Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about how the Republic of Texas and State of Texas issued land to the thousands of settlers that poured in after independence from Mexico in 1836. We discuss the land application process, headright grants, colony grants, Texas statehood and changes in governance, preemption grants, and military land grants. We also discuss the Texas land survey system and how to find Texas land grant records. Transcript Links National Genealogical Society Conference 2022 – https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/ and conference program 2022 Navigating the Unique Texas Land Grant System: Republic and Statehood Era 1836-1898 – https://familylocket.com/navigating-the-unique-texas-land-grant-system-republic-and-statehood-era-1836-1898/...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about the era of Mexican rule over Texas and the Mexican colonization policy through the empresario system. We discuss Austin’s colony and the three indexes for finding colonists – the original Register of Families, the Index to Land [Applications] compiled by George W. Glass, and the Villamae Williams translated/typed index which is available on Ancestry.com. We discuss character certificates and DeLeon’s colony as well. Transcript Links National Genealogical Society Conference – https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/ Navigating the Unique Texas Land Grant System: Mexican Era 1821-1836 -https://familylocket.com/navigating-the-unique-texas-land-grant-system-mexican-era-1821-1836/ Texas General Land Office Website (GLO) – https://www.glo.texas.gov/...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about the Texas land grant system. This is the first part in a series of Texas land grant episodes based on Diana’s blog post series. We talk about the history of Texas from the Spanish period to the Mexican period and beyond. This particular episode focuses on the Spanish period and the lasting influence they had on Texas’s unique land grant system. Transcript Links Navigating the Unique Texas Land Grant System: Spanish Colonial Era 1703-1821 – https://familylocket.com/navigating-the-unique-texas-land-grant-system-spanish-colonial-era-1703-1821/ Back to the Basics with Land Records: Part 1 – https://familylocket.com/back-to-the-basics-with-land-records-part-1/ Indian Nations of...
