The
Volume 50 • No. 1 • Winter 2016
SPIRIT oF ’76
Published by the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence
DSDI members enjoy reenactment at
St. John’s Church in Richmond
IN THIS ISSUE
COVER
DSDI members enjoy
reenactment at St. John’s
Church in Richmond
PAGE 2
President-General’s
Message
PAGE 3
Spring Meeting in Delaware
PAGE 4
• The 50th Annual Massing
of the Colors Of the
Hereditary and Patriotic
Societies of Connecticut
• William W. Paca, Jr.
Obituary
PAGE 5
• Sometimes, we should
speak up
• Josiah Bartlett home is
unique among the signers
L
ast year, DSDI as well as the Virginia
Society of DSDI, financially
supported a major renovation of
Historic St. John’s Church in Richmond,
Virginia. As a thank you, DSDI members
were invited in August to attend a
reenactment at the church of Patrick
Henry’s famous “Give me liberty or give
me death” speech at the 2nd Virginia
Convention on March 23, 1775.
The seasoned history-loving reenactors
brought to life the passionate discussions
that led the Colonies to seek independence
from the tyranny of English rule.
Afterwards, members enjoyed congregating
in the church parish hall for refreshments
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• How to apply for a DSDI
Scholarship
• Mark your calendar
and an opportunity
to talk with the reenactors, who
stayed in character.
St. John’s Church
was presented with
a DSDI plaque
commemorating
Patrick Henry’s
famous words. If
your travels ever
Rev. Laura Inscoe, Rector of take you to
St. John’s Church, and Sarah Richmond, make
Whiting of St. John’s Church sure to put St.
Foundation receive DSDI
John’s Church on
plaque from Past Presidentyour list of sights to
General Lawrence “Laurie”
see. If you have
M. Croft
children or
grandchildren with you, ask them to find
the two DSDI plaques. Hint: One is at the
gravesite of Signer George Wythe and the
other is inside the church.
Lawrence “Laurie” M. Croft
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• Thank You from Trent
Taylor
• Treasurer-General
Report
• Rules for becoming a Bell
Tapper
PAGE 8
Gifts and Contributions
PAGE 9
DSDI Registrar-General’s
Report
PAGE 10
Descendant Elected Mayor
of Charleston
Brooks McNamara and Past PresidentGeneral Rieman McNamara accompanied by
a 1775 2nd Virginia Convention Delegate
DSDI members await beginning of the reenactment of
Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death” speech
more photos on page 3
Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Officers,
2015-2016
______
President-General
First Vice-President
Second Vice-President
Registrar-General
Assistant-Registrar
Historian-General
Assistant-Historian
Treasurer-General
Assistant Treasurer
Secretary-General
Assistant Secretary
Chancellor-General
Chaplain-General
HOPE MIDDLETON WOOD
SHELLEY HORSELEY CRUZ
ROBERT BRUCE WARDEN LAUBACH
JAMES HERBERT ALEXANDER, JR.
WENDY DAVIS-BUSHEY
NINA HILL HOPKINS
MADELYN BRINKER STURGEON
JOHNNY D. ALEXANDER
ROBERT BRUCE WARDEN LAUBACH
DONALD CROSSET WARD, JR.
LUTHER D. SHANK, IV
LESLIE PICKETT SHEEHAN
REV. FREDERICK WALLACE PYNE
303 Morrison Street, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
14 Montgomery Road, Northford, CT 06422
3700 Shackleton Lane, Williamsburg, VA 23188
7157 SE Reed College Place, Portland, OR 97202
PSC 827, Box 142, FPO AE 09617
3300 Binnacle Drive, Apt. 210, Naples, FL 34103
11116 Hurdle Hill Drive, Potomac, MD 20854
P.O. Box 425, Salem, OR 97308
3700 Shackleton Lane, Williamsburg, VA 23188
643 Highland Farms Circle, Gambrills, MD 21054
2 Percy Street, Apt 0, Charleston, SC 29403
P.O. Box 9253, Savannah, GA 31412
3137 Periwinkle Court, Adamstown, MD 21710
Board of Governors
2015-2016
______
NEW HAMPSHIRE - Captain Erin Hayde, USAF
MASSACHUSETTS - Marianne and Ellen Brinker
RHODE ISLAND - Shelley Horsley Cruz
CONNECTICUT - Shelley Horsley Cruz
NEW YORK - Alan P. Zdimal
NEW JERSEY - Philip Robert Livingston
PENNSYLVANIA - Donald Crosset Ward, Sr.
