--part1_ae.18bb8de.25e0e5a7_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit MORE Pension and Bounty Land Information.... This wonderful information was sent to me by a specialist in the Revolutionary War period. Julia also is a DAR specialist. She said that I could share this information with my lists and I am so grateful. This really adds some detailed information I hope will help lots of folks with their hunting. Bonnie In a message dated 2/19/00 4:21:51 AM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << Subj: Re: Military Pensions and Bounty Land Information Date: 2/19/00 4:21:51 AM Pacific Standard Time From: [email protected] To: [email protected] For Rev War (and I believe also war of 1812). While Bounty Land and Pensions were separate acts, the microfilm rolls has been combined. For Rev War, the entire files have been put on microfilm. If it is not on the microfilm it doesn't exist as far as applications are concerned. The films are available at the archives, both at DC and branch as well as major libraries and also thru the FHC center. They are alphabetical by the name of the soldier. Only problem I have found is its strict order so Wiley is sperate from Wily and it depends on the way the original person filed. So you have to check all the various spellings. For each file there is the file cover listing soldier name, Widows name underneath if she also files, file number, and type of file i.e. pension BWT (bounty land). For some files that's it. If there are papers it is divided between selected (papers the archives staff felt were of value) and non-selected (everything else). Non selected usually include envelop covers, lists of actions, letters to the War Dept. asking about info some as late as the 1930's. These are interesting as they sometimes gives several generations of descendants. Selected records include the hand written applications, copies of affidavits supporting the claims, proof of marriage and death of soldier if widow applying etc. Now I have found a number of files with just the file cover. SIGH. But most have 10-15 pages of info at least on the soldier. My best find was one with over 150 pages including a personal note book of the soldier where he had listed the names of his parents, where and when they married, the name and dates of all his siblings as well as who and when they married. The same info for his wife. Then a listing of all his children and marriages that had occurred through the time he died. His wife didn't apply for a pension until the late 1840s and the government appears to have been suspicious. Apparently they were satisfied, as they paid her a pension until she died. But what a find. There is another set of files for the pension and that is a file of final payments. I have not had much luck there are you need to know what agency was paying the soldier. There is also a file for the bounty land turned in, but the problem there is that the bounties were often given to children and sold and its had to find them. As for state bounty lands, The best book on these in by Lloyd Blokstock (sp?) and is called something like Bounty Lands Granted by State Governments for Revolutionary War Service. It lists all the people who got state bounty land. In the index it lists where the state records were. Many states gave the bounty land in addition to monthly wages if the person would enlist for 3 years (or until the end of the war). Some states gave land for things other that military service. CT only gave land as compensation to those whose property was damages by the British raids or bombardments. Maine is of interest as 1) it didn't exist as a state during the Rev War, and 2) it gave land to anyone who served in any state's militia. Maybe why a lot of people moved to Maine. Anyway that's enough. Julia Coldren-Walker >> --part1_ae.18bb8de.25e0e5a7_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-zd01.mx.aol.com (rly-zd01.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.225]) by air-zd01.mail.aol.com (v67_b1.24) with ESMTP; Sat, 19 Feb 2000 07:21:51 -0500 Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.27]) by rly-zd01.mx.aol.com (v67_b1.24) with ESMTP; Sat, 19 Feb 2000 07:21:47 -0500 Received: (from [email protected]) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id EAA05940; Sat, 19 Feb 2000 04:20:27 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 04:20:27 -0800 (PST) From: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 07:19:51 EST Subject: Re: Military Pensions and Bounty Land Information Old-To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 44 Resent-Message-ID: <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Resent-From: [email protected] X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/1290 X-Loop: [email protected] Precedence: list Resent-Sender: [email protected] Jeanne For Rev War (and I believe also war of 1812). While Bounty Land and Rensions were seperate acts, the microfilm rolls has been combined. For Rev War, the entire files have been put on microfilm. If it is not on the microfilm it doesnt exist as far as applications are concerned. The films are available at the archives, both at DC and branch as well as major libraries and also thru the FHC center. They are alphabetical by the name of the soldier. Only problem I have found is its strict order so Wiley is sperate from Wily and it depends on the way the original person filed. So you have to check all the various spellings. For each file there is the file cover listing soldier name, Widows name underneath if she also files, file number, and type of file i.e. pension BWT (bounty land). For some files that's it. If there are papers it is divided between selected (papers the archives staff felt were of value) and non-selected (everything else). Non selected usually include envelop covers, lists of actions, letters to the War Dept asking about info some as late as the 1930's. These are intersting as they sometimes gives several generations of descendants. Selected records include the hand written applications, copies of affidavits supporting the claims, proof of marriage and death of soldier if widow applying etc. Now I have found a number of files with just the file cover. SIGH. But most have 10-15 pages of info at least on the soldier. My best find was one with over 150 pages including a personal note book of the soldier where he had listed the names of his parents, where and when they married, the name and dates of all his siblings as well as who and when they married. The same info for his wife. Then a listing of all his children and marriages that had occurred through the time he died. His wife didnt apply for a pension until the late 1840's and the government appears to have been suspicous. Apparently they were satisfied, as they paid her a pension until she died. But what a find. There is another set of files for the pension and that is a file of final payments. I have not had much luck there are you need to know what agency was paying the soldier. There is also a file for the bounty land turned in, but the problem there is that the bounties were often fiven to children and sold and its had to find them. As for state bounty lands, The best book on these in by Lloyd Blokstock (sp?) and is called something like Bounty Lands Granted by State Governments for Revolutionary War Service. It lists all the people who got state bounty laand. In the index it lists where the state records were. Many states gave the bounty land in addition to monthly wages if the person would enlist fo 3 years (or until the end of the war). Some states gave land for things other that military service. CT only gave land as compensation to those whose property was damages by the British raids or bombardments. Maine is of interest as 1) it didnt exist as a state during the Rev War, and 2) it gave land to anyone who served in any state's militia. Maybe why a lot of people moved to maine. Anyway thats enough. Julia Coldren-Walker --part1_ae.18bb8de.25e0e5a7_boundary--