PAPERS •OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
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No. 2484 [1853, M. B. LAMAR, RICHMOND? TEXAS] "THE FIUST EMIGRANTS IN'rO TEXAS.m 1 The first emigrants into Texas Andrew Robertson, Abner Kuykendall, Robt. H. Kuykendall, and Joseph Kuykendall, and families, all making 22 old and young. Some young came along as hirelings, and returned. - They left Ar kansaw September 1821 - reached the Brazos & crossed it October, 1821 where Washington now stands. - Roberson remained at that place, Abner K. went 4 miles below; Robt. & ,Joe K. - left 1st. Day Janry 1822 for the colorado & stopped 12 miles below Lagrange; remained there 2 or three years, sold his place to Ross and removed 5 miles below Richmond where he has lived ever since. this was Joe; Abner went to the head of peach creek where Dr. Williams now resides. - Robinson remained in & about Washington until he died; Abner K. was killed by a stranger called Clayton, at Sanfillippe, Robt. [About seven lines torn from document J Peebles being Judge, & Mosely Baker counsel Clayton was tried & hung - Dr. Miller was Kirkendall's physician. - Robt. and Joe Kirkendall saw Moses Austin near Nacogdoche,; - they had just been routed from· Arkensaw by the US granting the land to the Choctau & Chickesaw Indians; they were ripe for remov ing, and were then looking a home, when they met Austin, who ex plained to them the object of his visit to Sanantonio [sic]. -As soon as Moses returned, he made a proclamation for settlers, and the Kirken dalls & the company above named came over immediately a11d settled as we have �tated. Robt. Kurkendall died in Matagorda two years after the settlernt of that place. - R 1 wkner & Peter Powell came to the Colorado soon after Joe Kuy kendall - Fitzg-erald settled on the Brazos, below Richmd; his son John now lives 1853, 'I'respalacios; and Mrs. Cox, his daughter still resides on the Brazos near Watrou's plantation. --, Wm. Little settled at Fort Rend 1822 - made a fort there - Wiley Martin Oliver Jones, & others· settled about the same time in Fort. Bend Co. Martin Varner, followed the Kirkendall in and �ettled near Wash ington.
Wrn. S. Jones, now rel'liding 12 mile� below Richmond ( 1853)
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