DELAWARE - L. D. Shank, III
MARYLAND - Lucy Duke Tonacci
VIRGINIA - Angus S. Lamond
NORTH CAROLINA - Miles Joseph McCormick
SOUTH CAROLINA - Robin Leigh Rawl
GEORGIA - P. Randolph Taylor
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - Laura Haines Belman
DSDI WEB SITE: http://www.dsdi1776.com
Dear Society Members,
This year the Board decided to try having two meetings a year instead of three due to the
rapidly rising costs. The Society will always host a meeting in Philadelphia at
Independence Hall, as did our forefathers many years ago, and will try to swing the
meetings North and South. These meetings are planned by volunteer members of the
Society. If you would like to host a meeting in your hometown or one of your favorite
places, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
We have finally gone cyber by having our first executive meeting on Go To Meeting via
the computer/telephone. One of the exciting things we discussed was the formation of an Education
Committee, which Thorny Lockwood has agreed to chair. He and his committee are hard at work on some
exciting new educational plans, which they will share with you. I would like to thank volunteer members,
Johnny Alexander, Treasurer-General, for his diligence in keeping our finances in good order and Jim
Alexander, Registrar-General, for his patience and knowledge in answering all membership requests and
maintaining our membership records.
Past President-General Laurie Croft received a letter from one of our grant recipients, Trent Taylor. He had
just finished his studies at the University of Oxford with a degree in Master of Studies in U. S. History. Trent
was awarded a Distinction for his two dissertations, which received the 2nd highest score in the program. We
are pleased to report that he has now been accepted into the Doctoral program at Oxford. Our sincerest
congratulations to Trent.
I invite you all to the April, 2016 meeting. LD Shank, Delaware Governor, has planned a delightful weekend
beginning with our welcome dinner at the grand Hotel DuPont. They have been welcoming guests since 1913,
including the rich and famous and now the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. So
join us for an interesting and entertaining weekend of history and maybe meeting a new cousin. I shall look
forward to seeing all of you in Wilmington, Delaware.
Sincerely,
Hope Middleton Wood
President-General
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Spirit of ’76
Reenactment,
photos
The William Nelson family gets its own pew
Delegate Peyton Randolph with Robby Keller, Andy Keller, Thomas Nelson
Henderson and Rob Henderson all descendants of Thomas Nelson, Jr. and
Thomas Jefferson with descendant Angus Lamond, Jr., President of the Virginia
Society of DSDI [Note: Andy Keller provided this picture]
SPRING MEETING IN DELAWARE
Save the date! The weekend of April 22-24, 2016 will
feature the Spring Meeting of DSDI in Wilmington,
Delaware. Come early and stay late. There is much to see
in the area. Learn more about the signers from Delaware:
George Read, Caesar Rodney, Thomas McKean.
Make your reservations now to stay at
the beautiful Hotel Dupont.
Call 302-594-3100 or 800-441-9019
and
request
the
rate
for
“Descendants” at $169.00 per night.
If you would like to have afternoon
tea in the lovely lobby on Friday afternoon, be sure to make tea reservations at the same time you make your
room reservations.
DSDI members await beginning of the reenactment of
Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death” speech
Line. Today, Historic New Castle is located 10 minutes
south of Wilmington. Overlooking the Delaware River,
Historic New Castle is the oldest continuously occupied
town in the Delaware Valley. Signer George Read made
New Castle his home.
Following a day of touring and
exploring we will return to the
Hotel Dupont. A cocktail hour
will be hosted by the Delaware
DSDI Society with dinner following at the exclusive
Wilmington Club located across
the street from the hotel.
