Among the first residents who settled below the Colorado Rive were John Caldwell, who lived in the vicinity of the Comanche community at the mouth of Onion Creek, John McGehee and Morgan Hamilton who moved to the area in 1837, Jesse C. Tannehill, who was granted 800 acres upon which he planned to settle the town of Montopolis, and Lewis and William Hancock who established farms along Onion Creek by 1838. US Department of the Interior, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Continuation Sheet, Section E Page 6, Historic and Architectural Resources of Southeast Travis County, Texas 1996. William Ryan Hancock, his brother Lewis Swanson Hancock, and sister, Frances Ryan Hancock all settled along Onion Creek. Frances Hancock was married to James H. Baker, one of Sam Houston's men. The San Jacinto Museum of History reflects another brother, George Duncan Hancock.
Among the first residents who settled below the Colorado Rive were John Caldwell, who lived in the vicinity of the Comanche community at the mouth of Onion Creek, John McGehee and Morgan Hamilton who moved to the area in 1837, Jesse C. Tannehill, who was granted 800 acres upon which he planned to settle the town of Montopolis, and Lewis and William Hancock who established farms along Onion Creek by 1838. US Department of the Interior, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Continuation Sheet, Section E Page 6, Historic and Architectural Resources of Southeast Travis County, Texas 1996. William Ryan Hancock, his brother Lewis Swanson Hancock, and sister, Frances Ryan Hancock all settled along Onion Creek. Frances Hancock was married to James H. Baker, one of Sam Houston's men. The San Jacinto Museum of History reflects another brother, George Duncan Hancock.
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