Lists soldiers of the British Crown who were awarded land in the colonies as inducement or reward for their military service. Covers grants made in Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New
The question of citizenship was vexing for American colonists well before the Revolutionary War. English colonists remained British citizens and settlers from elsewhere often sought English citizenshi
An alphabetical listing of people who were given land by state governments in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in return for military or other service or in compensation for damages from militar
Presents an authoritative register of Virginia's colonial soldiers, drawing on county court minutes, bounty land applications, records of courts martial, county militia rosters, and public records in