Sarah de Rapalje

Topeka

Organized Oct 26, 1925

with 11 members

Maude Vliet Neale

Mrs. R.W. Neale

Shortly after the state society organizational meeting, the (Sarah de Rapalje) chapter regent, Mrs. R. W. (Maude Vliet) Neale, named the newly formed chapter, Sarah de Rapalje, in honor of her ancestor who was the first European child born of French Huguenot parents in New Netherland (now the state of New York) on June 9, 1625. Sarah was the daughter of Joris Jansen de Rapalje, who was originally from Rochelle, France. He and his wife, Catalina Tricot, arrived in the New World on the ship “Unity” in 1623. They initially settled in Fort Orange, which is now Albany, but relocated to New Amsterdam in 1626. In 1637, Joris acquired 335 acres of land from the indigenous people, which would later become part of Brooklyn. He remained in this area until 1654. Joris held a prominent position within the colony as a magistrate of Brooklyn from 1655 to 1662. He passed away around 1665. Sarah married Hans Hansen Bergen in 1639. Although the Sarah de Rapalje Chapter was originally established in Topeka, it is currently located in Kansas City, Kansas. 

Anthony Morse

Emporia

Organiazed Jan 31, 1931

with 26 members

Disbanded 2003

Caroline Morse

Miss Caroline Morse

The namesake of this chapter was the colonial ancestor of Miss Morse. Anthony Morse, born on May 9, 1606, in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, settled in Newbury, Massachusetts, in 1635 after arriving on the ship “James” from Southampton, England. Mr. Morse resided in Newbury, Massachusetts, for over 50 years. He held various professions, including weaving, medicine, and deaconry within his church, as well as serving in several civic positions.

The namesake of this chapter was the colonial ancestress of Mrs. Tasker. Margaret Dunning was born November 25, 1740, in Brunswick, Maine to Lieutenant James Dunning. She was the first of the Dunning line born in American to Anglo-Saxton parents, James and Margaret Lithgon Dunning. She married Thomas Campbell of Brewster, Maine on January 1, 1760, and died in 1814. She was the mother of 13 children, 11 of whom grew to maturity. The organizing meeting was held at the Jayhawk Hotel in Topeka, Kansas. The Sarah de Rapalje and Anthony Morse Chapters brought greetings and a gift of a gavel made from the original walnut woodwork at the Shawnee Indian Mission.

Jane Pebbles Sexton

Wichita

Organized Nov 12, 1938

with 18 members

Leda Marie Ferrell Rex

Mrs. Loren E. Rex

The namesake of this chapter was the ancestress of the organizing regent, Mrs. Rex. Jane Peebles Sexton was born on November 11, 1811, in Charlemont, Massachusetts and died in Assumption, Illinois on April 19, 1886. Her father was Patrick Peebles, a surveyor, appointed to survey and settle a large tract of land situated in the wilds of Virginia during George Washington’s first administration. He was one of the founders of Pelham, Massachusetts, being among the 140 families of Scots-Irish emigrants of 1718 who were invited to Worcester, Massachusetts, by the governor of that state. They were not allowed to build a church for themselves in this community, so moved further west in Massachusetts and became the original founders of a community first called “Lisbourn” and later called “Pelham.” Patrick Peebles was highly esteemed among the settlers and considered next to a clergyman in importance

The namesake of this chapter was the colonial ancestor of Mrs. Paris. Major John Mason was an immigrant from England who arrived in America in 1635. Major Mason was the commander-in-chief of the Connecticut military forces in the Pequot Indian War of 1637 and served as a military officer of the plantation of Connecticut. Other Connecticut offices he served in: Deputy Governor 1662; Magistrate; Member of the General Court; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut; Acting Governor; and Commissioner, United Colonies (1647-1661). He was also a founder of Windsor and Saybrook in 1647 and Norwich in 1659. Major Mason organized the First Troop of Horses in the Colonies (a group of mounted soldiers used for scouting, raiding, or other military roles) 1657-1658.

Elizabeth Knapp

Manhattan

Organized Oct 11, 1949

with 17 members

Disbanded 2004

Reorganized May 3, 2015

Harriet Mahar Ozment

Mrs. B.H Ozment

The chapter was named in honor of Mrs. Ozment’s ancestress, Elizabeth Knapp, who came from England as a bride to Aaron Knapp in the second Plymouth Colony in 1638. The Knapps, together with other colonists, settled southwest of Plymouth and by popular vote named the town Taunton after their native home in Taunton, England. At the organizing meeting, Mrs. Ozment shared a framed photostatic copy of letters of administration granted to her sixth great grandmother, Elizabeth Knapp, following the death of her husband, Aaron Knapp.

The namesake of this chapter was the colonial ancestor of Mrs. Summers, who was the sixth great granddaughter of John Pound. Born in England, John Pound was among the early settlers of Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey. He and his family were ardent Tories, supporting the English monarchs for many generations. When the Hessians joined the war effort, however, all the men in the Pound family took up muskets and marched to New York to join the Revolutionary Army. Part of the original Pound house still stands at Pound Ridge, New Jersey.

