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The Volume 45 • No. 4 • December 2011 SPIRIT OF ’ 76 Published by the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence The Revolution in central By Floyd Olney the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute in Utica. They viewed the Gilbert Stuart he sun shone on the DSDI Columbus portrait of General Peter Gansevoort as well Day weekend, enhancing the beauty as other art of the period; the of central New York in the autumn. T “Voyage of Life” by Thomas Cole; the There were 56 members and guests exhibition of Ansel Adams’ photographs; registered for this fall meeting, with ten and the Victorian period rooms in Fountain signers represented. Among those present Elms, the 1850 home which belonged to the for the weekend was guest Jamie Dauch, 5, founders. Later, we enjoyed a buffet supper who accompanied us on the Saturday bus in the Hotel Utica, our host hotel, and an tour decked out in full colonial dress informative talk by Dr. Russell Marriott, the complete with tri-cornered hat! Twenty-one owner of the General William Floyd descendants of General William Floyd homestead in Westernville. The PowerPoint registered for the weekend event, with some presentation featured photographs of the additional descendants attending the General Floyd family homestead in Mastic, dedication at the cemetery. , which is owned by the On Friday afternoon, the SODS and other National Park Service, and the Ralph Earl attendees were treated to a guided tour of portrait of the General in the National Portrait Gallery in Independence National Historic Park in Philadelphia. We learned of the General’s many contributions not only to the revolution, but also to the establishment and growth of New York State politics and the economy along the New York frontier. On a lighter note, we heard about the General’s disappointment with his daughter Photo by Kitty when she broke her engagement with Laurie Croft James Madison. Dr. Marriott detailed the state of the Westernville house when he purchased it and the process of restoration. Shelley Cruz with grandson, Jamie Dauch. continued on page 3

WHAT ’S IN THIS ISSUE The Revolution in New York ...... 1 Daughters of the ...... 5 President-General’s Message ...... 2 Plaque dedication and cenotaph ...... 6 DSDI Spring Meeting ...... 4 Officers and Governors ...... 7 How to submit material ...... 4 Gifts and Contributions ...... 8 Change in By-laws ...... 4 Registrar-General’s Report ...... 9 Obituary: Edward Finch, Jr...... 5 Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence

Officer_s_, _2_0_1_ 1-2012 Board of Governors 2011-2012 President-General JOHN CURTISS GLYNN, JR. 105 Elmsford Court, Brentwood, TN 37027 ______First Vice-President LAWRENCE McMAHON CROFT 2604 N. Parham Road, Richmond, VA 23294 NEW HAMPSHIRE - Mrs. Kenneth S. Peterson Second Vice-President MILES JOSEPH McCORMICK 16-A Fountain Manor Drive, Greensboro, NC 27402 MASSACHUSETTS - Ms. Marianne M. Brinker Chaplain-General REV. FREDERICK WALLACE PYNE 3137 Periwinkle Court, Adamstown, MD 21710 RHODE ISLAND - Shelley Horsley Cruz (Interim) Registrar-General JAMES HERBERT ALEXANDER, JR. 7157 SE Reed College Place, Portland, OR 97202 CONNECTICUT - Shelley Horsley Cruz NEW YORK - Melvin Phillip Livingston Assistant-Registrar WENDY DAVIS-BUSHEY NEW JERSEY - Philip Robert Livingston Historian-General Vacant PENNSYLVANIA - Donald Crosset Ward, Sr. Assistant-Historian BLAKE HILL LEVERETT (Interim) 600 Oberlin Road, Augusta, GA 30909 DELAWARE - L. D. Shank, III MARYLAND - Mrs. Linda Coley Teare Treasurer-General DANIEL HEYWARD McNAMARA 8507 Henrico Avenue, Richmond, VA 23229 VIRGINIA - Robert Bruce Warden Laubach Assistant Treasurer ROBIN LEIGH RAWL 2528 Heyward Street, Columbia, SC 29205 NORTH CAROLINA - Miles Joseph McCormick SOUTH CAROLINA - Mrs. Laura Heyward Sturkie Secretary-General DONALD CROSSET WARD, JR. 103 East Wells Street, Apt. C-131, Baltimore, MD 21230 GEORGIA - Mrs. Julie Burnet McLaurine Assistant Secretary L. D. SHANK, III P.O. Box 634, Odessa, DE 19730 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - Mrs. Laura Haines Belman Chancellor-General T. MICHAEL KENNEDY, ESQ. 100 Flintshire Way, Coppell, TX 75019 DSDI WEB SITE: http://www.dsdi1776.com

