"AWI - settler farms or soldiers land grants" Topic
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| Captain dEwell | 10 Feb 2013 5:47 a.m. PST |
I understand that grants of 640-acre plots were offered to Revolution soldiers for their services, and that similar sized plots were the norm for settlers pre-Revolution – at least in the Carolinas and Georgia. With particular interest in North Carolina and around the Rowan County area, are there any original land grants still in existance being farmed or just resided on in the former south Colonies? Thanks. |
| Settler | 10 Feb 2013 10:01 a.m. PST |
Captain D'Ewell, although not what you have asked for, have you read Carolina Cradel: Settlement of the Northwest Carolina Frontier, 1747-1762 by Robert W. Ramsay? It may be of some interest to you if North Carolina AWI is your thing. link |
| Ironwolf | 10 Feb 2013 11:40 a.m. PST |
Weird you posted this cause in the past six months or so I recall reading an article about a family who still owned the land obtained this way. I believe they were having to sell it?? |
| Silent Pool | 13 Feb 2013 10:12 a.m. PST |
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| Silent Pool | 16 Feb 2013 6:45 a.m. PST |
More than a decade before Tennessee became a state in 1796, Thomas and Naomi Gillespie moved onto a 4,000-acre land grant along Flat Creek and the Duck River. Glenn Acres is currently designated as the oldest farm in Williamson County and a Pioneer Farm – a farm that was founded in 1796 or before. link |
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