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John Foster was a South Carolina colonist.
This profile is part of the Forster Name Study.
John Foster was born on May 25, 1757, in South Carolina to Wi...
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8/5/2008
2/5/2024
Biography
U.S. Southern Colonies Project logo
John Foster was a South Carolina colonist.
This profile is part of the Forster Name Study.
John Foster was born on May 25, 1757, in South Carolina to Wi...
2/5/2024
Solomon Williams, one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists, received title to a sitio and a labor of land in the area of present Matagorda and Waller counties on August 7, 1824. He voted ...
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4/16/2023
4/16/2023
Solomon Williams, one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists, received title to a sitio and a labor of land in the area of present Matagorda and Waller counties on August 7, 1824. He voted ...
4/16/2023
Robert Harris Williams, alcalde of the District of Mina and one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists, son of Marmaduke "Duke" and Ede (Harris) Williams, was born in Caswell County, North ...
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9/25/2008
4/13/2023
Robert Harris Williams, alcalde of the District of Mina and one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists, son of Marmaduke "Duke" and Ede (Harris) Williams, was born in Caswell County, North ...
4/13/2023
Two of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists were named John Williams (a third was named John R. Williams). One of the two, probably a single man, although he was called John Williams, Sr., w...
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9/25/2008
4/13/2023
Two of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists were named John Williams (a third was named John R. Williams). One of the two, probably a single man, although he was called John Williams, Sr., w...
4/13/2023
Elias R. Wightman, one of the founders of Matagorda and a Stephen F. Austin Old Three Hundred colonist, was born early in 1792 in Herkimer County, New York, one of eleven children of Esther (Randall) a...
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4/23/2019
4/11/2023
Elias R. Wightman, one of the founders of Matagorda and a Stephen F. Austin Old Three Hundred colonist, was born early in 1792 in Herkimer County, New York, one of eleven children of Esther (Randall) a...
4/11/2023
William Whitlock, one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists, son of Robert and Aggy (Stringer) Whitlock, was born in 1784, probably in Caswell County, North Carolina. Robert Whitlock and h...
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1/30/2022
4/9/2023
William Whitlock, one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists, son of Robert and Aggy (Stringer) Whitlock, was born in 1784, probably in Caswell County, North Carolina. Robert Whitlock and h...
4/9/2023
Henry Whitesides, pioneer Texas settler, son of Jonathan Whitesides and nephew of James Whitesides, was paired with his brother, Boland Whitesides, as one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred famil...
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4/9/2023
4/9/2023
Henry Whitesides, pioneer Texas settler, son of Jonathan Whitesides and nephew of James Whitesides, was paired with his brother, Boland Whitesides, as one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred famil...
4/9/2023
Boland Whitesides, pioneer Texas settler, son of Jonathan Whitesides and nephew of James Whitesides, was in Texas as early as April 1824, when he took part in a colony election. He was paired with his ...
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6/21/2019
4/9/2023
Boland Whitesides, pioneer Texas settler, son of Jonathan Whitesides and nephew of James Whitesides, was in Texas as early as April 1824, when he took part in a colony election. He was paired with his ...
4/9/2023
James (Uncle Jimmie) Whitesides, one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists, was born on July 21, 1771. He moved from Missouri to Texas prior to April 1824 and left his family there while h...
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1/31/2009
4/9/2023
James (Uncle Jimmie) Whitesides, one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists, was born on July 21, 1771. He moved from Missouri to Texas prior to April 1824 and left his family there while h...
4/9/2023
William B. Whiteside, sometimes recorded as Whitesides, was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, in 1773, the son of Robert and Elizabeth (Coffey) Whiteside. He married Luvina Singleton in Lincoln Co...
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1/31/2009
4/9/2023
William B. Whiteside, sometimes recorded as Whitesides, was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, in 1773, the son of Robert and Elizabeth (Coffey) Whiteside. He married Luvina Singleton in Lincoln Co...
4/9/2023
Reuben White, one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred, was the son of William and Amy White and was born in 1795 in what is now Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. In the War of 1812 he served in Capt. S...
