NOTE: McBain's daughter, Jane Jameson Warren Hale, is Find A Grave Memorial # 65618088
Regarding the year of death, 1843, stated on this Findagrave memorial. The following excerpt* explains why our conclusion differs from what is written in the Collin County historical accounts.
"In view of the fact that the heirs of McBain Jameson were awarded the unconditional certificate for his 320 acres on the 1st of September 1843, and the first dated entry in his probate file was the 24th of June 1844, we disagree with the historical accounts stating that the massacre happened in the fall of 1844, and believe a more accurate date is that the massacre occurred in the summer of 1843."
Additional excerpt:*
"McBain Jameson, was an early pioneer of Fannin County, Texas (now Collin County). He was the seventh child of Samuel Jameson and Rosanna Judd, and was born on Monday, the 27th of August 1792 in Concord (now Lisbon), Grafton County, New Hampshire. His father, Samuel, a native of Ireland, was born 18 April 1753.
In a document dated 1820, located in the Rev. War pension application of Samuel Jameson, it shows McBain and his parents were living in the same household. The census records for 1820 for Grafton County were lost; however, in the 1830 census for Lisbon, McBain is Head of Household, supporting 9 people in addition to himself.
Also in 1830, McBain showed an interest in relocating from Lisbon, NH to Quebec, Lower Canada, where his brother-in-law, Lewis Wright, married to McBain's sister Sarah, was engaged in farming and land speculation. On behalf of himself and others, including McBain, Lewis Wright petitioned the Commissioner of Crown Lands, appointed by the British Crown, for a two to four thousand acres tract of "wild lands" to "form a settlement" in the yet unsettled, northwest section of the township of Wotton in Quebec, with the plan to build mills, schools, and opening a road between the Craigs Road and the River St. Francis. The Crown rejected the majority of the petition, and instead agreed that only 5 relatives, including Lewis Wright, his two sons, Asa and Samuel, plus 2 additional relatives, be allowed to purchase 200 acres each. This move for McBain, as shown in the 1831 census in Wotton, did not materialize since the lone family listed in Wotton is the Louis [sic] Wright family.
In the Republic of Texas, as prescribed by the Constitution and Laws, to qualify for a land grant it was required that a person take an oath of allegiance. McBain Jameson stated in his oath, along with two witnesses, that he emigrated to the Republic in December 1839.
McBain's land was directly on the north border of the Jeremiah Muncey land. He had been living along Rowlett Creek for nearly four years and it seemed he would remain settled in the area and meet the conditions for full ownership of the land, when he was killed, along with the Munceys, by the Comanche Indians."
*Excerpts from the "The Life of McBain Jameson, 1792 – 1843, and His Descendants"
Researched and Written by Lynn Polzin and Janet Wright Garrett, June, 2011.
Regarding the year of death, 1843, stated on this Findagrave memorial. The following excerpt* explains why our conclusion differs from what is written in the Collin County historical accounts.
"In view of the fact that the heirs of McBain Jameson were awarded the unconditional certificate for his 320 acres on the 1st of September 1843, and the first dated entry in his probate file was the 24th of June 1844, we disagree with the historical accounts stating that the massacre happened in the fall of 1844, and believe a more accurate date is that the massacre occurred in the summer of 1843."
Additional excerpt:*
"McBain Jameson, was an early pioneer of Fannin County, Texas (now Collin County). He was the seventh child of Samuel Jameson and Rosanna Judd, and was born on Monday, the 27th of August 1792 in Concord (now Lisbon), Grafton County, New Hampshire. His father, Samuel, a native of Ireland, was born 18 April 1753.
In a document dated 1820, located in the Rev. War pension application of Samuel Jameson, it shows McBain and his parents were living in the same household. The census records for 1820 for Grafton County were lost; however, in the 1830 census for Lisbon, McBain is Head of Household, supporting 9 people in addition to himself.
Also in 1830, McBain showed an interest in relocating from Lisbon, NH to Quebec, Lower Canada, where his brother-in-law, Lewis Wright, married to McBain's sister Sarah, was engaged in farming and land speculation. On behalf of himself and others, including McBain, Lewis Wright petitioned the Commissioner of Crown Lands, appointed by the British Crown, for a two to four thousand acres tract of "wild lands" to "form a settlement" in the yet unsettled, northwest section of the township of Wotton in Quebec, with the plan to build mills, schools, and opening a road between the Craigs Road and the River St. Francis. The Crown rejected the majority of the petition, and instead agreed that only 5 relatives, including Lewis Wright, his two sons, Asa and Samuel, plus 2 additional relatives, be allowed to purchase 200 acres each. This move for McBain, as shown in the 1831 census in Wotton, did not materialize since the lone family listed in Wotton is the Louis [sic] Wright family.
In the Republic of Texas, as prescribed by the Constitution and Laws, to qualify for a land grant it was required that a person take an oath of allegiance. McBain Jameson stated in his oath, along with two witnesses, that he emigrated to the Republic in December 1839.
McBain's land was directly on the north border of the Jeremiah Muncey land. He had been living along Rowlett Creek for nearly four years and it seemed he would remain settled in the area and meet the conditions for full ownership of the land, when he was killed, along with the Munceys, by the Comanche Indians."
*Excerpts from the "The Life of McBain Jameson, 1792 – 1843, and His Descendants"
Researched and Written by Lynn Polzin and Janet Wright Garrett, June, 2011.
NOTE: McBain's daughter, Jane Jameson Warren Hale, is Find A Grave Memorial # 65618088
Regarding the year of death, 1843, stated on this Findagrave memorial. The following excerpt* explains why our conclusion differs from what is written in the Collin County historical accounts.
