Ahijah Morris Hightsmith was born to Benjamin Highsmith and Abigail Morris.
Ahijah was one of Col. Daniel Boone's noted scouts of "The Missouri Mounted Rangers."
He married Deborah Turner in 1815 in Lincoln, MO. These are the known children born to this union, Elizabeth b. 1817, Benjamin b. 1817, Jesse b. 1819, Mary A., b. 1825 and Winslow Turner Highsmith b. May 6, 1826.
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The Highsmith family came to Texas in 1823 by land and crossed the Sabine River by raft on 23 December with four interrelated families among as many as 33 individuals. They settled on the Colorado River above La Grange in Castleman's Spring (named after John Castleman) and later Manton's Big Spring, but forced to move to Rabb's Mill because of Indian raids.
Ahijah M. Highsmith (born 1796 in KY or GA; died 1845 in TX), was a scout and ranger and served in the War of 1812. The Highsmith, Turner and Sowell families of the DeWitt Colony were intermarried before arrival in Texas. Deborah Turner Highsmith, the mother of Ben Highsmith was a sister of Turner brothers Adam and Winslow. Samuel Highsmith (born 1804 BooneCo, KY; died 1849 BexarCo, TX), a brother of Ahijah Highsmith and Ben's uncle, arrived and received both a league on the San Marcos River in current GuadalupeCo and a labor in the Burket-Zumwalt-DeWitt cluster on the Guadalupe River south of Gonzales town in the DeWitt Colony (family of three) on 4 Sep 1829. Samuel's wife, Teressa Turner Williams, was a step-sister of Adam and Winslow Turner. The Highsmith and Turner families are thought to have moved from the Austin Colony on the Colorado to the DeWitt Colony at about the same time. Ben Highsmith married Elizabeth Turner, a daughter of Adam Turner. Ahijah, Sam and Ben Highsmith all were in the cattle and freighting businesses. In 1837, Ahijah made $16 off the sale of a steer and a heifer to the army and $12 for hauling baggage for Captain Nicholas Dawson from Bell's Landing to a Dr. Phelps homestead. Used with permission from
SONS OF DEWITT COLONY TEXAS
Wallace L. McKeehan, All Rights Reserved
Ahijah was one of Col. Daniel Boone's noted scouts of "The Missouri Mounted Rangers."
He married Deborah Turner in 1815 in Lincoln, MO. These are the known children born to this union, Elizabeth b. 1817, Benjamin b. 1817, Jesse b. 1819, Mary A., b. 1825 and Winslow Turner Highsmith b. May 6, 1826.
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The Highsmith family came to Texas in 1823 by land and crossed the Sabine River by raft on 23 December with four interrelated families among as many as 33 individuals. They settled on the Colorado River above La Grange in Castleman's Spring (named after John Castleman) and later Manton's Big Spring, but forced to move to Rabb's Mill because of Indian raids.
Ahijah M. Highsmith (born 1796 in KY or GA; died 1845 in TX), was a scout and ranger and served in the War of 1812. The Highsmith, Turner and Sowell families of the DeWitt Colony were intermarried before arrival in Texas. Deborah Turner Highsmith, the mother of Ben Highsmith was a sister of Turner brothers Adam and Winslow. Samuel Highsmith (born 1804 BooneCo, KY; died 1849 BexarCo, TX), a brother of Ahijah Highsmith and Ben's uncle, arrived and received both a league on the San Marcos River in current GuadalupeCo and a labor in the Burket-Zumwalt-DeWitt cluster on the Guadalupe River south of Gonzales town in the DeWitt Colony (family of three) on 4 Sep 1829. Samuel's wife, Teressa Turner Williams, was a step-sister of Adam and Winslow Turner. The Highsmith and Turner families are thought to have moved from the Austin Colony on the Colorado to the DeWitt Colony at about the same time. Ben Highsmith married Elizabeth Turner, a daughter of Adam Turner. Ahijah, Sam and Ben Highsmith all were in the cattle and freighting businesses. In 1837, Ahijah made $16 off the sale of a steer and a heifer to the army and $12 for hauling baggage for Captain Nicholas Dawson from Bell's Landing to a Dr. Phelps homestead. Used with permission from
SONS OF DEWITT COLONY TEXAS
Wallace L. McKeehan, All Rights Reserved
Ahijah Morris Hightsmith was born to Benjamin Highsmith and Abigail Morris.
