Society Descendant Members are required to have ancestors who participated in the 1889 Oklahoma Land Run or settled in the Land Run Area prior to December 31, 1889.

One Hundred Living Descendants of Blood Royal is also known by the sobriquet "The One Hundred". Membership is limited to one hundred living descendants of blood royal.

Ladies and gentlemen over 18 are eligible for membership if they can prove beyond doubt their descent from a Monarch of Scotland.  The first eligible Monarch is Kenneth MacAlpin, and the last is James VI of Scotland, who the last Monarch to hold only the title of King of Scotland for a significant period of time, before he later became James I of England.  For tis Order, later Monarchs who held multiple crowns, or were Monarchs of Great Britain or the United Kingdom do not qualify.

"British Sovereigns" is dedicated to recognizing kinship to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the late Queen Mother, and to Her Royal Highness Diana, the late Princess of Wales, both of whom had American ancestors.  If you have an AMERICAN ANCESTOR in common with either of these women, you have a closer kinship to the British Royal family than only through a descent from medieval royalty.  Charter Membership is available through 30 Sep 2015.  For a list of qualifying ancestors and a Propositus Form, contact Alex Bannerman.  Membership is open to men and women aged 18 or older.

Membership is restricted to individual, age eighteen or over, of good moral character and reputation, provided he or she proves his or her descent from an immigrant American ancestor who was a settler in one of the thirteen original Colonies uniting to form the United States of America or in the United States who had a proved right to bear arms in the country of his or her origin.

Men and women who are supposed to be lineally descended in either the male or female line from a recognized Patroon, Seigneur, or Lord of a Manor of New Netherland, or of the Province of New York, or a similar system of colonial landholding in any other of the original colonies, and who are invited to join, may be eligible for membership.

Membership in the Order of the Daedalians shall consist of the following categories:  (1) Founder Members, (2) Named Members, (3) Hereditary Members, and (4) Honorary Members.

Founder Members are those persons who, prior to 12 November 1918 as a commissioned officer in any component of the United States Armed Forces, held a rating as a military pilot of heavier-than-air powered aircraft. A Founder Member may transmit his membership to Hereditary Members and/or two Named Members. Should a living Founder Member fail to transmit his membership as provided, the National Staff, with the written permission of the Founder Member, may accept into membership Hereditary and/or Named Members to fill the vacancies in that Founder's Membership. When a Founder Member dies without transmitting his membership as provided, the National Staff shall be authorized to accept into membership Hereditary and/or Named Members to fill the vacancies in that Founder's Membership.

Named Members are military pilots of heavier-than-air powered aircraft in any component of the United States Armed Forces who is or has been a commissioned or warrant/flight officer or a WASP and who is accepted as a member to perpetuate the membership of a Founder Member. Only two Named Members are authorized for any one Founder Member.

Hereditary Members are descendants, real or adopted, of any Founder Member. There is no limit to Hereditary Members authorized for any one Founder Membership.

Honorary Members are distinguished persons who are not other wise eligible for membership in the Order. The National Board of Directors screens recommendations and selects the nominee to be submitted to the vote of the active membership. At least three quarters of the votes cast must be in favor of the nominee's designation as an Honorary Member. The number of Honorary Members shall not exceed fifteen at any one time.

Membership is limited to descendants of Ancient Planters, defined as "those persons who arrived in Virginia before 1616, remained for a period of three years, paid their passage, and survived the massacre of 1624.  They received the first patents of land in the New World as authorized by Sir Thomas Dale in 1618 for their personal adventure.  Persons unknown to members of the Society may submit the name of their ancestor with a letter of endorsement. An invitation may then be issued. An invitation is valid for one year from the date it is issued.

Persons under the age of twenty-one may become Junior Members upon the approval of application papers and payment of application fee.

