Headright claims: a term for warrants/certificates issued to persons meeting age & residency requirements under the South of Green River Patent Series. Henderson's Grant: 200,000 acre land appropriation (from the Virginia General Assembly) to Richard Henderson of the Transylvania Company. Land located in Henderson County, KY. hk: An abbreviation in a survey description. Means housekeeper for the field surveying team. Ensured the survey is conducted properly. Importation warrant: issued to ship owners for transporting persons to America; usually 50 acres per person. Some KY patents were authorized by importation warrants. iss'd: Issued. Jackson Purchase: portion of western KY acquired by 1810 Treaty with Chickasaw Indian Nation. Jacob's Staff: held by a member of surveying team; used to sight and measure distance. Jillson's Index of KY Land Grants: Comprehensive listing of land patent recipients from 1779-1924 by WIllard R. Jillson. Junior patent: a patent which may cover part or all of previously patented property. Kaintucke: found in early surveys, refers normally to the Kentucky River or Kentucky County, VA. Kentucky Land Warrant Patent Series: land patent series authorized by warrants sold by KY Land Office in Frankfort; may include warrants given to commissioners overseeing local infrastructure improvements. Land Commissioners: four-member commission appointed to determine the validity of settlement & preemption claims. Land Law of May 1779: approved by VA's General Assembly, this legislation established the land patent process in KY. Land Office: Established in 1779 by VA General Assembly to receive & record land patent records; continued in 1792 after KY's separation from VA. Office abolished in 1898 by Act of Kentucky's General Assembly. lick or salt lick: a deposit of natural salt cropping out at the surface of the earth; often frequented by animals such as buffalo. link: surveying measurement; 7.92 inches. locator/locater: person employed to find unappropriated land for patenting; may receive as much as 1/3 of the acreage as payment "if the patent is not declared void." Lord Dunmore's War: 1774 conflict between troops under Lord Dunmore (Virginia's last royal governor) & Native Americans for control of Ohio Valley resulting in Treaty of Camp Charlotte. Some patents in the VA Series are authorized by warrants awarded for service in this battle. To be continued next week. Sandi Colonel Sandi Gorin President, South Central KY Historical & Genealogical Society Sandi's website: http://www.gensoup.org/gorin/index.html Sandi's puzzlers: http://www.gensoup.org/gorinpuzzles/index.php --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com