If they were part of Austin's first colony ,original 300, they even came across by boat from New Orleans and up the brazos. Jimmy

The Sanford family, arrived in Hill County in 1854, took the route from New Orleans to Galveston. They came from the Jackson, TN area originally. Rivers and coastal routes were the quickest and safest way to go. Rob Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jimmy Jean" <jjean1@austin.rr.com> To: <TXHILL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 2:03 PM Subject: Re: [TXHILL] How families migrated to Texas > If they were part of Austin's first colony ,original 300, they even came > across by boat from New Orleans and up the brazos. > Jimmy >