Membership in the Order of Descendants of Pirates & Privateers is open to men and women 21 years of age and over, who are lineally descended from any of the following, of the period 1609-1865:  (1)  Officers and Crew of Pirate Ships, of any Nation, so long as such Pirates were of, or engaged the American Colonies or Nation.  (2)  Officers and Crew of American Privateers, including those of the Confederacy, (3)  Coastal Raiders, (4)  Shore-based parties engaged in the diversion and scuttling of vessels, (5)  Any person who engaged in the establishing, supporting, and/or maintaining any of the above. For instance, ship owners, investors, bonders, those issuing Letters of Marque, etc. The involvement must be direct- those merely employed in ship-building do not necessarily qualify.

The objects of this society are charitable, literary and educational; and shall specifically serve to encourage the study of late Medieval history and promote research, preserve manuscripts, support restorations of sites having charitable, literary, educational, historical or governing backgrounds, and to foster patriotism.

All persons of good character who are lineally descended from a Justiciar are eligible for consideration. Membership shall not be denied due to race, nationality or creed. Upon recommendation of the Membership Committee the Chief Justiciar shall issue a written invitation to apply.

Men and women over the age of eighteen years, who are lineal descendants of men and women, who, between the years 1633 and 1662, resided anywhere within the bounds of the present-day state of Connecticut may be eligible for membership. The fact that the land on which they lived was formerly claimed by another jurisdiction is immaterial.

Membership is limited to person who can prove descent from an ancestor who resided in the Province of North Carolina on or before 12 July 1729, at which time North Carolina received status as a royal colony.

Membership is limited to lineal descendants of an ancestor who aided in the establishment of the first permanent English Colony, Virginia 1607-1624.  This aid may also have been rendered by members in the Virginia Company of London if followed by subsequent residence in the Colony of Virginia by such member of his descendants for one or more generations.

The Order of the First Families of Virginia does not enter into correspondence with those inquiring in their own behalf, nor is membership information furnished. Proposals for membership made by members by request of candidates are not acceptable, and requests for membership are considered inappropriate.

All lineal descendants, male or female, of original members, or those who would have qualified as original members, are eligible for full membership in the Order on reaching the age of twenty-one years.

Eligibility for membership consists not simply of proving legitimate royal descent, but of establishing worthiness of the high distinction this membership confers.  It is also required that the candidates shall have attained their majority and that the ladies be members of either The Colonial Dames of America or The National Society, Colonial Dames of America.  Gentlemen members enjoy every right, including that of holding office.  The total membership is limited to 400 members.

Men and women who are lineally descended from the Emperor Charlemagne, his successors and their heirs shall be eligible to membership  in this Order, provided, always, that such candidates are of excellent character and are considered qualified and worthy by the officers of this Order.

Invitation to membership in The Order of the First Families of Maryland is extended by the Governing Council to individuals, eighteen years of age or older, of good moral character and respectable standing in society, who are acceptable to The Order, and who have a verifiable, lineal descent from either:  (1) Sir George Calvert, The First Lord Baltimore, who was granted the Palatinate of Maryland by King Charles I of England, or (2) an ancestor who aided in the establishment of the Palatinate of Maryland or who was an office holder, real property owner or resident in Maryland prior to 31 December 1734. Those members admitted prior to July 1, 2005, when the ancestor cutoff date was July 4, 1776, will continue to be in good standing, and their relatives who are the member’s second cousins or closer and are lineal descendants of that original ancestor will remain eligible for admission to the Order on the basis of that original ancestor.

Eligibility for membership is based on descent in a male or female line from a native or resident of the territory now included in the State of Mississippi between 1699, when the French established the settlement of Old Biloxi, and December 10,1817, when Mississippi was admitted to the Union.

Membership is open to any person of the age of eighteen (18) years or more who can prove direct descent from an individual who was a proven resident in a part of Rhode Island as we know it today by December 31, 1647.

Membership is open to individuals who, being citizens of good repute in the community, are the lineal or collateral descendants of a male or female ancestor who served from any country (either the Allied or Central powers) in the Great War for Civilization, 1914-1918, who was at all times unfailing in loyalty to, and rendered active service in the cause for, their country.

Any man of the age of eighteen years, of good moral character and reputation, and a citizen of the United States, who is lineally descended, in the male line of either parent, from an ancestor who settled in any of the colonies now included in the United States of America prior to May 13, 1657; and one or all of whose intermediate ancestors in the same line, who lived in the period of the American Revolution, from 1775 to 1783, adhered as Patriots to the cause of the colonies, shall be eligible for membership in the Order. Members are called Associates.

