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er of one or two other denominations and finally of the disciples of christ he came to texas in 1826 and was in the revolution he settled at matagorda and came to saint mary s in 1869 his wife was esther wightman yeamans her name is shown as eleanor yeamans in some books also on board the boat was gail borden jr founder of the borden company borden held several positions in austin s colony helped lay out the city of houston published newspapers and served in the government of the republic of texas in the 1850 s he invented a process for condensing milk achieving success during the civil war due to the demand for cans of milk as a result he was able to found the borden company additional information from the obituary of william baxter published in the beeville bee 8 nov 1895 william baxter arrived in new york from england and spent a short time travelling through new york and pennsylvania thence to new orleans and there got on the same boat with stephen f austin and immigrated to texas landing at matagorda but not as a colonist he was raised a presbyterian ordained a baptist preacher afterwards converted to the faith of the disciples became a preacher of the gospel in the church of christ though a preacher he was none the less a patriot volunteering to go to the rescue of the brave soldiers shut up in the alamo source national archives title page 42 place matagorda texas claim number 13313 full name sterling william h claim date 4 dec 1876 roll name sc13313 publication title us southern claims commission approved claims 1871 1880 content source the national archives year added 2008 william p baxter arrest owen acres matagorda texas home home email email phone phone apparel apparel facebook facebook youtube youtube a future with wildlife the coastal prairie region is a unique and biodiverse ecosystem that has been significantly impacted by human development leading to the loss of critical habitats and wildlife populations the loss of texas coastal prairie habitat has had a profound effect on the wildlife populations that once thrived in the region migratory and year round species of waterfowl shorebirds and wading birds including iconic species like brown pelicans peregrine falcons white tailed hawks and seaside sparrows have faced challenges due to habitat destruction and fragmentation these birds rely on the coastal prairie for nesting feeding and resting during their migrations making the preservation of this habitat crucial for their survival we are focused on improving wildlife habitat at owen acres ranches providing supplemental food and water and restoring the native vegetation by removing non native plants and promoting the growth of native species like yellow indian grass switchgrass and big bluestem grasses are just a few of our current projects we hope our efforts will create a more resilient and biodiverse habitat that supports a wide range of wildlife on baxter island and the owen acres ranches windmill restoration 2024 project 1 supplemental water is one of the required 1 d 1 wildlife management practices that we were able to accomplish in 2024 wildlife management resources texas coastal management program assessment and strategies report 2021 2025 matagorda county texas a m agrilife coming soon islander apparel gear up and set sail baxter family cattle brands marks 1837 1874 baxter ann e 0895 may 19 1868 baxter elias 0347 jul 3 1855 baxter esther w 0196 apr 7 1851 baxter henry 0232 1336 apr 20 1872 baxter josephine 0575 aug 10 1861 baxter lizzie a mrs 1293 dec 13 1871 baxter paul 0685 nov 24 1864 baxter silas d 0684 nov 24 1864 baxter william a 1474 baxter william h 0460 baxter william jr 0348 island birds baxter island sits smack center of the central flyway one of four principal migratory bird routes in north america and part of the great texas coastal birding trail providing visitors with unparalleled glimpses of 300 species of birds including many on the endangered species list baxter island s location makes it an ideal habitat for a variety of waterfowl species including ducks such as mallards pintails teal and wigeons among others the diverse wetland areas marshes and freshwater ponds provide an abundant food source and shelter for these birds attracting them in large numbers during the hunting season duck migration over the colorado river to matagorda is a fascinating natural phenomenon each year thousands of ducks embark on a long distance journey from their breeding grounds in the northern united states and canada to their wintering grounds in matagorda texas birdwatchers and sportsman alike flock to matagorda during the peak of duck migration to witness this awe inspiring spectacle it s a great opportunity to observe and hunt various species of ducks such as mallards pintails teal and many more as they make their way over the colorado river and settle in the wetlands and coastal areas of matagorda as the weather begins to turn colder in the north ducks start