MILITARY TRACT TOWNSHIP #18 - LOCKE NY- (THE LAWS CITED BELOW SHOW HOW BOUNTY LAND IN THE MILITARY TRACT TOWNSHIP OF LOCKE BECAME THE TOWNS OF LOCKE & SUMMERHILL IN CAYUGA COUNTY NY AND THE TOWN OF GROTON IN TOMPKINS COUNTY 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 Preliminary 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 townships of Locke & Milton are combined to make the Town of Milton. 1799 March 8 Cayuga County NY is formed from part of Onondaga County. 1802 Feb. 20 The Town of Locke is split off from the (Enlarged) Town of Milton to again be a separate tow. .1804 March 24: Seneca County NY is formed from part of Cayuga County 1817 April 7: Tompkins County formed from portions of Cayuga & Seneca Counties and the town of Locke was divided to create the Town of Division 1818 March 13: The Town of Division is renamed to become the Town of Groton 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 Locke Lot 1 Locke Travice Scott 6 362 600 Locke Lot 2 Locke Sytes / Sytez Christopher 5 416 500 Locke Lot 3 Locke Burnett Ebenezer 5 11 600 Locke Lot 4 Locke Walton John 8 133 600 Locke Lot 5 Locke Mc Kew John / Jehn 4 131 600 Locke Lot 6 Summerhill Flemming George (Captain) 7 133 600 Locke Lot 7 Summerhill Day John 6 328 500 Locke Lot 8 Summerhill Hildreth / Heldreth Elisiath 7 55 500 Locke Lot 9 Summerhill Foster John 4 126 600 Locke Lot 10 Summerhill RESERVED FOR GOSPEL, SCHOOLS, ETC Locke Lot 11 Locke Willis Benjamin 5 59 600 Locke Lot 12 Locke Jeremiah John 7 392 500 Locke Lot 13 Locke Hill Edmund E. 5 375 500 Locke Lot 14 Locke Christian John 5 295 600 Locke Lot 15 Locke RESERVED FOR GOSPEL, SCHOOLS, ETC Locke Lot 16 Summerhill McClaughery John (Lieutenant) 7 335 500 Locke Lot 17 Summerhill Thompson Isaiah (Lieutenant) 4 37 600 Locke Lot 18 Summerhill Tuthill Azariah (Lieutenant) 4 229 600 Locke Lot 19 Summerhill Livingston Robert H. (Lieutenant) 8 142 600 Locke Lot 20 Summerhill RESERVED FOR GOSPEL, SCHOOLS, ETC Locke Lot 21 Locke Waddle William 7 39 500 Locke Lot 22 Locke Mc Names Charles 7 35 500 Locke Lot 23 Locke Crandle Godfrey 6 353 600 Locke Lot 24 Locke Neely Abraham (Captain) 8 147 600 Locke Lot 25 Locke Hallock Joseph 4 157 500 Locke lot 26 Summerhill Slingerlandt Peter 7 94 500 Locke Lot 27 Summerhill Jones Griffin 6 324 600 Locke Lot 28 Summerhill Tobias Jacob 7 82 500 Locke lot 29 Summerhill Norton Nathaniel (Captain) 8 228 600 Locke Lot 30 Summerhill Bennet / Bonnett Joseph 6 370 600 Locke Lot 31 Locke Demler Henry (Lieutenant) 5 314 600 Locke Lot 32 Locke Cose/Cox John 4 77 600 Locke Lot 33 Locke Haynes Thomas 4 380 600 Locke Lot 34 Locke Graham John (Major) 6 37 600 Locke Lot 35 Locke Henderson Elisha 7 390 500 Locke Lot 36 Summerhill Anspach / Anspaugh Peter (Lieutenant) 5 313 600 Locke Lot 37 Summerhill Colbreath / Coldbreath William (Lieutenant) 6 24 600 Locke Lot 38 Summerhill Bleecker Leonard (Captain) 6 255 600 Locke Lot 39 Summerhill Miles / Mills John (Lieutenant) 6 247 600 Locke Lot 40 Summerhill Palmetier William 8 112 500 Locke Lot 41 Locke Pumpshin Daniel 6 151 500 Locke Lot 42 Locke Evence William ? ? ? Locke Lot 43 Locke Bromly / Bromley John 6 220 500 Locke Lot 44 Locke Smith John ? ? ? Locke Lot 45 Locke Browner / Brower Garret (Lieutenant) 5 