Searching for Watson Earl Sr & Jr. Their wife's and children. Thought I would mention that 'Earl names' are mentioned in the Beekman Patent information. Here is what was mentioned about Watson Earl. Watson-. lived Granville, NY in 1790 where he was at 1-2-1 between Daniel Earl and Benjamin Earl. He was born 1762 in Nova Scotia where he first enlisted and then moved to Cambridge, NY where he again enlisted. He served as a substitute for his brothers Nathaniel and Robert. He received 100 acres in Northeastern, NY as Land Bounty. He stated in his pension application that his older brother Jonas was age 88 in 1840 and lived at Onondaga Co. His son Nelson Earll of Otsego Co., NY stated in 1851 that his father had died leaving no widow but living children, not named. Watson Earll applied for his pension 4 July 1836 when living at Hannibal, Oswego Co., NY. Most of this I have gathered from other sources, including Watson Earl's Rev War Pension Application R3194. Thought I would mention another source of information. The Land Bounty mentioned in Northeastern NY, was land that various soldiers received as a result of service in the Revolutionary War. The land was so poor that not one soldier ever lived on that land. (According to my limited searching.) The land bounty documents was sold to others that was involved with land speculation. Also, according to the County populations of New York that area is (still today) low in population compared to other areas. Watson Earl's Rev War Pension was rejected. But the state of New York, authorized lands in the Beekman Patient area, where Hannibal Center is now. The lands in this Beekman Patient was presented by lottery. I have seen records where taxes was paid to Beekman, so I do not know for sure how this arrangement worked out. There is some legal proceedings of the Western New York Indians vs the state of New York, still in process, after 200 years. The Indian Tribe still gets their payment of salt from the state. They also I receive a sum of money divided up between each individual, it amounts to a small sum, in check form, that has been said to be used as wall paper, in some of the Indians homes. But that is another story of New York.