Would appreciate some advice from anyone on the list as to next step. IF a soldier in the War of 1812 were granted bounty land in 1850 while living in Belmont Co. (fought while living in PA), and he chose to accept it and sell (?) it to his son, would Belmont Co. be the first place to look for a legal transaction? This land was in Brown Co. Indiana, both father & son (James Coffland, Sr. & Jr.) were living in Belmont Co. in 1852 when father sent the certificate to the Land Office in Jeffersonville (Clark Co. )IN. Would there likely be any record of this transaction in the Belmont Co.? I do have a copy of the affidavit that Belmont Co. officials prepared for Sr. swearing to his identity and service. Any advice is appreciated Eleanor McCain