Compiled & contributed by Sherry Hicks, JAN 2000.
An Alphebetical Account of Lands Granted: to whom West Florida from the Commence.
Peoples Names |
The Date When Granted |
Qunt of Acres |
Description |
The date when Serv |
Remarks |
Aird, Wm & Gregory Thomas |
the 13th Augt 1765 |
1500 Acres |
being Eastward from the first Point above the Brick ? on the other side the Lagoon in a Right line towards the head of the Lagoon |
10th April 1766 |
Relinquished 1242 Acres the 11th March &had a Warrt of Survey for the remaining 258 Acres |
Aird, Wm & Benj Wormell |
Janry 20th 1766 |
200 Acres |
Between(?) the Bays of Gull and Iron Point including a fresh Water run |
Not Surveyed |
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All, Elijah |
April 21st |
150 Acres |
Situate on the north side of the Twelve mile run and opposite to Wm Sutterthwaites Land |
Not Surveyed |
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Alsop, Andrew |
2d April 1767 |
300 Acres |
Situate about 5 miles Eastward Adam Stocks Land upon this bay |
Not Surveyed |
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Blommart, John |
July 28th 1766 |
200 Acres |
on the opposite side of East River to the Land Granted Boardman and Southwell |
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Forfeited |
Boardman, Israel |
October 3rd 1766 |
300 Acres |
on the North side of East river Between Two Samll runs of water and opposite to the land already Granted him |
4th May 1767 |
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Bo?, ?ey |
Ditto |
450 Acres |
On East River Opposite to the land granted Boardman and Southwell and exteding Easterly |
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forfeited |
Bass, James |
Novr 6th 1760 |
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Situate on East River and formerly occupied by Chas Ross, but who never applied for a grant |
Not Surveyed |
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Baldwin ,Lewis |
Nov 6th 1766 |
50 Acres |
on Fish River in the bay of Mobile |
Not Surveyed |
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Bentick, Horible John |
Novr 6th 1766 |
10000 |
to run out to the Nw of Surman's Plantation and so up the River Escabe at the head of the bay |
6th Janry 1767 |
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Benneworth, Samuel |
2d march 1767 |
300 Acres |
Adjoining to the Land of Elijah Allen near the Twelve mile run |
June 31st 1767 |
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Bogus, David & Thoams Watson |
4th of Feb 1766 |
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All contained in the Island of Santa Rosa being on the Mouth of the harbour. |
14th March 1766 |
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Brown, Edmund Esqr of New Govers and Others |
4th April 1765 |
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The two Islands of Dauphine or Massacre and Gillory being in the Mouth of the Bay of Mobile |
24th Nov 1765 |
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Bush, Daniel |
23rd December 1765 |
400 Acres |
Situated above Indian Point on the North side and Running along Shoire to the Eastward about 12 miles from this Town on the other side the Bay of Pensacola |
21st April 1766 |
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Boardman, Israel & Jas Southwell |
23rd December 1765 |
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At the Entrance of East River from a small Lagoon to a Point, and has a Rivuiet running through it |
22nd April 1766 |
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Broomley, Edward Major |
24th December 1765 |
50 Acres |
being to the westward of that granted to Capt John Ross |
4 May 1766 |
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Bruce, James Esquire |
24th December 1765 |
100 Acres |
Situate about Two miles distance and being NNW from the Town |
28th June 1766 |
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Blanchard, Charles -John Gradenigo-&Jerome Matulick |
January 7th 1760 |
500 Acres |
Near Stone Point to the Northward of the bay &about 10 Miles distance bordering on the sea side |
28th June 1766 |
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Blommart, John |
May 27th 1765 |
10 Acres |
Adjoining to Engineer Durnfords near the first run to the westward of the Town |
16th Jan 1766 |
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Blackwell, Jacob |
June 10th 1765 |
50 Acres |
Situate on the North East branch of the West Lagoon and opposite the Bower |
16th Janry 1766 |
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Bruce, James |
July 25, 1766 |
1000 acres |
At the six Mile Run adjoining to the N W to the Land already Granted him |
24 Dec 1766 |
he had an Order of Council from home for 4000 |
Cook, James |
Febry 4, 1765 |
