Land/Tax

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Deeds
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1144)

These records appear one after another in the record book, all recorded in February 1827, but were created much earlier. 

Citation:
Recorder of Deeds, Westmoreland County Court, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Deeds, Vol 16, pages 464-6; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSX1-8WS7-D?cat=119334 : accessed 25 March 2021), images 470-472. 
p. 464-467

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Deed
Charles Mitchell 
    To
Jacob Bult

This Indenture made this twenty eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen between Charles Mitchel formerly of Westmoreland County & State of Pennsylvania, but now of Franklin County in the State of Ohio & Jane his wife of the one part & Jacob Bult of the other part. Witnesseth that whereas a patent was issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Elizabeth Mitchel on twenty fifth day of September one thousand and seven hundred and eighty nine on an application number 3626 entered the eight July 1769 in my name and which said tract of land was conveyed by Thomas Patton & Elizabeth his wife formerly Elizabeth Mitchel the aforesaid patentee on the third of June 1817 to Thomas Culbertson and Sarah Braden in trust to convey the same or two hundred & thirteen acres thereof to said Jacob Bult who had previously purchased the same from Edward Braden & Sarah his wife, who had purchased the same from Edward Braden and Sarah his wife, who had purchased the same under a power of attorney defectively acknowledged to Robert Patton executed by said Thomas Patton & Elizabeth his wife which said Thomas Patton & wife had received the purchase money from said Edward Braden therefore in order to suit the title of said previously purchased by said Jacob Bult in him & his heirs and to induce him to accept of a deed for said premises from said Thomas Culbertson & Sarah Braden agreeably to the deed of trust executed to them & to pay the ballance of the ballance of the purchase money due to the said Thomas Culbertson executor & Sarah Braden executors of the last Will and testament of said Edward Braden deceased for which he has heretofore given his bonds & after the further sum of one dollar now in hand paid by the said Jacob Bult the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have granted bargained & sold, released, enfeoffed and confirmed & by these presents (Page 465) and by these presents do grant bargain & sell, alien release enfeoff & confirm unto the said Jacob Bult all our right title interest and claim of in and to the said tract of land and premises. To have and to hold the same to the only proper use & behoof of the said Jacob Bult his heirs & assigns forever. In testimony whereof we do hereunto set our lands and seals the day of the date of this Indenture
    Charles Mitchel (seal)
    Jane Mitchel (seal)

Sealed & delivered in presence of us
    David Jamison Jacob Keller

State of Ohio
Franklin County

Before me the subscriber a ------- personally appeared Charles Mitchel and Jane his wife grantors in the foregoing Indenture or release who acknowledged the same to be their act and deed and desired it as such to be recorded and the said Jane Mitchell being full age & and by me examined separate and a part from her said husband the full contents of said release being by me first made known to her did thereupon declare that she did voluntarily and of her own free will and accord sign & seal and as her act and deed deliver the said deed of release without any compulsion or coercion of her said husband and witness my hand & seal this twenty eight day of August one thousand eight-hundred seventeen. 
    Jacob Keller   Justice Peace (seal)

[Entered, certified in Franklin County court 28 Aug 1817]

Recorded 19th February 1827 ial Circuit of the Court of Common Pleas [Westmoreland, Penn.]

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Deed
Andrew Allison 
      To
Jacob Bult

