MILITARY TRACT TOWNSHIP #8 - AURELIUS NY- (THE LAWS CITED BELOW SHOW HOW BOUNTY LAND IN THE MILITARY TRACT TOWNSHIP OF AURELIUS BECAME THE TOWNS OF FLEMING, OWASCO AND PARTS OF THE TOWNS OF AURELIUS, MONTEZUMA, SENNETT, & THROOP NY) 1776, Sept. 16 At the time of the American Revolution, NY State was given a quota of 4 battalions to muster. Congress agreed to offer bounty land of 100 acres to regular soldiers, together with larger bounty land allocations to officers by rank. (Amended for higher officers on 12 Aug. 1780) 1781 March 20 NY-State was behind on their quota. So the NY legislature offered an additional 500-acres of bounty land as an incentive for soldiers to enlist and larger allocations to officers by rank. 1782, July 25 To satisfy the promise of bounty land, the 'Military Tract' boundaries are established. Each township of about 60,000-acres would contain 100 individually surveyed lots. Each bounty land lot would contain about 600-acres. On 1788 Sep 12, the Onondaga Nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy releases their claim to military tract lands and reservation boundaries are defined. On 1789 Feb. 25, the Cayuga Nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy releases their claim to military tract lands and their reservation boundaries are defined. 1790 July 3rd Surveys of the first 25 townships are completed and the first 25 Townships are named. 1794 March 5 When Onondaga County NY is created, the former Military Tract Townships of Cato, Brutus, Aurelius and that portion of the East Cayuga Reservation located north of the southwest corner of the Military Tract Township of Aurelius are combined to become just known by the name AURELIUS 1799 March 8 Cayuga County NY is formed from part of Onondaga County. 1802 March 30 Town of Aurelius in Cayuga County was erected into new towns named Cato, Owasco, Jefferson (Later re-named Mentz), Brutus and remaining area of Aurelius 1815, Apr. 18 Portion of Aurelius was incorporated as the Village Of Auburn 1823, Mar. 28th -The Town of Fleming & Town of Auburn created from Aurelius. 1827 March 19 The Town of Sennett is created from Brutus. 1848, Mar. 21 Auburn NY becomes a "City" 1859 April 8 The Town of Throop was created from Aurelius, Mentz & Sennett; The Town of Montezuma was created from Mentz 1869 Nov./Dec A 320 Acre Portion of Lot # 64 in the Town of Aurelius is annexed to become part of the Town of Fleming Click On Township Lot Number Within The Chart Below To View Land Patent Documents Conveying Title From '' The People Of New-York" To The Revolutionary War Soldier (Or Their Heirs / Assignees) TOWNSHIP / LOT CURRENT TOWN / CITY SURNAME FIRST NAME VOLUME PAGE ACRES Aurelius Lot 1 Montezuma Hyde Thomas 7 170 600 Aurelius Lot 2 Throop Morewise Jacob 5 89 600 Aurelius Lot 3 Throop RESERVED FOR GOSPEL, SCHOOLS, ETC. Aurelius Lot 4 Throop Smith Nicholas 6 396 600 Aurelius Lot 5 Throop Gano John (Reverend/Chaplain) 4 395 500 Aurelius Lot 6 Throop Crafts Henry 7 308 