Finding Revolutionary War Patriots Using the SAR Patriot Research System

The SAR Patriot Research System is one of the most authoritative — and least understood — genealogy databases available online. It is not a general military database, and it is not a cemetery website. Instead, it is a lineage-society research tool created to document men and women who rendered qualifying service during the American Revolutionary War.

For genealogists, the PRS is valuable because it:

• identifies recognized Revolutionary War patriots
• summarizes accepted service types
• links patriots to descendants (in many cases)
• often includes burial locations and death information
• provides clues unavailable in census, pension, or local records

This Quicksheet explains how the PRS works, how genealogists should use it, and what conclusions can — and cannot — be drawn from its data.

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