In addition, any man as described above is qualified for membership upon proving that his father or either grandfather was qualified, even though they may not themselves have become Associates. Male descendants of any Associate are also qualified to become members.

Any man or woman, of 18 years of age or older, of good moral character is eligible for membership in this Order who lineally descends from the Founders of North America, including the Caribbean and offshore North Atlantic Islands during the period of 1492 to 1692. Members may descend from Spanish, English, French, Dutch, Scottish, Swedish, German, Danish, and Italian royalty, explorers, settlers, and seamen transporting and supplying these colonists.

Any boy or girl, under the age of 18 years, is eligible for junior membership in this Order, provided they have a Founder ancestor meeting the qualifications in Section 1. If they are a junior member in good standing upon attaining their 18th birthday, they shall automatically qualify to become regular members upon the payment of the current matriculation fee. If they are not a junior member in good standing at the time of their 18th birthday, they petition for regular membership without having to resubmit their genealogical proof.

Original Companions are commissioned officers of the U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, and of State and Territorial Military Organizations, who subsequent to the year 1900, engaged in military service, in conflicts, battles, or actual field service against hostile Indians within the jurisdiction of the United States, or whose service was within the zone of any recognized Indian campaign.

Traditionally, eligibility for membership would require an applicant to be a direct descendant of a commissioned United States Army Officer, who saw combat action during any of the American Indian Campaigns from 1776-1900.

However, in order to further perpetuate the Order, OIWUS may still consider granting membership if the applicant's ancestor saw combat against Indians while serving in a military unit or militia of either the British Colonial Crown (1600-1776) or The United States of America  (1776-1900), regardless of rank.

Inquires must be made to me through standard U.S. postal mail.

Keller, TX  76262-7308

Eligible for membership in the Order are ladies and gentlemen who are lineal descendants of the first King of the Merovingian Dynasty, Merovech (Merovee), who was King of the Salic Franks, 448-457.  Candidates for membership must be proposed in writing by two members of the Order and approved by the Membership Committee.  Letters of proposal and endorsement are sent to the President General, who, with the approval of the Membership Committee may issue an invitation for membership. 

In all cases, the Genealogist General of the Order shall be the final determinant of eligibility. Proven ancestral lines are accepted from the following societies: Order of the Crown in America; Baronial Order of Magna Charta; National Society Americans of Royal Descent; National Society Daughters of the Barons of Runnemede; The Military Order of the Crusades; Order of Three Crusades 1096-1192; Order of the Crown of Charlemagne in the United States of America.

Hereditary membership is open to all ladies and gentlemen, at least eighteen years of age, of good moral character and reputation who can prove lineal descent from William I (the Conqueror). and/or one of his Companions.  

The Order was established to perpetuate the memories, accomplishments, and contributions of the principal figures who took part in the Norman invasion of England known as the Norman Conquest, the primary individuals being William I (the Conqueror), Duke of Normandy, King of England and those Companions who supported William I, by lineal descent, bringing into one society the descendants of the aforementioned individuals. 

The Order also collects and secures for preservation the following items: historical/genealogical research, documents, lineages and other significant data related to the events leading to and following the Norman Conquest, which changed history in 11^th century Medieval England and Normandy. 

Membership is by invitation only.

Membership is open to individuals who, being citizens of good repute in the community, are the lineal or collateral descendants of a male or female ancestor who worked in a wartime industry, or a veteran of the Second World War.

Eligibility for Original Membership is restricted to those individuals who are (1) actual military veterans, male or female, who served from any country (either the Allied or Axis powers) during 1939-1945, (2) the wife or spouse of a veteran, or (3) men and women who worked in wartime industry, such as Block Warden, Red Cross, Merchant Marine, FBI, State Department, War Department, Selective Service, Rationing Boards, etc.

Membership is composed of men and women of good character, who are at least eighteen years of age, are acceptable to the Order, and are lineally descended from a participant in one of the first three crusades from 1096 to 1192.  They must be proposed and endorsed by two members of the Order to whom they are personally known.

