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Daughters of Colonial Wars in the State of New York

NYS chapter of the national lineage society for female descendants of members of the colonial period military or other office-holders.

Guild of Colonial Artisans and Tradesmen 1607-1783

The Guild is a national hereditary society which is dedicated to honoring Colonial ancestors who were skilled artisans and tradesmen in the American Colonies between the dates of the founding of Jamestowne, 13 May 1607, to the Treaty of Paris, 03 September 1783. Membership is extended to men and women, 18 years of age or older, who can prove lineal descent. Artisans and Tradesmen are defined as those accomplished in the field of art and those who crafted or traded items or were part of select Royal Guilds previously established in the old world which continued practices in the American Colonies. The online Guild's Dictionary of Arts and Trades is an extensive listing of Colonial trades and their definitions.

National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century

Members are descendants of early colonists to this country. Our members honor the hardships and heroism of those who sought spiritual and economic freedom in the wilderness of this new world.

National Society Colonial Daughters of the Seventeenth Century

Any woman of good moral character and reputation, past the age of eighteen years, lineally descended from an ancestor who rendered service from 1607 to 1699 inclusive, according to the eligibility list as given in the national by-laws, may be considered a candidate for membership in the Society.

Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut

Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Maine

Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Missouri

Society of the Descendants of the Colonial Clergy

An applicant must have a proven lineal, lawful descent from a clergyman who was regularly ordained, installed, or settled over a Christian church within the limits of the thirteen colonies prior to July 4, 1776, and must be acceptable to the National Council of the Society.

Sovereign Colonial Society Americans of Royal Descent

The Colonial Dames of America

Headquartered in New York, New York. Society of women members whose direct ancestors held positions of leadership in the Thirteen Colonies.

The Swedish Colonial Society

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Since 1909 The Swedish Colonial Society