The 155-year-old Wilmington
Club is housed anonymously,
since
moving from French
Hotel Dupont Wilmington
Dinner on Friday night will be at the
Street in 1900, in a three-story
Hotel Dupont.
brownstone at 1103 N. Market St., the former home of
former member John Merrick. It is the third-oldest dining
On Saturday, we will take a motorcoach to historic New
club in the country, behind The Philadelphia Club (1834)
Castle for the New Castle Historical Society and Walking
and the Union Club of New York (1836).
Tours.
Opt to take in a visit to Winterthur, the extraordinary
In 1680 New Castle was conveyed to William Penn by the
museum, garden and library where Henry Francis DuPont
Duke of York and served as his landing place and where
entertained family and friends in grand style. Other
he first set foot on American soil on October 27, 1682. The
places to visit include Longwood Gardens or a day in
transfer of New Castle to William Penn raised disputes
Dover, Delaware.
over boundary lines and was hotly contested by Lord
Baltimore. The dispute led to a property survey conductCome join us for a very special and memorable weekend!
ed by Mason and Dixon—now famed for the Mason-Dixon
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The 50th Annual Massing of the Colors Of the Hereditary and
Patriotic Societies of Connecticut
DSDI was invited to
participate in the 50th
Annual Massing of the
Colors of the hereditary
and patriotic societies of
Connecticut on Sept. 20,
2015 in Niantic, at St
John’s Church. The
Massing of the Colors is a
patriotic ceremony held to
rededicate our faith in the
United States. This year’s
host was the Connecticut Society of Colonial Dames XVII Century. DSDI
was represented by Shelley Horsley Cruz. We are hoping to see more
Connecticut DSDI members at next year’s event!
William W. Paca, Jr. Obituary
William Winchester Paca, Jr., 94, of Richmond, Va., born in Oil City, Pa., on
November 27, 1920, died on September 11, 2015, after several years of declining
health.
Mr. Paca graduated from Roosevelt High School in Honolulu, Hawaii and
Washington College in Chestertown, Md. He was a proud U.S. Marine who served
in the Pacific theater during World War II in Tinian, Guam, Hawaii and Japan. He
received a Purple Heart award. After serving in the Korean War, Mr. Paca retired
as a Captain USMCR in 1957.
Mr. Paca was a direct descendant of William Paca, Governor of Maryland and signer of the Declaration of
Independence. He was a member of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence,
Society of Colonial Wars, Historic Annapolis Inc. and the Country Club of Virginia. He served from 1978
to 1984 on the Board of Visitors and Governors at Washington College. He worked for many years at
E.M. Todd Co., Inc. and then at the Department of Agriculture in Virginia. He was an avid hunter, skier
and golfer.
He is survived by his wife, Gene Smith Paca; and children, William W. Paca III (Mary) of San Francisco,
Calif., Guthrie S. Paca, Helen P. Blackwell (Carl) and Robert T. Paca (Pat), all of Richmond;
granddaughters, S. Ashby Paca, Maria W. Blackwell, Claye P. Kates (Alan), Eliza B. Conrad (Matthew),
Margaret S. Paca and A. Corbin Blackwell; his sisters, Patricia M. Sharpe and Elizabeth M. Bredrup
(Chris); and many nieces and nephews.
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Spirit of ’76
Sometimes, we should speak up
As a member of DSDI, perhaps you have noticed that many of our
fellow citizens mistakenly attribute words and phrases of the
Declaration of Independence to the U.S. Constitution. This
happened in a recent exchange of Letters to the Editor
in my local newspaper, the Richmond Times-Dispatch. I called
this lady who had written a letter correcting another individual
who confused the origin of the phrase …that all men are created
equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the
Pursuit of Happiness and thanked her for making this astute
correction. During our conversation it came to light that her
father was a Medal of Honor recipient in Vietnam. Unfortunately,
he died in an air crash before it was awarded. The individual she
corrected wrote another letter saying she did not understand the
balance of life versus liberty as envisioned by the Founders. This
triggered my response in the accompanying Letter to the Editor
posted October 26, 2015. There are times when one must speak
up.
Lawrence M. “Laurie” Croft
Past President-General of DSDI
Josiah Bartlett home is unique among the signers
The homes of the 56 signers of the Declaration have aged
in different ways since 1776. Some have been taken over
by preservation societies, some have undergone extensive
renovations, some are open to the public, others are in
private hands, and some no longer exist.
