And thank you Ginny for typing all that information. Found several of my lines listed in there. Grace Ashley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Virginia L. (Ginny) Keefer in LasVegas" <ginnykeefer@cox.net> To: <TNLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 7:29 PM Subject: Re: [LCT] Re: NC Land Grants > The Introduction to the booklet I typed from states; > When NC gave up her claim to TN, the Secretary of State of the U.S. > requested a list of lands that had been granted in that territory so the > rights of ownership could be protected. Microfilm # 68 Roll # 1, is a > microfilm copy of this report as it was reported to the Pres Thomas > Jefferson. > The original from NC had not been found. There is also a note that 2,275 > more warrants had been issued to officers and soldiers of the Continental > Line for which grants had not yet been made. [Note how early my pages were > dated-Ginny] > > From Goodspeed's History of TN- 1887- the following information was given on > the grants. A soldier received 640 acres; non-commissioned officers received > 1000 acres; Captains received 3, 840 acres; Majors received 4,800 acres; Lt. > Col received 5,760 acres. Lt Col Commandant 7,200 acres; Col. 7,200 acres; > Brig. Gen 12,000 acres; Chaplin rec. 6,200 acres; Surgeons Mate rec. 2, 560 > acres; Heirs of any soldier who had fallen in the defense of his country > received the full amount of his grant. > > Any family that had previously moved into the area reserved for grants was > given a grant of 640 acres. > > Nothing indicated that residence was required to receive a grant, therefore, > it is probable grants were given to many people who never were residents of > TN. There were also many people who lived in TN but received the title to > their property in some other manner and do not appear of this list. > [purchases or other land acts]. > > My Rev War soldier and many of his neighbors arrived ca 1818-1820 in LCT. I > wonder if there was a grant later for them to claim land there? Seems odd so > many came from NC at the same time as my Rowan/Stokes Co White family did to > LCT. > > Ginny > > > > ==== TNLINCOL Mailing List ==== > Please support the LCT Genealogical Society :-) > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >