Fought in Rev. War, Muster Rol, Captain James French's Comp., First Battalion, Brigadier Gen Oliver Delancey's Brigade, Ninety Six, SC, 15 Dec 1782 to 24 Feb 1783. One of 46 veterans of Am. Rev. who came to Mexican Texas. Documents show he was in Texas and had 3 good crops (years) by 1823. Died prior to 1838.Bio By:Nan Winters Gardner (47272935).
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SHANNON, OWEN (ca. 1762- 1839). Owen Shannon, Texas pioneer, son of Eleanor and Thomas Shannon, Sr., was born around 1762 in Georgia. He, two of his brothers, and their father received certificates of service in the Revolutionary War and bounty land in Franklin County, Georgia. He married Margaret (Margit) Montgomery in Wilkes County, Georgia, on October 22, 1792. They had six children, most of whom settled on empresarioqv grants in Texas. (Their daughter Eleanor "Ellinder" married Jonas Harrison, qv in whose honor Harrison County was named, and immigrated to Texas in January 1821. Another daughter, Ruthy, married James Miller; they were listed in the 1826 Atascosito census and received a league in Joseph Vehlein' sqv colony. Nancy Shannon married Charles Garrett, qv a member of the Old Three Hundred.qv. Another daughter, Polly, was the wife of John Hauk, and did not come to Texas. A son, John, received a league in Austin's second colony. Jacob Montgomery Shannon married Catherine Yoakum and received a league in Austin's second colony that became known as Shannon Prairie). Bio by:Debra Harrison White (48659995).
Shannon came with his family to Texas in 1821 as a member of the Old Three Hunderd. He and his sons are listed on the June 9, 1826 muster roll of the Ayish Bayou District. Shannon was listed by Stephen F. Austin qv as seventy years of age when he and Margaret received their league of land in Montgomery County, where the Shannons operated the Montgomery Trading Post. Margaret was a member of the Montgomery family for whom Montgomery County was named, and Owen was one of forty-six veterans of the American Revolution who came to Mexican Texas.qv. He died in 1839.
∼Listed as #70 on Stephen F. Austin's Colony List. Brother-in-law to William Montgomery. There is a marker which stands in the Montgomery United Methodist Church Cemetery in Montgomery, TX because of the uncertainty of where he was actually buried. According to information from June of 1958, he was buried at the Joel Greenwood Cemetery in Plantersville and not buried by his wife Margaret in Dobbin because of flooding of a creek made it impossible.
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Information contained within The Handbook of Texas Online/Articles.
SHANNON, OWEN (ca. 1762- 1839). Owen Shannon, Texas pioneer, son of Eleanor and Thomas Shannon, Sr., was born around 1762 in Georgia. He, two of his brothers, and their father received certificates of service in the Revolutionary War and bounty land in Franklin County, Georgia. He married Margaret (Margit) Montgomery in Wilkes County, Georgia, on October 22, 1792. They had six children, most of whom settled on empresarioqv grants in Texas. (Their daughter Eleanor "Ellinder" married Jonas Harrison, qv in whose honor Harrison County was named, and immigrated to Texas in January 1821. Another daughter, Ruthy, married James Miller; they were listed in the 1826 Atascosito census and received a league in Joseph Vehlein' sqv colony. Nancy Shannon married Charles Garrett, qv a member of the Old Three Hundred.qv. Another daughter, Polly, was the wife of John Hauk, and did not come to Texas. A son, John, received a league in Austin's second colony. Jacob Montgomery Shannon married Catherine Yoakum and received a league in Austin's second colony that became known as Shannon Prairie). Bio by:Debra Harrison White (48659995).
Shannon came with his family to Texas in 1821 as a member of the Old Three Hunderd. He and his sons are listed on the June 9, 1826 muster roll of the Ayish Bayou District. Shannon was listed by Stephen F. Austin qv as seventy years of age when he and Margaret received their league of land in Montgomery County, where the Shannons operated the Montgomery Trading Post. Margaret was a member of the Montgomery family for whom Montgomery County was named, and Owen was one of forty-six veterans of the American Revolution who came to Mexican Texas.qv. He died in 1839.
∼Listed as #70 on Stephen F. Austin's Colony List. Brother-in-law to William Montgomery. There is a marker which stands in the Montgomery United Methodist Church Cemetery in Montgomery, TX because of the uncertainty of where he was actually buried. According to information from June of 1958, he was buried at the Joel Greenwood Cemetery in Plantersville and not buried by his wife Margaret in Dobbin because of flooding of a creek made it impossible.
