Ancestry.com added three books to their DAR database and threw the
whole thing (all 140 books) open to the world to search for free for
10 days. The 10 days started before today, so hurry. The URL is
http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3174.htm
I found it did best with two names; the search window uses an implied
"AND". That is, if you enter "Thomas Burnham" (Without the quotes)
you
get all the entries that contain "Thomas" and "Burnham". So, you'd
get
an entry that has "Joseph Thomas" and "George Burnham" as well as the
one with "Thomas Burnham". If you enter just "Thomas" you'll get
a
gazillion hits.
Also, I've been warned that early DAR applications could be suspect.
About all you really had to prove was that you were a white woman with
clean fingernails who could show up sober to afternoon meetings. Take
everything you find as a clue to further research. The DAR will send
you a copy of the original application for $5. It may have birth
dates, birth places, and citations.