American Revolution
Types of Records which may exist:
Service Records – include CMSR’s, rosters, muser rolls, payrolls, etc.
Pension Records
Bounty Land Records
The 1840 census asked the age of Revolutionary War veterans
Indexes to headstone applications and grave registrations
CMSR’s (Compiled Military Service Records) are available on Fold3
Many of these records were destroyed in 1814
All of the surviving records have been indexed, microfilmed, and digitized
Useful Websites
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is one of the best sources to research ancestors who fought in the revolution
The website contains three ways to search: Ancestor database, member search, and descendants database
The Ancestor Search Database contains the name of all known patriots established by DAR members
Family Search Wiki contains a list of Revolutionary War resources
Forgotten Patriots: African American and American Indian Patriots in the Revolutionary War
Sons of the American Revolution (SAR)
SAR does not have a patriot index, however, Ancestry has digitized and indexed Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
