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From: "Wanda Peacock" <>
Subject: Re: [LEWIS-L] Original Land Grant Owners - MAINE aka Who Owned Maine
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 23:05:55 -0500

Isn't it amazing how one simple question can start a major battle? This is
the original post that started our now infamous War of the Lewis'. I
believe that the question referred to who owned the original land grant for
the farm that I owned. Frankly, Brenda, I can't remember but if I find the
pictures of the headstones, I will forward them to you.

Now I'm going back to clean up the mess in my mail box.

Wanda

"Can't we all just get along?" ~ R. King

-----Original Message-----
From: <>

>Hi Wanda,
>I am very curious to find out who the others were who owned the Original
>Land Grant in Maine? Brenda
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Wanda Peacock <>
>To: <>
>Date: Thursday, July 01, 1999 9:53 AM
>Subject: Re: [LEWIS-L] Migrational Tidbit
>
>
>>When we owned a farm in Maine we noticed, upon purchase, that the
oringinal
>>deed was, indeed, one of these Revolutionary War grants and signed by
>>General George Washington. The three men who had been given the grant
(two
>>brothers and the oldest man's son) were buried only a short distance from
>>the house and we were honored that the DAR came up to decorate their
graves
>>on every holiday.
>>
>>Wanda Worthington Peacock
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Kathleen T. Choi <>
>>
>>
>>>I've known this for so long through research into my father's side that
>>>it just occurred to me it might be a useful fact for others. After the
>>>American Revolution, the new Congress had no money to pay its soldiers.
>>>Instead it offered them land in northern NH, VT, and ME.
>>
>>>It wouldn't surprise me to learn that Congress also offered land in the
>>>sparsely settled southern colonies as well, such as GA and SC.
>>>
>>
>>
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