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Texas General Land Office File 326480: Anderson M. Waldrip Preemption

Publisher: Republic of Texas & State of Texas General Land OfficeLocation: Smith County, Texas (Mud Creek, East of Tyler)Date: 1850-1855 (Patented 24 October 1855)Page / Folio: 8 pages (Patent No. 1001, Vol. 9)

Evidentiary Excerpt

“Survey No. 810 of three hundred and twenty acres of Land made by virtue of an Affidavit sworn to... by E. H. Barbee [Barber] as assignee of Anderson M. Waldrip... Patented Oct 24/55, No 1001 Vol 9.”

Direct evidence for claim-ch-2-1. Confirms Anderson Marion Waldrip earned a 320-acre preemption certificate under the Texas Act of 22 January 1845 and assigned his rights to E. H. Barber before the patent issued in 1855.

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Evidentiary Role in Family History

Cited in genealogical claims:

sourced320-acre Smith County headright/preemption: A third-class headright for 320 acres in Smith County, Abstract 1058. It was patented on 25 July 1855 to E. H. Barber, as assignee: Anderson earned the certificate and sold it before it issued.
Verification note: Texas GLO File 326480 / Land Grant 44970. Docket reflects patent date 24-25 October 1855.

Narrative chapter context:

Chapter II: Anderson Marion Waldrip →

Reading Uncertainty Note:

Assignee surname is written interchangeably as Barber and Barbee in period 1850s handwritten script. Patent issued under Patent 1001, Volume 9.

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