National Headquarters

You really can't judge "exactly what this organization was, and was not" by talking to a single individual. What you should have done perhaps was contact the SAR Genealogist of your local Chapter, which in Louisville is the Brevard Chapter. Further I would suggest you gather all the necessary documentation for each generation starting with yourself, going backwards in time to the generation of your Patriot Ancestor - as much as you are able, then approach the Chapter Genealogist and he will further advise you of what you need. Also I imagine Y-DNA doesn't prove "direct descent", perhaps collateral decent but not necessarily direct line.

Thank you for responding to my post, I sincerely appreciate that. You remarked that I couldn't judge this organization by "a single individual", perhaps not the national organization, but I can certainly get an impression from the man in charge.

As for "going to my "local chapter in Louisville", that's where I went. That's where I met the "director" who snubbed me. who knows, he might even be the chapters "Genealogist" as well.

I will follow your advice, and try again. Perhaps if I wear a suit and tie, Perhaps then I might be considered possibly worthy enough to be a descendant of a Revolutionary War veteran, who was himself the direct descendant of one of the founders of Newport R.I. and etc.etc.

Thank you for your consideration,
William T. Phillips