Son of John and Winifred Peyton Dever. Philip married (1) Mary Yokum, and (2) Catherine Ann Coleman.
"The following comes from my aunt who researched family history before the internet. I don't know what her source(s) were. I have copied this from hand written notes.
Philip, like other men of his time, looked toward the west and Texas. In 1824 or 1825, he went to Texas and located on land between the Trinity River and the San Jacinto Creek, just south of the Old San Antonio Opelousas Road. Here he built a log cabin. Among his neighbors were many whose descendants married into the Dever families in later years. There were the Barrows, Greens, Hardine, Pipkins, Woods, and Jetts.
All the colonists were anxious to establish their rights to the land which they occupied but the process was a slow one. In Nov 1827 Philip joined his neighbors in a petition to the Mexican government under the colonization Act of Jan 4, 1823 and April 10, 1830 he made a second one, this time under the Resolution of August 27, 1828.
In 1830, he appeared before the alcade (?) at Nacogdoches and made applications to the Land Commissioner, Juan Antonio Padillo, who was then located in Texas. Through Jose Maria Cardajal and Geo. W. Smyth, the land was surveyed and in 1931, the final grant was made by the Mexican Government for something over 6 million square veras (?) of land. The cost was thirty seven pesos and six and one half roales (?). Grants were also approved for: his sons, Thomas and John C., his son-in-law Augustine Hardin; and his neighbors, Hugh B. Johnson and James B. Wood among others.
The next few years were filled with misunderstandings and conflicts between the colonists and the Mexican officials who were sent to govern the country. Philip's son-in-law Augustine B. Hardin and many of his neighbors actively participated in the situation to separate Texas and Mexico. When it became known that the Alamo had fallen and that Santa Anna was in pursuit of Sam Houston, Philip along with many of his neighbors hurried to join him. Both of his sons, Thomas and John, joined the Texas forces and were discharged on Oct. 2 (or 7), 1836.
On the way Philip was ambushed and fatally wounded and his horse taken from him. He made his way home on foot. When he arrived Catherine was getting ready to join the fleeing colonists who were crowding the roads toward the Sabine. Catherine saw that Philip was mortally wounded so she sent the children away in the care of an old negro slave, while she stayed behind to care for her dying husband. Early the next morning on April 9, 1836 Philip died. He was wrapped in a blanket and buried in an unmarked grave.
The years passed by and the family grew up, married and moved to new homes and occupations." - Janet Bodin
"The following comes from my aunt who researched family history before the internet. I don't know what her source(s) were. I have copied this from hand written notes.
Philip, like other men of his time, looked toward the west and Texas. In 1824 or 1825, he went to Texas and located on land between the Trinity River and the San Jacinto Creek, just south of the Old San Antonio Opelousas Road. Here he built a log cabin. Among his neighbors were many whose descendants married into the Dever families in later years. There were the Barrows, Greens, Hardine, Pipkins, Woods, and Jetts.
All the colonists were anxious to establish their rights to the land which they occupied but the process was a slow one. In Nov 1827 Philip joined his neighbors in a petition to the Mexican government under the colonization Act of Jan 4, 1823 and April 10, 1830 he made a second one, this time under the Resolution of August 27, 1828.
In 1830, he appeared before the alcade (?) at Nacogdoches and made applications to the Land Commissioner, Juan Antonio Padillo, who was then located in Texas. Through Jose Maria Cardajal and Geo. W. Smyth, the land was surveyed and in 1931, the final grant was made by the Mexican Government for something over 6 million square veras (?) of land. The cost was thirty seven pesos and six and one half roales (?). Grants were also approved for: his sons, Thomas and John C., his son-in-law Augustine Hardin; and his neighbors, Hugh B. Johnson and James B. Wood among others.
The next few years were filled with misunderstandings and conflicts between the colonists and the Mexican officials who were sent to govern the country. Philip's son-in-law Augustine B. Hardin and many of his neighbors actively participated in the situation to separate Texas and Mexico. When it became known that the Alamo had fallen and that Santa Anna was in pursuit of Sam Houston, Philip along with many of his neighbors hurried to join him. Both of his sons, Thomas and John, joined the Texas forces and were discharged on Oct. 2 (or 7), 1836.
On the way Philip was ambushed and fatally wounded and his horse taken from him. He made his way home on foot. When he arrived Catherine was getting ready to join the fleeing colonists who were crowding the roads toward the Sabine. Catherine saw that Philip was mortally wounded so she sent the children away in the care of an old negro slave, while she stayed behind to care for her dying husband. Early the next morning on April 9, 1836 Philip died. He was wrapped in a blanket and buried in an unmarked grave.
