Land Deal: One League of Land on the East Side of the Navidad River Originally Granted to Sylvester Bowen
A portion of GLO historic map 3708 showing
the Sylvester Bowen league
Thomas Haynes bought one league of land (4,428 acres) on the east side of the Navidad River (actually the north side at this particular spot) at public auction on August 30, 1850, for $14.10 ($0.003 per acre) plus $1.05 court cost. The land was being sold by Jackson County for non-payment of taxes. The land had been granted to Sylvester Bowen by Mexico on Oct. 22, 1830, and was located above (west of) and adjoining a league of land granted to Edward Batey (or Beaty), and below (east of) a league granted to P. White. In addition to about 2,000 feet of river frontage, the land is also crossed by Sutherland Creek.
This league of land is easily found on GLO maps 3707-3708 and 77324 of Jackson County and on the Google satellite view. To get to this land, take US 59 from Edna toward Ganado, then take FM 530 north. Where the highway crosses the Navidad, the land is to the right. Source: Jackson County deed records, volume D, page 227, and GLO maps 3707-3708 and 77324 of Jackson County.
This league of land is easily found on GLO maps 3707-3708 and 77324 of Jackson County and on the Google satellite view. To get to this land, take US 59 from Edna toward Ganado, then take FM 530 north. Where the highway crosses the Navidad, the land is to the right. Source: Jackson County deed records, volume D, page 227, and GLO maps 3707-3708 and 77324 of Jackson County.
The Bowen League Shown on GLO Map 77324
A portion of Texas General Land Office map 77324, drawn in 1920, shows the Bowen League and other surrounding land grants.