Some Catagories
of
Land Grants in Texas:

HEADRIGHT AND SIMILAR LAND GRANTS:

First Class Headright: Issued to those who arrived before Mar 2, 1836. Heads of families received on league (4,428 acres) and one labor (177.1 acres), while single men received 1/3 league (1,476.1 acres).

Second Class Headright: Issued to those who arrived between Mar 2, 1836 and October 1, 1837. Heads of families received 1,280 acres, while single men received 640 acres.

Third Class Headright: Issued to those who arrived between October 1, 1837 and Jan 1 1840. Heads of families received 640 acres, while single men received 320 acres.

Fourth Class Headright: Issued to those who arrived between Jan 1 1840 and Jan 1 1842. The amounts issued were the same as for third class headrights, plus the requirement of cultivation of 10 acres.

Pre-emption Grant: similar to the headright grants, pre-emption grants were made after statehood. From 1845 to 1854 homesteaders could claim 320 acres. From 1854 to 1856, and 1866 to 1898, up to 160 acres could be claimed. Homesteaders were required to live on the land for three years and make impprovements (such as building a barn) in order to qualify for a pre-emption grant of 160 acres.

MILITARY LAND GRANTS:

Bounty Grant: Grants awarded for military service during the revolution (law of 1837). Amount of land depended on length of service: 320 acres for each 3 months service up to 1, 280 acres. Soldiers were also awarded 240 acres for guarding the frontier. 7,469 bounty grants were issued for 5,354,250 acres.

Donation Grant: Grants issued for participation in specific battles during the war for independence. Those who participated in the siege of Bexar and the battle of San Jacinto (including the baggage detail at Harrisburg), and those who fell at the Alamo and Goliad were eligible for 640 acres. 1,816 donation warrants were issued for 1,162,240 acres.

Military Headright Grant: Special grants issued to:
(1) Soldiers arriving in Texas between March 2 and August 1, 1836
(2) Heirs of soldiers who fell with Fannin, Travis, Grant and Johnson
(3)Those permanently disabled in the service of Texas

Republic Veterans Donation Grant: A grant issued to veterans, or the widows of veterans, of the revolution and signers of the Declaration of Independence. Two laws were passed:
(1) (Law of 1879) provided 640 acres, proof of indigency required.
(2) (Law of 1881) provided 1,280 acres, and the indigency requirement was dropped. The veteran was reequired to have received a bounty grant orhave been entitled to one. This grant was repealed in 1887 with 1,278 certificates issued for 1,377, 920 acres.

Confederate Script: A grant created in 1881 providing 1,280 acres to Confederate soldiers who were permanently disabled, or widows of Confederate soldiers. This grant was repealed in 1883 with 2,068 certificates issued.

The above is info from the Texas General Land Board.

Their address:
Texas General Land Office
1700 North Congress Avenue
austin, Texas 78701

Phone: (512) 463-5001

You can send the name, grant #, and county name with $3.00 per person search fee to the General Land Board, and they will send you a list of information available on that person and grant, and the cost of each item. Mark envelope ATT: archives and research. Then prepare to WAIT. Probably takes a good month to get the info back.