Sonja, The proprietors of the Saratoga Patent, which included the present day town of Stillwater, were not inclined to sell their interest in the land. They preferred to lease it, instead. So that would explain why you find no record of a purchase. If you can figure out in which Great Lott Wright Brown lived, I might be able to figure out who the proprietor was. Then you could check the proprietor's rent records. My Saratoga District Population list includes only those people who resided in the District before the battle of Freeman's Farm was fought in September of 1777. Since you date Wright Brown's arrival in Stillwater at 1783, he is not eligible to be included on the list of persons, who lived in the Saratoga District in 1777. Sorry. John Burgoyne claimed that he one of the reasons that he had lost the Battles of Saratoga because he had to fight in a forest wilderness. I am compiling the data to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Burgoyne's "forest wilderness" was a figment of his imagination. The Saratoga District was populated at a density, which was typical of rural America in the late 18th Century, i.e. one farmstead per every 150 to 200 acres. Leslie ----- Original Message ----- From: <SONAVAN@aol.com> To: <nysarato@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 12:47 PM Subject: Re: [NYSARATO] Will and Deed resources for Saratoga Co. > Hi Leslie, > > Wright Brown, b. 1 Jul 1748 in Ware River Parish, Hampshire co., MA and > raised in Swanzey, Cheshire Co., NH moved from Swanzey in the spring of > 1783 to > Saratoga. He is listed in the 1790 census for Saratoga and living > between > Enis and Stephen Olney. > > In 1800, Wright Brown is living between Joseph Wright and Oliver Perkins > in > Saratoga. Funny, one time I thought I saw where he was in Providence, > Saratoga Co. in 1800. Don't know where I saw that. > > Also, in his son's obituary it states they lived in Stillwater. Perhaps > they > moved there between 1800 and 1808 when they moved to Benton, Ontario co., > NY. It states he was born on the battlefield where his father fought > during > the Rev. War with Col. Hammond from Swanzey. > > I haven't found a land record for Wright Brown there which seems strange > they would sell their property in NH and not buy in NY for twenty years > living > in the area. When they moved to Benton, they purchased property right > away. > I did see his name on an early Stillwater map, living next door to Joseph > Brown, whom I think was his eldest son. At one time you were looking for > a > Joseph Brown. Any clues? > > Sonja > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYSARATO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

> >John Burgoyne claimed that he one of the reasons that he had lost the >Battles of Saratoga because he had to fight in a forest wilderness. I am >compiling the data to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Burgoyne's >"forest wilderness" was a figment of his imagination. The Saratoga District >was populated at a density, which was typical of rural America in the late >18th Century, i.e. one farmstead per every 150 to 200 acres. > Wow, that is a lot of land to be cleared and farmed by hand labor, speaking as an ex-farmer. In Somerset Co, PA, 1790s tax lists show total land and cleared land. The cleared acres are rarely even 10% of the total. However, the area hadn't been settled for as long as had Saratoga Co, NY. charlie