MILITARY TRACT TOWNSHIP #4 - BRUTUS NY- (THE LAWS CITED BELOW SHOW HOW BOUNTY LAND IN THE MILITARY TRACT TOWNSHIP OF BRUTUS BECAME THE TOWNS OF BRUTUS, MENTZ, AND A PORTION OF CATO, CONQUEST, 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 The (enlarged) Town of Aurelius in Cayuga County was erected into new towns named Cato, Owasco, Jefferson (Later re-named Mentz), Brutus and Aurelius 1808 April 6 The Town of Jefferson is re-named Mentz 1821 March 16 The Towns of Conquest , Ira & Victory was created from the Town Of Cato 1827 March 19 The Town of Sennett was created from the Town of Brutus 1831 April 26 The Village of Weedsport (located within the Town of Brutus) is incorporated. 1837 March 2nd The Village of Port Byron is incorporated 1859 April 8 The Town Of Montezuma was Created From Mentz The Town Of Throop was Created From Aurelius Mentz & Sennett 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 SURNAME FIRST NAME VOLUME PAGE ACRES Brutus Lot 1 Conquest Gardiner Benoni 6 129 600 Brutus Lot 2 Conquest Stanborough/Starnbaragh Elijah 4 15 500 Brutus Lot 3 Conquest Dunning Michael (Captain or Lieut.) 7 333 600 Brutus Lot 4 Conquest Halsey Thomas 6 231 600 Brutus Lot 5 Conquest Bevier Philip D. (Captain) 7 137 600 Brutus Lot 6 Conquest Christian Peter 7 367 500 Brutus Lot 7 Cato RESERVED FOR GOSPEL, SCHOOLS, ETC Brutus Lot 8 Cato Code William 8 60 500 Brutus Lot 9 Cato Post Anthony (Captain) 5 302 600 Brutus Lot 10 Cato Simonds Martin 8 113 600 Brutus Lot 11 Cato RESERVED FOR GOSPEL, SCHOOLS, ETC Brutus Lot 12 Conquest Shirts Peter 7 67 600 Brutus Lot 13 Conquest Dunlap James 7 388 500 Brutus Lot 14 Conquest Quackenbos/Quackenboss Jacobus 5 230 500 Brutus Lot 15 Conquest Campbell Andrew 8 251 500 Brutus Lot 16 Conquest Naffee Garrit 7 182 600 Brutus Lot 17 Conquest Cuffman John 6 85 500 Brutus Lot 18 Cato Marius Jacob 5 33 600 Brutus Lot 19 Cato Ingram Thomas 7 383 500 Brutus Lot 20 Cato Keader Adam 8 25 600 Brutus Lot 21 Cato Chatfield Samuel ? ? ? Brutus Lot 22 Cato Bishop Nathaniel 6 48 600 Brutus Lot 23 Conquest Bears David 6 62 500 Brutus Lot 24 Conquest Reid John 5 133 500 Brutus Lot 25 Conquest Aorson Aaron (Captain) 5 232 600 Brutus Lot 26 Conquest Dean John 5 74 600 Brutus Lot 27 Conquest Loring Benjamin 7 19 500 Brutus Lot 28 Conquest Hogan John 5 257 600 Brutus Lot 29 Cato Cline Jacob 7 266 500 Brutus Lot 30 Cato Casedy/Cassedy Edward 4 436 600 Brutus Lot 31 Cato RESERVED FOR GOSPEL, SCHOOLS, ETC Brutus Lot 32 Cato Wright Benjamin 5 92 600 Brutus Lot 33 Cato Haggerty / Hagherty Enos 6 66 500 Brutus Lot 34 Conquest Kizor Joseph 8 203 500 Brutus Lot 35 Conquest Kain John 4 360 500 Brutus Lot 36 Conquest Poulson Michael 8 57 500 Brutus Lot 37 Conquest Cavender/Cavendish Moses 5 284 600 Brutus Lot 38 Conquest Mc Lane John 5 236 600 Brutus Lot 39 Cato Stall John C. 5 261 500 Brutus Lot 40 Cato Wright Jotham (Lieutenant) 5 66 600 Brutus Lot 41 Cato RESERVED FOR GOSPEL, SCHOOLS, ETC Brutus Lot 42 Cato Pettit Samuel 6 381 500 Brutus Lot 43 Cato Brown John 8 88 600 Brutus Lot 44 Montezuma Tallmadge/Talmadge Samuel (Lieutenant) 4 390 600 Brutus Lot 45 Montezuma Mortimer James 7 359 500 Brutus Lot 46 Mentz Hinckley Joshua 7 59 600 Brutus Lot 47 Mentz Mott Gershom (Captain) 7 129 600 Brutus Lot 48 Mentz Vandavour/VanDervour John 8 116 500 Brutus Lot 49 Mentz Thompson Elias 7 58 600 Brutus Lot 50 Mentz Callaghan/Calaghan John 6 60 500 Brutus Lot 51 Brutus Robinson Robert 4 293 600 Brutus Lot 52 Brutus Jackson Francis 6 130 600 Brutus Lot 53 Brutus Mc Dougall Alexander (Major General) 4 29 500 Brutus Lot 54 Brutus Seriver Jacob 7 103 500 Brutus Lot 55 Brutus Rowley Timothy 4 51 600 Brutus Lot 56 Brutus Brown James 7 385 500 Brutus Lot 57 Brutus Coombs Peter 