Michael Harrison Charles, the son of Melvin Mower and Sylvia Ann Cookus Charles, was born in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. He was educated at Jacksonville Episcopal High School, the University of Florida, Florida State University and New York University.

Mr. Charles is a well-known interior designer having worked for several major architectural firms before founding Michael H. Charles Associates in 1985. His designs have been published in numerous magazines and books over the years and he was the recipient of the prestigious Wool Bureau Award for fabric design. Michael H. Charles Associates maintains offices in New York City and St. Augustine, Florida.

Memberships

• Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia (life member)

• General Society of Colonial Wars (Secretary and life member of the New York Society; regular member of the Florida Society; Gentleman of the Council of the New York Society)

• National Gavel Society

• Hereditary Order of the Descendants of Colonial Governors (Honorary Governor General; life member)

• Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York (life member; Member of the Council)

• Colonial Order of the Acorn (life member)

• Order of the Indian Wars of the United States (life member)

• General Society Sons of the Revolution (member in the States of New York and Pennsylvania; life member of NY Society; Fraunces Tavern Museum Board Member)

• Saint Andrews Society of New York (life member)

• Saint David Society of New York (life member)

• Saint George's Society of New York (life member; Board member; Chairman Activities; Chairman - Queen's Jubilee 2002; Ball Committee)

• Society of the Sons of Saint George of Philadelphia (life member)

• Military Society of the War of 1812 (life member)

• Veteran Corps of Artillery State of New York (life member)

• The Huguenot Society of America (life member; Registrar General; Member of the Membership Committee)

• Colonial Society of Pennsylvania

• Military Order of the Stars and Bars (life member; Commander of the New York Society)

• Order of the Southern Cross (life member)

• Dutch Settlers Society of Albany (life member)

• Huguenot Society of Pennsylvania (life member)

• National Society Sons of the American Colonists (life member; former Vice President General)

• Society of the Descendants of the Colonial Clergy (life member)

• Order of Americans of Armorial Ancestry (Secretary General)

• Flagon and Trencher (life member)

• Descendants of the Founders of New Jersey (Councilor General)

• National Society Descendants of Early Quakers (life member)

• Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Philadelphia (life member)

• Order of Descendants of Colonial Physicians & Chirurgiens (life member)

• Sons and Daughters of the Colonial & Antebellum Bench and Bar 1585-1861 (life member)

• National Society Sons and Daughters of Antebellum Planters 1607-1861 (life member)

• National Society Sons of the American Revolution (Florida State, Past Regional Vice President; Organizing President, St. Augustine Chapter; First Continental Chapter, New York City, Member of the Council)

• General Society of the War of 1812 (former Florida State President)

• National Society Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims (Florida and New York; Councilor - New York Branch)

• Naval Order of the United States (New York Commandery)

• Son of Confederate Veterans (Commander, Gen. Archibald Gracie, Jr. Camp #985)

• Burns Society of the City of New York

Chivalric Orders

• Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (Commander)

• Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem (past Prior of St. Michael & St. George New York City Priory; Silver Pilgrim Shell)

Listed In

• Marquis Who's Who in America

• Who's Who in Interior Design

• The Social Index (Palm Beach, Florida)

Other Notes

Mr. Charles is a member of the Pilgrims of the United States, New York, as well as The Honourable Company of Freemen of London. He is also a member of St. Thomas Church of Fifth Avenue where he serves as Head Usher, and on the Choir School Benefit Committee, as Acquisitions Chairman, and on the Stewardship Committee. He is a life member of the Society of Mary; Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament; Guild of All Souls; Society of King Charles the Martyr; and the Church Club of New York where he served as a member of Events Committee.

Mr. Charles is past Worshipful Master of the Masonic Independent Royal Arch Lodge #2 F&AM, of New York City. He has served as Junior Warden and Master of Ceremonies. Mr. Charles is also a member of Long I Grotto; Scottish Rite, Valley of New York, 32 degree; Ancient Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, New York City; Columbian Council, Cryptic Masons, New York City; Morton Commandery, Knights Templar, New York City; Paumonock Council, Knight Masons, New York City; Quatuor Coronoti Lodge #2076, London, England; and the Royal Order of Scotland.

He is a member of the Ponte Vedra Club of Jacksonville, FL; the St. Augustine Yacht Club; the Royal Scottish Automobile Club of Glasgow, Scotland; and the Lansdowne Club of London of London, England.