"In view of the fact that the heirs of McBain Jameson were awarded the unconditional certificate for his 320 acres on the 1st of September 1843, and the first dated entry in his probate file was the 24th of June 1844, we disagree with the historical accounts stating that the massacre happened in the fall of 1844, and believe a more accurate date is that the massacre occurred in the summer of 1843."
Additional excerpt:*
"McBain Jameson, was an early pioneer of Fannin County, Texas (now Collin County). He was the seventh child of Samuel Jameson and Rosanna Judd, and was born on Monday, the 27th of August 1792 in Concord (now Lisbon), Grafton County, New Hampshire. His father, Samuel, a native of Ireland, was born 18 April 1753.
In a document dated 1820, located in the Rev. War pension application of Samuel Jameson, it shows McBain and his parents were living in the same household. The census records for 1820 for Grafton County were lost; however, in the 1830 census for Lisbon, McBain is Head of Household, supporting 9 people in addition to himself.
Also in 1830, McBain showed an interest in relocating from Lisbon, NH to Quebec, Lower Canada, where his brother-in-law, Lewis Wright, married to McBain's sister Sarah, was engaged in farming and land speculation. On behalf of himself and others, including McBain, Lewis Wright petitioned the Commissioner of Crown Lands, appointed by the British Crown, for a two to four thousand acres tract of "wild lands" to "form a settlement" in the yet unsettled, northwest section of the township of Wotton in Quebec, with the plan to build mills, schools, and opening a road between the Craigs Road and the River St. Francis. The Crown rejected the majority of the petition, and instead agreed that only 5 relatives, including Lewis Wright, his two sons, Asa and Samuel, plus 2 additional relatives, be allowed to purchase 200 acres each. This move for McBain, as shown in the 1831 census in Wotton, did not materialize since the lone family listed in Wotton is the Louis [sic] Wright family.
In the Republic of Texas, as prescribed by the Constitution and Laws, to qualify for a land grant it was required that a person take an oath of allegiance. McBain Jameson stated in his oath, along with two witnesses, that he emigrated to the Republic in December 1839.
McBain's land was directly on the north border of the Jeremiah Muncey land. He had been living along Rowlett Creek for nearly four years and it seemed he would remain settled in the area and meet the conditions for full ownership of the land, when he was killed, along with the Munceys, by the Comanche Indians."
*Excerpts from the "The Life of McBain Jameson, 1792 – 1843, and His Descendants"
Researched and Written by Lynn Polzin and Janet Wright Garrett, June, 2011.
Regarding the year of death, 1843, stated on this Findagrave memorial. The following excerpt* explains why our conclusion differs from what is written in the Collin County historical accounts.
"In view of the fact that the heirs of McBain Jameson were awarded the unconditional certificate for his 320 acres on the 1st of September 1843, and the first dated entry in his probate file was the 24th of June 1844, we disagree with the historical accounts stating that the massacre happened in the fall of 1844, and believe a more accurate date is that the massacre occurred in the summer of 1843."
Additional excerpt:*
"McBain Jameson, was an early pioneer of Fannin County, Texas (now Collin County). He was the seventh child of Samuel Jameson and Rosanna Judd, and was born on Monday, the 27th of August 1792 in Concord (now Lisbon), Grafton County, New Hampshire. His father, Samuel, a native of Ireland, was born 18 April 1753.
In a document dated 1820, located in the Rev. War pension application of Samuel Jameson, it shows McBain and his parents were living in the same household. The census records for 1820 for Grafton County were lost; however, in the 1830 census for Lisbon, McBain is Head of Household, supporting 9 people in addition to himself.
Also in 1830, McBain showed an interest in relocating from Lisbon, NH to Quebec, Lower Canada, where his brother-in-law, Lewis Wright, married to McBain's sister Sarah, was engaged in farming and land speculation. On behalf of himself and others, including McBain, Lewis Wright petitioned the Commissioner of Crown Lands, appointed by the British Crown, for a two to four thousand acres tract of "wild lands" to "form a settlement" in the yet unsettled, northwest section of the township of Wotton in Quebec, with the plan to build mills, schools, and opening a road between the Craigs Road and the River St. Francis. The Crown rejected the majority of the petition, and instead agreed that only 5 relatives, including Lewis Wright, his two sons, Asa and Samuel, plus 2 additional relatives, be allowed to purchase 200 acres each. This move for McBain, as shown in the 1831 census in Wotton, did not materialize since the lone family listed in Wotton is the Louis [sic] Wright family.
In the Republic of Texas, as prescribed by the Constitution and Laws, to qualify for a land grant it was required that a person take an oath of allegiance. McBain Jameson stated in his oath, along with two witnesses, that he emigrated to the Republic in December 1839.
McBain's land was directly on the north border of the Jeremiah Muncey land. He had been living along Rowlett Creek for nearly four years and it seemed he would remain settled in the area and meet the conditions for full ownership of the land, when he was killed, along with the Munceys, by the Comanche Indians."
*Excerpts from the "The Life of McBain Jameson, 1792 – 1843, and His Descendants"
Researched and Written by Lynn Polzin and Janet Wright Garrett, June, 2011.
Inscription
Marker Text: (heading and first 3 lines)
The Muncey Massacre
Collin County's Last Fatal Indian Raid
Burial Site
"In 1840 and 1843, Texas pioneers McBain Jamison and Jeremiah Muncey settled near this site. They were part of the post-Texas revolution wave of settlers. As with much of the West during that era, Texas was a wild and often savage place."
Gravesite Details
Jameson and the Munceys were buried near Rowlett Creek beneath three sycamore trees only a few hundred feet from where they were killed. From Stambaugh's 1958 A History of Collin County
Family Members
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