1000 acres |
Between the bay of St Lewis and East of Biloxi |
20th May 1765 |
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Campbell, Thomas Lieut |
November 2nd |
450 Acres |
on the Dear point side |
10th Oct 1766 |
it was not given in on grant the first Nov 2d the 2d grant Oct 3 1766 |
Collins, Rober |
December 24th |
50 Acres |
Situate about 1 1/2 or 2 miles from the Town and being W N W with a Block Hutt on said Land |
4th Jan 1766 |
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Coiret Capt Robert |
feb 8th 1766 |
500 Acres |
Being Near the River Governador including an old Spanish Plantation |
April 22 1766 |
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Casper, James |
April 21st |
50 Acres |
Situate on the East Lagoon and adjoining to the land Granted George Leir |
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not Surveryed |
Cock, Diggory-Sam'l Folliott and John Hogg |
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2500 Acres |
Lying on the bay to The S W of the Town beginning at a Small Lagoon to the westward of an Old Spanish Plantation and running a north west line from the bay |
29th Dec 1766 |
This was granted by an Order from the Board of Trade from Home |
Carscaller, the Execu of him |
March 15th |
100 acres |
Being on the Mobile road together with the Land enclosed by Capt Campbell to the said road |
20th July 1766 |
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Collins, Robert |
2d march 1767 |
2 Acres |
Adjoining to Land Granted to Mr Maclellan |
15th March |
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Crozer, John |
Do |
300 Acres |
to the Eastward of David Ross's Land |
|
not Surveyed |
Cary, Phillip |
Ditto |
50 Acres |
on the Point of Middle River at the head of this bay |
|
not Surveyed |
Dunford, Elias |
August 13th 1765 |
50 Acres |
near the first spring below the Brook |
3d Jan 1766 |
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Dixey, Richard |
January 13th 1766 |
400 Acres |
near Mobile on the Road to the Choctaw Nation |
21st Feb |
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Dunford, Elias |
Juanuary 13th |
300 acres |
bounded on the North by land claimed to Mr ? on the Northwest by the bay including the Narrow point formed by the said Shore and Lagoon on the North Sided |
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This Land is since Relinquished by Mr Dunford the 12th June in Council |
Dunford, Elias & Wm Wilton |
July 12th |
400 acres |
Running along the bankes of the 12 Mile Run to begin from the Mobile road which crosses it and run to the Lagoon Near Mr Satterthuaites Land |
not Surveyed |
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Driscoll, Henry & Lizaro |
October 3rd |
4000 acres |
on the river Tavasha the Center to lie from the flood Gates of their new mill from thence to run along the east River sightly ? or more and the Remainder to be within the Extuam points of the said chains in a line back |
2d May 1767 |
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Dupan, Monsieur and others |
Ditto |
400 acres |
on fish River about half a League from the Mouth |
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Doig, David |
Ditto |
500 Acres |
opposite to the Land of Capt Carkel bounded to the south by a Lagoon to the East and west by Two Branches of said Lagoon and to the North by a line Joining the heads of sida Two Branches |
21st March 1767 |
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Dawson, William |
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4 Acres |
on the other side the run to the East of this Town |
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Forfeited and since Granted to Robert Collins & Wm Sandford |
Dunford, Elias |
2d march 1767 |
8 Acres |
The vacant land between the Land to Alexandra maclellian and Thomas Waterford near the river to the Eastward of the Town |
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Gave up for the use of his Majesty |
Duncan, William |
2d March 1767 |
50 Acres |
by the head of the West lagoon situated on the Bro of ? |
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Dixey, Richard |
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Elias, Dunford |
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E?, Earl of |
August 8th, 1765 |
20,000 |
El River Governador downwards |
Not Surveyed |
Relinquished and taken his Tract in the same Quantity contigous to the ???? |
Eubank, Right Honorible Lord |
Ditto |
20,000 Acres |
from the Mouth of the River Escambe downwards |
Dec 26th 1766 |
Beginning from the So Boundary line of Campbelltown from there running along in a Base to Gull Point to Surround the Land Granted Blanchard and Gradenigo & to Comprehend the Land between them and marshals Land agreeable to an order from His Majesty's Coms? |
