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John Dowland
Settlement
Hamilton
Grants
D-10 (200 acres, 2 Sept 1790)
JJohn Dowland. Origin: Loyalist.
John Dowland was a Private in the King’s Rangers out of Augusta, Georgia in 1781, and was subsequently promoted to Sergeant. He received 200 acres in the Hamilton’s area of Long Island on 2 Sept 1790; this parcel was bounded by the land of Alexander Todd, James Clement, William Symmery, and the sea. His land was later commuted to Arthur Newman.
Reference: LSC
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