DESSAR - About Us



	Delaware Society History

	Caesar Rodney Chapter

	Major Peter Jaquett Chapter

	Major Robert Kirkwood Chapter

	Explanations and Disclaimers

What is the Delaware Society?

Founded on Jan 29 of 1890, the Delaware Society was one of the first State Societies to be organized. Our first state president was Thomas Bayard, who had been the U.S. Secretary of State in 1885-1889. The Delaware Society now has four chapters and an active membership of about 350 members, or roughly one out of every 1,000 men in Delaware. This is the highest proportion of members to population of any SAR State Society in the U.S.

Goals and Programs | Related Organizations

Delaware Society Contacts:
State Society President: Davis L. Wright
State Society Registrar: William B. Neal, phone: 302-798-7375

Chapter Contacts:
Maj. Peter Jaquett President: Stephen A. Leishman
Maj. Robert Kirkwood President: David E. Schrader, PhD
Caesar Rodney President: Charles Wilkerson

2008 Delaware Society Officers
President ~ Davis L. Wright
Vice President, New Castle County ~ Noel Kuhrt
Vice President, Kent County ~ John Lewis
Vice President, Sussex County ~ George Jones
Secretary ~ Roland Downing
Treasurer ~ Peter Moller
Registrar ~ William B. Neal
Historian ~ Josiah Wolcott
Chaplain ~ Edward Fielding
Chancellor ~ J. Dallas Winslow, Esq
Surgeon ~ Dr Frederick Lewis

National Trustee ~ Lyman Brenner
Alternate National Trustee ~ Davis L. Wright

Board Member at Large ~ Michael Gallagher
Board Member at Large ~ Glenn Pusey
Board Member at Large ~ Kevin Rolph

The Delaware Regiment reenactors from Ohio who participated in the 225th Siege of Yorktown and Surrender.
Three at left are in ragged uniforms and frontiersman dress of the Southern Campaign (1781-1783)
Others at left are in the neater uniform of the Delaware Regiment of Foot (1777-1781).
The group at right have the grenadier hats of Haslet's Light Infantry Company (1776-1777).
[Photo courtesy of Faith Rice, a member of the Ohio re-enactment group]

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Our Goals and Programs

Delaware's State Society and Chapters support the three goals of the National Society (click links for details and programs):

HISTORIC: preservation, commemoration, interpretation
PATRIOTIC: honor excellence in civil and military service
EDUCATIONAL: promote understanding of the historic bases of our government and encourage practical training in responsible leadership

In the map above, the arrows point to the center of the region served by each chapter. To find out about a chapter's history click on that chapter's name.

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Our Constitution

Right-click the following link and choose "Save Target As" to save a PDF copy of The Constitution of the Delaware Society, Sons of the American Revolution.
Adopted DESSAR C&BL.pdf

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Related Organizations

The Delaware Society is one of the five State Societies (PA-DE-MD-DC-VA) in the Mid-Atlantic District of the SAR and one of the 56 State Societies that make up the National Society of the SAR.
See our national Web site for extensive information about

The history of the American Revolution
Care and display of the U.S. flag
History and activities of the NSSAR
Membership requirements
Doing research on your lineage
The Web sites of all SAR State Societies
The Web sites of other lineage societies

Our national SAR headquarters building complex includes a fine museum of Revolutionary War items and an extensive genealogical library. We are proud of our contributions to historic preservation, public education, and patriotic service in defense of our Constitutional freedoms.

The Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) has a Delaware State Society, with seven chapters. Their purposes and membership requirements are similar to those of the SAR.

The Children of the American Revolution (C.A.R.) has a Delaware State Society (which has no Web site). Their purposes and membership requirements are similar to those of the SAR. For information, call (302)-798-7375 (Claymont DE).

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