Erastrun, James (?) |
October 3, 1766 |
200 Acres |
Bounded to the Easward by Land Granted this day to Israel Boardman and Extending west Towards the bay |
5th March 1767 |
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Ford, Mrs Martha |
Dec 24th, 1766 |
10 Acres |
Commencing at the Brick hilm and Running to the East end of the Town |
9th July 1766 |
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Foliot, Saml & Cock Diggory fol 4 |
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Foster, Stephen |
2d |
2560 Acres |
of land in the bay of Santa Rosa which Land was ceded to his Britannick Majesty by the Indians on condition it should be granted to the said Forrester |
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not Surveyed |
Fairchild, Henry |
October 3d 1765 |
500 Acres |
about 46 Mile above Tensaw 200 acres to be on the Main Land & 300 on an Island Opposite |
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Relinquished |
Forneret, Madam |
Ditto |
150 Acres |
on the River of Bonsecour to begin at white hill point and extend Towards it Source |
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not surveyed |
Gauld, George |
February 5th 1765 |
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lying to the westward of a Southeast line from ? Point to the channel of Santa Rosa incluing all from Sandy Point to the Lagoon on the other side the Bay |
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Gregory, Thos -Aird, William Letter A Col 1 |
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Gradenigo, John-? Blanchard, Charles Letter B Col 2 |
Hannay, John Esq |
13th August |
50 Acres |
on the mount on the third angle of the East Lagoon and on this side of the said Lagoon |
24th August 1766 |
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Hannay, John Esqr |
Febr 11, 1766 |
500 Acres |
Beginning at the North West Boundary of the Land Granted Primrose Thompson and extending up the river Escambe |
not surveyed |
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Hogg, John, see Diggory Cock fol 3 |
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Harley, Robert |
October 3 |
500 |
at Oysbert Point in this bay to include the Point and the better part the Land on this side |
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not surveyed |
Hartley, Richard |
Ditto |
400 Acres |
about 6 miles to the westward of the Land of Boardman and Southwell at this side |
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not Surveyed |
Hatcher, John |
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200 acres |
about 1 1/2 mile to the eastward of roebuck bay on the other side this bay |
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not surveyed |
Hannay, Samuel |
Nov 6th 1766 |
5000 acres |
on the Clear Ground surrounding the fort of the Natches |
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not surveyed |
Jackson, William |
April 21st 1766 |
100 Acres |
50 to the Southward & 50 to the Northward of the Land Granted to Mr Bruce near the Town of Pensacola |
22nd January 1767 |
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Jones, Evan |
May 27th |
400 acres |
beginning at a Thickett on the East Lagoon and about 3 miles above the Governors House and to run along towards the end of sd Lagoon |
23d July 1766 |
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Jones, John |
July 28th |
500 acres |
on the lake Ponchartrain and a Creek named Chipinete |
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not Surveyed |
Johnstone, his Excel Governor |
Ditto |
50 acres |
adjoining to that of Mr Brices near the Town |
10th Decr 1766 |
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Johnstone, Geo Governor |
6th Novr 1766 |
250 acres |
Situate on the East Lagoon near this Town |
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Ketchum, Jonathan |
2d April 1767 |
200 Acres |
being to the Eastward of Land Granted Mr Ellistruna |
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not Surveyed |
Lorimer, John |
Janury 20th 1766 |
30 acres |
Situate on the North side of mr Neil and exteding from the South east Corner of the same Corner of the same towards the Corner of the Garden Lott Number 82 |
28th Feb 1766 |
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Lessly, James |
April 22nd |
300 acres |
at the head of the East Lagoon and adjoining to land Granted to Wm Walker |
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Leur, George |
Ditto |
50 Acres |
Situate on the East Lagoon on Condition it does not interfere with Meas's Land |
not Surveyed |
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Leitch, William Esqr |
February 11th |
50 acres |
for a Discription see Lt Colo Ralph Walsh/ Letter W Job |
25th July 1766 |
