Deed, Andrew lockhart to Letitia D. Smith, Gonzales County, Texas Contributed by: Carla Lockhart (pratclif@swbell.net) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANDREW LOCKHART TO LETITIA D. SMITH Republic of Texas County of Gonzales Know all men by these presents that I ANDREW LOCKHART of the County and Republic aforesaid in consideration of Five Hundred and fifty dollars to me paid by LETITIA D. SMITH of the County and Republic aforesaid have granted bargained sold and released and by these presents do grant bargain sell and release unto the said LETITIA D. SMITH all that parcel or tract of land containing five hundred and fifty three and a half acres of land It is situated on the South W. side of the Guadalupe river Twenty nine miles below Gonzales it being the lower half of Survey No. 17 in Class No. 2 of the quarter of a league of land deeded to WASHINGTON LOCKHART by the Commissioner of DeWitts Colony, Jose Antonio Navarro Beginning at a stake set on the Southerly bank of said river for the upper corner of Survey No. 18 in class No 2 deeded to R.H. CHISHOLM from which an elm 12 inches in diameter bears N 57 W 7 varas Thence up the river with the meanders 1770 varas to a stake and corner from which a pecan 14 inches diameter N 51 degres W3 varas Thence S 70 degrees W 2775 varas to a stake and corner from which a Live Oak 20 inches diameter bears N 21 E 36 vs Thence South 1400 varas to a stake and corner Thence N 70 degrees E 2550 vs to the placeof beginning Together with all and singular the rights members hereditaments and appurtenances to the same belonging or in anywise incident or appertaining to have and to hold all and singular the premises above mentioned unto the said LETITIA D. SMITH her heirs and assigns forever And I do hereby bind my self my heirs executors and administrators to warrant and forever defend all and singular the said premises unto the said LETITIA D. SMITH her 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 8th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two signed sealed and delivered in the presence of (seal) ANDREW LOCKHART Wm. P. Patterson Joseph Douglass ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent.