Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 3, Number 3, September 1993 Page: 159
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Digest of the Book of Land Certificates
1845 upon demonstrating by declaration of John Brennan and William C. Baxter that
he had resided in Texas for three years (page 181, apparently granted in accordance
with the provisions of the law passed January 4, 1841, if so, the certificate should
have been for 320 acres, 320 acres located in Colorado County)
Spivey, Jethro, single man, granted second class conditional certificate number 28 on
June 6, 1839 for 320 acres (page 149, apparently granted in accordance with the
provisions of the law passed January 4, 1838)
Spivey, Jethro, by virtue of conditional certificate number 28, granted second class
unconditional certificate number 93 for an unspecified amount of land on September
1, 1845 upon demonstrating by declaration of J. G. Lackey and Stephen R. Heard
that he had resided in Texas for three years (page 187, land located in Bastrop
County)
Stack, Florence, single man, granted first class unconditional certificate number 134 on
August 2, 1838 for 370 acres (to bring his total grant to one-third league, one-fourth
league having previously been granted) upon demonstrating by declaration of
Fredrick Scranton and William B. Dewees that he had resided in Texas before May
2, 1835 (page 50, granted in accordance with the provisions of the constitution
adopted March 17, 1836, land located in Bexar County)
Stagner, William, granted fourth class certificate number 121 for 640 acres on July 12,
1847 upon demonstrating by declaration of George W. Gardner and Joseph
Throckmorton that he had resided in Texas for three years before January 1, 1845
(page 199, apparently granted in accordance with the provisions of the law passed
January 4, 1841, land located in Colorado County)
Stanchfield, Bartley, single man, granted fourth class certificate number 81 on
September 1, 1845 upon demonstrating by declaration of John J. Lackey and
William J. E. Heard 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 Wharton County)
Stapleton, William, by virtue of conditional certificate number 39 issued to him by the
Fayette County Board of Land Commissioners on April 26, 1839, granted third class
unconditional certificate number 51 for 640 acres on December 2, 1844 upon
demonstrating by declaration of Stephen Hicks and Travis Miller that he had resided
in Texas for three years (page 176, land located in Colorado County)
Steel, Maxwell, single man, represented by Leander Beeson, his administrator, granted
first class unconditional certificate number 139 on November 1, 1838 for one-third
league upon demonstrating by declaration of Robert Brotherton and William B.
Dewees that he had resided in Texas before May 2, 1835 (page 52, granted in
accordance with the provisions of the constitution adopted March 17, 1836, land
located in Mills County)
Steinbeck, Martha, represented by William Menefee, her agent, granted first class
unconditional certificate number 94 on March 2, 1838 for one league and one labor
upon demonstrating by declaration of William Menefee and Abner W. Woolsey that
she had resided in Texas before the Declaration of Independence was made (page
39, granted in accordance with the provisions of the constitution adopted March 17,
1836, not recommended for approval by travelling board of land commissioners)
Stevens, James, by virtue of conditional certificate number 946 issued to him by the
Harris County Board of Land Commissioners on December 26, 1839, granted third
class unconditional certificate number 58 for 640 acres on January 6, 1845 upon
demonstrating by declaration of John Shannon and Dempsey Pace that he had
resided in Texas for three years (page 178, 354 acres located in Walker County,
remainder apparently not located)
Stevenson, John F., man of family, granted first class unconditional certificate number
117 on March 16, 1838 for one labor (one league having previously been granted)159
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