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Latto, Henry & John Murray |
October 3rd |
200 acres |
on the East side of the Bay of Perdido near Two small sandy Keys |
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not surveyed |
Mease, Edward |
February 15th 1765 |
1000 acres |
on the Bank of each side the Brooks which falls into the Lagoon of Santa Maria beginning from that part of the Brooks where the Post road to Mobile crosses it on condition he erects a saw mill in three years |
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not surveyed |
Mistal, Thos-see Crombie, Jas and Joseph Smith |
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Maxwell, Capt George |
August 13th 1765 |
50 Acres |
On the North by his Excellency's Land on the East Lagoon |
31 January 1766 |
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Matulick, Jerome/ See Chas Blanchard & John Gradenigo |
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Mendes, Isaac |
January 7th, 1766 |
50 acres |
adjoining to the westward of Major Bromleys near the west lagoon |
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McNabb, John |
October 3rd |
500 acres |
cutting and bounding to the Northward of Land granted William Pope in the river Mississippi |
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not surveyed |
Miller, Thomas |
Ditto |
1000 acres |
Situate about 40 miles above Tensaw 600 acres to be on the Main Land and 400 on an Island opposite |
10th March 1767 |
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Marshall, William |
Ditto |
300 Acres |
at Gull Point commencing at the SW side & extending to EWard including said Point but not to include the run of water reserved for Aird and Wormell |
22d Dec 1766 |
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Mathias, William |
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300 acres |
Beginning at Mr Bruces boundary & Running to the Land of Evan Jones |
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not Surveyed |
Makintosh, John |
Nov 6th 1766 |
5000 acres |
Contingent to fort Bute up the Mississippi |
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not Surveyed |
Mendes, Isaac |
March 2d, 1767 |
500 Acres |
to include an old Spanish Plantation about 3 miles to the eastward of oyster Point |
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not surveyed |
McQuire, Andrew |
2d March 1767 |
100 acres |
on East River adjoining Easterly on Land of Israel Boardman |
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not surveyed |
Murphy, Patrick & John Chamberlain Nibbs |
25th April 1767 |
100 acres each |
on the river Mississippi |
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not surveyed |
Moore, Alexander |
2d March 1767 |
209 acres |
on the West Lagoon opposite Col Walsh's and Diggory Cock |
Surveyed this 8 June 1767 |
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Neil, Arthur |
Junuary 7, 1766 |
50 Acres |
Situate behind the Land Granted to Capt Ross and Engineer Dunford |
22d Jan 1766 |
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Norman, Sarah |
July 28th 1766 |
1/2 acre |
To begin in front of Garden Lott No 54 and Running along the other side the Run near this Town |
December 31, 1766 |
Persheal, John Lewis & Plum, Albert |
March 15th 1766 |
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Situate on the River Perdido and Extending from the Point of the Lake to the Red Cliffs |
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not Surveyed |
Pope, William |
Ditto |
500 Acres |
bounding upon the River Mississippi and about 3 or 4 miles above the Fort of Machae or Iberville |
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not Surveyed |
Poor, Luke |
June 10th |
100 acres |
on the West Lagoon |
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he is since gone out of the province and never took out the papers |
Poor, Patrick |
2d March 1767 |
300 acres |
about five miles from Oyster Point with a small run through it |
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not surveyed |
Riely, Patrick |
August 13th 1765 |
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contained in Two Swamps that surrounds the Town on Condition that he Cultivates the same in one year and that he shall not make any Pitts or Brick helms on either of the same, and that he takes out a Grant in Six Months |
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The Swamps since Granted to James Thompson, Mr Reily not taking out his grant in six months |
Ross, Capt John |
Dec 23d |
30 Acres |
adjoining to the westward of Engineer Dunfords |
3d Janu 1766 |
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Richie, Joseph |
Feb 26 |
50 acres |
adjoining to the westward of the Land granted Isaac Mendes |
27th Augt 1766 |
