I found a deed for land in Texas, that is recorded in the Rockingham County Registry of Deeds in New Hampshire.
It is a grant for 640 acres on the headwaters of Sims Bayou. It is from Albert C. Horton, govenor of Texas, to Christopher M. Roberts. The document was executed 10/26/1846 and recorded in the registry on 4/18/1857. (see rcrd deed book 343 pages 328-333.)
Any old Texas surveyors missing this parcel?
> I found a deed for land in Texas, that is recorded in the Rockingham County Registry of Deeds in New Hampshire.
> It is a grant for 640 acres on the headwaters of Sims Bayou. It is from Albert C. Horton, govenor of Texas, to Christopher M. Roberts. The document was executed 10/26/1846 and recorded in the registry on 4/18/1857. (see rcrd deed book 343 pages 328-333.)
> Any old Texas surveyors missing this parcel?
Nope. We still have the original here in Austin.
Texas GLO File for Christopher M. Roberts Survey (3.5 MB PDF)
What was recorded in up in "New" Hampshire was what is called a Letter Patent. The actual appropriation of the land was the survey that, according to the GLO file, located a Second-Class Headright Certificate for 640 acres that had been issued to Roberts. The Letter Patent was basically a confirmation by the State of the appropriation.
There were plenty of Yankees dealing in Texas lands in the 19th century although the largest scale activity was in land scrip issued to railroad companies after the Civil War.
Kent,
I could not access the url you provided. I get a message "PAGE NOT FOUND".
But I am still wondering why the patent would be recorded way up here in New Hampshire. Any thoughts as to why?
