This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dowell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AST.2ACEB/297.332.1.1.1 Message Board Post: If the dates that I posted match what you have, then apparently they did. It was in the Dar Patriot Index and someone has submitted proof so that they may join the DAR! The address is: Registrar General, NSDAR Record Copy 1776 D Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-5392 The book said to send a check, but did not say how much! They may have an 800 # or you could write them. They did say that you could obtain copies. If I can be of any help, let me know. I can easily go back to the library and look! It also list an Alexander Dowell (b)1740 (m) Lydia Gorman ; John Dowell (b) 1743 (m) Charity Brooks; John Dowell (B) 1764 (m) Sarah Hickman; and Richard (b) c1753 (m) Mary McDaniel. Cricket