Henry Champion

Northeast Johnson County

Organized Dec 6, 1951

with 26 members

Disbanded 2017-2018

Edwina Todd Bender

Mrs. Robert W. Bender

The namesake of this chapter was the colonial ancestor of Mrs. Bender. Henry Champion arrived in Connecticut from Hertfordshire, England in 1647. He was an original landed proprietor, and a founder of the towns of Lyme and Saybrook in Connecticut. He was mainly involved in farming pursuits; however, his descendants played significant roles in the Revolutionary War, including his grandson, Colonel Henry Champion who was selected to be a Commissary for the war effort. During the winter of 1777-1778, Colonel Champion and his son, Epaphroditus, commanded a wagon train filed with provisions to feed the starving troops at Valley Forge. Both men reached the rank of General.

The namesake of this chapter was the colonial ancestor of Mrs. Friedel. William Hilton was born in Northwick, Cheshire, England about 1591. He sailed from London on the ship “Fortune,” landing in Plymouth, on November 21, 1621. His wife and two children arrived on the ship “Ann,” on July 10, 1623. William and his brother, Edward, were founders of Dover, New Hampshire in 1624. William was made Freeman and became Associate Justice for the Court of Dover on September 26, 1624, serving for three years. He served as a Deputy from Dover to the Massachusetts General Court in 1644. After his wife’s death, he moved to Kittery Point, Maine in 1648 and then to York, Maine in 1651. He served as a member of the Council of York and as a grand juror. He died in York between June 28, 1655, and June 30, 1656.

John Price

Iola

Organized Oct 22, 1960

with 21 members

Disbanded 1973

Kate B. Shields

Miss Kate B. Shields

The namesake of this chapter was the colonial ancestor of Miss Shields. Five charter members were descendants of John Price. Mr. Price was born in 1585 in Wales. He came to Jamestown in 1620 where he owned a plantation. He was one of the 11 counselors with Sir Francis Wyatt in the provincial government when the London Company was dissolved. He died in Virginia in 1636.

Gov. John Webster

Ness City

Organized Jun 14 1965

with 12 members

Disbanded 1973

Paula Ramona Amos Bailey

Mrs. Daniel Joe Bailey

The Arbella

Mission Hills

Organized Apr 28, 1966

with 13 members

Elizabeth Hill Kessler

Mrs. Lewis Hanford Kessler

The namesake for this chapter is “The Arbella”—the flagship of Governor John Winthrop's fleet which sailed from Cowes, England, and landed at Salem, Massachusetts on June 13, 1630. It was named for Lady Arbella Fiennes, daughter of the Earl of Lincoln, and wife of Isaac Johnson, an active member of the Massachusetts Bay Company. Eight organizing members of the Chapter had ancestors who came to America on this ship, as part of a fleet of 11 ships.

This chapter was named for the City of Leavenworth, Kansas. In the 1870s, Leavenworth was a most important city between St. Louis, Missouri and San Francisco, California. Local factories fed the developing West with all manner of goods. Surrounding farms supplied beef, grain, and produce to the Army and to the frontier trade. The city’s importance as a trade center and its proximity to Fort Leavenworth drew a constant stream of the famous and the infamous.

Dr. Thomas Lord

Hutchinson

Organized Apr 3, 1979

with 10 members

Disbanded 2001

Beverly Belle Baumer

Miss Beverly Baumer

Ten of the founding members of this chapter were descended from Dr. Thomas Lord, Jr. Thomas Lord, Jr. was baptized November 15, 1616, in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England. He emigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1635 aboard the ship “Elizabeth & Ann” with his parents and siblings first residing in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He moved to Hartford, Connecticut in 1636, where he was a founder as were his father and brother Richard. He appears to be the first Connecticut practicing physician educated in the Americas, and it is believed that he received his education in Boston. He married Hannah Thurston in 1652 in Boston and returned to Hartford to practice medicine. He died in Wethersfield, Connecticut in March 1662.

Rose Whitlock Parker

Salina

Organized Nov 13, 1991

with 20 members

Disbanded 2013

Mona M. Cunningham

Mona M. Cunningham

Rose Whitlock Parker was the immigrant ancestor of three founding members of this chapter. She was born June 6, 1624, in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England but left to find a new life in The Massachusetts Bay Colony. She married Abraham Parker of Woburn, Massachusetts on November 18, 1644. They became the original landowners in Chelmsford, Massachusetts upon their move from Woburn. Eight of their ten children lived to adulthood and married. Rose Whitlock Parker died November 30, 1691, in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

William Cotton

Spring Hill

Organized Oct 18, 2005

with 15 members

Marlys Price Hankins

Mrs. Gary S. Hankins

The namesake for this chapter was chosen to honor Kansas State Regent Dorothea Schweiger for her untiring efforts and enthusiasm in assisting each chapter organizing member to attain membership into NSDAC. Mrs. Schweiger’s colonial ancestor was William Cotton. William Cotton was born in 1614 in the seacoast town of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and was married there in 1650 to Elizabeth Ham. He died on December 19, 1678. He served as a Selectman in 1654 and 1672, and as a Juryman in 1651, 1655, 1657, 1659, and 1671. He took the Oath of Fidelity in 1659.