MILITARY TRACT TOWNSHIP #12 - SCIPIO NY- (THE LAWS CITED BELOW SHOW HOW BOUNTY LAND IN THE MILITARY TRACT TOWNSHIP OF SCIPIO BECAME THE TOWNS OF SCIPIO, VENICE, AND A PORTION OF LEDYARD, NILES & MORAVIA 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 townships of Scipio, Sempronius & that portion of the East Cayuga Reservation south of a west line from the southwest corner of the Aurelius Township to Cayuga Lake are combined to make the Town of Scipio. 1798 March 9 The Town of Sempronius is split off from the Town of Scipio 1799 March 8 Cayuga County NY is formed from part of Onondaga County. 1823 Jan. 30 The Towns of Ledyard, Scipio, Venice & Springport were created from the Town of Scipio 1833 March 20 Towns of Moravia & Niles were created from Sempronius. 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 Scipio Lot 1 Scipio RESERVED FOR GOSPEL, SCHOOLS, ETC Scipio Lot 2 Scipio Ralja John 7 167 500 Scipio Lot 3 Scipio Hunt Joseph 7 211 500 Scipio Lot 4 Scipio Philips Joshua 4 154 600 Scipio Lot 5 Scipio/Niles Van Vote Charles 7 311 500 Scipio Lot 6 Scipio RESERVED FOR GOSPEL, SCHOOLS, ETC Scipio Lot 7 Scipio Christopher Andrias / Andreas 5 192 600 Scipio Lot 8 Scipio Stevens Ebenezer (Lieuitenant Colonel) 4 231 600 Scipio Lot 9 Scipio Spelsbury Jacob 7 53 500 Scipio Lot 10 Scipio Campfield Timothy 8 58 600 Scipio Lot 11 Niles RESERVED FOR GOSPEL, SCHOOLS, ETC Scipio Lot 12 Niles Pemberton Thomas 8 182 600 Scipio Lot 13 Scipio Gildersleeve / Gilderslive Finch (Lieutenant) 7 321 600 Scipio Lot 14 Scipio Pearse John 4 329 500 ScipioLot 15 Scipio RESERVED FOR GOSPEL, SCHOOLS, ETC Scipio Lot 16 Scipio Fleming / Flemming George (Captain) 5 87 600 Scipio Lot 17 Scipio Ketchum Joshua 5 6 600 Scipio Lot 18 Niles Higgins Nathaniel 7 179 600 Scipio Lot 19 Scipio Smith Thomas 7 317 600 Scipio Lot 20 Scipio Crouse Elbert 6 340 600 Scipio Lot 21 Scipio Fuller Peter 8 16 600 Scipio Lot 22 Scipio Russell Jonathan 8 191 500 Scipio Lot 23 Scipio Smith John 4 403 600 Scipio Lot 24 Scipio Mc Dougall Alexander (Major General) 4 29 500 Scipio Lot 25 Scipio Pribble Samuel 4 46 600 Scipio Lot 26 Moravia/Niles Miller Thomas 5 62 600 Scipio Lot 27 Scipio Owens Daniel 6 290 600 Scipio Lot 28 Scipio Cochran Robert (Lieutenant Colonel) 7 126 600 Scipio Lot 29 Scipio Lamb Arthur 7 190 500 Scipio Lot 30 Scipio Kizor Edward 7 293 600 Scipio Lot 31 Scipio Sanford John (Captain) 7 140 600 Scipio Lot 32 Scipio Utter John 5 18 600 Scipio Lot 33 Scipio Bliss Theodore (Captain) 4 36 600 Scipio Lot 34 Ledyard Van Bunscoten Peter (Lieutenant) 5 223 600 Scipio Lot 35 Ledyard Slack James 4 170 600 Scipio Lot 36 Ledyard/Scipio Mitchell Samuel 7 38 500 Scipio Lot 37 Scipio Pulman Salter 5 355 600 Scipio Lot 38 Scipio Swartwout Cornelius (Lieutenant) 5 331 600 Scipio Lot 39 Scipio Ennis Henry 5 164 600 Scipio Lot 40 Scipio Clinton George (Brigadier General) 8 311 600 Scipio Lot 41 Scipio French Abner (Captain) 5 104 600 Scipio Lot 42 Scipio Stewart James (Captain) 5 112 600 Scipio Lot 43 Ledyard Mc Lean / McLane John 7 109 500 Scipio Lot 44 Ledyard Mc Dougall Alexander (Major General) 4 31 500 Scipio Lot 44 State's-100 Ledyard Paine Edward 8 374 100 Scipio Lot 45 Ledyard St. Clair George 7 233 600 Scipio Lot 46 Venice Stump John 