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Last Revised: 01 May 2011
Membership
Eligibility for Membership
The
membership of the Corporation shall be
composed of
present life members of the Jamestowne Society, an incorporated
association. All members must be descendants of stockholders
in
the London Company or of the Virginia Company, or descendants of those
who owned land, or who had domiciles in Jamestowne, or on Jamestowne
Island, prior to the year 1700. Because of the nature of
their
duties, all Governors, Secretaries of State, Treasurers, Attorneys
General, and Auditors General of the Colony, members of the Council of
State and House of Burgesses, and Clerks and Deputy Clerks of the
General Court prior to the year 1700 shall be conclusively presumed to
have had their domicile on Jamestowne Island during their terms of
office.
A list of “Qualifying
Ancestors” can be found on the Jamestowne Society website.
After attaining membership in the National Organization, individuals
may join the Kentucky Company. Those who have ties to
Kentucky or
live in Kentucky are welcome to become members.
Kentucky Company has members all over the Commonwealth as well as out
of state. Several are in Louisville and Lexington.
Other
areas represented are: Danville, Hopkinsville, Paris,
Stanford,
Madisonville, Ft. Wright, Edgewood, Georgetown, Cadiz, Frankfort,
Henderson, Winchester, Cox’s Creek, and Bowling Green.
Florida, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Virginia, Washington, D.C. are
the states represented.
The Kentucky Company has qualified genealogists willing to work with
prospective members providing advice and step-by-step instructions as
well as assistance with applications. Contact the
Genealogist, Anne
Stokes Moore, for more information or assistance.
(underlined are links )
Jamestowne Society
Kentucky Company
Genealogist
Anne
Stokes Moore
9805 Reynolda Road
Louisville, KY 40223
or
you may choose a contact near you from our web site
Jamestowne
Society
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