Our History
The Sons and Daughters of Virginia Founding Fathers was founded February 6, 2013, and is comprised of men and women who are able to comply with the requirements of the membership clause.
The purposes of the Organization shall be to perpetuate the memory and promote the principles and virtues of the Colonial Virginia ancestors of its members. In addition, the Organization shall collect and preserve genealogical and historical documents relating to Colonial Ancestors in Virginia, encourage excellence in historical research and establish commemorative and durable memorials in lasting tribute to the early Colonial settlers.
The purposes of the Organization shall be to perpetuate the memory and promote the principles and virtues of the Colonial Virginia ancestors of its members. In addition, the Organization shall collect and preserve genealogical and historical documents relating to Colonial Ancestors in Virginia, encourage excellence in historical research and establish commemorative and durable memorials in lasting tribute to the early Colonial settlers.
Founders
Suzanna Etheridge Rawlins and Leslie Ann Kirk
Founding Board Members
Suzanna Etheridge Rawlins
Leslie Ann Kirk
Sally Hellums Woolley
Sue Hansford Jaworowski
Anne Travis Kilgrow
Karen Elizabeth McCandless McClendon
Deborah Whitmore Hicks
Shari Kelley Worrell (Honorary)
Leslie Ann Kirk
Sally Hellums Woolley
Sue Hansford Jaworowski
Anne Travis Kilgrow
Karen Elizabeth McCandless McClendon
Deborah Whitmore Hicks
Shari Kelley Worrell (Honorary)
Honorary Governor Generals
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Paul Walden 2023-2025 Celebrating 10 years Honorary Governor Generals Deborah Hicks, Leslie Kirk, Suzanna Rawlins Deborah Whitmore Hicks, Esq., Founder 2021-2023 |
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Leslie Ann Kirk, Founder 2019-2021 Suzanna Etheridge Rawlins, Founder 2013-2019 |
Mission Statement
To identify, collect, preserve and honor the history, memory, courage and endurance of those valiant men and women who left the known, escaping the Old World, for a promise of building a better world of liberty and personal freedom, risking their lives and personal fortunes in the establishment of the colony of Virginia. ~ Sue Hansford Jaworowski Southern
Our Motto
Honoring our past ~ Preserving our future
Emblem
The tobacco flower
Organization Colors
Dark Purple and Silver-Gray
Logo and Name Use
The logo and name "Sons and Daughters of Virginia Founding Fathers" is the property of this organization and may not be used outside this organization without the express written consent of the Sons and Daughters of Virginia Founding Fathers.
2013-2021 SDVAFF History Book
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Compiled by Honorary Governor General Leslie Kirk
Past Officers & Committee Chairmen
2023-2025
Governor General Paul Walden
Deputy Governor Julie Palmer Hesler
Marshal General Dianne Agerton Dyess
Secretary General Mary Glenn
Treasurer General Tony Vets
Chaplain General Lynda Moreau
Historian General Brenda Eatmon Dorsett
Counselor General Deborah Whitmore Hicks, Esq.*
Registrar/Genealogist General Suzanna Etheridge Rawlins*
Webmistress Leslie Ann Kirk*
2021-2023
Governor General Deborah Whitmore Hicks, Esq.*
Deputy Governor General Anne Farley
Marshal General Julie Hesler
Secretary General Anne Farley
Treasurer General Barbara Allison
Historian General Mary Ray Casper
Chaplain General Paul Walden
Parliamentarian Lila Burner Housden
Registrar-Genealogist General Suzanna Rawlins*
Webmistress Leslie Ann Kirk*
2019-2021
Governor General Leslie Ann Kirk*
Deputy Governor General Deborah Whitmore Hicks, Esq*
Marshal General Cheryl Whitt Rios
Secretary General Sue Hansford Jaworowski Southern*
Treasurer General Barbara Jean Smith Allison
Chaplain General Paul Walden
Historian General Ora Jane Johnson
Registrar-Genealogist General Suzanna Etheridge Rawlins*
Parliamentarian General Jane Routt Power
Finance Committee Chairman Trudy Cauthen Tanzillo
Newsletter Editor General Jared Nathan
Webmaster General Leslie Ann Kirk*
2017-2019
Governor General Suzanna Etheridge Rawlins*
Deputy Governor General Leslie Ann Kirk*
Treasurer General Matthew John Barlow, Jr., MD
Marshal General Mary Paulette Lollar
Secretary General Deborah Whitmore Hicks, Esq.*
Chaplain General Anne Travis Kilgrow*
Genealogist General David Grinnell, Patricia Wasilik
Counselor General Deborah Ann Whitmore Hicks*
Parliamentarian General Jane Routt Power
Scholarship Chairman Jonathan Ridgeway
Webmaster General Leslie Ann Kirk*
2015-2017
Governor General Suzanna Etheridge Rawlins*
Deputy Governor General Leslie Ann Kirk*
Treasurer General Harold Douglas Ford
Marshal General Sue Hansford Jaworowski*