4 125 600 Scipio Lot47 Venice Weisenfels / Weissenfels Frederick (Lieutenant Colonel Commandant) 4 226 600 Scipio Lot 48 Venice Conklin / Concklin Joseph 6 97 600 Scipio Lot 49 Venice Platt Richard (Brigadier General) ? ? ? Scipio Lot 50 Venice Post Henry 7 262 600 Scipio Lot 51 Venice Summers Farrel 5 3 600 Scipio Lot 52 Venice Leaycraft William (Lieutenant)) 4 40 600 Scipio Lot 53 Venice Cochran Robert (Lieutenant Colonel) 7 126 600 Scipio Lot 54 Ledyard Hogelandt/Hoglandt/Hoghkirk Jeromus (Captain) ? ? ? Scipio Lot 55 Ledyard Leaycraft George (Lieutenant) 4 228 600 Scipio Lot 56 Ledyard Closer Christopher 4 220 600 Scipio Lot 57 Ledyard Miller David 6 135 500 Scipio Lot 58 Ledyard Coteree Richard 8 24 600 Scipio Lot 59 Venice Brumley William 4 244 600 Scipio Lot 60 Venice Mc Master Alexander 5 55 500 Scipio Lot 61 Venice Miller Elisha 6 226 600 Scipio Lot 62 Venice Buggarow John 8 122 600 Scipio Lot 63 Venice Godwin Henry (Captain) 4 394 600 Scipio Lot 64 Venice Jones Samuel 4 274 600 Scipio Lot 65 Venice Platt Richard (Brigadier General) ? ? ? Scipio Lot 66 Venice Parker Ebenezer 7 20 500 Scipio Lot 67 Ledyard Marsh John (Ensign) 6 250 550 Scipio Lot 68 Ledyard Ogden Daivid 8 138 600 Scipio Lot 69 Ledyard Wandell / Wendell Adam 6 382 600 Scipio Lot 70 Ledyard Mc Cormick John 5 187 600 Scipio Lot 71 Venice Osmun John 5 172 600 Scipio Lot 72 Venice Grill Thomas 8 22 600 Scipio Lot 73 Venice Wright Jacob (Captain) 4 391 600 Scipio Lot 74 Venice Wendell Jacob (Sergeant) 6 348 600 Scipio Lot 75 Venice Sinnot / Symott or Synot Patrick 4 85 600 Scipio Lot 76 Venice Rutan Petria (Lieutenant) 8 225 500 Scipio Lot 77 Venice Tibout / Tiebout Henry (Captain) 4 225 600 Scipio Lot 78 Venice Jones Evans 5 242 600 Scipio Lot 79 Ledyard Seeds George 5 267 500 Scipio Lot 80 Ledyard Preston Benjamin 6 2 600 Scipio Lot 81 Ledyard Barnhart John 4 284 600 Scipio Lot 82 Venice RESERVED FOR GOSPEL, SCHOOLS, ETC Scipio Lot 83 Venice Barrett William 4 135 500 Scipio Lot 84 Venice Conine Philip (Lieutenant) 6 412 600 Scipio Lot 85 Venice Piper Lewis 5 208 600 Scipio Lot 86 Venice RESERVED FOR GOSPEL, SCHOOLS, ETC Scipio Lot 87 Venice Thomas Joseph (Captain) 8 148 600 Scipio Lot 88 Venice Mix Stephen 7 176 600 Scipio Lot 89 Venice Bailis / Balis Elias 8 43 600 Scipio Lot 90 Ledyard Addoms Jonas (Lieutenant) 4 26 600 Scipio Lot 91 Ledyard Woodruff Hunlock (Surgeon) 4 389 500 Scipio Lot 92 Ledyard Wood Ebenezer 6 223 600 Scipio Lot 93 Venice Kitchem John 8 161 600 Scipio Lot 94 Venice Burnham William 4 187 600 Scipio Lot 95 Venice Barrett James 6 134 500 Scipio Lot 96 Venice Dolton / Dalton Frederick 6 175 600 Scipio Lot 97 Venice Morrison Richard 4 184 600 Scipio Lot 98 Venice Alport John 5 189 600 Scipio Lot 99 Venice Pawling Henry (Captain) 6 111 600 Scipio Lot 100 Venice Strong Nathan (Captain) 8 183 600

Page 126 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 #12 - SCIPIO NY. View the 1790-91 'Surveyor Field Notes' for lots within the military tract 'Township #12 - SCIPIO (25MB PDF) || View the circa 1790 map showing bounty land lots within Township #12 - SCIPIO || View a similar website for the military tract townships of Aurelius, Brutus, Milton, Ovid; 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"