Court Records--Gonzales County, Texas
Gilbert, Patterson & Wafford

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Republic of Texas}
  Gonzales County} Personally came before me J.M. Baker Chief Justice
and Exofficio Notary Public of said county Sarah E. Gilbert wife of
Jasper L. Gilbert and D.M. Patterson wife of W P Patterson who in my
presence did mark and sign seal and deliver the within deed and
achnowledged that they done the same voluntarily and not from reward or
fear of their said husbands for the consideration expressed in said
deed. Given under my hand and seal of office this 12th day of February
AD 1846.
                                J.M. Baker Chief Justice and
                {SEAL}          Exofficio Notary Public of
                                Gonzales County




William P Patterson & wife and J.L. Gilbert & wife to  R.B. Wafford
            

The State of Texas} Know all men by these presents that we 
   Gonzales County} Wm. P. Patterson and his wife Drucilla M. Patterson
Jasper L. Gilbert and his wife Sarah E. gilbert all of the county and
State aforesaid for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar to us
in hand paid we have this day relinquished all right title interest and
claim in and to a certain tract piece or parcel of land and lying and
being in the county aforesaid and known as part of the headright claim
of Andrew Lockhart and sold be said Lockhart to Rollin B. Wafford
containing two thousand acres more or less as will more fully appear by
referance to A Lockharts deed to said Wafford bearing date June 11th AD
1846. And we and each of us bind ourselves our heirs executors and
administrators firmly by these presents to relinquish our claim to said
premises to said Wafford. In witness whereof we have hereunto Set our
hands and seals this 23rd AD 1846
                                Wm P Patterson     {seal}
                                D.M. Patterson     {seal}
                                Jasper L. Gilbert  {seal}
                                Sarah E. Gilbert   {seal}


 State of Texas}
Gonzales County} Personally came before me J.M. Baker Chief Justice and
Exofficio Notary Public for said county William
P Patterson and Jasper L. Gilbert and achnowledged that they and each of
them did sign the within and foregoing deed to Rollins B. Wafford for
the conditions therein specified and at the same time came D.M.
Patterson wife of the William P Patterson and Sarah E Gilbert wife of
the above Jasper L. Gilbert and they and each of them being having been
examined by me in accordance with the statutes made and provided in such
cases did both achnowledge that they did sign the written deed and done
the same voluntarily and with fear reward or compulsion of their said
husbands the said William P Patterson and Jasper L. Gilbert. Given under
my hand and seal of office this 25th day of June 1846.
                                    J.M. Baker Chief Justice
                                    and Exofficio Notary
                                    Public Gonzales County
                                    Filed July 25th
                                    Recorded July 28th 1846




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