Ahijah was one of Col. Daniel Boone's noted scouts of "The Missouri Mounted Rangers."
He married Deborah Turner in 1815 in Lincoln, MO. These are the known children born to this union, Elizabeth b. 1817, Benjamin b. 1817, Jesse b. 1819, Mary A., b. 1825 and Winslow Turner Highsmith b. May 6, 1826.
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The Highsmith family came to Texas in 1823 by land and crossed the Sabine River by raft on 23 December with four interrelated families among as many as 33 individuals. They settled on the Colorado River above La Grange in Castleman's Spring (named after John Castleman) and later Manton's Big Spring, but forced to move to Rabb's Mill because of Indian raids.
Ahijah M. Highsmith (born 1796 in KY or GA; died 1845 in TX), was a scout and ranger and served in the War of 1812. The Highsmith, Turner and Sowell families of the DeWitt Colony were intermarried before arrival in Texas. Deborah Turner Highsmith, the mother of Ben Highsmith was a sister of Turner brothers Adam and Winslow. Samuel Highsmith (born 1804 BooneCo, KY; died 1849 BexarCo, TX), a brother of Ahijah Highsmith and Ben's uncle, arrived and received both a league on the San Marcos River in current GuadalupeCo and a labor in the Burket-Zumwalt-DeWitt cluster on the Guadalupe River south of Gonzales town in the DeWitt Colony (family of three) on 4 Sep 1829. Samuel's wife, Teressa Turner Williams, was a step-sister of Adam and Winslow Turner. The Highsmith and Turner families are thought to have moved from the Austin Colony on the Colorado to the DeWitt Colony at about the same time. Ben Highsmith married Elizabeth Turner, a daughter of Adam Turner. Ahijah, Sam and Ben Highsmith all were in the cattle and freighting businesses. In 1837, Ahijah made $16 off the sale of a steer and a heifer to the army and $12 for hauling baggage for Captain Nicholas Dawson from Bell's Landing to a Dr. Phelps homestead. Used with permission from
SONS OF DEWITT COLONY TEXAS
Wallace L. McKeehan, All Rights Reserved
Ahijah was one of Col. Daniel Boone's noted scouts of "The Missouri Mounted Rangers."
He married Deborah Turner in 1815 in Lincoln, MO. These are the known children born to this union, Elizabeth b. 1817, Benjamin b. 1817, Jesse b. 1819, Mary A., b. 1825 and Winslow Turner Highsmith b. May 6, 1826.
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The Highsmith family came to Texas in 1823 by land and crossed the Sabine River by raft on 23 December with four interrelated families among as many as 33 individuals. They settled on the Colorado River above La Grange in Castleman's Spring (named after John Castleman) and later Manton's Big Spring, but forced to move to Rabb's Mill because of Indian raids.
Ahijah M. Highsmith (born 1796 in KY or GA; died 1845 in TX), was a scout and ranger and served in the War of 1812. The Highsmith, Turner and Sowell families of the DeWitt Colony were intermarried before arrival in Texas. Deborah Turner Highsmith, the mother of Ben Highsmith was a sister of Turner brothers Adam and Winslow. Samuel Highsmith (born 1804 BooneCo, KY; died 1849 BexarCo, TX), a brother of Ahijah Highsmith and Ben's uncle, arrived and received both a league on the San Marcos River in current GuadalupeCo and a labor in the Burket-Zumwalt-DeWitt cluster on the Guadalupe River south of Gonzales town in the DeWitt Colony (family of three) on 4 Sep 1829. Samuel's wife, Teressa Turner Williams, was a step-sister of Adam and Winslow Turner. The Highsmith and Turner families are thought to have moved from the Austin Colony on the Colorado to the DeWitt Colony at about the same time. Ben Highsmith married Elizabeth Turner, a daughter of Adam Turner. Ahijah, Sam and Ben Highsmith all were in the cattle and freighting businesses. In 1837, Ahijah made $16 off the sale of a steer and a heifer to the army and $12 for hauling baggage for Captain Nicholas Dawson from Bell's Landing to a Dr. Phelps homestead. Used with permission from
SONS OF DEWITT COLONY TEXAS
Wallace L. McKeehan, All Rights Reserved
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