Some of them appear to have ended up with alot of acres of land in Bolton! Were people who fought in the Revolutionary War given any land grants in the Warren County area? Dora --- Paulette Williams <generationsb4@hotmail.com> wrote: > I found the following explanation for "Warnings Out" > at : > http://www.usgennet.org/usa/vt/county/windham/#warnings > > Warnings Out > > During the period of 1768 to 1818, Vermont towns had > a policy of "Warning > Out," and persons who might seem to have no visible > means of support and > were judged to be a burden to the town, were given > notice. Some of these > people left at the warning, while others remained. > The rules and enforcement > of warnings varied by town. Records of those "warned > out" with names and > date of warning are included within the town > records. > > Alden M. Rollins has researched these records and > has published two volumes > of these warnings (published by Picton Press, PO Box > 250, Rockport, Maine > 04856). > Vermont Warnings Out - Northern Vermont. > Vermont Warnings Out - Southern Vermont. > > These warnings may also be found included within > published vital records of > the towns, such as Putney and Rockingham. > > > > Paulette > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: > http://messenger.msn.com > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! http://mail.yahoo.com/