I have sent a private response to this person, but a portion of my response is as follows: "Various Native American tribes and individuals allied themselves with either British or American forces at the time of the Revolution. Sometimes they even switched sides, depending on the circumstances. "If you research this incident further and can place the incident into a historical context, you are likely to find your answer. Essentially, if the Indians who killed the man were known to be working for the British, and those British forces were active in that area at that time, you will probably be able to find sufficient evidence to claim that the man was actively serving the American cause. This would be especially true if the man were, say, defending a fort or other critical outpost or military site at the time of the incident, and/or actively assisting American forces and fighting alongside them and giving them material aid. Even ministers who gave patriotic sermons, and merchants who supplied food and necessities, are considered by the DAR to have rendered patriotic service, making their descendants eligible for DAR membership. "For a DAR application, you would have to gather sufficient historical evidence to support your claim that the man was serving the American cause, either at the time of this particular incident, or in some other way during the period of the Revolution." Joanne Garland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peg Michenzi" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 5:45 PM Subject: [AMER-REV] Revolutionary Patriots... To all knowlegeable listers.... If a man living in PA in 1777 was killed with two other men while fighting Indians would his action be considered patriotic duty? He had two brothers who were listed as being in the Militia around that time but his name was not included. Establishing the two brothers is not a problem. Question..... Was fighting Indians anytime during the Am. Rev. service period of 1775-1783 considered patriotic service? I'm wondering if it is worth pursuing SAR or DAR eligibility on this premise. Thank you for any comments or suggestions. Peg ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION list, send the command "unsubscribe" to [email protected] (if in mail mode) or [email protected] (if in digest mode.) ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx