The Stroud family of Limestone Co. claim that Jane was married to Wiles Cook before she married Logan Stroud. There has been some research done on this family by a descendant. Also I have a relative that was in the first group of people Sterling C Robertson formed to control the Indians in the Colony after Ft Parker was raided. The group was formed in TX. Robert Martin Ferguson was one of the men in this company. This came from Robertson Colony Papers by McLean. Also in Robertson Colony Papers it makes reference to the fact that when Sterling C Robertson was trying to settle people in Robertson Colony he & Moses Austin were in a court battle over the Colony & they could not settle. Some of these people were taken in by the surrounding colonies till they could get the court case settled. If you do much Limestone Co. research you will see most of the very early settlers that came to TX to settle this area were first settled all around the edges of Robertson Co. & finally moved into the area. Some waited a good while I think after the Indians raided Ft Parker they were slow to come into the area. Also my Grandmother's sister Ella Sadler married William Newton Jarrard. This was in the 1880s in Limestone Co. TX. The Sadlers were also very early TX people who settled finally in Limestone Co. TX but you will find them in Montgomery/Walker Co. early like pre 1850. Also the Joseph Lindley family was in Montgomery Co. the Ferguson family was in Washington/Brazos Co. Also your mention of MO I have found a big pocket of Limestone Co. settlers in Coles Co. MO in the 1830 census. By 1850 some of this group were in Hopkins Co. TX then made it on into Limestone early in the 1850s. Christian Co. KY is another place there were many of the early settlers of Limestone Co. TX. & some of this group went into IL. before coming to TX. Pat Oates in TX. At 12:22 PM 4/15/2001 -0400, you wrote: >Hi List, > >I'll give a last try for any hints about this family bunch ... all in >Robertson, Limestone and Coryell Co. TX from about 1836 to 1873. Please >forgive the length, but I want to give this one all I've got! > >COOKE, Augustus W., >born abt 1815, Robertson co TN? Went to TX with first group of Sterling C. >Robertson's rangers in Jan 1836. First settled Franklin, Robertson co, TX by >end of 1836 with about 11 other families. (Robertson co created Dec 1837 from >Bexar, Milam & Nacogdoches counties at the Second Congress of Texas.) A. W. >Cooke named interim Co surveyor. Elected county Surveyor Nov 1838. A. W. >Cooke had a general merchandise store from abt 1837. > >Robertson Co. TX marriages: >COOKE, A. W. of TN m. HARLAN, Jane Elizabeth on 11-Oct-1838 >COOKE, Jane E. m. STROUD, Logan A. on 19-May-1842 (same person??) > >1850 Limestone County, Texas Census - Page 356: >Dwelling & Family No. 185 >8. L.A. Stroud w/m 35 yrs Farmer $3,000 AL >9. Jane E. (Cooke) Stroud w/f 23 yrs SC >10. Amarneth? Stroud w/f 8 yrs TX >11. Terrissa Stroud w/f 5 yrs TX >12. Ethan Stroud w/m 3 yrs TX > >Dwelling & Family No. 225 Town of Springfield >37. Wm. J. Gerard w/m 28 yrs Blacksmith $650 GA >38. S. A. Jarard w/f 33 yrs NJ >39. Thomas Garard w/m 24 yrs Blacksmith GA > >1860 TX census Coryell Co., Rany's Creek beat, Gatesville PO, 5 June 1860: >Garrard, Thomas, 31, M, merchant, GA >Jane W., 22, F, TN >Elizabeth, 2, TX > >1860 GARRARD, William J. Jasper County, TX 401 Newton PO > >1870 TX census Coryell Co., Gatesville, 28 Sept. 1870. >Garrard, Thomas, 41, M, W, drygoods merchant/$800, GA >[Jane] Wells, 31, F, W, keeping house, TN >Betty, 12, F, W, TX >John, 10, M, W, TX >Sophronia, 8, F, W, TX >Jessie, 4, F, W, TX > >I believe Thomas GARRARD's wife Jane (Wells, pronounced Wiles) was connected >to the COOKE family. Her mother died young and she was raised by (Cooke) >relatives. (Curious coincidence?: Phoebe [Garrard] married William Wilds >Cooke. Phoebe was born February 23, 1784 in Berkley County, Virginia She >married on October 21, 1807 in Shelby County, Kentucky. She died July 15, >1851 in Ralls County, Missouri.) > >Also, > >Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 >From: Lynda Chalk Barefield <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] Garrard Family > >Regarding the inquiry about Thomas Jarrard, on page 98 of the book "A >History of Limestone County" by Ray A. Walter, is the following: > >"Frosa is located fourteen miles northwest of Groesbeck. It is >reportedly named for Jose Frosa, one of the early settlers in the area. >Frederick P. Morey was appointed postmaster in 1877, and the village >contained two churches, a gin, school, and several businesses. Among >the early settlers were Jacob Cozby, Nelson Allen, THOMAS JARRARD, >Joseph Ratcliff, Isaac Lenoir, and William W. Cototon. A store and >church mark the spot today." > >Thomas Garrard, his wife Jane and some of their children are listed as >victims of the fever epidemic of 1873 in Robertson County. > >Most grateful for any help. Regards, Karen Trouvat > > >==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== >http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/ >

Pat, Hi. I had to respond to this message, because I have been doing a considerable amount of research on the Austin family and my Stricklands in Upper Louisiana/Missouri, Old Miller County Arkansas Territory and Texas Territory. Moses never did get to settle any of the colonies. He died around 1821 or 22. He met with the Spanish Government about bringing the settlers in. When he returned home, he was very ill and died. Before he died, he sent for his son Stephen Austin who was living in Ky I believe. I got into some pretty interesting reading material in Missouri and found out that Moses was taking EVERYONE to court. Its funny you don't read about these things in the History books. In fact he kept having my David Strickland thrown in jail over an outstanding debt. David and Moses were next door neighbors. Moses was quite a character! He kept old John Smith T busy in court suing everyone or atleast trying to. That is another story. My Stricklands were among the very first to come to Texas Territory. They spread their wings out all over Texas Territory. Stephen was in Old Miller County Arkansas / Red River Texas Territory area visiting some of his childhood Missourian peers. My James Strickland had a headright in Robertson County that ended up in Freestone County. His father David ended up with one in Red River Co. Texas even though it was originally part of the Old Miller Co. Ark. His wife Mary moved to Shelby along with some of her sons, Samuel, David, Henry, and Isaac. Their headrights are in Shelby, Panola, Cooke, and Tarrant Counties among others. My James Samuel Strickland, his brother David, Amos, and little sister Rachel moved to Freestone County. They later relocated to Limestone. Your explanation about the Indians could explain why the children waited to come. It sounds like we might be able to compare some names and places. I love getting into the territorial papers. Sharon L. (Fite) Holland http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/o/l/Sharon-L-Holland/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Oates" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 9:56 AM Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] Cooke, Garrard, Harlan, Stroud, Wiles 1836-1873 > The Stroud family of Limestone Co. claim that Jane was married to Wiles > Cook before she married Logan Stroud. There has been some research done on > this family by a descendant. > Also I have a relative that was in the first group of people Sterling C > Robertson formed to control the Indians in the Colony after Ft Parker was > raided. The group was formed in TX. Robert Martin Ferguson was one of the > men in this company. > This came from Robertson Colony Papers by McLean. > Also in Robertson Colony Papers it makes reference to the fact that when > Sterling C Robertson was trying to settle people in Robertson Colony he & > Moses Austin were in a court battle over the Colony & they could not > settle. Some of these people were taken in by the surrounding colonies > till they could get the court case settled. If you do much Limestone Co. > research you will see most of the very early settlers that came to TX to > settle this area were first settled all around the edges of Robertson Co. & > finally moved into the area. Some waited a good while I think after the > Indians raided Ft Parker they were slow to come