Bayou LaGrange - Section's 15 and 22
BAYOU LAGRANGE SUBDIVISION OF SECTIONS 15 & 22
PLAT BOOK 2 PAGE 34 1943
BAYOU LAGRANGE SUBDIVISION OF SECTIONS 15 & 22
PLAT BOOK 2 PAGE 34 1943
The north line of section 22 has moved north by 25 acres and the land mass has changed from 96 acres (BLM survey- Govt. Lot 4) to 146.64 acres (Coleman’s survey approved by Walton County Commissioners) reflecting a difference of 50.54 acres
In relation to the case, the relevance is that BLM sections 15, 16, 21, and 22 and the Bayou LaGrange subdivision share the same common corner locations. This portion of the report shows northern and western movement of the NW and SW corners of section 22, which impacts all associated sections. The land mass originally surveyed was 96 acres as Government lot 4 by the BLM.
The history of public records shows that Chinquapin branch was originally used as a dividing line of the 96 acres, with 40 acres located north of the branch and 56 acres located south of the branch (see 1 and 2). Later deeds identify 65 acres north of the branch and 25 acres south of the branch (see 3,4,5,6,7 and 8). The activity involved with all the deeds from 1889 to 1906 are questionable, since a statement is issued from the Commissioner of Agriculture that deed #3253 was issued by the St. of Florida Trustees of Internal Improvement Fund, and was sold in 1860 to M. Crawford (see 9) A lawsuit between Crawford and McCaskill was filed in Walton County courthouse within the time frame of the questionable deeds and Commissioner Of Agriculture’s statement, but the case and associated files have disappeared from the public records of the Clerk of Courts office in Walton County (case # ). There is no public record to be found on how or why McCaskill ultimately obtained the land as that issue ended, but the northern section line location that was established by the previous deeds seems to be used after any resolution made. The current (northern) line of section 22 does not match the measurements or surrounding profile of the terrain, and is not straight in comparison with the BLM survey. The current corner is marked with an ACC monument, placed in 1953 by Cook. To the south of the current corner being used, there is an interesting brass capped pipe monumentation on Robinwood Drive. All recent surveyors are “discounting” this location due to the great distance from the current corner. Evidence would seem to show that someone tried to remove it, was unsuccessful, and then hammered the top cap over so that it can’t be viewed. Our research has found another survey in the public records which identifies a brass capped pipe as placed by the USGS. Where is Chinquapin branch in relation to the brass pin? The theory is 40 Acres south, with the (later) 65 acre discrepancy establishing the ACC corner. This supports a 25 acre northern movement of the section line and corner location over time.
Connections to other portions of this report:
Northern movement of the common corners impact land size and location with a ripple effect. This is evident with the issues of Lot 7 in Section 27 immediately to the south of Section 22, where the land mass has grown from .48 of an acre (BLM) to almost 6 acres (City of Freeport, and Walton County)
The NE corner of Section 15 was ruled upon when an ACC monument was found not to be a true corner in a 1950’s civil issue. The ruling supports the other corner location in question even though testimony states a lightwood stake was so far away from the 2 corners in the dispute that the stake was “discounted.”
An ACC monument was found to be a true corner is our issue, even though the line was not straight as required by the BLM. A nearby confirmed BLM lightwood stake was also disregarded by the judge.