their migration driven by instinct and the need to find more favorable conditions for feeding and survival the colorado rivers serves as a crucial migratory pathway for these ducks as they make their way south the ducks typically follow well established flyways which are like highways in the sky guiding them along their journey mallards mallards are one of the most common duck species found throughout north america they can be seen in large numbers during their migration along the colorado river to matagorda bay green winged teal these small ducks have distinctive green patches on their wings they migrate along the colorado river to matagorda bay in search of suitable feeding and breeding grounds northern pintails 2 northern pintails anas acuta pintails are elegant ducks with long slender necks and pointed tails they migrate in large flocks and can be spotted along the colorado river and matagorda bay during the migration season american wigeons anas americana known for their unique call and striking plumage american wigeons also migrate through the colorado river and matagorda bay they can often be seen in mixed flocks with other duck species historic matagorda texas maps paintings relics photography maps of matagorda bay maps surveys charts plats survey of the town of matagorda texas published 1838 stephen f austin s island james selkirk s 1839 map of matagorda county 1840 plan of matagorda and lavaca bay by fisher ames fisher via heritage auctions matagorda texas 1839 john g clead 1863 showing points of texas coastal occupation under maj gen n p banks 1864 william von rosenberg 1879 map of matagorda county texas held at the general land office walsh w c william c appell p f matagorda county map 1896 1896 texas general land office p f appell draftsman matagorda 1929 us army corps of engineers 1933 matagorda texas glo 1936 baxter island and accretions on lower colorado river matagorda county texas john f rother surveyor engineer 1939 texas state highway department publisher 1940 1945 conrad m blucher surveyor engineer gulf oil corp fishguide matagorda 1950 gulf oil corp fishguide matagorda 1960 maps paintings relics historic matagorda texas paintings view of matagorda taken from the bay sept 1860 drawn from nature by helmut holtz date 1861 thomas flintoff matagorda bay texas may 22 1852 thomas flintoff matagorda texas may 29 1852 thomas flintoff front street matagorda texas may 25 1852 matagorda bay pictorial letter sheet by helmuth holtzl 1860 the views show six buildings with eagle and flags at top of page thomas flintoff masonic hall matagorda texas may 21 1852 pelicans by the matagorda bay 1966 edward muegge buck schiwetz via heritage auctions relics historic matagorda texas no 1 in full col howard dr sir the bearer wm baxter is on company as commander of 6 persons on their way to labahia and are out of provisions in san felipe and this places the merchants furnish such on their way to camp which will no doubt be re elias r wightman s surveying compass town of matagorda lot block certificate signed this note was issued in 1840 and is the only example of this design that we are aware of today this 2 note has interesting vignettes of a youth on horseback a sailing ship and a maiden standing in front of what appears to be a hybrid texas flag two dollars matagorda county issued stephen f austin signed texian loan certificate views of the past historic matagorda texas title colorado river creator secrest frank b frank baldwin 1909 souce degolyer library southern methodist university survey of the town of matagorda texas published 1838 early plat map of matagorda the third oldest town in texas remarkable early plat map of matagorda texas almost certainly drawn by elias wightman with certification in the hand of s rhodes fisher the map provides significant detail including streets town lots and public buildings and spaces lots are numbered and color coded with larger tracts identified by owner the map includes a lengthy certification in the hand of s rhoads fisher this example was almost certainly drawn by elias wightman a surveyor whom steven f austin had brought to texas in 1827 and who had originally laid out the town of matagorda in 1828 fisher s certification of the map provides we the undersigned proprietors of the town of matagorda hereby certify that this is the true and original map plat survey or chart of the town and town league of matagorda according to which and the various subdivisions herein represented we have mutually partitioned the property among the proprietors or as a board of proprietors sold donated or otherwise disposed of and that the same was before us when this general schedule of sales donations partitions or other appropriations were made out adopted and signed and as such we sign this each in the presence of the other and deposit it in the office of the clerk of the court of the county of matagorda in virtue of a resolution passed by the board of proprietors this twenty sixth day of april eighteen hundred