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Ury Dearman Survey, Abstract 214
- Granted to
- Ury Dearman
- Kind of grant
- Headright, third classLand for later settlers, including the colonists of Mercer’s Colony.
- Land Office file
- Robertson 3rd class, file 2292
- Certificate
- No. 1229
- Acres
- 320
- Patented to
- Ury Dearman
- Patent
- 23 Dec 1857 · No. 1142, Vol. 15
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What the file shows
The heirs of Ury DeArman held Mercer's Colony certificate No. 1229 for 640 acres, issued at Corsicana in April 1851. J. M. Elliott surveyed 320 acres of it on Richland Creek in October 1851, and the Land Office issued patent No. 1142, Vol. 15 on 23 December 1857, delivered to Elliott in March 1858. The other 320 acres are in a separate file.
The certificate
colony certificate, Mercer's Colony (3rd class), to the heirs, No. 1229, 640 (320 located in this file; jacket: 'for balance see file 1869 Rob. 3rd'), John M. Crockett, Commissioner of Mercer's Colony, Corsicana, Navarro County, 24 Apr 1851.
Entitles the heirs of Ury DeArman to 640 acres within the limits of the colony of Charles Fenton Mercer and his Associates, they having made the proof required by law of 'their' citizenship in the colony
The survey
1851-10-10 (certified 1851-11-07), J. M. Elliott, Deputy Surveyor, Robertson Land District (signs 'J. M. Elliott D.S. R.L.D.'; jacket spells Eliot).
Navarro County on the waters of Richland Creek, about 7 1/2(?) miles S 69 W(?) of Corsicana (red-ink addition)
Chain carriers: O. Melton, A. Duren(?).
Book 5(?), page 250 (Oliver's copy); Philpott 20 May 1852
The patent
1857-12-23 (jacket shows 'December 2? 1857' with the last figure overwritten), No. 1142, Vol. 15, to Ury DeArman (the heirs), delivered to J. M. Eliot (for rebuilt(?)), 1858-03-10.
Also in the file
- The certificate went to the heirs of Ury DeArman rather than the colonist; the printed 'his' was altered to 'their'.
- Only 320 of the 640 acres were placed in this file; the balance is on file 1869.
- The field notes in this file are a true copy certified by Thos. J. Oliver on 17 February 1857 and filed 12 March 1857; the jacket notes field notes sent by Eliot from Richland Crossing in October 1857 and returned 15 November 1857. The patent followed in December 1857.
- The patent date on the jacket reads December 23rd with the last figure overwritten; the field-notes wrapper says December 24th 1857; the index gives 23 Dec 1857.
- Patent delivered to the surveyor J. M. Eliot on 10 March 1858.
Timeline
- 24 Apr 1851Mercer's Colony certificate No. 1229 for 640 acres issued to the heirs of Ury DeArman at Corsicana
- 10 Oct 1851J. M. Eliot surveys 320 acres on Richland Creek
- 7 Nov 1851Eliot certifies the survey
- 20 May 1852Philpott records the field notes
- 8 Dec 1855Checked correct on the map
- 17 Feb 1857Thos. J. Oliver certifies the field notes a true copy of his office record
- 12 Mar 1857Oliver's copy of the field notes filed in the Land Office
- 23 Dec 1857Patent No. 1142, Vol. 15 to Ury DeArman (heirs)
- 10 Mar 1858Patent delivered to J. M. Eliot
The papers in the file
Every page of the Land Office file, in the order the Land Office keeps them (5 pages). Tap a page to see it larger.
File jacketFile jacket 2292 for Ury DeArman's heirs, 320 acres, abstract 214, patented December 1857 and delivered to J. M. Eliot.General Land Office, file 2292, page 1 · in the scan
CertificateMercer's Colony certificate No. 1229 for 640 acres to the heirs of Ury DeArman, signed by John M. Crockett, 24 April 1851.General Land Office, file 2292, page 2 · in the scan
Back of the certificateBack of certificate 1229 labelled Mercer's colony cert 640 acres, Ury DeArman, with 'Browning & Elliott' endorsement.General Land Office, file 2292, page 3 · in the scan
Field notesThos. J. Oliver's copy of J. M. Elliott's field notes and plat of 320 acres on Richland Creek for Ury DeArman's heirs, surveyed 10 October 1851, heavily cross-written.General Land Office, file 2292, page 4 · in the scan
Surveyor's certificateElliott's certificate of 7 November 1851, Philpott's record of 20 May 1852, Oliver's true-copy certificate of 17 February 1857, and the wrapper filed 12 March 1857.General Land Office, file 2292, page 5 · in the scan
Scans courtesy of the Texas General Land Office, Austin, from its Land Grant Database.
Neighbouring surveys
Sources
- Texas General Land Office, Land Grant Database: Navarro County, Abstract 214
- The Land Office file, scanned (PDF, at the General Land Office)
- 1924 map: courtesy of the Texas General Land Office, Austin, Map 73249, used under licence. Topo: U.S. Geological Survey, The National Map. Aerial photographs: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agriculture Imagery Program, 2012, 2018 and 2022. Survey outlines: Railroad Commission of Texas, Original Texas Land Survey. Grant records and files: Texas General Land Office.