They shall be members of at least one colonial lineage society based on eligibility prior to 1776.

A candidate for Hereditary Membership in the Order of Washington must be approved by the Council and must be lineally descended from a man or woman who served during the lifetime of George Washington, from February 22, 1731/2 to December 14, 1799, as a soldier, sailor or civil officer of the several Colonies or States, of the confederated colonies or of the United States of America or as a recognized patriot supporting or providing material aid to the cause of American Independence.

This is one of the Old World Hereditary Societies.  The Order of Washington is a registered trademark.

Membership is by invitation only.

Membership is open to proven lineal descendants of Edward Doty who came to Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts in 1620.  Regular membership is also open to anyone having an interest in Edward Doty.

Membership is open to proven lineal descendants of Francis Cooke, who came to Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts in 1620.  Regular membership is also open to anyone having an interest in Francis Cooke.

Membership is open to proven lineal descendants of John Howland, who came to Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts in 1620.

All persons who were residents of the Territory of Washington prior to its becoming a State on November 11, 1889 and the lineal descendants of such residents, over 18 years of age shall be eligible for voting membership in the Association.

Persons who are not otherwise eligible shall be eligible to become Associate Members with no voting privileges.

Persons who are children of members of the Association and under the age of 18 shall be eligible to become Junior Members, without voting privileges, by the payment of a one-time enrollment fee with their application.

Eligibility for membership is based on descent from one of the original settlers on either side of the Piscataqua River and its tributaries, prior to the Declaration of Independence.

Eligibility for membership in this Society is based upon lineal descent from one or more of the Plantagenet Kings of England. Plantagenet was the surname used by the Angevin House, which succeeded to the throne of England in A.D. 1154 in the person of Henry II, who ruled until the deposition of Richard II (1399). The houses of York and Lancaster, which succeeded, being descended from Edward III, are generally included in the Plantagenet Line.

This is one of the Old World Hereditary Societies.  The Plantagenet Society is a registered trademark.

An applicant must prove lineal descent from an ancestor who settled in one or more of the 18 towns of the Plymouth Colony from 1620 through 1691 and must be acceptable to the Committee on Enrollment.  For purposes of this Society, the term "settle" refers to the establishment of residence in the Colony for at least one year, although possibly in more than one town during that time.

Potential members must provide documentation that they descend from a Confederate ancestor who was in prison at Point Lookout Prisoner of War Camp, between 1863 and 1865.

5233 North Willowhaven Drive

Durham, NC  27712-1958

Membership of the Royal Society of St. George is open to anyone who is committed to the well-being of England and Englishness and it is contained within five categories to suit the interests of the Royal Charter of the Society and the requirements of the individual member. 

A Branch Member is one who joins the local Branch of the Society. Branch Constitutions and rules are the responsibility of the Council of the Society wherein, operationally, each Branch is Autonomous. Branch Members affect the
Society by means of Annual Subscription and the election of a Regional Councillor to represent groupings of Branches on the Council of the Society.  Branch members vote and elect Branch Officers at Branch Meetings.

A Direct Member is one who does not belong to a Branch but joins the  National Register in direct support of the Society and shall be of those wherever born being Englishmen or Englishwomen or their children or remoter issue.

Full Membership is where one is both a member of a Geographical Branch and a Direct Member of the Society.  Direct Members and Full Members vote and elect candidates to the Council at Society General Meetings. Direct Members and Full Members may offer themselves for vacancies on the Council as they occur in line with the Bye Laws.

Associate Membership is open to individuals who are not eligible for Ordinary Membership but express themselves in support of the Objectives of the Society. Associate Membership is available to the Branches and to the Society direct.

Honorary Membership is extended to holders of the Victoria Cross, the George Cross, the George Medal and persons who have given distinguished service to the Society or their country.

Ordinarily membership shall be of those, wherever born, being Englishmen or Englishwomen or their children or remoter issue. Candidates for Membership or Associateship of the Society shall be proposed at the discretion of the Membership Secretary.

Council has the duty to rule on admissions.

Branch Membership is at the discretion of the Council.