Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783: Difference between revisions

Indexes and digital images of the compiled service records are available at Footnote.com on the Internet. See http://www.footnote.com ($)

''Compiled Service Records of American Naval Personnel and Members of the Departments of the Quartermaster General and the Commissary General of Military Stores Who Served during the Revolutionary War''. National Archives Microfilm Publication M880. (FHL films 1025081–83.) These abstracts, made from original records, are similar to the compiled service records of soldiers. The records are arranged by department and then alphabetically by name. To find specific microfilm numbers, look in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:

Indexes and digital images of the pension files are available at Footnote.com on the Internet. See [http://www.footnote.com/ <u>http://www.footnote.com</u>] ($)

White, Virgil D. ''Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files''. Four Volumes.  Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing, 1990–92. (FHL book 973 M28g.) Some entries in this work have cross-references to the Virginia half-pay claims, state pensions, and state bounty lands. Volume four indexes the abstracts. This includes an every-name index for 350,000 names.

''Ledgers of Payments, 1818–1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 through 1858, from Records of the Third Auditor of the Treasury''. National Archives Microfilm Publication T718. (FHL films 1319381–403.) These pension payment volumes record payments to Revolutionary War veterans and others. The records are arranged by pension act, then by pension agency, and then alphabetically by the first letter of the veterans’ surnames. Entries list name, pension agency, record of payments made, death date, and the date of the final payment made to heirs. To find specific microfilm numbers, look in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:

To find specific microfilm numbers, look in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:

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''DAR Patriot Index.'' Three volumes. Washington, D.C.: National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 2003 (FHL 973 C42da 2003.) An alphabetical list of over 100,000 patriots whose service has been established by the Daughters of the American Revolution between October 1890 and October 2003. The information was compiled from extracted data of membership applications and other sources.

'''National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution'''<br />1776 D Street, N.W.<br />Washington, D.C.  20006<br />Telephone: 202-628-1776<br />Fax: 202-879-3252<br />Internet: [http://www.dar.org/ www.dar.org]

You can also obtain microfilm numbers for the above sources using the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under

'''National Society, Sons of the American Revolution'''<br />1000 South Fourth Street<br />Louisville, KY  40203<br />Telephone: 502-589-1776<br />Internet: [http://www.sar.org/ www.sar.org]

'''Society of the Cincinnati'''<br />2118 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.<br />Washington, D.C.  20008-2810<br />Telephone: 202-785-2040<br />Internet: http://www.hereditary.us/cin_history.htm

'''Daughters of the Cincinnati'''<br />122 East 58th Street<br />New York, NY 10022<br />Telephone: 212-319-6915<br />Internet: http://www.foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/cincinnati/

* <div class="plain">http://www.dar.org/library/onlinlib.cfm  is the DAR library site and online catalog.</div>

* <div class="plain">http://grc.dar.org/dar/darnet/grc/grc.cfm?Action=overview    Some of the Genealogical Records Committee Reports of the DAR is searchable online in the GRC National Index. Not all states have been indexed yet, but presently the online index contains more than 18 million names and is continually growing. Once names of interest have been found in the index, you can order copies of the pages from the DAR Library’s Search Service.</div>

* <div class="plain">http://www.archives.gov/  Site of the National Archives and Records Administration and home to many military records.</div>

* <div class="plain">[http://www.heritagequestonline.com/ www.heritagequestonline.com]  Search selected records from the Revolutionary war era pension and bounty land warrant application files. ($)</div>