Fourth of July: Hereditary and Lineage Organizations

Is an American organization composed of women who are descended from an ancestor who lived in British America from 1607 to 1775, and was of service to the colonies by either holding public office, being in the military, or serving the Colonies in some other "eligible" way.

On 24 January 1791, the Rev. Jeremy Belknap invited nine like-minded Bostonians to join him in creating what they would call simply, "The Historical Society," now the Massachusetts Historical Society, the oldest organization in the United States devoted to collecting materials for the study of American history.

Society for women descended from ancestors born in New England prior to signing of U.S. Constitution in 1789. Offers information on objectives, membership requirements, meetings, publications, and contacts.

Lineage society open to any male descendant of persons living in the New England States from 1620 - 1776, including Connecticut, New York, Vermont, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachuettes. Offers history of society, meetings, application for membership, and resources.

The SOCW is 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 inthe establishment, defense and preservation of the mainland American Colonies of Great Britain.

Open to all descendants of the first settlers of Middletown, Connecticut. Offers newsletter, photo album, and contacts.

To Collect and encourage the preservation
of the early records of the first settlers of New England before 1650.

is a hereditary organization of individuals who have documented their descent from at least one of the 102 passengers who arrived on the Mayflower in 1620 at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Society was founded at Plymouth in 1897. A primary goal of the Society is to educate the public about the role of the Pilgrims in the early history of what would later become the United States of America.

The purpose of this Society shall be to honor President James Madison through the association of descendants of the family.

Open to descendents of George Washington. Provides information on membership types and qualifications, objectives, and dues.

The Order's patron is the Marquis de Lafayette, the French officer who was commissioned a general in the Continental Army, and who served with George Washington during the American Revolution. The Order's principles are "God, Unity, Peace, Honor".

The Order of First Families of Virginia 1607-1624/5 celebrates the legacy of the first permanent English Colony of Virginia. The Order is dedicated to promoting, through research and education, the history of Virginia, its founding families and the ideas planted in Historic Jamestown, which grew to become the United States of America.

To further the honor and integrity of Thomas Jefferson, and to promote his vision and ideas and their application in our times and in the future. To foster truth in all matters that touch upon the legacy of Thomas Jefferson. To promote the principles of freedom, patriotism and truth which are the hallmarks of Thomas Jefferson's life.

the Winthrop Society: Descendants of the Great Migration is dedicated to honoring and preserving their memory, philosophy and tradition, and transmitting their example of courage, faith, civic duty and integrity."

The Huguenot Society of America is a New York City–based genealogical organization. On April 12, 1883, the Society was inaugurated by a group of descendants of Huguenots who had fled persecution in France and who (or whose descendants) settled in what is now the United States of America. The purpose of the Society is primarily to promote the cause of religious freedom and to perpetuate the memory of the Huguenot settlers. Its first president was John Jay—lawyer, diplomat, abolitionist, and grandson of the first Chief Justice of the United States.

is a Masonic affiliated youth organization for girls and young women aged 10 to 20. To join this organization, an applicant may be either related to a Master Mason or be sponsored by a Majority Member of Job's Daughters and a Master Mason.

Non-profit society founded in 1980 for men, women and children who establish descent, either lineal or collateral, from an ancestor in the Society of Friends prior to 1835. Information on life membership, and society objectives. Based in the United States.

America’s first Bible society, was officially organized on December 12, 1808. The Rev. Dr. William White was president of the Society and Declaration signer Benjamin Rush was a vice president. 1 The Society was formed to ensure that every person in Philadelphia had access to the “existence, character, will, works, and grace in Jesus Christ in the Bible.” 2

is the oldest chartered military organization in North America[1] and the third oldest chartered military organization in the world.[2] Its charter was granted in March 1638 by the Great and General Court of Massachusetts Bay and signed by Governor John Winthrop as a volunteer militia company to train officers enrolled in the local militia companies across Massachusetts. With the professionalization[3] of the US Military preceding World War I including the creation of the National Guard of the United States and the federalization of officer training, the company's mission changed to a supportive role in preserving the historic and patriotic traditions of Boston, Massachusetts, and the Nation. Today the Company serves as Honor Guard to the Governor of Massachusetts who is also its Commander in Chief.

Is a hereditary society composed of men and women who can trace ancestry to one or more licensed operators of an ordinary tavern, inn, public house, or hostel, prior to July 4, 1776, in the area that became the original thirteen U.S. states. The society has published a number of biographical anthologies, documenting the lives of select colonial taverners.

is a hereditary society composed of men and women who can prove their descent from a colonial-era governor. Founded in 1896 Miss Mary Cabell Richardson of Covington, Kentucky, the Order's mission is to "commemorate the services of those men who, prior to July 4, 1776, singly exercised supreme executive power in the American colonies and who laid in them the foundations of stable government and of the respect for the civil law and authority which made the maintenance of their future independence possible."

is an organization founded in 1936 by George Craghead Gregory for descendants of stockholders in the Virginia Company of London and the descendants of those who owned land or who had domiciles in Jamestown or on Jamestown Island prior to the year 1700.

Lineage society for descendants of settlers who arrived in Virginia before 1616, remained for a period of three years, paid their passage, and survived the massacre of 1622, as well as receiving the first patents of land in the new world as authorized by Sir Thomas Dale in 1618.

The American Heraldry Society was founded to study and promote the proper use of heraldry in America. The Society seeks to educate the American public about the art and practices related to personal and organizational heraldry.

Founded in 1885 as a fraternal organization composed of members descendant in the direct male line from those who lived in the colonies under Dutch rule in America before or during 1675. Membership is nation-wide with headquarters and library in New York City.

The Legion of Valor of the USA is the oldest Veteran Service Organization in the nation dating continuously from 1890. Its members are recipients of the nation’s two highest honors for valor in combat – the Congressional Medal of Honor and the individual armed services awards for extraordinary heroism in combat – the Navy Cross, the Army Distinguished Service Cross and the Air Force Cross.