This Indenture made this first day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred and seventeen between Andrew Allison of Derry Township in the County of Westmoreland of the one part, and Jacob Bult of the Township of Derry in said County Witnesseth that whereas the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by patent dated the twenty fifth day of September one thousand seven hundred & eighty nine granted to Elizabeth Mitchel now Elizabeth Patton wife of Thomas Patton now of Kentucky the plantation or tract of land whereon said Jacob Bult now resides in Derry Township Westmoreland County, which said land had been heretofore sold by said Thomas Patton & wife to Edward Braden by their Attorney Robert Patton by a Power of Attorney not duly executed or acknowledged but the purchase money duly paid to said Thomas Patton & wife and whereas said Edward Braden afterwards sold the same land to Jacob Bult & whereas the said Thomas Patton and his wife have duly conveyed the said plantation or tract of land since that time to Thomas Culbertson executor & Sarah Braden Executors of the last will and testament of said Edward Braden Dec’d who are desirous of conveying the same to said Jacob Bults according to the terms of the said contract of the said Edward Braden deceased with the said Jacob Bults therefore in order to induce the said Jacob Bults to accept of a conveyance for the same land from said Thomas Culbertson & Sarah Braden as aforesaid & that the way be assured of a good and perfect title to the same free and clear of all claims of the said Andrew Allison & Jane his wife or either of them or either of their heirs or assigns as heirs of Andrew Mitchel the elder who bought the same from his son Charles Mitchel & who gave the same to his sons William & Andrew Mitchel the younger, or as heirs to William Mitchell who gave his part to said Andrew Mitchell the younger the Father of said Elizabeth & that said Jacob Bults may be induced to pay the purchase money for said land to said Thomas Culbertson & Sarah Braden that yet remain unpaid and carry said contract into effect & for the further consideration of one dollar to them now in hand paid by the said Jacob Bults the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged & the said Jacob from the future Payment thereof forever discharged, have granted bargained sold released & confirmed to the said Jacob Bults all their right title interest & claims in law or equity to all or any parts of said plantation or tract of land to have and to hold the same to the said Jacob Bults, his heirs and assigns forever free and clear of all claims of the said Andrew Allison & Jane his wife or either of them & of their & either of their heirs or assigns forever. In testimony whereof & of all the presents herein contained they do hereunto set their hands & seals the day of the date of this Indenture
    Andrew Allison (seal)
    Jane her mark Allison (seal)

Sealed & Delivered in presence of 
    William Braden     John Mitchell
(Page 466) Received of Jacob Bults one dollar the consideration money before mentioned.
    Andrew Allison

Westmoreland County
Before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in said County personally appeared Andrew Allison and Jane his wife and did acknowledge to be their act and deed and also acknowledge the foregoing receipt she the said Jane Allison being full age & and by me examined separate and apart from her said husband did acknowledge that she executed the same freely & voluntarily of her own  accord without any coercion or compulsion of her said husband the content thereof being at the same time made fully know to her.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this first day of July A. D. one thousand eight hundred & seventeen.

Recorded the 19th February 1827        James Keenan (seal)

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[Abstraction:]

Deed
Thomas Culbertson & Sarah Braden Ex’rs of Edward Braden Dec’d
    To
Jacob Bult

This Indenture made this first day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred and seventeen between Thomas Culbertson Executor and Sarah Braden Executrix of the last Will and testament of Edward Braden late of Derry Township Westmoreland County and State of Pennsylvania deceased of the one part and Jacob Bult . . . of the other part. Whereas the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by patent bearing date the twenty fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine . . . did grant to a certain Elizabeth Mitchell (who hath since intermarried with a  certain Thomas Patton of Fleming County in the State of Kentucky a certain tract of land situate in what was then called Bedford County since Westmoreland aforesaid, which tract of land was called the “Storm” and contained two hundred and twenty one acres and a fourth with the usual allowance, . . . patent book No. 16 p. 70. Whereas the same land . . . was supposed to have been conveyed by Robert Patton [who acted in that behalf in pursuance of a defective letter of Attorney from the said Thomas Patton and Elizabeth his wife dated 25th day of July 1807] to the aforesaid Edward Braden since deceased . . . and the said Sarah Braden then his wife . . .by deed dated the 22nd day of June A.D. 1815 granted and conveyed a part of the tract of land in the above receited patent . . . two hundred thirteen acres . . . to the aforesaid Jacob Bult . . . bounded and described as follows to wit beginning at a post, thence by lands formerly of William Allison, south . . .  thence by land of William Mitchel north thirty one degrees . . . , whereas the said Thomas Patton and Elizabeth his wife having acknowledged the receipt of this purchase money . . .  granted . . . to the said Thomas Culbertson and Sarah Braden . . . do grant and convey . . . to the said Jacob Bult . . . all the aforesaid tract of land . . . 
    Tho: Culbertson (seal)
    Sarah Braden (seal)

[signed 1 July 1817]
Recorded 19th February 1827.