500 Aurelius Lot 7 Sennett Hastings Ebenezer 4 273 600 Aurelius Lot 8 Sennett Van Rensselaer Jeremiah (Lieutenant) 4 38 600 Aurelius Lot 9 Sennett Hoyt Henry 5 12 600 Aurelius Lot 10 Sennett Burkdoff John 4 259 600 Aurelius Lot 11 Sennett Harper James 4 121 600 Aurelius Lot 12 Sennett Davis John 6 233 500 Aurelius Lot 13 Throop Townsend Samuel (Captain or Paymaster) 6 210 500 Aurelius Lot 14 Throop Ohlin Henry G. 4 420 600 Aurelius Lot 15 Throop Hardenberg Abraham (Lieutenant) 4 236 600 Aurelius Lot 16 Throop Livingston James (Colonel) 6 401 600 Aurelius Lot 17 Throop Miller Benjamin 8 42 600 Aurelius Lot 18 Sennett Prior Abner (Surgeon's Mate) 7 325 400 Aurelius Lot 19 Sennett Ryckman Wilhelmus (Lieutenant) 5 307 600 Aurelius Lot 20 Sennett Northware George 4 302 600 Aurelius Lot 21 Sennett Bason Daniel 5 249 600 Aurelius Lot 22 Sennett Vanderheyden Nanning (Lieutenant) 8 146 500 Aurelius Lot 23 Sennett Van Cortlandt Philip (Colonel) 4 23 600 Aurelius Lot 24 Throop Robertson John 6 392 500 Aurelius Lot 25 Throop Bennet Henry 8 47 500 Aurelius Lot 26 P/O Auburn, P/O Throop Mc Dougall Alexander (Major General) 4 30 500 Aurelius Lot 27 Throop Robinson Stephen 8 41 600 Aurelius Lot 28 Sennett Barlett Lemuel 5 286 600 Aurelius Lot 29 Sennett Salisbury Casper 4 353 600 Aurelius Lot 30 Sennett Mix Timothy (Lieutenant) 5 237 600 Aurelius Lot 31 Sennett Hoge James 4 340 600 Aurelius Lot 32 Sennett Beclannen Henry 6 391 500 Aurelius Lot 33 Aurelius Livingston James (Colonel) 6 401 600 Aurelius Lot 34 Aurelius Blue Christian 7 393 500 Aurelius Lot 35 Aurelius Peacock Hugh (Lieutenant) 8 159 600 Aurelius Lot 36 P/O Auburn, P/O Aurelius RESERVED FOR GOSPEL, SCHOOLS, ETC. Aurelius Lot 37 Auburn Weaver George 8 169 600 Aurelius Lot 38 Auburn Mills Alexander 4 174 600 Aurelius Lot 39 P/O Auburn, P/O Sennett Mc Allister William 6 359 600 Aurelius Lot 40 Sennett RESERVED FOR GOSPEL, SCHOOLS, ETC. Aurelius Lot 41 Sennett Ten Broeck/TenBrook John C. (Captain) 8 223 600 Aurelius Lot 42 Sennett Cook John 6 394 500 Aurelius Lot 43 Sennett Sunderlin John 7 76 600 Aurelius Lot 44 Aurelius Freebush Matthew 5 52 600 Aurelius Lot 45 P/O Auburn, P/O Aurelius Fondey/Fondy John Jr. (Ensign) 6 403 550 Aurelius Lot 46 Auburn McCoy Alexander 7 141 500 Aurelius Lot 47 Auburn Doughty John (Captain) 6 36 600 Aurelius Lot 48 P/O Auburn, P/O Sennett Randell Jeremiah 4 408 600 Aurelius Lot 49 Sennett Van Volkenburgh Bart. (Bartholomew) (Lieutenant) ? ? ? Aurelius Lot 50 Sennett Smith Joseph 5 150 600 Aurelius Lot 51 Sennett Griffin Benjamin 8 121 500 Aurelius Lot 52 P/O Owasco, P/O Sennett Burroughs Samuel 4 146 600 Aurelius Lot 53 Aurelius Titus Jonathan 6 183 600 Aurelius Lot 54 Aurelius Vredenburgh William 6 385 600 Aurelius Lot 55 P/O Auburn, P/O Aurelius Mason John (Chaplain) 8 315 500 Aurelius Lot 56 Auburn Avery Nicholas 4 279 600 Aurelius Lot 57 P/O Auburn, P/O Owasco Gansevoort Peter (Colonel) 5 312 600 Aurelius Lot 58 Owasco Shaffer George 5 50 600 Aurelius Lot 59 Owasco