Navarro County Texas Archives Deed.....Hightower, C.  B. - Morrell, Reece   V. 1864
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Ellis  K. Morrell survey
Written: 1864

The State of Texas
Navarro County

Know all men by these presents that I Reece V. Morrel, have this day bargained
sold and conveyed and do by these presents bargain, sell and convey a certain
lot or tract of land to C.B. Hightower of the state and county as above written
for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and sixty dollars cash in
hand to me paid by the said C.B. Hightower, the receipt thereof I hereby
acknowledge.

The description and location of the said land as follows:
In Navarro County on the waters of Richland Creek and about eighteen and a half
miles SW from Corsicana beginning N30 W325 vars and S60 W 200 vars from the NE
corner of Wm Bryant's 320 acre survey at a lake from which a mesquite 12 in dia
brs S25 @188vrs.
Thence S60 W800 vars a stake from which a mesquite 6 in dia bares N60 E174 vars 

Thence N30 W1129 vars a stake from which a mesquite 7 in dai brs N20 1/2 W3 vrs
do 6 in dia vs N45 W35 vrs Thence N60 E800 vars a stake from which a must 8 in
dia bs S11 W 53 1/2 vrs 
Thence S30 E 1129 varas to the beginning suposed to be one hundred and sixty
acres more or less it being one half of the headright of Ellis K. Morrell 

Now I find myself my administrators and assign to warrant and defend title to
the said C.B. Hightower forever against  and and all legal claims whatever.

Given under my hand and scroll this January 27, 1864

Reece V. Morrel

Attest
M. Frost ?
D.B. Harsell

Filed in my office for record at 10 o'clock A.M. Feb the 9th 1864

Recorded at 6 o'clock P.M. Nov 15th 1864 in Book Q page 46
Given under my hand and official seal the day and date last abover written. 
J.K. Doolen  CCC

NOTE:
Ellis K. Morrel's heirs were granted his headright from the State of Texas April
14, 1857 - 160 acres. Reece V. Morrel was probably the son, and Administrator.

C.B. [Charnel Berrien] Hightower was the son of Thomas Preston Hightower,
grandson of Charnel Hightower (1796-1871).  C.B. married Martha McCord on Mar
26, 1861. She was daughter of Lemuel McCord.  Hightowers were early settlers
coming from Mississippi to Navarro County - although they didn't have
headrights, they bought their land early and lived there for generations.

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