Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803-1870) was born in Pendleton, South Carolina, and spent most of his early years there.
Maverick went to Texas in 1835, where he soon became involved in the events of the Texas Revolution. Participating in the siege and battle of Bexar in December 1835, he remained with the garrison in the Alamo until leaving the besieged fort to attend the convention at Washington-on-the-Brazos in March of 1836, where he signed the just-adopted Declaration of Independence. Leaving for Alabama after the convention, he married Mary Ann Adams (1818-1898) in August 1836. Maverick returned to Texas with his family in 1838, settling in San Antonio, establishing himself as a businessman involved in real estate and ranching. He was active in public life, serving as mayor of San Antonio, representative in the Congress of the Republic of Texas and the state legislature, and chief justice of Bexar County. He and his wife had ten children; six survived to adulthood. Their fourth son, William H. Maverick (1847-1923), was particularly active in the management of the family land. He married Emilie Chilton (1849-1913) in 1873. The couple had five children before separating in 1892. Their only daughter, Laura Wise Maverick (1878-1956) was married twice, to Amos Graves and to Carl Hahn, and had two children, Amos Graves and Laura Maverick Graves.
From the description of Maverick family papers [manuscript], 1840-1960. (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library). WorldCat record id: 310576889