and thirty eight signed by s rhoads fisher seth ingram president of the board of proprietors d c cady secretary i r lewis and elias wightman austin the father of texas stephen f austin s island stephen f austin to elias wightman 03 13 1830 summary instructions for surveying memorandum for mr weigh t man surveyor you will lay off four quarters of a league next below h h league on the west side of colorado and the balance on both sides of the river below betts on the east side and below the above mentioned quarters on the west will be laid of in league tracts each league will not have more than two thirds of a league in width in a straight line front on the river and the quarters in propor tion to their area i also wish the exact quantity ascertained in each of the large islands including the prairie island between the east and west fork the leagues on trespalacios must join those on the colorado where it can be done so as not to reduce the fronts on each river to less than three thousand varas should there be a vacancy in the middle it can be laid off in quarters or in leagues as may best suit i think it will be the best plan to lay off on one connected plot all the meandering and then lay down all the tracts on colorado and on the east side of trespalacios the west side of trespalacios may remain for the present as there are no tracts taken there at this time the land on prairie creek and cany below peyton and curtis and also on the bay east of this you can lay off in conformity with the printed regulations and in quarters or leagues as it may be wanted please send up the notes of all the colorado tracts as soon as possible for they are generally all taken up and i wish to finish the deeds matagorda march 13 1830 s f austin rubric you will of course be particular that there is no interference with the colorado and prairie creek tracts and regulate the fronts accordingly should it be necessary to vary from the rule above laid down to avoid an interference a district can be laid off for surveying on san jacinto to commence at the mouth of buffalo bayou thence up the same north side to its head thence northwardly so as to include all the waters of san jacinto on the west side of its main branch up to its head mr weightman can have this district if he wishes it by applying to me or to williams at my office should i be absent within six weeks from this time matagorda march 13 1830 s f austin rubric the above is subject to the approval of the commissioner general s f austin rubric source eugene barker ed annual report of the american historical association for the year 1919 the austin papers washington d c government printing office 1924 3 vols vol 1 part 2 pp 341 342 sephen f austin to elias wightman 03 13 1830 elias r wightman summarized from scraps of early texas history by mary sherwood helm according to austin colony records wightman arrived in texas by jul 1825 and received title to a league of land on 28 oct 1830 as one of the old 300 original colonists elias r wightman one of the founders of matagorda and a stephen f austin old three hundred colonist was born early in 1792 in herkimer county new york one of eleven children of esther randall and baptist minister benjamin wightman wightman was involved in establishment of the town of matagorda where he operated a salt factory and was a teacher in oct 1829 he surveyed the town of marion on the brazos river he married mary sherwood who married meredith helm after his death in 1841 wightman was an official surveyor commissioned by austin in 1830 and was probably in the dewitt colony during the 1828 census in that capacity or on a cattle trading mission he held 30 head of cattle at the time of census in 1828 elias returned to new york to recruit settlers for matagorda and with 39 persons many of them relatives came to the site of the proposed town of matagorda beginning nov 1828 at the head of the alleghany river the party journeyed down the ohio and mississippi rivers to new orleans reaching new orleans just before christmas they chartered the schooner little zoe to matagorda bay reaching the mouth of the colorado river on 27 jan 1829 austin commissioned wightman as a surveyor in dec 1830 and on the 6th he was appointed municipal surveyor for the district of mina wightman s homeplace was on the matagorda peninsula to the east of caney creek his field notes and map shows the town of manhattan at the mouth of caney creek and what is known presently as east bay was shown as manhattan bay elias r wightman s compass wightman lived in matagorda county until 1841 serving as a surveyor of the county and and taking part in the life of the young republic he died in covington kentucky in 1841 the colorado gazette and advertiser matagorda december 18 1841 reported his obituary we regret to learn that our old friend elias r wightman esq died a few weeks since in covington kentucky whither he had gone to take possession of an extensive property 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