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LAND WARRANTS 1737-1748 Film 0984124 What are land warrants?

Applications for Warrants 1737-48 Bureau of Land in Dauphin Co PA

9 Jan 1746- Patrick CONDON and John LEFEVER 25 a. on North Branch of Delaware at the other side of the Blue Mountains. Bucks County. RP

7 Jan 1746 David BILLMAN 100a adjoining Hans Adam ROMICK and Erhart TYSSLEMAN in Allen___Phil Co . RP

31 Mar 1746 James WALLING 50 a. adjoining or near Tract of land surveyed to the use of the Proprietaries on Sambos Brook in Smithfield twp, Bucks Co. RP

5 Apr 1746 James McCARTY 25 a. adjoining Silas McCARTY in Richland twp on a Branch of ___schon in Bucks Co. RP

8 Apr 1746 Robert HARNAH? 100 a. ____line____in Smithfield Bucks Co. RP

8 Apr 1746 Jeremiah WILLIAMS 20 a. adjoining his other land at Nochamixon in Bucks Co. RP

2 Apr 1746 Jacob CRIEST 50 a. in Rockhill twp near Adam SHEAVER's Mill adjoining Peter LETHERMAN in Bucks Co. RP

1 Apr 1746 Johannes APPLE 23 a. adjoining his other Land ?Yerick DRONE? Ring? Erd? at Saucon in Bucks Co. RP

4 Apr 1746 Peter HOFFMAN 50 a. adjoining Solomon JENNY, Nicholas DOLL near Lehigh Hill in Bucks Co PA RP

10 Apr 1746 Bernard STRAUB 25 a. adjoining his own at Saucon in Bucks Co. RP

16 Apr 1746 Henry SCHLEYSORN 100a. including 2 small improvements which Reeser to Hans SHUCK have presumed to make in Durham twp, Bucks Co RP

19 Apr 1746 John SHOCK/SHOEK? 100a between Nathaniel GRI_LIG?INES and Jacob REESERS at or near Durham or Durtians in Bucks Co. RP

22 Apr 1746 Adam REESER 50 a. including a small improvement abt 4 miles from Durham in adjoining Frederick BRETSMAN? in Bucks Co. RP

22 Apr 1746 Mathias GRUGH 50 a. including small improvement adjoining the above tract of Adam REESER's in Bucks Co. RP

22 Apr 1746 Markin SNYDER/SNYTHER 75 a. adkjoining Frederick WEAVER and Hans ROODROCKIN in Upper Sacoon Bucks Co from 1 Mar 1741. RP

23 apr 1746 Adam THROLINGER 50 a. adjoining Michael DUNN and Tobias WEAVER on Lehigh Hill in Bucks Co. RP

23 Apr 1746 Jacob FRELY 100 a. adjoining his other land in Nochamixon, Bucks Co

23 Apr 1746 John Michael KEIBER 50 a. adjoining Everard COPES land in Upper Milford twp in Bucks Co.

23 Apr 1746 John RO__ROCK 30 a. adjoining George FROM and Christian RIORGER at Saucon in Bucks Co.

10 June 1746 William ZIMMER 100 a. adjoining Leonard STEININGHER at Maccungy Buck Co.

10 June Adam EBERLEY 50 a. adjoining Greer SHULK in Macoungy, Bucks Co.

11 June 1746 Frederick SHEAVER 100a adjoining Mathias SNYDER near Lehigh at Sacoony in Bucks Co.

12 June 1746 John MIRCKEL 100a. adjoining George HAWNE in Maccungy Bucks Co granted by Warrant of the 14 Jan 1737 to Henry WRECK.

16 June James HUTCHINSON 150 a. abt 4 miles from Nazareth above Forks of the Delaware in Plain on the head Branch of Monocacy in Bucks Co.

this is a bent edge and can't read the date or name or acres...at a place called Cow Yard adjoining or near James LAWRENCE near the head of Tennicam? Creek in Bucks Co.

