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How to find war bounty land grant info?

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How to find war bounty land grant info?

BJBAWO  (View posts) Posted: 8 Sep 2010 1:40AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Bigham
One of my ancestors was William Bigham (1756-1842), who moved from N.C. to Tennessee in 1800 or so. I've read a few online accounts that he and his brother Andrew both received Revolutionary War bounty land grants in Tennessee. Although I have been able to locate his lengthy Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, I cannot seem to find any evidence that he received a land grant (although he did get a whopping $63.33 a year pension!). Am I looking in the wrong place? I've searched the ancestry.com files and I came up empty. Any suggestions?

Barbara
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BJBAWO 8 Sep 2010 7:40AM GMT 
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