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| Cover sheet from Thomas Brown pension file-- based on his War of 1812 service in Kentucky; obtained on Fold3 |
The upper right hand corner of the cover sheet indicates that bounty land was received based upon Brown's service. There is no indication of the applicant for that bounty land.
The bounty land references indicated that there were two separate applications based upon Brown's service--one under the 1850 act and one under the 1855 act. Both were for 80 acres.
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| Upper right hand corner of cover sheet from Thomas Brown pension file-- based on his War of 1812 service in Kentucky; obtained on Fold3 |
The first part of the number indicates the number of the warrant that was issued. The numbers contained three parts so that a clerk seeing the number would be able to find the warrant, know the amount of the acreage, and the act under which the warrant was issued.
The image below was obtained from the Bureau of Land Management website. The warrant number, acreage, and year of the act are shown on the patent.
The warrant was issued to Thomas' widow--his second wife Sallie. It is possible that the names of his heirs in addition to his widow are listed in the paperwork. There is no guarantee that any of his children are listed in the bounty land application. The more realistic situation is that there are affidavits in the application that provide details not given in the pension application.
Stay tuned.
