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Samuel Halloway Survey, Abstract 405
- Granted to
- Samuel Halloway
- Kind of grant
- Donation warrantLand given for the battles of 1835–36: Bexar, the Alamo, San Jacinto.
- Land Office file
- Robertson Donation, file 1032
- Certificate
- No. 4/14
- Acres
- 226
- Patented to
- Heirs of Sam'l Halloway
- Patent
- 05 Apr 1870 · No. 348, Vol. 3
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What the file shows
A donation warrant for 640 acres was issued by the Commissioner of Claims on 4 December 1858 to the heirs of Samuel Holloway, who fell at the Alamo on 6 March 1836. County Surveyor J. M. Eliot laid it out in two tracts on 19 August 1868, 414 acres on Cottonwood Creek about ten miles west of Corsicana and 226 acres on Little Briar Creek about eight miles west, and both were patented to the heirs on 5 April 1870.
The certificate
donation warrant (Alamo heirs, Act of 21 Dec 1837), No. 4/14 (read as 414(?) on the field notes), 640 (414 and 226 located in this file), Edward Clark, Commissioner of Claims, Austin, 4 Dec 1858.
The Heirs of Samuel Holloway are entitled to 640 acres of vacant public domain, the said Saml. Holloway having fallen at the Alamo, March 6th 1836, under the Act granting lands to those who were in the battle of San Jacinto and other battles, approved Dec. 21st 1837.
The survey
1868-08-19 (certified 1868-09-02), J. M. Eliot, County Surveyor of Navarro County.
Navarro County, about 10 miles West of Corsicana on Cottonwood Creek; red-ink interlineation 'North 82°' before 'West' (i.e. N 82 W)
Chain carriers: Rainy Johnson, John Wilson.
Book C, page 12(?)
The survey
1868-08-19 (certified 1868-09-02), J. M. Eliot, County Surveyor of Navarro County.
Navarro County, about 8 miles west of Corsicana on the head of Little Briar Creek
Chain carriers: Rainy Johnson, John Wilson.
Book C, page 13(?) (reads 123(?) on wrapper)
The patent
5 Apr 1870, No. 349, Vol. 3 (Abst 404, 414 acres); No. 348, Vol. 3 (Abst 405, 226 acres), to the Heirs of Samuel Holloway, deceased, delivered to R. M. Elgin(?), 16 May 1870 (faint pencil on jacket flap).
Also in the file
- The donation warrant is for 640 acres and the two surveys (414 + 226) use it all; the jacket and index agree.
- Warrant was issued in December 1858 to the heirs of a man killed at the Alamo in 1836, but not surveyed until August 1868 and patented April 1870.
- Robert M. Elgin filed the vacancy application in July 1868 by virtue of the warrant, so he apparently acted as locator for the heirs; the jacket and wrapper signature 'Elgin(?)' may be the same man.
- The Land Office index spells the grantee Halloway; the certificate, field notes and jacket read Holloway.
- Book C page numbers for the two recordings are hard to read (12(?), 13(?), 123(?)).
- Index says patent 5 Apr 1870: Abst 404 No. 349 Vol. 3, 414 acres; Abst 405 No. 348 Vol. 3, 226 acres, which agrees with the jacket.
Timeline
- 6 Mar 1836Samuel Holloway falls at the Alamo
- 21 Dec 1837Act granting land to those in the battle of San Jacinto and other battles approved
- 4 Dec 1858Commissioner of Claims Edward Clark issues donation warrant for 640 acres to the Heirs of Samuel Holloway
- 15 Jul 1868R. M. Elgin files at Corsicana an application designating two vacancies in Navarro County for the warrant
- 19 Aug 1868J. M. Eliot surveys the 414-acre and 226-acre tracts
- 2 Sep 1868Eliot certifies both surveys
- 16 Nov 1868Warrant, application and field notes filed in the General Land Office
- 19 Jan 1869Surveys marked correct on map of Navarro County
- 5 Apr 1870Both surveys patented to the Heirs of Samuel Holloway (Nos. 348 and 349, Vol. 3)
- 16 May 1870Patents noted to R. M. Elgin(?) (jacket flap)
The papers in the file
Every page of the Land Office file, in the order the Land Office keeps them (9 pages). Tap a page to see it larger.
File jacketFile jacket for the donation warrant of the heirs of Samuel Holloway, 640 acres, surveyed in two tracts of 414 and 226 acres.General Land Office, file 1032, page 1 · in the scan
CertificateDonation certificate for 640 acres issued at Austin on 4 December 1858 by Commissioner of Claims Edward Clark to the heirs of Samuel Holloway, who fell at the Alamo.General Land Office, file 1032, page 2 · in the scan
Back of the certificateBack of the donation certificate, with the Robertson Donation file docket, filed 16 November 1868.General Land Office, file 1032, page 3 · in the scan
Field notesField notes and plat of 414 acres on Cottonwood Creek, west of Corsicana, for the heirs of Samuel Holloway, surveyed by county surveyor J. M. Eliot, 19 August 1868.General Land Office, file 1032, page 4 · in the scan
WrapperDocket wrapper for the 414-acre field notes, filed 16 November 1868, with the note of the patent to the heirs on 5 April 1870.General Land Office, file 1032, page 5 · in the scan
Field notesField notes and plat of 226 acres on the head of Little Briar Creek for the heirs of Samuel Holloway, surveyed by county surveyor J. M. Eliot, 19 August 1868.General Land Office, file 1032, page 6 · in the scan
WrapperDocket wrapper for the 226-acre field notes, filed 16 November 1868, with the note of the patent to the heirs on 5 April 1870.General Land Office, file 1032, page 7 · in the scan
Other papersApplication of 15 July 1868 to the Navarro County surveyor to locate two vacant tracts by virtue of the Holloway donation warrant.General Land Office, file 1032, page 8 · in the scan
WrapperDocket wrapper for the application to survey the Holloway warrant, filed 16 November 1868.General Land Office, file 1032, page 9 · 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 405
- 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.