The Kansas State Society DAC welcomes your interest.
The Kansas State Society Daughters of the American Colonists was organized 26 October 1925.
National Society DAC ~ Great Plains Section ~ Kansas Chapters
| Meeting Location | Chapter Name | Organized |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | Sarah de Rapalje | 25 Oct 1925 |
| Topeka | Margaret Dunning | 15 Feb 1936 |
| Wichita | Jane Pebbles Sexton | 02 Nov 1938 |
| Manhattan | Elizabeth Knapp | 11 Oct 1949 |
| KC & Johnson Co. | William Hilton | 28 May 1954 |
| Mission Hills | The Arbella | 28 Apr 1966 |
| Spring Hill | William Cotton | 18 Oct 2005 |
The Society has already made a place for itself as an influential factor in the dissemination of knowledge of, and love for, the colonial period of our history, holding before it always the patriotic, historical and educational purposes for which it was organized. Its research into the history of the deeds of the American Colonists has already led to the publication of valuable records and the preservation and marking of historic spots.
- HANDBOOK OF THE NSDAC WAY
Eligibility
You do not need to be a resident of Kansas to apply. Membership is handled as part of a Chapter, the Kansas State Society, and the National Society. NSDAC is one of the larger national hereditary organizations.
Any woman who is a citizen of the United States of America, is of good moral character and has attained her eighteenth year, shall be eligible to membership, provided that she shall be acceptable to the Society and shall meet the requirements. Eligibility consists of proof of lineal descent from the men and women who were actual residents of America when it was under foreign government as colonies and who rendered civil or military service to the American Colonies prior to 04 July 1776.
Service eligibility includes the following capacities prior to 04 July 1776:
- In battle under colonial control
- Under the banner of Great Britain in North America in any of the wars in which the colonists participated
- All military and naval service of the colonies
- Furnished troops or funds
- Filled office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor or Deputy Governor
- Member or Delegate to Council or Assembly
- Member of House of Burgesses
- Deputy or Representative to the General Court
- Commissioner of the United Colonies, of Boundaries or Treaties, of Import or Excise, to the French or Indians
- Secretary, Magistrate, Selectman, Justice, Judge of any Court of Law or Equity, Attorney, Advocate, Solicitor, Juryman, Sheriff, Constable, or other forms of civil service
- Founder or Trustee of any College in North America
- Minister of the Gospel or Commissary of the Bishop of London
- Member of the Committee of Safety of the Continental Congress, 1774 and 1775
- Member of the Council of Safety of 1689
- Signers of the Mayflower Compact and documented Mayflower passengers who arrived in Plymouth and resided in the colonies
- Speaker of the House of Deputies
- Physician or Surgeon
- Member of the Provincial Congress
- Signer of the Declaration of Independence
- Huguenot Refugee
- Signer of the Oath of Allegiance to Great Britain
- Original Land Owner, not inheritor
- Member of the London, Plymouth or Virginia Companies who actually came to the colonies, or the first immigrant descendant of any member of these companies who resided in the colonies
- Palatine Settler
- Covenanter from Scotland who actually came to the Colonies or the first immigrant descendant of a Covenanter from Scotland
- Saltzburger of Georgia
- Participants in the Regulator Movement of 1765 - 1771 in North Carolina or in the Regulator Movement of 1767 - 1769 in South Carolina
- Those who, with or without remuneration, furnished funds, provisions, or supplies, provided munitions or guns, rendered service to the military or for the defense of the colonies.
Application Service Categories, Military Defense, #1, 2, 3, 4, 28, with a brief description of each war
Application Service Category, Original Land Ownership, #22
Application Form (fillable) and Application / Supplemental Instructions