Secretary General Mary Paulette Lollar
Chaplain General Anne Travis Kilgrow*
Genealogist General Karen Elizabeth McClendon*
Counselor General Deborah Whitmore Hicks, Esq.*
Parliamentarian General Jane Routt Power
Webmaster General Leslie Ann Kirk*
*Founder/Founding Member
Governor General Paul Walden
Deputy Governor Julie Palmer Hesler
Marshal General Dianne Agerton Dyess
Secretary General Mary Glenn
Treasurer General Tony Vets
Chaplain General Lynda Moreau
Historian General Brenda Eatmon Dorsett
Counselor General Deborah Whitmore Hicks, Esq.*
Registrar/Genealogist General Suzanna Etheridge Rawlins*
Webmistress Leslie Ann Kirk*
2021-2023
Governor General Deborah Whitmore Hicks, Esq.*
Deputy Governor General Anne Farley
Marshal General Julie Hesler
Secretary General Anne Farley
Treasurer General Barbara Allison
Historian General Mary Ray Casper
Chaplain General Paul Walden
Parliamentarian Lila Burner Housden
Registrar-Genealogist General Suzanna Rawlins*
Webmistress Leslie Ann Kirk*
2019-2021
Governor General Leslie Ann Kirk*
Deputy Governor General Deborah Whitmore Hicks, Esq*
Marshal General Cheryl Whitt Rios
Secretary General Sue Hansford Jaworowski Southern*
Treasurer General Barbara Jean Smith Allison
Chaplain General Paul Walden
Historian General Ora Jane Johnson
Registrar-Genealogist General Suzanna Etheridge Rawlins*
Parliamentarian General Jane Routt Power
Finance Committee Chairman Trudy Cauthen Tanzillo
Newsletter Editor General Jared Nathan
Webmaster General Leslie Ann Kirk*
2017-2019
Governor General Suzanna Etheridge Rawlins*
Deputy Governor General Leslie Ann Kirk*
Treasurer General Matthew John Barlow, Jr., MD
Marshal General Mary Paulette Lollar
Secretary General Deborah Whitmore Hicks, Esq.*
Chaplain General Anne Travis Kilgrow*
Genealogist General David Grinnell, Patricia Wasilik
Counselor General Deborah Ann Whitmore Hicks*
Parliamentarian General Jane Routt Power
Scholarship Chairman Jonathan Ridgeway
Webmaster General Leslie Ann Kirk*
2015-2017
Governor General Suzanna Etheridge Rawlins*
Deputy Governor General Leslie Ann Kirk*
Treasurer General Harold Douglas Ford
Marshal General Sue Hansford Jaworowski*
Secretary General Mary Paulette Lollar
Chaplain General Anne Travis Kilgrow*
Genealogist General Karen Elizabeth McClendon*
Counselor General Deborah Whitmore Hicks, Esq.*
Parliamentarian General Jane Routt Power
Webmaster General Leslie Ann Kirk*
*Founder/Founding Member
Virginia Colony History and Timeline
1606 - The first Charter was granted to Virginia Colonists.
1607 - The London Company Colonists landed, and established Jamestown.
1607 - Capt. John Smith's company erected a cross on the islet near the Falls of the "Powhatton" River and changed its name to "James."
1607 - Landing made by Virginia Colonists at Cape Henry.
1607 - The Virginia Colonists discovered the mouth of the Delaware River.
1607 - Arrival of the London Company Colonists with Capt. Christopher Newport in the James River, Virginia.
1607 - Capt. John Smith was sworn in as a member of the Jamestown Council.
1619 - The first General Assembly of Burgesses met in Virginia.
1621 - Virginia received its first written Constitution.
1676 - Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia, under Nathaniel Bacon, against the Royal Government, in favour of self-government.
1682 - A Virginia Printer was forbidden to print anything until his majesty's pleasure in England should be known.
Source: A Year Book of Colonial Times Compiled by the Rev. Frederick S. Sill, D.D. Member of the Society of Colonial Wars, E. P. Dutton & Company, New York, 1899
1607 - The London Company Colonists landed, and established Jamestown.
1607 - Capt. John Smith's company erected a cross on the islet near the Falls of the "Powhatton" River and changed its name to "James."
1607 - Landing made by Virginia Colonists at Cape Henry.
1607 - The Virginia Colonists discovered the mouth of the Delaware River.
1607 - Arrival of the London Company Colonists with Capt. Christopher Newport in the James River, Virginia.
1607 - Capt. John Smith was sworn in as a member of the Jamestown Council.
1619 - The first General Assembly of Burgesses met in Virginia.
1621 - Virginia received its first written Constitution.
1676 - Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia, under Nathaniel Bacon, against the Royal Government, in favour of self-government.
1682 - A Virginia Printer was forbidden to print anything until his majesty's pleasure in England should be known.
Source: A Year Book of Colonial Times Compiled by the Rev. Frederick S. Sill, D.D. Member of the Society of Colonial Wars, E. P. Dutton & Company, New York, 1899
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