Travis Jacob 6 136 500 Aurelius Lot 60 Owasco RESERVED FOR GOSPEL, SCHOOLS, ETC. Aurelius Lot 61 Owasco Johnston John (Captain) 6 418 600 Aurelius Lot 62 P/O Aurelius, P/O Fleming Palmetier Joseph 8 93 500 Aurelius Lot 63 Aurelius Sweet Roger 5 420 500 Aurelius Lot 64 P/O Aurelius, P/O Fleming RESERVED FOR GOSPEL, SCHOOLS, ETC. Aurelius Lot 65 Fleming Mott Noah 5 38 600 Aurelius Lot 66 Fleming RESERVED FOR GOSPEL, SCHOOLS, ETC. Aurelius Lot 67 P/O Auburn, P/O Fleming, P/O Owasco Sanford John (Captain) 7 140 600 Aurelius Lot 68 Owasco Thompson Isaiah (Lieutenant) 4 37 600 Aurelius Lot 69 Owasco Clinton James (Brigadier General) 6 96 600 Aurelius Lot 70 Owasco Brush Eliakim 4 62 600 Aurelius Lot 71 Owasco Van Hoevenburgh/Van Hoevenbargh Rudolphus (Lieutenant) 6 358 600 Aurelius Lot 72 Fleming Bonnell John 8 10 600 Aurelius Lot 73 Fleming Blaze Christian 7 30 500 Aurelius Lot 74 Fleming Seley Lewis 4 145 600 Aurelius Lot 75 Owasco Shields Daniel 7 227 600 Aurelius Lot 76 Owasco Yeomans Isaac 5 24 500 Aurelius Lot 77 Owasco Collier Richard 5 428 600 Aurelius Lot 78 Owasco Peacock Hugh (Lieutenant) 8 159 600 Aurelius Lot 79 Fleming Lockhart John 6 132 500 Aurelius Lot 80 Fleming Mapes Phineas 8 36 500 Aurelius Lot 81 Fleming Springsteen Abraham 4 303 600 Aurelius Lot 82 Fleming Griffiths Thomas 5 169 600 Aurelius Lot 83 Fleming Fletcher James 6 13 600 Aurelius Lot 84 Owasco Walker Benjamin (Lieutenant Colonel) 5 107 500 Aurelius Lot 85 Owasco Jones Jacob 5 432 500 Aurelius Lot 86 Owasco Clearwater Martin 7 291 600 Aurelius Lot 87 Fleming Hall John 4 298 600 Aurelius Lot 88 Fleming Marshall Thomas 8 201 500 Aurelius Lot 89 Fleming Humphrey John 6 350 600 Aurelius Lot 90 Fleming Chatfield David 6 190 500 Aurelius Lot 91 Fleming Haviland Ebenezer (Surgeon or Surgeon's Mate) 8 303 500 Aurelius Lot 92 Owasco Pendleton/Pendelton Solomon (Lieutenant) 7 322 500 Aurelius Lot 93 Owasco Walch John 8 64 500 Aurelius Lot 94 Owasco Holland John H. 7 364 500 Aurelius Lot 95 Fleming Flemming George (Captain) 7 133 600 Aurelius Lot 96 Fleming Smitt William S. (Lieutenant Colonel) 5 301 600 Aurelius Lot 97 Fleming Gray Silas (Captain) 4 397 600 Aurelius Lot 98 Fleming Mc Calley Hugh 5 378 600 Aurelius Lot 99 Owasco Palmetier Isaac 8 65 500 Aurelius Lot 100 Owasco Brindley Francis (Lieutenant) 8 239 600

Page 122 of 'The Balloting Book' lists names of Revolutionary War Soldiers who were balloted to receive each bounty land lot within Military Tract (circa 1790s) TOWNSHIP #8 - AURELIUS NY. View the Sept. 1790 Surveyor Field Notes for lots within the military tract 'Township #8' - AURELIUS || View the circa 1790 map showing bounty land lots within Township #8 - AURELIUS || Links to view pages from the first original Township of Aurelius NY Government Minutes Book || View a similar website for the military tract townships of Brutus,|| Cato,|| Camillus,|| Locke,|| Milton,|| Ovid;|| Scipio,|| Sempronius,|| Ulysses||

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