Land Office Military Certificates (Virginia)


In order to receive bounty lands for Revolutionary War service, a soldier must have served continuously for at
three years in a Virginia or Continental unit. Service in the militia did not count.

Once proof of qualifying military service was established and a claim was approved in the Governor's Office, the
governor issued a certificate authorizing the Land Office to issue a warrant. The warrant specified the amount of
lands to be received and directed the surveyor of lands to set aside that quantity of land in the western reserves
of Kentucky and Ohio

Certificates verify Revolutionary War service but not necessarily land ownership since many soldiers or their families
sold the warrants to investors or speculators. The bound registers in the Land Office also contain the essential infor-
mation from the certificates. Information concerning the dispositon of the warrants is located in the state of Kentucky
and Ohio.

Edward Stevens, Brig. Genl. CL LO 1917-1919
Box 179, 6 - 1 item

Edward Stevens Pvt CL LO 6362

Edward Stevens Sgt CL LO 3349
Box 179, 8 - 1 item

Gabriel Stephens Pvt CL LO 6372
Box 178, 23 - 5 items

James Stevens Pvt VL LO 2676
Box 179, 9 -1 item

John Stephen Pvt VL LO 6357
Box 178, 22 - 2 items

John Stephen Pvt CL LO 3620
Box 178, 24 - 1 item

Jno Stephens Sgt CL LO 1839
Box 178, 24 - 2 items

John Stevens Pvt CL LO 2750
Box 179, 10 - 3 items

John Stevens Capt VN LO 8789-8792
Box 179, 11 - 6 items

John Stevens Capt VN LO 8995-8996
Box 179, 12 - 4 items

John Stevens Pvt VL LO 2805
Box 149 (179?), 13 - 1 item

Joseph Stevens Sgt CL Lo 4479
Box 179, 14 - 1 item

Peter Stevens Sgt CL LO 3388
Box 179, 15 - 1 item

Richard Stephens Pvt VL LO 2413
Box 178, 26 - 1 item

Richard Stevens Capt VCL ExMil Wt 148
Box 179, 16 - 4 items

Richard Stevens Capt CL LO 6672-6680
Box 179, 17 - 4 items

Richard Stevens Capt CL LO 6809
Box 179, 18 - 3 items

Richard Stevens Capt CL LO 8885
Box 179, 19 - 10 items

Richard Stevens Capt CL LO 9924
Box 179, 20 - 9 items

Simon Stephens (see Stephen Stephens) LO 7376-77
Stephen Stephens Seaman VN LO 7376-77
Box 178, 27 - 5 items

Thomas Stephens Cpl CL LO 1405
Box 178, 28 - 1 item

William Stevens Lt CL LO 1791
Box 179, 21 - 1 item

William Stevens Lt CL LO 6636
Box 149 (179?), 22 - 2 items


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Compiled by:
Jackie Shepherd

Tom Stevens -E-Mail: stevetho@datastar.net