From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Tue Aug 8 08:23:17 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k78ENHjb018672; Tue, 8 Aug 2006 08:23:17 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k78ENELW008118 for ; Tue, 8 Aug 2006 08:23:14 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k78Bi0FI016006 for ; Tue, 8 Aug 2006 07:44:00 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k78Bi01x016005 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Tue, 8 Aug 2006 07:44:00 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k789UdFI015705 for ; Tue, 8 Aug 2006 05:30:39 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k78C9hRs006580 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Tue, 8 Aug 2006 06:09:43 -0600 X-Envelope-From: dlduay@yahoo.com Tue Aug 8 06:09:43 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k78C9hjb006569 for ; Tue, 8 Aug 2006 06:09:43 -0600 Received: from web33112.mail.mud.yahoo.com (web33112.mail.mud.yahoo.com [68.142.206.93]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id k78C9TFE021543 for ; Tue, 8 Aug 2006 06:09:38 -0600 Received: (qmail 34367 invoked by uid 60001); 8 Aug 2006 12:09:25 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=CBAH3kyoJAiyA/0k/KlIzlIQ5xO8fPte5JejCdct5zNsATG5iSdI95k6Yqknmkslszcy4cXbDULfhLzfeXuuSmKp6njed8vMVWHinxjeUERzWBA5Y2AxtFwK2BHtdiN+Bfxborjk9j67QIIpeoDdLAUikjiyKs9phN+3ZEbgWEw= ; Message-ID: <20060808120925.34365.qmail@web33112.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Received: from [72.145.3.9] by web33112.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 08 Aug 2006 05:09:25 PDT Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 05:09:25 -0700 (PDT) From: Debbie Duay Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Revolutionary War Military Records To: ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com In-Reply-To: <200608080415.k784FtH1022325@lists5.rootsweb.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 X-Spam-Score: 2.71 (**) BAYES_00,FORGED_YAHOO_RCVD X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by lists5.rootsweb.com id k78C9hRs006580 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by roots-l.rootsweb.com id k789UdFI015705 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com A relatively small percentage of Revolutionary War patriots lived long enough to submit the pension applications that are microfilmed and available through Heritage Quest. Many of the earlier records were destroyed by fire. So it is very common NOT to find a pension application for your Revolutionary soldier. For those wondering if an ancestor is a Revolutionary patriot, Margaret's suggestion to contact the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a good one. Volunteers will check the DAR Patriot Index (at no charge) to see if your ancestor is recognized by the organization as a Revolutionary War patriot. Go to the following site to request a free lookup: http://www.dar.org/natsociety/PI_lookup.cfm If the DAR confirms your ancestor as a recognized Revolutionary patriot, you can order a copy of the application submitted by a current or previous DAR member for the Revolutionary patriot for a $10.00 fee. Most DAR applications list the source/sources of the Revolutionary War service. A copy of the request form for ordering a DAR "Record Copy" (DAR application) can be downloaded from the page below. NOTE: You will need to have the free Adobe Reader on your computer to view the .pdf form. http://www.dar.org/natsociety/content.cfm?ID=146&hd=n&FO=Y Finally, I would like to point out two other free databases available online for Revolutionary War service information. If you believe your patriot was at Valley Forge, check out the Valley Forge Muster Roll at: http://valleyforgemusterroll.org/ The Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) have also provided a free searchable database of Revolutionary War patriots submitted in previous applications to the SAR and patriots included in their SAR Revolutionary War Graves Registry. However, it is important to note that much of the information from the Graves Registry was not verified. In these cases, the "Quality" field in the database will be marked "not evaluated." Patriots in the database who have been approved through previous SAR applications are marked as "SAR appl." Go to the link below and click on PATRIOT LOOKUP PAGE. (The database may take 20 to 30 seconds to load.) http://www.rsar.org/rosters/findpatr.htm Good luck with your search! Debbie Duay Researching Your Family Tree: An Introduction to Genealogy (free online tutorial) http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/intro.html X-Message: #7 Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 16:17:27 -0400 From: "MScheffler" Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Revolutionary War Military Records The selected Rev. War Pension files are on Heritage Quest. Check with your local library to see if they have HQ. Many libraries allow at home access to the HQ census and books and pension files if you have a library card and just imput your barcode number. These pension files can be viewed on microfilm at some libraries and the NARA regional centers. You might want to check at www.dar.org for a list of patriots people have joined the DAR by tracing their ancestry back to the individuals listed. Margaret Scheffler --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! 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