These early land grants are kept at the Williamson County Museum. Some are on paper and others on sheep skin. The “patentee” is a person who was originally given land as a “bounty” for serving in one of our nation’s wars, usually in 100 acre tracts. These bounty grants were often sold to others who received the land. If a patentee is not shown then the land was just sold outright to the receiver by the government. We also have property descriptions attached to these but there wasn’t enough room to display them here. For further information, use the Contact Us tab.