But one of the existing homes of the signers has a unique
distinction. It is the home of Josiah Bartlett, located in
Kingston, New Hampshire. Of the existing signer homes,
Bartlett’s home is the only one that has been lived in
continuously, since 1776, by his descendants. The home
has been generously opened for school children and other visitors by the current owner, DSDI member Ruth
Albert. I first learned of the existence of the DSDI when Ruth invited Lee and me to visit the home in 1987.
Ruth opened the home recently for a DSDI meeting, and for a recent gravesite marking ceremony.
The home is now up for sale. A monument stands on the front lawn of the home. The home faces the Kingston
town green, and is across the street from the cemetery where Bartlett is buried with his wife Mary in a tomb
marked by the DSDI and other patriotic societies. Several members of Bartlett’s family are buried nearby.
Josiah Bartlett was the second signer of the Declaration of Independence, and the first signer of The Articles of
Confederation.
Thornton C. Lockwood
Descendant of Josiah Bartlett
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How to apply for a DSDI Scholarship
Scholarships are available to DSDI members who are enrolled full‐time in any post‐secondary
education institution including, but not limited to, undergraduate trade schools, colleges or
universities, graduate schools, or professional degree programs. If you received a scholarship in a
previous year, you must complete a new application. There is no limitation to the number of years
that you may apply.
Applications are being accepted on our website for 2016‐2017 scholarships. Please be advised that
applicants will need to supply the following:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Personal information including name, address, school, GPA, etc.
A one‐page response to the essay prompt, which will be found on the application.
A one‐page resume, outlining education, work history, awards, activities, etc.
Financial information required by the trust, including cost for one year’s tuition, books
and board as estimated by the institution.
5. Two letters of recommendation (one scholastic recommendation; the second one can be
a scholastic or non‐scholastic recommendation).
6. An academic transcript(s) from the last educational institution attended (high school
seniors must include the fall semester of their senior year; other first‐time applicants,
the last full academic term transcript). Students must request this from their school(s)
and this must be submitted directly from the school to the Scholarship Committee.
Complete instructions and guidelines can be found on the DSDI Website at www.dsdi1776.com
under The Group.
Applications will be accepted at the following address: http://dsdi.awardspring.com
D. Jill Haimes
DSDI Scholarship Chairman
Mark your Calendar
July 3rd & 4th, 2016
109th ANNUAL CONGRESS, PHILADELPHIA PA
BELL TAPPERS, PHILLY PARADE, CONCERTS,
GENERAL MEETING IN THE LONG ROOM OF
INDEPENDENCE HALL, BANQUET.
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MEET OTHER DESCENDANTS. COME TO THE
BIRTHPLACE OF THE
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Spirit of ’76
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note from a DSDI grant recipient
Dear Mr. Croft,
I am pleased to report that I have received my
final results for the degree of Master of Studies in
US History from the University of Oxford and have
been awarded a Distinction. My dissertation, titled
“Liberty, Property, & No Excise’: The Cider Excise
and the American Stamp Act Crisis, 1763-1766,”
received a mark of 78 – this was the second
highest score in my program. The UK grading
system is different than the US and a mark of 70 is
considered to be publishable.
My time at Oxford has been a remarkable
experience. I was fortunate enough to have
delivered two papers, the first titled “Rethinking
the American Revolution and the US Founding
Myth” and the second titled “From Riot to
Revolution,” both of which were well-received. I
applied to several PhD programs in both the US
and the UK and am pleased to report that I have
been accepted to the doctoral program at Oxford.
I wish to again thank you and the Society for
awarding me a research grant to help defray the
cost of my degree.
Best,
Trent Taylor
Rules for becoming a Bell Tapper
1. The child must be a Junior Member; provide
Junior Member number
2. The child must be between the ages of 8 and
17 yrs old on the day of tapping.
3. The date of birth, address, phone numbers and
all contact information must be received by
me, before the name goes on the list.
4. The list is not for families to reserve a place.
Currently, I am working on 2023 for tapping.
Time is of the essence.
