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From: "Rodney Hall" <>
Subject: Re: [MDGEN] Membership in the SAR/DAR
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 10:47:25 -0400



Could you please tell me who contact in the Norfolk Virginia Area?
I am the Descendant of Levi Houston of Maryland.

Sincerely
Rodney Hall


>From: "Christopher T. Smithson" <>
>Reply-To:
>To:
>Subject: [MDGEN] Membership in the SAR/DAR
>Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 22:47:53 -0400
>
>Membership in the Sons of the American Revolution is open to any male
>who is a descendant and of at least 18 years old of a Revolutionary War
>Patriot. The same for DAR, and being of good character.
>
>Service for the Patriot includes Civil Service (Petit Jury, Grand Jury,
>Signer of the Oath of Alligance and Freeman) and Military Service (in
>any Militia Company in any of the 13 Colonies and the Ohio Territory)
>with suitable documentation of the patriots service.
>
>What can not be used as proof of service:
>
>DAR PATRIOT INDEX
>DAR Applications prior to abt 1964 depending on documentation used
>SAR Applications prior to abt 1964 depending on documentation used
>
>If you had your father, mother, uncle, aunt, cousin or grandparent join
>either organazation it depends on the documentation given when they
>applied for membership.
>
>If you are joining DAR you cannot source an SAR Application as proof.
>But if you are joining SAR you can use a DAR Application if
>documentation is suitable.
>
>If you wish to join either organization please let me know. If you live
>local in or near Harford County I can put you in contact with the local
>chapters of DAR (which there is 2 in Harford County: Gov William Paca
>and Harford Town) including the only SAR chapter in Harford County (Col.
>Aquila Hall) which I am President and Registrar of.
>
>If you live at a distance I can get you the name of a chapter near your
>home and their contact person.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Christopher T. Smithson, President
>Colonel Aquila Hall Chapter, MDSSAR
>4219 Paddrick Road
>Darlington, MD 21034-1034
>(410) 836-3433
>
>
>
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