J. J. Harrell Headright League of Land

LAND RECORDS

ROUND ROCK OLD STAGECOACH INN

A Headright League of Land in Texas is land granted to individuals to build a tax base and to encourage settlement in the new Republic of Texas.   A league of land is defined as 4,428.4 acres or 13,889 feet square.  The amount of land granted was dependent upon numerous factors such as date the immigrant arrived in Texas (before 1836 or after 1836), whether the immigrant was a veteran, and other criteria.

As far as I can determine, the Round Rock Old Stagecoach Inn (Harris Stagecoach Inn) is located on a portion of the Jacob M. Harrell Headright League of Land.  According to deed records at Williamson County, numerous transfers of deeds for portions of the J. M. Harrell Headright League transpired over the years.  As a novice, I had difficulty trying to follow the grantor/grantee trail of records.  If there is someone out there that can improve on the information I am sharing with you, I would welcome the assistance and the refinement of information.

According to written records, we know that John James Harris (or J. J. Harris) built the Old Statecoach Inn in Round Rock between 1848-1853.  I couldn’t track the land records back to 1848.  Here are some deed transactions that appear to be related to the land where the Old Stagecoach Inn is located.

25Aug1853    Jacob M. Harrell to Thomas C. Oatts

14Mar1863    Thomas C. Oatts to J. J. Harris (2.5 ac, Harrell J.M., Headright League, Town of RR)
14Apr1863     Thomas C. Oatts to J. J. Harris

1877                Alexander Harris & Jack Harris jointly owned one house & stone stable.   (Can anyone tell me how Jack Harris was related to J. J. Harris.  In Census Records, I couldn’t find Jack Harris listed as one of the children of J. J. Harris)

05Mar1877     Alexander Harris to Jack Harris

09Jan1880      J. J.  Harris to Jack & Anna Harris

03Dec1906     C. A. Carlson to Alexendar Harris (Document of Conveyance)

27Feb1907     Jack Harris to M. D. & Ella Surber

11Mar1907    F. M. Harrell to B. C. & Henrietta Richards

27Jun1907    M. D. Surber to B. C. Richards

11Apr1932    B. C. Richards to Donald Joseph

15Mar1941      Donald Joseph to Harold & Sue Richards

11May1956     Sue Cox Richards (Widow) to J. O. & Mary B. Barger

06Jun1957      Sue Cox Richards to J. O.  Barger

11Mar1960    J. O. Barger to Donald B. & Laura M. Davol

31Mar1966   Donald B. Davol to Laura M. Davol (AssignmentTransfer)

27Jan1984    Laura M. (Davol) Bemis to Bedico Prop Ltd (Donald Hughes Trustee)

12Jun1887   Bedico Prop Ltd to George Transom III (1.022 ac)

Couldn’t track land records for certain after 12 Jun 1887.  (Can anyone fill in the gap on land owners?)

2013            City of Round Rock purchased the land.  (Can anyone give us a date?) 

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