Printed in the Bastrop Advertiser 1920s
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN'S LITTLE COLONY Record of 70 of the 100 families that were permitted to settle in and around Bastrop County during this period of settlement. Richard Andrews, arrived 1827 from Georgia, occupation, farming. Stephen F. Austin Jose Manuel Bangs, arrived 1816 from Baltimore, Maryland, occupation, printer (accompanied Xavier Mina) Leman Barker, arrived 1827, from Missouri, occupation farmer Martha Barker, arrived 1835, from North Carolina, widow with a family of two Benjamin Barton, arrived 1830, from Alabama, occupation farmer William Barton, arrived 1828 from Alabama, occupation farmer Hiram Beales, arrived 1835, from Pennsylvania, occupation miller James H. Bostick, arrived from Tennessee Benjamin Bowles, arrived 1827, from Missouri, occupation farmer John W. Bunton, arrived 1835, from Tennessee, occupation lawyer Edward Burleson, arrived 1830, from Tennessee, occupation farmer James Burleson arrived 1831 from Tennessee, occupation farmer Jonathan Burleson, arrived 1832 Isaac Castner, arrived 1832 from Alabama Thomas Christian arrived 1832 from Illinois Sarah Cottle arrived 1831, widow and family Sylvenus Cottle arrived 1835 John C. Cunningham arrived 1839 from Ohio, occupation farmer L. C. Cunningham, from Tennessee, occupation lawyer Elijah Curtis arrived 1823 from Alabama, occupation farmer Thomas De Crow, arrived 1831 from Maine, occupation farmer James Doyle arrived 1835 from Ireland, bricklayer Soloman Duty, arrived 1824 from Louisiana Charles Edwards arrived 1829, from New York, occupation farmer Atanacia Garcia arrived 1835 from Mexico Thomas J. Gazeley arrived 1828 from Ohio, occupation physician Andrew Graham arrived 1832 from Tennessee F. W. Grassmeyer arrived 1831 from Germany, occupation merchant Edward Gritten arrived 1835 from England James Haggard arrived 1835 from Tennessee, occupation farmer Isaac Harris from Trinity Elijah Highsmith arrived 1828 from Missouri, occupation farmer Perry B. Isles, arrived 1830 from Kentucky, occupation farmer Edward Jenkins arrived 1829 from Alabama, occupation farmer James Knight arrived 1822 Richard Lafrence, arrived 1831 from Philadelphia, occupation farmer Weldon Lightfoot arrived 1831 Addison Litton arrived 1835 from Missouri, occupation farmer Lewis Lomis arrived 1831 from New York Thomas H. Mays, arrived 1830 from Tennessee, occupation farmer Ruthie Mackey arrived 1831 from Alabama, with seven children of tender age. William Medford, arrived 1832 from Illinois, occupation farmer Samuel Millet, arrived 1831 from Maine Azeriah G. Moore arrived 1835 from District Columbus, occupation Carpenter Jonathan D. Morris, arrived 1835 from North Carolina, occupation farmer Jose A. Navarro from San Fernando de Bexar Benjamin Osborne arrived 1826 from Mississippi Joseph Rogers arrived 1831 from Tennessee, occupation farmer Moses Rosseau arrived 1828 from Alabama, occupation farmer Samuel Sawyer, arrived 1831 from New York, occupation merchant Charles S. Smith from New York Elizabeth Standifer, 1829 from Alabama, occupation farmer and widow James Standifer, arrived 1829 from Alabama, occupation, farmer and son of Elizabeth John Steward, from Alabama, age 16, occupation farmer James Steward, from Alabama, age 14, occupation farmer James Stuart, arrived 1835 from Ohio, occupation blacksmith Benjamin Tanille, arrived 1835 from Kentucky Thomas Thompson arrived 1825 from ARkansas, occupation farmer James Wadlington, United States orth in 1832 John B. Walters, arrived 1825 from Missouri, occupation farmer Martin Wells arrived 1830 from Alabama, occupation farmer W. C. White arrived 1822 George W. Whiteside, arrived 1832, age 8 years Josiah Wilbarger, arrived 1827 from Missouri, occupation farmer Samuel M. Williams, arrived 1822 Leander Woods, arrived 1824 from Missouri, occupation farmer Return to Main Site