As I continue with other prospective member applications to NSDAR, I also find new ancestors for me. My latest is the connection to Abraham Hershey. Now I can say I’m a Hershey with a Hershey connection. My original application, so many years ago, was with Abraham Long. His son married Catherine Hershey, whose father fought in the revolutionary war. A quick connection and another ancestor bar for my pins.
Recently, my cousins from Seattle WA were in for a visit. We had a great conversation about all of our ancestors, when Mark posed the question “did any of the White’s fight in the war”? I thought I knew the answer, but then questioned whether I every checked. Sure enough, Thomas White, born in Rye Twp., Perry County, PA had been proven by a DAR member. So to the computer to search for all those direct connections. Actually, I can do two applications for Thomas because down the line first cousins married. William White’s daughter married Thomas White’s son, generation 6 – grandchildren of the Patriot Thomas. A couple of more proofs and off to DAR go these supplementals.