Sorry, JK, that's what I was trying to convey but you have said it so much better! That's why I suggested a google search and reading info on them. Marg JK wrote: >Technically speaking, no one in the now-USA was granted land as a UE. > >It was for loyalists FROM the US and you had to be in Canada and had to >prove allegiance to the crown prior to 1783. You then had to swear >allegiance in Canada and meet a number of conditions > >These were changed about 6 times between 1816 and 1832 > >JK > >marg mcfarlane wrote: > > >>Hi: >> >>OIC - Order in Council - land was granted to those in the now-USA who >>stayed loyal to Britain and they were called UEL's - United Empire >>Loyalists. The SUE perhaps means Son of a United Empire Loyalist, DUE - >>daughter of an Empire Loyalist. >> >>Type United Empire Loyalists in to your search engine, google, etc and >>you will be able to read more about them. >> >>Marg >> >>Connie wrote: >> >> >> >>>Please explain SUE, UE, DUE, ML UEL and OIC. Thanks :-) >>> >>>JK wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Do we assume he was SUE; because UE's weren't born in Canada, or do you >>>>know for sure he was UE from a listing somewhere. >>>>An OIC normally didn't give the lot granted. It simply said the amount >>>>of property you were granted by either the land grant board or the >>>>executive council. >>>>You would need some other instrument issued by Attorney Generals Office, >>>>Surveyor Generals Office, etc. A fiat, warrant, etc. >>>> >>>>Most of those granted land as UE, DUE, SUE, ML, etc never lived on the >>>>land. They usually sold the warrant, fiat, etc to someone else because >>>>they had no intention of moving and becoming a settler. It was free money. >>>> >>>>1834 was very late for getting UEL land under terms. The laws had been >>>>extended a number of times and I think the final extension went to 1836. >>>> >>>>JK >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-GREY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-GREY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-GREY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >