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alternate spelling: Burnham
[187]
1 lg. Fayette Co.
home state: Tennessee
occupation: trading post at Burnam's Crossing
military: Capt. in militia 1840 with John H. Moore against Indians
pub.ser.: 1832 delegate to convention
member general counsel
1837 represented Colorado Co. in House of first congress
Flags: Original 300=Y, Military(Texas)=Y, Public Service=Y
12/3/1997
My name is Cynthia Nelson
ggggranddaughter of Jesse
Burnam. I have just visited your website and thought that I could
contribute.
Capt. Jesse (as we call him) is buried in the Burnam Cemetary
in
Smithwick, Burnet County, TX. The cemetary is no longer in use. I
have
found it on a map but it unmarked. I plan to seek the location from
the
county land records.
You have listed a misc. event occurring in 1815 in Pecan
Point. This
cannot have happened as Capt. Jesse and Temperance began their journey
to Texas in late 1820. Their fourth child, Minerva, was born in an
unknown place in Texas. Capt. Jesse became part of Austin's colony on
February 15, 1821 at Pecan Point. A few months later, they set off on
foot to join Austin at Independence, where they built the town's first
cabin. They next went across the Colorado and settled on a land grant
near LaGrange in Fayette County. I am in possession of the original,
handwritten document of when Capt. Jesse sold that property. In 1824
they also received land grants in present day Fayette and Colorado
Counties.
There was an event in 1823 at Skull Creek while Cpat. Jesse
was serving
as a Lt. There was a fight with the Kiouk Indians, after which Jesse
was promoted to Capt.
Temperance Baker Burnam died in May, 1833, having given birth
to:
William 07 Nov, 1813
Mary 26 Feb, 1816
John Hickerson 09 Oct, 1817 19 Mar, 1842 (Army)
Minerva J. 04 Jan, 1821 26 Nov, 1836
Nancy 22 Feb, 1822 27 Jan, 1848
Amanda 04 Dec, 1823 Oct, 1863
Robert T. 09 Nov, 1826 13 Nov, 1899
Jesse B. 01 Mar, 1831 09 Oct, 1862 (Army)
Isabel C. 19 Dec, 1832 10 Dec, 1912
At an unknown date, Capt. Jesse married Nancy Cummings Ross.
Their
children were:
Emily M. 05 Oct, 1838 May, 1875
Henry M. 04 Oct, 1840 Died young
Sadie E. 28 Feb, 1842 18 Jan, 1891
Gideon L. 19 Mar, 1844 18 May, 1901
Waddy T. 12 Oct, 1847 23 Jul, 1911
Adelia Lee 01 Sep, 1850 unknown
Alice 16 Sep, 1853 1853
In the War of Indedendence from Mexico, Capt. Jesse served
under Gen.
Sam Houston. The two had a dispute and Gen. Houston ordered that
Capt.
Jesse's home, store and ferry boat in Fayette County be burned. The
cause of the dispute was that Capt. Jesse opposed annexation of Texas
to
the US.
Capt. Jesse served several terms as a representative of the
Republic of
Texas and did vote against annexation.
In the 1850's, Capt. Jesse followed his sons, William and
Robert, to
Burnet County. They had the largest wheat farm in the county and were
the first to run sheep. Capt. Jesse's house on the Double Horn not
only
still stands but is occupied by his desendents today. The springhouse
still stands.
On 15 Sep, 1882, Capt. Jesse was honored as the oldest Texan
veteran
and as the only living survivor of Austin's colony.
I sincerely hope that you will update your data regarding
Jesse Burnam
on your website.
Thank you for your time and attention.
Very truly yours,
Cynthia A. Nelson
Dear Sir/Madam:
Please pardon my entry of an incorrect date in my previous
email.
Capt, Jesse Burnam received additional land titles in present day
Fayette and Colorado Counties in 1824, not 1894, as I erroneously
stated.
Thank you.
Very truly yours,
Cynthia A. Nelson
1 la. Colorado Co.
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