 

Texas General Land Office Records

(C. Avis Catalog entry #1100)

TEXAS GLO records for L. S. Mooring (summary):

- Goliad district 000005:  granted certificate for 320 acres in Goliad Co. on 4/7/1845 (stating that he arrived in December 1841)

- Refugio district 000068:  sells original Goliad district land grant (320 acres) on 6/19/1845  (shows original grant form)

Grimes County land:

- Montgomery district 000036  640 acres bought in 1859

- Montgomery district 000246  320 acres bought in 1859

- Montgomery district 000407  320 acres bought in 1860

- Montgomery district 000421  135 acres bought in 1862

- Montgomery district 000079  160 acres bought in 1863

TEXAS GLO records records for Guilford M. Mooring (summary):

- Nacogdoches district:  granted certificate #262 on 4/7/1845  for 640 acres as a married man (stating he arrived in December 1841)

- Nacogdoches district 1097:   sells original Nacogdoches district land grant certificate (640 acres) on 9/20/1848

TEXAS GLO records for J. S. Mooring  (summary):

- Confederate Scrip #1257 dated 11/23/1881 for 1280 acres on "any vacant, unsettled, and unappropriated public domain"

- Scrip recorded in Bexar district 

- Sold all/half? for $90 11/28/1881

- Donated? in 1882 to the Common School Fund of Texas; surveyed in in Crockett County

- Grant restored? in 1884 as script #226 in Fort Bend district

- Land surveyed in 1884 in Harris county (595 acres)

Texas General Land Office land grant file 2772
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1095)

Abstract:
- William Garrett acquired a certificate dated 5/29/1850 from the Mercer Colony for 640 acres of land in Hopkins Co., Texas.
- The surveyed land (surveyed 8/23/1851) apparently spanned the border of Hopkins and Rains counties and totaled 631 acres.
- On 5/20/1857, the heirs of William relinquished the nine acres that were not in the survey.
 

U. S. General Land Office, Bureau of Land Management 
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1094)

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CERTIFICATE NO. 13708

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:

WHEREAS William Garrett of Gibson County, Indiana,

has deposited in the GENERAL LAND OFFICE of the United States, a Certificate of the REGISTER OF THE LAND OFFICE at Vincennes whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said William Garrett according to the provisions of the Act of Congress of the 24th of April, 1820, entitled "An Act making further provision for the sale of the Public Lands," for 

the South East quarter of Section eighteen in Township three South of Range Twelve West, in the District of Sands subject to sale at Vincennes, Indiana, containing one hundred and Sixty acres.

according to the official plat of the survey of the said Lands, returned to the General Land Office by the SURVEYOR GENERAL, which said tract has been purchased by the said William Garrett.  

NOW KNOW YE, That the United States of America, in consideration of the Premises, and in conformity with the several acts of Congress, in such case made and provided, HAVE GIVEN AND GRANTED, and by these presets DO GIVE AND GRANT, unto the said William Garrett and to is heirs, the said tract above described:  TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same, together with all the rights, privileges, immunities, and appurtenances of whatsoever nature, thereunto belonging, unto the said William Garrett and to his heirs and assigns forever.
    In Testimony Whereof, I Martin Van Buren PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, have caused these Letters to be made PATENT, and the SEAL of the GENERAL LAND OFFICE to be hereunto affixed.
    GIVEN under my hand at the CITY OF WASHINGTON, the First day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight and of the INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES the sixty third.

    BY THE PRESIDENT:  Martin Van Buren

        By Alan Burnet, Jr   [signed] Sec'y.
        Jos S. Wilson [signed]  acting Recorder of the General Land Office

Texas General Land Office file #1837
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1070)

Fannin District Class 3

Recorded in Grayson County Book B p. 327

[in 1852, Harvey Slack got a land grant for 320 acres as a colonist of the Peter's Colony (#31).  In 1854, he sold the grant to David Avis for $120.  There are 8 pages in this file.  Only the useful parts are transcribed here.  Note that p. 7 seems to show David Avis as the County Clerk of Grayson County.]

======= page 7:  The Purchase ======= 

The State of Texas }
County of Grayson }   
Know all by these presents that I Harvey Slack of the County and State afforesaid [sic] have this day, for and in Consideration of the Sum of One Hundred & Twenty dollars to me paid by, David Avis of the County and State afforesaid [sic] have bargained Sold Released and Transfered [sic] and by these presents due bargain Sell Release and Transfer all my right Title Interest and Claim in and to My Colony Headright Certificate No. 31 for three hundred and Twenty acres of Land issued to the Said Harvey Slack by Wm D[?] Fitch Clerk of the County of the Grayson County on the 14th day of May AD 1852.  
To have and to hold the same unto him the Said David Avis his heirs or assigns together with all and Singular the rights privaledges [sic] and Benefits thereunto belonging to or in any wise incident or appertaining forever.
And I hereby authorize the Commissioner of the Genl Land Office to issue a pattent [sic] to the Land or Lands Claimed by Virtue of the Same to him the Said Avis in his own name.
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal (using scrowl[?] for seal) this 29th day of July A.D. 1854.

