Descendants of Washington’s Army During the Ten Crucial Days
Application Checklist
Only one original PDF application is prepared. The most recent application form (2024) is required.
The application is computer-generated on 8½'' x 11'' paper, printed on one side only.
The application is signed by the applicant in ink.
Payment is made online or by check or money order payable to “TenCrucialDays.org”
All generations, from the applicant to the patriot ancestor, are completed.
Complete dates and places for each person in the first three generations are provided. Acceptable documentation is submitted to prove each complete date and place listed.
Each person in generations four to the patriot ancestor has the minimum requirement of a date and place of birth or a date and place of death. Circa (about), ante (before), and post (after) dates are acceptable.
If the application is based on verified information from another lineage society application (see page 2 of the application for the list of acceptable societies), a copy of the most recent verified application or supplemental has been included with the application. Please do not include information from the record copy bracketed as unproven.
Dates and places are formatted according to the Application Notes on the application.
Sources are cited in detail.
The Patriot ancestor has both a service description and a source for service, and acceptable supporting documentation has been submitted to prove this information.
All documentation must be unaltered. Do not send original documentation; it will not be returned.
If there is an error on the document, submit a separate note of explanation.
Each piece of documentation is legible. Transcriptions may be included. Photos of documents taken with phones must be clear and straight on, not taken at an angle.
All pertinent names, dates, etc., are underlined in red pencil on the document.
No brackets, slashes, date ranges, or quotation marks are used. “Unknown,” “living,” or “not applicable” has not been entered into any field.
Date- and place-of-death fields are blank for living persons.
Standard abbreviations for vital records, such as BC, MC, DC, etc., are used.
Citations are entered consecutively on one line, only using additional lines if needed.
No explanations, transcriptions, or comments are in the References fields. Explanations are on a separate sheet.
Any sensitive situations requiring documentation cannot be obtained are explained in a separate note with the supporting documentation. The applicant must explain.
Any birth in any generation before a proven marriage date may indicate an error in lineage. This must be researched and explained in a separate note included with the supporting documentation.
Make sure the ages make sense for lineage: for example, the father died three years before the birth of the child, and the mother was nine years old when the child was born. These red flags indicate that further research is required, including previously verified lineages.
The application and supporting documentation are in order, with the applicant’s vital record on top and each succeeding generation with the male, female, and marriage information. No staples, glue, tape, or post-it notes are used, and no folders or separation pages are used.
Before mailing anything, the application and supporting documents have been emailed to Roger S. Williams, DTCD Membership Chair, roger@tencrucialdays.org. DTCD reviews and preapproves the application before you mail anything."