Dear DSDI Members,

I hope everyone had a wonderful and enjoyable summer. Kathryn and I spent several weeks in Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona visiting family and friends and attended the Scottish highland games in Estes Park, Colorado with friends who came over from Scotland. So we had a busy and full summer.

The October 7-9 meeting hosted by Floyd Olney and Liz was a good way to start the fall and was well attended by many members who traveled to upstate New York to attend and take in the historical sites around Utica and Westernville. I think during the signers roll call there were 19 General William Floyd descendants present and that may be a record. We started with the board meeting and conducted business for the good of the society that was followed by dinner and a talk by Dr. Russell Marriott who, with his wife Jackie, live in the General William Floyd home. It was a wonderful way to start the weekend. Having dinner and a speaker Friday evenings is something we have started and for those who host meetings I request we continue, including our annual general meeting in Philadelphia. Saturday morning we had our general meeting, followed by a tour of the Oriskany Battle Field and lunch. Then on to Fort Stanwix for a guided tour followed by a tour of the General William Floyd home, hosted by the Marriotts. To wrap up the day we dedicated a wreath to General William Floyd at his gravesite. So it was a full and enjoyable day followed by dinner with 18th century music. And a special thank you to William F. Olney, Jr. and Emily Olney for the lovely floral table arrangements and candy.

There have been many emails between the DSDI administration and those recipients of scholarships concerning the lack of information on the release of scholarship funds. We are aware of the problem and the release of funds by the Trustee however, there is not much DSDI can do to expedite the process. Having said that, we will be communicating with the Trustee to see if there is anything we can do to assist. The scholarship application program for 2012 closes earlier this cycle so check the DSDI website for details.

We have a new Governor for Connecticut, Shelley Cruz, who will also act as the interim Governor of Rhode Island until we can get someone to fill that position. If you are interested, contact the 1st Vice President-General. You will read in this edition about the loss of our Historian-General, Ed Finch, a life long member of DSDI and one of our strongest supporters.

We were able to present the DSDI Patriots Award to Thorny Lockwood at the general meeting. It is well deserved by someone who spends many hours on projects in support of the society…so congratulations to Thorny.

I hope to see many of you at noon on Nov. 5 for the benches dedication at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C., and at the spring meeting in Norfolk.

If you have any ideas or suggestions for the good of the society, please email them to me at: [email protected] .

