Bureau of Land Management, Part 2

I have several collateral relatives who fought in the War of 1812 and received land patents, but they are not yet listed in Fold3’s Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Index because their surnames begin with “T.” However, I discovered a method for finding their warrant information on the BLM website here: https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx

(See my last blog for more information about this website.)

My first search was for Edward Triplett:

This time, instead of searching by document #, I searched by Edward’s last name. I knew that he served with the Maryland Militia, so I entered that in the search box beside “Militia.” This search brings up anyone with the last name of Triplett who served with the Maryland Militia. In this case, Edward’s was the only patent that met these criteria:

I then clicked on the patent image, which gave the warrant number, the number of acres, Edward’s rank and militia unit, the physical description of the land, and the name of the person to whom Edward assigned his warrant (in this case, Mary B. Boardman). This is all the information I should need to order a copy of Edward’s Military Bounty-Land Warrant Application File from the National Archives. (See blogs of Feb. 5 and 6, 2019, for information about these files.)

I also searched for Jacob Tilghman, using the same method. This search resulted in 7 matches with the last name of “Tilghman,” but only 1 Jacob Tilghman, so I easily found the entry I was looking for.

If one of your relatives served in the War of 1812, check out the Military Bounty-Land Application Files. You may find details there that you won’t find anywhere else.