Does anyone in Pike Co. have access to Heritage Quest that might could look up a Military Land Warrent on the James/John A. Williams family? I'd be glad to send the land discription BLM told me there are three of these issued in 1847. National Archives in DC sugguested they might be online but I don't have access to it where I live. Any help would be greatly appreciated. sincerely kargeno

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

I am assuming this is Karen. The bounty land warrant was in 1847 for the following land Township 11North, Range 19 East, Section 2 NW1/4 of SE1/4 for 41.902 acres dated 8/30/1849 and the number is #751. This was the St. Stephens land office. With this info you can order a copy of the deed from BLM and it will tell you what war he fought in. With that you can order his application from the National Archives and see what info he gave them.

Yes, it is me again. Questions: Then the deed is different from the cert.? There are 3 of these two on John A. Williams #1538/#751 yr. 1847 I wondered how he could have received land bountry when he was too young to serve in REV WAR. Didn't know they gave land for military from Indian War's? The land # 3401 1847 James Williams. At this time James Williams died 1836. Could a wife/or sons received land from a fathers service?
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