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'''Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long''' (1798–1880) was a Texas pioneer. She is known as the "Mother of Texas".
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'''Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long''' (1798–1880) was a [[Texas]] pioneer. She owned boarding houses and a plantaton in Texas. She is best known as the "Mother of Texas."


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early life===
Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long was born July 23, 1798 in [[Charles County, Maryland]],<ref name="Henson">{{cite web | last=Henson | first=Margaret Swett | url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/flo11 | title=Long, Jane Herbert Wilkinson | work=Handbook of Texas Online | publisher=[[Texas State Historical Association]] | accessdate=2013-05-03}}</ref> the niece of General [[James Wilkinson]].{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} Around 1811, her family moved from [[Maryland]] to [[Natchez, Mississippi|Natchez]], in the [[Mississippi Territory]]. There she married [[James Long (filibuster)|James Long]], a doctor and a native of [[Virginia]].<ref name="Henson"/> In 1819, he used his own money to raise an unauthorized private army to secure Texas from [[Spain]] for the [[United States]].{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} She later followed him to Texas.<ref name="Henson"/>
Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long was born on July 23, 1798 in [[Charles County, Maryland]].<ref name="Henson">{{cite web | last=Henson | first=Margaret Swett | url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/flo11 | title=Long, Jane Herbert Wilkinson | work=Handbook of Texas Online | publisher=[[Texas State Historical Association]] | accessdate=2013-05-03}}</ref> She was the niece of General [[James Wilkinson]].{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} Around 1811, her family moved from [[Maryland]] to [[Natchez, Mississippi|Natchez]], in the [[Mississippi Territory]].

===Adult life===
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She moved to Texas with her husband in the 1820s.<ref name="Henson"/> In 1822, her husband died after being captured by [[Mexico|Mexican]] forces and she became a widow.<ref name="Henson"/> [[Stephen Warden]] gave Jane grants of land in [[Fort Bend County, Texas|Fort Bend]] and [[Waller County, Texas|Waller]] counties, but instead of [[farming]], she opened a [[boarding house]] in [[San Felipe, Texas]].

She sold part of her land in Fort Bend County, on which the town of [[Richmond, Texas|Richmond]] was built. She later moved to Richmond, where she opened a boarding house and started a plantation nearby.

===Personal life===
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She was married to [[James Long (filibuster)|James Long]], a doctor and a native of [[Virginia]], in Natchez, Mississippi.<ref name="Henson"/> On December 21, 1821, at [[Bolivar Point]] near present-day [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]], Jane gave birth to her third child, Mary James Long.<ref name="Henson"/> It is often claimed that this was the first one born to an English-speaking woman in [[Texas]]<ref name="Henson"/>, even though census records from 1807 to 1826 list several children born to Anglo-American mothers in Texas before 1821.<ref name="Henson"/> Because of this, she became known as the "Mother of Texas." [[Sam Houston]], in a gubernatorial speech, later gave to this title to [[Margaret Theresa Wright]] for Wright's heroic support of Texas troops during the [[Texas Revolution]].<ref name="McArthur">{{cite web | last=McArthur| first=Judith N. | url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/WW/fwr17.html | title=Wright, Margaret Theresa Robertson | work=Handbook of Texas Online | publisher=Texas State Historical Association | accessdate=May 3, 2013 | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090108085648/http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/WW/fwr17_print.html | archivedate=January 8, 2009}}</ref>


Her sister, Barbara Makall Calvit, married [[Alexander Calvit]], a sugar planter.<ref>Neila Skinner Petrick, ''Jane Long of Texas, 1798-1880: A Biographical Novel of Jane Wilkinson Long of Texas : Based on Her True Story'', Pelican Publishing, 2000, p. 89 [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=HMD-rc6x6msC&pg=PA89&lpg=PA89&dq=%22sandy+calvit%22&source=bl&ots=Z8jXG8bzwK&sig=_vHezz8P2Ca0Mf-d_DWbmAKNw1M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xaQPVMD6E8axuATbj4DQDg&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22sandy%20calvit%22&f=false]</ref><ref>Mary Austin Holley, ''Mary Austin Holley: The Texas Diary, 1835-1838'', Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 1965, p. 113 [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=OvgTAAAAYAAJ&q=%22alexander+calvit%22&dq=%22alexander+calvit%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yaMPVOXFFIOiugShyIHoBg&ved=0CD8Q6AEwBzgK]</ref>
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On December 21, 1821, at [[Bolivar Point]] near present-day [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]], Jane gave birth to her third child, Mary James Long.<ref name="Henson"/> It is often claimed that this was the first one born to an English-speaking woman in [[Texas]]<ref name="Henson"/> (a myth put forth by Jane herself{{citation needed|date=May 2013}}), and while census records from 1807 to 1826 list several children born to Anglo-American mothers in Texas before 1821,<ref name="Henson"/> the story continues. Because of this she styled herself to be the "Mother of Texas”.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} [[Sam Houston]], in a gubernatorial speech, later gave to this title to [[Margaret Theresa Wright]] for Wright's heroic support of Texas troops during the [[Texas Revolution]].<ref name="McArthur">{{cite web | last=McArthur| first=Judith N. | url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/WW/fwr17.html | title=Wright, Margaret Theresa Robertson | work=Handbook of Texas Online | publisher=Texas State Historical Association | accessdate=May 3, 2013 | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090108085648/http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/WW/fwr17_print.html | archivedate=January 8, 2009}}</ref> For the majority of histories, however, she retains the title due to [[Mirabeau B. Lamar]],{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} to whom she gave her own story for the building of a history of Texas.<ref name="McArthur"/>


