Freestone County, Texas
Land/Property


      The surveying of Freestone County, Texas   *1* *2*

  Freestone County, Texas was part of the David G. Burnet[a.k.a. Burnett] colony.  
In 1826, David got permission to settle 300 families from the Mexican goverment 
in the province of Texas in the area north of the Old Spanish Road and around 
Nacogdoches. In 1835, the Galveston Bay Land and Colonization Company began to 
locate claims advertising the land under the head of Burnett's, Vehlein's and 
Zavala's colonies.
      
 Most of the early surveys done by the Spanish in 1833 occurred along the Trinity 
river:
1) 6 parcels by Simon Sanches - July 12, 1833
2) Manuel Rionda - Nov. 20, 1833
3) Jose Ygnacio Aquilera - Nov. 20, 1833
4) Juan Nepomuceno Acosta - Nov. 21, 1833
5) Mariano Rivas Palacios - Nov. 21, 1833
6) Jose de Jesus Grande y Justo Pepi - Dec. 11, 1833

  Most of the Burnet surveys were made in July 1835 such as:  
1) Sarah McAnulty on the 7th,  (F:19 P:1035) (only a tad in county - W of 
     Fairfield on Wolf fork of Tahuacano creek)
2) James Sparks on the 8th,  (F:19 P:589) (NW of Fairfield on Tahuacano creek)
3) W. B. Reed on tile 9th,      (F:19 P:717) (just N of Fairfield)
4) Redin Gainer on the 9th, (F:19 P:725)  (is Fairfield site)
5) Sidney A. Sweet on the 9th, (F:19 P:533) (NW of Fairfield on Tahuacano creek)
6) George W. Price/Priec on the 10th, (F:19 P:665) (on Navarro county line) 
7) William Skinner on the 12th,  (F:19 P:597) (S of Fairfield, on Upper Keechi)
8) Willie Curry on the 13th,  (F:19 P:669) (only about half in county - W of 
    Fairfield on Tahuacano creek)
9) Isaac H. Reed on the 15th  (F:19 P:713) (just W of Fairfield)
10) Cesario Chainar on the 16th,  (F:18 P:513) (SE of Fairfield)
11) J. M. Sanchez on the 16th,  (F:49 P:644) (SE of Fairfield, on Upper Keechi)
12) James M. Lyon on the 16th,  (F:19 P:541) (SE of Fairfield, on Upper Keechi)
13) W. M. C. Jones on the 17th,  (F:19 P:577) (just N of Fairfield)
14 Hugh Shepherd on the 19th,   (F:19 P:707) (just NW of Fairfield)
15) Maria de Cantum on the 19th.  (F:19 P:65) (W of Fairfield)
16) Jesse Korn on the 23rd,  (F:19 P:627) (just E of Fairfield)
17) Robert R. Longbotham on the 24th, (F:19 P:1035) (NW corner of county)
18) Gertrude Luna on the 25th,   (F:19 P:53) (SW of Fairfield)

  Burnet surveyed few others later in 1835: 
19) Isaac Holliman, August 5, 1835.  (F:19 P:745) (3/4 in county, W of Fairfield)
20) Peter S. Elliott, August 17, 1835.  (F:19 P:141) (on Trinity river)
21) Henry Awalt on the October ll,  (F:19 P:825) (NW of Fairfield)
22) Eli Russell on October 15, 1835  (F:19 P:991) (W of Fairfield)
23) Hopson Burleson on October 16  (F:19 P:809) (NW of Fairfield)
24) G. B. Brewer on October 26th,   (F:24 P:353) (W of Fairfield)
25) Durham Avant on the October 26th (F:24 P:299) (S of Fairfield)

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 SOURCES:

*1* = Source is: A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, 
 Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas Page: 396 by
 Lewis Publishing Company 1893. [Warning - this has inaccuracies including Burnet's
 surname.]
 
*2* = 1858 Texas GLO map - provided the F and P numbers and corrections