Section 15 SW corner
Deed bk _____ pg 325 1907 McCaskill to Stanley – 8 ½ acres of land in the SW corner fo the w ½ of the sw 4 of sw 4 sec 15 described as follow:
Section 22 NW corner
1. Deed bk 6-pg 56 1889 Bauler to Crook - 40 Acres in NW corner of Lot 4 Section 22
2. Deed bk 6-pg 455 1889 Bauler to Bauler - All of Lot 4 except 40 acres in NW corner of Lot 4 Section 22 & total 56 acres south of Chinquapin branch
3. Deed bk 6-pg 54 1890 Bauler to Crook - 25 acres south of 40 Acres in NW corner of Lot 4 Section 22
4. Deed bk 7-pg 200 1894 Bauler to Bauler - All of Lot 4 except 65 acres north of Chinquapin branch
5. Deed bk 14-pg 14 1900 Bauler to Bludworth - All of Lot 4 except 65 acres north of Chinquapin branch
6. Deed bk 30-pg 23 1902 Crook to Freeport Lumber - 40 Acres in NW corner of Lot 4 Section 22 and 25 acres south of 40 Acres in NW corner of Lot 4
7. Deed bk 15-pg 616 1903 Bludworth to McCaskill - All of Lot 4 except 65 acres north of Chinquapin branch
8. Deed bk 24-pg 55 1906 Freeport Lumber to McCaskill - 40 Acres in NW corner of Lot 4 Section 22 and 25 acres south of 40 Acres in NW corner of Lot 4
9. Deed bk 33 pg 255 1910 State of Florida to M. Crawford - statement from the Commissioner of Agriculture that deed #3253 was issued by St. of Flor. Trustees of Internal Impro. Fund and was sold in 1860 to M. Crawford
During the same time frame as the ownership dispute and northern section line migration for the NW portion of section 22 (ie: Gov. Lot 4), the McCaskills acquired and sold surrounding properties in surrounding sections that used the same corner reference. One of the transactions divides the SW ¼ of the SW ¼
of section 15. Subsequent deeds and ancient fence lines support the SW section 15 corner and section line location to be north of the brass pin, and south of the ACC monument. This line seems to coincide with the southernmost portion of the 82’ south line of a less and except identified in Sec. 21 on the Baskerville Donovan survey, and identified as the section line according to public records involved with Leo Burnham. This will be addressed in Section 16 and 21 reports
Needs to be indexed
1. Deed bk 30 pg 115 1905 McCaskill to Gillis - begin at a point on 4 mile creek 264’ north of section line and go w 648’ n 432’ e 645’ down the bank to POB area known as Old Shipyard Ways
2. Deed bk 25 pg-325 1907 McCaskill to Stanley - w ½ of sw ¼ of sw ¼ of section 15 Begin at sw c run e 220 yds n 185 yds w 220 yds s 185 yds for 8 ½ acres
3. Deed bk 26 pg-134 1908 Stanley to McCaskill - w ½ of sw ¼ of sw ¼ of section 15. Begin at sw c run e 220 yds n 185 yds w 220 yds s 185 yds for 8 ½ acres
4. Deed bk 26 pg 235 1907 McCaskill to McCaskill - w ½ of sw ¼ of sw ¼ of section 15 for 20 acres less 8 ½ acres sold to Stanley
Deed bk 34 pg 460 1911 McCaskill to Mayo – The w ½ of sw ¼ of sw ½ of sec 15 containing 10 acres known as C K McCaskill property and does not include the Arthur Stanley place.
5.Deed bk 16 pg 31 1903 Tax deed to Taunton - 3 acres in nw c of sw ¼ of sw ¼ in section 15
Deed bk 22 pg 293 1906 Taunton to McCaskill - 3 acres in nw c of sw ¼ of sw ¼ in section 15
Plat bk 2 pg 34 1943 Survey of Bayou Lagrange subdivision
Deed bk 89 pg 294 1944 McCaskill to Gillis – Lot 5 in Bayou Lagrange for 8.28 acres
Deed bk 109 pg 77 1946 McCaskill to Johnson – Lot 6 for 10.2 acres
Deed bk 109 pg 31 1946 McCaskill to Weathers – SE ¼ of SE ¼ of SE ¼ and E ½ of NE ¼ of SE ¼ of SE ¼ of sec 16 for 15 acres ALSO: Lot number one in Bayou LaGrange, containing 1 and fraction acres
Deed bk 133-497 1953 McCaskill to Fannin - Option Agreement all of lot 6 for 10.2 acres
Deed bk 152 pg 145 1957 McCaskill to Fannin - all of lot 6 for 10.2 acres
Deed bk 152 pg 257 1957 Fannin to Laird - n ½ of lot 6 in Bayou Lagrange with the northern boundary being on 4 mile creek for 5 acres
Deed bk 164 pg 1 1959 Laird to Laird - n ½ of lot 6 in Bayou Lagrange with the northern boundary being on 4 mile creek for 5 acres
Deed bk 165 pg 213 1959 Laird to Laird - n ½ of lot 6 in Bayou Lagrange with the northern boundary being on 4 mile creek for 5 acres
