TIP #203 - REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS ADAIR & ALLEN COUNTIES & LIST OF BOUNTY RECIPIENTS, PART 1. ADAIR CO: AARONS, Abraham, Pvt., VA Line; 12 Apr 1833; $40; age 75 ARMSTRONG, Henry, Pvt., VA Line; 12 Nov 1833; $30; age 80. BAILEY, Elisha, Pvt., VA Line; 23 Sept 1833; $26.66; age 70. BETTSWORTH, Charles, Cpl., Not shown; 22 Aug 1833; $58.33; age 76. BIGGS, John, Matross, Harrison's Artillery; 28 Feb 1829; 3 Mar 1826; $100. BUSBY, Robert, Pvt., VA Line; 2 Apr 1834; $80; age 75. ATKINSON, Joshua, Pvt., VA Line; 7 June 1833; $30; age 79. CALDWELL, William, Pvt., VA Line; 20 July 1819; 22 Jan 1819; $96; age 66; died 5 July 1825. COCHRAN, Thomas, Pvt., GA Line; 6Nov 1832; $80; age 100. CONOVER, Levi, Pvt., VA Navy; 12 Oct 1833; $80; age 77. COOPER, John, NC Line; 6 Nov 1832; $80; age 100. COOPER, Leighton, Pvt., VA Line; 29 July 1831; 27 July 1831; $96; age 77. ELLIOTT, Alexander, Midshipman, VA Navy; 11 Oct 1833; $144; age 71. GREIDER, John Sr., Pvt., VA Line; 1 Apr 1833; $80; age 73. HAMILTON, John, Sgt. 3rd Regiment; MD Line; 24 Feb 1829; 3 Mar 1826; $120;. HOLLADAY, Zacharias, Drummer, VA Line; 15 July 1833; $88; age 72. HOPKINS, William, Pvt., VA Line; 28 Jan 1834; $80; age 70. HURT, William, Pvt., VA Line; 21 Mar 1834; $50; age 77. INGRAM, Jeremiah, Pvt., VA Line; 28 Feb 1833; $80; age 75. IRVINE, James, Pvt., VA Line; 12 Oct 1833; $46.66; age 78. JAMES, William, Pvt., NC Line; 17 Aug 1833; $40; age 76. JONES, Charles, Pvt., VA Line; 14 Feb 1831; 8 Feb 1831; $96; age 71. LAWLESS, Augustin (alias Austin), Pvt., VA Line; 15 Dec 1825; 15 Oct 1825; $96; age 82. MILLER, John, Sgt., VA Line; 9 Apr 1821; 5 Oct 1818; age 79. MILLER, Joseph, Sr., Pvt., VA Line; 28 Dec 1832; $73.33; age 81. MOORE, Charles, Pvt., NC Line; 21 Aug 1833; $33.33; age 74. MOSBY, William, Pvt. VA Line; 1 Feb 1819; 7 Sept 1818; $96; age 80. McGLASSEN, Matthew, Pvt., VA Line; 7 Feb 1834; $60; age 79. McKINNEY, William, Pvt., VA Line; 2 Feb 1833; $80; age 76. ROGERS, William, Sr., Pvt., VA Militia; 31 May 1833; $63.33; age 86. ROYSE, Solomon, Pvt., NC Line; 21 Aug 1833; $80; age 70. ROSS, John, Pvt., VA Line; 25 May 1829; 8 Apr 1829; $96; age 77. SKAGGS, Archibald, Pvt., MD Militia; 10 July 1834; $25; age 74, dead. SMITH, James, Sgt. & Pvt., MD Militia; 12 Oct 1833; $36.66; age 79. SMITH, John 2nd, Pvt., NC Line; 17 June 1833; $80; age 79. SMITH, Moses, Pvt., NC State Troops; 17 June 1833; $80; age 72. STAPLES, Isaac, Pvt., VA Militia; 6 Nov 1832; $33.33; age 72. TOWNSEND, John, Pvt., VA Line; 27 Dec 1827; 6 Oct 1827; $96; age 73. TRABUE, Daniel, Com. & Pvt., VA Militia; 26 Dec 1832; $260; age not shown. TUCKER, William, Lt., VA Line; 9 Dec 1820; 1 June 1818; $240; age 77; died 232 May 1829. WARMACK, William, Pvt., MD Line; 18 Mar 1824; $96; age 72. WEIR, Joseph, Pvt., PA Line; 1 Feb 1819; 5 Oct 1818; $96; age 75. WINFREY, Philip, Pvt., VA Line; 9 Apr 1833; $20; age 71. WHITE, Thomas, Pvt., VA Line; 21 Aug 1833; $21.12; age 21. YOUNG, William 2nd, Pvt., NC Militia; 1 Apr 1833; $80; age 74. In county, 1840: ELLIS, Samuel, 79; MONTGOMERY, John, 78. Total for county: 48. ALLEN CO: ALEXANDER, James R., Pvt. & Sgt., MD Militia; 25 July 1834; $103.33; age 77. BORDERS, Peter, Pvt. & Sgt., NC Line; 25 Sept 1833; $91.65; age 78. BROOK, John, Pvt., VA