The DAR is very much in existence. Many of the transcribed pension applications available online are the result of their efforts, directly or indirectly. You may want to go to the link I posted, to see if your ancestor is there. If he’s not, he can be. DAR membership is extended to women who have proved their descent from a Revolutionary War Patriot, and so yours has been, otherwise your mother would not have been able to belong.
Thank you - will investigate the DAR.
Yes I went to the DAR website and found my ancestor’s name and my mother and grandmother’s names in their database.
Am planning to contact them this week and try to reconnect with the DAR!
Thanks for the help.