Deed bk 183 pg 344 1962 Hansen to Laird - lot 8 for 19.34 acres
185-551 n ½ of Lot 6 exc. W 675
Deed bk 186 pg 179 1963 Laird to Laird lot 8 for 19.34 acres
Deed bk 188 pg 264 1963 Laird to Fannin - w ½ of lot 6 for 10.2 acres
Deed bk 189 pg 228 1963 McCaskill /Fannin/Laird - corrective warranty deed and ROW McCas. conveyed all of lot 6 to Fannin Fannin conveyed n ½ to Laird and should have been all of lot 6 except the w 675’. Parties tried to correct in previous deeds 20’ row issued
Deed bk 190 pg 19 1963 Fannin to Walton County - easement for 50’ off of lots 5, 6, and 7
Deed bk 212 pg 110 1967 Fannin to Caswell - w ½ of lot 6
Deed bk 230 pg 274 1970 McCaskill to Grasswick – that portion of Government lot 8 lying west of st. rd. 83 and s of Four Mile Creek
OR bk 2 pg 452 1971 Wood to Hales - n ½ of lot 6 in Bayou Lagrange except w 675’ of lot and n 20’ for easement
OR bk 185 pg 551 1980 Hales to Hales - n ½ of lot 6 in Bayou Lagrange except w 675’ of lot and n 20’ for easement
OR bk 20 pg 499 ? n ½ of lot 6 in Bayou Lagrange except w 675’ of lot and n 20’ for easement
OR bk 2 pg 542 ? n ½ of lot 6 in Bayou Lagrange except w 675’ of lot and n 20’ for easement
OR bk 2663 pg 3098 n ½ of lot 6 in Bayou Lagrange except w 675’ of lot and n 20’ for easement
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PLAT BOOK 2 PAGE 34 1943
BAYOU LAGRANGE SUBDIVISION OF SECTIONS 15 & 22
PLAT BOOK 2 PAGE 34 1943
The north line of section 22 has moved north by 25 acres and the land mass has changed from 96 acres (BLM survey- Govt. Lot 4) to 146.64 acres (Coleman’s survey approved by Walton County Commissioners) reflecting a difference of 50.54 acres
In relation to the case, the relevance is that BLM sections 15, 16, 21, and 22 and the Bayou LaGrange subdivision share the same common corner locations. This portion of the report shows northern and western movement of the NW and SW corners of section 22, which impacts all associated sections. The land mass originally surveyed was 96 acres as Government lot 4 by the BLM.
The history of public records shows that Chinquapin branch was originally used as a dividing line of the 96 acres, with 40 acres located north of the branch and 56 acres located south of the branch (see 1 and 2). Later deeds identify 65 acres north of the branch and 25 acres south of the branch (see 3,4,5,6,7 and 8). The activity involved with all the deeds from 1889 to 1906 are questionable, since a statement is issued from the Commissioner of Agriculture that deed #3253 was issued by the St. of Florida Trustees of Internal Improvement Fund, and was sold in 1860 to M. Crawford (see 9) A lawsuit between Crawford and McCaskill was filed in Walton County courthouse within the time frame of the questionable deeds and Commissioner Of Agriculture’s statement, but the case and associated files have disappeared from the public records of the Clerk of Courts office in Walton County (case # ). There is no public record to be found on how or why McCaskill ultimately obtained the land as that issue ended, but the northern section line location that was established by the previous deeds seems to be used after any resolution made. The current (northern) line of section 22 does not match the measurements or surrounding profile of the terrain, and is not straight in comparison with the BLM survey. The current corner is marked with an ACC monument, placed in 1953 by Cook. To the south of the current corner being used, there is an interesting brass capped pipe monumentation on Robinwood Drive. All recent surveyors are “discounting” this location due to the great distance from the current corner. Evidence would seem to show that someone tried to remove it, was unsuccessful, and then hammered the top cap over so that it can’t be viewed. Our research has found another survey in the public records which identifies a brass capped pipe as placed by the USGS. Where is Chinquapin branch in relation to the brass pin? The theory is 40 Acres south, with the (later) 65 acre discrepancy establishing the ACC corner. This supports a 25 acre northern movement of the section line and corner location over time.