Grace K. Staller
1294 Robynwood Lane
West Chester, PA 19380-5747
[email protected]
tel 610-436-9191 • fax 610-436-1805
Winter 2016
Treasurer-General Report
Treasurer-General
Report
Balance
Sheet
Balance Sheet
Our assets on October 31, 2015 were $1,230,168 and
Our assets on October 31, 2015 were $1,230,168 and represent a
represent
a decline in assets since the last report on
decline in assets since the last report on July 26, 2015 of $46,702.
July
26, 2015
$46,702.
I attribute
to the
decline
I attribute
this toofthe
decline in market
value ofthis
the stock
market
in overall.
market value of the stock market overall.
Assets as of October 31, 2015
Life Fund
Scholarship Fund
Sustaining Fund
Wells Fargo
490,229 , 40%
156,606 , 13%
558,886 , 45%
24,447 , 2%
Income
Income
Our
for
6 months
on31,
October
Ourincome
income for
thethe
6 months
ending ending
on October
2015 was31,
$55,409.
2015
was $55,409.
Income as of October 31, 2015
Dues and Applications Income
Dividends
Meeting receipts
Contributions
Merchandise sales
Interest and Investment income
13,690 , 25%
8,511 , 15%
5,742 , 11%
27,345 , 49%
1 , 0%
120 , 0%
Expense
Expense
Our
6 months
ending
on31,October
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expense forfor
thethe
6 months
ending on
October
2015 was31,
$62,307.
2015
was $62,307.
Expense as of October 31, 2015
Program service expenses
General and administrative
Membership Expenses
Investment Management Fees
Meeting expenses
11,256 , 18%
12,148 , 20%
7,982 , 13%
24,566 , 39%
6,355 , 10%
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Gifts and Contributions
as of December 30, 2015
The Descendants of the Signers of The Declaration of Independence wishes to thank all of those who have so generously
participated in the Annual Fund Drive. Your gifts are most important and will enable the Society to continue all its
programs, including research and education while preserving the legacy of our forefathers.
DELEGATE - $1,000 -$2,499
James Herbert Alexander
Col. George H.C. Berger
Anonymous
SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY - $500 - $999
Johnny Dow Alexander
Oliver Kent Alexander
Laura H. Belman
H. Gregory Hawes
Hope Middleton Wood
Lawrence Mahon Croft
Marietta Edmunds Zakas
PATRIOTS - $150 -$499
Ameriprise
A. Christian Burke
Charlton H. Chatfield
Carolyn B. Cooper
Sarah Elizabeth Cooper
Timothy Coy
James Cracchiolo
Stevenson Weston Croft
Shelley Horsley Cruz
Caroline H. Davidson
Mark Eattock
David B. Fultz
John C. Glynn Jr.
Thonas R. Grinnan
Leroy A. Keller, Jr.
Landon Bell Lane, Jr.
Eugene A. Mayhew
Rieman McNamara, Jr.
Charles W. McNeilly
Michael Miller
Elizabeth Nolan
George Olney
Debra J. Rafferty
Susan Dominic Schultz
Clarence W. Senn, Jr.
Grace Keiper Staller
Mary Jane Inge Tingle
Jere Warthen Witherspoon
Alan P. Zdimal
BELL RINGERS – up to $149
James S. Bainbridge
David Crenshaw Barrow, III
Elise Rutledge Bradford
Truxton E. Brodhead
Susan Jane Spalding Bull
Elizabeth Robison Cabell
Danielle D. Cross
Derek J. DeGain
Donald E. DeGain
Justin Wolcott Erickson
Prescott Evarts
Hunter Thompson George
Donna D. Gonzalez
Edith Read Broadhead Good
Barbara T. Greeley
Harrison H. Grinnan
Lucy Gibson Grinnan
Mary Louise Guerther
Julia P. Hencel
Anne C. Heyward
Lauren Nye Johnson
R. Bruce W. Laubach
Lauren Elizabeth Lee
A. Heath Light
Lynn Sheppard Manger
William Manger, Jr.
Marsha H. Martin
Alexander G. McAlister
Annalise M. Marcus
Marsha H. Martin
Miles Joseph McCormick, Jr.
