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PAPERS OF MrnABEAU .BuoNAPARTJ<: LAMAR
No. 2167 1844 Feb. 4, [E. BURLESON] WASHINGTON, [TEXAS] TO M. B. LAMAR, [WASHINGTON, TEXAS] 15 Genl M. B. Lamar Washington Febuary 4th. 1844 Sir a greeable to Request I hasen to Give you a Scetch of names of the Settlers that I found uppon the Colorado in 1830 above the old Labahie Roade william Barton was living 25 miles a hove Sd. Roaide to gether with several other familys to wit Edward Jinkens Elisha Barton brother to William barton who has sine died in the neighbourhood of Bastrop head a son in the battle of Sanjacinto Jinkens is also ded was killd in the farm of william barton in 33 by indians Barton,· born S. Carolina- came to Texas from Alabama- He ~ttled on the West side; Moved thence up to where Austin is now l~cated; moved up there spring of 1837; died in 1839- left 3 daugh- t.ers 3 sons, the oldest son Wayne married the daughter of Genl. Btrleson. Martin Wells, Tennessee, 1829 settled i'n Barton neighborhood, lind two years at Bastrop; located his Head right in a prarie below Wel)bers, called Well's praire, here he lived. died 1836- An excellent citiien; he left a widow & large family who still reside in that pran-ie,.---- J,)hn Cook settled there also He resided a while below, but locating his 1eadright in what is called Wood's settlemt, but then called Bar- tons He was from Missourie and of the old Three hundred- The above families lived close together for mutual protection; there were several young men there also ; among whom was Norman Wool's son of old W. Woods above alluded to; he was a good pilot & a br,ve man, in those days; he was with Dawson, & died a prisoner of War at Perota. His father fell in the same battle, (Dawson's) in whic1 his son was captured; he was 70 years old; a retreat had been proptsed; to which the old man objected, saying that they hall [sic] all narched a long way to meet the enemy, & that we would not return withmt encounterg them; he had rather die than retreat- In 1831, a new settlemt commenced, below Bastrop, founded by Genl. Burleson. The Families were, John Eblin John Woody,- Oppo1ite this settlmt on the west side of river. Capt. Bartlet SimDI! ; His father in law, James Curtis. Old man Curtis was under Genl. Burleson in the Battle of Sanjacinto, & was at the time 65 years old- Woody died in 1832- Eblin is still there. Bartlet Simms move [sic] above Bastrop. [Written on side] Sa.ml: Craft settled near Burleson in 1834 is still there, with several sons. Old nan Curtis settled first on the Brasos, at the Labhia crossing & movel thence to settlemt west Colorado onositP to Rurleson's. There are many anecdotes respecting him; was splendid rider; caught many huncred mustags; and wild cattle-- Col. Richd. Andrews came to Brastrop in 1832 ; he married Barton's '"A. Df. of Burleson and Lamar.
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