Pettus Family Papers 1822-1972

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Pettus Family Papers 1822-1972

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Comprising microfilm of legal andfinancial records, printed material, and maps, the Pettus Family Papers, documentthe land, cattle, and legal and financial business of descendants of William AlbertPettus (1787-1844) and Freeman Pettus (b. 1781).

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Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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O’Connor, Thomas, 1819-1887

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O’Connor, Dennis Martin, 1839-1900

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Pettus, Freeman, 1781-

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Pettus, William Albert, 1838-

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Pettus, William Albert, 1787-1844

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Born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, William Albert Pettus (1787-1844) settled near Huntsville, Alabama, in 1815 and married Elizabeth Patrick, with whom he had at least two sons. In 1822, he sailed to Texas with his wife and brother Freeman (b. 1781) on the Revenge. As members of Stephen F. Austin’s colony, each brother received two leagues and a labor of land. William settled in present-day Wharton, Fort Bend, and Waller Counties as a farmer and stock raiser. Freeman’s land was i...