Gov. Dinwiddie's Proclamation provided for bounty land as partial compensation for military service by men who served in the 1st VA Infantry during the French and Indian War.  It operated as did the later bounty land grants for service in the Am. Rev.  Here is a URL that likely will help you.
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/misc/legal3.txt   
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  Page 81, 103 Cumberland County Ct. orders 1779

  John Davis made oath he was a soldier in the service in the year of 1758 and served 9 months under Captain Thomas Fleming in Bird's Regiment and claims land agreeable to Dinwiddie's proclamation and a late Act of the Assembly. 

  Could someone refer me to this act and those who received land.  There were others in Cumberland County who also claimed land.

  Thank you all,
  June Cottrelll

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