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Bounty and Donation Land Grants in Trinity County
The Republic and the State of Texas both issued land grants as additional compensation for those who served Texas in the military. The government of Texas, for the most of the 19th century, had very little cash with which to pay soldiers, so our most abundant resource-land- was used to supplement the meager military pay.
For descriptions of Land Grants in Texas visit the Texas General Land Office website:
http://www.glo.texas.gov/what-we-do/history-and-archives/_documents/categories-of-land-grants.pdf
To search for a particular Abstract use this link on the Texas General Land Office site:
http://www.glo.texas.gov/history/archives/land-grants/index.cfm (Select Trinity County from county list, then insert the Abstract No.)
I compiled a list of Military Bounty and Donation Grants that are shown for Trinity County and included some brief notes that could be found in the documents. If you find a particular person of interest, I suggest you go to the Search link above, select Trinity County and insert the Abstract No. and it will show you the documents for that abstract/person. My list just highlights some of the materials found, some documents are very hard to read, so be sure to double check! One thing to remember is that in 1830's Trinity County did not exist, so often the county was named as Houston County as Trinity County didn't become a separate county until 1850. The surveys do include lands that are now a part of Trinity County.
Source: Texas General Land Office, Trinity County
| Abstract No. | District Class | File Number | Grantee | Patentee | Notes |
| 65 | Houston Bounty | 000141 | Aldredge, Samuel | Wright, B.F. | 140 acres for 3 mo service in 1836 |
| 66 | Houston Bounty | 000244 | Austin, William T. | Austin, William T. | 320 acres for service 1835-1836 (Aid to Gen. Sam Houston) |
| 67 | Donation Grant | 000210 | Aldridge, Isaac | Aldridge, Isaac | 640 acres, "Fallen with Fannin in massacre at Goliad" 4Mar1857 |
| 95 | Houston Bounty | 000238 | Barker, George | Barker, George | 640 acres for service in 1836 |
| 96 | Houston Bounty | 000223 | Booker, Ferdinand C. | Nixon, Benjamin | 320 acres for service in 1836-1837 |
| 97 | Houston Bounty | 000309 | Bryan, John | Bryan, John (Heirs) | 960 acres, served under Col. Fannin in 1836 |
| 98 | Liberty Bounty | 000100 | Burch, Valentine | Burch, Valentine | 320 acres for service in 1836 |
| 151 | Houston Bounty | 000072 | Cole, David | Parker, Isaac | 320 acres for service in 1836 |
| 152 | Donation Grant | 000284 | Cox, Lewis | Cox, Lewis | 320 acres in Trinity Co., 221 acres in Polk Co. fought in Battle of San Jacinto, 1836 |
| 177 | Houston Bounty | 000002 | Denson, C. | Denson, C. | 320 acres for service in 1836 |
| 178 | Houston Bounty | 000296 | Dearst, John | Dearst, John | 320 acres for service in 1836 |
| 179 | Houston Bounty | 000258 | Dixon, Phillip | Dixon, Phillip | 1280 acres for 12 mo. service 1837-1838 |
| 196 & 197 | Houston Bounty | 000142 | Evans, W.M. | Evans, W.M. | 1280 acres for 12 mo. service 1837-1838 |
| 216 | Houston Bounty | 000132 | Frederick, Albert | Frederick, Albert (Heirs) | 640 acres, for service 1836-1839 |
| 239, 240, 241 | Houston Bounty | 000298 | Goff, Felix W. | Goff, Felix W. | 960 acres for service in 1836 |
| 243 | Houston Bounty | 000262 | Gaines, John B. | Woodson, J.J. | 320 acres (no Bounty certificate online) |
| 244 | Houston Bounty | 000315 | Gage, Calvin | Gage, Calvin | 160 acres, (no Bounty certificate online) |
| 245 | Houston Bounty | 000308 | Gage, Calvin | Gage, Calvin | 320 acres for service in 1836 |
| 267 | Houston Bounty | 000226 | Henderson, Stephan W. | None Shown | 160 acres, (no Bounty certificate online) |
| 279 | Houston Bounty | 000060 | Hicks, Isham | Miller, Stewart A. | 320 acres for 3 mo. service |
| 280 | Houston Bounty | 000239 | Harding, Samuel F. | Harding, Samuel F. (Heirs) | 320 acres for 3 mo service |
| 281 | Houston Bounty | 000274 | Henderson, Joseph A. | Henderson, Joseph A. | 640 acres for 6 mo service in 1836-1837 |
| 282 & 283 | Donation Grant | 000267 | Hudson, Henry G. | None shown | 185 and 455 acres, (no Bounty certificate online) |
