Revolutionary War Veterans Land Grants

A land bounty is a grant of land from a government as a reward to repay citizens for the risks and hardships they endured in the service of their country usually in a military related capacity it was not only the federal government that gave soldiers bounty land as payment for services but state governments did also.

Revolutionary war veterans land grants.

Each state determined its veterans land allotment. State had already guaranteed each soldier at least 100 acres 0 4 km 2 at the end of the war depending on rank but by 1781 new york had enlisted only about half of the quota set by the u s. Genealogical publishing co 1998. The land was being reserved for soldiers or their heirs who served in the north carolina continental line during the revolutionary war.

Revolutionary war bounty land grants. In 1983 the national genealogical society recognized him with its award of merit and in 1989 the daughters of the american revolution gave him the history award. They contained the surrendered warrant a letter of assignment if the warrant was transferred to another individual and other papers pertaining to the transaction. The following list includes all of the american revolution veterans 2069 in number who were fortunate drawers in the third 1820 fifth 1827 and sixth 1832 land lotteries.

His other publications include virginia s colonial soldiers and revolutionary war bounty land grants. I do not believe the original lotteries indicated these men were american revolutionary war veterans. The province of new york predecessor of the u s. Military district of ohio and relating papers acts of 1788 1803 and 1806 nara m829 collection contains warrants issued to veterans of the u s.

In its simplest form this involved the exchange of free land for military service. The war pension act of 1818. Revolutionary war bounty land warrants used in the u s. In 1782 surveyors were sent out to the area and they along with others involved in the surveying process were also eligible for grants in the area as were settlers who had lived there since prior to 1.

Revolutionary war between 1789 and 1833. Congress and needed a stronger incentive the legislature authorized an additional 500 acres 2 km 2 per soldier using land from 25. After the revolutionary war the federal government awarded bounty lands to citizens and soldiers for services rendered. Legislation by the virginia general assembly and research by bockstruck indicates virginia paid the following bounties for service in the revolutionary war.

American revolution veterans state of georgia. After dragging its feet for 35 years after the revolutionary war concluded in 1783 congress finally addressed the issue of how to care for america s veterans with. Sailor or soldier who served three year enlistment or to the end of the war 100 acres.