I have been asked when Rev. War vets were pensioned. I believe the following is correct, though the precise dates within the years when changes were made may vary and are sometimes debatable. The passage of a law then, as now, did not mean that the effective dates were clearly established or that Congress had yet funded the amounts prescribed. Paul As stated in the book "Genealogy; How To Find Your Ancestors" (Heritage Books, Bowie, MD., 1999), all men who served in the Rev. and were maimed, wounded, or severely injured in a service related activity were pensioned very soon after the war. Then in 1818, and thereafter until mid-1828, those who were veterans and were of very "reduced means" - destitute; in poverty - were granted pensions, and in that year - 1828 - all remaining living veterans were pensioned. Finally, in 1836 all living widows were pensioned. Notice the result: If a Rev. veteran was not injured in the service, was not poverty stricken, and died before 1828, he will NOT appear at any place in the pension records. So, be careful with your presumptions about the apparent lack of any record of a suspected veteran. Still though, remember also that he very likely did earn land grant rights, even though not pensioned, if he performed military duties. So, when you seek his records, where the NATF form requires you to specify whether you wish to gain "Pension Records" or "Military Records" consider this aspect OR order both, one on each of two forms. Paul ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== Do not post Advertisements, Chain Letters, Virus Warnings etc. to this list. If in doubt, Contact: G. Lee Hearl, Adm. at: glh@naxs.com Hosted by Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237