Gerron Hinds Genealogy
Record modified: 2022-09-08
Born: 1801-12-31 Kentucky USA
Died: 1870-12-11 Caldwell Co, Texas USA
Notes:
married 1817-03-06 Margaret Smith
He adopted his wife's sister's daughter Sarah Jane Goodin.
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from a site that no longer exists:
Gerren HINDS arrived in Coahuila and Texas, in 1825. It is possible his brother,
James B. HINDS and family was with him. Gerren left Brazoria with James KERR (an
"Old 300" colonist) and general surveyor for the DeWitt colony), Erastus "Deaf"
SMITH, and several other men and a few slaves. Their mission was to locate a site for
the capital of the Green DeWitt colony. The party arrived by August 1825. Gerren
along with his brother, James, were original landowners in the Green DeWitt colony.
The Green DeWitt colony, one of the major colonies in the settlement of Texas, was
established by Green DeWITT and James KERR in 1825.
Gerren HINDS played a prominent roll in Brazoria County. He was a private in
Henry S. BROWN’s Division I at the Battle of Velasco in June 1832. He had land
holdings in Brazoria County and if had so chosen, he could have been an "Old 300"
colonist. The HINDS family had land holdings in six more counties beside Brazoria
and Caldwell. Gerren was one of the few in the SMITH and HINDS families who
could read and write which is probably why he was involved with many family legal
proceedings in Brazoria.
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Texas Land Title abstracts:
Vol 12, #127:
1831-05-10 Gerron Hinds 4428.40 acres, Caldwell Co, Gonzales district
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1870 census Caldwell Co TX p327b
Guerron Hinds 68 KY
Margaret 61 KY
Sarah J 16 TX
Susan Smith 10 TX
Susan is a granddaughter of his sister Clarissa.
1860 census Caldwell Co TX p210b
Garen Hines 59 KY
Margaret 57 KY
W C Smith 17 TX
Sarah J Good 7 TX
1850 census Caldwell Co TX p457
Gerrin Hinds 49 KY
Margaret 39 KY
Lorenda Harris 27 KY
William C Smith 8 TX
Lorenda is his sister, William her son.
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 6472
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