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Samuel Wilson Survey, Abstract 838
- Granted to
- Samuel Wilson
- Kind of grant
- Headright, third classLand for later settlers, including the colonists of Mercer’s Colony.
- Land Office file
- Robertson 3rd class, file 2298
- Certificate
- No. 301
- Acres
- 640
- Patented to
- William F. Henderson
- Patent
- 13 Feb 1856 · No. 1112, Vol. 9
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What the file shows
Samuel Wilson received Mercer's Colony certificate No. 301 for 640 acres at Corsicana in April 1850, and David R. Mitchell surveyed the land on Briar Creek, beside Thomas Crabb, that June. In April 1855 Wilson sold the certificate to William F. Henderson for $300, and Henderson had the old field notes renewed under the act of 1852. The Land Office issued patent No. 1112, Vol. 9, to Henderson in February 1856.
The certificate
colony certificate, Mercer's Colony (3rd class), No. 301, 640 acres, John M. Crockett, Commissioner of Mercer's Colony, Corsicana, Navarro County, 20 Apr 1850.
Entitles Samuel Wilson to 640 acres within the limits of the colony of Charles Fenton Mercer and his Associates, he having taken the oath and made the proof of citizenship required by law
Changes of hand
- 30 Apr 1855Samuel Wilson (his mark), of Navarro County → William F. Henderson, of Navarro County, $300, Navarro County, Texas (Corsicana). Sells 'my own Mercer's Colony H.R. Certificate' No. 301 for 640 acres issued 20 April 1850 by John M. Crockett, with warranty; filed GLO 25 June 1855
The survey
1850-06-13 (certified 1850-08-04), David R. Mitchell, Deputy Surveyor, Robertson Land District.
Navarro County (as headed), on Briar Creek, which the lines cross twice (calls read from the mirror-image bleed-through on page 4)
Chain carriers: J. A.(?) Johnson, S. Wilson.
Colony Book I, page 27
The patent
1856-02-13 (the 13 is written over another figure; wrapper says 'Patented Feby 11, 1856'), No. 1112, Vol. 9, to William F. Henderson, assignee, delivered to not stated.
Also in the file
- Samuel Wilson signed by mark yet sold a 640-acre certificate for $300 and held land in a colony file.
- The field notes were returned late: only renewed in March 1855 under the act of 10 February 1852 that required return of all field notes, just before filing in June 1855.
- The patent date on the jacket has a 13 written over another number; the wrapper says 11 Feb 1856. The index gives 13 Feb 1856.
- The original field notes show only in mirror image through the paper of page 4, but they can be read reversed: the land lies on Briar Creek, beside Thomas Crabb.
- One chain carrier was 'S. Wilson', apparently the grantee himself.
Timeline
- 20 Apr 1850Mercer's Colony certificate No. 301 for 640 acres issued to Samuel Wilson at Corsicana
- 13 Jun 1850David R. Mitchell surveys 640 acres for Wilson
- 4 Aug 1850Mitchell certifies the field notes
- 22 Aug 1850J. P. Philpott, District Surveyor, examines the notes and records them in Colony Book I p. 27
- 17 Mar 1855District Surveyor certifies renewal of the field notes for Wm. F. Henderson
- 30 Apr 1855Wilson sells certificate No. 301 to William F. Henderson for $300
- 25 Jun 1855Papers filed in the Land Office
- 31 Jan 1856Checked correct on the county map
- 13 Feb 1856Patent No. 1112, Vol. 9 to William F. Henderson, assignee
The papers in the file
Every page of the Land Office file, in the order the Land Office keeps them (9 pages). Tap a page to see it larger.
File jacketFile jacket 2298 for Samuel Wilson's 640 acres, abstract 838, patented to William F. Henderson, February 1856.General Land Office, file 2298, page 1 · in the scan
CertificateMercer's Colony certificate No. 301 for 640 acres to Samuel Wilson, signed by John M. Crockett at Corsicana.General Land Office, file 2298, page 2 · in the scan
Back of the certificateBack of certificate 301, labelled Mercer's Colony cert 640 acres, Samuel Wilson, filed 25 June 1855.General Land Office, file 2298, page 3 · in the scan
Surveyor's certificateJ. P. Philpott certifies the Wilson field notes and records them in Colony Book I p. 27, 22 August 1850; the Briar Creek notes show through in mirror image.General Land Office, file 2298, page 4 · in the scan
Surveyor's certificateD. R. Mitchell certifies the 1850 survey and the District Surveyor certifies renewal and relocation for Wm. F. Henderson, 17 March 1855.General Land Office, file 2298, page 5 · in the scan
WrapperWrapper for Samuel Wilson's plat and field notes, 640 acres, recorded Colony Book I page 27, patented 11 February 1856.General Land Office, file 2298, page 6 · in the scan
TransferSamuel Wilson sells his colony certificate No. 301 for 640 acres to William F. Henderson for $300, 30 April 1855.General Land Office, file 2298, page 7 · in the scan
AffidavitNotary's acknowledgement at Corsicana that Samuel Wilson made his mark to the transfer, 30 April 1855.General Land Office, file 2298, page 8 · in the scan
WrapperWrapper for the transfer from Samuel Wilson to Wm. F. Henderson, filed 25 June 1855.General Land Office, file 2298, page 9 · 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 838
- 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.