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Lot Wilson Survey, Abstract 848
- Granted to
- Lot Wilson
- Kind of grant
- Headright, third classLand for later settlers, including the colonists of Mercer’s Colony.
- Land Office file
- Robertson 3rd class, file 1168
- Certificate
- No. 304
- Acres
- 320
- Patented to
- Alexander Beaton
- Patent
- 17 Mar 1854 · No. 152, Vol. 9
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What the file shows
Lot Wilson received Mercer's Colony certificate No. 304 for 320 acres at Corsicana on 20 April 1850, and deputy surveyor David R. Mitchell located it on the East fork of Brier Creek that June. Wilson sold the certificate and land to Alexander Beaton for $100 on 5 September 1853, and the patent issued to Beaton as assignee on 17 March 1854.
The certificate
headright (Mercer's Colony certificate), 3rd class, No. 304, 320 acres, John M. Crockett, Commissioner of Mercer's Colony, Corsicana, Navarro County, 20 Apr 1850.
Printed form: Lot Wilson, having taken the oath and made the proof required by law of his citizenship, is entitled to 320 acres to be located on vacant land within the limits of the colony of Charles Fenton Mercer and his Associates.
Changes of hand
- 5 Sep 1853Lot Wilson, Navarro County → Alexander Beaton, Navarro County, $100, Navarro County, Texas. Deed transfers Wilson's colony headright certificate No. 304 for 320 acres and 'the land surveyed by virtue of the same' to Beaton, his heirs and assigns; filed GLO 22 Nov 1853.
The survey
1850-06-13 (certified 1850-08-03), David R. Mitchell, Deputy Surveyor, Robertson Land District.
Navarro County (red-ink 'Navarro'), north of Richland, on the East fork of Brier Creek, about 6 miles S.W. from Corsicana (red ink adds 80° to the bearing, i.e. S 80 W)
Chain carriers: I. A. Johnson(?), T. Wilson.
Book I, page 252
The patent
17 Mar 1854, No. 152, Vol. 9, to Alexander Beaton, assignee, delivered to not stated.
Also in the file
- The wrapper of the deed notes the transfer of the 320-acre certificate No. 304 dated 20 April 1850 by John M. Crockett, matching the certificate.
- Survey was made 13 June 1850 and certified 3 August 1850, but not examined and recorded until 20 May 1852, nearly two years later; the deed to Beaton was made in September 1853, long after the survey.
- The deed conveys the land 'surveyed by virtue of' the certificate, so the survey existed and was assigned to Beaton rather than the certificate alone.
- Chain carrier 'T. Wilson' may be a relative of the grantee.
- Alexander Beaton took the patent for Abst 174 (James Cook) the same way, two years earlier.
Timeline
- 20 Apr 1850Mercer's Colony certificate No. 304 for 320 acres issued to Lot Wilson at Corsicana
- 13 Jun 1850David R. Mitchell surveys 320 acres on the East fork of Brier Creek
- 3 Aug 1850Mitchell certifies the survey
- 20 May 1852Survey examined and recorded in Book I page 252
- 5 Sep 1853Lot Wilson sells the certificate and land to Alexander Beaton for $100
- 19 Oct 1853Deed proved before R. N. White, Clerk of the County Court
- 22 Nov 1853Papers filed in the General Land Office
- 16 Mar 1854Marked correct on the map
- 17 Mar 1854Patent No. 152 Vol. 9 to Alexander Beaton, assignee
The papers in the file
Every page of the Land Office file, in the order the Land Office keeps them (8 pages). Tap a page to see it larger.
File jacketFile jacket for Lot Wilson's 320 acres, Ab. 848, by assignee, with patent to Alexander Beaton, 17 March 1854, No. 152 Vol. 9.General Land Office, file 1168, page 1 · in the scan
CertificateMercer's Colony Certificate No. 304 for 320 acres to Lot Wilson, signed by Commissioner John M. Crockett at Corsicana, 20 April 1850.General Land Office, file 1168, page 2 · in the scan
Back of the certificateWrapper of the certificate, filed 22 November 1853, with a mirrored note that it was transferred to Alexander Beaton on 5 September 1853.General Land Office, file 1168, page 3 · in the scan
Field notesField notes and sketch plat of 320 acres for Lot Wilson on the East fork of Brier Creek north of Richland, surveyed 13 June 1850.General Land Office, file 1168, page 4 · in the scan
Surveyor's certificateMitchell certifies the survey of 13 June 1850 on 3 August 1850; the district surveyor records it in Book I page 252 on 20 May 1852.General Land Office, file 1168, page 5 · in the scan
WrapperWrapper for Lot Wilson's plat and field notes, 'Recorded Book I page 252', patented March 17/54.General Land Office, file 1168, page 6 · in the scan
TransferLot Wilson sells his colony certificate No. 304 and the land surveyed by it to Alexander Beaton for $100, 5 September 1853.General Land Office, file 1168, page 7 · in the scan
AffidavitR. W. White, County Clerk, certifies at Corsicana that Wm. M. McKinney swore he saw Lot Wilson sign the deed, 19 Oct 1853; wrapper filed 22 Nov 1853.General Land Office, file 1168, page 8 · 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 848
- 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.