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Noah T. Byars Survey, Abstract 45
- Granted to
- Noah T. Byars
- Kind of grant
- Headright, first classLand for settlers who were in Texas before independence, 2 March 1836.
- Land Office file
- Robertson 1st class, file 174
- Certificate
- No. 262
- Acres
- 3129.37
- Patented to
- Noah T. Byars
- Patent
- 16 Dec 1847 · No. 323, Vol. 6
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What the file shows
Noah T. Byars came to Texas in June 1835 and was a citizen when independence was declared. The Washington County land board certified on 1 February 1838 that, having already had a third of a league as a single man and having since married, he was entitled to two-thirds of a league and a labor more. County surveyor C. C. Taylor laid it out on Post Oak Creek, a branch of Richland Creek, on 21 May 1844. Byars, by then living in Navarro County, sent John Welch to Austin with his power of attorney to get the patent, and it issued to Byars himself on 16 December 1847.
The certificate
Headright, first class (an augmentation), No. 262, 2/3 league and 1 labor, Board of Land Commissioners, Washington County (Stephen R. Roberts, president), Washington County, 1 Feb 1838.
Came to Texas in June 1835; a citizen at the Declaration of Independence; single then, married since; had already received a third of a league as a single man.
Changes of hand
- 16 Nov 1846Noah T. Byars → John Welch, his attorney in fact, Navarro County. Power of attorney to apply for the patent in Austin; acknowledged before R. H. White, county clerk
The survey
21 May 1844, C. C. Taylor, County Surveyor, Robertson County.
On Post Oak Creek, a branch of Richland Creek; begins at J. B. McDaniel's corner on J. H. Mills' line; calls J. A. Ramsey, S. J. Dobbins, Jos. Knott, Patience Howard and E. Quinby
Chain carriers: Chas. Duncan, Jas. Walker, David Seely, Jas. M. Springfield.
Book H, pp. 99–100 (Franklin, 9 Aug 1844)
The patent
16 Dec 1847, No. 323, Vol. 6, to Noah T. Byars.
Also in the file
- The field notes cite a Washington County District Court certificate of 10 October 1843.
- On 1 January 1846 Taylor certified the survey was made before he had notice of the Republic's contract with Charles Fenton Mercer; the jacket notes the land is in Mercer's Colony.
- John Welch paid the $51.40 government dues on 4 November 1845 in Republic promissory notes.
- A 1903 Dimmit County plat is misfiled in this file.
Timeline
- Jun 1835Byars comes to Texas
- 1 Feb 1838Washington County board issues certificate No. 262
- 10 Oct 1843District Court certificate
- 21 May 1844Surveyed by C. C. Taylor
- 4 Nov 1845Government dues paid by John Welch
- 1 Jan 1846Taylor certifies the survey predates notice of Mercer's contract
- 16 Nov 1846Power of attorney to John Welch
- 16 Dec 1847Patented to Byars
The papers in the file
Every page of the Land Office file, in the order the Land Office keeps them (12 pages). Tap a page to see it larger.
File jacketFile jacket for Noah T. Byars's headright of two-thirds of a league and a labor, listing the field notes and power of attorney; patented 16 December 1847.General Land Office, file 174, page 1 · in the scan
CertificateWashington County land board certificate No. 262, issued 1 February 1838, entitling Noah T. Byars to two-thirds of a league and a labor of land.General Land Office, file 174, page 2 · in the scan
Back of the certificateBack of the certificate, endorsed No. 262, N. T. Byars, two-thirds league and labor.General Land Office, file 174, page 3 · in the scan
Surveyor's certificateCounty Surveyor C. C. Taylor's certificate of 1 January 1846 that Byars's survey was made before notice of the Republic's contract with Charles Fenton Mercer.General Land Office, file 174, page 4 · in the scan
WrapperFolded wrapper endorsed with the name of Noah T. Byars and the word certificate.General Land Office, file 174, page 5 · in the scan
WrapperWrapper for Noah T. Byars's claim, noting John Welch's payment of the government dues on 4 November 1845 and the patent of 1847.General Land Office, file 174, page 6 · in the scan
Power of attorneyPower of attorney of 16 November 1846 in which Noah T. Byars of Navarro County appoints John Welch to get his patent at Austin, acknowledged 17 November.General Land Office, file 174, page 7 · in the scan
WrapperWrapper for the power of attorney from Noah T. Byars to John Welch.General Land Office, file 174, page 8 · in the scan
MapPencil sketch of the Byars survey on Post Oak Creek in Navarro County with neighbouring surveys, including those of Starritt J. Dobbins and Joseph Knott.General Land Office, file 174, page 9 · in the scan
PlatA 1903 plat of a survey in Dimmit County, filed here by mistake; it does not belong to the Byars land.General Land Office, file 174, page 10 · in the scan
Field notesField notes for two-thirds of a league and a labor on Post Oak Creek, a branch of Richland Creek, surveyed for Noah T. Byars in May 1844.General Land Office, file 174, page 11 · in the scan
Surveyor's certificateEnd of the Byars field notes, with County Surveyor C. C. Taylor's certificate of 9 August 1844 and the record in Book H, pages 99 and 100.General Land Office, file 174, page 12 · in the scan
Scans courtesy of the Texas General Land Office, Austin, from its Land Grant Database.
On this ground today
- CemeteriesDresden, Melton Cemetery
- Historical markersDresden United Methodist Church, Raleigh Cemetery
Places that stand inside this survey’s lines as the state’s survey map draws them.
Neighbouring surveys
Sources
- Texas General Land Office, Land Grant Database: Navarro County, Abstract 45
- 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.