Revolutionary War Bounty Land |
The following list displays the names of individuals who were balloted to receive Revolutionary War bounty land in the area known as "The Military Tract of Central New York". This chart displays only the names for bounty land areas that are within the current boundaries of Cayuga County, NY. These names and related information were obtained from the book: The Balloting Book and Other Documents Relating to Military Bounty Lands, In The State Of New York-Pub. Albany: Printed By Packard & Van Benthuysen- 1825 (Source: Cayuga County Clerk's Office, Records Management Division, 160 Genesee St, Auburn, NY 13021) Current town locations of military tract lots were obtained from tax maps.
| Surnames "H" - "L" |
Surnames "M" - "Q" |
Surnames "U" - "Z" |
1875 Map Image |
| Surname | First Name | Original Township | Lot # | Current Town |
| Upright | Michael | Sempronius | 49 | Sempronius |
| Utter | John | Scipio | 32 | Scipio |
| Valkenburgh | Francis | Sempronius | 60 | Sempronius |
| VanBunhagle | John B. C. | Sempronius | 96 | Sempronius |
| VanBunscoten | Peter (lieut) | Scipio | 34 | Ledyard |
| VanCortlandt | Philip (Col.) | Cato | 12 | Ira |
| VanCortlandt | Philip (colonel) | Aurelius | 23 | Sennett |
| VanCortlandt | Philip (colonel) | Sempronius | 29 | Niles |
| VanDeBurgh | Henry (captain) | Milton | 11 | Genoa |
| Vanderhayden | Nanning (lieut.) | Aurelius | 22 | Sennett |
| VanDervour | John | Brutus | 48 | Mentz |
| VanGelder | Matthew | Sempronius | 1 | Niles |
| VanHovenburgh | Rudolphus (lieut.) | Aurelius | 71 | Owasco |
| VanHovenburgh | Rudolphus (lieut.) | Milton | 6 | Genoa |
| VanNote | Charles | Scipio | 5 | Scipio & Niles |
| VanOrsdall (heirs of) | Jacobius | Sterling | 5 (200 Acres) | Sterling |
| VanRensselaer | Jeremiah | Aurelius | 8 | Sennett |
| VanVolkenburgh | Barth | Aurelius | 49 | Sennett |
| VanVolkenburgh | Barth (lieut) | Sempronius | 78 | Sempronius |
| VanWagenen | Teunis (Lieut.) | Brutus | 71 | Mentz |
| VanWort | Henry (Lieut.) | Cato | 9 | Ira |
| Verieul | Joseph | Cato | 26 | Victory |
| Vredenburgh | Peter | Cato | 78 | Conquest |
| Vredenburgh | William | Aurelius | 54 | Aurelius |
| Waddle | William | Locke | 21 | Locke |
| Waddle | William (and others) | Sterling | 63 (200 Acres) | Sterling |
| Waggonman | Emanuel | Milton | 17 | Genoa |
| Walch | John | Aurelius | 93 | Owasco |
| Wales | Timothy | Milton | 16 | Genoa |
| Walker | Benjamin (lieut. col.) | Aurelius | 84 | Owasco |
| Walton | John | Locke | 4 | Locke |
| Ward | John | Cato | 31 | Ira |
| Warner | Thomas | Cato | 80 | Cato |
| Wasson | James | Sterling | 24 (200 Acres) | Sterling |
| Watkins | Benjamin | Sempronius | 3 | Niles |
| Watson | Joseph | Brutus | 82 | Mentz |
| Weaver | George | Aurelius | 37 | Auburn |
| Webb | John | Sempronius | 97 | Sempronius |
| Weed | Phineas | Sterling | 24 (200 Acres) | Sterling |
| Weissenfels | Frederick (Lt.Col.) | Brutus | 83 | Mentz |
| Weissenfels | Frederick (lieut. col.) | Scipio | 47 | Venice |
| Wendell | Jacob H. (Lieut.) | Cato | 57 | Ira |
| Wendell | Adam | Scipio | 69 | Ledyard |
| Wendell | Jacob | Scipio | 74 | Venice |
| Wessels | John | Milton | 28 | Genoa |
| West | John | Sempronius | 62 | Moravia |
| Wetherick | George | Brutus | 74 | Mentz |
| Wheeler | Samuel | Sempronius | 23 | Niles |
| Whelp | Anthony (lieutenant) | Milton | 37 | Genoa |
| White | John (heirs of Samuel C.) | Sterling | 24 (200 Acres) | Sterling |
| Whitehead | William | Cato | 85 | Cato |
| Wicklow | John | Cato | 4 | Victory |
| Willard | Elias (surgeon's mate) | Sterling | 38 | Sterling |
| Willett | Marinus (lieut.colonel) | Milton | 14 | Genoa |
| Williams | Charles | Cato | 64 | Victory |
| Williams | Isaac | Cato | 66 | Victory |
| Williams | Richard | Cato | 82 | Cato |
| Willis | Benjamin | Locke | 11 | Locke |
| Wimyre | Frederick | Cato | 36 | Ira |
| Windson | John | Brutus | 78 | Brutus |
| Winn | John | Sterling | 23 (200 Acres) | Sterling |
| Wise | William | Cato | 45 | Ira |
| Wood | Ebenezer | Scipio | 92 | Ledyard |
| Wood | Daniel (captain) | Sempronius | 85 | Moravia |
| Wood | John (captain) | Sterling | 7 (500 Acres) | Sterling |
| Wood | John | Sterling | 45 (500 Acres) | Sterling |
| Woodruff | Hunlock (Surgeon) | Cato | 70 | Ira |
| Woodruff | Hunlock (surgeon) | Scipio | 91 | Ledyard |
| Woodruff | Ephraim (lieutenant) | Milton | 23 | Genoa |
| Wright | Benjamin | Brutus | 32 | Cato |
| Wright | Jotham (Lieut.) | Brutus | 40 | Cato |
| Wright | Jacob (captain) | Scipio | 73 | Venice |
| Wright | John | Milton | 19 | Genoa |
| Wyatt | John | Sempronius | 21 | Niles |
| Yeomans | Isaac | Aurelius | 76 | Owasco |
| Yerkse | John | Sempronius | 31 | Niles |
| Youmans | Agnes | Sterling | 56 (200 Acres) | Sterling |
| Zellars | Michael | Brutus | 84 | Mentz |
| Surnames "H" - "L" |
Surnames "M" - "Q" |
1875 Map Image |
Note: This chart displays only the names of individuals who were balloted to receive Revolutionary War bounty land for areas that are within the current boundaries of Cayuga County, NY. |
Copyright
1998 Bernie & Susan Corcoran
To view the names of people who were balloted to receive bounty land within the Military Tract area that is now in Tompkins County, click HERE. Additional websites with information about 'The Military Tract' can be found among sites provided by the Seneca County NYGenWeb Project by clicking HERE.
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