Military Land Grants in Adams County, Illinois

Soldiers of the War of 1812

Some military land grants in Adams County Illinois for Soldiers of the War of 1812

Name: Barton, Joseph
Regiment: Ohio Militia
Granted to: Joseph Barton

Name: Cather, Robert
Regiment: Brown’s Company Pennsylvania Militia
Death: before 1854
Widow/Heirs: Sarah Cather widow
Granted to: Robert Cather

Name: Cleveland, Asa
Regiment: New York Militia
Granted to: Asa Cleveland

Name: Hicks, Flemmon
Regiment: 15th Regiment Kentucky Militia
Granted to: Flemmon Hicks

Name: Leggett, Wm
Regiment: Kentucky Militia
Granted to: Wm Leggett

Name: Rawlings, Ezekiel
Regiment: 10th Regiment Kentucky Militia,
Death: before 1855
Widow/Heirs: Nancy Rawlings widow
Granted to: Michael Rawlings

Name: Schlosser, John
Regiment: [Dinkey’s?] Company Pennsylvania Militia
Granted to: John Schlosser

Name: Skirven, Joel
Regiment: Dudley’s Company Kentucky Militia
Granted to: Joel Skirven

Name: Sky, John
Regiment: Helm’s Company Ohio Militia
Granted to: John Sky

Some military land grants in Adams County Illinois for Soldiers of the Indian Wars

Name: Baugher, George
Regiment: Houston’s Company Illinois Volunteers Black Hawk War
Granted to: George Baugher

Name: Brady, John C.
Regiment: Illinois Volunteers Black Hawk War
Granted to: John C. Brady

Name: Browning Oliver
Regiment: [Flood’s?] Company Illinois Volunteers Black Hawk War
Granted to: Oliver Browning

Name: Crawford, James M.
Regiment: 2nd Regiment Illinois Volunteers Black Hawk War
Granted to: James M. Crawford