tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post1771182863741492528..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: The Land Grant that Wasn'tJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-62547146552223922272017-10-05T21:04:20.583-07:002017-10-05T21:04:20.583-07:00Well that seems real two faced but times back then...Well that seems real two faced but times back then apparently laws changed rapidly :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-71797711571629991382017-09-25T21:54:03.377-07:002017-09-25T21:54:03.377-07:00Marian, thanks so much for mentioning that! I'...Marian, thanks so much for mentioning that! I've been surprised, in reading background information, to see George Washington's name pop up as surveyor for lands in the general area where my Tilsons settled--although I suspect my Tilson property may have been surveyed by James Patton, due to the area's connection with Charles Saint Clair. Anything I can read on land grants from that era will indeed be helpful!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-87668241485031118382017-09-23T14:47:53.718-07:002017-09-23T14:47:53.718-07:00The April 1921 (10:1) issue of the NGS Quarterly r...The April 1921 (10:1) issue of the NGS Quarterly reproduces a 1772 notice by George Washington that was published in the Virginia Gazette about surveying lands for veterans. As far as I can tell, it does not name a specific county, and it does not mention Mr. Tilson. However, it might shed some light on the tentative nature of land grants in that era. Images of back issues of the Quarterly are available to members here:<br />https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/ngsq_archives<br />Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873605766046172611noreply@blogger.com