Cedar
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|  Subject: 'The First Settlers of Sabine County, Texas'  Sat 22 Mar 2008, 9:56 pm | |
| Transcribed and compiled by Gifford White, in 1983, 'The First Settlers of Sabine County, Texas,' consists of a "short summary" of sworn statements archived in the files of the General Land Office. Such statements -- "containing personal information to establish the eligibility for land" -- as was required by the Republic of Texas for individuals seeking grants. The records are incomplete for a variety of reasons, including the unfortunate "loss of all early Sabine records" and the somewhat haphazard administration of land titles by the Mexican government, prior to 1836. If your ancestor or party of interest is believed to have resided in the Municipality of the Sabine, present-day East Texas or in early Sabine County, however, it is worth a look to see whether their name is present within this record.
Included is a listing of the extant grantees of Mexican land titles in the district, the signatories of a "Petition to Congress by the Citizens of Sabine County," which addressed concerns regarding land fraud and which was presented to the Congress of the Republic of Texas, in 1839 (quite moving to read on its own account), and the "Clerk's Reports of the Board of Land Commissioners, Sabine County, Texas," of January, 1838.
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The woman of the frontier made the best of her situation, for she had developed a respect for the land that gave her freedom as well as the courage to live in it.
~~~ from the perspective of Anne Seagraves |
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