Groce Family Papers ca. 1700, 1824-1871,1930

Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836

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Stephen F. Austin, son of Moses Austin, initiated the Anglo-American colonization of Texas by assuming ownership of a land grant given to his father by the Spanish government in 1821. From the description of Austin, Stephen F., papers, 1819-1821. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 20430891 Stephen Fuller Austin was born on November 3, 1793 in Virginia to Maria and Moses Austin. He was educated in Connecticut and at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kent...

Burnet, David Gouverneur, 1789-1870

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David Gouverneur Burnet (1788-1870) was born in Newark, New Jersey. About 1817 he moved to Natchitoches, Louisiana, and in 1831 to Texas. He was ad interim president of the Republic of Texas from March 17 to October 22, 1836. In 1836 he was elected vice president of the Republic of Texas, serving part time as secretary of state and acting president. From the guide to the David G. Burnet letters MS 188., 1836-1859, (Woodson Research Center, ) Born April 14, 1788,...

Groce, Leonard W. (Leonard Waller), 1806-1873

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Jared Ellison Groce (1782-1839), planter, public official and the wealthiest settler in Stephen F. Austin's colony, was born in Halifax County, VA, on October 12, 1782, the son of Jared Ellison and Sarah (Sheppard) Groce. In 1802 he moved to South Carolina, where he acquired property and married Mary Ann Waller, daughter of Texas pioneer Leonard Waller, on August 29, 1804. Later that year he moved to Lincoln County, Georgia, where he purchased a large estate. There he became a deleg...

Perry, Hally Ballinger Bryan, 1868-1955

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Born in Galveston on January 19, 1868, Hally Ballinger Bryan Perry was the third child of Guy Morrison Bryan, nephew of Stephen F. Austin, and Laura Harrison (Jack) Bryan. In 1891 Hally Bryan founded the Daughters of the Republic of Texas with her cousin, Betty Ballinger. Hally Ballinger Bryan served as secretary for an early executive committee in the DRT, but thereafter chose not to hold an office. She married Emmett Lee Perry in 1909. After her father's death in 1901, Perry and her cousin Bea...

Groce Family

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The Groce family was part of Stephen F. Austin’s colonization scheme for Texas. They built and lived on what would become known as the Bernardo Plantation. Jared Ellison Groce (1782-1839) moved to Texas after hearing of Stephen F. Austin’s proposed colonization play in 1821. He constructed what would soon be known as Bernardo Plantation and quickly became the wealthiest settler in the colony. In 1833, he built a new home, Groce’s Retreat, on the east bank of the Brazos River. Initia...

Wharton, John A. (John Austin), 1806-1838

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Groce, Jared E. (Jared Ellison), 1782-1836

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Austin's Colony (Tex.)

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