The years passed by and the family grew up, married and moved to new homes and occupations." - Janet Bodin
Son of John and Winifred Peyton Dever. Philip married (1) Mary Yokum, and (2) Catherine Ann Coleman.
"The following comes from my aunt who researched family history before the internet. I don't know what her source(s) were. I have copied this from hand written notes.
Philip, like other men of his time, looked toward the west and Texas. In 1824 or 1825, he went to Texas and located on land between the Trinity River and the San Jacinto Creek, just south of the Old San Antonio Opelousas Road. Here he built a log cabin. Among his neighbors were many whose descendants married into the Dever families in later years. There were the Barrows, Greens, Hardine, Pipkins, Woods, and Jetts.
All the colonists were anxious to establish their rights to the land which they occupied but the process was a slow one. In Nov 1827 Philip joined his neighbors in a petition to the Mexican government under the colonization Act of Jan 4, 1823 and April 10, 1830 he made a second one, this time under the Resolution of August 27, 1828.
In 1830, he appeared before the alcade (?) at Nacogdoches and made applications to the Land Commissioner, Juan Antonio Padillo, who was then located in Texas. Through Jose Maria Cardajal and Geo. W. Smyth, the land was surveyed and in 1931, the final grant was made by the Mexican Government for something over 6 million square veras (?) of land. The cost was thirty seven pesos and six and one half roales (?). Grants were also approved for: his sons, Thomas and John C., his son-in-law Augustine Hardin; and his neighbors, Hugh B. Johnson and James B. Wood among others.
The next few years were filled with misunderstandings and conflicts between the colonists and the Mexican officials who were sent to govern the country. Philip's son-in-law Augustine B. Hardin and many of his neighbors actively participated in the situation to separate Texas and Mexico. When it became known that the Alamo had fallen and that Santa Anna was in pursuit of Sam Houston, Philip along with many of his neighbors hurried to join him. Both of his sons, Thomas and John, joined the Texas forces and were discharged on Oct. 2 (or 7), 1836.
On the way Philip was ambushed and fatally wounded and his horse taken from him. He made his way home on foot. When he arrived Catherine was getting ready to join the fleeing colonists who were crowding the roads toward the Sabine. Catherine saw that Philip was mortally wounded so she sent the children away in the care of an old negro slave, while she stayed behind to care for her dying husband. Early the next morning on April 9, 1836 Philip died. He was wrapped in a blanket and buried in an unmarked grave.
The years passed by and the family grew up, married and moved to new homes and occupations." - Janet Bodin
"The following comes from my aunt who researched family history before the internet. I don't know what her source(s) were. I have copied this from hand written notes.
Philip, like other men of his time, looked toward the west and Texas. In 1824 or 1825, he went to Texas and located on land between the Trinity River and the San Jacinto Creek, just south of the Old San Antonio Opelousas Road. Here he built a log cabin. Among his neighbors were many whose descendants married into the Dever families in later years. There were the Barrows, Greens, Hardine, Pipkins, Woods, and Jetts.
All the colonists were anxious to establish their rights to the land which they occupied but the process was a slow one. In Nov 1827 Philip joined his neighbors in a petition to the Mexican government under the colonization Act of Jan 4, 1823 and April 10, 1830 he made a second one, this time under the Resolution of August 27, 1828.
In 1830, he appeared before the alcade (?) at Nacogdoches and made applications to the Land Commissioner, Juan Antonio Padillo, who was then located in Texas. Through Jose Maria Cardajal and Geo. W. Smyth, the land was surveyed and in 1931, the final grant was made by the Mexican Government for something over 6 million square veras (?) of land. The cost was thirty seven pesos and six and one half roales (?). Grants were also approved for: his sons, Thomas and John C., his son-in-law Augustine Hardin; and his neighbors, Hugh B. Johnson and James B. Wood among others.
The next few years were filled with misunderstandings and conflicts between the colonists and the Mexican officials who were sent to govern the country. Philip's son-in-law Augustine B. Hardin and many of his neighbors actively participated in the situation to separate Texas and Mexico. When it became known that the Alamo had fallen and that Santa Anna was in pursuit of Sam Houston, Philip along with many of his neighbors hurried to join him. Both of his sons, Thomas and John, joined the Texas forces and were discharged on Oct. 2 (or 7), 1836.
On the way Philip was ambushed and fatally wounded and his horse taken from him. He made his way home on foot. When he arrived Catherine was getting ready to join the fleeing colonists who were crowding the roads toward the Sabine. Catherine saw that Philip was mortally wounded so she sent the children away in the care of an old negro slave, while she stayed behind to care for her dying husband. Early the next morning on April 9, 1836 Philip died. He was wrapped in a blanket and buried in an unmarked grave.
The years passed by and the family grew up, married and moved to new homes and occupations." - Janet Bodin
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