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

The Indian War militia were rewarded with land bounties. William/John may have also had the land surveyed and entered with the Greenbrier Company, thus establishing a prior claim to it which they sold or gave to Beard. Beard also bought land from Andrew/Ann Kincaid of August Co. that was originally surveyed for William Kincaid. We believe that the William involved was a militia captain who lived at the head of the Great Calfpasture and later moved to Woodford Co. KY. He either sold or gave (we haven't found the transfer) the survey right to his son Andrew/Ann Pogue Kincaid. Sue in Newport > 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 >