1838 texas land office book

Nacogdoches, texas, spanish and mexican government records, 17291836. This is an index of those in service of camp travis, texas in world war i. A guide to the land certificate index collection, 18361904. This 70page hardback lists dozens of settlers in the years 1838 to 1840, as recorded in the general land office at austin, texas. You can obtain copies of these land records by writing to the county clerk at the county courthouse. Montgomery county, texas genealogy familysearch wiki. Records, archives and records program, texas general land office, austin, tx. Map courtesy dorothy sloanrare books, austin, texas texas 1841 4.

First class headright to samuel mcculloch, 12 april 1838, bexar905, texas land grant. In may 1838, red river countys land office department filed a list of certificates issued the prior month. The archives of the texas general land office glo provides a searchable index to land records held there. An abstract of the original titles of record in the. Under a separate law, the republic of texas extended bounty grants from 1838 to 1842 to soldiers guarding the frontier. Large tracts of land were granted by spain and mexico between 1716 and 1836. Red river county, texas genealogy familysearch wiki. Jesse bartlett 17911838 and frances callaway 17921840. First class headright to samuel mcculloch, 12 april 1838, bexar1 000905, texas land grant records, archives and records program, texas general land office, austin, tx.

Glo texas land grants texas general land office after land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions, including deeds and mortgages, have been recorded by the county. Named in honor of sterling clack robertson, 17841842, early texas empresario, signer of. Arranged alphabetically in districts, lists grants from spain, mexico, the republic of texas, and the state. Texas land and property genealogy familysearch wiki. Texas land records were created under various governmental jurisdictions in the course of. The history of the texas general land office mirrors the modernday settlement of texas. Published by university of north texas press moore, stephen l. A new seat of government the original survey of the city of austin. The basic laws for acquiring land from the republic of texas were passed in 1837 and put in place with the opening of the land offices in february of 1838. The primary factors that determine the amount of land granted were the date that the applicant first entered texas, and whether single or a married head of family see class designations for. A directory of free county land records search engines categorized by state to help you locate land records online. Texas, land title abstracts,17002008 original records held by the texas general land office follow these steps to create free texas account.

Compiled from the records of the general land office. Records of the bureau of land management blm national. Red river county the world of hannah chribbs evans. Besides being very old and tattered, its a book of the, from the texas general land office of the original title of record. An abstract of the original titles of records in the general land office. Texas historical maps perrycastaneda map collection. Museums in washington, dc, and at the presidential libraries will be open. They participated in or witnessed many events of the 1836 texas revolution. Texas in 1837 an anonymous, contemporary narrative edited. Locate property records, old land records, search the register of deeds, county tax assessor records, search for liens, get property reports, property values and more. In an 1838 land record, john stated that he arrived in this county montgomery in november 1833.

A fourth class headright grant, established in 1842, extended the provisions of the 1838. The texas war of independence ended on april 21, 1836, but mexico refused to recognize the independence of the republic of texas, and intermittent conflicts between the two states continued into the 1840s. Plat maps and atlases are available for select areas. On may 12, 1846, in the act creating the general land office of the state of texas, the law establishes that the 36 counties in existence on february 15, 1846, would be declared land districts. This database is a collection of marriage indexes from the state of texas, usa, covering the years 18242014. Bound volumes of these copies are in the texas general land office tglo in. On the texas general land office site the link above not only is the bounty warrant certificate from the republic of texas secretary of war shown, but there are six. It also appears that the becknell family sought a grant based on the earlier emigration to texas of mary becknells father, william chribbs. Nineteenth century spanish and republic of texas land. Land grants the handbook of texas online texas state.

In 1836 the republic of texas congress formed the general land office to manage the public domain. Providing information nowhere else available, the stillunknown author describes a land rich in potential but at the time a more suitable arena for those who have everything to make and nothing to lose than for the man of capital or family. Genealogy of jesse bartlett 17911838 and frances callaway 17921840, who migrated from east tennessee to illinois in the 1820s and to texas in 1831. The early history of montgomery, texas page 54 the. Reference a3, containing copies of rolls for service between 1835 and 1838. Guide to spanish and mexican land grants in south texas austin. Abstracts of land titles of texas comprising the titled, patented, and located lands in the state. Organized in 1838 named for a blockhouse at a bend of the brazos river county seat.

Categories land grants texas texas general land office. The bourland and miller commission, 18501852, southwestern historical quarterly 95 april 1992. All land offices were closed by the provisional government of texas in november. This book describes the texas rangers unit by unit and details their service and officers.

A land certificate is a document issued by the government, usually by a county or district board of land commissioners, the general land office, the texas court of claims, the adjutant general, or the secretary of war, entitling a grantee to a certain number of acres of land in the unallocated public domain. Savage frontier volume ii 18381839 moore, stephen l. Report of the commissioner of the general land office upon the survey of the united states and texas boundary. Robertson county history 1936 centennial marker on us hwy 79, 1. A guide to the boards of land commissioners records, 18371841. Search for real property and land records in the united states. A map of texas, compiled from surveys recorded in the land office of texas, and other official surveys by john arrowsmith. Written anonymously in 183839 by a citizen of ohio, texas in 1837 is the earliest known account of the first year of the texas republic. A land certificate is a document issued by the government, usually by a county or district board of land commissioners, the general land office, the texas court of claims, the adjutant general, or the secretary of war, entitling a grantee to a certain number of. Nineteenth century spanish and republic of texas land grants in somerset area. Transcription of original character certificate from the general land office of texas. Irion to sam houston, march 14, 1838 page 4 jump to navigation. Use the land patent search to locate land grants by name.

The blm administers federal land for public land states including texas, and maintains records of land patents which granted land from the federal government to individuals. It is the story fo a huge and diverse state and the important role the land office played in its development. Free access to texas is available to texas state residents. From the originals in the general land office, austin gifford white, maps on. Shepperd, february 26, 1838, montgomery county, texas, deed.

National archives research rooms are closed on monday, february 17, for washingtons birthday. From 1823 to 1830, mexico established a colonization policy providing land for immigrants to settle in colonies under impresarios such as stephen f. The rise, progress, and prospects of the republic of texas by william kennedy, 1841. Connect with pbs on facebook connect with pbs on twitter.

Index to military rolls of the republic of texas 18351845. The records are incomplete and document only 18381839 and it is believed that they were used to inform the. John christopher is said to have served in the texas army from december 1836 to april 1838. The republic of texas presidential election of 1838 was the second presidential election. Letters sent 1837 1841, volume 2, p 197, original land grant collection, archives and records, texas general land office, austin 4 laws of texas, volume 2, p 3. Broad array of land 1838 at the best asking prices. Researchers must include the individuals name and the county in which they received land. Historical maps from the republic to the turn of the century hidden ancestors. An abstract of the original titles of record in the general land office by texas. Grants in south texas, a publication of the texas general land office, describes in detail the. Bureau of land management blm general land office records. The general land office glo was established on december 22, 1836, by the first congress of the republic of texas. The office was originally responsible for managing the public domain by collecting and keeping records, providing maps and surveys and issuing land titles.