Show ANCESTRAL ORDERS about fifty genealogical eions in the united states formed ot of the lineal descendants of the first americans their numbers lumbers constantly increasing within the last year or two there has been a great rousing of interest in the subject subject of american genealogy those families whose ancestors were among he early settlers of new england and N birginia Nir ginia and the new netherlands ac a a been especially industrious in searching arching ancient records and establishing an american lineage of six seven eight and in in some cases nine or eyen even tn ten generations though the latter are very rare iii u this time the present living descendants of the airet settlers of new england vim i nia and new netherlands are are mainly of the eighth generation the last year or two also has seen the organization of numerous societies requiring certain ancestral eions for membership whether or not the fresh interest in in genealogy suggested them or the ambition to join them prompted research among family records is a difficult matter to determine at any rate the societies seem to be increasing in number continually the eldest of them all is the society ot of the cincinnati which was founded by the officers of the revolutionary army after the peace of 1783 membership in the society is limited to the eldest male posterity of the officers who first fast formed the organization and in in case of the extinction of the direct line to the next in in order of descents descent if in m the judgment of the society he be proves worthy of the honor counting the old and the more recent anc ancestral aral organizations there are now about 50 in the country some are for men some for women and some even for children the society of alray mayflower descendants was form formed ed by lineal descendants of the band of pilgrims who landed on plymouth rojin in december 1620 the holland society of new york is similar no one is is eligible to membership in it except a descendant in the direct male line of a dutchman who was a resident of manhattan 0 the neighboring colonies colones prior to 1675 other organizations like these are the colonial society of masa mama chu etts and the netherlands society of philadelphia one of the exclusive societies is is the order of founders and patriots 1607 1657 any man may join this order who is 21 years of age or over a lineal descendant in the male line of either parent from an ancestor who settled in in any of the eight original ool colonies from the settlement of jamestown may 13 1607 to may lay 1 13 1657 inclusive clu sive and whose intermediate ancestors during the war of the revolution sided with the colonies against the mother country actively or in sympathy and contributions of funds then there is is a society of colonial wars members of w aich are restricted to persons who are direct descendants in the male or female line from an ancestor who served as or naval officer or was in the ranks under authority of the col colonies onles in any of the wars w ars against savages or foreign powers membership is probably confined to men m en for the national society of the co colonial lonial darnes dames of america and the society of the colonial dames of america provide for women with pedigree pedigrees grees grem while their names are so nearly identical as to be confusing there are differences feren ces in the qualifications which entitle one to membership in them the national society composed is entirely of women who are descended in their own right from some ancestor of worthy life who came to reside in an american colony prior to 1750 which ancestor or ar some one of his descendants being a lineal a ascendant ant of the applicant shall have rendered efficient service ice to his country during the colonial period either ip in the founding of a commonwealth mo mon wealth or of an institution which has survived and developed into importance por or who shall have haie held im an important in position in in the colonial government ern ment and who by distinguished services shall have contributed to the founding of this great and powerful pow nation services rendered after 1763 are not recognized this society is is divided into state societies which decide ca de upon the eligibility of a candidate for membership the other women s society requires that the original american ancestor of a member shall have been efficient in the service of the auntry either cither in the founding of a own or a commonwealth that has sur sui rived and developed into importance import anre aho vho ho held an important position in the colonial got government ern ment as a states nan or officer contributed to the achievement of american independence ih rough which was created a great and powerful ow erful nation and he must have come to america prior to 17 1776 76 tle the colonial order of the acorn acom and the colonial society are not so exclusive clu give if one had any forefathers or foremothers fore mothers others in the good old times he be is pretty sure to be eligible the societies based base d upon an ancestry estry which buckled on the aymor armor in in the revolution or the war of 1812 are almost legion in in number there are am daughters of the he american Revo devolution lulion daughters of the he cincinnati daughters u tion national society of the children of the american resolution society of the sons of the revolution and society of sons of the american revolution resolution it is probable that even the most exclusive of these orders cou count nt as members but a handful of men and a nil women who nho are eligible the lineal descendants of the pilgrims must like the sands of the seashore for multitude and one need only look through the several genealogical registers and magazines to get an idea of the hosts hidden away in in cities in lonely country places and in the uttermost parts of the earth who might if they chose join these ancestral orders ordera buffalo 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