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Richardson, William |
April 21st |
300 acres |
Bounded on the North by Land Granted to Jeremiah Terry to the East by the river Mobile to the South by the Town of Mobile to the west by vacant land |
16th October 1766 |
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Russel, Robert |
July 28th |
150 acres |
to the west by vacant Land on the North side of East river about Two Miles distance on the opposite side to the Land Granted Boardman & Southwell |
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not surveyed |
David Ross |
October 3d |
300 acres |
on the North side of East River |
4th March 1766 |
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Ross, James |
2d March 1767 |
300 acres |
to the Eastward of David Ross's Land |
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not Surveyed |
Riely, Patrick |
25th April |
1500 acres |
as his family rights up the Mississippi |
|
not surveyed |
Robins, Daniel |
Ditto |
300 acres |
situate on Middle River 2 Leagues to the westward of Indian Point in the bay of Pensacola |
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not surveyed |
Smith Joseph Crombie, James & Maistall, Thomas |
Feb 9 1765 |
50 |
Situate on the other side this bay and opposite the Town and is called roebuck bay in order to build a wharf but Resserving the same to His majesty in case it is hereafter Perched upon for Kings works |
20th July 1766 |
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Stock, Adam |
December 23rd |
200 acres |
adjoining and situate with Daniel Bush on the other side this bay above Indian Point and running along Shore to the Eastward |
1st day of April |
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Sattethwaite, William |
Febry 16th, 1766 |
200 acres |
situate at the first English boundary line it an old Plantation called the White House |
23rd July 1766 |
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Stokes, John |
March 15th |
50 acres |
about Two Miles from the Town lying Northwest and adjoining to the Land Granted Jas C Thompson |
27th March |
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Surman, Lewis |
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200 acres |
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30th January 1766 |
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Stuart, the Honiible John |
Oct 3rd |
2000 acres |
situate on the East Side of the bay of Mobile between a Place called the Pierres and the Plantation of Bell Rose |
15th March |
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Stock, Adam |
Ditto |
200 acres |
adjoining to the Land already Granted him |
1st day of March |
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Supherson, Wm & Cary Philip |
Ditto |
300 acres |
on the South side of East river above the Land of Boardman and Southwell |
4th March 1767 |
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Skelton, Henry |
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500 acress |
Between the Land of Captain Carkets &Lewis Swiman |
31th March 1767 |
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Stokes, John |
2d March 1767 |
100 acres |
adjoining to the Land already Granted him provided it is without the 50 acre line |
15th April 1767 |
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Sandford, William Eming |
Do |
2 acres |
Adjoining to Robert Collins |
8th June 1767 |
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Thompson, Primrose |
August 13th 1765 |
50 acres |
on the East Lagoon and adjoining to the Southward by Capt Geo Maxwells |
12 Jan 1766 |
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Terry, Jeremiah |
Jan 7th, 1766 |
100 acres |
situate above the Town of Mobile and a Tract between the Lands of Madam Ladase and Madam Madulons |
4th June 1766 |
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Thompson, Primrose |
Feb 11th |
500 acres |
on the South West side of the river Escambe beginning at Point retreat and Extending up the river |
18th April 1766 |
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Thompson, James |
Do 26th |
20 acres |
Situate about 3 miles N W from the Town and 1 1/2 from Mobile Road |
6th August 1766 |
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Terry, Jeremiah |
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500 acres |
Situate at the red Cliffs and Old Spanish Town and including the said Cliffs and Town |
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Terry, Jeremiah |
March 15th |
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Contained in an Island that lies between the mouth of this harbour and river Perdido |
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Taitt, David |
June 10th |
