SAN AUGUSTINE CO. TX
Formed 1836 from Old Mexican Municipality
 

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 San Augustine Co. TX Census (and from Lucille Mehrkam 1983)
Pg.336, #75-75, Reuben D. WOOD 39 TN farmer $13,500
                  Martha 39 NC
                  Susan 17, Sophia 14, Horton (m) 10 TX
                  Mariam (f) 7, Kenneth 5 TX
                  Joseph 61 NC phys. $640
                  Thomas DUNCAN 22 NC farmer $0
                  Franklin 17 NC farmer $0
                  Moses BARNES 25 TN farmer $0
Pg.354, #333-333, Jane DUNCAN 32 TN (blank) $0
                  Sidney (f) 12, Amanda 10 TX
                  Adaline 7, Susan 4 TX
                  (MAD: widow of William Duncan in 1846 Red River Co., who died 1848; she Mrs. Jane Howard Duncan, source not given, from pg.30, "1860 citizens of San Augustine County, Texas : an edited census with 1862-1865-1867 San Augustine County tax rolls and 1867 voters registration list" by McXie Whitton Martin, FHL book 976.4175 X2m 1860)

1860 San Augustine Co. TX Census
San Augustine P.O.
Pg.356, #186-186, Jane DUNCAN 40 TN (blank)
                  Amanda 18, Adeline 17 TX
                  Susan 14 TX
Pg.371, #387-387, Martha WOOD 45 NC farmer $1000-$5980
                  Mary 17, Kenneth 15 TX
                  Thomas DUNCAN 27 NC overseer
                  Horton WOOD 20 TX carpenter
                  (MAD: Martha "Patsy" Horton, 1831 widow of Reuben D. Wood, source not given, from pg.62, "1860 citizens of San Augustine County, Texas : an edited census with 1862-1865-1867 San Augustine County tax rolls and 1867 voters registration list" by McXie Whitton Martin, FHL book 976.4175 X2m 1860)

1870 San Augustine Co. TX Census
San Augustine P.O.
Pg.59-60, #217-217, HULTS?, Malinda 58 TN keep house $0-$400
                  MATTHEW Earl (m) 39 TX farming $0-$0
                  EARL? (EAST?), M.J. (f) 39 IL ?? (cannot read occupation)
                  DUNKIN, Jane 56 TN (blank)
                  Manda 26 TX
                  Adline 24 TX
                  LEACH, Susan A. 21 TX
                  LEACH, Mandy J. 4/12 TX b.March
 

LAND RECORDS

San Augustine Co. TX Deeds (indexes 1833-1901 grantor and grantee, on FHL film 989,000)
      No grantee; no other grantor
      I-476: 9 March 1857, Jane (X) Duncan of San Augustine Co. TX to Caloway Dan (indexed C. Deen) of same, $200, 1/2 my duplicate unconditional certificate of 1280 acres issued by land office of TX #3223? on 25 May 1853. Wit. E.A. Deen, P.H. Dixon. Jane appeared in court 9 May 1857. (1,003,674)
      I-476: 18 June 1855, Jane (X) Duncan of San Augustine Co. TX to George S. Fugua, $200, 1/2 my duplicate unconditional headright certificate for 1280 acres issued by General Land Office #3993/4194 on 25 May 1855. Wit. E.A. Deen, R.W. Martin. Jane appeared in court 9 March 1857.
 

OTHER RECORDS

Some early Duncans in San Augustine Co. TX:
      Jane Duncan, June 1837, arrived in TX; had Class 2 grant for 1280 acres, Conditional Certificate issued 7 July 1838 in San Augustine Co., Unconditional Certificate issued 28 Sept. 1841 (Vol.1, "1840 Citizens of TX, Land Grants" by Gifford White, FHL book 976.4 R2wge and fiche 6,100,364; from Lucille Mehrkam 1984)
      Jane Duncan, 1844, and many others issued subpoena, in case of Republic vs. William Kimbro, motion to set aside fine, in Box 1, Folder 9 (pg.4-5, "San Augustine Co. TX Courthouse Records, loose papers, 1831-1906" by Linda Cheves Nicklas; FHL book 976.4175 P23s)
      John H. Duncan, 17 Nov. 1847, deceased; probate of estate, admin. E.W. Brown, application for letters of admin., bond filed 29 March 1848. (pg.29, "Probate Cases of San Augustine Co. TX 1828-1940" by San Augustine Pub. Library, FHL book 976.4175 P2p)
      William Duncan, 29 March 1848, deceased; probate of estate, admin. E.W. Brown, application for letters of admin., bond filed 29 March 1848. (pg.29, "Probate Cases of San Augustine Co. TX 1828-1940" by San Augustine Pub. Library, FHL book 976.4175 P2p, and from Lucille Mehrkam 6/1984)
      Jane Duncan, 1854, on Scholastic Census with 3 total pupils in Dist.10 (pg.285, "Texas Scholastics 1854-1855" by Gifford White, 1979, from Lucille Mehrkam 3/1984; FHL book 976.4 J2w)
      Albert Duncan, 1855, mentioned in fraudulent land certificates and patents, report of General Land Office to San Augustine District Court, among other items in Box 4, Folder 14 (pg.29-30, "San Augustine Co. TX Courthouse Records, loose papers, 1831-1906" by Linda Cheves Nicklas; FHL book 976.4175 P23s)
      Franklin Duncan, 9 July 1856, mar. Anna Brown
      Adeline Dunkin, 31 March 1861, mar. Wm. N. Lowery (or mar. 17 April 1861)
      Thomas A. Duncan, 15 Dec. 1864, mar. Martha R. Raner
      Susan E. Duncan, 26 April 1869, mar. Alexander Lench (also given as Sarah E. Duncan)
 

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