Sincerely,

John Curtiss Glynn, Jr. 2 President-General The Spirit of ’76 The Revolution, continued front steps by our hosts Russell and Jackie Marriott and a re-enactor who The General Meeting of the Society was held on read to the assembly the Declaration Saturday morning in the Saranac Room of the hotel. We of Independence. We then divided then boarded a coach for a tour of the Oriskany into two groups for touring the Battlefield. We viewed the monument to the militia who homestead and viewing some of the sacrificed their lives in an attempt to relieve the British General’s original possessions. While Utica meeting hosts, siege of Fort Stanwix in nearby Rome. A National Park Floyd Olney and his the first group took the tour, the second wife, Liz McDowell. Service guide explained the importance of the battle in group enjoyed cider and colonial thwarting the British attempt to divide the colonies in cookies in the dining room and descendants had an their drive through central New York from opportunity to sign their name next to Canada. General Nicholas Herkimer was their ancestor on a duplicate copy of mortally wounded in the battle. Also the Declaration. Descendants were wounded or killed were many members of given an opportunity to sign the guest the Oneida nation who supported the registry so that copies of the completed Americans. Although the battle was a document can be mailed to them at a draw and the militia never succeeded in later time. After the groups alternated, reaching Fort Stanwix, the garrison at the we all followed a color guard with Fort succeeded in raiding the supplies in drum and fifer half a mile through the the British encampment while the British President-General John Glynn village to the nearby cemetery. DSDI soldiers were fighting at Oriskany. Other recognizes Thorny Lockwood for his long service to DSDI with the Patriots’ Award. Chaplain Rev. Fredrick Pyne, a Native Americans supporting the British descendant of William Floyd, led us in became disenchanted, having lost their supplies, and they a ceremony dedicating the DSDI plaque, which was deserted the cause. The British retreated to Canada. mounted on the tomb stone. The Rev. Mr. Pyne was assisted by some other descendants of William Floyd, After a box-lunch-picnic, under warm sunny skies, we grandchildren of the weekend host W. Floyd Olney. On boarded the coach for the short trip to Fort Stanwix behalf of the organization, President-General John Glynn where we were met by a re-enactor who described the placed a ceremonial wreath on the grave. We then strategic importance of the Fort which was located on the boarded the coach for the return trip to the hotel in Utica. carry between the Mohawk River and Oneida Lake. Trade moved from New York City west following the Saturday evening we enjoyed cocktails, cheese and Hudson River north to the Mohawk River, Oneida Lake, crackers, followed by dinner and entertainment by and Lake Ontario and the Great Lakes. We enjoyed Liaisons Plaisantes , an ensemble playing 18th century watching re-enactors in the Fort and viewed a film music. The weekend brought awareness to all visitors of depicting life in the Fort during the siege and praising the importance and the plights of the Central New York the steadfast refusal of General Gansevoort to surrender colonists, Tories and Loyalists alike, as well as the to the British. Native Americans who were living here during the Revolutionary War period. While learning of their Following the struggles, we enjoyed an opportunity to pay our respects visit to the Fort, to Signer William Floyd and to better understand his life we boarded the on the frontier. coach for a short trip north, P h

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C r the General o f t Our Friday night speaker, Dr. Russell Marriott Floyd and wife, Jaclyn, the current owners of Homestead. We General William Floyd’s house, prepare to lead the group to General Floyd’s gravesite. were met on the Group picture at Ft. Oriskany Monument. 3 Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence Plan now to attend the DSDI Spring Meeting April 20-22, 2012 in Norfolk, Virginia

Thank you, Floyd Olney, for hosting a For a special treat, we will make a most interesting and enlightening DSDI refreshment stop at Doumar’s where meeting at Utica, New York. the first ice cream waffle cone in America was served. In conclusion of a Next we head south to gather at the riding tour of Norfolk, we will visit Old Sheraton Waterside Hotel in Norfolk, St. Paul’s Church, the last surviving Virginia, where the weekend will begin with building from the Revolutionary War our exclusive Friday night dinner-cruise of period in downtown Norfolk. See its the world’s largest natural harbor aboard famous “cannonball in the wall” provid - the Victory Rover . ed by then Royal Governor Dunmore and the British Navy. The day will conclude with cocktails Saturday morning, we will take a charter bus to Yorktown, and elegant dinner at the Norfolk Yacht & Country Club. Virginia to tour the site of the siege that effectively ended this country’s six-year struggle for independence. Our gen - For those who want to roam on your own, our waterside eral meeting with boxed lunch will be held in the Yorktown hotel location is close to the “Nauticus” whose fabulous Victory Center, which includes among many exhibits, a exhibits include the battleship USS Wisconsin. Our host, Declaration of Independence Gallery where the Declaration Charles D. Robison, III and Phillips Destination Management of Independence is interpreted “as a radical document that Services have put together an exciting weekend of events. inspired decisive action and links the theme of choosing a There will be much to see and do; mark your calendars now path – siding with the Americans or British or remaining to attend! neutral – with stories told in the museum’s Witnesses to Revolution Gallery .” The exhibit contains a rare broadside Future Regional Meetings printing of the Declaration of Independence. Hampton Beach, New Hampshire October 12-14, 2012 Annapolis, Maryland April 26-28, 2013 After the general meeting, a special bus tour has been New Haven, Connecticut Fall 2013 arranged of the Norfolk Naval Station where a request has Alexandria,Virginia Spring 2014 been made, security conditions permitting, for a photo opportunity in front of the Pennsylvania House where DSDI Lawrence “Laurie” McMahon Croft was first organized in 1907. Note the tour of this military 1st Vice President-General installation will require you to carry an appropriate picture ID, and we must submit your name with city and state of residence three weeks prior to the event.