5 270 600 Brutus Lot 58 Montezuma RESERVED FOR GOSPEL, SCHOOLS, ETC Brutus Lot 59 Montezuma France Conradt 5 404 600 Brutus Lot 60 Mentz Miller John 4 64 600 Brutus Lot 61 Mentz; Port Byron Elsworth Peter (Captain Lieutenant) 6 39 600 Brutus Lot 62 Mentz; Port Byron Lent Moses 4 346 600 Brutus Lot 63 Mentz Terry Samuel 6 102 500 Brutus Lot 64 Brutus Black John 5 299 600 Brutus Lot 65 Brutus; Weedsport Farlie James (Lieutenant) 6 35 600 Brutus Lot 66 Brutus Hutchinson Ebenezer (Surgeon's Mate) 7 336 350 Brutus Lot 67 Brutus Dorn John 6 295 600 Brutus Lot 68 Brutus Snow Ephraim (Lieutenant) 6 408 600 Brutus Lot 69 Montezuma Crawson Samuel 4 292 600 Brutus Lot 70 Montezuma Malcom William (Colonel) 4 239 600 Brutus Lot 71 Mentz; Port Byron Van Wagonen/Van Wagenen Teunis (Lieutenant) 5 101 600 Brutus Lot 72 Mentz; Port Byron King Philip 6 435 600 Brutus Lot 73 Mentz Harding Oliver 7 21 500 Brutus Lot 74 Mentz Wetherick George 6 279 600 Brutus Lot 75 Brutus Hubbard John 7 304 600 Brutus Lot 76 Brutus Stevens William (Captain) 4 221 600 Brutus Lot 77 Brutus Stevens /Stephens Ebenezer (Lieuitenant Colonel) 4 231 500 Brutus Lot 78 Brutus Windsor Windson John 5 83 600 Brutus Lot 79 Brutus Benjamin Samuel 7 208 600 Brutus Lot 80 Montezuma Swartwout Abraham (Captain) 4 28 600 Brutus Lot 81 Montezuma Kelly Barney 5 260 500 Brutus Lot 82 Mentz Watson Joseph 4 262 600 Brutus Lot 83 Mentz Weisenfels / Weissenfels Frederick (Lieutenant Colonel Commandant) 4 226 600 Brutus Lot 84 Mentz Zellars Michael 4 426 600 Brutus Lot 85 Mentz Hole James 7 22 500 Brutus Lot 86 Brutus Lackey/Lacky Hugh 4 433 600 Brutus Lot 87 Brutus RESERVED FOR GOSPEL, SCHOOLS, ETC Brutus Lot 88 Brutus Tunison/Tunission Garret / Garrit (Surgeon) 6 406 350 Brutus Lot 89 Brutus Douglass George 4 320 600 Brutus Lot 90 Brutus Countryman Jacob 7 290 600 Brutus Lot 91 Montezuma Patterson Hezekiah 6 113 600 Brutus Lot 92 Throop Duncan Thomas 7 43 500 Brutus Lot 93 Throop Maitre John O. 6 162 500 Brutus Lot 94 Throop Bevens Benjamin 4 264 600 Brutus Lot 95 Throop Thornton/Thorton James 6 217 600 Brutus Lot 96 Throop Slouter Andrew 7 282 500 Brutus Lot 97 Sennett Alling John 4 405 600 Brutus Lot 98 Sennett Rumblo Thomas 7 286 600 Brutus Lot 99 Sennett Hicks Jacob 5 291 500 Brutus Lot 100 Sennett Freligh / Freighleigh Joseph (Lieutenant) 8 299 500

Page 118 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 #4 - BRUTUS NY. View the 1790-91 'Surveyor Field Notes' for lots within the military tract 'Township #4 - BRUTUS || View the circa 1790 map showing bounty land lots within Township #4 - BRUTUS || View a similar website for the military tract townships of Aurelius,|| Camillus,|| Cato,|| Locke,|| Milton,|| Ovid,|| Scipio,|| Sempronius, || Ulysses || Visit the Cayuga County NYGenWeb Project Website ||

NOTE: The spelling of names contained in 'The Balloting Book' does not always match the spelling of names cited on the military land patents. Also, the military rank can sometimes vary when comparing the land patent with the same lot within The Balloting Book. Consequently, I tried to show all cited spelling & rank listings for a specific person on the roster chart shown on this website. The information on this website is provided as a courtesy and although it is my intention that the research and record transcriptions be accurate and correct, I do not guarantee the contents of research materials provided. If the information shown above is important to your research, please review & re-check against original sources. The original land patent documents now reside at the NY-State Archives. The above research was compiled in circa 2026 by Bernie Corcoran This website is a work-in-progress and is still "Under-Construction"