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Thomas Wilson Survey, Abstract 855
- Granted to
- Thomas Wilson
- Kind of grant
- Headright, third classLand for later settlers, including the colonists of Mercer’s Colony.
- Land Office file
- Robertson 3rd class, file 515
- Certificate
- No. 302
- Acres
- 320
- Patented to
- Thomas Wilson
- Patent
- 12 Apr 1853 · No. 253, Vol. 7
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What the file shows
Thomas Wilson received Mercer's Colony certificate No. 302 for 320 acres at Corsicana in April 1850. D. R. Mitchell surveyed the land on the East Fork of Briar Creek about six miles southwest of town in June 1850, and the patent issued to Wilson in April 1853.
The certificate
Mercer's Colony certificate (3rd class), No. 302, 320 acres, John M. Crockett, Commissioner of Mercer's Colony, Corsicana, 1850-04-20(?).
Entitles Thomas Wilson to 320 acres to be located on vacant land within the limits of the colony of Charles Fenton Mercer and his Associates, he having taken the oath and made the proof required by law of his citizenship
The survey
1850-06-13 (certified 1850-08-04), D. R. Mitchell, Deputy Surveyor, Robertson Land District.
Navarro County ('said' struck, 'Navarro' in red), about 6 miles SW from Corsicana on the East Fork of Briar Creek, north of Richland; red ink writes 75(?) between S and W (a bearing, S 75 W)
Chain carriers: J. A. Johnson(?), N. H. Carroll.
Colony Book I, page 32
The patent
12 Apr 1853, No. 253, Vol. 7, to Thomas Wilson, delivered to not stated.
Also in the file
- There is another Wilson (Jat(?) Wilson and S. Wilson) with adjoining 320-acre surveys, so the three Wilsons are easily confused.
- Field notes began 'Running' then crossed out; 'said county' struck and 'Navarro' written in red over it.
- Mercer's Colony certificate issued in April 1850, surveyed June 1850, recorded August 1850, but not patented until April 1853.
- A sketch of surrounding surveys was added in March 1853 (by district surveyor A. Chambers(?)) just before patenting.
Timeline
- 20 Apr 1850John M. Crockett issues Mercer's Colony certificate No. 302 at Corsicana (day reads 20th(?))
- 13 Jun 1850D. R. Mitchell surveys 320 acres on the East Fork of Briar Creek
- 4 Aug 1850Mitchell certifies the survey; recorded in Colony Book I p. 32
- 23 Mar 1853District surveyor A. Chambers(?) certifies a sketch of the neighbouring surveys
- 5 Apr 1853Checked correct on map
- 12 Apr 1853Patent No. 253 Vol. 7 to Thomas Wilson
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 515, Robertson 3rd Class, abstract 855, Thomas Wilson 320 acres, No. 302, patented 12 April 1853 as No. 253 Vol. 7.General Land Office, file 515, page 1 · in the scan
CertificateMercer's Colony certificate No. 302 entitling Thomas Wilson to 320 acres, signed by John M. Crockett at Corsicana in April 1850.General Land Office, file 515, page 2 · in the scan
Back of the certificateBack of the certificate with docket for Thomas Wilson's Mercer's Colony certificate No. 302, 320 acres.General Land Office, file 515, page 3 · in the scan
Field notesField notes and small plat for 320 acres on the East Fork of Briar Creek southwest of Corsicana, surveyed by D. R. Mitchell.General Land Office, file 515, page 4 · in the scan
Surveyor's certificateBack of the field notes with the district surveyor's certificate that the plat is correct and recorded in Colony Book I page 32 (shows through mirrored).General Land Office, file 515, page 5 · in the scan
Surveyor's certificateMitchell's certificate that the survey was made 13 June 1850, dated 4 August 1850.General Land Office, file 515, page 6 · in the scan
WrapperWrapper for Thomas Wilson's plat and field notes, recorded in Colony Book I page 32, marked patented.General Land Office, file 515, page 7 · in the scan
PlatSketch from the district map showing Thomas Wilson's 320 acres among neighbouring surveys, certified by A. Chambers(?) 23 March 1853.General Land Office, file 515, page 8 · in the scan
WrapperWrapper docket for Thomas Wilson's sketch, file 515.General Land Office, file 515, 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 855
- 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.