Freestone County, Texas
Towns and Communities
 

Settlement of Sand Town Springs
by Eric Bonner Wood

Sand Town Springs is a ghost town and a very early at that.  Sand Town Springs
seems to be a settlement on the Trinity River in the northeastern part of old
Limestone County that later became Freestone County in 1851.  The Weaver family
were one of the residents and moved there in 1844.  [Elizabeth Barnes' research
in H of FC, Vol I, #858 on page 624].  We can infer that this was in Precinct 3
of Limestone County in the 1850 census by Ezekiel Weaver's household along with
the known citizens of Troy. [#154 in 1850 Limestone census.] This "Sand Town"
community was near to Troy and served as a rest stop. Sand Town was near a
spring. [Elizabeth Daugherty research - see H of FC, Vol I, p 70].  Issac
Malone moved into Mercer Colony in Texas in 1846 from Blenville Parish,
Louisana.  Isaac Malone received grant #997 for 640 acres in Navarro County
(that later became part of Freestone County).  These lands were located on the
Malone Branch of Big Brown Creek near old Pine Bluff on the Trinity River.
This town was also known as Troy or Sand Town Springs.  Isaac's farm bordered
Ezekiel Weaver on the north and Thomas Malone on the south. [Ira Malone's
research in H of FC, Vol II, #515 on page 346]  Troy was on the bank of the
river.  Sand Town was about 1/2 mile back from the river. [Billie Hugh Bonner, 
Jr. - current land owner].  The family of Edwards Washington Childs came to 
Freestone County, Texas in 1865 settling in Sandtown, a small community near 
Cooks Ferry on the Trinity River [Sylvia Childs in p. 316 Freestone County 
History Bk., Vol I.].
   

North of Rock Springs.


Sand Pond - stock tank, never went dry, never overflowed. Muscandine vines.
Small trees woods. Pond had chinkiapins (big lilly ponds with nuts like little 
acorns on it).  Box of snuff - colored woman - sand flats - told where cows were.

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