Freestone County, Texas Tax Assessments/Tax Lists/Land Records/Property Taxes of 1859 1859 Tax List of Freestone County, Texas [This listing will be *FCT59* for my indexes. Images are available at https://www.familysearch.org under records under "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"] [ Notes about the Tax Collector: Peter Leonard Stubbs - In 1860 census, he was listed as a hotel keeper. Handwriting Notes: The "+" for company names looks like Zarro "X"s Tax Assessment Notes: Think of the tax assessment as an annual census. The tax list is a great tool for finding deceased individuals from 1851-1889 (until our oldest existing Freestone County newspapers become plentiful enough to track things). P. L. Stubbs focuses reader to look at "last page" on some entries Index Number Notes: Index numbers were added ahead of people's entries and "for" entries to track position in document. The focus was on tracking of people, skipping partnerships. My document references are *FCT56* 90. For overlooked entries feel free to add 0.5 to the end (like 90.5). Class of Claim: Please read in regards to Texas land about the concepts of: preemption, colony land, bounty land, and various classes of headrights. ABBREVIATIONS: "Do." or tick marks = Ditto [I will usually lowercase the abbreviation to make it stand out more] "agt. for" = agent for "guar. for" = guardian for (so X is child that person has guardianship over) "admin. of"/"executor"/"exr" = executor of estate of person X (so X has recently died) "adminix."/"executrix" = usually female executor of estate (usually the wife) "Grantee" = who first started as the land owner "cont." = continued [on "the next" or "from the prior" page] "dec." or "dec'd." = deceased "heirs" = people that benefit from the estate (usually based on will, but could be probated) "senr" = senior "junr" = junior ] ---------------------------------------------- [Side:] A [this title is pre-printed and has blanks in certain spots:] ASSESSMENT Rec'd August 22 / [18]59 Made in the Year 185[9] by Peter L. Stubbs, Assessor and Collector of Freestone County of Property rendered by Citizens thereof, and situated therein. [Page: 1] [1] Alford, M. J. A. [* No acreage *] [2] Annor, James [* No acreage *] [3] Awalt, Jesse C. [* No acreage *] [4] Anderson, James B. by W. A. Chandler [* No acreage *] [5] Abbott, William 195 acres of Mary R. Alston on waters Tuahacana [6] Archibald, Thomas W. 320 acres of William H. Elliott on Lake [7] Alexandra, Thomas ??? acres of Mary R. Alston on Lake [8] Arendall, Mrs. Elizabeth [* No acreage *] [9] Adamson, William 727 acres of Mary R. Alston on waters Tuahacana [10] Alford, Mrs. Celia 330 acres of William Pate of Bounty on Browns Ditto 112 acres of M. Bateman on Browns [11] Alford, John R. [* No acreage *] [12] Adock, M. R. [* No acreage *] administrator Frances + Stock? [* No acreage *] [13] Awalt, Henry 1,614 of Henry Awalt on Caney [14] Awalt, Isaac [* No acreage *] [15] Anderson, John Q. 120 acres of J. Q. Anderson preemption on waters Browns [16] Anderson, Reuben [* No acreage *] [17] Atkins, William by wife [* No acreage *] [18] Allison, George F. 65 acres of Maria Decantania? on waters S. Tuahacana [19] Allegree, Mrs. Drusilla 152 acres of A. Houston assignee Randall on Caney [20] Adams, Mrs. L[eticia] A[nn] 320 acres of L. Loggin on Tuahacana Ditto 100 acres of Andrew Phifer on Tuacana Ditto 320 acres of Enoch Sevier on Tuacana Ditto 320 acres of Enoch Sevier on Tuacana Ditto 472 acres of C. G. Dunagan on Tuacana Ditto 1,050 acres of Edy Sparks on Trinity and Fairfield town lots [21] guardian for Sarah A. Adams 320 acres of L. Login on Tuacana Ditto 320 acres of James R. Dearman on Trinity Ditto 221 acres of A. Ridlen on Tuacana Ditto 125 acres of Juepoh L. Alde bounty on Tuacana Ditto 320 acres of Henry Jeffeys bounty on Tuacana Ditto 320 acres of Andrew Phisher on Tuacana Ditto 320 acres of James M. Sloan on Tuacana Ditto 168 acres of C. G. Dunagan on Tuacana ---------------------------------------------- [p. 2] [22] Brown, John 222.5 acres of F. J. Williams preemption on Buffalo [23] Brown, Willis [* No acreage *] [24] Boyd, L. R. [* No acreage *] for Boyd + Moore 640 acres on E. Beam on Browns Ditto 215 acres of Thomas Sanford on Browns Ditto 145 acres of L M Mills on Browns [25] Bowman, R. F. 320 acres of Booth on waters Buffalo [26] Burleson, Moses W. [* No acreage *] [27] Burleson, David 177 acres on Daniel Milican on Tuchacana [28] Burleson, Joshua [* No acreage *] [29] Butler, A. 100 acres on R. B. Longbotham on Walnut [30] Baldsea, H. B. [* No acreage *] [31] Blackmoore, J. A. [* No acreage *] [32] Beck, H. [* No acreage *] [33] Bennett, D. P. [* No acreage *] [34] Beaver, James 720 acres of McAnutty on Wolf cr. Ditto 280 acres of Noah E. Hunt on Lake Ditto 320 acres of L. Wright assignee Robert Lee on Lake [35] Burleson, John 320 acres of Hopson Burleson on Caney [36] Black, John [* No acreage *] [37] Bradley, F. M. 2,214 acres of Henry Awalt on Caney Ditto 283 acres of D. Potter assignee J Burke bounty on Cotton Wood Ditto 232 acres on S. J. Claypool on Cotton Wood and lot in Fairfield [38] Bonham, M. M. [* No acreage *] [39] Baldsea, Sterling [* No acreage *] [40] Bonner, John 900 acres of James James on Cotton Wood [41] Bonner, James I. 320 acres of J. S. Claypool on Cotton Wood Ditto 213 acres of G. W. Bankhead on Cotton Wood Ditto 200 acres of James James on Cotton Wood [42] Blackmon, J. W. 160 acres of Elizabeth Hinds preemption on Keechi [43] Busby, Milton 550 acres of Maria Decantunie on waters Lake Ditto 292 acres of Isaac Holinan Sen[ior] on waters Lake Ditto 489 acres of Isaac Holinan Sen[ior] on waters Lake guardian of John W Busby 495 acres of Isaac Holinan Sen[ior] on waters Lake guardian of Milton Busby Jun[ior] [* No acreage *] guardian of Margaret Busby [* No acreage *] [44] Bell, John W. 100 acres of Shaufner on waters Caney [45] Butler, F. G. [* No acreage *] [46] Bennett, D[avid] C[rockett] by father 151 acres of M. Bateman on Prairie cr. ---------------------------------------------- [p. 3] [47] Bass, John M. 320 acres of M. R. Bass preemption on head Browns [48] Bonner, A[ndrew] S[amuel] 767 acres of James James on waters Tuahacana Ditto 640 acres of R. B. King on Caney Ditto 130 acres of Randall on Caney Ditto 600 acres on Jospeh Rouguel on Tuahacana Ditto 500 acres on James James on Cotton Wood Ditto 10 acres on Redin Gainer on head Walnut [49] Bradley, George by father 800 acres on A. Houston assignee Randall on Caney Ditto 216 acres on Lydia Navarro on Caney [50] Bahringer, John C. 160 acres on John C. Bahringer on Cedar cr[eek] [51] Batey, Andrew [* No acreage *] [52] for Thomas Batey [* No acreage *] [53] Barbee, John [* No acreage *] [54] for Joseph Barbee 320 acres on Granville Arnett on Tuahacana Ditto 320 acres on Joseph Burass on waters Tuahacana [55] for David Barbee [* No acreage *] [56] Brewer, W. J. 320 acres on W. J. + B. W. Brewer preemption on Buffalo [57] Bond, J. P. 160 acres on J. P. Bond preemption on [blank] [58] Brewer, B. W. [* No acreage *] [59] Blackmon, B. F. [* No acreage *] [60] for William M. Blackmon 538 acres on E. Hughs on Browns Ditto 452 acres on Ellis Benson on Browns [61] as administrator Joseph A Cook 452 acres on J. T. Philpott assignee of Alfred Lee on Cotton Wood Ditto 640 acres of Daniel Cook assignee William Bankhead on Cotton Wood Ditto 320 acres of William L. Adams assignee on W. A. Brown on Cotton Wood [62] Bryan, John 640 acres of Simon Sanches on Trinity for John L. Bryan [* No acreage *] [63] Bonner, Reuben by John Watson 760 acres of Pomry Survey on Allen + Dexter on Trinity [64] Brown, E. [* No acreage *] [65] Bonner, Joseph E. [* No acreage *] [66] Burrows, G. W. 640 acres of Joseph Coody on Browns [67] Blain, James H. 1,052 acres of D. Avant on waters Kechie + Buffalo [68] Blain, William G. 27.5 acres of D. Avant on waters Kechie + Buffalo [69] Black, Benjamin 320 acres of B. Black on waters Kechie + Buffalo Ditto 10 acres of B. Black on waters Kechie + Buffalo [70] Bannerman, R. J. 320 acres of Thomas S. Rocum on Kechie Ditto 100 acres of Scref? Laid on Kechie [71] Barbee, A. J. [* No acreage *] [72] Bass, D. S. 320 acres of D. S. Bass preemption on Browns ---------------------------------------------- [p. 4] [73] Ballard, Joshua [* No acreage *] [74] Bottoms, E. [* No