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1. genealogytrails.com › tex › pineywoodsEarly Settlement of Leon County, Texas - Genealogy Trails

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   At this time, early in 1836, says one who met the crowd of refugees on the old road, between the Navasota and Trinity, there was not a single settler within the present limits of Leon county. The Kickapoo and Keechi Indians had the reputation of being great thieves, especially the Keechis.

2. www.glo.texas.gov › De-Lens-Colony-RecordsDe Leon's Colony Records - The Texas General Land Office ...

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   The De Leon Colony Records consist of legal documents and correspondence dated 1831-1835. Land titles in the colony and town tracts of Victoria make up the bulk of the records. Biographical Note. De Leon's Colony was the only empresario colony in Texas that consisted mostly of Mexican families.

3. www.tshaonline.org › handbook › entriesDe Leon's Colony - TSHA

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   Oct 21, 2020 · The De León colony comprised all of present Victoria and Calhoun counties and extended into Lavaca, Jackson, and DeWitt counties as well. Settlers farmed and raised horses and cattle. The estimated wealth of the colony at the empresario's death was over $1 million.

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   The creation of Leon County was an act of Texas' first legislature, as distinguished from the Congress of the Republic, which it replaced in 1846. From the time of their coming to Leon County, the settlers had been governed in their local affairs from Franklin, the county seat of the huge Robertson County.

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   De León's Colony was established in 1824 in the northern Coahuila y Tejas state of the First Mexican Republic, by empresario Martín De León. It was the only ethnically Mexican colony founded during the Mexican period (1824-1835) that is located within the present-day U.S. state of Texas .

6. www.tshaonline.org › handbook › entriesLeon County - TSHA

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   Nov 22, 2020 · Leon County. Leon County is east of Waco on Interstate 45 in the Claypan area of eastern Central Texas. It is bounded on the north by Limestone and Freestone counties, on the east by Anderson and Houston counties, on the south by Madison County, and on the west by Robertson County.

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   Where is Leon County Texas?

   • Leon County. Leon County is east of Waco on Interstate 45 in the Claypan area of eastern Central Texas. It is bounded on the north by Limestone and Freestone counties, on the east by Anderson and Houston counties, on the south by Madison County, and on the west by Robertson County.

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   What are the de Leon colony records?

   • The De Leon Colony Records consist of legal documents and correspondence dated 1831-1835. Land titles in the colony and town tracts of Victoria make up the bulk of the records. De Leon's Colony was the only empresario colony in Texas that consisted mostly of Mexican families.

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   Who settled in de León Texas?

   • It was the only colony in Texas settled predominately by Mexicans, as opposed to colonists who immigrated from outside Mexico. De León was to receive five leagues (22,140-acres) upon the settlement of the forty-one families.

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   Where is de Leon's colony located?

   • Map representing De Leon's Colony in Texas. Image available on the Internet and included in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107. De Leon's Colony.

   De Leon's Colony - TSHA

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   How did Leon County get its name?

   • Leon County was officially formed from Robertson County by the First Texas Legislature in 1846. The first meeting of the county court was held on October 16, 1846, with R. E. B. Baylor as presiding judge. The naming of the county is the subject of much controversy. Some maintain that it was named for Martín De León, founder of Victoria.

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   What rivers run through Leon County?

   • In addition to the Navasota and Trinity rivers, Leon County is crossed by numerous creeks, including Boggy, Keechi, Clear, Birch, and Upper Keechi. Lake Limestone, shared with neighboring Limestone County, is located in the northwestern corner of Leon County and provides recreational opportunities.

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8. genealogytrails.com › tex › pineywoodsLeon County Texas Genealogy and History - presented by ...

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   Texas Genealogy Trails. This Leon County Website. is available for adoption. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers.