Eligibility for membership is base upon Welsh descent.  The guidelines for each Saint David's Society may vary.

Any male of eighteen years of age, in respectable standing in society, of good moral character, who was a native or resident of the City or State of New York prior to the year 1785, or who is a descendant of any such native or resident, shall be eligible as a member.  But whenever, and as long as there shall be six hundred and fifty members of the Society, no one shall be elected to membership unless he be the descendant in the oldest male line of a member or former member, and in all elections to membership the ballot shall be first taken on the candidates who may be descendants of members
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Membership is by invitation of a member who will propose the candidate and elicit letters from another member willing to second the nomination, as well as from a supporter.  Prospective members must be introduced as a guest at a gathering of the Society. The completed application with substantiating documentation and three letters are submitted to the Society for verification by the Genealogist.  Upon his approval, the file is presented to the Admissions Committee and with their approval to the Board of Managers.

Candidates are generally inducted into the Society at the subsequent Stated Meeting.  All new members sign the Society's original 1835 Membership Book.

Membership in the Society is available to United States Citizens and legal permanent residents of the United States, who are of Scotch-Irish descent. The Scotch-Irish Society and the Scotch-Irish Foundation consider that the term "Scotch-Irish" generically designates those persons who are descended in either the male or female line from an ancestor, or ancestors, who emigrated to America, directly or indirectly, from Ulster, and whose families , hailing from Scotland, Britain, France and other places in Europe , had previously settled in Ulster about the year 1600 or thereafter.

Membership shall be extended to any person who is a citizen of the United States of America and who is a direct lineal descendant of one of the brave pioneers who lived at the settlement known as Boonesborough, sometime between the years of 1775 and 1810.  The pioneer ancestor did not have to be a resident of the fort proper, but a member of the group which composed the settlement surrounding the fort and which became known as the town of Boonesborough.  The descendant must be eligible through lineal birth, and adopted children are not eligible.

Hereditary membership is open men and women who are the direct descendants of any pioneer, male or female, who arrived in California prior to January 1st, 1850.  Collateral representation is not permitted.

Eligibility in the Society of Descendants of Knights of the Garter is based upon lineal descent from a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

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Eligibility for membership in this Society is based upon lineal descent from one or more of the Knights of the Garter.

This is one of the Old World Hereditary Societies.  The Society of Descendants of Knights of the Most Noble Order of the Garter is a registered trademark.

Regular Membership is open to men and women eighteen (18) years of age or older, who prove one or more of his or her ancestors meets the qualifications of an Indiana Pioneer. An Indiana Pioneer is one who lived within the present boundary of an Indiana county on or before December 31 of the year listed in the table at right.

Junior Membership is available to persons under eighteen (18) years of age who would be otherwise eligible for Regular Membership but are excluded due to their age. All other requirements for Regular Membership must be met. Junior members are not eligible for service on the Board of Governors or as an officer of the Society.

Associate Membership is available to persons who are dedicated to the object of the Society and who have an interest in the pioneer era of the state of Indiana. Associate Members are not eligible for service on the Board of Governors or as an officer of the Society, but may serve in other capacities, including service on any committee except the Nominating and Eligibility Committees.

Honorary Membership is conferred on persons recommended by three Regular Members of the Society, and given unanimous approval by the Board of Governors.

The Society allows recognition of those persons who descend directly from an ancestor who resided within the limits of what is now the Commonwealth of Kentucky on or before 31 December 1800.

Membership is available to men and women who are lineal descendants of any of the first settlers of Middletown, Connecticut before 1700.  Those settlers included:

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Any person shall be eligible to membership in the Society of The Ark and The Dove who is lineally descended from Sir George Calvert, or an ancestor, as the propositus, who came over either on the Ark or the Dove, bearing the first Maryland Colonists under the command of Governor Leonard Calvert, which sailed from Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, on St. Cecilia's Day the 22nd of November, 1633, and who settled the Province of Maryland.

In 1854, the General Society made membership allowance for those officers who could have become Original Members, but, for whatever reason, did not.  This is generally referred to as the Rule of 1854.  The descendants of those non-Original Member officers may also be eligible for membership.  Hereditary membership is generally passed to the eldest son according to the rule of primogeniture.  When such an individual is lacking, a collateral male descendant may be eligible for membership, if properly qualified and approved by the Society of the Cincinnati.  Only one male descendant may represent an eligible officer at any time.

Individuals are welcome to inquire with Anderson regarding membership, though each respective State Society adheres to its own procedures for evaluating and accepting candidates for membership.

Membership is based on descent from an ancestor who was a clergyman regularly ordained, installed, or settled over any church within the limits of the thirteen colonies prior to July 4, 1776.  When making contact with the society concerning membership, please give your ancestor and colony.

Any person shall be eligible for membership in the Society provided he be descended from an ancestor who settled in Hartford before February 1640, as evidenced by the Book of Distribution of Land.

Membership is open to any person who can provide proof of lineal descent from a male ancestor who was in New England before 1650.

