Have you written for the land records, both locally and the record of issue at the Federal level, and also pension records if they exist. The answer should be in these records. If you don't specifically see a record where the land was deeded to him for his service, then the possibility exists that the land was flipped and sold by someone else to him, for their service in the war. This happened frequently where the original holder of the land certificate sold it off to someone else, and that purchaser became the first owner of record. ----- Original Message ----- From: "s'dale" <sheridale@webtv.net> To: <WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 9:31 PM Subject: Hopping > i have tried to locate service confirmation on my ggggrandfather, gideon > hopping, who was a soldier in the war of 1812. nara had no listing for > him. i don't know where he enlisted from for sure (oh, pa, nj, ny) but > know he was living in warren co, ohio (1817) and then greene co, ohio > until he moved to illinois in 1832. we know he received federal land > grants for his service in the war of 1812. why wouldn't he be on any > lists? the discussion on substitutes got me wondering > > > > > > ==== WARof1812 Mailing List ==== > MESSAGE HINT: Limit your per line characters > to 55 to 70 for a much better return message. > > > ============================== > 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 > >