Old Three Hundred - wikipedia Old Three Hundred `` Old 300 '' redirects here. For the Spartans, see 300 Spartans. For other uses, see 300 ( disambiguation ). The Old Three Hundred were the 297 grantees, made up of families and some partnerships of unmarried men, who purchased 307 parcels of land from Stephen Fuller Austin and established a colony that encompassed an area that ran from the Gulf of Mexico on the south, to near present - day Jones Creek, Brazoria county Texas, Brenham in Washington County, Texas, Navasota in Grimes County, and La Grange in Fayette County. Moses Austin was the original empresario of the Old Three Hundred and was succeeded by his son, Stephen F. Austin, after his untimely death. Contents 1 Implementation 2 Establishment 3 Growth 4 List 5 References 6 External links Implementation Stephen Austin agreed to implement his father 's plan, and in the summer of 1821 he and a small group of settlers crossed into Texas. Before he arrived in San Antonio to meet with the governor, they learned that Mexico had earned its independence from Spain, making Texas a Mexican province rather than a Spanish province. Governor Martinez assured him, however, that the new Mexican government would honor the colonization contract. Stephen returned to Louisiana to recruit settlers. He offered land at 12.5 cents per acre, only 10 % of what comparable acreage sold for in the United States. Settlers would pay no customs duties for seven years and would not be subject to taxation for ten years. In return, they would be expected to become Mexican citizens. In March 1822, Austin learned that the new Mexican government had not ratified his father 's land grant with Spain. He was forced to travel to Mexico City, 1,200 miles ( 1,931 km ) away, to get permission for his colony. The 1823 Imperial Colonization Law of Mexico allowed an empresario to receive a land grant within the Mexican province of Texas. The empresario and a commissioner appointed by the governor would be authorized the distribute land to settlers and issue them titles in the name of the Mexican government. Only one contract was ultimately approved under this legislation, the first contract granted to Stephen F. Austin. Establishment Between 1824 and 1828, Austin granted 297 titles under this contract. Each head of household received a minimum of 177 acres or 4,428 acres depending on whether they intended to farm or raise livestock. The grant could be increased for large families or those wishing to establish a new industry, but the lands would be forfeited if they were not cultivated within two years. The settlers who received their titles under Stephen 's first contract were known as the Old Three Hundred, and they made up the first organized, approved influx of Anglo - American immigrants to Texas. The new titles were located in an area where no Spanish or Mexican settlements had existed, covering the land between the Brazos River and the Colorado River from the Gulf Coast to the San Antonio Road. The capital of this new colony was San Felipe de Austin, now the town of San Felipe in Austin County. Growth When Austin began advertising his colony, he received a great deal of interest. He was able to be selective in his choice of colonists, which enabled his colony to be different from most others of the time. Austin chose settlers based on whether he believed they would be appropriately industrious. Overall, they belonged to a higher economic scale than most immigrants, and all brought some property with them. One - quarter of the families brought slaves with them. All but four of the men could read and write. This relatively high level of literacy had a great impact on the future of the colony. According to historian William C. Davis, because they were literate, the colonists `` absorbed and spread the knowledge and news always essential to uniting people to a common purpose ''. Despite a provision in Mexican law requiring immigrants to be Catholic, most of Austin 's settlers were Protestant. Many chafed at being ruled by Catholics. Most held strong feelings about property ownership and their personal liberty. LIST Lester G. Bugbee in his article The Old Three Hundred published in the October 1897 issue of The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, identifies the head of each family who purchased land in Austin 's colony. They were : Head of household Family as of March 1826 Notes Refs Elijah Allcorn 1769 1844 Wife, five children and two servants. Martin Allen 1780 1837 Wife, nine children Abraham Alley 1803 1862 Wife, five children Brother of John, Rawson, Thomas and William Alley John C. Alley 1822 Brother of Abraham, Thomas, Rawson and William Alley. Rawson Alley 1793 1833 Single Brother of Abraham, John, Thomas and William Alley Thomas Alley 1826 Single Brother of Abraham, John, Rawson and William