but just because they came from Virginia, they still might be in there. Peter Turney Jr is mentioned - land assigned to Mary Allen - and he was out of Shenandoah Co Va about 1774 to eastern TN. He is documented as being at Battle of Point Pleasant 1774 and also Dec 1780 at Boyd's Creek.....possible he was a foot soldier at King's Mountain in Oct 1780....in other words, his Rev War service was for militia out of what became TN but was NC at the time. So being from VA does not mean he would not have gotten a NC land grant for Rev War service. If a man was already IN Tn during Rev War and served (even if from somewhere else such as VA, MD, etc.) he would have gotten a NC land grant for Rev War. Just depends on when he was where...... Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Fantasyland" <fantasyland@earthlink.net> To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 12:37 PM Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] Land Grants beginning with Mc > Hi Melba.....you are a mind reader too.....My name is Gary Bell and I have > been watching all of these emails flying back and forth.....and thought I > would just keep quiet until I understood what was going on.....Since my > family names in Smith County are Hughes, Ward, Mangrum and Grissom had not > been mentioned...I was just about to email you and ask what the grants were > all about.....Now you have answered that question very completely.....It is > so great of you to check all these requests for people. Can I ask that you > check Drury Grissom. I believe that my Hughes, Ward and Mangrum men came > from Virginia and then to Tennessee. Thanks again Melba > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eldon Wilkins" <MelEl512@att.net> > To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 8:45 AM > Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] Land Grants beginning with Mc > > > > Dear Sue, > > > > The book is titled NORTH CAROLINA LAND GRANTS IN > > TENNESSEE 1778 - 1791. > > > > There is a copy in the Nashville Archives...you may even find > > a copy (or a microfilm copy) in a library near you, or you may be > > able to interlibrary loan copy from the Archives if your library > > there has this program...it never hurts to check. Be sure to > > take a good, large magnifying glass with you...you cannot > > read it without one clearly. The book is not even 8 x 10...it is > > about 1 " thick and about 7" x 9". > > > > Personally I do not believe I would order a microfilm copy, > > but it would depend upon the strength of the film reader. The > > print really is tiny...there are some pages that have smudges > > on them, but very few...so far I have been able to make out > > all names. > > > > I believe a few may have been confused as to what this book > > contains...It is simple....a listing of those Revolutionary War > > Soldiers that came about when North Carolina issued Military Warrants for > > land as payment to many of her soldiers. There were some payments made in > > scrip in which the soldiers used to purchase land. As these warrants, > > numbered consecutively > > , were surrendered for payment land grants were issued with a different > > series of numbers (also consecutive.) Therefore the > > Grant Book number differs from the warrant numbers. (As to if there would > be > > a listing of those paid in scrip I do not have > > this information.) > > > > The list in this book gives the Grant Book number. The Warrant number is > > found on the face of the Grant itself. Comparison > > with the warrant shows whether or not the Grant issued to the > > soldier, his heir, or to someone to whom he had assigned his > > Warrant. (See a previous email where I explained this in > > more detail.) > > > > Many have written me stating they were sure there were some > > of their families might have been there, as they well may have > > been. This paragraph may help in understanding that. "The fact > > that a man received a military warrant is definite proof of his > > service in the Revolutionary War. THE SOLDIERS WHO SOLD > > THEIR WARRANTS PROBABLY NEVER CAME TO > > TENNESSEE." > > > > I look up a name under the Index and go to all those pages. > > You have seen over and over reference to Appendix A. That > > appendix as well as the Index is typed. Again...finding a name > > listed ONLY in Appendix A means that the person DID NOT OWN > > a grant of land in Tennessee, for the period covered, BUT THAT > > HE DID HAVE A MILITARY WARRANT (thus meaning that man > > did serve in the Rev. War.) > > > > And the authors made a statement of apology for any errors that > > may be found...we are all human...if it is necessary for one to > > prove they had an ancestor in the Rev. War and they think they > > did, then they will need to work through a different channel to > > prove it...the results of this book are great in my opinion and a > > project I don't think I would have taken upon myself. I cannot imagine the > > hours these girls took to complete it. > > > > Again...the above is not to be a lecture...but more clarification > > to all those who have been following this website recently. It is > > certainly giving me a desire to go back and restudy some of > > the history of that time period. > > > > Catch ya later Sue. > > > > Melba > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: Sagsspot@aol.com > > Date: 08/27/05 05:15:24 > > To: TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] Land Grants beginning with Mc > > > > Tell me again what BOOK these Land Grants are IN?? This McDonald/McDaniel > > thing is clicking some notes with me for "Eden B > Donald/Donel/Donal/Donnell > > ?? > > > > Sue Gregory, > > 706 Scarlett Place > > Lebanon, TN, 37087-3263 > > > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > > Visit The Smith Co Web Site > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/ > > > > > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > > Submit Your Family Pictures, Biographies, Histories > > Wills, Fokelore, To The Smith Co Web Project > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/ > > > > > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Volunteer To Transcribe For The Smith Co Census Project... > Already in Progress! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/census.htm > > >