Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1423-300, Lawrence Trant, Va.
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Service VA
Trant, Lawrence

Number
B.L. Wt. 1423-300
Issued Dec. 6, 1828
Obediah Trant, son
B.L. Wt. 1858-300
Issued May 29, 1832
To Margaret Bozeman, daughter and others.
No Papers
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No. 1423 [illegible] for Law. Trant [illegible]
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Received of the Secretary of War U.S. Military Land Warrant No. 1423 for three hundred acres issued in favor of the heirs at law of Lawrence Trant a Captain of the Virginia Line.
Water at Chambless, Stone this 19th day of December 1828
Obediah Trant
On of the heirs
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Lawrence Trant
No. 1423
Capt.
Va. 
Mail to Obadiah Trant
Va.
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Stat of Virginia
County of Bedford (seal)
I Obediah Trant son and one of the heirs at law of Lawrence Trant, do upon oath testify and declare to the best of my knowledge and belief that Lawrence Trant did enter the Army in 1776 for the time of during the war, and acted in the capacity of Captain, in Regiment Number Fourteen under the Command of Colonel William Davis of the Virginia line on continental as enlistment and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war. I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to said Lawrence Trant on the part of the United States; nor do I believe that he ever received it, or [illegible] his claim to it in any manner whatsoever. Therefore, know all men by these presents, that I Obadiah Trant aforesaid to hereby constitute and appoint Leroy Jordan of Bedford County to be my true and lawful attorney for me and [illegible] name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid and my attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appointed and as more attorneys  under him for the special purposes above expressed.
John Smith Obediah Trant
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Personally appeared the above named Obadiah Trant subscriber to the foregoing declaration and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be his act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned Given under my hand this 28th day of November 1828

John Smith
Chas Whitely
Justice of the Peace

In testimony that the above Charles Whitely was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths I take acknowledgements in the State of Virginia Bedford County at the above date that his name thereto subscribed appears to be his usual signature. I have hereunto affixed the County Seal. I subscribed my name and quality as Bedford County this 29th day of November 1828.
Robert C. Michelle CBC
to Clerk
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Virginia to Wit.
At a Court held for Bedford County the 24th day of November 1828.
Satisfactory evidence was adduiced in Court to prove that Obediah Trant is the son and one of the heirs at law in fee to Lawrence Trant Deceased late a Captain in the 14th Regiment of the Virginia line on Continental Establishment.

I Gustavus A. Wingfield Deputy Clerk of the County Court of Bedford do certify that the above evidence is taken from the records in my Office in testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Official Seal this 26th day of Novmeber 1828.

G.S. Wingfield
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March 30, 1939.
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Lawrence Trant
B.L.Wt.1423-300

Mrs. R.S.Speer
66 -28th Street, 
Atlanta, Georgia.

Dear Madam: 

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Lawrence Trant who served with the Virginia Troops. 
The Revolutionary War pension and bounty land records have been searched and the record found of one soldier, only, with the surname Trant, which is that of Lawrence Trant. His record follows as shown in the claim for bounty land based upon his service in that war. 
Obediah Trant, of Chambliss Store, Bedford County, Virginia, son of Lawrence Trant, applied in November, 1828, for bounty land which was due on account of service of his father in the Revolutionary War. He applied in behalf of himself and the other heirs whose names he did not give. He stated that his father entered service in 1776, served as Captain of Colonel William Davis' Virginia regiment and remained in service to the close of the Revolutionary War. 

The records show that Warrant No.1423, for three hundred acres of bounty land, and Warrant No. 1858, for three hundred acres of bounty land, were issued to the heirs of Captain Lawrence Trant for his service in the Revolutionary War. The only names of children shown are Obediah, named above, and Margaret Bozeman, a daughter, though "others" were noted. The name of this officer's wife is not shown, nor date and place of marriage, nor ages of the children. 
For information in regard to the location of the land, or any land script which may have been issued, you should apply to the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and cite the numbers of the warrants and the acreage. 

Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller, 
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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On record book Lawrence Trant, Capt, Va. B. L. Wt .1423 - 300, issued to Obah Trant, Son & trust(?) to Obah Trant, is noted as follows:
(inserted) this was between Dec 6, 1828 & Jun 4, 1829

"This warrant was fraudulently obtained"

Book also shows B. L. Wt 1858-300, Lawrence Trant, Capt. Va. serv., issued to Margt Bozeman, daughter, and others May 29, 1832 (inserted0 sent to Hon. Wm. Creighton, Js.
No papers for this last number.

M. R.
Feb 2- 1912
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Sir-

Chamberlain [?] store Bedford [?] Va. Nov 28th 1828
Enclosed are my papers in support of my land claim and if admitted please forward me the warrant by mail.
Yours Respectfully,
Obidiah Trant
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[letter head] Robert Spalding Speer - 66-Twenty Eight Street - Atlanta, Georgia

(stamp) Received Feb 13 1939

U. S. Veterans Bureau
Ref. War Records
Washington D. C. 
[?]
I would like to get any information possible about the War Record family, etal of:

Lawrence Trant (TRANT)
who served with the Virginia Troops during the Revolutionary War.
He was my great-great-Grand Father and any information you can give me will be appreciated.
Yours Truly
Mrs. R. S. Speer
66-26th St. 
Atlanta Ga.
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(stamp) Received Aug 22 1938

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D. C. 

Dear Sirs,

Can you supply me with any information of a TRANT receiving a pension or a Land Grant for services in the Revolutionary War?
Thank you
John A. Trant
2707 So 24 St
St. Joseph, MO.
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September 9, 1938
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LAWRENCE TRANT
B.L. Wt. 1423-300
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Mr. John A Trant
2707 South 24th Street
Saint Joseph, Missouri

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request to know whether or not a Revolutionary War soldier with the surname Trant received pension or bounty land for his service. 
The Revolutionary War pension and bounty land records have been searched and the record found of one soldier, only, with the surname Trant, which is that of Lawrence Trant.  His record follows as shown in the claim for bounty land based upon his service in that war. 
Obediah Trant, of Chambliss Store, Bedford County, Virginia, son of Lawrence Trant, applied in November, 1828, for the bounty land which was due on account of service of his father in the Revolutionary War. He applied in behalf of himself and the other heirs whose names he did not give. He stated that his father entered service in 1776, served as Captain of Colonel William Davis' Virginia regiment and remained in service to the close of the Revolutionary War. 
 The records show that Warrant No. 1423, for three hundred acres of bounty land, and Warrant No. 1858, for three hundred acres of bounty land, were issued to the heirs of Captain Lawrence Trant for his service in the Revolutionary War. The only names of children shown are Obediah, named above, and Margaret Bozeman, a daughter, though "others" were noted. The name of this officer's wife is not shown, nor date and place of marriage, nor ages of the children. 
For information in regard to the location of the land, or any land scrip which may have been issued, you should apply to The General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and cite the numbers of the warrants and the acreage. 

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator

[handwritten on the lower left side in cursive]
I gave no dates of is. resource & made no mention of Trant, as the Gen Land off. (Mr. Robb) reported by phone that neither warrant was (illegible) (illegible) (illegible) scrip was issued for one & was a long search in their records of which they would take notice when (illegible) for information comes to them. 
M. (illegible)