Connections to other portions of this report:
Northern movement of the common corners impact land size and location with a ripple effect. This is evident with the issues of Lot 7 in Section 27 immediately to the south of Section 22, where the land mass has grown from .48 of an acre (BLM) to almost 6 acres (City of Freeport, and Walton County)
The NE corner of Section 15 was ruled upon when an ACC monument was found not to be a true corner in a 1950’s civil issue. The ruling supports the other corner location in question even though testimony states a lightwood stake was so far away from the 2 corners in the dispute that the stake was “discounted.”
An ACC monument was found to be a true corner is our issue, even though the line was not straight as required by the BLM. A nearby confirmed BLM lightwood stake was also disregarded by the judge.
Section 15 SW corner
Deed bk _____ pg 325 1907 McCaskill to Stanley – 8 ½ acres of land in the SW corner fo the w ½ of the sw 4 of sw 4 sec 15 described as follow:
Section 22 NW corner
1. Deed bk 6-pg 56 1889 Bauler to Crook - 40 Acres in NW corner of Lot 4 Section 22
2. Deed bk 6-pg 455 1889 Bauler to Bauler - All of Lot 4 except 40 acres in NW corner of Lot 4 Section 22 & total 56 acres south of Chinquapin branch
3. Deed bk 6-pg 54 1890 Bauler to Crook - 25 acres south of 40 Acres in NW corner of Lot 4 Section 22
4. Deed bk 7-pg 200 1894 Bauler to Bauler - All of Lot 4 except 65 acres north of Chinquapin branch
5. Deed bk 14-pg 14 1900 Bauler to Bludworth - All of Lot 4 except 65 acres north of Chinquapin branch
6. Deed bk 30-pg 23 1902 Crook to Freeport Lumber - 40 Acres in NW corner of Lot 4 Section 22 and 25 acres south of 40 Acres in NW corner of Lot 4
7. Deed bk 15-pg 616 1903 Bludworth to McCaskill - All of Lot 4 except 65 acres north of Chinquapin branch
8. Deed bk 24-pg 55 1906 Freeport Lumber to McCaskill - 40 Acres in NW corner of Lot 4 Section 22 and 25 acres south of 40 Acres in NW corner of Lot 4
9. Deed bk 33 pg 255 1910 State of Florida to M. Crawford - statement from the Commissioner of Agriculture that deed #3253 was issued by St. of Flor. Trustees of Internal Impro. Fund and was sold in 1860 to M. Crawford
During the same time frame as the ownership dispute and northern section line migration for the NW portion of section 22 (ie: Gov. Lot 4), the McCaskills acquired and sold surrounding properties in surrounding sections that used the same corner reference. One of the transactions divides the SW ¼ of the SW ¼
of section 15. Subsequent deeds and ancient fence lines support the SW section 15 corner and section line location to be north of the brass pin, and south of the ACC monument. This line seems to coincide with the southernmost portion of the 82’ south line of a less and except identified in Sec. 21 on the Baskerville Donovan survey, and identified as the section line according to public records involved with Leo Burnham. This will be addressed in Section 16 and 21 reports
Needs to be indexed
1. Deed bk 30 pg 115 1905 McCaskill to Gillis - begin at a point on 4 mile creek 264’ north of section line and go w 648’ n 432’ e 645’ down the bank to POB area known as Old Shipyard Ways
2. Deed bk 25 pg-325 1907 McCaskill to Stanley - w ½ of sw ¼ of sw ¼ of section 15 Begin at sw c run e 220 yds n 185 yds w 220 yds s 185 yds for 8 ½ acres
3. Deed bk 26 pg-134 1908 Stanley to McCaskill - w ½ of sw ¼ of sw ¼ of section 15. Begin at sw c run e 220 yds n 185 yds w 220 yds s 185 yds for 8 ½ acres
4. Deed bk 26 pg 235 1907 McCaskill to McCaskill - w ½ of sw ¼ of sw ¼ of section 15 for 20 acres less 8 ½ acres sold to Stanley
Deed bk 34 pg 460 1911 McCaskill to Mayo – The w ½ of sw ¼ of sw ½ of sec 15 containing 10 acres known as C K McCaskill property and does not include the Arthur Stanley place.
