Mexican Land Grants in Rusk County

From: “Remembering Rusk County” Rusk County Genealogical Society,

Composed by John R. Dulin, President 1992

Typed for Rusk Co. Texas Web page by  Delores Bishop

During the period of the first settlements in Texas under Mexican rule, some fifty-two grants were made to citizens of the Province of Texas in what would later become Rusk County. Those grants are preserved in the Texas General Land Office and are given below. The information included is the name of the recipients, amount of land received, last name of land commissioner and the date that the grant was issued.

The Land Commissioners were: Bowie, David G. Burnett, Geo. W. Smyth, and J.Y. Ybarbo.

William F. Allison, one league, Burnett, Oct 16,1835;

William Brewer, one third league, Smyth, Sept. 9,1835;

Juana B. De Cadena, one league, Smyth, Aug. 28,1835;

Juana Camunez, one league, Smyth, Aug. 24,1835;

Francisco Castro, one league, Smyth, September 7, 1835;

Jesse H. Chambers, one fourth league, Burnett, May 12,1835;

William Clark, one league, Burnett, June 17,1835;

Francisco Cordova, one league, Smyth, Aug. 26,1835;

Jose Durst, one league, Ybarbo, May 18,1833;

Haden Edwards, seven leagues, Bowie, Feb. 16,1835;

William Elliott, one league, Ybarbo, March 22,1829;

Josefa Perez Falcon, one league, Burnett, May 25,1835;

John Forbes, one league, Bowie, Oct. 1,1835;

Jean Baptiste Gagne, one league, Burnett, May 25,1835;

Marian Sirosa Gonzales, one league, Burnett, May 9,1835;

Romano Gonzales, one fourth league, Burnett, May 1,1835;

Maria Falcona Huejas, one league, May 9 1835;

Thomas J. Jackson, one league, Burnett, Aug. 5,1835;

James Latham, one league, Burnett, June 18,1835;

Isaac Lee, one league, Smyth, Aug. 13,1835;

Juan Bautista Mansola, one third league, Smyth, Aug. 15,1835;

Mary A. Maritini, one league, Burnett, Nov. 23,183-;

Daniel Martin, one league, Smyth, Nov. 18,18-3;

Jose Maria Martinez, one league, Burnett, May 23,1835;

John Mathew, three fourths league, Smyth, 0! 26,1835;

George May, one league, Burnett, June 20,1835;

Jose Nasario Menchaca, one fourth league, Burnett, Aug. 4, 1835;

James McClain, league, Smyth, Oct. 12,1835;

James McCune, one league, Burnett, July 18,1835;

Thomas McDonald, one league, Burnett, June 20,18:3;

Thomas Obar, 1 league, Smyth, Oct 13,1835;

Maria Velarde Pena, one league, Aug. 27,1835;

John Pilburn, one league, Aug.7,1835;

Maria Josefa Pru, one league, Smyth, Aug. 2,1835;

William Reagan, one league, Burnett, May 4,1835;

Daniel Reel, one league, Burnett, May 16,1835;

Henry Reel, one fourth league, Burnett, May 15,1835;

James Reel, one fourth league, Burnett, May 15,1835;

Simon del Rio, one fourth league, Burnett, Oct. 17,1835;

Manuel A. Romero, one league, Smyth, Sept. 16,1835;

Jacob Roth, one league, Burnett, June 18,1835;

Dinsmore Simpson, league, Smyth, Sept. 5,1835;

Henry Stockman, one league, Ybarbo, Aug. 7,1833;

Frost Thorn, league, Smyth, Aug. 25,1835;

Manuel Vidales, one third league, Smyth, Sept. 11,1835;

Juana C. Vina, one league, Smyth, Aug. 24,1835;

John Walling, one league, Smyth, Aug. 15,1835;

Leonard Williams, one league, Ybarbo, March 1829;

Thomas Williams, one league, Ybarbo, March 24,1829;

William Williams, one league, Burnett, Oct. 30,1834;

Russell Williamson, league, Smyth, Oct 13,1835;

Juan Ximenes, league, Smyth, Aug. 31,1835.

   A labor was comprised of 177.1 acres, or .01 million square varas; a league was comprised of 4,428.4 acres.