Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-07
AFTER MANY DAYS.
The Son of the Physician Who
fawed of Santa Anna's Leg
Inheritsa Texas Estate.
An Old Tennessee Family who
Lived In Texas Before II was
n Republie-Aneient Dec
umenfary Evidence.
Nashville American, s.

DR.. Francis Moore, contemporary OF
Sam Houston, and who not only wit.
messed the far famed fight Of San ia
cinto when that redoubtable warrior
whipped 1900 Mexican veterans with
7S3 volunteers, whom he led with the
magical cry of Remember the Alamol
Remember the Goliadl" but was ectu'
ally the surgeon who amputated the
vanquished Chief Santa Anna's leg,
aud saved his life.
DR.. Moore did not attend to General
Santa Anna, however, until he had
waited on the wounded soldiers, whose
noble deeds helped 10 erect short
time later the Republic OF Texas, of
which the giant General was the first
President. The day after the battle
when $50 dead Mexicans lay upon
the field, and the remainder OF
Santa Anna,s army were prisoners,
and the General himself was
caught trying to escape, disguised in a
suit Of common soldiers clothes, Dr.
Moore was brought before General
Houston. The Doctor probably heard
the great Tennesseean rebuke Santa
Auna for the cruel and perhdious
massacres Of Goliad and the Alamo,
and again prove the greatness Of his
nature when he protected the MexiN
can General from the wrath Of the
Texasrangers, which was about to vent
itself upon him.
But to the story. Mr.. W. Encore,
Of Edgefeld, is a mechanic, and was on
the top ola house on Watson street,
seeing to the roofing Of short time
since, when he was accosted by a
stranger, who asked him to step down
into the garden below, ashe had some.
thing to say to him, Mr.. Moore did
Is he was requested, and when he
reached the ground was told by the
stranger that his name was RA.Shap'
hard, Of Brazoria, Brazos county,
Tex as, and after putting to Mr.: Moore
a series Of questions in regard to his
ancestry, annouced that he was heir
to some 1000 acres of land 10 Brazos
county, Texas. The stranger said
that his sister was at Mary Sharp
school, in Winchester, and he was
about to visit her, but would call on
Mr.. Moore on his way back.
At an interview at Moores house.
No. 200 Watson street, an American
reporter learned from that gentleman
many points concerning his family his
tory, and relative to his prospective
estate in Texas that are Of very in
teresting nature. He showed two
licenses granted to Dr.. Francis Moore,
at Harrisburg, Texas, one in 1895,
when that State was still part Of the
Mexican Republic, and another grant
ed in 1898, after it had become an in
dependent Republic, He also exhib-
tied a very ancient land patent grant
ed to DR.. Francis Moore by syndi.
cate who undertook, 10 about 1880, to
people Eastern Mexico, now Texas,
with Americans, under q treaty with
the Mexican Government. This land
patent is written on parchment, in the
Spanish language, and grants DR..
Moore large body Of land on condi-
ton that he should settle in the eouu
try. Thisit appears he did, and became
very popular among the new settlers
and Mexicans.
Mr.. W. +. Moore lived in Texas
until after the death Of his father. He
was about ten years old in 1876. when
he returned to Tennessee with his
mother, who was we'll acquainted with
Santa Anna, and had entertained him
at her house in Texas before the
bloody days OF the Alamo and the Go
lad. After he grew TO manhood he
returned TO Texas, but nevsr learned
Of the estate which Mr.. Shepherd
claims he gets through his mother in
some way.
This lady's history, as told by Mr..
Moore to the reporter, is a ve,y in
teresting one. Her name was Sarah
Porter Maxey, and she was born in
Cumberland county, Va, in 1896. She
was the daughter Of William and Mar
garet Maxey, and came with her pa
rents to Davidson county, Tenn, in
1904. In 1926 she was married by
Bishop Paine to DR.. Francis Moore,
aud Joined the Methodist Episcopal
Church with her husband. She re.
moved to Texas in 1929, and returned
to Tennessee in 1916, her husband
having died in Texas She again
went to Texas in 1856, and returned
to Tennessee 10 1858. The late DR..
Summers was acquainted with Mrs
Moore in Galveston, Texas, in 1912
DR.. Moore was then a preacher 10 the
Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs.
Moore was buried in the cemetery Of
her uncle, r W, Maxey, near Nash
vile.
The Inscription appears in Mr..
Moore's family Bible. This book was
purchased Ammo Domini, March 26,
1903, by William Marcy. Price,
William Maxcy was Mr.. Moore's
grandfather. When asked what he
was going to do about hisTexas estate,
which is said TO be worth 81 an acre,
Mr.. Moore told an American reporter
that be had consulted a lawyer about
the matter. but was not yet prepared
to make public his plans for the iu.
ture.
Mr.. Shaphard, who gave Mr. Moore
the first intimation about his Texas
estate, referred him to the following
parties Munson & Shaphard, Brazo.
ria, Brazoria county, Texas; II. w.
House, Houston, Texas; W. d. Oleve.
land and Shaphard, Stevenson Il Co,
Brazoria, Texas, and Ball & Co, Of
Galveston. TIME
The Change I'm MiIifarv Amir.