Micajah B. Munson1 
b. between 1788 and 1789, d. 1 September 1826
Micajah B. Munson|b. bt 1788 - 1789\nd. 1 Sep 1826|p2537.htm|Jesse Munson||p2533.htm||||NN Munson||||||||||||
Granduncle of George Poindexter Munson Sr.
2nd great-granduncle of Laura Jane Munson.
- Family Background:
- Munson and Allied Families
Micajah B. Munson was born between 1788 and 1789 in South Carolina.2 He was the son of Jesse Munson.1 He married Elizabeth Everett between 1817 and 1819 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana.2 He died on 1 September 1826 in Atascosito District, Coahuila and Texas, Republic of Mexico.1,3
Micajah B. Munson appeared on the 1820 U.S. Census in Bayou Beouf, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. In his household were one male, 16 through 18 years; one male, 18 through 25 years; one male, 16 through 44 years; 1 female, 0 through 9 years; 1 female, 16 through 25 years; 8 male slaves and 5 female slaves.4
In 1824, between February and September, all of Jesse Munson's known descendants and their families moved to the Trinity River in the Atascosito District of Mexico, now Liberty County Texas.5
In 1824 at Trinity River Settlement Micajah B. and Henry William Munson staked claims to adjacent plots of 4,428 acres each on the west bank of the Trinity River. Evidently, they were dissatisfied with their claims from the beginning and planned to move together to Austin's Colony. However, Micajah died sometime after the 1826 Atascosito Census and before 1828 when Henry bought land from Stephen F. Austin on Gulf Prairie.
Micajah B. Munson appears in the Atascosito District census of 31 July 1826. According to the census, he was a 37 year old "Saddler, Farmer & Stockraiser" who was born in South Carolina. He owned eight slaves over age 14 and five slaves under age 14. Also enumerated was his wife Elizabeth Everett (age 32, born in North Carolina), and their two daughters, Ann Eliza and Martha.2
Micajah's widow, Elizabeth, remained at the Trinity settlement and title to Micajah's claim was finally granted by the Mexican Government, 27 Jan 1831: "Elizabeth Munson, widow of M. Munson, deceased, native of U.S. of the north and residing in this dept. since 6 years..." title to one league of land in the Atascosito District, described as "adjoining and below the league of land surveyed for Henry W. Munson."6
Micajah B. Munson appeared on the 1820 U.S. Census in Bayou Beouf, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. In his household were one male, 16 through 18 years; one male, 18 through 25 years; one male, 16 through 44 years; 1 female, 0 through 9 years; 1 female, 16 through 25 years; 8 male slaves and 5 female slaves.4
In 1824, between February and September, all of Jesse Munson's known descendants and their families moved to the Trinity River in the Atascosito District of Mexico, now Liberty County Texas.5
In 1824 at Trinity River Settlement Micajah B. and Henry William Munson staked claims to adjacent plots of 4,428 acres each on the west bank of the Trinity River. Evidently, they were dissatisfied with their claims from the beginning and planned to move together to Austin's Colony. However, Micajah died sometime after the 1826 Atascosito Census and before 1828 when Henry bought land from Stephen F. Austin on Gulf Prairie.
Micajah B. Munson appears in the Atascosito District census of 31 July 1826. According to the census, he was a 37 year old "Saddler, Farmer & Stockraiser" who was born in South Carolina. He owned eight slaves over age 14 and five slaves under age 14. Also enumerated was his wife Elizabeth Everett (age 32, born in North Carolina), and their two daughters, Ann Eliza and Martha.2
Micajah's widow, Elizabeth, remained at the Trinity settlement and title to Micajah's claim was finally granted by the Mexican Government, 27 Jan 1831: "Elizabeth Munson, widow of M. Munson, deceased, native of U.S. of the north and residing in this dept. since 6 years..." title to one league of land in the Atascosito District, described as "adjoining and below the league of land surveyed for Henry W. Munson."6
Children of Micajah B. Munson and Elizabeth Everett
- Ann Eliza Munson b. c 1820, d. c 1836
- Martha Caroline Munson+ b. c 1823, d. 15 Jan 1860
Citations
- [S403] Henry W. Munson, 31 July 1826 population census, Atascosito District, Coahuila and Texas, Republic of Mexico, original document, Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
- [S409] Micajah B. Munson, 31 July 1826 population census, Atascosito District, Coahuila and Texas, Republic of Mexico, original document, Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
- [S688] Jane Matthews, "Munsons of Texas," e-mail message from <e-mail address> (Luling, Texas) to Laura M. Cooper, 11 Mar 2005.
- [S411] Micajah Munson household, 1820 U.S. Census, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, page 132; National Archives micropublication M33, roll 31.
- [S400] Mordello Stephen Munson Family Papers, 1825-1978, Barker Texas History Center, University of Texas, Austin.
- [S20] Thurmond A. Williamson, The Munsons of Texas, an American Saga, First Edition manuscript (Dallas: n.pub., 1987), 91.