John Mauk Hilliard, the son of Jane Mauk Hilliard and the late John Kent Hilliard, was born in Clovis, NM. He graduated magna cum laude from Eastern New Mexico University, where he received a B.A. in English Literature and History and an M.A. in American. He completed further graduate studies at New York University. Mr. Hilliard was a member of the faculty, and an administrator, at Lehman College of the City University of New York for over thirty years. Mr. Hilliard is presently the Director of Recruitment and Higher Education Officer at Lehman College.

Memberships

• General Society of Colonial Wars (former First Lieutenant Governor of the New York Society)

• Order of the Crown of Charlemagne in the United States of America (former Recording Secretary General)

• Order of the Merovingian Dynasty

• General Society Sons of the Revolution (President of the New York Society)

• Order of Americans of Armorial Ancestry (former Treasurer General)

• Baronial Order of Magna Charta (Surety of the Class of 2009)

• The Huguenot Society of America (Historian General)

• Veteran Corps of Artillery in the State of New York (Council of Administration Member)

• Saint George's Society of New York

• Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York

• Saint David's Society of New York

• National Society of Sons of the American Colonists (Honorary Governor General)

• National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (founder member of the New York Society)

• Jamestowne Society (Governor of the New York Company)

• Order of Indian Wars of the United States

• National Society Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims (former Governor of the New York branch)

• Society of Descendants of Colonial Clergy

• Order of Descendants of Colonial Physicians and Chirurgiens

• Sons and Daughters of the Colonial and Antebellum Bench and Bar 1565-1861

• National Order of the Blue and Gray (former National Financial Officer)

• Society of the Second War with Great Britain in the State of New York (Secretary; Registrar)

• Sons of Confederate Veterans

Chivalric Orders

• Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem (Grand Cross; Treasurer of the Priory of Saint Michael and Saint George, New York City)

Other Notes

Mr. Hilliard is involved in numerous fraternal and community organizations including various Masonic institutions, the Laymen's Club of St. John the Divine, the Church Club of New York, the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, and the Trollope Society.

James Whitney Marvin, Jr., a native of Philadelphia, PA, is the son of James Whitney and Verna Fleming Marvin. Mr. Marvin is married to Mary Espy Evert Marvin. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin have five children from previous marriages: Sara Marvin Terranova; Sally Evert Weingartner; Elizabeth Evert Bart; Patricia Ann Evert; and Ralph Charles Evert, III.

Mr. Marvin graduated from Washington & Lee University in Lexington, VA, with a B.A. in Economics. He received further education at the American College of Life Underwriters, CLU. Mr. Marvin served in the U.S. Army from 1957-1961, as a Special Agent in the Counter Intelligence Corps. He is a retired Corporate Sales Executive, Brown & Bigelow (Advertising Specialties).

 Memberships

• Baronial Order of Magna Charta (Past Marshal / President)

• Society of the Sons of St. George of Philadelphia (Past President)

• Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution (former Historian)

• Colonial Society of Pennsylvania (former Registrar)

• National Gavel Society

• Swedish Colonial Society

• Saint Andrew’s Society of Philadelphia

• Society of the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick in the City of Philadelphia

• Welcome Society of Pennsylvania

• Military Order of Foreign Wars

• General Society of the War of 1812

Listed In

Outstanding Young Men of America (1969)

Other Notes

• Past President, Junior Chamber of Commerce of Philadelphia

• Past President, National Counter Intelligence Corps Association

• Past President, Delaware County Life Underwriters Association

• Past Trustee, Philadelphia Foundation for Community Health

• Past Trustee, Magna Carta Trust (London, England)

• Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels

• Penn Club

Karen Elizabeth McCandless McClendon, native of Dallas, Texas, is the daughter of the late H. R. McCandless, Jr. and Ruth King McCandless. She has three children - Lisa Lynn Lair, Leslie Ann Murray and John Kevin McClendon, Esq. as well as five grandchildren.

Mrs. McClendon completed her BA as well as her M Ed at West Texas A & M University and enjoyed a career in secondary education, teaching English, art, speech and drama.

Memberships

• National Gavel Society

• American Descendants of the House of Burgesses 1619-1699 (Founding Member)

• Ancient Heraldic and Chivalric Order of Albion (Dame)

• Baronial Order of Magna Charta (Surety, Class of 2017; webmistress)

• Colonial Dames of America (Chapter XXI President)

• Continental Society Daughters of Indian Wars

• Descendants of the Illegitimate Sons and Daughters of the Kings of Britain

• Descendants of Sheriffs and Constables of Colonial and Antebellum America

• Dutch Colonial Society

• First Families of Georgia

• First Families of Kentucky

• Guild of Colonial Artisans and Tradesmen 1607-1783 (Honorary President General; Founding Recording Secretary General)

