Historical Marker:
In Texas War of Independence, joined Matamoros Expedition in January 1836. In detachment that captured horses of Captain Urrea of the Mexican Army, Brown was made captive in a counter attack and spent 11 months in prison in Mexico but finally escaped.
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In his old age, he lived at "Sur Mer", home of his daughter, Mrs. James Perry Bryan, a great-granddaughter by marriage of Moses Austin, whose courage had led to the colonization of Texas. Recorded 1970
In Texas War of Independence, joined Matamoros Expedition in January 1836. In detachment that captured horses of Captain Urrea of the Mexican Army, Brown was made captive in a counter attack and spent 11 months in prison in Mexico but finally escaped.
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In his old age, he lived at "Sur Mer", home of his daughter, Mrs. James Perry Bryan, a great-granddaughter by marriage of Moses Austin, whose courage had led to the colonization of Texas. Recorded 1970
Historical Marker:
In Texas War of Independence, joined Matamoros Expedition in January 1836. In detachment that captured horses of Captain Urrea of the Mexican Army, Brown was made captive in a counter attack and spent 11 months in prison in Mexico but finally escaped.
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In his old age, he lived at "Sur Mer", home of his daughter, Mrs. James Perry Bryan, a great-granddaughter by marriage of Moses Austin, whose courage had led to the colonization of Texas. Recorded 1970
In Texas War of Independence, joined Matamoros Expedition in January 1836. In detachment that captured horses of Captain Urrea of the Mexican Army, Brown was made captive in a counter attack and spent 11 months in prison in Mexico but finally escaped.
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In his old age, he lived at "Sur Mer", home of his daughter, Mrs. James Perry Bryan, a great-granddaughter by marriage of Moses Austin, whose courage had led to the colonization of Texas. Recorded 1970
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