Mine appear to have headed to Nova Scotia in the 1770s more or less.. I don't yet know if they were Revolutionary Loyalists or just enticed by the land.. Probably some were one, some the other.. thanks for the input Janet faye ---- jtaylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > My Irish ancestor came to Canada with the British Army in the War of 1812. > When he was discharged, he was given a land grant in Ontario. > > Janet > > > > On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:28:21 -0400, Olive Tree Genealogy wrote > > Faye > > > > Land grants were offered to many, not just Loyalists. Depending on > > the regulations and circumstances, a settler might get a free grant > > of land or at a reduced rate. He might also be given a hardship > > grant, or be required to just pay the fees but nothing for the land. > > > > See http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/land.shtml for more > > information on land records in Ontario (aka Canada West and Upper > > Canada) > > > > Lorine > > > > On 10/15/08, Faye <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Lorine - or anyone~ > > > > > > Were those late 1700s land grants offered only to the Loyalists or were > they > > > offered to anyone? > > > > > > thanks > > > faye > > > descendant of several recipients of various grants > > > > > > ---- Olive Tree Genealogy <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > > >> The first place you should look for a possible Loyalist > > >> ancestor is in the land records, for Loyalists and their > > >> families were granted land in accordance with their military > > >> rank and dependants. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Olive Tree Genealogy > > http://olivetreegenealogy.com > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, > > I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to > > include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please > > make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > > > To search the archives: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > > The information page is: > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-USA- > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message