the Continental warrants were bought and sold a lot during that time, even in New York. Has to check each warrant as to their ranks in the military. The ranks determine the acreage and check the deed books, too. Higher the rank, greater the acreage. David On 3/20/2014 10:02 PM, Barton Lewis wrote: > Who knows how the continental land bounty system worked in Georgia after the > Revolutionary War? Joseph Martin got a warrant to have measured out for him > 1897 ½ acres in Franklin County, Georgia on 2 Jan 1786 “on the Continental > Bounties” of 7 men, including William, John and Richard Bennett. What I am > guessing is that these men may have sold their bounties to Martin for needed > cash. But I’m not sure since the warrant lists the men and their share of > the total acreage (230 acres apiece and another 287 ½ acres for an 8th man). > I am assuming they each got their land. What was Martin’s role? > > Thanks, > > Barton > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to [email protected] and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Why were they bought? What was the benefit to the purchaser if the soldier still got the land? Was that the case - did the soldier still get the land? Thanks, Barton On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 01:05 AM, W David Samuelsen wrote: > the Continental warrants were bought and sold a lot during that time, > even in New York. > > Has to check each warrant as to their ranks in the military. The ranks > determine the acreage and check the deed books, too. > > Higher the rank, greater the acreage. > > David > > On 3/20/2014 10:02 PM, Barton Lewis wrote: >> Who knows how the continental land bounty system worked in Georgia >> after the >> Revolutionary War? Joseph Martin got a warrant to have measured out >> for him >> 1897 ½ acres in Franklin County, Georgia on 2 Jan 1786 “on the >> Continental >> Bounties” of 7 men, including William, John and Richard Bennett. What >> I am >> guessing is that these men may have sold their bounties to Martin for >> needed >> cash. But I’m not sure since the warrant lists the men and their >> share of >> the total acreage (230 acres apiece and another 287 ½ acres for an >> 8th man). >> I am assuming they each got their land. What was Martin’s role? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Barton >> ===== >> If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to >> [email protected] and ask for the digest... >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to > [email protected] and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >