Barbara Jean Evans's book "The New A to Zax, she says that assignee is: "(1) a person to whom an assignment is made, usually used in speaking of personal property. In old days an assignee was acting in his own right as opposed to a deputy acting for another; (2) any one who legally possessed a bounty warrant or donation certificate by purhcase or gift; (3) a person who had a warrant, but was not the person to whom it had been issued." Mayve this helps. Pat At 02:14 PM 10/15/2004, [email protected] wrote: >Can anyone help me out with the meaning of assignee in this deed. Trying to >figure out if this was a bounty type land deal from Virginia militia duty. I >don't think there was any bounty land for Revolution War service this early. > >Greenbrier County, Virginia January 1, 1778 John Beard is entitled to 400 >acres as assignee of William Gilhison and John Callison to include a >survey made >for Callison in 1774 adjacent to William and John Callison > >Were William and John Callison/Gilhison entitled to this land and they >assigned their portion to John Beard or just what is happening. > >Thanks for any help >Take care >Marilyn > > >==== VAAUGUST Mailing List ==== >**************************************************************** >List Administrator >Barbara Stanley - [email protected] >****************************************************************