Membership in the Society is composed of Schwenkfelder Descendant, Associate, and Life members. A Descendant Membership requires proof of lineal descent from the immigrant Schwenkfelder Exiles of 1731 through 1737.  An Associate Membership does not require lineal descent, but payment of the same annual dues as a descendant membership is required.  A Life Membership can be either of the foregoing types and may be obtained upon payment of the required fee.

Eligibility for membership is based upon direct descendants over eighteen years of age of a soldier serving in the Continental Army under the command of His Excellency George Washington at the encampment at Valley Forge in 1777-1778.

Junior Membership is available to those under eighteen years of age who are otherwise qualified to be Hereditary Members.

Membership is open to individuals who descend from an established colonist in the New Orleans area before 1768.  "New Orleans area" shall mean the area within a radius of twenty-five (25) miles from St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana.  At no time shall there be more than five active members eligible to vote who qualify as descendants of the same ancestor.  The others following shall become associate members.

Any male citizen of the United States, born in Ireland or of Irish lineage, of good moral character and of the age of eighteen and upward shall be eligible for membership.

Any male citizen of the United States, born in Ireland or of Irish lineage, of good moral character and of the age of eighteen and upward shall be eligible for membership.

Membership in the Order of the Southern Cross is by invitation only and is open to all male descendants (direct or collateral) of any honorably serving Confederate soldier, sailor, marine, or member of the civil government. Proof of descent is required, however, membership in the Military Order of the Stars and Bars, Sons of Confederate Veterans, or any other recognized Confederate heritage association is accepted as proof of ancestry

Male citizens of the United States, eighteen years or older, lineally descended from an English ancestor, shall be eligible for full Active Membership; and Englishmen not citizens of the United States may also be elected as members and shall enjoy all the duties and privileges of membership, the right to vote, and to hold office.  Any member in good standing may make application for Junior Membership in behalf of any eligible male under 18 years of age.  Junior members may not hold office or vote until they reach age 18, at which time they shall become Active Members.  Life Membership is available, but it carries no special privilege.  Honorary Members may be elected at a stated meeting by majority vote of the members present without ballot.  They shall not be entitled to vote or hold office, not shall they be liable for dues.

Any male person above the age of twenty-one years, who participated in, or who is a lineal descendant of one who served during the War of 1812, in the army, navy, revenue-marine, or privateer service of the United States, offering proof thereof satisfactory to the State Society to which he may make application for membership, and who is of good moral character and reputation, may become a member of this Society when approved of by said State Society, under such regulations as it may make for passing upon applications for membership.

The following service and no other shall be regarded as satisfying the requirements of the preceding paragraph:  (1)  Service as an officer or enlisted man in the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps or Volunteers at any time between June 19, 1812, and February 18, 1815; (2)  Service at any time between June 19, 1812, and February 18, 1815, as a member of the ship's company on any public armed vessel of the United States or any vessel sailing under letters of marque and reprisal issued by the United States;  (3)  Service in the militia of any state or territory or the District of Columbia duly called out for service against an armed enemy or for coast or border defense between June 19, 1812, and February 18, 1815; (4)  Service in the forces of the United States at the Battle of Tippecanoe.

No service, however, shall be regarded as qualifying if the person who rendered such service voluntarily bore arms against the United States at any time between the dates named or if such person's latest service between said dates was terminated by a separation from the service under conditions other than honorable.

In case of the failure of lineal descendants of an actual participant in the War on behalf of the United States, one collateral descendant, who is deemed worthy, may be admitted to represent the said participant.  Provided, always, that such representation shall be limited to the descendant of either a brother or sister of the participant in the war, in right of whose services application for membership is made.

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Philadelphia, PA 19144

Any person whose lineal ancestor resided in Montana on or before December 31, 1868, is eligible for membership in this society.

All direct line descendants of the pioneers who arrived and settled in the Oregon Country, Oregon Territory, or Washington Territory prior to Oregon statehood, February 14, 1859 are eligible for membership in the Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers.

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Pembroke, KY  42266-0339

Men and women, age 18 or older, who can prove lineal descent from an ancestor who served in lands now comprising the continental United States of America as a judge or lawyer prior to 12 April 1861 in any court-trial, intermediate of Supreme, under laws applicable to the original thirteen English colonies or under laws applicable to other colonies than the original thirteen English colonies or under laws of the National Government enacted pursuant of either the Articles of Confederation or the Constitution of 1789 or under laws applicable to States and Territories of the United States or under the laws of the Republic of Texas or the Republic of Mexico are eligible for membership in this Society.  Ancestral eligibility includes, but is not restricted to, the required service as a judge or lawyer under the laws of the various Colonial Powers (such as England, France, Spain, the Netherlands, or Sweden) or under the laws of the Republic of Texas or the Republic of Mexico.  The fact that in the colonial era there were no clearly separated judicial, legislative, and executive branches does not prevent members of those colonial bodies having multiple functions including a judicial function form qualifying as "judges" and thus eligible propositi for this Society. Both Justices of the Peace and Lords of the Manor with the privilege of Court Leete and Court Baron qualify as "judges".