5.Deed bk 16 pg 31 1903 Tax deed to Taunton - 3 acres in nw c of sw ¼ of sw ¼ in section 15
Deed bk 22 pg 293 1906 Taunton to McCaskill - 3 acres in nw c of sw ¼ of sw ¼ in section 15
Plat bk 2 pg 34 1943 Survey of Bayou Lagrange subdivision
Deed bk 89 pg 294 1944 McCaskill to Gillis – Lot 5 in Bayou Lagrange for 8.28 acres
Deed bk 109 pg 77 1946 McCaskill to Johnson – Lot 6 for 10.2 acres
Deed bk 109 pg 31 1946 McCaskill to Weathers – SE ¼ of SE ¼ of SE ¼ and E ½ of NE ¼ of SE ¼ of SE ¼ of sec 16 for 15 acres ALSO: Lot number one in Bayou LaGrange, containing 1 and fraction acres
Deed bk 133-497 1953 McCaskill to Fannin - Option Agreement all of lot 6 for 10.2 acres
Deed bk 152 pg 145 1957 McCaskill to Fannin - all of lot 6 for 10.2 acres
Deed bk 152 pg 257 1957 Fannin to Laird - n ½ of lot 6 in Bayou Lagrange with the northern boundary being on 4 mile creek for 5 acres
Deed bk 164 pg 1 1959 Laird to Laird - n ½ of lot 6 in Bayou Lagrange with the northern boundary being on 4 mile creek for 5 acres
Deed bk 165 pg 213 1959 Laird to Laird - n ½ of lot 6 in Bayou Lagrange with the northern boundary being on 4 mile creek for 5 acres
Deed bk 183 pg 344 1962 Hansen to Laird - lot 8 for 19.34 acres
185-551 n ½ of Lot 6 exc. W 675
Deed bk 186 pg 179 1963 Laird to Laird lot 8 for 19.34 acres
Deed bk 188 pg 264 1963 Laird to Fannin - w ½ of lot 6 for 10.2 acres
Deed bk 189 pg 228 1963 McCaskill /Fannin/Laird - corrective warranty deed and ROW McCas. conveyed all of lot 6 to Fannin Fannin conveyed n ½ to Laird and should have been all of lot 6 except the w 675’. Parties tried to correct in previous deeds 20’ row issued
Deed bk 190 pg 19 1963 Fannin to Walton County - easement for 50’ off of lots 5, 6, and 7
Deed bk 212 pg 110 1967 Fannin to Caswell - w ½ of lot 6
Deed bk 230 pg 274 1970 McCaskill to Grasswick – that portion of Government lot 8 lying west of st. rd. 83 and s of Four Mile Creek
OR bk 2 pg 452 1971 Wood to Hales - n ½ of lot 6 in Bayou Lagrange except w 675’ of lot and n 20’ for easement
OR bk 185 pg 551 1980 Hales to Hales - n ½ of lot 6 in Bayou Lagrange except w 675’ of lot and n 20’ for easement
OR bk 20 pg 499 ? n ½ of lot 6 in Bayou Lagrange except w 675’ of lot and n 20’ for easement
OR bk 2 pg 542 ? n ½ of lot 6 in Bayou Lagrange except w 675’ of lot and n 20’ for easement
OR bk 2663 pg 3098 n ½ of lot 6 in Bayou Lagrange except w 675’ of lot and n 20’ for easement
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