Dear Cousins, Those of you who are related to the above if you are interested in joining the DAR for posterity purposes, I have just found proof that our Jeremiah is considered a Patriot!!! He is listed in "Soldiers, Sailor, and Patriots of the Revolutionary War-Vermont" page 97 "Carpenter, Jeremiah, VT; b.abt. 1714 (actually 18 June 1715) Signer of Declaration 1775; d. 1792; CL-41; OS-15, page 277." Wow! So I looked in the encyclopedia to find what declaration was signed in 1775. I guess he was a representative of Vermont, and signed on "8 July 1775 the Declaration setting forth the need to take up arms and the reasons for doing so." World Book Encyclopedia page 802. Vol 4, 1978. Those two items will get you into DAR if you can prove your relationship to him!!! The only person of Jeremiah's family that is listed in the DAR Patriot Index Centennial Edition Part 1 only shows that "Jonathan b. 1 Nov 1743 RI; May 1815 married to Elizabeth Pratt." He has a CS in VT after his name. Does that mean Citizen Soldier? Was he with the Green Mountain Boys? If you can prove you are related to Jon you can go in on the person's number that did the research on him, just write DAR in Washington and give the information runs $5 to 15 depending on how much they have to copy. Anyway now we will have two of the family proved to be in the Revolution!!! Thought this would be of help to some of you! Remember the DAR gives scholarships to college for children and grandchildren of members. Do it for them!!! Email me if you need suggestions. Linda in Albuq. Searching for: Acton, Bailey, Bartle, Carpenter, Hannah, Hertzog, Hillary, Holland, Mackay, Matheson, Page, Reynolds, Ridenour/Reitenaurer, Shadwick, Stoner, Wollet.