Dear Perrys, Sumner and Wake Co. descendants, and Gressetts: > Here is one of those Perrys that were pioneers; he is Albert G. Perry, and you can see how he served if you look this up in the Handbook Of Texas, under the title, General Council." > >The members of this government were chosen by ....the Consultation. Among the members of the council was ***Albert G. Perry,*** > The council met at San Felipe de Austin in November, 1835. Fourteen or fifteen members were usually present. As war and problems escalated, the attendance fell off. . >According to the HANDBOOK OF TEXAS, the council deserves credit for hard work and achievement. It prepared instructions for Stephen F. Austin, and others , who had been chosen by the Consultation as agents to the United States. Attention was devoted to a postal system. Judges were appointed. (much more information in the article, not quoted here verbatim, so please go to the address to read all of the article.) > > http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/cgi-bin/web_fetch_doc?dataset=tsha.dst&db=handboo k&doc_id=14627&query=Perry > GENERAL COUNCIL > Albert G. Perry was the youngest son of Sion Perry, and brother to Ducalion, Ransom, and others. Sion and some of his children were b.. in Wake Co., NC. They lived in Sumner Co., TN. Two of Sion's sons came to Washington Co., TX, and they were Judge Albert G. Perry and Dr. Ducalion A. Perry. Albert G. moved on to Grimes County, and married the daughter of Jesse Grimes, who was Harriet. He then moved to Falls Co., again serving as judge, and had the town of Perry named for him. Ducalion Perry was murdered by a slave, and his children by his first wife, Jane Gates (Kuykendall) had their uncle, A. G. Perry, as their guardian. Ducalion married second: Eunice Elizabeth Gardner (Little), who was b. in Salem, Massachusetts. His grandson, son of Gardner Ducalion Perry, was Selser Howard Perry, who m. Ella Esther Turner in Grimes Co. Her mother was Esta Gressett. Selser and Ella were my grandparents. Please tell me more of these people, if you know of them or their ancestors and descendants. I am descended from Ducalion Perry. Lois Perry Richardson, Washington Co., TX. > >