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4/13/2007
4/7/2023
Reuben White, one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred, was the son of William and Amy White and was born in 1795 in what is now Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. In the War of 1812 he served in Capt. S...
4/7/2023
Thomas Westall, member of the Old Three Hundred, was born in Scotland, Virginia, in 1782. The Westall family moved to Buncombe, North Carolina, in 1808 and acquired land on Whitsons Creek. By 1815 the ...
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4/4/2015
4/4/2023
Thomas Westall, member of the Old Three Hundred, was born in Scotland, Virginia, in 1782. The Westall family moved to Buncombe, North Carolina, in 1808 and acquired land on Whitsons Creek. By 1815 the ...
4/4/2023
Caleb Wallace, one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists, was born in 1797 the son of James Wallace Martha “Patsy” Hawes. He is said to have moved from Virginia to Texas. In February 1825 ...
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3/23/2023
3/23/2023
Caleb Wallace, one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists, was born in 1797 the son of James Wallace Martha “Patsy” Hawes. He is said to have moved from Virginia to Texas. In February 1825 ...
3/23/2023
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Son of Thomas Walker, Jr. Husband of Catherine Miller, the daughter of Jacob and a (?) Sullivan.
( says her mother is Elizabeth Fudge and this appears to be more correct)
Married on Sept. 9, 1783 in...
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11/5/2007
3/21/2023
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Son of Thomas Walker, Jr. Husband of Catherine Miller, the daughter of Jacob and a (?) Sullivan.
( says her mother is Elizabeth Fudge and this appears to be more correct)
Married on Sept. 9, 1783 in...
3/21/2023
Thomas Freeman McKinney was a trader, merchant and a co-founder of Galveston, Texas, and was one of the "Old 300" original settlers of Texas. McKinney Falls State Park is named in his honor
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6/24/2008
3/10/2023
Thomas Freeman McKinney was a trader, merchant and a co-founder of Galveston, Texas, and was one of the "Old 300" original settlers of Texas. McKinney Falls State Park is named in his honor
Here is in...
3/10/2023
Andrew Robinson, one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists, paid James Gaines to ferry him across the Sabine River into Texas in June 1821. The Robinson family may have been the first of t...
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3/7/2023
3/7/2023
Andrew Robinson, one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists, paid James Gaines to ferry him across the Sabine River into Texas in June 1821. The Robinson family may have been the first of t...
3/7/2023
John W. (Captain Jack) Hall, member of the Old Three Hundred and judge, was born in South Carolina about 1786. His family moved to Louisiana soon after its purchase in 1803. Hall joined the Gutiérrez-M...
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3/7/2023
3/7/2023
John W. (Captain Jack) Hall, member of the Old Three Hundred and judge, was born in South Carolina about 1786. His family moved to Louisiana soon after its purchase in 1803. Hall joined the Gutiérrez-M...
3/7/2023
Elijah Roark, one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists, moved his family overland to Texas from Illinois. He voted in colony elections in April and December 1824 and received title to a l...
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2/26/2023
3/4/2023
Elijah Roark, one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists, moved his family overland to Texas from Illinois. He voted in colony elections in April and December 1824 and received title to a l...
3/4/2023
Stephen Richardson, one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists, soldier, and supporter of the Texas Revolution, was born at Mount Desert Island, Maine, on June 1, 1794. He served in the War...
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3/1/2023
3/1/2023
Stephen Richardson, one of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists, soldier, and supporter of the Texas Revolution, was born at Mount Desert Island, Maine, on June 1, 1794. He served in the War...
3/1/2023
RANKIN, FREDERICK HARRISON (1794-1874). Frederick Harrison Rankin, son of Margaret "Peggy" (Berry) and Robert Rankin,qv was born in Kentucky on February 15, 1794. He lived in Alabama and Mississippi be...
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12/27/2010
2/24/2023
RANKIN, FREDERICK HARRISON (1794-1874). Frederick Harrison Rankin, son of Margaret "Peggy" (Berry) and Robert Rankin,qv was born in Kentucky on February 15, 1794. He lived in Alabama and Mississippi be...
2/24/2023