Anna Heatherington Menegaz
Abigail F. Mitchell
Lisa R. Moore, Jr.
Janet L. W. Nolan
George J, Olney, IV
Katherine P. Payne
Constance Powers
Alyson Burnett Rawitch
Gill Read
Francis O. Rogers
Francis D. Rogers, Jr.
Sharon Marie Schmelling
Susan Dominic Schulz
Clarence W. Senn, Jr.
Jamie M. Singer
Susan Jane Spalding-Bull
Erik H. Stromberg
Livingston D. Sutro
Florence Mears Thompson
Alexander P. Turner
Virginia Society DSDI
Donald Ward, Jr.
Page Laubach Warden
Nancy McBridge Wark
Thomas C. Yandell
FOUNDATIONS
The Mark C. Pope, III Foundation
MATCHING GRANT
Ameriprise - on behalf of Weston Croft
1776 LEGACY SOCIETY* comprised of members who have included a gift to the DSDI in their will.
James Alexander*
Rieman McNamara*
* The Annual Giving Fund begins November 1, 2015 through October 31, 2016
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Hope Middleton Wood*
Spirit of ’76
DSDI REGISTRAR-GENERAL’S REPORT
Board Meeting – 10 October 2015 – Conference Call
20 New Senior Members
10 New Junior Members
3386
1467
Robert Mason Blake
John Witherspoon - 9
257 Loggerhead Dr
Melbourne Beach, FL 32951-3634
3387
James Robert Blake
John Witherspoon -10
1553 Staffwood Dr
Knoxville, TN 37922-4284
3388
Gregory Joseph Wenchell
Francis Lewis - 8
3425 Edgerton Ave
Wantagh, NY 11793-2940
3389
Taylor Robert Blake
John Witherspoon -11
1553 Staffwood Dr
Knoxville, TN 37922-4284
3390
Andrew Braxton Harris*
Carter Braxton -10
1335 Hudson Place
Davidson, NC 28036-8547
3391
Susan Rittenhouse Phillips Dewing
304 Oak Point Dr.
Thomas Nelson, Jr. - 7
Yorktown, VA 23692-4434
3392
Bruce Covington Phillips
Thomas Nelson, Jr. - 6
3017 Willow Spring Ct
Willliamsburg, VA 23185-3797
3393LM Meghan Millet Hawes*
John Hart -10
520 Staunton Rd
Naperville, IL 60565-2609
3394
Daniel Eric Waldmann*
Roger Sherman - 9
3069 Jenny Lind Rd
Amelia, OH 45102-2324
3395
Prescott Evarts, III
Roger Sherman - 6
19 Linden Ave
West Long Branch, NJ 07764-1531
3396
John Joseph Tecklenburg
Philip Livingston -10
9 Fenwick Dr
Charleston, SC 29407-7537
3397
Robert Nelson Henderson
Thomas Nelson, Jr.
5430 Coffee Rd
Forest, VA 24551-3614
3398
Shane Devine McKeon*
John Morton -10
45 Wetmore Ave
Morristown, NJ 07960-5245
3399
Madelyn Morris Strickland
Lewis Morris - 8
705 Palmer Ct 1F
Mamaroneck, NY 10543-2437
3400
Stephen Hamilton Morris
Lewis Morris - 8
1126 Palmer Ave
Larchmont, NY 10538-3319
3401
Diane Morris Spizzirro
Lewis Morris - 8
34 Blossom Ter
Larchmont, NY 10538-3301
3402
Dustin Thomas Snyder
William Hooper -10
821 Crockett Loop
Hernando, MS 38632-6531
3403
Jean Spence
John Hart - 8
13801 Colonel Glenn
Little Rock, AR 72210-2332
3404
Kevin Joseph Durkin*
Josiah Bartlett - 9
11 Jasmine Dr
Worcester, MA 01605-4001
3405
Jordan Zachary Yale
Edward Rutledge -10
400 Meeting St Apt 437
Charleston, SC 29403-7804
* Junior Upgrade
These candidates have met the genealogical requirements for
membership into our Society. I move that we accept their
applications for Senior Membership in the Society.
