History of Fort Bend County : Sowell, A. J. Published by W.H.; Coyle & Co., stationers and printers, 1904. page 18 Chapter IV Land Titles Issued in Fort Bend County From 1824 to 1832 Elijah Allcorn, one league, patented July 10th, 1824. Thomas Allsbury, two leagues, patented July 8th, 1824. William Andrews, one league, patented July 15th 1824. William Andrews, one labor, patented July 15th 1824 Wm. T. Austin, one league, patented April 25th, 1831. Charles Baird, one league, patented October 17th, 1832 Thomas Barnet, one league, patented July 10th, 1824. Wm. Barnett and Abner Harris, one league, patented June 4th, 1827 Miles M. Battle, one league, patented May 31st, 1872. James Beard, one league, patented August 10th, 1824. Charles A. Bettner, one fourth league, patented November 20th 1932. Gail Borden, Jr. one league, patented March 29th, 1832. David Bright, one league, patented July 15th, 1824. Nathan Brookshire, one league, patented October 5th, 1835 Geo. Brown and Charles Belknap, one league patented May 22nd 1827. Jesse H. Cartwright, one league, patented March 31st, 1828. Isaac N. Charles, one-half league, patented March 26th, 1831. Horatio Chriesman, one league, patented July 8th, 1824. Gabriel Cole, one-forth league, patented November 27th, 1832. ------------------------------------------------- Land Titles Issued. 19 Peter Conrad, one-fourth league, patented May 31st, 1827. Kinchen W. Davis, one league, patented May 28th, 1832. John T. Edwards, one-fourth league, patented April 16th, 1831. Philo Fairchild, one league, patented April 4th, 1831. David Fitzgerald, one league patented July 10th, 1824. John Foster, one league, patented July 15th, 1824. John Foster three labors, patented July 15th, 1824. Randolph Foster one league, patented July 16th, 1824. Churchill Fulcher, one league patented July 16th, 1824. Thomas Gay, one-fourth league, patented June 8th, 1831. William Hall, one league, patented July 10th, 1824. Alexander Hodge, one league, patented April 12th 1828. Robert Hodge, one league, patented July 14th, 1831. George Huff, one and one-half leagues, patented August 19th, 1824. Samuel Isaacs, one league, patented July 15th, 1824. Angus J. James, one-fourth league, patented May 5th, 1831. Edward Jeffery, one-fourth league, patented April 28th, 1831. Henry Jones, one league, patented April 10th, 1824. Randall Jones, one-half league, patented July 15th, 1824. Randall Jones, one labor, patented July 15th, 1824. James W. Jones, one labor, patented August 10th, 1824. John Jones, one-forth league, patented May 31st, 1827. Samuel Kennedy, one league, patented July 7th, 1824. Sarah Kennedy, one league patented April 25th, 1831. Jas. Knight and W. C. White, one league, patented July 15th, 1824. Jas. Knight and W. C. White, one labor, patented July 15th, 1824. Abner Kuykendall, one league, patented July 7th, 1827 Joseph Kuykendall, one league, patented July 8th, 1824. ------------------------------------------------- 20 Fort Bend County. Enoch Latham, one-fourth league, patented October 6th, 1835. Elizabeth Lippincott, one league, patented May 19th, 1827. John Little, one labor, patented May 21st , 1828. William Little, one labor, patented July 10th, 1824. William Little, one League, patented July 10th, 1824. Mrs. Jane H. Long, one league, patented April 30th1827. Wiley W. Martin, one league, patented May 7th, 1831. Joseph M. McCormick, one league, patented June 22nd, 1832. Isaac McGary, one league, patented March 29th, 1831. David H. Milburn, one-fourth league, patented May 27th, 1831. Simon Miller, one league, patented August 27th, 1824. John W. Moore, one-fourth league, patented April 28th, 1831. William Morton, one labor, patented July 15th, 1824. William Morton, one and one-half league, patented July 15th, 1824. William Neel, one-fourth league, patented June 4th, 1824. Andrew Worthington, one league patented may 28th, 1831. Jeremiah S. O’Conner, one league, patented April 9th, 1831. Robert Peebles, one league, patented June 27th, 1831. William Pettus, one league, patented July 10th, 1824. Samuel Pharr, one-fourth league, patented April 27th 1831. Joseph H. Polly, one league, patented August 16th, 1824. Elizabeth Powell, one league, patented March 21st, 1831. Joseph Powell, one-fourth league, patented May 2nd 1831. ------------------------------------------------- Land Titles Issued 21 John Rabb, one league patented July 8th, 1824. David Randon, one-half league, patented December 5th, 1832. David Randon and Isaac Pennington, one league, patented August 3rd, 1824. John Randon one league, patented August 19th, 1824. Elijah Roark, one league, patented July 10th, 1824. Andrew Roberts, one league patented May 11th, 1827. Noel F. Roberts, one and one-fourth league, patented July 15th, 1824. Edward Robertson, one league, patented March 31st, 1828. Joseph San Pierre, one labor, patented August 24th, 1824. Chas. D. Sayre, one league, patented May 4th 1831. Henry Scott, one league, patented April 8th, 1831. James Scott one league, patented August 7th, 1824. David Shelby, one league, patented July 24th, 1824. J. Frazier, one league, patented July 24th, 1824. J. McCormick, one league, patented July 24th, 1824. Moses Shipman, one league, patented July 19th 1824. Lancelot Smithers, one-fourth league, 382,000 square varas, patented, April 4th, 1831. Nancy Spencer, one league, patented August 14th 1824. William Stafford, one and one-fourth league, patented August 16th, 1824. Chas. B. Stewart, one-fourth league, patented May 17th, 1831. Jesse Vance, one-fourth league, patented June 4th, 1827. Thomas Westall, one league, patented July 19th 1824. Ed. P. Whiltehead, one-fourth league, patented October 7th, 1835. Asa Wickson, one-fourth league, patented April 23rd, 1831. Barnabas Wickson, one league patented April 4th, 1831. ------------------------------------------------- 22 Fort Bend County. Jane Wilkins, one league, patented May 26th, 1827. Samuel M. Williams, one league, patented April 11th, 1828. Reuben D. Wood, one league, patented November 24th, 1832. Michael Young, one league, patented May 5th, 1831. ------------------------------------------------- Notes: League = 4,428 acres or 25 million square varas. Labor = 177 acres or 1 million Varas. Vara = 33 1/3 inches. The labor is often used as an approximate equivalent to a quarter-section (that is, one quarter of a square mile of land). In Texas, a vara was defined as 33 1/3 inches. The vara and the corresponding unit of area, the square vara, was introduced in the 19th century to measure Spanish land grants. In Texas, Austin's early surveying contracts required that they use the vara as a standard unit. An acre is equivalent to 5,645.376 Texan square varas. Standardization of measurement in Texas came with the introduction of varas, cordels, labors and leagues, and can still be found in some real estate trasactions today.