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Ancestry.com - Finding Your Patriot: Basic Sources for Starting Revolutionary War Research

Article by Curt B. Witcher.

FamilySearch.org - Research Guidance - U.S. Military Records Research Outline

Genealogy at a Glance: Revolutionary War Genealogy Research

By Craig R. Scott, CG from the special laminated "Genealogy at a Glance" series from Genealogical Publishing Company.

How to Obtain a Revolutionary War Pension File

Researching Your Revolutionary War Patriot Ancestor

This free tutorial provides a step-by-step process for finding and documenting a Revolutionary War patriot "hidden" in your family tree. It also offers links to thousands of free vital records, probate records, county and town histories, Bible records, and sources of Revolutionary War service.

Tracing Patriot Ancestors

An article by Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG. If your ancestors lived in America in 1775, you may descend from a Revolutionary War veteran. About 250,000 men, out of a population of about 2.7 million in the Colonies, fought on the American side.

Your Family Tree in the American Revolution ^FREE

A free 4-page how-to article from the Ancestry.com Learning Center.