Alley William Alley 1800 August 15, 1869 Single Brother of Abraham, John, Rawson and Thomas Alley Charles Alsbury Single Brother of Harvey and Horace Alsbury. Died about 1828. Harvey Alsbury Wife Brother of Charles and Horace Alsbury Horace Alsbury 1805 June 1847 Single ; later married Juana Navarro Thomas Alsbury 1773 Wife and two daughters Father of Charles, Harvey and Horace Alsbury. Wife Leah Catlett Alsbury. Daughters Leah Ann and Marion B. Served in the War of 1812. Died August 1826. Simeon Asa Anderson Wife, three children, one slave John Andrews February 1838 Wife, two children, one servant William Andrews 1840 Wife, five children, two slaves Daughter married Randal Jones in 1824. Samuel Angier August 26, 1792 In 1829, married fellow colonist Pamelia Pickett James E.B. Austin October 3, 1803 August 14, 1829 Helped put down the Fredonian Rebellion. Brother of Stephen F. Austin. John Austin March 17, 1801 August 11, 1833 Stephen F. Austin November 3, 1793 December 27, 1836 James B. Baily November 13, 1797 September 30, 1835 5 wives and 18 kids Daniel E. Balis William Baratt Thomas Barnet Thomas Hudson Barron 1796 1874 2 wives 22 children Mills M. Battle James Beard Benjamin Beason 1837 Charles Belknap Josiah H. Bell Thomas B. Bell Wife Prudencio, three children Donated the land on which Bellville was founded in 1846 M. Berry Isaac Best Jacob Betts Francis Biggam William Bloodgood Thomas Boatwright Thomas Borden Caleb R. Bostwick John T. Bowman Edward R. Bradley John Bradley Thomas Bradley Charles Breen Patrick Brias William B. Bridges 1795 April 4, 1853 David Bright Enoch Brinson Bluford Brooks Robert Brotherington George Brown John Brown William S. Brown Aylett C. Buckner Pumphrey Brunet Jesse Burnam 1792 1883 Micajah Byrd Morris A. Callihan Alexander Calvit 1784 1836 David Carpenter William C. Carson Samuel Carter Jesse H. Cartwright Thomas Cartwright Sylvenus Castleman Samuel Chance Horatio Chriesman John C. Clark Antony R. Clarke Merit M. Coats John P. Coles James Russell Cook 1812 1843 Single John Cooke William Cooper Robert Cooper 5 children John Crownover 1 son Married to Elizabeth Chesney, son John Chesney Crownover born 1799 in Pennsylvania James Cummings John Cummings Rebecca Cummins William Cummings James ( Jack ) Cummins c. 1773 1849 James Curtis, Sr. James Curtis, Jr. Hinton Curtis Samuel Davidson Thomas Davis D. Deckrow Charles Demos Peter Demos William B. Dewees Sep. 8th, 1799 Apr. 14th, 1878 John Dickinson Nicholas Dillard Thomas M. Duke George Duty Joseph Duty March 6, 1801 ( Gallatin, TN ) September 11, 1855 ( Webberville, TX ) Clement C. Dyer Thomas Earle G.E. Edwards John Elam Robert Elder Charles Falenash David Fenton James Fisher David Fitzgerald Isaiah Flanakin Elisha Flowers Isaac Foster John Foster 1837 2 sons Randolph Foster James Frazier Charles Fulshear Charles Garret Samuel Gates William Gates Freeman George 1780 1834 Wife, 8 sons Freeman George received 1 sitios land between San Bernard and Bay Prairie ( Matagorda County ) and 1 labor of land located Brazos East side opposite San Felipe ( Waller County ). According to the Handbook of Texas Online, he was given a league and a labor of land ( see above ) which is known as Matagorda and Waller counties on July 7, 1824. Also one of the original patentees in the vicinity of Old Ocean, Texas, in southwestern Brazoria Co. Preston Gilbert Sarah Gilbert Daniel Gilleland Chester S. Gorbet Michael Gouldrich Thomas Gray Jared E. Groce 1782 1839 Robert Guthrie John Haddan Samuel C. Hady George B. Hall John W. Hall W.J. Hall David Hamilton Abner Harris David Harris John R. Harris William Harris William J. Harris George Harrison William Harvey Thomas S. Haynes James Hensley Alexander Hodge 1757 1836 Historical marker erected at Hodge 's Bend Cemetery in Fort Bend County ( 1975 ), where Alexander Hodge 's grave is located. Francis Holland William Holland Kinchen Holliman James Hope C.S. Hudson George Huff John Huff Isaac Hughes Eli Hunter Johnson Hunter John Iiams ( sic ) This may be John Williams. Ira Ingram 1788 1837 Seth Ingram John Irons Samuel Isaacks Alexander Jackson Humphrey Jackson Isaac Jackson Thomas Jamison Henry W. Johnson Henry Jones James W. Jones Oliver Jones R. Jones Imla Keep John C. Keller John Kelly Samuel Kennedy Alfred Kennon James Kerr Peter Kerr William Kerr William Kincheloe William Kingston James Knight Abner Kuykendall 1777 1834 Brother of Robert and Joseph, father of Barzillia. Commanded the militia of Austin 's colony, murdered by Joseph Clayton. Barzillai Kuykendall Son of Abner Kuykendall Joseph Kuykendall Robert Kuykendall Hosea H. League Joel Leakey Benjamin Linsey John Little William Little Jane H. Wilkinson Long 1798 1880 Mother of Texas James Lynch Nathanael Lynch John McCroskey Arthur McCormick David McCormick John McCormick Thomas McCoy Aechilles McFarlan John McFarlan Thomas