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Fenwick R. Kendall Survey, Abstract 460
- Granted to
- Fenwick R. Kendall
- Kind of grant
- Headright, third classLand for later settlers, including the colonists of Mercer’s Colony.
- Land Office file
- Robertson 3rd class, file 1169
- Certificate
- No. 306
- Acres
- 640
- Patented to
- Fenwick R. Kendall
- Patent
- 15 Mar 1854 · No. 51, Vol. 10
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What the file shows
Fenwick R. Kendall received Mercer's Colony certificate No. 306 for 640 acres from Commissioner John M. Crockett at Corsicana on 20 April 1850. D. R. Mitchell surveyed it about three miles west of Corsicana beside B. P. Bustain's tract in May 1850. The papers were filed in November 1853 and the patent issued to Kendall in March 1854.
The certificate
Mercer's Colony certificate (3rd class), No. 306, 640 acres, John M. Crockett, Commissioner of Mercer's Colony, Corsicana, Navarro County, 20 Apr 1850.
Printed form: Fenwick R. Kendall, having taken the oath and made the proof required by law of his citizenship, is entitled to 640 acres to be located on vacant land within the colony of Charles Fenton Mercer and his associates; he may locate, transfer or donate the certificate
The survey
1850-05-31 (certified 1850-06-07), D. R. Mitchell, Deputy Surveyor, Robertson Land District.
Navarro County, about three (four struck out) miles west from Corsicana
Chain carriers: William Parmer, Willis Anderson.
Colony Book I, page 75
The patent
1854-03-15(?) (jacket 'Patented March 15/54' with the 5 written over 4; field-notes wrapper 'Patented March 14/54'; index 15 Mar 1854), No. 51, Vol. 10, to Fenwick R. Kendall, delivered to not stated.
Also in the file
- Patent date: the jacket has 15 written over 14, the field-notes wrapper says March 14/54, and the index says 15 Mar 1854.
- Name spelled Kendall, Kindall, Kendal, Kendle.
- Survey was made in 1850 but papers were not filed in the Land Office until 23 November 1853, and patent followed in 1854.
- The surveyor's certificate is repeated faintly on the back of the examination page (show-through).
Timeline
- 20 Apr 1850Mercer's Colony certificate No. 306 issued to Fenwick R. Kendall at Corsicana
- 31 May 1850D. R. Mitchell surveys 640 acres west of Corsicana
- 7 Jun 1850Mitchell certifies the survey
- 8 Oct 1850J. P. Philpott examines and records it, Colony Book I p. 75
- 23 Nov 1853Papers filed in the General Land Office
- 2 Mar 1854Checked correct on map
- 15 Mar 1854Patent No. 51 Vol. 10 to Fenwick R. Kendall (jacket 15 over 14; wrapper 14 Mar)
The papers in the file
Every page of the Land Office file, in the order the Land Office keeps them (6 pages). Tap a page to see it larger.
File jacketFile jacket for Fenwick R. Kendall's 640 acres, certificate 306, patented March 15 (over 14) 1854, No. 51 Vol. 10.General Land Office, file 1169, page 1 · in the scan
CertificateMercer's Colony certificate No. 306 for 640 acres to Fenwick R. Kendall, signed by John M. Crockett at Corsicana.General Land Office, file 1169, page 2 · in the scan
Back of the certificateBack of the certificate docketed file 1169, filed 23 Nov 1853, with No. 21 and No. 306 in the margin.General Land Office, file 1169, page 3 · in the scan
Field notesField notes of 640 acres for F. R. Kendle west of Corsicana, surveyed by D. R. Mitchell, chain carriers William Parmer and Willis Anderson.General Land Office, file 1169, page 4 · in the scan
Surveyor's certificateJ. P. Philpott certifies the notes correct and recorded in Colony Book I page 75, 8 Oct 1850.General Land Office, file 1169, page 5 · in the scan
WrapperWrapper for the plat and field notes of F. R. Kendall, recorded Book I page 75, filed 23 Nov 1853, patented March 14/54.General Land Office, file 1169, page 6 · 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 460
- 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.