acreage *] [75] Bonner, William Sen[ior] 1,700 acres of Joseph Love on Tuahacana Ditto 3,192 acres of J. Rougue on Tuahacana Ditto 800 acres of James Sparks on Tuahacana for estate Joseph McCrery [* No acreage *] [76] Blackmon, James C. [* No acreage *] [77] Bonner, John L. [* No acreage *] [78] Bonner, William Jun[ior] by William Bonner 900 acres of Joseph Love on Tuahacana [79] Brooke, J. R. 320 acres of William Blythe on Tuahacana Ditto 200 acres of Thomas Cain on Kechie [80] Bragg, D. 13 acres of Redin Gainer on Kechie [81] Bateman, M. by 1,200 acres of Edy Sparks on Trinity [82] Martha Bateman, Admx 43 1/2 acres of A. Houston on Browns Ditto 339 acres of R. E. Epps + E. Green on Walnut Ditto 125 acres of A. Houston on Browns [83] Burleson, Hopson 3,908 acres of Hopson Burleson on Caney Ditto 177 acres of Hopson Burleson on Caney [84] for Oliver Burleson [* No acreage *] [85] Blythe, William 160 acres of M. A. Jardian, assigne H. B. Dowdy on Keechi [86] for Brown, Peter 160 acres of M. A. Jardian, assigne H. B. Dowdy on Keechi [87] Bradley, L. D. 1476 acres of Wiley M. C. Jones on Walnut Ditto 320 acres of W. L. Adams assigne Ag? Hawd? Ditto Lot 8, Block 12 of Fairfield Ditto Lot 4, Block 20 of Fairfield Ditto Lot 4, Block 16 of Fairfield (except left front) Ditto Lot 1+2+3, Block 7 of Fairfield Ditto Lot 8?, Block 12 of Fairfield [88] Clark, James M. 100 acres of Joseph Bennett on Tuahacana [89] Cockerell, H. R. 213 acres of Ellis Benson on Pin Oak Ditto 320 acres of Nelms on Pin Oak Ditto 111 acres of Englans on Pin Oak Ditto 100 acres of Edy Sparks on Trinity [90] Cook, John M. [* No acreage *] [91] Casey, John B. 320 acres of A. J. Sharp on Brown [92] Clough, Zack by M. A. King 320 acres of Joseph M. Webb on Caney [93] Clough, M. J. by M. A. King [* No acreage *] [94] Clack, William [* No acreage *] [95] Clements, William S. E. Loves reserve - Lot 1, Block 9 of Fairfield Ditto Lot 8, Block 13 of Fairfield Ditto Lot 1, Block 14 of Fairfield [96] Cotton, William 2 acres of Redin Gainer on Kechie ---------------------------------------------- [p. 5] [97] Campbell, William H. 10 acres of Redin Gainer on Kechie [98] Conway, L. A. [* No acreage *] [99] for Mrs. M. J. Conway [* No acreage *] [100] Conway, James [* No acreage *] [101] Cooley, William L. [* No acreage *] [102] Coleman, W. W. [* No acreage *] [103] Chancellor, Thomas J. [* No acreage *] [104] Carothers, H. B. 280 acres of H B Carothers on Lake [105] Carter, J. L. 300 acres of McGriffin on S. Tuachacana [106] Chambers, D. M. 320 acres of King on Kechie [107] Chandler, W. A. 320 acres of Simon Z. Sanford on Browns Ditto 320 acres of W A Chandler on Browns [108] Chancellor, William H. 170 acres of Jeremiah Matthews on Tuachacana [109] Campbell, O. P. [* No acreage *] [110] Chancellor, H. G. [* No acreage *] [111] Coleman, G. B. [* No acreage *] [112] for Mrs. Margaret Coleman 362 acres of McGriffin on S. Tuachacana [113] Coleman, Ansel 265 acres of McGriffin on S. Tuachacana [114] Coleman, H. E. by son 107 acres of Eli Russell on S. Tuachacana Ditto 160 acres of Millard on S. Tuachacana [115] Campbell, Robert [* No acreage *] [116] Campbell, Charles [* No acreage *] [117] Colgin, Mrs. Elizabeth 205 acres of Sam'l A. Blain on Caney [118] Colgin, Charles [* No acreage *] [119] Cooper, James [* No acreage *] [120] Clarage, James 320 acres of James Clarage on Kechie [121] Cole, James E 284 acres of James E Cole preemption on Trinity [122] Carter, David L 500 acres of S. T. Ballew on Caney Ditto 200 acres of Ruth McFadden on Caney [123] Carter, Oliver 2,050 acres of S. T. Ballew on Grindstone Ditto 150 acres of H. Burleson on Grindstone as administrator W. A. Kirven 587 acres of S. T. Ballew on Grindstone Ditto 213 acres of McGriffin on S. Tuachacana [124] Curry, John T. 236 acres of S. T. Ballew on Caney [125] Carroll, Richmond 796 acres of Eugene Munoze on Kechie [126] Curry, Wiley 796 acres of Wiley Curry on Tuachacana [127] Curry, T. T. 382 acres of Wiley Curry on Tuachacana Ditto 190 acres of James Sparks on Tuachacana [128] for J. C. Burass 493 acres of Wiley Curry on Tuachacana ---------------------------------------------- [p. 6]