Thank you Eldon, redoing my research is exactly what I have been doing. Surprising what I have in my "War Records" folder. Probably 25 years ago I did a very thorough search of Rev Soldiers from S.C. Still didn't find my Hugh Britt, but did find that Richard Britt enlisted to serve in the Rev from Orangeburgh, SC. One of Hugh Britt's grant was there in 1790. So that told me there were Britts there before 1790, which is one of things I have been trying to prove. My quest has been to find where Hugh Britt lived before getting his land grant -- hoping that I might be able to take him back to one of the counties of NC or VA.. Thanks again, you are kind to think of me. Joyce Dunning ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eldon Wade" <ewade@cfl.rr.com> To: <SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 6:11 PM Subject: RE: [SC] Help > Hi Joyce, > Sorry for the late response but I have been out of town the last few > days. > If you are sure he received the grants then I would redo my research. > Simple things like the spelling of a name happened very often. I would > recheck and verify my data. If someone gave you info I would be > particularly careful about validating that data. We humans sure can > make mistakes. > > Eldon > mailto:ewade@cfl.rr.com > Researching: WADE, HAMES > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: bandj [mailto:bandj@flash.net] > Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 10:18 PM > To: SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SC] Help > > > Hi Eldon, > Thank you. This is a big puzzle for me and my family. Our ancestor who > received a grant in 1790 has not been found on the REV war records. > Neither are his grants found in the deed books of Edgefield. When he > left the county he evidently walked off and left the land. He appears > on the census, so we know he was there. > > About 4 years ago a lady who was very knowledgable about SC history was > a guest on a talk radio genealogy program. I was able to talk to her > and she told me the settlers paid "at least something" for the grants > and she named the grants. If I could remember the name of the grants, > I might be able to do some research on them. > > That's my blank wall. Any suggestions? From you or anyone back there > in SC???. By the way my ancestor was Hugh Britt, SR. > > Thanks in advance, > Joyce Britt Dunning > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eldon Wade" <ewade@cfl.rr.com> > To: <SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 4:15 PM > Subject: RE: [SC] Help > > > > Hi Joyce, > > Yes, the grants were usually state grants made by the governor based > > on Rev War service. I have noticed a number of these made in the > > 1780s. > > > > Eldon > > mailto:ewade@cfl.rr.com > > Researching: WADE, HAMES > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: bandj [mailto:bandj@flash.net] > > Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 3:32 PM > > To: SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [SC] Help > > > > > > Do some of you historian/genealogists on this SC list know what kind > > of grants were issued in the area of Saluda River > > /Orangeburgh/Edgefield about 1789/90? I was told once they were a > > State Grants. Did they have a name? Were they to REV soldiers? > > > > Thanks for your help in advance, > > Joyce Britt Dunning > > > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > > Thank you RootsWeb for all the genealogy resources you have given us! > > > > > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > > Best Website around for South Carolina SCGenWeb - South Carolina > > Genealogy > research > > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3837/ > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > South Carolina Resources Available at RootsWeb! > > http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/SC.html > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > South Carolina Resources Available at RootsWeb! > > http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/SC.html >