Fought in Rev. War, Muster Rol, Captain James French's Comp., First Battalion, Brigadier Gen Oliver Delancey's Brigade, Ninety Six, SC, 15 Dec 1782 to 24 Feb 1783. One of 46 veterans of Am. Rev. who came to Mexican Texas. Documents show he was in Texas and had 3 good crops (years) by 1823. Died prior to 1838.Bio By:Nan Winters Gardner (47272935).
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Information contained within The Handbook of Texas Online/Articles.
SHANNON, OWEN (ca. 1762- 1839). Owen Shannon, Texas pioneer, son of Eleanor and Thomas Shannon, Sr., was born around 1762 in Georgia. He, two of his brothers, and their father received certificates of service in the Revolutionary War and bounty land in Franklin County, Georgia. He married Margaret (Margit) Montgomery in Wilkes County, Georgia, on October 22, 1792. They had six children, most of whom settled on empresarioqv grants in Texas. (Their daughter Eleanor "Ellinder" married Jonas Harrison, qv in whose honor Harrison County was named, and immigrated to Texas in January 1821. Another daughter, Ruthy, married James Miller; they were listed in the 1826 Atascosito census and received a league in Joseph Vehlein' sqv colony. Nancy Shannon married Charles Garrett, qv a member of the Old Three Hundred.qv. Another daughter, Polly, was the wife of John Hauk, and did not come to Texas. A son, John, received a league in Austin's second colony. Jacob Montgomery Shannon married Catherine Yoakum and received a league in Austin's second colony that became known as Shannon Prairie). Bio by:Debra Harrison White (48659995).
Shannon came with his family to Texas in 1821 as a member of the Old Three Hunderd. He and his sons are listed on the June 9, 1826 muster roll of the Ayish Bayou District. Shannon was listed by Stephen F. Austin qv as seventy years of age when he and Margaret received their league of land in Montgomery County, where the Shannons operated the Montgomery Trading Post. Margaret was a member of the Montgomery family for whom Montgomery County was named, and Owen was one of forty-six veterans of the American Revolution who came to Mexican Texas.qv. He died in 1839.
∼Listed as #70 on Stephen F. Austin's Colony List. Brother-in-law to William Montgomery. There is a marker which stands in the Montgomery United Methodist Church Cemetery in Montgomery, TX because of the uncertainty of where he was actually buried. According to information from June of 1958, he was buried at the Joel Greenwood Cemetery in Plantersville and not buried by his wife Margaret in Dobbin because of flooding of a creek made it impossible.
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Information contained within The Handbook of Texas Online/Articles.
SHANNON, OWEN (ca. 1762- 1839). Owen Shannon, Texas pioneer, son of Eleanor and Thomas Shannon, Sr., was born around 1762 in Georgia. He, two of his brothers, and their father received certificates of service in the Revolutionary War and bounty land in Franklin County, Georgia. He married Margaret (Margit) Montgomery in Wilkes County, Georgia, on October 22, 1792. They had six children, most of whom settled on empresarioqv grants in Texas. (Their daughter Eleanor "Ellinder" married Jonas Harrison, qv in whose honor Harrison County was named, and immigrated to Texas in January 1821. Another daughter, Ruthy, married James Miller; they were listed in the 1826 Atascosito census and received a league in Joseph Vehlein' sqv colony. Nancy Shannon married Charles Garrett, qv a member of the Old Three Hundred.qv. Another daughter, Polly, was the wife of John Hauk, and did not come to Texas. A son, John, received a league in Austin's second colony. Jacob Montgomery Shannon married Catherine Yoakum and received a league in Austin's second colony that became known as Shannon Prairie). Bio by:Debra Harrison White (48659995).
Shannon came with his family to Texas in 1821 as a member of the Old Three Hunderd. He and his sons are listed on the June 9, 1826 muster roll of the Ayish Bayou District. Shannon was listed by Stephen F. Austin qv as seventy years of age when he and Margaret received their league of land in Montgomery County, where the Shannons operated the Montgomery Trading Post. Margaret was a member of the Montgomery family for whom Montgomery County was named, and Owen was one of forty-six veterans of the American Revolution who came to Mexican Texas.qv. He died in 1839.
∼Listed as #70 on Stephen F. Austin's Colony List. Brother-in-law to William Montgomery. There is a marker which stands in the Montgomery United Methodist Church Cemetery in Montgomery, TX because of the uncertainty of where he was actually buried. According to information from June of 1958, he was buried at the Joel Greenwood Cemetery in Plantersville and not buried by his wife Margaret in Dobbin because of flooding of a creek made it impossible.
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