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Sources in the manifest

  1. DAR — Accepted Revolutionary War Service (17 claims). https://www.dar.org/national-society/accepted-revolutionary-war-service
  2. DAR Electronic Application — Step by Step instructions (28 claims). https://membership.dar.org/NSDAR/AppFormz/App_Help_Step_By_Step_1.aspx
  3. DAR Electronic Application — FAQs (13 claims). https://membership.dar.org/NSDAR/AppFormz/FAQs.aspx
  4. Today's DAR (DAR staff genealogist) — Why Was His Service Removed? (Feb 26, 2021) (14 claims). https://blog.dar.org/2021/02/26/why-was-his-service-removed
  5. DAR Genealogical Research Databases — Revolutionary War Records (4 claims). https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_revwar/?Tab_ID=14&Tab_ID_Sub=0&action=list
  6. SAR — Step 1: Determine Eligibility (13 claims). https://www.sar.org/step-1/
  7. NSSAR Genealogist General — Revolutionary Taxes as Evidence of Patriotic Service (2015) (8 claims). https://www.sar.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Revolutionary-Taxes-as-Evidence-of-Patriotic-Service.pdf
  8. SAR presentation, OHSSAR Annual Meeting (May 5, 2023) — How to Produce Approval-Ready Applications (17 claims). https://cincinnatisar.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Presentation-How-to-Produce-Approval-Ready-Applications-and-Reduce-Turnaround-Time.pdf
  9. NARA M804 descriptive pamphlet — Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application Files (35 claims). https://www.archives.gov/files/research/military/army/dc/m804.pdf
  10. NARA reference report — Revolutionary War Service, 1775–1783 (14 claims). https://www.archives.gov/files/research/military/american-revolution/service-records.pdf
  11. NARA — Genealogy Research in Military Records (5 claims). https://www.archives.gov/research/military/genealogy
  12. NARA — The American Revolution (research page) (6 claims). https://www.archives.gov/research/military/american-revolution
  13. NARA — Clues in Census Records, 1790-1840 (8 claims). https://www.archives.gov/research/census/1790-1840.html
  14. NARA — Bulk Downloads from the Revolutionary War Pension Files (1 claim). https://www.archives.gov/research/catalog/catalog-bulk-downloads/revwarpensionfiles
  15. NARA Prologue (Summer 2015) — Using Revolutionary War Pension Files to Find Family Information (4 claims). https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2015/summer/rev-war-pensions.html
  16. National Park Service — Revolutionary War Pension Files: Tips and a Guide for the Curious (15 claims). https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/what-might-you-find-in-the-revolutionary-war-pension-files.htm
  17. Library of Virginia — Revolutionary War Bounty Land Claims (12 claims). https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/bounty-claims/home
  18. New York Public Library — Military Genealogy: Revolutionary War (6 claims). https://libguides.nypl.org/military-genealogy/revolutionary-war
  19. NSCDA (South Carolina) — Standards of Proof (rev. 7/14/2025) (21 claims). https://nscdasnc.memberclicks.net/assets/membership/Standards%20of%20Proof%202025.pdf
  20. United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada — Loyalist Directory Detail Help (7 claims). https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/help/
  21. DAR — Chapter Locator (2 claims). https://www.dar.org/discover/become-member/chapter-locator
  22. DAR — How to Join (2 claims). https://www.dar.org/discover/become-member/how-join
  23. SAR — Apply in 4 Easy Steps (3 claims). https://www.sar.org/how-to-apply/
  24. SAR — Find Your Local Society Contact (1 claim). https://www.sar.org/find-your-contact/
  25. DAR — What is DAR? (1 claim). https://www.dar.org/discover/become-member/what-dar
  26. SAR — About (Mission & Goals) (4 claims). https://www.sar.org/sar-missions-and-goals/
  27. The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America — Membership (2 claims). https://nscda.org/about/membership/
  28. NSCDA in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts — Membership (1 claim). https://nscdama.org/membership/
  29. Library of Virginia — Virginia Revolutionary War Service Records (research guide) (5 claims). https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/revolutionary-war/home
  30. Library of Virginia — Birth, Marriage, and Death Records (1853–Present) (5 claims). https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/bmd
  31. Maryland State Archives — Military Records (Guide to Government Records) (3 claims). https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=military
  32. Maryland State Archives — Birth Records (Guide to Government Records) (2 claims). https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=birth
  33. State Archives of North Carolina — Troop Returns Collection, 1747-1893 (finding aid) (3 claims). https://appx.archives.ncdcr.gov/findingaids/TRPR_Troop_Returns_Collection.html
  34. North Carolina Vital Records (NCDHHS) — Research (6 claims). https://vitalrecords.nc.gov/research.htm
  35. New Jersey State Archives — Collection Guide: Compiled Rosters, New Jersey Militia and Continental Line (SDEA0003) (2 claims). https://nj.gov/state/archives/guides/sdea0003.pdf
  36. New Jersey State Archives — Search Genealogical Collections (4 claims). https://www.nj.gov/state/archives/search-genealogical-collections.shtml
  37. Pennsylvania State Archives (PHMC) — Revolutionary War Overview (1 claim). https://www.pa.gov/agencies/phmc/pa-state-archives/research-online/research-guides/revolutionary-war-overview
  38. Pennsylvania Department of Health — Vital Records: Genealogy (2 claims). https://www.pa.gov/agencies/health/programs/vital-records/genealogy
  39. Pennsylvania State Archives — Request Copies of Archival Birth or Death Certificates (1 claim). https://www.pa.gov/services/phmc/request-a-birth-or-death-certificate
  40. Connecticut State Library — Military Records: Revolutionary War (2 claims). https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/hg/militaryrecords/revwar
  41. South Carolina Department of Archives and History — Sources for the American Revolution (2 claims). https://scdah.sc.gov/sites/scdah/files/Documents/Research%20and%20Genealogy/Resources/Military%20Records/rvwr.pdf
  42. South Carolina Department of Archives and History — SC Birth Certificates at the Archives (2 claims). https://scdah.sc.gov/news/2020-03/sc-birth-certificates-archives
  43. South Carolina State Library — Genealogy Resources: Vital Records (2 claims). https://guides.statelibrary.sc.gov/genealogy/vitalrecords
  44. Mass.gov (State Library of Massachusetts) — Researching Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors (2 claims). https://www.mass.gov/info-details/researching-massachusetts-soldiers-and-sailors
  45. National Archives — Vital Records (2 claims). https://www.archives.gov/research/vital-records

Manifest: 310 verified claims, last retrieved 2026-10-31.