Harvy Slack

Attest:
C. C. Trells
Henry Slack

======= p.  4 The Survey =======

The State of Texas }
County of Grayson }   
Survey of three hundred and twenty acres of Land for David Avis Assigned of Harvey Slack by virtue of D. Slacks headright for 320 acres as a Setler [sic] in Peters Colony No. 31.  Isued [sic] by the County Court of Grayson County on the 17th day of May 1852 Situated in Grayson County on Range Creek 11 miles S60W from Sherman.  Beginning at a Stake and Mound in Prarie [sic] from which the N.E. Corner of Daniel Boon 320 acre Premption [sic] bears S18E648 vars. and a Hackbury [sic] Mrkd x bears S57W141 1/2 vars.  Thence North through Prarie [sic] 1900 vars a Stake from which a  large Willow Mrkd x bears West30 vars. Thence West 30 vars. Branch 950 vars. a Stake in Prarie [sic] no tree near.  Thence, South through Prarie [sic] 1900 vars. a Stake in Prarie [sic].  Thence East 490 vars. Branch 950 vars. Beginning.

Oct 5th 1854

C. S. Odell
D. Avis   C. C.

I G. W. Newcome Solemnly Declare under the Oath of my Office that the above Survey was made according to Law.  & the Lines & Corners together with the Marks Natural & Artificial are truly Described in the above field notes.

G. W. Newcome
C. S.   G. C. Texas

General Index to Deeds for Henry Co., Georgia 1822-1887
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1068)


Henry Co., Georgia General Index to Deeds, v. 7-8 1822-1887 (familysearch.org film 7896920) 
1846 W. D. Cook buys from Thomas Cook (5/25/1846 recorded 4/14/1856) Book O page 179 
1847 W. D. Cook sells 120 acres; Elijah M. Cook witness (11/29/1847) Book L page 301 
1849 W. D. Cook sells land to Elijah M. Cook (5/25/1849) Book N page 210 
1850 W. D. Cook sells land to Elijah M. Cook (10/12/1850) Book N page 210 

Bounty land grant to William D. Cook
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1065)

Bureau of Land Management GLO records Accession # MW-0600-091
Military Warrant, Alabama Issue Date 11/10/1851
Land Description:  State: AL; Meridian: Huntsville; Twp-Rng: 019S - 10E; Aliquots: NE1/4SW1/4; Section: 31; County: Clay, Randolph 


The United States of America

To all whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:

Whereas, In pursuance of the Act of Congress, approved September 28th, 1850, entitled "An Act granting Bounty Land to certain Officers and Soldiers who have been engaged in the Military Service of the United States," Warrant No. 4220 for 40 acres, issued in favor of 

William D. Cook Corporal in Captain Hallwel's Company Regiment Georgia Volunteers Florida War

has been returned to the General Land Office, with the evidence that the same has been duly located upon the 

Northeast quarter of the South West quarter of Section thirty one in Township Nineteen of Range ten in the District of Lands subject to sale at Lebanon Alabama containing Forty acres

according to the Official Plat of the Survey of the said Lands returned to the General Land Office by the SURVEYOR GENERAL:

    Now know Ye, That there is therefore granted by the UNITED STATES unto the said 

William D. Cook

the tract of Land above described: TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said tract of Land, with the appurtenances thereof, unto the said 

William D. Cook and to his

heirs and assigns forever.
    In Testimony Whereof, I , Millard Fillmore PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, have caused these Letters to be made
Patent, and the Seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed.

Given under my hand, at the City of Washington, the Tenth day November in the year of our Lord on thousand eight hundred and fifty one and of the Independence of the UNITED STATES the seventy-Sixth

    BY THE PRESIDENT:  Millard Fillmore
    By Alex McCormick asst. Sec'y
    E. S. Terry Recorder of the General Land Office.