• Hereditary Order of the Families of Presidents and First Ladies

• Jamestowne Society

• Military Order of the Crusades

• National Guild of Saint Margaret of Scotland (Honorary President General; webmistress)

• National Huguenot Society

• National Order of the Blue and Gray

• National Society Americans of Royal Descent

• National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century

• National Society Colonial Dames of America

• National Society Colonial Daughters of the Seventeenth Century (Lone Star Chapter Corresponding Secretary)

• National Society Daughters of Colonial Wars

• National Society Daughters of the American Colonists

• National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (Honorary Chapter Regent; Recipient of the SAR Medal of Appreciation)

• National Society Daughters of the Barons of Runnemede

• National Society Descendants of Early Quakers

• National Society Magna Charta Dames (D-FW Colony 3rd Vice President)

• National Society of the Dames of the Court of Honor

• National Society Saints and Sinners

• National Society Sons & Daughters of Antebellum Planters 1607-1861 (Texas Agent)

• National Society Sons & Daughters of the Pilgrims (Honorary Texas Branch Governor)

• National Society Southern Dames of America

• National Society US Daughters of 1812

• One Hundred Living Descendants of Blood Royal (Amanuensis)

• Order of Alba (Founding Genealogist General)

• Order of Americans of Armorial Ancestry (President General)

• Order of Colonial Lords of Manors in America

• Order of the Crown in America (Texas Councillor)

• Order of the Crown of Charlemagne in the United States of America

• Order of Descendants of Ancient Planters (Texas State Registrar; Treasurer)

• Order of Descendants of Colonial Cavaliers (Corresponding Secretary General)

• Order of the Descendants of the Justiciars (Founding Genealogist General)

• Order of Descendants of Physicians and Chirurgiens

• Order of Descendants of Pirates & Privateers

• Order of Knights of the Golden Horseshoe (Secretary General)

• Order of Medieval Women: Women of Consequence (Founding Genealogist General)

• Order of the First Families of Maryland

• Order of the First Families of Mississippi 1699-1817

• Order of the Founders of North America 1492-1692 (Founding Emissary General)

• Order of the Merovingian Dynasty (Registrar General)

• Order of the Norman Conquest (Founding Genealogist General)

• Order of Three Crusades 1096-1192 (Councillor)

• Presidential Families of America (Texas Regent)

• Royal Society of Saint George (Texas Branch)

• Society of Daughters of Holland Dames

• Society of Descendants of the Knights of the Garter; Windsor Castle (Genealogist General)

• Society of Descendants of Lady Godiva (Lady of the Council)

• Society of the Descendants of Washington’s Army at Valley Forge

• Sons & Daughters of the Colonial and Antebellum Bench and Bar 1561-1861 (Honorary President General)

• Sons & Daughters of Virginia Founding Fathers (Founding Genealogist General)

• United Daughters of the Confederacy

Other:

Mrs. McClendon has compiled and edited numerous directories and newsletters as well as the OAAA Lineage Book II. She has written articles for and spoken to various societies on both genealogy-related topics and antiques.

In fact, she has recently gone back into the antiques business, opening a booth in a local mall. Other than genealogy and antiques, her interests include bridge, reading, theatre and travel.

A member of various county historical societies, Mrs. McClendon has also been affiliated with Dallas Heritage Village for over 25 years as a docent and fundraiser.

She is particularly proud to be a member of the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels.

William Young Pryor, Esq., was born in Newark, NJ to William Walsh Pryor and Annie May Young. He was married to Marianna Love Brand and the father of Ann Love Pryor of West Milford, NJ and William Brand Pryor of Caldwell, NJ. He had two grandchildren Morgan and William.

Mr. Pryor was a 1931 graduate of Columbia University, New York City. He received his law degree from New York University Law School in 1934. He worked as an attorney in Newark and Montclair before retiring in 1972.

Mr. Pryor served as a sergeant in the Army during World War II and was also a Special Agent in the Counter Intelligence Corps in San Francisco, CA. After the war, he received the Royal Yugoslav War Medal for allied service that was presented to him by the late deposed King Peter II, whom he knew personally.

Memberships

• Baronial Order of Magna Charta

• Colonial Order of the Acorn

• Colonial Society of Pennsylvania

• Descendants of Founders of New Jersey (Founder)

• Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors

• Huguenot Society of America (New Jersey President)

• Military Order of the Crusades

• National Society Sons of the American Revolution (Vice President General; Treasurer General; New Jersey President)

• Order of the Crown of Charlemagne

• Saint Andrew's Society

• Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem

• The Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York

Other Notes

Mr. Pryor was a 34-year member of the Masonic Kane Lodge No. 454, F. & A. M. and was a recipient of the Dedicated Service Award.