Deed- Andrew Lockhart to John Speer, Gonzales County, Texas

Contributed by: Carla Lockhart (pratclif@swbell.net)
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ANDREW LOCKHART
TO 
JOHN SPEER

Republic of Texas
County of Gonzales
			Know all men by these rpesents that ANDREW LOCKHART 
of the County of Gonzales and Republic aforesaid in consideration of a negro 
man named RODERICK to me paid by JOHN SPEER of County and Republic aforesaid 
have granted bargained sold and released and by these presents do grant 
bargain sell release unto the said JOHN SPEER Five Hundred and Eighty acres 
of land situate on the Southwest side of the Guadalupe river and about thirty
one miles below Gonzales it being part of Survey No 16 in class No 2 of one 
league of land deeded to the said ANDREW CLOCKHART by the Commissioner of 
DeWitts Colony situate as follows viz Beginning on the Southerly bank of the 
Sandy Creek in the path known as the upper crossing on said creek at a stake 
set for the N.W. corner of this tract of land from which an overcup tree 
marked with the letters thus J.S. bears North 31 E 10 varas  Thence South 
1851 varas to a stake set for the S.W. corner of the survey from which a 
black jack marked J S bears N _ E 22 1/2 varas  Thence East 1430 varras to a 
stake set on the west bank of the Guadalupe river for the lower corner of 
this survey from which a willow marked JS bears N 13 W (?) 10 vs and a do 
marked the same bears S 88 degrees 10 vs  Thence up the river with its 
meanders to the mouth of Sandies in all 760 vs  Thence up the Sandies Creek 
and its meanders inall from the mouth of the creek 4369 vs to the Beginning 
corner  Together with all and singular the rights members hereditaments and 
appertenances the same belonging or anywise incident or appertaining to have 
and to hold all and singular the premises above mentioned unto the said JOHN 
SPEER his heirs and assigns forever and I do hereby bind myself my heirs 
executors and administrators to warrant and forever defend all and singular 
the said premises unto the said JOHN SPEER his heirs and assigns against 
every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part 
thereof
As witness my hand and seal this 14th day of May 1841
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of      
ANDREW LOCKHART
CHARLES LOCKHART
JEPEE WITT

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