During the period of the Republic of Texas, the Texas government granted over 50 million acres of public land to attract new settlers. The amount of land and the conditions of the grants were based primarily on the settler's "class", which was determined by their date arrival in Texas (see chart below). 

Land measurements used in early Texas were based on the Spanish system of the period. They were keyed to two primary units of distance: a vara and a league. 




Abraham ODell
First Arrived in Texas: Pre 1Oct1837 Class of Grant:  2 Amount of Land:  640 acres Date Conditional Certificate Issued: 3Aug1838 Conditional Certificate Issued in: Nacogdoches County Date Unconditional Certificate Issued: 2Sep1849 Unconditional Certificate Issued in: Nacogdoches County

James B ODell
First Arrived in Texas: 4Dec1839 Class of Grant:  3 Amount of Land:  320 acres Date Conditional Certificate Issued: 11Jan1840 Conditional Certificate Issued in: Red River County Date Unconditional Certificate Issued: 11Jul1848 Unconditional Certificate Issued in: Navarro County Comments: 

James M. ODell
First Arrived in Texas: 16Nov1838 Class of Grant:  3 Amount of Land:  640 acres Date Conditional Certificate Issued: 12Dec1839 Conditional Certificate Issued in: San Augustine County Date Unconditional Certificate Issued: 16Oct1849 Unconditional Certificate Issued in: San Augustine County




Asa N. Chaney
First Arrived in Texas: 7Dec1839 Class of Grant:  3 Amount of Land:  320 acres Date Conditional Certificate Issued: 30Dec1839 Conditional Certificate Issued in: Sabine County

F.F. (F.S.)Chaney
Class of Grant:  2 Amount of Land:  640 acres Date Conditional Certificate Issued: Conditional Certificate Issued in: Sabine County Date Unconditional Certificate Issued: 7Jun1841 Unconditional Certificate Issued in: Sabine County

Loveless R. Chaney
First Arrived in Texas: 7Dec1839 Class of Grant:  3 Amount of Land:  320 acres Date Conditional Certificate Issued: 30Dec1839 Conditional Certificate Issued in: Sabine County



Christopher Childers
First Arrived in Texas: Aug1839 Class of Grant:  3 Amount of Land:  320 acres Date Conditional Certificate Issued: 27Nov1839 Conditional Certificate Issued in: Houston County 

Comments: Single
Elizabeth Childers
First Arrived in Texas: Nov1838 Class of Grant:  3 Amount of Land:  640 acres Date Conditional Certificate Issued: 1Aug1839 Conditional Certificate Issued in: Nacogdoches County Date Unconditional Certificate Issued: 16Jun1847 Unconditional Certificate Issued in: Anderson County
John C. Childers
First Arrived in Texas: Aug 1837 Class of Grant:  2 Amount of Land:  640 acres Date Conditional Certificate Issued: 2Aug1838 Conditional Certificate Issued in: Nacogdoches County Date Unconditional Certificate Issued: 2Aug1841 Unconditional Certificate Issued in: Nacogdoches County

John W. Childers
First Arrived in Texas: Class of Grant:  3 Amount of Land:  320 acres Date Conditional Certificate Issued: 2Jan1840 Conditional Certificate Issued in: Harris County

Prior Childers
Class of Grant:  3 Amount of Land:  320 acres Date Conditional Certificate Issued: 11Jan1840 Conditional Certificate Issued in: Milam County : Comments: Permanent resident citizen at the Dec of Ind

H.C. Childress
First Arrived in Texas: 1Feb1838 Class of Grant:  3 Amount of Land:  320 acres Date Conditional Certificate Issued: 17Dec1839 Conditional Certificate Issued in: San Augustine County

James W. Childress
First Arrived in Texas: Post 1Oct1837 Class of Grant:  3 Amount of Land:  320 acres Date Conditional Certificate Issued: 23Dec1839 Conditional Certificate Issued in: Washington County

Joshua McIntosh
First Arrived in Texas: 1Apr1839 Class of Grant:  3 Amount of Land:  320 acres Date Conditional Certificate Issued: Oct1839 Conditional Certificate Issued in: San Augustine County