From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Thu Feb 9 10:26:32 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k19HQWE0004488; Thu, 9 Feb 2006 10:26:32 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k19HQVKS031142 for ; Thu, 9 Feb 2006 10:26:31 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k19EvxFI003996 for ; Thu, 9 Feb 2006 09:57:59 -0500 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k19Evx9I003995 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Thu, 9 Feb 2006 09:57:59 -0500 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k19EoOFI003931 for ; Thu, 9 Feb 2006 09:50:24 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k19HIkwd025367 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Thu, 9 Feb 2006 10:18:46 -0700 X-Envelope-From: Kith-n-Kin@cox.net Thu Feb 9 10:18:46 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k19HIkE0025358 for ; Thu, 9 Feb 2006 10:18:46 -0700 Received: from fed1rmmtao05.cox.net (fed1rmmtao05.cox.net [68.230.241.34]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k19HIg3I026147 for ; Thu, 9 Feb 2006 10:18:42 -0700 Received: from TOWER ([24.255.62.181]) by fed1rmmtao05.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with ESMTP id <20060209171613.XMOY17838.fed1rmmtao05.cox.net@TOWER>; Thu, 9 Feb 2006 12:16:13 -0500 From: "Kith-n-Kin" To: "'Gigi Elsmore'" , Subject: RE: [ROOTS-L] Land Survey Abstracts Indices Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 10:18:31 -0700 Message-ID: <01ee01c62d9c$dc859d50$6401a8c0@TOWER> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 In-Reply-To: <008a01c62d48$36904e80$01cfa8c0@7xztp41> X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Gigi I found a record from: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/grayson/land/grayson.txt, probably referring to the same property, which says: GRAYSON County Texas Survey - Person or Concern bearing the land certificate at time survey filed. Block - Block number. Grantee - Person or Concern to whom the land was actually awarded. Leag - League Flag. L = 4,428 acres, B = League + Labor. Labor = 177 acres. Section - Section Number Abs - Number of the Abstract on file at county courthouse and at the Texas General land Office in Austin. Survey Blk Grantee Leag Section Abs ALFRED JOHNSON ALFRED JOHNSON 51 651 So, you are looking for abstract #651 filed at the county courthouse in Grayson. I'm not familiar with the Texas land system, so don't know what is in the abstract, or where to find the original records, but suggest you would want to contact the county. As it happens, this database is also available at Ancestry.com, which has the additional information: Description: This database contains abstracts of original titles located in the archives of the Texas General Land Office in Austin, Texas. The records provide information about lands granted and transferred within the state of Texas including those dated in the 1700s. Fields of information include the district name (a three-letter code) the county, page in original document, grantee, patentee, date, volume, description/location, acreage, class, file, and any additional data found in the record. This database will prove useful for those seeking ancestors in Texas. Thanks to the Texas General Land Office who have worked with Ancestry.com to update this database with current and accurate information. Extended Description: The following are the prefix codes for land districts in Texas: AUS ------- Austin LAM Lamar BAS ------- Bastrop LIB Liberty BEX ------- Bexar MAT Matagorda BOW ------ Bowie MIL Milam BRA ------- Brazoria MON Montgomery BRS ------- Brazos NAC Nacogdoches COL ------ Colorado PAN Panola FAN ------ Fannin PAS Paschall FAY ------ Fayette RED Red River FOR ------ Fort Bend REF Refugio GAL ------ Galveston ROB Robertson GOL ------ Goliad RUS Rusk GON ------ Gonzales SAB Sabine HAR ------ Harris SAU San Augustine HAS ------ Harrison SHE Shelby HOU ------ Houston SPA San Patricio JAC ------ Jackson TRA Travis JAS ------ Jasper VIC Victoria JEF ------ Jefferson Requests for more information about a name found in the land title abstracts of Texas may be obtained for $5.00 from the Texas General Land Office. Please click on the link to access the name submission form. (Link here) Upon completion of the form, please mail the form and fee to the following address: Texas General Land Office Stephen F. Austin Bldg. 1700 North Congress Avenue Austin, Texas 78701-1495 http://www.glo.state.tx.us/archives.html Source Information: Ancestry.com. Texas Land Title Abstracts [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original data: Texas General Land Office. Abstracts of all original Texas Land Titles comprising Grants and Locations. Austin, Texas: , 19--. This is what they had on Alfred: Grantee: Alfred Johnson Certificate: 2994 Patentee: Aaron Calvin Patent Date: 10 Jul 1841 Acres: 1280 District: Fannin County: Grayson File: 6 Patent #: 219 Patent Volume: 1 Class: Fan. Bty. It is interesting that the patentee is Aaron Calvin -- perhaps a relative? Hope this helps. Pat (in Tucson) |-----Original Message----- |From: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com |[mailto:roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Gigi Elsmore |Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 00:13 |To: ROOTS-M@rootsweb.com |Subject: [ROOTS-L] Land Survey Abstracts Indices | | |I have a few questions that I hope someone on the list can |answer. My ggreatfather owned property in Grayson Co. Texas |in 1870 - 1880. I found on the internet a "Land Survery |Abstract Indices of the Original Land Owners of Texas. Shown |was my ggrandfather's name, Alfred Johnson. The only other |information shown was Section 51. | |My questions are: What are Land Survey Abstracts Indices? |What information do they contain, would there be family names, |or other info useful for tracking my ggrandfather's family? |AND...if I wanted a copy, how & where would I request a copy. | |Thanks in advance for any & all help, |Gigi Elsmore |Salem, Oregon | | |