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Surveyor Killed
James Lang, a member of Thomas A. Graves surveying party, is killed on the San Gabriel River, forty miles north of...
Robertson Colonists Captured
Margaret McClellan and her two children are captured by Indians in Robertson colony on the San Gabriel River. Exact...
Battle of Brushy Creek
On Brushy Creek, four miles south of present-day Taylor, more than 50 Texas volunteers including Ben Highsmith, under...
Webster Attack
The surveying party and family of land-speculator John Webster is attacked by Comanches near the headwaters of Brushy...
Howard - Comanche Fight
Texas Army unit under Capt. George Howard fight a band of Comanches near Opossum Creek, ten miles northeast of present-...
Rice/Flores Fight
Lt. James Rice attacks the party of Mexican Indian Agent Manuel Flores on the north fork of the San Gabriel River, 11...
Settler Killed on Brushy Creek
A party of approximately 40 Indians, reportedly by Cherokees, kill an unnamed settler and steal his horses on Brushy Creek,...
Comanches Attack Kenney’s Fort
Comanches attack Kenney’s Fort, a small fort on Brushy Creek, east of present-day Round Rock. One Texan, Joseph Weeks, is...
Three Men Killed near Kenney Fort
Dr. Thomas Kenney and two other men leave Kenney Fort, a stockade near Brushy Creek, in present-day Round Rock, on April 6....
Anglos Killed by Wichitas on San Gabriel River
Three Anglos are killed by Wichitas (Wacos) while hunting on the San Gabriel River.
Vigilantes Hang an Enslaved Person in Georgetown
Settler vigilantes hang an enslaved person in Georgetown, having suspected the individual of burning down a stable and...
Indians Kill Settlers on San Gabriel River
Unidentified Indians kill three members of a family living on the Dog Branch of the San Gabriel River, near the Williamson...
African American Youth Hanged by Vigilantes in Georgetown
An African American boy is accused of committing arson and hanged by local vigilantes.