Judy, I sent this yesterday A M but apparently it didn't go through because I didn't get a copy. Clare ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clare Pebworth" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 10:04 AM Subject: Re: [LDR] Elizabeth City Court, Va. 1845 exchange warrant > Judy, > > Thank you so very much for responding. Your info was helpful. > > Thomas Bonwell was in the VA State Navy and a court document dated 1831 > said that he went to sea about 40 years ago and has not been heard from > since. His only heirs would be 6 brothers and sisters or their children. > In reading the info from "VA Soldiers of 1776" it appears that "in > exchange of 7250" this was the total amount of land to be distributed > among the heirs. The sentence was not clear nor did it say 7285 of what. > It just states "Warrant 7285 was issued, 16 Nov., 1832". Added to that, > some of the info is from Accomack Co. Court and some is from Elizabeth > City Co., Court. To add to the confusion, I don't understand how a > warrant could be issued in 1832 and the heirs sign for the distribution > Aug. 1831. > > Va. Soldiers of 1776 states "The original certificate of allowance was as > follows: - Exec. Dept. May 1st., 1832. Thomas Bonwell is allowed L.B. for > his services as a Master in the Va. state navy. John Floyd, Gov." It > doesn't say which county. Where would the Exec. Dept. be located? Sorry > I am so stupid about this. > > I can't determine if he was in the Rev. War or the War of 1812. I know > our ancestor got something but I would like to know what and where. > > Thanks again > Clare > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 8:07 PM > Subject: Re: [LDR] Elizabeth City Court, Va. 1845 exchange warrant > > >> Clare wrote >Elizabeth City Co. (VA) Court, 24 March 1845 issued Exchange >> Warrant 522 to Solomon Russell, Robert Russell, William P. Russell and >> Betsey >> Russell. These warrants were issued in exchange of 7250. Recorded Book 3, >> Page 516, Va. L. Off.< >> >> I don't know how the Elizabeth City Court could issue an Exchange Warrant >> unless it were intended for use within Elizabeth City. >> >> "in exchange of 7250"--??? was this the number of the original Land >> Warrant >> issued to (or supposed to be issued to) Bonwell? >> >> A Land Warrant was authorization for a surveyor to lay out a pretty >> specific acreage of land within a specified jurisdiction under control of >> the >> issuing authority. >> >> An exchange warrant was issued when there was some impediment to timely >> use >> of the original Land Warrant, such as loss by fire, death, etc. There >> were >> usually time limits within which the land should be claimed and settled. >> >> Was Bonwell's service in the War of 1812? I know some Arkansas land was >> set aside for redemption of War of 1812 Bounty Land, but am not sure >> where >> else VA's land warrants were to be used. >> >> In any event, the Land Warrants were not for specific parcels (except for >> much earlier ones issued "in right of settlement" and their collateral >> pre-emption warrants). Usually the persons issued such Warrants sold >> them, often >> to speculators who would collect a bunch and then use them in a group to >> claim a large enough parcel of land to make the travel to claim far-off >> land, >> have it surveyed, pay the surveyor, and then pay a sum per acre to have >> the >> Grant issued by the Land Office. >> >> Often when the Warrants were sold, a simple assignment was written and >> signed on the back of the Warrant document itself. >> >> In your case, there might be a deed selling the Warrant recorded in >> Elizabeth City Deeds. This would also be the place to look for any land >> owned by >> the Russells and sold by them. >> >> Wish I could come up with something more definitive, but hope this helps. >> Further queries on a message board or Mailing List for Elizabeth City >> might >> prompt some real assistance. >> >> Good hunting, >> Judy</HTML> >> *************************************** >> QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? >> Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: >> http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >