Name: Vanvoltenbuck, Jacob
Place: Bathurst
Year: 1820
Volume: 420
Bundle: Perth Military Settlement
Petition: 15
Page: 15b
Microfilm: C-2739
Reference: RG 1 L3

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Library and Archives Canada microfilm image p. 17

Perth, April 25th, 1820

Deputy ?? Mr. Generals Office Quebec April 29th, 1820

Sir,

I have the honour to transmit herewith a Return of Reduced Officers, Discharged Soliders, Emigrant Settlers, placed on land in the Rideau Military Settlement, and who claim the Title Deeds, for the several? allotments separately prescribed? against their Names in this Return, the terms of settlment having been fulfilled.

I have the honor to be
Sir
Your Most ?? Humble Servant

[signatures]

To: John Small Esq.
Clerk to the Executive Council, York

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Library and Archives Canada microfilm image p. 18

Letter from Lieut. Colonel ??? [it may be McDonnel]
dated 29th April 1820 covering a Return of Settlers at the Rideau who have performed the settlement duties.

Received by Post 6th May 1820

Referred to the Surveyor General to Report by Order

[signed] John Biekie

Ent in Land Book ??

The within Return of Settlers who have performed their settlement dutys as stated appears to be correct.

[signed] T. Ridout

17 May 1820

In Council 17 May 1820

Recommended for the Patent respectively.

Approved

[signature]

Warrants No. 308 and 349 [this is important as Jacob is warrant 308]
issued? 8 June? 1820

Warrants W5 and C6
issued 15 March 1824

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Library and Archives Canada microfilm image p. 19

[repeat of 18]

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Library and Archives Canada microfilm image p. 20

Rideau Military Settlement
Perth 25th April 1820

Return of Persons Entitled to Patent Grants for the several Allotments of Land Attached to their Names respectively in this Return

Name: 308 Jacob Vanvottenbuck, P. [this was rank, in this case P for Private]

Description of Persons? : Glengr. Fs. [Glengarry Fencibles]

Description of Allotments:
Township: Bathurst
No. of Concess.: 5
No. of Lot: N. East Hay -- 20

Number of Acres: 100

Date of Completion of the prescribed term of Settlement: 2nd May 1819

Total Number of Acres: 100

Remarks: [none]

[Other names on the list are a mix of officers and privates, and although the officers of the Glengarry Regt. are prescribed 200 acres, the privates tend to be prescribed only 100. This becomes important as Jacob petitions for an extra 100 acres in 1835 saying it was promised him upon enlisting. This may be true as Jacob was recruited into the 1st regiment under the terms set by Sir Prevost.]

[Also note on the page are soldiers from DeWatteville's Regiment. Jacob would re-petition in 1835 for an extra 100 acres under the name Wattenburck. Evidently, he was known to his commanders as "DeWattenburgh" which may have been a nickname, or perhaps a clerical error during the war and he kept it to avoid confusion. Or perhaps the change was deliberate on his part for whatever reason. It appears the Surveyor General in 1835 was annoyed at this 'contradiction' as it took a number of months to locate this original claim under VanVoltenbuck.] 

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Library and Archives Canada microfilm image p. 21

[One more list of names completes the petition.  It may have been signed by a McDonnell, if so, who may have been the original Glengarry Regt. commander]