Presented by Rebecca Whitman Koford

 

Land and deed records were created by ancestors during the colonial era, from state-land-states, in federal lands, and as military bounties. They are full of relationships, residences, and some surprises too!

 

The Commander-in-Chief's Guard, commonly known as Washington's Life Guard, was a unit of the Continental Army that protected General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War. Formed in 1776, the Guard was with Washington in all of his battles. It was disbanded in 1783 at the end of the war. Gary and Chip’s ancestor was a part of this unit.