The SAR MAGAZINE is the official quarterly publication of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution published quarterly.
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The 123rd Annual National Congress The 110th President General Lifelong interest in history, genealogy leads Joe Dooley to post J oseph W. Dooley was sworn in as the 110th President General of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution on July 10, 2013 at the 123rd NSSAR Congress in Kansas City. He is descended from at least three patriot ancestors: Morris Earle (1757-1833), Guilliaem Bertholf (1730-ca. 1785) and Johannes Carson (1752-aft. 1820). Earle served as a private, and later a corporal, in the New Jersey Continental Line. Guilliaem Bertholf, also from New Jersey, was a supporter of the patriot cause, and was arrested and held by the British. Carson served as a private, and then a sergeant, The lad at the lower left hadn't the slightest idea that he would grow up to become President in the militia from Ulster General of SAR yet in 2013-14. He did. And it's only fitting, since the boy spent many a day at County, New York. Joe his father's side researching family genealogy at the National Archives and various libraries in northern Virginia. The photo of the Dooley family was taken during the 1965-66 holidays and suspects another one of his includes siblings: top row, from left, Pat, Lynne and Bill; middle row, MaryLou, Mom (Rita), ancestors may have been Dad (Wil) and Kathy; and bottom row, from left, Joe (PG Dooley, age 5), Tina and Tom. among the patriots who were killed in the Grahamsville Massacre in New York. The search for government, Joe held jobs in property management, additional patriot ancestors continues. church administration and film production. In the Joe is a senior rate analyst and technical writer film industry, he produced and acted in a few at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He feature and industrial films, and worked with such also worked for the Department of Defense, both at notable actors as Tom Hanks, Dabney Coleman and the Defense Fuel Supply Center and in the Office of Adam West. the Secretary. Prior to working for the federal Joe graduated with distinction from George Mason University, majoring in history and English. He pursued graduate studies in English at the University of Virginia. In addition to his technical writing, Joe has published small works of fiction, as well as pieces of literary criticism. Among his published genealogical works are The Descendants of William Joseph Dooley and The Descendants of Morris Earle the Patriot, and his wife Elizabeth Terhune. Joe plans to publish updated editions of both works in the next several years. He also is working on a compilation of Dooley family records from the Irish Midlands from the late 18th through the early 20th centuries. Joe served as president of the Virginia Society in 2007-08, and hosted the 117th NSSAR Congress in Williamsburg. While president of the Virginia Society, he spearheaded the installation of a monument to black patriots of the American Revolution. The President General and his niece, Robin Heidenreich, received gifts The names of 26 patriots of color are from the Host Society upon his induction as the 110th President General during the Wednesday night banquet in Kansas City. inscribed on this monument, which stands 18 SAR MAGAZINE