14 Aug 1746 Johannes APPLE 25 a. adjoining Tobias BALL & Martin SNYDER at Saucon in Bucks Co. RP

13 Aug 1746 Johannes MUCK 150 a. adjoining Henry BAYER in Andelanny? Creek near the Blue Mountains in Bucks Co. RP

4 Aug 1746 Thomas CLARKE 50 a. adjoining Herman DECKER at the foot of the Blue Mountains near Forks of the Delaware in Bucks Co RP

14 Aug 1746 Jacob BEST 50 a. adjoining the land of his father Jeremiah BEST near the Western Branch of the Delaware in Bucks formerly granted by warrant of the 13 May 1743 to this Jeremiah BEST who having forfeited the Survey is to be made for his son, Jacob BEST. RP

22 Aug 1746 Henry FRANKS 25 a. adjoining Christopher FRANK near the Blue Mountains in Bucks Co. RP

26 Aug 1746 Adam SHEAVER 100a. in 2 places adjoining Martin BOMBERGER and Sebastain KNOUSE? near Leheigh Creek in Bucks Co. RP

27 Aug 1746 Jacob KLOTZ 26 a. adjoining John LASHER? and Michael REISHEL in Maccungie twp, Bucks Co. RP

? Aug 1746 John GESEL 30 a. adjoining John SHLYVER in Upper Milford twp, Bucks Co RP

25 Aug 1746 Cadwalder EVANS 400a on McMICHAELS Creek over the Blue Mountains in Bucks Co.

30 Aug 1746 Nicholas FREE 50 a. adjoining Henry HAWSER and Lawrence FREE near Maccangie in Bucks Co. RP

2 Sept 1746 Jacob BOYER 20 a. adjoining his other lands in Rich Valley in Bucks Co - from 1 Mar 1738 RP

9 ? 1746 Lawrence _RUI__ON, 50 a. adjoiining near to Jacob REES at Tohickon in Bucks Co RP

1 Oct 1746 Henry REEDER 25 a. adjoining Mathias REEL and Henry JACOB in Saucon twp , Bucks Co RP

2 Oct 1746 Frederick SNEIDER 25 a. adjoining the Blue Mountains in Heidleberg, Bucks Co. RP

3 Oct 1746 Valentine STEINMASSER/STEINMAFSER 25 a. adjoining his other land and Henry TAYLOR's on Lehigh Hill Bucks Co. RP

3 Oct 1746 Simon HEILLER 25 a. on Lehigh Hill, Bucks Co RP

10 Oct 1746 Felix McGEE having assigned his right to his warrant of 22 July 1745 for 60 a. unto Bryan CONOLLY ,you are to make out the return for him accordingly. RP

10 Oct 1746 Bryan CONOLLY 88 a. in Tohicon Creek, Bucks Co

13 Oct 1746 George SNYDER 80 a. adjoining Valentine WINGER/ULINGER? in Saucon twp, Bucks Co. JC

13 Oct 1746 Jost Henry SASAMANHOUSEN? 50 a. between Peter TRAXLER & Nichoas HARMONY in Mccungie, Bucks co.

13 Oct 1746 Peter SHEAMOOR 60 a. adjoining Baltzer BOYLES and William MURRAYS in Upper Saucon, Bucks Co. signed for RP by JC.

In PA the land was owned by the Proprietary who in this case is the PENN boys. William and Company. Some good reading there is about Will Penn and his accomplishments can be had at your public library. The person would come to America and be a squatter for awhile and set up a house and barn etc. After a few years he could apply for a warrant to have the land surveyed and written up. He had to pay so much according to how much land he had, Quit rent and Interest to be paid from time of settlement. This helped them prove that they were living on the land and prevented others from claiming that land as there's especially in some cases of having to leave it in a hurry because of raids or other things happening to them..Others could just come on and claim it as theirs. Some just up and left to find better land somewhere West and thus others could apply for it. It is just one more piece of evidence that your person was living in the area and possible places to look or not look... These particular Warrants on these films are little scraps of paper, ( every inch of paper was very well used back then) that the Historical Society had placed in some protective linings to protect them and then filmed the lot..I suppose some were lost or only done by word of mouth, but for the most part were written in some fashion from the Secretary of the land office to the Surveyor General and thus the land was gone and looked at.. Then the Warrant was written up if the person had not forfeited his land by either not paying for it by certain dates or not making the improvements on the land that were set down.

Prepared by:
Nancy C. Benner
P.O. Box 235
Revere PA 18953
bucks76@epix.net