Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 3, Number 3, September 1993 Page: 133
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Digest of the Book of Land Certificates
Brown, Thomas, by virtue of conditional certificate number 26 issued to him by the
Jasper County Board of Land Commissioners on April 20, 1839, granted second
class unconditional certificate number 152 for 320 acres on September 10, 1853
upon demonstrating by declaration of Joseph C. Cummins and A. L. Townsend that
he met the requirements (page 214, 208 acres located in Travis County, 112 acres
located in Lampasas County)
Bugler, Philip, by virtue of conditional certificate number 338 issued to him by the Harris
County Board of Land Commissioners on May 3, 1838, granted second class
unconditional certificate number 154 for 640 acres on August 21, 1854 upon
demonstrating by declaration of Lyman W. Alexander and Adolph Rohde that he had
resided in Texas for three years and performed the duties required of him as a citizen
(pages 215-216, granted in accordance with the provisions of the law passed
February 4, 1854, land located in Gillespie County)
Burbank, Charles S., single man, granted second class conditional certificate number 15
on August 15, 1838 for 640 acres upon demonstrating by declaration of George
Lyons and Mason B. Foley that he had arrived in Texas before October 1, 1837 (page
136, granted in accordance with the provisions of the law passed December 14,
1837)
Burleson, James, head of family, granted first class unconditional certificate number 25
on January 22, 1838 for one labor (one league having previously been granted) upon
demonstrating by declaration of Martin D. Ramsey and Rezin Byrne that he had
resided in Texas before the Declaration of Independence was made (page 19, granted
in accordance with the provisions of the constitution adopted March 17, 1836, land
located in Colorado County)
Byrne, Rezin, man of family, granted first class unconditional certificate number 16 on
January 19, 1838 for one league and one labor upon demonstrating by declaration
of William W. W. Thompson and Joshua Threadgill that he had resided in Texas
before the Declaration of Independence was made (page 16, granted in accordance
with the provisions of the constitution adopted March 17, 1836, land located in
Llano County, the surname is sometimes spelled "Byrn")
Byrns, Torance, single man, granted second class conditional certificate number 29 on
June 6, 1839 for 320 acres (page 150, apparently granted in accordance with the
provisions of the law passed January 4, 1838)
Callaway, James W., single man, granted third class conditional certificate number 52
for 320 acres on August 2, 1841 upon demonstrating that he arrived in Texas on
September 1, 1839 (pages 244-245, granted in accordance with the provisions of
the laws passed January 4, 1838 and January 15, 1841)
Caller, James M., by virtue of conditional certificate number 59 issued to him by the
Galveston County Board of Land Commissioners on December 28, 1841, granted
fourth class unconditional certificate for an unspecified amount of land on Septem-
ber 1, 1845 upon demonstrating by declaration of Abraham Alley and William David
that he had resided in Texas for three years (page 183, land located in Williamson
County)
Calloway, David, heirs of, granted unconditional certificate number 116 for 640 acres
on October 12, 1846 upon demonstrating by declaration of Stapleton Townsend and
John Toliver that he had resided in Texas for three years before January 1, 1845
(page 197, apparently granted in accordance with the provisions of the law passed
January 4, 1841, land located in Coleman County)
Campbell, John G., single man, granted fourth class certificate number 82 on September
1, 1845 upon demonstrating by declaration of W. W. Wilson and John McMillan that
he had resided in Texas for three years (page 184, apparently granted in accordance
with the provisions of the law passed January 4, 1841, if so, the certificate should
have been for 320 acres, land located in Lavaca County)133
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