316 600 Locke Lot 46 Summerhill Clough Benjamin 5 224 600 Locke Lot 47 Summerhill Smith Israel (Captain) 6 410 600 Locke Lot 48 Summerhill Leggett / Leggit Abraham (Lieutenant) 7 138 600 Locke Lot 49 Summerhill RESERVED FOR GOSPEL, SCHOOLS, ETC Locke Lot 50 Summerhill Lasselle James 8 256 500 Locke Lot 51 Groton Donnavan / Donnovan John 5 165 600 Locke Lot 52 Groton Nestell / Nestill George 5 221 600 Locke Lot 53 Groton Wyncook / Wynkoop Jacobus Captain) 6 27 500 Locke Lot 54 Groton Wright Jotham 5 67 600 Locke Lot 55 Groton Leonard Edward 6 399 600 Locke Lot 56 Groton Silkirk James 5 207 600 Locke Lot 57 Groton Wilbert Jacob 6 438 600 Locke Lot 58 Groton Hubbert John (Ensign) 8 105 500 Locke Lot 59 Groton Niven Daniel (Captain) 6 21 600 Locke Lot 60 Groton Gansevoort Peter (Colonel) 5 312 Locke Lot 61 Groton Hale Mordecai (Surgeon's Mate) 6 33 350 Locke Lot 62 Groton Drummond David 5 425 500 Locke Lot 63 Groton Delezenne Joseph (Captain) 4 234 500 Locke Lot 64 Groton Whelp Anthony (Captain) 6 94 600 Locke Lot 65 Groton Witon or Whiting Elijah 5 54 500 Locke Lot 66 Groton Warring / Waring Benjamin 7 111 500 Locke Lot 67 Groton Vaney Vincent 7 144 600 Locke Lot 68 Groton Troutt Michael 5 293 600 Locke Lot 69 Groton Eagins Joshua 8 6 500 Locke Lot 70 Groton Perkins James 6 120 600 Locke Lot 71 Groton Wilson / Willson Robert (Ensign) 4 400 550 Locke Lot 72 Groton France Peter 8 259 500 Locke Lot 73 Groton Fondey / Fondy Douw / Dow (Ensign) 8 314 550 Locke Lot 74 Groton Hallett / Hallot Jonah (Lieutenant) 6 259 600 Locke Lot 75 Groton Hicks Benjamin (Captain) 6 409 600 Locke Lot 76 Groton Johnston Daniel 4 68 600 Locke Lot 77 Groton Weisenfels / Weissenfels Charles F. (Lieutenant) 4 33 600 Locke Lot 78 Groton Thomas John 5 411 500 Locke Lot 79 Groton Tully Samuel 6 124 600 Locke Lot 80 Groton Armstrong Archibald 5 327 600 Locke Lot 81 Groton Lemmon William 7 342 600 Locke Lot 82 Groton Franks John (Paymaster) 8 145 500 Locke Lot 83 Groton Osterhout Isaac 4 252 600 Locke Lot 84 Groton Taulman / Talman Peter (Captain) 5 110 600 Locke Lot 85 Groton Hamtramck John F. (Captain) 7 127 600 Locke Lot 86 Groton Chappel Benjamin ? ? ? Locke Lot 87 Groton Henderson Samuel 5 76 600 Locke Lot 88 Groton Garret James 6 148 500 Locke Lot 89 Groton Marshall Robert 5 182 600 Locke Lot 90 Groton Shirlock / Sherlock John 4 253 600 Locke Lot 91 Groton Sliter John 7 379 500 Locke Lot 92 Groton Atkins Robert 7 381 500 Locke Lot 93 Groton Davis John (Major) 8 237 600 Locke Lot 94 Groton RESERVED FOR GOSPEL, SCHOOLS, ETC Locke Lot 95 Groton Roome Benjamin 5 175 600 Locke Lot 96 Groton Crumm Richard 4 428 600 Locke Lot 97 Groton Chase Robert 5 137 600 Locke Lot 98 Groton RESERVED FOR GOSPEL, SCHOOLS, ETC Locke Lot 99 Groton Nestell / Nestill Peter (Lieutenant) 5 111 600 Locke Lot 100 Groton Whitmore James 7 23 600

Page 132 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 #18 - LOCKE NY. View the 1790-91 'Surveyor Field Notes' for lots within the military tract 'Township #18 - LOCKE (57 MB PDF) || View the circa 1790 map showing bounty land lots within Township #18 - LOCKE || View a similar website for the military tract townships of Aurelius, Brutus, Cato, Camillus, 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"