| 284 | Donation Grant | 000332 | Haley, Charles Q. | Duren, Jesse | 428 acres, (no Bounty certificate online) |
| 285 | Donation Grant | 000327 | Haley, Richard | None shown | 460 acres (no Bounty certificate online) |
| 286 | Houston Bounty | 000320 | Hickey, James | Hickey, James | 1280 acres, (no Bounty certificate online) |
| 288 | Donation Grant | 000313 | Helms, Wilson | Helms, Wilson (Heirs) | 1280 acres "having been killed on 27Mar1836" |
| 381 | Houston Bounty | 000236 | Kinnard, William S. | Kinnard, William S. | 320 acres for 3 mo. service in 1836 |
| 396 | Houston Bounty | 000235 | Loony, David M. | None shown | 320 acres for 3 mo. service in 1836 |
| 437 | Houston Bounty | 000001 | McDermot, John | McDermot, John | 640 acres for 6 mo. service in 1836 |
| 438 | Houston Bounty | 000248 | Williams, Richard | Conner, W.R. | 320 acres for 3 mo. service in 1836 |
| 439 | Houston Bounty | 000289 | McMahan, Isaac | Cox, William | 320 acres for 3 mo. service in 1837 |
| 440 | Donation Grant | 000294 | Morgan, Hugh | Morgan, Hugh | 640 acres "participated in Battle of San Jacinto" |
| 441 | Houston Bounty | 000337 | McMahan, Isaac | None shown | No certificate online |
| 442 | Houston Bounty | 000304 | McMahan, Isaac | None shown | No certificate online |
| 466 | Houston Bounty | 000297 | Oakley, Jesse A. | Roane, Willis J. | 640 acres for 6 mo. service in 1836-37 |
| 483 | Houston Bounty | 000016 | Pritchard, Sion | None shown | 320 acres for 3 mo. service in 1836 |
| 484 | Houston Bounty | 000005 | Probert, William E. | Kessler, Henry | 640 acres for 6 mo. service in 1836 |
| 485 | Donation Grant | 000241 | Penny, George W. | Penny, George W. (Heirs) | 1920 acres "having been massacred with Fannin at Goliad" |
| 486 | Houston Bounty | 000299 | Parker, James W. | Parker, James W. | 640 acres for 6 mo. service in 1835-36 |
| 487 | Houston Bounty | 000285 | Perry, James | Perry, James (Heirs) | 247-1/2 acres for 18 mo. service in 1836-1838 |
| 488 | Donation Grant | 000275 | Pennington, Sidney A. | Pennington, Sidney A. | 640 acres for "participation Siege at Bexar" see: |
| 489 & 490 | Houston Bounty | 000383 | Patterson, Edward | Patterson, Edward | 160 acres for 3 mo. service in 1836 |
| 491 | Houston Bounty | 000317 | Purdy, Letsom | None shown | (no Bounty Certificate found online) |
| 532 | Houston Bounty | 000243 | Read, J.C. | Read, J.C. | 320 acres for 3 mo. service in 1836 |
| 568 | Donation Grant | 000126 | Stephanes, Charles | Stephanes, Charles | 640 acres "participated in Battle of San Jacinto" |
| 569 | Houston Bounty | 000106 | Smith, William H. | Hagood, William A. | 960 acres for 10 mo service in 1837-1838 |
| 570 | Houston Bounty | 000280 | Stilts, David | Stilts, David | 640 acres for service in 1838 |
| 571 | Houston Bounty | 000291 | Sharp, A. | Sharp, A | 1280 acres for 15 mo. service in 1836-1837 |
| 572 | Houston Bounty | 000277 | Shackleford, M.B. | Vandever, Christopher | 320 acres for 3 mo service in 1836 |
| 611 | Houston Bounty | 000281 | Toby, John H. | Toby, John H. | 320 acres for 3 mos. service in 1836 |
| 626 | Liberty Bounty | 000117 | Vannardstrand, Abraham | Holshouson,C. | 320 acres for 3 mos service in 1836 |
| 627 | Donation Grant | 000321 | Vaughn, John | Dunn, Jesse | 640 acres for "participation at the Siege of Bexar" |
| 669 & 670 | Donation Grant | 000300 | Ward, John | Ward, John (Heirs) | 960 acres "In consideration of the service and death of Maj. John Ward with Col. Fannin in 1836" |
| 671 | Donation Grant | 000295 | Ward, John | Ward, John (Heirs) | 640 acres "Maj. John Ward, having fallen with Fannin in 1836" |
| 672 | Houston Bounty | 000261 | Winn, john B | Winn, John B. (Heirs | 320 acres |
| 673 | Houston Bounty | 000261 | Winn John B. | Winn, John B. (Heirs | [Same file as above] |
| 674 | Houston Bounty | 000334 | Wooderson, William | Wooderson, William | 320 acres |
| 761 | Houston Bounty | 00347 | Day Land and Cattle Co. | None shown | 1280 acres |
| 783 | Veteran Donation Grant | 000343 | Lacy, W.Y. | Trinity and Sabine Lumber Co. | 1280 acres |
| 806 | Veteran Donation Grant | 000343 | Lacey, W.Y. | Trinity And Sabine Lumber Co. | [Same file as above] |
| 831 | Houston Bounty | 000129 | Schneider, Conrad | Collard, Julia L. | 640 acres for 13 mos. service 1836-1837 |
Page updated Dec. 2013/skw