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Subject: TEXAS EARLY LAND GRANTS
Hello Friends,
I came across the following information in a book on Texas which I
thought might be of interest to all you researching your Texas roots. I
am sorry, I did not copy the name of the book.
LAND PATENT DATES AND FEBRUARY 19, 1846
by Abby Moran
HEADRIGHT CERTIFICATES
These were four classes. The first class was defined in the Constitution
of 1836. every person, unless African or Indian, living in Texas on
March 2, was entitled to a league and labor if a family head, one third
of a league if a single man 17 years or older.
Second class headrights went to family heads and single men who reached
Texas after March 2, 1836 and prior to October 1, 1837, provided they
remained in Texas and performed duties of citizenship. Family heads were
eligible for 1280 acres each and single men half as much.
Third class head rights provided for immigrants after Oct. 1, 1837 and
before Jan 1, 1842. Heads of families received 640 acres each and single
men 320 acres.
Fourth class certificates were awarded to immigrants who reached Texas
after Jan 1, 1840 and before Jan 1, 1842. Young residents who became 17
after Jan 1, 1840 were also eligible lor land under this classification.
Certificates provided for 640 and 320 acres according ot family status.
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Membership in either the Daughters or Sons of the Republic of Texas
requires that a forebear was a citizen of Texas prior to the annexation
date of February 19, 1846.