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Shubael Marsh Survey, Abstract 585
- Granted to
- Shubael Marsh
- Kind of grant
- Bounty warrantLand paid for service in the army of the Republic.
- Land Office file
- Robertson Bounty, file 88
- Certificate
- No. 3061
- Acres
- 320
- Patented to
- Shubael Marsh
- Patent
- 06 Nov 1845 · No. 83, Vol. 2
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What the file shows
Shubael Marsh earned a 320-acre bounty warrant for three months' service in 1836, issued at Houston in April 1838. B. J. Chambers surveyed it on Chambers' Creek in October 1840, when the area was part of Robertson County, and the patent issued to Marsh on 6 November 1845.
The certificate
bounty warrant (Republic of Texas), 320 acres, No. 3061, 320 acres, Republic of Texas Secretary of War (field notes say Barnard E. Bee, Secretary of War; signature on the warrant hard to read); approved 14 June 1841 by B. T. Archer, Secretary of War, with a further signature 'H. Hovey'(?), Houston, 27 Apr 1838.
Shubael Marsh served faithfully and honorably for three months, from 3 July until 3 October 1836, and was honorably discharged; entitled to 320 acres of bounty land
The survey
1840-10-16 (declared 1840-11-11; examined 1840-12-12), B. J. Chambers, Deputy Surveyor, Robertson (Franklin).
Robertson County (now Navarro County), on the waters of Chambers' Creek, a branch of the Trinity River
Chain carriers: John Cummins, William Patrick.
Book B, page 138
The patent
6 Nov 1845, No. 83, Vol. D(?) (index says Vol. 2), to Shubael Marsh, delivered to not stated.
Also in the file
- Warrant was issued in 1838, but the survey was not made until October 1840 and the patent not issued until November 1845.
- Survey is headed Robertson County, though the land lies in what became Navarro County.
- The warrant and field notes spell the given name 'Shubael'/'Shubail', while the jacket and field-note wrapper write 'Shabael'.
- Patent volume is written 'D' or '2'(?); index says Vol. 2.
- Warrant is dated before the 1841 approval stamp: the face carries approval date June 14, 1841, three years after issue.
Timeline
- 3 Jul 1836Marsh's three months' service begins
- 3 Oct 1836Service ends; honorably discharged
- 27 Apr 1838Warrant No. 3061 issued at Houston for 320 acres
- 16 Oct 1840B. J. Chambers surveys 320 acres on Chambers' Creek
- 11 Nov 1840Chambers declares survey correct at Franklin
- 12 Dec 1840County surveyor Edwin LeRoy Patton examines and records it, Book B p. 138
- 14 Jun 1841Warrant approved and Treasury tax receipt issued at Austin
- 6 Nov 1845Patent No. 83 issued to Shubael Marsh
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 88, Robertson Bounty, abstract 585, Shubael Marsh 320 acres, warrant 3061, patented 6 November 1845 as No. 83.General Land Office, file 88, page 1 · in the scan
CertificateRepublic of Texas bounty warrant No. 3061 for 320 acres to Shubael Marsh for three months' service in 1836, issued at Houston 27 April 1838.General Land Office, file 88, page 2 · in the scan
Back of the certificateBack of the warrant with file docket for Shubael Marsh and the register number.General Land Office, file 88, page 3 · in the scan
Other papersTreasury Department receipt from the Commissioner of Revenue at Austin that S. Marsh paid taxes on 320 acres in Robertson County, 14 June 1841.General Land Office, file 88, page 4 · in the scan
Field notesField notes by B. J. Chambers for 320 acres on Chambers' Creek beside Rice's and Alston's surveys, chain carried by Cummins and Patrick.General Land Office, file 88, page 5 · in the scan
Surveyor's certificateChambers' oath of 11 November 1840 and county surveyor E. L. Patton's 12 December 1840 certificate, recorded Book B page 138.General Land Office, file 88, page 6 · in the scan
WrapperWrapper for the 320-acre field notes, recorded Book B page 138, marked patented 6 November 1845 and office fees paid.General Land Office, file 88, 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 585
- 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.