Page 9 South Carolina Council Journal #30
page 20-31 Meeting of 24th January 1764.
The following Petitions for Warrents of Survey of lands on the bounty were
presented and read.
John Lesslie 150 acres
William McElroy 100 acres
James Leslie 100 acres
John King
100 acres
Agnes Barr 100 acres
Jane Lesslie 100 acres
James Barr 300 acres
William Camlin 100 acres
John McConnell 250 acres
Hugh Duff
100 acres
Margaret McConnell 100 acres
William Law 400 acres
George McConnell 100 acres
John Law
100 acres
James McConel 100
acres
Thomas McConnell 100 acres
John Montgomery 100 acres
The Petitioners were respectively sworn to their family rights & produced
Certificates under the hands of Ministers & Church Wardens of Desenting
Ministers and Elders of Congregation in Ireland of their being Protestants &
sett forth that they were arrived in this Province upon the enccuragement &
bounty allowed by the Act of the General Assembly of this Province pass'd
25th. July 1761 & therefore humbly pray'd an Order to the public Treasurer
to pay the said Bounties and It appearing that they severally paid for their
respective passages. ORDER'D that the Clerk do grant them Certificates to the
public Treasurer to pay the said Bounties and that the Secretary do prepare
Warrent of Survey to the Surveyor General to cause the land pray'd for to be run
out to the petitioners in Boonsborough or Township.
[This apparently answers the question of when the Lesleys migrated to
Boonsborough S.C.]
Page 46
South Carolina Council Journal #32 pages 668-671 Meeting December 4 1765
The following Petitions of some poor protestants lately arrived into this
Province from Great Britain and Belfast in Ireland praying for Warrants of
Survey for lands & the Bounty given by the act of the General Assembly
passed on 25 day of July 1761 were presented and read
Wm.Crosley age: 36 600 acres
John McCue age:33 200 acres
James Webb age:49 350 acres
Thomas Graham age:20 150 acres
Roger Agnew age:20 100 acres
Thos. Beathy age:16 100 acres
Joseph Walker age:21 100 acres
Samuel Fisher age:19 100 acres
Joseph Moore age:33 350 acres
John Lesslie *** age:38 400
acres
Thomas Lesslie ***age:40 400 acres
Patrick Barr age:19 100 acres
John Wallace age:24 100 acres
John Thomson age:23 100 acres
Joseph Gregg age:22 100 acres
William Hannah age:21 100 acres
Anthony Duffield a age:23 100 acres
Daniel Perry age:20 100 acres
Hugh Simpson age:18 100 acres
Mary Hunter age:32
100 acres
This tells us what the ages of John and Thomas Lesley.
Page 48
The Petitioners produced proper Certificates of their good behavior but it
appearing they had not paid for their passages ORDERED that the Certificates be
delivered to Messrs Torrans Pouag & Co. as above.
Read also the following petitions praying for the Bounty allowed by said act.
Jane Lesslie age:40
Cathrine Moore age:33
Ann Lesslie age:13
Ann Mooreage: 14
Wm. Lesslie age:8
Hugh Moore age:13
Mart Lesslie age:11
James Moore age:10
Thomas Lesslie age:5
William Moore age:2
Jane Lesslie age:2
Janet Walker age:38
Mary Lesslie age:38
Jane Maxwell age:28
Wm. Lesslie age:13
Robert Maxwell age:12
Jane Lesslie age:11
Alex'dr Maxwell age:10
Samuel Lesslie age:7
John Maxwell age:8
John Lesslie age:4
Nicholas Maxwell age:5
Eliz'h Webb age:30
Mary Webb age:14
Andrew Webb age:10
Sarah Webb age:6
John Webb age:2
Sarah McClue age:26
Barbara McClue age:2
Martha Crossleyage: 9
Ann Crossley age:15
Mary Crossley age:9
Susannah Crossley age:7
Bridgit McCormack age:20
*** The info on page 48 was dated the same as page 46. This proves the ages of
the wife and children (of William) and the age of Jane and her children during
the time of 1765. Hopefully this info will clear up the question of the ages of
the immigrant Lesley's.
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