Forgot to add that the matter of land to be granted after the Revolution was also the subject of much legislation and administrative activity. I would suggest that as a first step you read http://www.genealogy.com/24_land.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 6143 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter for free now! To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html