Winter 2016
William Hauver Menegaz
Roger Sherman - 9
10403 Kilbride Way Ct
Spring, TX 77379-8451
1468
Thomas James Heyward
Thomas Heyward, Jr. - 9
815 Bakers Court
Bluffton, SC 29910-5885
1469
Simone Alexandra Bulbrook
Philip Livingston -12
112 New Castle Dr
Chapel Hill, NC 27517-6548
1470
William Walter Blake
John Witherspoon -11
1553 Staffwood Dr
Knoxville, TN 37922-4284
1471
Owen Benjamin Toyama
John Hart - 11
110 Donridge Dr
Syracuse, NY 13214-2344
1472
Marin Ashby Gemeinhardt
Benjamin Franklin - 9
328 W 96th St., Apt GN
New York, NY 10025-6113
1473
Alexander George Gemeinhardt
328 W 96th St., Apt GN
Benjamin Franklin - 9
New York, NY 10025-6113
1474
Emily Fay Morris
Lewis Morris - 9
1126 Palmer Ave
Larchmont, NY 10538-3319
1475
James Emanuel Spizzirro
Lewis Morris - 9
34 Blossom Ter
Larchmont, NY 10538-3301
1476
Alyssa Maureen Strickland
Lewis Morris - 9
705 Palmer Ct 1F
Mamaroneck, NY 10543-2437
These candidates have met the genealogical requirements for
membership into our Society. I move that we accept their
applications for Junior Membership in the Society.
0 New Senior Supplements
0 New Junior Supplements
0 Upgrade to Life Membership
0 Re-instatements
2 Junior Members Inactivated
(over 21, did not yet transfer, or have not responded to
correspondence in three years, or stated they did not want to
upgrade to Senior status. If they show up, they will have to
provide an updated application form and pay a reinstatement
fee, including LM):
1055
Amanda Kay Nolan
Thomas Nelson, Jr.
23 Jul 1986
1103
Preston Watkins Heyward
Thomas Heyward, Jr.
11 Aug 1994
4 Deaths
1557
1722
2071
1002
Charles Gracie Davis, Jr.
1 May 2015
Jacquelin R. S. Lamond
15 Aug 2015
William Poindexter Moore
4 Jul 2015
William Winchester Paca, Jr
11 Sep 2015
John Morton
Thomas Jefferson
Carter Braxton
William Paca
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REGISTRAR-GENERAL’S REPORT, continued
New Senior Member Applications by Signer
Josiah Bartlett
Carter Braxton
John Hart
William Hooper
Francis Lewis
Philip Livingston
1
1
2
1
1
1
Lewis Morris
John Morton
Thomas Nelson, Jr.
Edward Rutledge
Roger Sherman
John Witherspoon
Seniors
1484
16
4
-0
0
-4
17
_____
1501
3
1
3
1
2
3
Juniors
Total Active Membership, Last Report
205
New Members (does not include Junior upgrades) 10
New Supplements (does not increase # of Members)
Junior Transfer to Senior
-4
Resignation/Drop
-2
(including non-transferring Juniors)
Reinstatement
Deaths
Total Net Added this Report
4
Spousal/Honorary
____
Total Membership, This Report
209
Total Life Members as of this report:
Seniors = 757, Juniors = 61, Total = 818
Last Senior Number, this Report: 3405
Last Junior Number, this Report: 1476
Descendant Elected Mayor of
Charleston
After 40 years of
leadership by the very
popular Mayor Joe Riley,
historic Charleston has
just elected John
Tecklenburg, a
Descendant of Signer
Philip Livingston and
new member of the DSDI as its new mayor.
Those of you who attended the Charleston
Meeting last October will recall a delightful
Friday evening with John. He entertained us with
stories of his ancestor Fud Livingston, a musician
who played with all the big bands of the Forties.
John played the piano so we could enjoy some of
Fud’s music.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jim Alexander
Registrar-General, DSDI
D.S.D.I.
James H. Alexander
7157 SE Reed College Place
Portland, OR 97202
Address Service Requested
We salute and wish him the very best in the future
as the new piano-playing Mayor of Charleston.
Presort
Standard
U.S. Postage
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Upper Darby, PA
Permit No. 114