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The vacant Land between the Land of Mr Thomson and Mr Payne to the Eastward of the Town |
25th July 1766 |
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Tresnac, Mathew |
Ditto |
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A Tract of Land at Linsac |
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not Surveyed |
Terry, Jeremiah |
July 28th |
2000 acres |
Running from the Head of Coxes lagoon in a line to the lagoon near the Mouth of this Harbour including all the Land with in the said Space |
2d Feb 1767 |
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Thompson, James |
Ditto |
18 acres |
The vacant Land between the land Granted to Blommart and Wilton to the westward of this Town |
7th Jan 1767 |
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Thompson, James |
July 30th |
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The Two Swamps at each side of the Town, on the same Conditions as they were before Granted to Riely |
7th Jan 1767 |
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Tennison, Barnett |
Oct 3d |
150 acres |
about 7 miles N & by E from the Land of Stock and Bush known by the name of the Indian Camp |
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not surveyed |
Taylor, Isaac |
Ditto |
100 acres |
bounding on the Land of Elijah Allen near the 12 mile run |
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not surveyed |
Taylor, Robert |
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200 acres |
above the Land of Captain Carkett in the river Governador |
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not surveyed |
Thompson, Nathl-William Cox & John Firby |
2d March 1767 |
600 acres |
about two miles North West from Diggory Cock and about 4 miles west from Mr Collins Land |
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no warrant for it |
Thomson, Pike |
2d April 1767 |
200 acres |
Situate in the Bay of Perdido bounded on a Creek to the South West of the Land Granted Latto and Murray |
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no warrant for it |
Varlo, Thomas Capt |
August 13th 1765 |
50 acres |
on the East Lagoon adjoing on the S by Lieut Colone Walshs' |
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not surveyed |
Varlo, Capt Thomas |
21st April 1766 |
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in a Tract formerly run out for the Navy bounded on the Land Granted Joseph Richie adjoining to the West Lagoon with the Two Islands in the mouth of said. |
16 Sep 1766 |
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Vignoles, Capt Francis |
May 27th 1766 |
2000 acres |
Bounding upon the river Mississippi and as near to the Fort of the Natches as can be admitted |
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no warrant for it |
Wormel, Benjamin |
March 2d 1767 |
300 acres |
Between East river & English Point |
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no warrant |
John Weir |
Do |
300 acress |
Bounded on the Eastward by David Ross's Land |
11 March 1767 |
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White, Nelly |
Ditto |
100 acres |
to the Westward of a Little Lagoon near a Spanish Plantation on the other side of the bay |
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no warrt |
Watson, Thos/see Bogue, David |
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Walsh, Lieut Col Ralph |
Ditto |
50 acres |
near Mobile and adjoining to the Land of Mr Marzurier |
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not surveyed |
Wormwell, Benjamin/ see Aird, William |
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Wilton, William |
May 27th |
10 acres |
beginning at the Swamp that lies at the west of the Town and to run on a Base line with the Land Granted to John Blommart |
14 Nov 1766 |
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Wisner, George |
March 15th |
300 acres |
adjoining to the westward to Diggory Cock's Plantation and to the Eastward by the Lagoon |
24th June 1766 |
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Whitney, Ebenezar |
June 10th |
100 acres |
adjoining to Mr Clarks Land near Mobile & the Chactaw Road |
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no warrant for it |
White, Thomas |
Ditto |
200 acres |
near the mouth of East river on the west side of a small Lagoon which parts it from the land granted to Boardman & Southwell |
5th March 1767 |
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Waterfield, Thomas |
Ditto |
2 acres |
on the other side the East run near this Town |
29th Janu 1767 |
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Watkins, John |
Novr 6th 1766 |
50 acres |
about a mile & an half from the Town of Pensacola near the Mobile road |
Janu 7, 1767 |
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