Revolutionary War Patriots whose service and identity have been established by the National Society of the Daughters of the America Revolution are now included in a free searchable database. Basic information provided for each Patriot includes rank, place of birth, date and place of death, source of military service data, and a description of Revolutionary War service.
Drilling down into each entry one can also find names of spouse(s) and children. Further capabilities include “view all available descendants listings” which shows all approved DAR applications with lineages documenting your ancestor.
Pertinent DAR applications can be ordered for $10 each. Note that this excludes supplemental documents submitted with the application.
Also available for search are the DAR’s indexes to genealogical records. Anyone who has spent time in a library has likely utilized these church, cemetery, court records and newspaper indexes – and will appreciate the comparative ease of this online capability.
To search the system, visit DAR.org, click on “DAR Library” and then “online research.”