Each applicant for membership must be sponsored by two members, or must belong to one or more of the hereditary societies as, but not limited to, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution or the National Society Sons of the American Revolution. 

Membership eligibility is based on descent from a settler who arrived in Newbury, Massachusetts, prior to 1700.  Membership is comprised of Active, Associate, Junior, Life, and Honorary Members.  Active and Junior Members shall be the documented descendants of those settlers who were in Newbury before 1700.  Associate membership is confined to husbands and wives of Active Members.

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Baton Rouge, LA 70884-2672

Membership is open to men and women eighteen years or older, who can prove lineal descent from an ancestor residing between 1763 and December 7, 1810, on land in that part of the Province of West Florida, as it was governed by both England and Spain, south of the 31ST parallel, east of the Mississippi River, north of the Gulf of Mexico, Lake Maurepas, and west of the Apalachacola River.  Also eligible are lineal descendants of ancestors who settled east of the Mississippi River as far north of the 31ST parallel as the mouth of the Yazoo River (above present-day Vicksburg, Mississippi) and south of a line running due east from the mouth of the Yazoo across the state of Alabama south of the present day Demopolis to a point on the west bank of the Chattahoochee River near present-day Columbus, Georgia, and west of the Chattahoochee River, between 1763 and March 30, 1798.

Membership in the Sons of Confederate Veterans is open to all male descendants of any veteran who served honorably in the Confederate armed forces. Membership can be obtained through either direct or collateral family lines and kinship to a veteran must be documented genealogically. The minimum age for membership is twelve.

Hereditary Membership shall be extended to a male descendant, twelve (12) years of age or older, whether through the maternal or paternal line, of the men honorably discharged from the military or naval service of the United States of America, who served during the Spanish American War, the Philippine Insurrection or the China Relief Expedition, from April 21st, 1898, to December 31st, 1902, shall be eligible to active membership in this organization; provided, however, that eligibility to membership in this order shall include legally adopted sons of those who are or were eligible to membership in the United Spanish War Veterans, provided, further, that sons-in-law of United Spanish War Veterans may be accepted into full membership.

Membership is available to: (1) any male descendant (including stepsons and adopted sons) of a member of The American Legion, (2) any male descendant (including stepsons and adopted sons) of a veteran who died in service during World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Lebanon, Grenada, Panama, or the Persian Gulf War, or (3) any male descendant (including stepsons and adopted sons) of a veteran who died subsequent to his or her honorable discharge from service in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Lebanon, Grenada, Panama, or the Persian Gulf War.

Regular Membership is available to any male eighteen years and older who is a direct descendant of an ancestor who was a resident and loyal citizen of Texas prior to her annexation into the Union.  The applicant must also be of good moral character and be otherwise acceptable to the organization.

Junior Membership is available to those under 18 years of age who are otherwise eligible for regular membership.

Life Membership is available to those otherwise eligible for regular membership who pay the life membership fee.

Posthumous Membership is available for persons who are deceased but who would otherwise be qualified for membership.

Honorary membership is granted to a maximum of three people a year by vote of the general membership.  Honorary Members, who cannot be eligible by reason of lineal descent, are chosen for having rendered outstanding service to Texas by furthering the aims and goals of the Sons of Republic of Texas.

Those eligible to become Regular Members shall be the male descendant, fourteen years of age or older (six to fourteen for Junior Members), who: (1) are directly descended from a Soldier, Sailor, Marine or member of the Revenue Cutter Service (or directly descended from a brother, sister, half-brother, or half-sister of such Soldier, etc.) who was regularly mustered and served honorably in, was honorably discharged from, or died in the service of, the Army, Navy, Marine Corps or Revenue Cutter Service of the United States of America or in such state regiments called to active service and was subject to the orders of United States general officers, between April 12, 1861 and April 9, 1865; (2) have never been convicted of any infamous or heinous crime; and (3) have, or whose ancestor through whom membership is claimed, has never voluntarily borne arms against the government of the United States.

Those eligible to become Associate Members shall be men who do not have the ancestry to qualify for hereditary membership and: (1) demonstrate a genuine interest in the Civil War; and (2) subscribe to the purpose and objects of the SUVCW.  Although an Associate Member is not required to meet the lineage requirement of a Member, he is still subject to the second and third provisions of hereditary eligibility. An Associate may vote and hold any office except those of Commander-in-Chief, Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief, Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief, National Secretary, National Treasurer and Commanding Officer of the Sons of Veterans Reserve. Associates may not exceed one-third of the total membership of the Camp at the time of election.

Eligibility for membership in this Society is based upon lineal descent from one or more Kings. The Society includes the descendants of all the Royal Houses, both medieval and modern.

This is one of the Old World Hereditary Societies.  The Sovereign Colonial Society Americans of Royal Descent  is a registered trademark.