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History and Geography An early Texas empresario, soldier and
statesman,
Sterling Clack Robertson was born on October 2, 1785, in what is now Nashville, Tennessee. There, he spent his youth. After serving in
the Tennessee Militia in the campaign against
the In
March 1822, Robertson was one of
seventy
members of the Texas Association who asked the Mexican Government for permission to settle in Texas. They finally received a contract in 1825, known as Leftwich's Grant, and Robertson came to Texas with a party sent to explore the new territory. They left Nashville on November 21, 1825 and Robertson remained in Texas at least until August of the following year. The
colonization project became known
as the Nashville Company,
but it was not until April 1830 that Robertson began to sign up families to move to Texas. Although he brought settlers to Texas, they were prevented from settling in the colony because of the Mexican Law of April 6, 1830, which suspended immigration to colonies that had not already been established. The land area assigned for settlement by the Nashville Company was transferred to Stephen Austin and Samuel Williams on February 25, 1831 and remained under their control until May 22, 1834. On that date Robertson obtained a contract in his own name and served as empresario of the Robertson colony until May 18, 1835 when the area covered by the Nashville Company Contract was transferred back to Austin & Williams. Robertson is credited with introducing 600 families into Texas. Meanwhile,
Robertson become Captain of a
Ranger
From the fall of 1836 until the
spring of 1838 Robertson served in the of fine race horses. Then, on March 4, 1842, he died and was buried in southern Robertson County. In 1935, his remains were removed to Austin, Texas and reburied in the Texas State Cemetery. The above article was contributed by Dr. Malcolm D. McLean. |
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