Earliest Trinity County Land Grants

All these people professed their loyalty to Mexico as citizens and that they embraced the Roman Catholic faith.  Stephen F. Austin convinced the Government of Coahuila and Texas to waive Catholicism for desirable settlers coming from the United States. 

Information came from the Original Land Grants as listed for Trinity County, Texas General Land Office, Austin, Texas. 

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.)

Mexican Titles in Trinity County-All Titles in Trinity County were issued under Mexico (1821-1836).

John Morehead, December 16, 1835, [No Abstract Number, File No. SC000095:43]

William Nichols, November 20, 1835, [No Abstract Number, File No. SC000095:33]

Jose Antonio Andrade, September 18, 1835, Abst. 1

Gordian Badillo, November 28, 1832, Abst. 2

Rafael Becerra, November 15, 1835, Abst. 3

Juan L. Boden, July 30, 1835, Abst. 4

Maria Luisa Boden, April 13, 1835, Abst. 5

Juan Carmona, October 22, 1835, Abst. 6

Macedonio Carmona, August 27, 1835, Abst. 7

Pedro Jose Caro, August 7, 1835, Abst. 8

Maria Guadalupe Castro, October 23, 1835, Abst. 9

Julio Cevallas, August 28, 1835, Abst. 10

T.S. Chambers, April 26, 1831, Abst. 11

Ignacio Chapa, August 7, 1835, Abst. 12

Ignacio de los Santos Coy, October 15, 1835, Abst. 13

Juan Cruz, April 10, 1835, Abst. 14

Maria Benancia Cruz, October 12, 1835, Abst. 15

Guillermo (William) Cruz, May 18, 1835, Abst. 16

Amos Donovan, April 13, 1835, Abst. 17

Juan Flores, August 7, 1835, Abst. 18

Jose Maria Gomez, August 4, 1835, Abst. 19

John George, July 29, 1835, Abst. 20

James Hanley, September 15, 1835, Abst. 21

Arthur Henrie, May 16, 1835, Abst. 22

John Johnson, October 6, 1835, Abst. 23

Agustin Martinez de Lajarza, July 5, 1834, Abst. 24

Jose Leonisio Lopez, August 7, 1835, Abst. 25

Maria Bonita Mancha, July 26, 1835, Abst. 26

Manuela Marmon, August 5, 1835, Abst. 27

Francisco Martinez, May 18, 1835, Abst. 28

Manuela Montalba, May 16, 1835, Abst. 29

Jose Ortega, December 13, 1832, Abst. 30

Eusebio Ysurdo Pantaleon, March 15, 1835, Abst. 31

Jose Martin Prado, May 18, 1835, Abst. 32

Juan Jose de los Reyes, October 12, 1835, Abst. 33

Guadalupe Richardo, October 14, 1835, Abst. 34

William Richards, October 11, 1835, Abst. 35

Charles S. Roberts, April 10, 1835, Abst. 36

Edward Roberts, April 11, 1835, Abst. 37

Elisha Roberts, April 26, 1831, Abst. 38, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fro12

Candido Sanchez, July 30, 1835, Abst. 39

Jose Antonio Sepulveda, March 16, 1835, Abst. 40

Jose Antonio Sepulveda, August 27, 1835, Abst. 41

Guadeloupe Sosa, April 11, 1835, Abst. 42

Manuel Tascan, September 17, 1835, Abst. 43

Miguel Torres, March 26, 1835, Abst. 44

John Veitch, October 26, 1835, Abst. 45

Juan Jose Villa, August 4, 1835, Abst. 46

James S. Ward, April 11, 1835, Abst. 47

Arthur Westall, July 5, 1835, Abst. 48

 

 

Updated December 17, 2013/skw