How to submit material Change in By-laws for publication in Spirit This change was approved by the membership We welcome your submissions and suggestions. during the General Meeting held 8 October, 2011 in Please email them to me at [email protected] . Utica, New York:

If you come across news about any of our mem - ARTICLE IV: MEETINGS bers, we’d like to have it. And we are interested in Delete the word ‘shall’ and add the word ‘may’ and the publishing obituaries of our members, to give word ‘or.’ proper notice of their passing to the membership. Section 2. Regular Meeting. The Society may hold at Hunter George least two other meetings each year, one in the fall Editor, The Spirit of ‘76 and /or one in the spring, at places and times of 859 Caledonian Way convenience and in consideration of geographic Birmingham, AL 35242 distribution and related historic interest, as may be 205-601-0399 decided by the Board of Governors, with at least thirty days notice to the members.” 4 The Spirit of ’76

Edward Ridley Finch Jr.

Edward Ridley Finch Jr., (USAF, Reserve) retiring as a Colonel. He received Historian-General of the many awards including Commandeur of French Descendents of the Signers of the Legion of Honor from President Chirac, the Order Declaration of Independence, of the British Empire (OBE) and Knights of the died on September 4, 2011, in Order of St. John. He also received the Oak Leaf his 92nd year. Cluster with the U.S. Legion of Merit. In 1972 he was a U.S. Special Ambassador to Panama and a He was born in Westhampton Beach, New York, member of the U.S. Delegation to UNISPACE in August 31, 1919, the only son of Mary Livingston 1982. Delafield and Judge Edward R. Finch. Predeceased by his beloved wife of 26 years, Pauline Swayze He authored “Astrobusiness”, “Holes in Your Finch, and survived by his first wife, Elizabeth Pockets” and “Judicial Politics.” Partner of Finch Johnson Finch. Beloved father of Dr. Elizabeth and Schaefler law firm for many decades. On the Lathrop Finch, Edward Ridley Finch III and Dr. Boards of Directors of the New York Institute for Maturin Delafield Finch; beloved stepfather of Special Education, Adams Memorial Fund, St. Carolyn Swayze, and grandfather of seven. Hilda’s and St. Hugh’s School (Founder), St. Giles Foundation, and St. Andrew’s Dune Church. He He was a graduate of Princeton University with A. was a Director of the National Space Society and B. (thesis honors) in 1941 and New York was its Permanent NGO Representative to the UN University School of Law (1947). He was proud of Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. his active military service in World War II, includ - He loved to hold court at the dinner table, and the ing work with General Hap Arnold’s Pentagon family will miss hearing his stories and seeing the Combined Chiefs of Staff. He served as a JAG twinkle in his eye.

On November 4, 2011 the Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Salisbury, Maryland presented DSDI with an American Flag that had flown over the U.S. Capitol. Shown here are Eleanor Mulligan, Past Regent of the Samuel Chase Chapter of DAR, Sonya Brittingham, DSDI member through Signer John Morton, Laurie Croft, 1st VP-General of DSDI and Clara Mae Stephens, Flag Chairman of the Samuel Chase Chapter of DAR.

Correction In the last issue of Spirit, there was a typographical error in the biography of Alexander Hays Wahlig, one of our Bell Tappers. Alexander is a 13th generation descendant of John Hart. 5 Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence Dedication of ’s plaque and 12 Signers’ cenotaphs

On Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, the DSDI dedicated Elbridge John Glynn read a short biography of each Signer being Gerry’s plaque and a cenotaph to 12 Signers, at honored. John is descended from Richard Stockton. Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Catherine Ball, Page Demos and Betsy Gottwald, are descended from Thomas Nelson, Jr. Those Signers were On a beautiful sunny day, eight Board members of the among the 12 being honored by the cenotaph. Congressional Cemetery joined the 30 DSDI members to dedicate two beautiful gray granite benches to the Bruce Laubach, President of the Virginia Society of the DSDI, brought the beautiful Let Freedom Ring Bell to the dedication. The members who were descendants of one of the honorees rang the bell along with other members.

