Membership shall be limited to any woman who eighteen years of age or older, who is lineally descended in the male or female line from an ancestor who, from the time of the settlement of Jamestown, May 13, 1607, to the battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775:
1) Served as a military or naval officer, or as a soldier, sailor, marine, or privateersman, under the authority of the Colonies which afterward formed the United States, or in the forces of Great Britain which participated with those of the said Colonies in any wars in which the said Colonies were engaged.
2) Served in any civil position of high trust and responsibility in the colonies such as: Director-General, Vice-Director-General, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Deputy Governor, Governor's Assistant, Lord Proprietor, Secretary, or Treasurer of a Colony or Province, member of the King's or Governor's Council, or Legislative Body in the Colonies, or Commissioner to the United Colonies of New England, or Member of the Council, or Body of Assistants.
Membership is by invitation only.