Ferguson Land Records in Hill County, Texas in 1890

Background

R.A. Ferguson bought a lot of land in Hill County, Texas and elsewhere.  He needed it as he was a stockman and also providing for a large family.  In 1887, he purchase 13 acres near his home (deed recorded in 1890).  This was abandoned land.  Notice that the chain carriers were JW Ferguson and RM Ferguson, his sons.

I attached the link to the pdf of these documents below.  In the field notes, they use the word “vacancy” a lot.  I haven’t seen that word used in other surveys.  Was this land scraps between other parcels of land that belonged to no one?

The Documents

13 acres land RA ferguson