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The General Society of Colonial Wars is a patriotic society composed of men who trace their descents from forebears who, in military, naval, or civil positions of high trust and responsibility, by acts or counsel, assisted in the establishment, defense, and preservation of the mainland American colonies of Great Britain.
A guide to some of the Colonial Society's publication collections for the period of 1710 through 1939 is maintained by the Massachusetts Historical Society. [2] The topics can vary from the Pilgrim Fathers, [3] to the pirate Captain Thomas Pound. [4] In partnership with the University of Massachusetts Boston, it sponsors The New England Quarterly.
This is a list of notable hereditary and lineage organizations, and is informed by the database of the Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America.It includes societies that limit their membership to those who meet group inclusion criteria, such as descendants of a particular person or group of people of historical importance.
Simon Willard has been chronicled as one of the founders of Old Saybrook, Connecticut.Willard, then a Sergeant, and Lieutenant Edward Gibbons, were sent by John Winthrop (1606–1676) — son of John Winthrop (1587–1649), Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony — to occupy the mouth of what is now the Connecticut River (Long Island Sound) with 20 carpenters and workmen.
A plaque marking the location of Princess Anne Port in Colonial Williamsburg, at current College Landing Archeological Site, placed by the organization along with the Virginia Historical Society and the City of Williamsburg A plaque from the organization at the Old Martin County Courthouse in Stuart, Florida. The National Society Colonial Dames ...
This category is for the General Society of Colonial Wars, an hereditary society composed of men who trace their descents from forebears who, in military, naval, or civil positions of high trust and responsibility, by acts or counsel, assisted in the establishment, defense, and preservation of the mainland American colonies of Great Britain.
The Lexington Alarm announced, throughout the American Colonies, that the Revolutionary War began with the Battle of Lexington and the Siege of Boston on April 19, 1775. The goal was to rally patriots at a grass roots level to fight against the British and support the minutemen of the Massachusetts militia. [1]
Colonial Wars of North America, 1512-1763. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc. Niles, Samuel (1861). "A summary narrative of the wars in New England." Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, V: 309-590. Torrey, Clarence A. (2004). New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston: New England Genealogic Historical Society. Schutz, John. A ...