A Scottish piper supplied us with beautiful music, Amazing Grace, God Bless America, Scotland the Brave and Highland Cathedral.

Each person was given two flags to place in the two wreaths, which were made of silk, ivy leaves with large red, white, and blue ribbons. After the placing of the flags the piper led the way to the beautiful Chapel in the Cemetery. Laura Belman, Governor of our Washington D.C., Society, arranged for us to have a delicious boxed One of two DSDI Benches, each bearing the names lunch in the Chapel. Laura also gave a tour of the Library and signatures of six Signers. of Congress in Washington after the luncheon. Laura is Signers. One bench had Elbridge Gerry’s plaque inserted an official guide and supporter of the Library. in the center, with six signatures of the Signers. The sec - ond bench had the DSDI plaque inserted in the middle The Congressional Cemetery has over 55,000 people with six more Signers’ signatures engraved on it. The buried there. It was founded in 1807. The Public Vault names of the Signers were in was built in 1835. John the same script as the Signers Quincy Adams, William signed the Declaration of Henry Harrison, Zachary Independence. Taylor and Dolly Madison were temporarily interred Lawrence M. Croft, 1st Vice there until they could be President-General was Master moved to their family plots of Ceremonies. Laurie wel - or hometowns. Elbridge comed everyone and led the Gerry, Signer of the Pledge of Allegiance. John C. Declaration, was the only Glynn, President-General, and Signer to become Vice- Laurie Croft placed wreathes at President of the United each bench. Rev. Frederick W. States. John Philip Sousa, Pyne, Chaplain-General, led us and J. Edgar Hoover, are in prayer, and consecrated the buried there as well. I benches and grounds. Grace Chaplain-General Fred Pyne dedicates benches honoring the 12 Signers hope you will have the Staller, Chairperson of the where DSDI recognition of their individual gravesites opportunity to visit this Plaques and Restoration has not been possible. historic resource of Program, welcomed Cindy Hays, Executive Director, America history. Historic Congressional Cemetery, and Linda Harper, Past Director, to our dedication and presented each with a gift of a framed picture of the Signing of the continued on page 7 Declaration in in 1776. 6 Photos by Laurie Croft The Spirit of ’76

Dedication, continued

The Signers honored were: Charles Carroll of Carrollton Elbridge Gerry Thomas Lynch Thomas Nelson Jr. James Smith President-General John Glynn participates in bell ringing Richard Stockton honoring 13 original states. Grace Staller, Chairperson of the Plaque Committee & Restoration Project, places Grace K. Staller, Chairperson of the American flag in wreath honoring a Plaque and Restoration Committee Photos by Laurie Croft Signers’ Bench.

2011-2012 officers, governors and governors-at-large Officers: Virginia - Robert Bruce Warden Laubach John C. Glynn, Jr. - President-General North Carolina - Miles Joseph McCormick Lawrence M. Croft – 1st Vice President-General South Carolina - Mrs. Laura Heyward Sturkie Miles J. McCormick – 2nd Vice President-General Georgia - Mrs. Julie Burnet McLaurine Donald C. Ward, Jr. – Secretary-General District of Columbia - Mrs. Laura Haines Belman L.D. Shank, III – Asst. Secretary-General James Alexander – Registrar-General Governors-at-Large: Wendy Davis-Bushey – Asst. Registrar-General Mrs. Ruth Hagan - Merchandising Daniel H. McNamara – Treasurer-General Mrs. Hope Wood – Chairman, Annual Giving Robin L. Rawl – Asst. Treasurer-General Mr. Rieman McNamara – Financial Advisor Frederick W. Pyne – Chaplain-General Mrs. Leslie P. Sheehan – Chairman, Scholarship Committee Vacant – Historian-General Mrs. Elizabeth Gottwald Blake Hill - Asst. Historian-General [Appointed by PG] Mr. Richard H. Corson, MD Mr. Christian Staller Governors: Mrs. Grace Staller – Chairman, Signers Recognition Project New Hampshire - Mrs. Kenneth S. Peterson Hunter George – Editor, Spirit 1776 Massachusetts - Ms. Marianne M. Brinker Randy Taylor – Membership Communications Rhode Island – Shelley Horsley Cruz (Interim) Sean Moore – Asst. Merchandising Connecticut – Shelley Horsley Cruz Mr. Thornton ‘Thorny’ Lockwood New York - Melvin Phillip Livingston New Jersey - Philip Robert Livingston Past President-General: Pennsylvania - Donald Crosset Ward, Sr. Donald Crosset Ward, Sr. Delaware - L. D. Shank, III Maryland - Mrs. Linda Coley Teare

