As well as the GLO/BLM records, there are a number of Pike Co. land transactions in the 1820's, 1830's and 1840's for a John A. Williams and a James Williams .. Looks like most of them were in Township 11- North.. This would have been in the north central 1/3 of Pike County ...

In the 1840's and early 1850's the Federal Govt. gave free "Bountyland" to men who could prove they had been in the War of 1812, also men who had served in the Creek Indian Wars in the 1830's .. The amount was 80 acres for an enlisted man and 160 acres for an officer ... I had two great -grandfathers that collected on this .. One of them was in the Indian War 1835-37 and got 80 acres .. The other was in the war of 1812, and also was in the Ala. Militia during the Indian War, he got two 80 acre sections ..

In the 1830 Census Of Pike Co., Alabama there was :

James Williams - Head of Household:
Males 5 to 10- 1
" 60 to 70- 1
Females 5 to 10- 1
" 10 to 15- 2
" 30 to 40- 1

Next Door Was :

John A. Williams - Head of Household
Males 1 to 5- 1
" 20 to 30- 1
Females 1 to 5 - 1
" 20 to 30- 1

You might check out the Ala. Revoluntionary War Veterans on the ADAH ( Ala. Dept. of Archives & History) website ..


Bill Huggins
Charlotte, NC