Alan, Thank you for responding to my postings. Part of my problem is that my Benjamin (F?) Austin was NOT the son of Stephen Austin of Hardin Co., TN, as is INCORRECTLY posted on Find-A-Grave. Stephen Austin never was in Burke Co., NC, which is where my Benjamin married Sarah “Sallie” Ellis in 1810 before moving to TN. (Sarah appears to have been the daughter of Samuel Ellis, of Iredell & Burke Cos,, NC.) There were several Austin men in Burke Co., NC who could have been the father of my Ben. Who his father was is what I am attempting to determine. My feeling is that I cannot rule out that My Benjamin may have HAD family that is not clear from the records so far discovered, xo I can’t rule out any possibility. It might be that the Henderson County, Tennessee connection of Samuel Alvis Austin (1815- 1873) is just a coincidence. But I am just trying to keep an open mind about all of it, because it is not yet clear, and so needs further research. Pam pamstone@cfl.rr.com From: Alan Miller [mailto:alanmiller47@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 10:54 PM To: austin@rootsweb.com; pamstone@cfl.rr.com Cc: Wayne Austin Subject: Benjamin Austin Descendants Pam, I am not related to this Benjamin Austin. My gg grandfather was Benjamin Franklin Austin who was born in Scotts Hill, Henderson, TN in 1838 and died there in 1914. His father was Charles Austin who was the first settler in Scotts Hill, Henderson, Tennesee in 1825. He was born in 1796 in Anson County, NC and died in 1875 in Scotts Hill, Henderson, TN. I did searched in Ancestry.com and found links to Findagrave.com records for your Benjamin Austin, his father Stephen Austin and Benjamin's son Samuel Alvis Austin. See below. Samuel Alvis Austin and his son David W. Austin are in the 1850 and 1860 censuses of Hardin County, TN. I found a marriage record for David W. Austin and Martha Ann Campbell who married on 26 Mar 1868 in Stoddard, MO. Their son Walter Austin was one year old in the 1880 Census of Union, Ripley, MO. I am sure there is more about their descendants in Ancestry.com, but I didn't have time to pursue this. I can't find a connection to my Austin lineage. -- Alan Miller alanmiller47@gmail.com Stephen Austin http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10164690> &GRid=10164690 Birth: Nov. 4, 1755 Halifax County Virginia, USA Death: 1850 Hardin County Tennessee, USA Stephen Austin was born in Halifax County, Virginia, on November 4, 1755, to John Austin Jr. and Mary McBee. He married Dorcas Pinson, daughter of Delilah and Aaron Pinson, in 1775, in Grayson County, Virginia. Dorcas was born about 1757 in Laurens, South Carolina, and died April 12, 1836, in Hardin County, Tennessee. Stephen and Dorcas had these children together: William, Stephen, Saunders A., Robert, Elizabeth, John, and Rebecca. Stephen was a Revolutionary War soldier. At the age of 21, he enlisted in the cavalry of Major William Armstrong and Col. Washington. He served five years in the Light Horse Dragoons of General Green's division in Surry County, North Carolina, but the last 2 years hired a substitute. After the war, he returned to Virginia and lived there for twenty years. He then moved to Tennessee and lived in Warren, Giles, Wayne, and Hardin Counties. >From information researched by Janet Austin Curtis, with help from Oliver Qualls of Savannah, TN and Mrs. Orville Sharp of Florence, AL, family tradition among the descendants of Stephen would seem to indicate that he was sort of a "wagon master" who made trips back to North Carolina and Virginia and led settlers from there into Tennessee. Supposedly, he made his last trip when he was 70 years old and came back with 30 families, mostly relatives from VA and NC, who settled in Wayne Co., TN, along Second Creek; in Hardin Co., TN, along Hollands Creek; and in Lauderdale Co., AL, along Bumpas Creek. Since he does not show up in many census schedules, this seems like a likely explanation for these absences. Stephen died in 1850 in Hardin County, Tennessee, and was buried in the Hollands Creek Cemetery, Savannah, Hardin County, Tennessee. Note: One of Stephen's many grandchildren was <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42420376> Martha Viannah Austin Rhea, daughter of William and Rebecca (Moses) Austin, Family links: Spouse: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14342492> Dorcas Pinson Austin (1757 - 1836)* Children: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=142071774> Hannah Austin Wood (1784 - 1870)* <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14342364> Sanders A. Austin (1784 - 1859)* <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105970263> Benjamin Austin (1787 - 1861)* <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30780762> John Austin (1789 - 1872)* Burial: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=10164690&CRid=13503&> Hollands Creek Cemetery Savannah Hardin County Tennessee, USA Benjamin Austin http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105970263> &GRid=105970263 Birth: Feb. 18, 1787 Burke County North Carolina, USA Death: Nov. 23, 1861 Hardin County Tennessee, USA Son of Stephen & Dorcus Pinson Austin Family links: Parents: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10164690> Stephen Austin (1755 - 1850) <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14342492> Dorcas Pinson Austin (1757 - 1836) Spouse: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105970693> Sarah G Ellis Austin (1795 - 1864) Children: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105971016> Samuel Alvis Austin (1815 - 1873)* Siblings: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=142071774> Hannah Austin Wood (1784 - 1870)* <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14342364> Sanders A. Austin (1784 - 1859)* Benjamin Austin (1787 - 1861) <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30780762> John Austin (1789 - 1872)* *Calculated relationship Burial: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=105970263&CRid=18305&> Shady Grove Cemetery #02 Saltillo Hardin County Tennessee, USA Samuel Alvis Austin http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105971016> &GRid=105971016 Birth: Apr. 23, 1815 Burke County North Carolina, USA Death: Jul. 21, 1873 Henderson County Tennessee, USA Family links: Parents: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105970263> Benjamin Austin (1787 - 1861) <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105970693> Sarah G Ellis Austin (1795 - 1864) Spouse: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105970902> Mary Jane Brigance Austin (1820 - 1893) Children: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9421783> Sarah Ann Austin Fisher (1844 - 1926)* <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105970867> Louisa J Austin (1845 - 1864)* <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105970565> Samuel T Austin (1848 - 1868)* <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105970590> John W Austin (1855 - ____)* <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105970942> Hannah L Austin (1865 - 1866)* *Calculated relationship Burial: <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=105971016&CRid=18305&> Shady Grove Cemetery #02 Saltillo Hardin County Tennessee, USA