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Gifts and contributions As of October 28, 2011

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 development while preserving the legacy of our forefathers.

Descendant - $2,500 - $4,999 Delegate - $l,000 - $2,499 Irene Weston Croft Constance S. Wahlig

Sons and Daughters of Liberty - $500 - $999 James Alexander Gregg Hawes, Jack Hawes, Meghan Hawes Johnny D. Alexander Thornton C. Lockwood

Patriots -$150-$499 Catherine N. Bell Dorothy Gray Krusen Rev. Frederick W. Pyne Laura Haines Belman Frederick E. Leadbetter, Jr. Gil Read Robert M. Britton J. Wayne Lee William S. Strong Lawrence M. Croft A. Heath Light Livingston D. Sutro Caroline Davidson Melvin Diane A. Trinter Mary Croft Ferguson Lynn S. Manger (Mrs. William M.) Page Laubach Warden Mrs. Manuel Gavales Anthony Morris Hope Middleton Wood John C. Glynn, Jr. Rieman McNamara, Jr. Joseph Wood, MD

Bell Ringers – up to $149 David C. Barrow, III Charles Warren Harris, III James Moore Elizabeth M. Bausher Andrew Richard Havens Karl E. Nelson Elise R. Bradford Lisa M. Headley Mary Herndon Nordmann H. Peirce Brawner Jacquelin Eberlin Hillegass Molly Inge Crown Nordmann Sonya Brittingham Mary S. Hitchcock George Olney Carol R. Burke Brittney Nicole Kean William W. Paca Charlton Chatfield John Michael Kean Lucy Winston Anderson Roy Marilyn Rose Ann S. Clemmer Hunter Elliott Lee Lee Seaborn Gentemann Donald E. Degain Lauren Elizabeth Lee Clarence W. Senn, Jr. TC & Sarah Dickerson Philip Robert Livingston, Jr. William Edward Senn Edward E. Finch, Esq. Philip Robert Livingston, III Shirley Hunter Smith David Livingston Fortson Gene and Carol Mayhew Bill and Linda Teare Emery Livingston Flannery Alex McAlister Alexander P. Turner Hunter Thompson George Lena Heyward McKenzie Nancy McBride Wark Elizabeth Nelson Gottwald Abigail Fulton Mitchell John Works Mary Louise Guertler Alexander Watson Mitchell Alan P. Zdimal Ruth Hagan

Foundations The Mark C. Pope, III Foundation

Submitted by the Annual Giving Fund, Hope Middleton Wood, Chairman; Rieman McNamara and Lawrence Croft

8 * The Annual Giving Fund begins November 1, 2010 and extends through October 31, 2011 DSDI REGISTRAR-GENERAL’S REPORT 7 October 2011, Westernville, NY

13 New Senior Members 7 New Junior Members

3153 Matthew Sherman Brubaker 1364 Tucker Patrick Wells 5004 Cathann St 103 W Alexandria Ave Torrance, CA 90503-6811 Alexandria, VA 22301-2016

3154 Amanda Lee Brubaker Roger Sherman 1365 John Dennis Wells Carter Braxton 5004 Cathann St 103 W Alexandria Ave Torrance, CA 90503-6811 Alexandria, VA 22301-2016

3155 Matthew Sherman Brubaker Roger Sherman 1366 Joshua David Northrop 5004 Cathann St 376 South River Rd Torrance, CA 90503-6811 Tolland, CT 06084-4040