into the area. > Also my Grandmother's sister Ella Sadler married William Newton Jarrard. > This was in the 1880s in Limestone Co. TX. The Sadlers were also very > early TX people who settled finally in Limestone Co. TX but you will find > them in Montgomery/Walker Co. early like pre 1850. Also the Joseph Lindley > family was in Montgomery Co. the Ferguson family was in Washington/Brazos > Co. > Also your mention of MO I have found a big pocket of Limestone Co. settlers > in Coles Co. MO in the 1830 census. By 1850 some of this group were in > Hopkins Co. TX then made it on into Limestone early in the 1850s. > Christian Co. KY is another place there were many of the early settlers of > Limestone Co. TX. & some of this group went into IL. before coming to TX. > Pat Oates in TX. > > > At 12:22 PM 4/15/2001 -0400, you wrote: > >Hi List, > > > >I'll give a last try for any hints about this family bunch ... all in > >Robertson, Limestone and Coryell Co. TX from about 1836 to 1873. Please > >forgive the length, but I want to give this one all I've got! > > > >COOKE, Augustus W., > >born abt 1815, Robertson co TN? Went to TX with first group of Sterling C. > >Robertson's rangers in Jan 1836. First settled Franklin, Robertson co, TX by > >end of 1836 with about 11 other families. (Robertson co created Dec 1837 > from > >Bexar, Milam & Nacogdoches counties at the Second Congress of Texas.) A. > W. > >Cooke named interim Co surveyor. Elected county Surveyor Nov 1838. A. W. > >Cooke had a general merchandise store from abt 1837. > > > >Robertson Co. TX marriages: > >COOKE, A. W. of TN m. HARLAN, Jane Elizabeth on 11-Oct-1838 > >COOKE, Jane E. m. STROUD, Logan A. on 19-May-1842 (same person??) > > > >1850 Limestone County, Texas Census - Page 356: > >Dwelling & Family No. 185 > >8. L.A. Stroud w/m 35 yrs Farmer $3,000 AL > >9. Jane E. (Cooke) Stroud w/f 23 yrs SC > >10. Amarneth? Stroud w/f 8 yrs TX > >11. Terrissa Stroud w/f 5 yrs TX > >12. Ethan Stroud w/m 3 yrs TX > > > >Dwelling & Family No. 225 Town of Springfield > >37. Wm. J. Gerard w/m 28 yrs Blacksmith $650 GA > >38. S. A. Jarard w/f 33 yrs NJ > >39. Thomas Garard w/m 24 yrs Blacksmith GA > > > >1860 TX census Coryell Co., Rany's Creek beat, Gatesville PO, 5 June 1860: > >Garrard, Thomas, 31, M, merchant, GA > >Jane W., 22, F, TN > >Elizabeth, 2, TX > > > >1860 GARRARD, William J. Jasper County, TX 401 Newton PO > > > >1870 TX census Coryell Co., Gatesville, 28 Sept. 1870. > >Garrard, Thomas, 41, M, W, drygoods merchant/$800, GA > >[Jane] Wells, 31, F, W, keeping house, TN > >Betty, 12, F, W, TX > >John, 10, M, W, TX > >Sophronia, 8, F, W, TX > >Jessie, 4, F, W, TX > > > >I believe Thomas GARRARD's wife Jane (Wells, pronounced Wiles) was connected > >to the COOKE family. Her mother died young and she was raised by (Cooke) > >relatives. (Curious coincidence?: Phoebe [Garrard] married William Wilds > >Cooke. Phoebe was born February 23, 1784 in Berkley County, Virginia She > >married on October 21, 1807 in Shelby County, Kentucky. She died July 15, > >1851 in Ralls County, Missouri.) > > > >Also, > > > >Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 > >From: Lynda Chalk Barefield <[email protected]> > >To: [email protected] > > > >Subject: Re: [TXLIMEST] Garrard Family > > > >Regarding the inquiry about Thomas Jarrard, on page 98 of the book "A > >History of Limestone County" by Ray A. Walter, is the following: > > > >"Frosa is located fourteen miles northwest of Groesbeck. It is > >reportedly named for Jose Frosa, one of the early settlers in the area. > >Frederick P. Morey was appointed postmaster in 1877, and the village > >contained two churches, a gin, school, and several businesses. Among > >the early settlers were Jacob Cozby, Nelson Allen, THOMAS JARRARD, > >Joseph Ratcliff, Isaac Lenoir, and William W. Cototon. A store and > >church mark the spot today." > > > >Thomas Garrard, his wife Jane and some of their children are listed as > >victims of the fever epidemic of 1873 in Robertson County. > > > >Most grateful for any help. Regards, Karen Trouvat > > > > > >==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/ > > > > > ==== TXLIMEST Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlimest/ >