Joseph Austin Newman

Joseph married Mary Rice on 9 Feb 1848 in Wharton Co, Texas. Mary died about 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Leander Green Newman was born in 1849.

Joseph married Elizabeth Dedrick Baker on 18 Jul 1852 in Dewitt Co, Texas. Elizabeth was born about 1830 in of, Texas; died on 6 Sep 1916; was buried in Post Oak Cem, Somerville Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Rachel Rabb on 12 Jun 1806 in Warren Co, Ohio. Rachel (daughter of William George Rabb and Mary Smalley) was born on 17 Jan 1790 in Fayette Co, Pennsylvania; died on 4 Dec 1872 in Karnes Co, Texas; was buried in Salt Creek Cem, Davy, Karnes Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Rachel Rabb Newman,
daughter of William Rabb and Mary Smalley was born Jan 17 1790 in Fayette Co, PA. She married Joseph Newman on Jun 12, 186 in Warren Co, OH. They came to Texas in 1820 with her parents and brothers. Andrew, John, Thomas, and Ulysses Rabb as members of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred families.
They had 10 children:
1. Mary Polly born 1808 married Preston Gilbert.
2. William Rabb born 1810 married Martha Shedricks
3. Louisa born 1812
4. Minerva born 1814 married David Silcreggs and John Ruston
5. Sarah Jane "Sally" born 1818 married Jesse Robinson and George Scull
6. Elizabeth borh 1820 married Joseph Tumlinson
7. Thomas J.R> born 1821
8. Ali born 1824
9. Joseph Austin, born 1827 married Mary Rice and Elizabeth Dedrick Baker
10 Andrew Rabb, born 1830, married LYdia Smalley and Mary Lewis.

Joseph died Feb 15 1831 in Wharton Co, Texas at the age of 46 and was buried on their land at Egypt TX. Rachel died Dec 4 1872 in Karnes Co, TX and is buried in the Salt Creek Cem at Davy TX.
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Joseph and Rachel (Rabb) Newman
were married in Warren Co, OH in 1806. Joseph was born in South Carolina in 1787 and Rachel was born Jan 17, 1790 in Fayette Co, PA. Joseph, Rachel and children moved with her parents, William and Mary (Smalley) Rabb) and her brothers from Ohio to Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas. While in Illinois, Joseph served in the war of 1812.
In 1820 the Newmans and Rabb families moved to the south side of the Red River to Jonesborough Texas and afterwards moved to the present day LaGrange area, arriving there in December 1823. Joseph was a member of the "The Old Three Hundred" Stephen F. Austin's original colonists. His land grant #59 dated Jul 5 1824 consisted of League 7 on the east side of the Colorado River north of present day Egypt, and his labor of land located on the Brazos River, below the town of San Felipe de Austin. Joseph served as a member of the first "Ranging Company" that was formed for the protection of the Colonists.
Joseph and Rachel had 10 children, Mary, William, Louisa, Minerva, Sarah, Elizabeth, Thomas, Ali, Joseph Austin, and Andrew, the last three born in Texas. Joseph died in 1831 at the age of 44 and is buried on his land near Egypt. Rachel died in 1872, living almost 83 years, and is buried in Salt Creek Cem at Davy, DeWitt Co, Texas
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Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1812, Madison Co, Illinois
• Residence: 1820, Jonesborough, Texas
• Residence: 1821, LaGrange, Lafayette Co, Texas

Notes:

Fayette County History features a bio of Virgil S. Rabb, most probably relative of Ulysses.
http://www.fayettecountyhistory.org/biographies_record_of_swtex.htm

William Rabb was born in the Keystone State, in Fayette County. At an early date he moved with his family to near St. Louis, Mo., on the Illinois side of the river, where he erected a water mill for grinding flour, ran it successfully, sold out and moved to Washington, Ark., and there resided until 1819. He then came to Texas, but did not bring his family until 1822, coming with Austin's colony. However, be himself was here in 1821 and raised his first crop on Rabb's Prairie that year. This was the first crop made by an American in this section.


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William and Mary (Smalley) Rabb
came to Texas in 1821. William, son of Andrew and Mary (Scott) Rabb, was born Dec 21 1770 in Fayette Co PA> Mary was born abt 1772 also in PA and she and William were married around 1789. In 1803, William started westward with his wife and their children. He owned gristmills in a number of locations. In 1812 he was judge for Madison Co IL and served in the Illinois Territory Legislature during 1814 and 1815.
In 1820 William moved his family to the south side of the Red River to Jonesborough TX. The next year, william, Mary and two of sons, Thomas and Ulysses moved to Colorado River, near present day LaGrange. In 1823 they were joined by daughter, Rachel, her husband, Joseph Newman and children: sons: Andrew and wife Margaret (Ragsdale) and John and wife Mary (Crownover). William, his sons, Andrew, John and Thomas and son-in-law Joseph Newman were all members of the "The Old Three Hundred" Stephen F. Austin's Original Colonists.
Based on Austin's prior agreement with William to build a gristmill in the upper portion of the Colony, William received a total of five sitios. 13,000 acres in Fayette Co and 9,000 acres in Matagorda County. His land grant No 58 was dated Jul 19 1824. Due to Indians hostilities the gristmill was not completed until 1831. William and Mary both died later that same year, and are buried on a hillside overlooking Rabb's Prairie in Fayette Co, Texas.
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William married Mary Smalley in 1789 in German Twp, Fayette Co, Pennsylvania. Mary was born in Jan 1771 in German, Fayette Co, Pennsylvania; died in 1831 in Rabbs Prairie, Fayette Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mary Smalley Rabb born in 1773 in Fayette Co, PA. Her parents are believed to be Benjamin Smalley and Rachel Cressen. Mary married William Rabb in 1789. Mary and William had five children:
Rachel Rabb (b 1790) married Joseph Newman
Andrwe born 1792 married Margaret Ragsdale
John born 1798 married Mary Crownover
Thomas born 1801 married Serena Gilbert
Ulysses born 1803.
Mary and William started westward through Ohio and Illinois by 1803. They owned and operated gristmills in several locations in Illinois. In 1820 they moved to the southside of the Red River to the Jonesborough Settlement in present day Red River County, Texas. They were members of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred families.
IT is from the diary of her daughter-in-law Mary Crownover Rabb we learn much about the early life of these families and their struggles to settle in Texas. Sometime after the family arrived in Texas, the youngest son Ulysses died. William and Mary Smalley Rabb both died in 1831 and were buried on a hillside overlooking Rabb's Prairie in Fayette Co, Texas.
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Andrew married Mary Scott. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]