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Name of Taxpayer Slaves/Acres Name of Taxpayer Slaves/Acres
WILLIAMS, James A. * 790 WADLINGTON, Spencer * 640
WHETSTONE, Peter 11,677 WILSON, Samuel D. * -
WATSON, George WO 1,035 WORMUCK, John
WEST, Benjamin L, - WARMUCK, Jacob
WEST, Frances Senr, 320 WARD, Wm. W. R.D. * 14,179
WEST, Frances Junr. 210 WALKER, John H. 22,140
WOODS, M. L. * 640 WHITE, R. L. * -
WOODS, Wm. C. as agent of Joel B. WILSON, J. Little *
CRANE 4,428
WOODS, Wm. C. as Adm. of the Estate of TOTAL AMOUNT $4,156.96
Green Woods 2,116
rWOODSee Green B1 I certify the foregoing Zist to be
WOODS, AGren BH correct. June 19, 1841 - J. T. Gill
WOODS, A. H.
WILLIAMS, William - Assessor of Panola County
WHETSTONE, Anderson 1,037 A LIST OF DELINQUENTS:
WILLIAMSON, James A. 3 town lots Josiah F. PerryI
WAKELAND, M. C. J
WALTERS, Isaac 1,476 John Long
Lewis Merrywether
and for the year 1840 - 1,476 L s th
WHITEHEAD, T. L. - Charles Wal
WO(ODALL , Wm. - Jack Lipscomb
WOODALL, Win,
WEBSTER, John B. * 640 Mastin Verseng
Edward Smith Senr.
Editor s Note: Much of the acreage listed on the 1841 Panola County Tax Roll appears
to be from "Headright Grants," therefore, a review of Texas laws concerning these
might be appropriate here:
HEADRIGHTS: Under the Constitution of 1836 all heads of families living in Texas
on March 4, 1836, except Africans and Indians, were granted "first class' headrights
of one league and one labor of land (4,605.5 acres) and single men aged 17 years or
older, one-third of a league (1,476.1 acres).
By later laws, "second class" headrights of 1,280 acres to heads of families and 640
acres to single men were granted to those who immigrated to Texas after the Declaration
of Independence and before October 1, 1837, and who remained in the Republic
of Texas for three years and performed the duties of citizenship.
"Third class" headrights of 640 acres to heads of families and 320 acres to single
men were granted to those who immigrated to Texas after October 1, 1837 and before
January 1, 1840.
In 1841 "f urth cIss" headright certificates of 640 acres to family heads and 320
acres to single men were granted conditionally to residents who immigrated to Texas
between January 1, 1840 and January 1, 1842. (A total of 36,876,492 acres was
granted by the Republic of Texas in headright certificates.)
COLONIZATION CONTRACTS: In order to attract settlers, the Republic of Texas contracted
with various individuals to establish colonies in the Republic and receive
payment in land. In addition to large grants made directly to the contractors,
settlers in such colonies were granted 640 acres each, if heads of families, or 320
acres, if single. Land grants made under colonization contracts amounted to
4,494,806 acres. From THE HANDBOOK OF TEXAS, VOL. II, Texas State Historical Assn.
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TEXASC FAL r ~l~ ^OKDS SPRING, VOL. 6, NO. 1
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