Early East Tennessee Tax Lists
(C. Avis Catalog entry #302)

Mary Barnett Curtis.  Arrow Print Co., Fort Worth, Texas, 1964

(wp = white poll)

1805 Greene Co., Tenn.
Broiles, John

1812 Greene Co., Tenn.
Capt. Abraham Feller's District
Adam Broyles 1 wp, 114 acres
Ephraim Broyles - 1 wp
Ephraim Broyles - 1 wp, 190 acres
John Broyles, Jr. - 1 wp, 40 1/2 acres
Michael Broyles - 1 wp, 375 acres
Mary Broyls - 1 wp, 640 acres
Broyles - 1 wp, 90 acres

Capt. Wm. Kelly's District
Adam Broyles - 325 acres

 

Texas 1867 special voter's registration: includes information for 1867-1869, McLennan County
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1027)

Authors: Texas State Library (Austin, Texas) (Main Author) Format: Manuscript/Manuscript on Film Language: English Publication: Austin, Texas : Texas State Library, Records Management Division, 1984 Physical: 7 microfilm reels ; 35 mm. 

Digital version at FamilySearch.org "Texas, special voter registration, 1867-1869"
film 8504519 images 681-682:  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3S2-KQX9-1?i=680&cc=3163398&cat=676251


[These registers are apparently hand-written copies of the originals.  One entry had a notation "… on the original".  That is why all the "signatures" are obviously written by the same hand.  It also explains why the entry for "Sharp Roberson" in McLennon Co. is "signed" "Sharp McLennon" (copyist error; other McLennon names appear nearby). For this county, all residence durations say: In State: 1y, In County: 30d, In Precinct: 30d and so are all bogus.]

McLennan County
No. 1422
Date of Registry:  8/24/1867 [year implied from other pages]
Name:  Sharp Roberson
Place of Residence:  McLennan County
Precinct:  Waco
Time of Residence - In State:  One year [everyone on page has "One year" entered]
Time of Residence - In County:  Thirty days [everyone on page has "Thirty days" entered]
Time of Residence - In Precinct:  Thirty days [everyone on page has "Thirty days" entered]
Native:  
Naturalized - How:  
Naturalized - When:  
Naturalized - Where:  
Signature of Elector:  Sharp McLennan [sic]  [same hand as all other "signatures']
General Remarks:  

Texas 1867 special voter's registration: includes information for 1867-1869, Grimes County
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1026)

Authors: Texas State Library (Austin, Texas) (Main Author) Format: Manuscript/Manuscript on Film Language: English Publication: Austin, Texas : Texas State Library, Records Management Division, 1984 Physical: 7 microfilm reels ; 35 mm. 

Digital version at FamilySearch.org "Texas, special voter registration, 1867-1869"

[These registers are apparently hand-written copies of the originals.  One entry had a notation "… on the original".  That is why all the "signatures" are obviously written by the same hand. For this county, all residence durations say: In State: 12m, In County: 12m, In Precinct: 12m and so are all bogus.]

Grimes County
FamilySearch film 8504517

images 826-827
p. 398
#355 John Moring 8/3/1867 Native of: Virginia, Precinct 3
signed by mark

images 826-827
p. 398
#356 Ashly Moring 8/3/1867 Native of: North Carolina, Precinct 3
signed by mark

FamilySearch:  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3S2-FG28?cc=3163398, > film 8504517 images 812,3
p. 399
#74 J. S. Moring 7/30/1867 Native of: Alabama, Precinct 3
signed

FamilySearch:  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3S2-FGF5?cc=3163398&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3A4HKG-2FN2, > film 8504517 images 814,5
p. 400
#113 C. G. Mooring 7/30/1867 Native of: Texas, Precinct 3
signed

images 841-842
p. 413
#767 Henrie Moring 8/9/1867 Native of: North Carolina, Precinct 3
signed by mark

FamilySearch:  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3S2-FPYT?cc=3163398&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3A4X76-YDN2, > film 8504517 images 843,4
p. 414
#857 W. P. Moring 8/10/1867 Native of: Alabama, Precinct 3
signed

images 849-850
p. 417
#1083 Stuart Mooring 8/14/1867 Native of: North Carolina, Precinct 2
signed by mark

images 853-854
p. 419
#1175  Ben Ross 8/16/1867 Native of: Texas, Precinct 2
signed by mark

images 853-854
p. 419
#1176  Alexander Ross 8/16/1867 Native of: Texas, Precinct 2
signed by mark