F. McKinney 1801 1873 Father of the Texas Navy Hugh McKinsey A.W. McClain James McNair Daniel McNeel George W. McNeel John McNeel John G. McNeel Pleasant D. McNeel Sterling McNeel Elizabeth McNutt William McWilliams Shubael Marsh Wily Martin 1776 1842 William Mathis David H. Milburn Samuel Miller Samuel R. Miller Simon Miller James D. Millican Robert Millican William Millican Joseph Minus Asa Mitchell John L. Monks John H. Moore Aug. 13, 1800 Dec. 02, 1880 Single Indian fighter, builder of Moore 's Fort, and leader at the Battle of Gonzales. Married Eliza Cummins, daughter of Jack Cummins listed above. Luke Moore Moses Morrison William Morton David Mouser James Nelson Joseph Newman c. 1787 1831 Wife Rachel Rabb, 10 children Brother in - law to John Rabb and Thomas J. Rabb, he ranched and farmed a sitio near Bonus. Charles Isaac Nidever M.B. Nuckols James Orrick Nathan Osborn William Parks Joshua Parker William Parker Isaac Pennington George S. Pentecost Freeman Pettus William A. Pettus John Petty J.C. Peyton James A.E. Phelps I.B. Phillips Zeno Philips Pamelia Picket Joseph H. Polley Peter Powell William Prater Pleasant Pruitt William Pryor c. 1775 1833 Wife Betsy Trammell, 6 children His death was recorded as 9 Sept 1833 in the diary of William B. Travis. Pryor 's will states he was from Botetourt County, Virginia. Andrew Rabb John Rabb Thomas J. Rabb William Rabb William Raleigh L. Ramey David Randon John Randon Frederic H. Rankin Amos Rawls Benjamin Rawls Daniel Rawls Stephen Richardson Elijah Roark Earle Robbins William Robbins Andrew Roberts 1844 Wife Sally, four daughters, and one son Noel F. Roberts C. 1820 C. 1825 Harriet Pryor William Roberts aft. 1856 Elizabeth Pryor Edward Robertson Andrew Robinson Sr. 1852 Wife Nancy and two children First settler Texas Historical Marker for Andrew Robinson Sr. George Robinson James Ross June Salmeron Joseph San Pierre Robert Scobey Marvin Scheick James Scott William Scott William Selkirk Owen Shannon 1762 1839 Margaret & children David Shelby Daniel Shipman NC 20 Feb 1801 Goliad County Texas 4 Mar 1881 Moses Shipman Bartlet Sims George Washington Singleton Related to Charla Kaye Moore Sisk https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fsi29 Phillip Singleton Christian Smith Cornelius Smith John Smith William Smeathers 1767 1837 Gabriel S. Snider Albert L. Sojourner Nancy Spencer Adam Stafford William Stafford Thomas Stevens Owen H. Stout John Strange Walter Sutherland David Tally John I. Taylor George Teel Ezekiel Thomas Jacob Thomas Jesse Thompson Thomas J. Tone James F. Tong Samuel Toy John Trobough Elizabeth Piemmons Tumlinson born 1778 died 1829 Wife of John Jackson Tumlinson whom was killed while crossing the Guadalupe rive by Waco Indians James Tumlinson Isaac Vandorn Martin Varner Allen Vince Richard Vince Robert Vince William Vince James Walker Thomas Walker Caleb Wallice Francis F. Wells Amy White Joseph White Reuben White Walter C. White William White Boland Whitesides Henry Whitesides James Whitesides William Whitesides Nathaniel Whiting William Whitlock Elias D. Wightman Jane Wilkins George I. Williams Henry Williams John Williams John R. Williams Built `` The Old Place '' along Clear Creek, which eventually became the oldest remaining structure in Harris County, Texas. It is now part of Houston 's Sam Houston Park Robert H. Williams Samuel M. Williams Solomon Williams Thomas Williams Zadock Woods aka Zaduck 1773 1842 Served in the battle of Gonzales, the battle of Concepción, the Grass Fight and the Runaway Scrape. Colonist of Texas, Zadock Woods was one of the `` Old Three Hundred '' who established a colony area with land purchased from Stephen F. Austin. A veteran of the War of 1812, he served in the battle of Gonzales, the battle of Concepción, the Grass Fight and the Runaway Scrape. His homestead was a fortified inn, known as Fort Woods, built to provide protection from Indian attacks on the colonists. He was the oldest man killed in the `` Dawson expedition '' September 1842. Memorial Stone erected by the State of Texas 1936 at the site of Woods Fort References Jump up ^ Christopher Long, `` OLD THREE HUNDRED, '' Handbook of Texas Online ( 1 ), accessed March 27, 2012. Jump up ^ Edmondson ( 2000 ), p. 60. Jump up ^ Edmondson ( 2000 ), p. 61. Jump up ^ Edmondson ( 2000 ), p. 63. ^ Jump up to : Greaser ( 1999 ), p. xviii. Jump up ^ Cantrell ( 2000 ), p. 419. Jump up ^ Hatch ( 1999 ), p. 136. Jump up ^ Greaser ( 1999 ), p. ix. Jump up ^ Davis ( 2006 ), p. 60. Jump up ^ Bugbee, Lester G... org / publicatshq / online / v001 / n2 / article_7. html THE OLD THREE HUNDRED. A LIST OF SETTLERS IN AUSTIN 'S FIRST COLONY ), Volume 001, Number 2, Southwestern Historical Quarterly Online, Page 108 -- 117. Accessed 2008 - 04 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Allcorn, Elijah '', Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association Jump up ^ `` Allen, Martin '', Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association Jump up ^ `` Alley, Abraham '', Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association Jump up ^ `` Alley, John C. '', Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association Jump up ^ `` Alley, Rawson '', Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association Jump up ^ `` Alley, Thomas V. '', Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association Jump up ^ `` Alley, William A. '', Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association Jump up ^ `` Alsbury, Charles Grundison '', Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association Jump up ^ `` Alsbury, James Harvey '', Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association Jump up ^ `` Alsbury, Horace Arlington '', Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association Jump up ^ `` Alsbury, Thomas '', Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association Jump up ^ `` Anderson, Simeon Asa '', Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association Jump up ^ `` Andrews, John '', Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association Jump up ^ `` Andrews, William '', Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association Jump up ^ `` Angier, Samuel Tubbs '', Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association Jump up ^ `` Austin, James Elijah Brown '', Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association Jump up ^ `` Austin, John '', Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association Jump up ^ `` Austin, Stephen Fuller '', Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association Jump up ^ https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fbatq Jump up ^ `` Ancestry ® Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records ''. ancestry.com. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 17. Jump up ^ http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ffo19 Jump up ^ `` GEORGE, FREEMAN, '' Handbook of Texas Online ( 2 ), accessed June 07, 2012. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. Jump up ^ `` PHILIPS, ZENO, '' Handbook of Texas Online ( http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fph05 ), accessed October 02, 2012. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. Jump up ^ `` PRYOR, WILLIAM, '' Handbook of Texas Online ( 3 ), accessed January 8, 2014. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. Jump up ^ Title : Zadock and Minerva Cottle Woods, American pioneers Author : Paul N Spellman Publisher : Austin, Texas 1988 OCLC Number : 36308761 ^ Jump up to : Paul N. Spellman, `` WOODS, ZADOCK, '' Handbook of Texas Online ( 4 ), accessed June 16, 2012. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. Jump up ^ Original papers Regarding Zadock Woodsand His Sons : Norman Woods ; Henry Gonzalvo Woods ; Montraville Woods ; Leander Woods compiled by Robert Forsyth Little, IV and Marianne Elizabeth Hall Little OCLC Number : 310362910 in Historical Manuscript collection, University of Texas at Austin Library. Jump up ^ Texas Haunted Forts Author : Elaine Coleman Republic of Texas Press 2001 ISBN 978 - 1 - 55622 - 841 - 4 Jump up ^ Memorial Stone erected by the State of Texas 1936 at the site of Woods Fort Cantrell, Gregg ( 2001 ), Stephen F. Austin, empresario of Texas, New Haven : Yale University Press, ISBN 978 - 0 - 300 - 09093 - 2 Davis, William C. ( 2006 ), Lone Star Rising, College Station, TX : Texas A&M University Press, ISBN 978 - 1 - 58544 - 532 - 5 originally published 2004 by New York : Free Press Edmondson, J.R. ( 2000 ), The Alamo Story - From History to Current Conflicts, Plano, TX : Republic of Texas Press, ISBN 1 - 55622 - 678 - 0 Greaser, Galen ( 1999 ), `` Foreword '', Austin 's Old Three Hundred : The First Anglo Colony in Texas, Austin, TX : Eakin Press, ISBN 1 - 57168 - 291 - 0 Hatch, Thom ( 1999 ), Encyclopedia of the Alamo and the Texas revolution, Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, ISBN 978 - 0 - 7864 - 0593 - 0 External links Old Three Hundred from the Handbook of Texas Online A map of Austin Colony grants in Brazoria County, Texas < -- Dead link, April 2016. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Old_Three_Hundred&oldid=787404956 '' Categories : Mexican Texas Cities in Texas Old Three Hundred Populated places established in 1824 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Edit links This page was last edited on 25 June 2017, at 06 : 02. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: where did the old 300 settle in texas
Answer: from the Gulf of Mexico on the south, to near present-day Jones Creek, Brazoria county Texas, Brenham in Washington County, Texas, Navasota in Grimes County, and La Grange in Fayette County