Alexander Calvit
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Alexander Calvit (1784–1836) was an early settler in colonial Texas and a sugar planter. His Evergreen Plantation lay where the town of Clute, Texas, was later built.
Alexander Calvit | |
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| Born | June 17, 1784 Spanish West Florida; later the Mississippi Territory |
| Died | January 7, 1836 (aged 51) Brazoria District, Mexican Texas (now Brazoria County, Texas, U.S.) |
| Occupation | Sugar planter |
| Spouse | Barbara Mackall Wilkinson |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long (sister-in-law) John Hunter Herndon (son-in-law) |
Early life
Calvit was born on June 17, 1784, in what is now Mississippi,[1] which was then part of Spanish West Florida and in 1798 became the Mississippi Territory of the United States. He served as a First Lieutenant and aide-de-camp in the Creek War of 1813–1814.[2][3][4]
Career
He was one of the earliest settlers in Mexican Texas, going on Stephen F. Austin's mission.[5] As a member of the Old Three Hundred, in 1824 he received some land in what are now Brazoria and Waller Counties.[1][5] This included what is now known as Clute, Texas.[6]
He established the Evergreen Plantation, a sugar plantation in what later became known as Clute, Texas.[7][8]
Personal life
He married Barbara Mackall Wilkinson, sister of Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long, known as "the mother of Texas."[9][10] Their daughter, Barbara, married John Hunter Herndon, a lawyer and a planter.[5] When she inherited her father's plantation, they renamed it the Herndon Plantation and raised Arabian horses and cattle.[7][8]
Death
Calvit died of pneumonia on January 7, 1836, aged 51, at his home in Brazoria County (then Brazoria District, Mexican Texas).[11]
References
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