3156 James Monroe Wells, IV Carter Braxton 1367 Joseph Matthew Northrop Matthew Thornton 103 W Alexandria Ave 376 South River Rd Alexandria, VA 22301-2016 Tolland, CT 06084-4040

3157 Jere Warthen Witherspoon 1368 Jessica Norma Northrop Matthew Thornton 301 Burleigh St 376 South River Rd Charlotte, NC 28211-3071 Tolland, CT 06084-4040

3158 Richard Alston Brackett 1369 Joshua Wesley Miller William Floyd 1578 Hidden Bridge Rd 45 Fairground Ave Mount Pleasant, SC 29464-9788 Taneytown, MD 21787-2323

3159 Maura Nelson Carr Thomas Nelson, Jr. 1370 Ella Chase Read Samuel Chase 96 Winthrup Dr 8038 E. Del Platino Dr. Riverside, CT 06878-1912 Scottsdale, AZ 85258-1717

3160LM Jordan Elizabeth Cousin* William Floyd 0 New Senior Supplements 203 Prospect St Sherrill, NY 13461-1110 0 New Junior Supplements

3161 Andrew Lyne Carr Thomas Nelson, Jr. 10 Upgrade to Life Membership 4655 Wild Indigo Apt #133 Houston, TX 77027-7025 2155 Luis A. Cruze 2964 Katherine Elizabeth Levenstein 3162 Christine Denise Northrop Matthew Thornton 2920 Mary Harper Levenstein 376 South River Rd 1443 Alburta Marting Daugette Lowe Tolland, CT 06084-4040 2553 Mary Kinney Lowe 2517 John M. Page 3163 Camille Ann Francis* John Morton 1486 Florence Anne Daugette Renfrow 680 Allen St 2293 Anna Clare Renfrow Syracuse, NY 13210-2664 2567 Rosalie Florence Renfrow

3164 Eric Joachim Waldmann Roger Sherman 9 Reinstatements 3069 Jenny Lind Rd Ameila, OH 45102-2324 2711 James Thomas Charlton 1968 Ric Habberser Goff 3165LM Margaret Olney Corbett* William Floyd 2888 Andrew Middleton Hill 28 Oak Tree Circle 2752 Laura Lee Moore McAuliffe Queensbury, NY 12804-2170 2754 Jessica Lee McAuliffe 2386 Julie Burnet McLaurine 3166 Corso Dimitri Serra di Cassano 2517 John M. Page 1214 Coldwater Canyon Dr. 2968 Peggy Greer Sorenson Beverly Hills, CA 90210-2405 1646 Theodore G. Wilhelm * Junior Upgrade

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DSDI - REGISTRAR-GENERAL’S REPORT , Cont.

1 Junior Member Inactivated (over 21, did not Seniors Juniors yet transfer, or have not responded to correspondence in 1061 Total Active Membership, Last Report 196 three years): 11 New Members 7 1163 Jordon Virginia Wills Francis Hopkinson (does not include Junior upgrades) New Supplements 4 Deaths: (does not increase # of Members) 1353 Newton Craig Brackett, Jr. Francis Hopkinson 3 Junior Transfer to Senior -3 2 Sep 2007 Resignation/Drop -1 927 Edward Ridley Finch, Jr. (including non-transferring Juniors) 4 Sep 2011 9 Reinstatement 2672 Marylou J. Wallace Schletter John Hart -4 Deaths 18 Jan 2010 -_____ Total Net Added this Report ___3_ 1469 James W. Waller 6 Thomas Nelson, Jr 1080 Total Membership, This Report 199 Jan 2009 Total Life Members as of this report: New Senior Member Applications by Seniors = 664, Juniors= 80, Total = 744 Signer: Last Senior Number, this Report: 3167 Carter Braxton 1 Thomas Nelson, Jr. 2 Last Junior Number, this Report: 1370 George Clymer 1 Roger Sherman 4 William Floyd 2 Matthew Thornton 1 Respectfully Submitted, Francis Hopkinson 1 John Witherspoon 1 John Morton 1

Jim Alexander Registrar-General, DSDI

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