Fulbrights in Red River Co., Texas Deeds up to 1855
(From: Murray, Joyce Martin. 1986. Red River County Deed Abstracts, Abstracts of Deed Record Books A-B, A-B-C, D, F. Privately Printed, Dallas, Texas.)
Deed Book D
Page 284. 24 November 1842. Transfer. Francis Blundell to Martin Fulbright Junior. Witness J. C. Hart.
Page 291. 7 December 1842. B. Gooch and Rachael, his wife, to David Fulbright. For $1000 paid and $1500 in Negroes or cash, deed of trust for 2177 acres in Blossom Prairie, bounded on the N by James J. Ward, E by John Land, S by John Price, and W by the survey of Gooch, assignee of sd Ward, tract of 2177 acres, Certificate No. 48, Class 1st. Witnesses W. C. Harrison, Isaac Smathers.
Page 374. 6 July 1843. L. M. Fulton to David Fulbright. For the sum of $313.94, assignment of land.
Page 415. 28 November 1843. Edwin Swink to John Fulbright. For the sum of $1000, bond. Swink received of Fulbright by Benjamin Gooch, $500 in cas, 2 land parcels--1 of 640 acres, the other 4 acres, both located on a survey made by Gooch, assignee of James Ward. Witnesses Joseph Willson, Sam A. Booke(?).
Deed Book F
Page 238. 8 October 1845. James J. Ward to Martin Fulbright Junior. For the sum of $5000, bond to convey a tract of 13 labors 31,627 square varas surveyed on Certificate No. 494 in Ward�s name as assignee of the heirs of James Graham. Witnesses J. P. Ward, V. H. Harris.
(From: Murray, Joyce Martin. 1990. Red River County, Texas Deed Abstracts, Vol. 2, 1846-1855, Abstracts of Deed Record Books F, G, H, I, J, and (Part of) K. Privately Printed, Dallas, Texas.)
Deed Book G
Page 191. 5 April 1847. Thomas Hill and Matilda, his wife, to Daniel Fulbright. For the sum of $100, 50 acres, being part of a survey in which Abner Abney was located. Witnesses R. J. Sims, J. J. Ward.
Page 324. 23 November 1843. Virgil H. Harris to Allen Urquhart. For the sum of $00, 640 acres located by headright certificate in the S Fork f the Red River on the N of Big Cypress just above the head of Ferry Lake, 3 miles W of crossing Jefferson; beginning at the NW corner of 249 acres surveyed for John Walker and adjacent to Reed�s 4000 acre tract. Witnesses John R. Humphries, William Fulbright.
Deed Book I
Page 22. 11 May 1850. Thomas D. Hill of Illinois to Thomas Hill of Hopkins Co., Tex. For the sum of $306, a tract on the S end of Guest Prairie in Red River Co., being where sd Thomas Hill formerly resided and likewise the portion of Abner Abney�s survey. Witnesses Martin Fulbright, Elisha F. Smathers.
Page 418. 12 April 1848. Solomon Waggener and Martha, his wife, to Henry S. Fulbright. For the sum of $700, 256 1/2 acres on the N end of Blossom Prairie on Ward�s Creek, located by Certificate No. 134, Class 2 issued to sd Waggener in 1839; beginning on Ira Poor�s E boundary. Witnesses John Fulbright, Dnl. Fulbright. Acknowledged by Martin Fulbright.
Deed Book J
Page 63. 2 November 1852. Henry Little by Sheriff J. M. Bivins to Joseph Darnall. For the sum of $75, 280 acres. Hillard W. Marles recovered judgment against sd Little and Thomas Ragsdale in District Court of Red River Co.; also Martin Fulbright recovered judgment for $105 principal against sd Little, William T. Montgomery, and Benjamin H. Epperson for A. M. Crooks, JP.
Page 99. 25 February 1853. Fielding Scantting(?) of Lamar Co., Tex. to Benjamin B. Harrison of Laclede Co., Mo. For the sum of $225, two tracts in the S side of Blossom Prairie Mustang waters; 220 acres, and 100 acres. Witnesses Peter Fulbright, G. M. Swink.
Page 191. 11 February 1853. B. Gooch to David Fulbright. For the sum of $2500, 12 labors of land, being a part of his headright on the waters of Ward�s Creek, a tributary of Sulphur Fork of Red River about 12 miles SW of Clarksville; surveyed by Certificate No. 48, issued 1838 and patented to sd Gooch on 10 September 1852. Acknowledged in Williamson Co., Tex. before J. A. Houghton. Executed in Williamson Co., Tex.
Page 344. Edward R. Oliver of Travis Co., Tex. to David Fulbright. For the sum of $800, Negroes: 1 woman 21 yrs, light complexion, named Sharltty, and her boy child Alick, age 7 yrs and very light complexion. Witnesses E. P. Rogers, Alfred Fulbright.
Page 359. 10 April 1854. James J. Ward to Mrs. Marion L. Haywood. For the sum of $868, 434 acres in Guest Prairie about 10 miles W of Clarksville; being part of a headright survey of John Guest; and adjacent to Daniel Fulbright. Witnesses M. G. Nall, Geo. Haywood.
Page 519. 26 October 1854. Elijah B. Alston of Johnson Co., Ark. by atty-in-fact George W. McCarley, to Alfred Fulbright. For the sum of $2000, a tract in Red River and Lamar Co., Tex. on the headright certificate of John Pew; beginning at the SE corner of John Patterson�s tract, assignee of sd Pew. Signed Aulston atty-in-fact George W. McCarley.