Hello Everyone!!! I am from Ontario, Canada and my linage is rich with New Yorkers who came before, during and after the American Revolution. Some came because they were pro British but a lot came for the land. And a lot moved on to Michigan after a generation. In southern Ontario in nearly every corner you will find cemeteries with American family names, a lot coming from Dutchess County. Mine the Lossing and the Swartout, both came from Dutchess county after the Revolution. My linage was not just Dutch but German, Swiss, etc. The Teeter, Eagle , Mabie, Longstreet etc line were pro British. They came from New York, New Jersey. 200 acrea grant was per person of age, so if you 10 children and 5 of them were of legal age, than you got 200 for your self and 200 for each child. That's a lot of land to clear and start working. Sometimes the land was not good for farming so you had to get more land. --------------------------------- Instant message from any web browser! Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger for the Web BETA