Susan, Have you had any help with this? It appears that your Josiah Stillman is already in the DAR. The Patriot index lists: Stillman, Josiah Birth CT 16 Sept 1737 Rank: LT Service: MA Death NY 1808 No Pensions Spouse: Comfort Robbins Have you ordered an application record copy? A record copy might prove to be very helpful to you. If you have not ordered one already, ask for the most recent one they have on record. In addition, there are two Stillman family books in the DAR library. They might contain the info you need for proof. The nice thing about this is that if books are in the DAR Library, they will be accepted as proof. Title: The Stillman family in the United States of America / coll., comp. and pub. by Henry L. Jones Author: Jones, Henry L. Publisher: Wellsville, NY : Jones, 1896. Collation: 271, [22] p. ; 21 cm. Title: The Stillman family / prepared by Eva S. Reddick-Rogers Author: Reddick-Rogers, Eva S. Publisher: Seattle, WA : The Author, 1987 Collation: ca. 100 leaves : ill., facsims., ports. ; 28 cm. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions, etc. Julie Wall > [Original Message] > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 06/29/2004 8:18:19 PM > Subject: [NYONEIDA-L] Josiah Stillman and William Stillman > > 6/29/2004 > Dear Fellow Group Members, > I would like please your assistance, opinions, etc about questions I have > about my ancestors Josiah Stillman and William Stillman. > Here is my quandray: > I am attempting to put Josiah Stillman, an ancestor of mine, into the > Daughters of the American Revolution. I have found out that they will not accept as > adequate proof the book, The Stillman Family compiled by Francis D. Stillman, > Jr. in 1969 because it either does not have sources with it or the copy I gave > them did not have sources with it. The book is about George Stillman and his > descendants. > One problem is that there is a need to establish the link between Josiah born > 9/16/1739 in Wethersfield, CT, married I think in CT in 1762-63 and died > 5/13/1809 in Westmoreland or Whitestown, NY and his son William. Westmoreland and > Whitestown are in Oneida Co, NY. William I believe was born in 1777 in > Wethersfield, CT, married Betsy and then Sarah Stebbins (mother of my > g-g-g-grandmother Betsy Elizabeth Stillman Stafford) in Deansboro, NY and died in Kirklan, > Oneida Co, NY. Josiahs wife was Comfort Robbins. She was born 2/16/1738 in > Wwethersfield, CT and died 2/21/1804 in Westmoreland, Oneida Co, NY. > My otherproblem is that the DAR would like residency proof of Josiah when he > served in the Revolutionary War. I have him living in Sandisfield, Mass, > Westmoreland and Whitestown, NY but no years for these locations. DAR will not > accept his war record as proof of residency. > It says in Josiahs war record this: 1st Lieutenant Capt Elijah Deming's 11th > Co(North Co in Sandisfield), 1st Berkshire Co Regt of Mass. militia; list of > officers chosen by the several companies in said regiment as returned by Mark > Hopkins and others, field officers, dated Great Barrington, March 26, 1776, as > ordered in Council May 6, 1776, that said officers be commissioned, reported > commissioned May 6, 1776, also Lieutenant, Capt Samuel Wolcotts Co, Col. > Hopkins Regt services between 7/16/1776 and 85/1776 16 days; Company marched to > Highlands, NY; roll sworn to in Berkshire Co. also Lieutenant Capt Elijah Deming's > Co, Col Ashleys(Berkshire Co) Regt entered service 7/8/1777, discharged > 7/21/1777, service 14 days, Company called out at the request of Maj Gen Schuyler > and ordered to march to Fport Edward. > It is my desire to address these questions posed by the DAR and I would like > your help and advise in doing so. It is my thought to try and obtain a will > for Josiah Stillman which might mention his son William but have no idea about > obtaining land records to prove his residency. Am not sure if census records > would be of use either. Thank you for your help. I apologize for the long > e-mail. Hope to hear from you. Susan DeHart > > > > ==== NYONEIDA Mailing List ==== > Contact the List Manager at [email protected] > Oneida Co Surname page http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~myplace/oneida.html > List Rules http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~myplace/mailing.html > Oneida Co Genealogical & Historical Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyoneida/