PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BUONAP.ARTE LAMAR 227 Bradly moved, to Brazos, near Brazoria, where, he died - the.remns of his famly still about there. Bailey, moved to Brazos near Brazoria, on what is now called Bailey's pariear - the remains of his family 2 daughters & one son, still about there - Rankins, moved to the Trinity, Montgomery Co. is still about there - Hughs & Vaughn returnd to the US - Tally & Jeter, brother in laws, moved to the Matamoras, remaind two years, returnd to the Brazos where Tally still resides - Jeter returned to the US - Jeter married in every port - one of his wives the daughter of Bradley - The Smiths - the old man died at San Jacinto - his widow & chil- dren went to the US - but returned to Texas again; scattered about - Rankins married one of the daughters. One of the sons, a very young man a mere lad, 1_7 years old, fell at the Alamo - John D Taylor - settled Scotts place; remaind there a few years; sold it to scott; he & his ·wife dead - Brazear, died on the San J acnto - his wife was one of the daughters of Smyth - he died, his widow married Rankin - now in Montgomry. Herrgton died on SanJacnto & wife - Pickayune Smith, removed to the falls of the Brazos, died in · Cole's settlemt - Lynch, settled at the place known by his name, died there in 36 - his widdow still there, married to Harden - Vince, settled on the Buffalo Bayou died there - there were 4 or 5 brothers - all dead but one - One of the sisters marrid Gustavus Parker; she had previously been marrid to a man by the name of Sommer, he died, Parker married her, still living on the Brazos in Fort Bend Co. Randle Jones marrid a Miss Andrews daughter of Wm. Andrews -- James Randle married Miss Stiles - James still resid2s at Fort Bend Co. Mitchell, died - Sanjacnto - Austin Returnd from Mexico June 1823 at St Antonio-- 'fhe settlers had only heard of him two or three times in 18 months - The Indians had become troublesome; some men were sent to St. An- tonio for amunition & there met Austin, wating his commssin from Bastrop- He sent letters to his colonist, stating that his grant had been con- firmed &C - on the reception of this intellig-ence, Pettus returned to the US-for hi8 familv, i:icatterin/! Austins hand bills from the Brazos to the Sabine & Mississippi - Pettus returned about 1st. October 1823 - left for his family 29th. July. rThis sentence is written in the margin] The old man who came to New Washing in a boat was namd Mason
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