Line; 29 May 1833; $40; age 79. BRUNSON, Stout, Pvt. & Sgt., PA Line; 29 Apr 1834; $80; age 78. DURHAM, John, Pvt., VA Militia; 28 Jan 1834; $20; age 73. GATEWOOD, John, Pvt., VA Line; 17 Aug 1833; $45.43; age 74. GIBSON, John, Pvt., VA Line; 18 July 1833; $26.66; age 73. HAINS, Christopher, Pvt.,VA Line; 18 Feb 1833; $80; age 74. HARRISON, Richard, Pvt., VA Line; 24 Sept 1833; $20; age 70. HATLER, Michael, Pvt., NC Militia; 15 July 1833; $21.55; age 74. HEETER, George, Pvt., MD Militia; 18 Feb 1833; $21.65; age 82. JOHNSON, Robert, Pvt., VA Line; 26 Feb 1818, 26 June 1818, $96; age 60, suspended by act 1 May 1820. MERRIT, Stephen, Pvt., NC Militia; 18 Oct 1833; $30 age 72. MOORE,Wilson, Pvt., VA Line; 15 July 1833; $76.66; age 76. MORRISON, Hugh, Pvt., VA Line; 15 Sept 1820; 18 May 1820; $96; age 69; died 23 Dec 1823. McELROY, John, Pvt., SC Militia; 18 Oct 1833; $30; age 72. PICKFORD, Daniel, Pvt., VA Militia; 17 Aug 1833; $23.22; age 73. POE, Benjamin, Pvt. Of Infantry & Cavalry, NC Line; 28 Dec 1833; $47.50; age 85. RICHEY, John, Pvt., MD Line; 4 Apr 1826; 19 July 1825; $96; age 80. SHERRY, William, Pvt., NC Militia; 10 Nov 1832; $30; age 86. SMITH, Samuel 2nd, Pvt., VA Militia; 18 May 1833; $30; age 71. STOVALL, George, Pvt., VA Militia; 18 May 1833; $30; age 72. TIFFANY, Walter,Pvt., CT Line; 2 Oct 1819; 3 Aug 1819; $96; age 5; transferred from West TN Agency 4 Sept 1825; died 1 Apr 1826. WARDEN, Elisha, Pvt., VA Militia; 14 Apr 1834; $21.21; age 73. WEAVER, John, Pvt., VA Line; 1 May 1820; 18 Aug 1818; $96; age 78. WILLIAMSON, James, Pvt. Of Cavalry & Infantry; VA Line; 3 Mar 1834; $99.42; age 81. WRIGHT, Jarrett, Cpl., VA Line; 12 Nov 1833; $80; age 76. None in county in 1840; total for county: 27 According to the old records, Bounty lands were received primarily in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. Major-Generals received from 15,000 to 17,500 acres; Colonels normally received 8,888 acres; Lieutenant-Colonels normally received 6,666 acres; Majors normally received 5,333 acres; Surgeons and Surgeon's Mates received from 2,666 to 8,000 acres; Captains usually received 4,666 acres and Lieutenants, Ensigns and Cornets received normally 2,666 acres. The following lists show those Virginia officers and soldiers who received bounty lands - however, no distinction is made as to in which state the land lay. Not all of them located in Kentucky. MAJOR-GENERALS: GATES, Horatio and STEUBEN, Baron BRIGADIER-GENERALS: BARRON, James CLARK, George Rogers LAWSON, Robert MERCER, Hugh MORGAN, Daniel MUHLENBERG, Peter SCOTT, Charles STEVENS, Edward WEEDON, George WOODFORD, William COLONELS: BAYLOR, George BLAND, Theodoric BRENT, William BUFORD, Abraham CAMPBELL, Richard CRAWFORD, William DAVIES, William FEBIGER, Christian FINNE, William FLEMING, Thomas GIBSON, John GIST, Nathaniel GRAYSON, William GREEN, John HARRISON, Charles HETH, William LEWIS, Charles MARSHALL, Thomas MATTHEWS, George McCLANAHAN, Alex. MUTER, George NEVILLE, John PARKER, Josiah PARKER, Richard PARKER, Thomas REED, Isaac RUSSELL, William SIMMS, Charles SMITH, Gregory STEVENS/STEPHENS, Edward STEVENSON, Hugh SPOTTSWOOD, Alex. TOWLES, Oliver WOOD, James (c) Copyright 1 December 1998, Sandra K. 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