The Mill Tract land changed hands many times. This Abstract of Title contains nearly 200 pages that document ownership of the land.
Documentation begins with a certified copy of a Spanish land grant dated 1831.
The original land grant was made to Juan Martin de Veramendi, former governor of colonial Spanish Texas. The document also mentions his brother-in-law, Jose Antonio Navarro, future statesman of the Republic of Texas.
The description of the land included the springs that form the San Marcos River.
Abstract of Title for the Mill Tract #5
A survey is included in the record.
Maria Josefa Vermendi Garza, daughter of Juan Martin de Veramendi, and beneficiary, sold the San Marcos land 30 years after her father's death in a cholera epidemic.
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Burleson buys the mill tract in 1844.
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After Burleson's death, property - including the San Marcos Springs - is noted in his estate's probate records.
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This probate map shows the location of the Mill Tract.
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Land held by Burleson's estate begins to change hands.
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