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James R. Meador Survey, Abstract 567
- Granted to
- James R. Meador
- Kind of grant
- Headright, third classLand for later settlers, including the colonists of Mercer’s Colony.
- Land Office file
- Robertson 3rd class, file 4677
- Certificate
- No. 0/62
- Acres
- 160
- Patented to
- James R. Meador
- Patent
- 15 Nov 1870 · No. 279, Vol. 38
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What the file shows
James R. Meador held Mercer's Colony certificate No. 62 for 320 acres, issued by the Navarro County district court in October 1857. Deputy surveyor J. M. Eliot surveyed half of it, 160 acres, on 22 June 1858 on the waters of Richland Creek about 14 miles west of Corsicana, between the Darlin(?), Jackson, Cazneau and Clark surveys. It was recorded at Springfield that August and checked on the county map in May 1861, but the patent did not issue to Meador until 15 November 1870.
The certificate
other (Mercer Colony certificate; filed as Robertson 3rd class), No. 62, 320 (this survey is one half, 160 acres), District Court of Navarro County, Navarro County, 21 Oct 1857.
Mercer's Colony certificate — basis not stated in this file; the certificate is in file 4974 Rob. 3
The survey
1858-06-22 (certified 1858-06-24), J. M. Eliot, Deputy Surveyor, Robertson Land District.
Navarro County, about 14 miles west (S 87(?) W) of Corsicana, on the waters of Richland Creek
Chain carriers: J. W. Jones, Jno. Leslie(?).
Book W, page 191
The patent
15 Nov 1870, No. 279, Vol. 38, to James R. Meador, delivered to not stated.
Also in the file
- The land rests on a Mercer's Colony certificate issued by the Navarro district court in 1857 — part of the settlement for families who came under the disputed Mercer colony contract.
- Surveyed in 1858 and passed the map check in May 1861, the patent was not issued until November 1870, a gap spanning the Civil War.
- Its neighbour on the north is J. M. Cazneau — the same Jane M. Cazneau whose headright (abstract 153) lies on Chambers Creek waters; G. Jackson is a neighbour in both files.
- The surveyor first wrote 'one hundred and twenty' before correcting it to one hundred and sixty acres.
Timeline
- 21 Oct 1857Navarro District Court issues Mercer's Colony certificate No. 62
- 22 Jun 1858J. M. Eliot surveys 160 acres on Richland Creek waters
- 18 Aug 1858Recorded Book W p. 191 at Springfield by Thos. J. Oliver
- 8 Nov 1858Field notes filed in GLO
- 13 May 1861Checked correct on map of Navarro County
- 15 Nov 1870Patent No. 279 Vol. 38 issued to James R. Meador
The papers in the file
Every page of the Land Office file, in the order the Land Office keeps them (4 pages). Tap a page to see it larger.
File jacketFile jacket for James R. Meador's 160 acres in Navarro County, Robertson 3rd Class, with the patent entry of November 1870.General Land Office, file 4677, page 1 · in the scan
Field notesField notes and sketch of 160 acres on Richland Creek, Navarro County, surveyed for James R. Meador by deputy surveyor J. M. Eliot, 22 June 1858.General Land Office, file 4677, page 2 · in the scan
Surveyor's certificateDistrict surveyor Thomas J. Oliver's certificate, made at Springfield in August 1858, that the Meador field notes are correct and recorded in Book W, page 191.General Land Office, file 4677, page 3 · in the scan
WrapperWrapper for the Meador field notes, marked Colony, Book W, page 191, with the patent entry.General Land Office, file 4677, page 4 · 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 567
- 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.