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Isaac Kincaid Survey, Abstract 463
- Granted to
- Isaac Kincaid
- Kind of grant
- Headright, third classLand for later settlers, including the colonists of Mercer’s Colony.
- Land Office file
- Robertson 3rd class, file 3300
- Certificate
- No. 0/22
- Acres
- 320
- Patented to
- Isaac Kincaid
- Patent
- 15 Feb 1858 · No. 347, Vol. 17
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What the file shows
In October 1856 the Navarro District Court issued Isaac Kincaid a 320-acre Mercer's Colony certificate. Alex. Beaton entered it for him in February 1857, deputy surveyor J. M. Eliot surveyed it on Richland Creek about seven miles west of Corsicana in May 1857, and the patent issued to Kincaid himself on 15 February 1858.
The certificate
headright, Mercer's Colony certificate issued by district court, No. 22 (written 0/22), 320 acres, District Court of Navarro County, Fall Term 1856; James M. Riggs, Clerk; Henry J. Jewett, District Judge, Corsicana, Navarro County, 9 Oct 1856.
Entitles Isaac Kincaid to 320 acres within the colony of Charles Fenton Mercer and his Associates, he having taken the oath and made the proof required by law of his citizenship.
The survey
1857-05-01 (certified 1857-05-06), J. M. Eliot, Deputy Surveyor, Robertson Land District.
Navarro County, about 7 miles west of Corsicana on the waters of Richland Creek
Chain carriers: Wm. M. Love, Jos. T. Smith.
Book S, page 247(?)
The patent
15 Feb 1858, No. 347, Vol. 17, to Isaac Kincaid (to original grantee), delivered to not stated; pencil 'A. Beaton' on the field-notes wrapper and 'Alex Beaton' on the old wrapper, probably the agent the patent went to(?).
Also in the file
- The certificate is an unusual district-court certificate issued in 1856, long after Mercer's Colony ended; it was made at Corsicana in Fall Term 1856 on proof of citizenship.
- The application to enter is signed by Alex. Beaton at Springfield, not by Kincaid, and Beaton's name is pencilled on two wrappers - he appears to have acted as Kincaid's locator or agent.
- The survey adjoins Polly Kincaid's 640 acres; possible relation.
- Distance from Corsicana is corrected in red ink to 7 miles from something that looks like 8.
- Index says patent 15 Feb 1858 No. 347 Vol 17; agrees with the jacket.
Timeline
- 9 Oct 1856Navarro District Court issues Mercer's Colony certificate No. 22 for 320 acres to Isaac Kincaid
- 27 Feb 1857Alex. Beaton at Springfield asks the district surveyor to enter 320 acres for the certificate
- 1 May 1857J. M. Eliot surveys 320 acres on Richland Creek
- 6 May 1857Eliot certifies the survey
- 28 May 1857District Surveyor Thos. J. Oliver examines and records the field notes
- 21 Jul 1857Papers filed in the General Land Office
- 8 Feb 1858Survey checked correct on the map
- 15 Feb 1858Patent No. 347 Vol. 17 to Isaac Kincaid
The papers in the file
Every page of the Land Office file, in the order the Land Office keeps them (7 pages). Tap a page to see it larger.
File jacketFile jacket 3300, Robertson 3d Class, Isaac Kincaid 320 acres, abst 463, patented to the original grantee 15 Feb 1858, No. 347 Vol 17.General Land Office, file 3300, page 1 · in the scan
CertificateNavarro District Court Mercer's Colony certificate No. 22 for 320 acres to Isaac Kincaid, 9 October 1856, signed by Clerk James M. Riggs and Judge Henry J. Jewett.General Land Office, file 3300, page 2 · in the scan
Back of the certificateBack of the certificate endorsed Robertson 3d Class, Colony Certificate 320 acres, Isaac Kincaid, filed July 21/57.General Land Office, file 3300, page 3 · in the scan
LetterAlex. Beaton's request of 27 Feb 1857 to District Surveyor Thos. J. Oliver to enter 320 acres on Isaac Kincaid's certificate, beginning at N. Bragg's NW corner.General Land Office, file 3300, page 4 · in the scan
Field notesPlat and field notes for 320 acres for Isaac Kincaid west of Corsicana on Richland Creek, surveyed 1 May 1857 by J. M. Eliot with chain men Wm. M. Love and Jos. T. Smith.General Land Office, file 3300, page 5 · in the scan
WrapperWrapper for the Kincaid field notes with District Surveyor Thomas J. Oliver's certificate of 28 May 1857 that they were recorded, and 'Patented February 15 1858'.General Land Office, file 3300, page 6 · in the scan
WrapperOld wrapper for the Kincaid file: correct on map 8 Feb 1858, correct for patenting (Elgin), patented 15 Feb 1858, No. 347 Vol 17, pencilled 'Alex Beaton'.General Land Office, file 3300, page 7 · 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 463
- 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.