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----- Original Message -----
From: <Dardev(a)aol.com>
Source: TXHILL-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Early Hill Co.
>From what I can tell, even though the Robertson Colony land grants were
being
given out pre-1835 for the area that would become Hill Co., people weren't
moving onto their land immediately. My Thomas Mackey/McKey received one of
the earliest Hill Co. land grants (a league just below present-day Whitney)
in Sept. 1835, but from various sources, I think the family did not move
onto the league until later; they seemed to be in a "holding pattern" in a
settlement around Marlin Falls. In fact, November 13, 1835, a little over
one
month after Thomas Mackey had received his land grant, land titles ceased to
be issued to colonists at the Viesca land office because of the outbreak of
the Texas Revolution.
Here's an excerpt from MacLean's "Papers Concerning Robertson's Colony in
Texas" that gives a sense of what the colonists in the area were up against
at that time - its from the autobiography of George Morgan:
"George Washington Morgan born on the Oakmulga [Ocmulgee] river Georgia Novr
15--1811 Emmigrated to Texas 10 Feby 1833. First settled about one mile
below
Marlin Falls Co about 1 Dec 1833--Made a crop this year near Kellums Springs
in Grimes County Served in the army, in company commanded by Sterling C
Robertson in the summer of 1836 --also in company commanded by Thomas H
Barron same year--Was engaged in the Indian fight on Little river with the
company of Robertson--nobody killed or wounded--Captured some horses about 9
or 10 head that had been stolen from the settlers at Tenoxtitlan--Recollects
S. C. Robertson Capt., E. S C Robertson--Danl. Monroe, Robert Childress,
Jas. R Childress--James Coryell, Jno. R Cockrill--Thomas Mackey--Elijah B
Reed--this was in the summer of 1836 on Little [River]below Cameron-- --Was
in the Morgan fight about 400 yards from where my father George Morgan was
killed in his house, with my mother and nephew Andrew Jackson Jones, my
brother Andrew Jackson Morgans wife James Marlins daughter Adeline & a negro
girl13 yrs old of my father carried off."
Anyone have any information regarding what was actually happening with
settlers in the present-day Hill County area pre-1835?
Deven Lewis
I thought this was such a neat idea I read on another list that I wanted to send it to everyone I know.
Neat thought for your camera use
> I have found a wonderful
> thing to do with the few pictures remaining on the end of a roll. Instead
of
> taking pictures of the pets, kids, flowers, etc., take a picture of a
family
> heirloom. Write on the back where it came from, who gave it to you etc. I
am
> making an album for my children, so the history in these pieces will not
be
> lost because they tuned me out as I was telling them. Yvonne
Jack Childers in OKC
International Society of BlackSheep Genealogists
http://www.gbnf.com/genealogy/childers/html/surnames.htm
"I've traveled a long way and some of the roads were not paved"
A Civil War era letter is for sale on EBAY and mentions a David Childress of
Laurens or Columbia area of South Carolina.
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1180296674
The EBAY seller of the letter writes:
"This letter is the 2nd, April 25, 1861, one of a series of letters between
a soldier from Laurens and his family. This letter is from the father to the
son. Evidently the father and two of the soldier's uncles are also sending
food supplies to the troops who are mustering in Columbia. The letter is
being transported by a Mr. James H. Shell. The father sends word to a David
Childress that "...the boys got his house covered up nicely..." and that a
M. Atwood has gotten home. The father mentions that he doesn't expect the
son will stay long in Columbia and he reminds the son to give his (father's)
"...best respects to any and all of your company and especially your
officers." Father is Wm. Stoddard; son is J. L. Stoddard. Please email with
specific questions or for a full "attempted" transcription of the letter."
Regards
Gary Childress