War of 1812 Land Grant Franklin Pierce President Alonzo Smith 120 Acres IOWA
Exceptional and handsome land grant for Alonzo Lewis Sargent in Captain’s “Mudge’s” Company of Massachusetts Militia in the War of 1812; Receiving 120 acres in Des Moines, Iowa for his service. President Franklin Pierce issued October 1st 1856 10 x 16 inches This land grant is part of an important archive associated with the Collings/Kirker family of Adams Co., Ohio that I have listed in my shop. The Archive over-all consists of materials from the Kirker-Collings-Gibson family of Adams Co., Ohio, from just before statehood to the end of the 20th century. Two of the progenitors of this clan are James R. Gibson and his wife, Martha King Gibson. This land grant and the archive appear to have been accumulated and come through Mary King Collings, who, it appears never married.
Exceptional and handsome land grant for Alonzo Lewis Sargent in Captain’s “Mudge’s” Company of Massachusetts Militia in the War of 1812; Receiving 120 acres in Des Moines, Iowa for his service. President Franklin Pierce issued October 1st 1856 10 x 16 inches This land grant is part of an important archive associated with the Collings/Kirker family of Adams Co., Ohio that I have listed in my shop. The Archive over-all consists of materials from the Kirker-Collings-Gibson family of Adams Co., Ohio, from just before statehood to the end of the 20th century. Two of the progenitors of this clan are James R. Gibson and his wife, Martha King Gibson. This land grant and the archive appear to have been accumulated and come through Mary King Collings, who, it appears never married.
