1. Green DeWitt brought families from the United States to what is South-central Texas and founded the DeWitt Colony.
11 Facts About Green DeWitt
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In 1822, DeWitt petitioned the Mexican government for permission to settle colonists in Texas, but was denied.
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Green DeWitt was given permission to settle 400 respectable, industrious, Catholic families in an area bounded by the Guadalupe, San Marcos, and Lavaca Rivers.
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Green DeWitt visited the colony in October, but spent much of 1825 in Missouri recruiting settlers.
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Green DeWitt was accused of misappropriation of funds in San Antonio, Texas, by settler Peter Ellis Bean, but was exonerated on October 16,1825.
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At one point, Green DeWitt was arrested by authority of the Mexican government, because De Leon claimed that tobacco being shipped into his colony was contraband.
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In 1827, Green DeWitt joined Austin and De Leon in signing a peace treaty with the Karankawa so their colonies would be safe from raiding.
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Green DeWitt negotiated a peace treaty with the Tonkawa, but he was unable to reach terms with the Comanche.
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When his contract expired on April 15,1831, Green DeWitt had settled a total of 166 families.
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Green DeWitt had used personal family funds to help support the colony.
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In 1835, near the time of the start of hostilities that would result in the Texas Revolution, Green DeWitt traveled to Monclova, in Mexico, in an unsuccessful attempt to gain more premium land for his colony.