objects of the Society; who is personally acceptable to the Society; and who is lineally descended in the male or female line from an ancestor who, from the time of the settlement at Jamestown (May 13, 1607) to the battle of Lexington (April 19, 1775):

1. Who served as a military or naval officer, or as a soldier, sailor, marine, or as a privateersman, under the authority of any of the Colonies which afterward formed the United States, or in the forces of Great Britain which participated with those of the said Colonies in any wars in which the said Colonies were engaged, or in which their men were enrolled.

2. Served in any civil position of high trust and responsibility in the Colonies such as Director General, Vice Director General, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Deputy Governor, Governor's Assistant, Lord Proprietor, Secretary, or Treasurer of a Colony or Province, member of the King's or Governor's Council, or Legislative Body in the Colonies, or Commissioner to the United Colonies or New England, or Member of the Council, or Body of Assistants, as well as Receiver General, Attorney General, Surveyor General, and such titles as Sheriff, Constable, Mayor, Judge, Justice of the Peace, Customs Officer, Master of Ordnance, or other elective or appointed offices in the Colonies.

National Bylaws, Article III

For More Information,  Contact:

Dorothy Truitt,  Registrar

Membership

Admission to membership in the National Society shall be either through a State Society or as a member at large.

Members of State Societies shall be admitted in the following manners:

1. The name of  the proposed member, accompanied by letters of recommendation from at least two members of the State Society to whom she is personally known, shall be sent to the Chairman of the State Membership Committee.

2. The names of prospective members approved by ballot by a majority of the membership committee shall be reported to the State Council by the Chairman.

3. At the same meeting at which the names are recommended, a two-thirds vote, by ballot, shall be required at the Council meeting.  The decision of the State Council shall be final.  The name of the applicant who is not approved may not be proposed again for two years.

4. The State President shall issue an invitation to the approved applicant together with the rules and instructions.  If a favorable reply is received within three months, an application form shall be forwarded to the applicant by the State Registrar.

Eligibility