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Jacob J. Wright Survey, Abstract 853
- Granted to
- Jacob J. Wright
- Kind of grant
- Headright, third classLand for later settlers, including the colonists of Mercer’s Colony.
- Land Office file
- Robertson 3rd class, file 3347
- Certificate
- No. 4038/4139
- Acres
- 14
- Patented to
- John E. Cravens
- Patent
- 08 Jun 1859 · No. 41, Vol. 26
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What the file shows
Jacob J. Wright was left with 14 acres of unlocated balance on Mercer's Colony certificate No. 1047, which the Land Office certified on 27 June 1855. Deputy Surveyor Milton Wright laid it out in May 1857 as a thin strip on Cottonwood Creek about 8 miles from Corsicana, and the patent issued to John E. Cravens as assignee on 8 June 1859.
The certificate
headright 3rd class, certificate for the unlocated balance of a Mercer's Colony certificate, No. 4038/4139 (balance of Mercer's Colony certificate No. 1047, Class 3rd), 14 (balance of 320), S. Crosby, Commissioner of the General Land Office (original colony certificate by J. M. Crockett, Commissioner of Mercer's Colony), Austin, 1855-06-27 (colony certificate dated 1850-06-07).
Jacob J. Wright is entitled to have surveyed fourteen (14) acres, being the unlocated balance of Mercer's Colony certificate No. 1047, Class 3rd, for 320 acres dated 7 June 1850
The survey
1857-05-25 (certified 1857-06-16), Milton Wright, Deputy Surveyor, Robertson Land District.
Navarro County on the waters of Cottonwood Creek; red-ink addition: about 8 miles S 88 W from Corsicana
Chain carriers: John Smith, James E. Patton.
Book L, page 362
The patent
8 Jun 1859, No. 41, Vol. 26, to John E. Cravens, assignee, delivered to not stated.
Also in the file
- Only 14 acres of a 320-acre Mercer's Colony certificate remained; the rest was located elsewhere (the original certificate and the transfer to Cravens are said to be in another Robertson 3rd class file).
- No transfer from Wright to John E. Cravens of Palestine is in this file; the certificate margin points to file 651(?) Rob. 3rd for the original certificate and transfer, and J. E. Patton's pencil note on the field-notes wrapper says 'I think you will find a transfer to John Cravens of Palestine in the field notes of the balance of this certificate'. The patent nevertheless issued to Cravens as assignee.
- The survey is a thin strip 464 varas by 170 1/2 varas lying between the Kincaid 640 and G. J. Click's west line.
- The wrapper names the same G. J. Click whose 320-acre survey was later overlapped by the John Sadler survey (abstract 785).
- Index says certificate 4038/4139, 14 acres, patent 8 Jun 1859, No. 41 Vol. 26: matches.
- J. E. Patton, who wrote the pencil note about the transfer, is also the chain carrier James E. Patton on this survey.
Timeline
- 7 Jun 1850J. M. Crockett issues Mercer's Colony certificate No. 1047 for 320 acres to Jacob J. Wright
- 27 Jun 1855S. Crosby issues a General Land Office certificate for the 14-acre unlocated balance
- 25 May 1857Milton Wright surveys the 14 acres
- 16 Jun 1857Wright certifies the survey
- 30 Jun 1857Thos. J. Oliver examines and records it, Book L p. 362
- 12 Aug 1857Field notes filed in the General Land Office
- 26 May 1859Marked correct on the map of Navarro County
- 8 Jun 1859Patent No. 41 Vol. 26 to John E. Cravens, assignee
The papers in the file
Every page of the Land Office file, in the order the Land Office keeps them (6 pages). Tap a page to see it larger.
File jacketFile jacket for Jacob J. Wright's 14 acres, patented to John E. Cravens 8 June 1859, No. 41 Vol. 26.General Land Office, file 3347, page 1 · in the scan
CertificateLand Office certificate for 14 acres, the unlocated balance of Mercer's Colony certificate 1047, signed by S. Crosby, 27 June 1855.General Land Office, file 3347, page 2 · in the scan
WrapperWrapper for the certificate, 'Cert. unloc. bal. 14 acres Jacob J. Wright', filed 12 August 1857, with Mercer's Colony note.General Land Office, file 3347, page 3 · in the scan
Field notesMilton Wright's field notes and plat for 14 acres on Cottonwood Creek, between Kincaid's 640 and G. J. Click's line.General Land Office, file 3347, page 4 · in the scan
Surveyor's certificateThos. J. Oliver examines the 14-acre field notes and records them in Book L p. 362, 30 June 1857.General Land Office, file 3347, page 5 · in the scan
WrapperWrapper for the field notes, filed 12 August 1857, patented 8 June 1859, with Patton's pencil note about the Cravens transfer.General Land Office, file 3347, page 6 · 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 853
- 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.