===Death===
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In 1822 James died after being captured by [[Mexico|Mexican]] forces.<ref name="Henson"/> [[Stephen Warden]] gave Jane grants of land in [[Fort Bend County, Texas|Fort Bend]] and [[Waller County, Texas|Waller]] counties, but instead of [[farming]], she opened a [[boarding house]] in [[San Felipe, Texas]]. She sold part of her land in Fort Bend County, on which the town of [[Richmond, Texas|Richmond]] was built. She later moved to Richmond, where she opened a boarding house and started a [[plantation]] nearby. She died on December 30, 1880, in [[Fort Bend County]]. A marker was erected in her honor in 1936.<ref name="Henson"/>
She died on December 30, 1880, in [[Fort Bend County, Texas]].


==Legacy==
Jane Long Elementary School located in [[Freeport, Texas]] in the [[Brazosport Independent School District]] is also named for her.
*The Jane Long Elementary School located in [[Freeport, Texas]] in the [[Brazosport Independent School District]] is also named for her.
*A marker in Fort Bend County, Texas was erected in her honor in 1936.<ref name="Henson"/>


==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Handbook of Texas|id=flo11|name=Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long}}
* [http://texashistory.unt.edu/search/?q=jane+long&t=fulltext Jane Long historic materials from the Fort Bend Museum], hosted by the Portal to Texas History
* [http://texashistory.unt.edu/search/?q=jane+long&t=fulltext Jane Long historic materials from the Fort Bend Museum], hosted by the Portal to Texas History


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Revision as of 03:42, 10 September 2014

Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long
BornJuly 23, 1798
Charles County, Maryland
DiedDecember 30, 1880
Fort Bend County, Texas
Occupation(s)Boarding house owner, planter
SpouseJames Long
RelativesJames Wilkinson (uncle)
Alexander Calvit (brother-in-law)

Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long (1798–1880) was a Texas pioneer. She owned boarding houses and a plantaton in Texas. She is best known as the "Mother of Texas."

Biography

Early life

Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long was born on July 23, 1798 in Charles County, Maryland.[1] She was the niece of General James Wilkinson.[citation needed] Around 1811, her family moved from Maryland to Natchez, in the Mississippi Territory.

Adult life

She moved to Texas with her husband in the 1820s.[1] In 1822, her husband died after being captured by Mexican forces and she became a widow.[1] Stephen Warden gave Jane grants of land in Fort Bend and Waller counties, but instead of farming, she opened a boarding house in San Felipe, Texas.

She sold part of her land in Fort Bend County, on which the town of Richmond was built. She later moved to Richmond, where she opened a boarding house and started a plantation nearby.

Personal life

She was married to James Long, a doctor and a native of Virginia, in Natchez, Mississippi.[1] On December 21, 1821, at Bolivar Point near present-day Galveston, Jane gave birth to her third child, Mary James Long.[1] It is often claimed that this was the first one born to an English-speaking woman in Texas[1], even though census records from 1807 to 1826 list several children born to Anglo-American mothers in Texas before 1821.[1] Because of this, she became known as the "Mother of Texas." Sam Houston, in a gubernatorial speech, later gave to this title to Margaret Theresa Wright for Wright's heroic support of Texas troops during the Texas Revolution.[2]

Her sister, Barbara Makall Calvit, married Alexander Calvit, a sugar planter.[3][4]

Death

She died on December 30, 1880, in Fort Bend County, Texas.

Legacy

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Henson, Margaret Swett. "Long, Jane Herbert Wilkinson". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  2. ^ McArthur, Judith N. "Wright, Margaret Theresa Robertson". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Archived from the original on January 8, 2009. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  3. ^ Neila Skinner Petrick, Jane Long of Texas, 1798-1880: A Biographical Novel of Jane Wilkinson Long of Texas : Based on Her True Story, Pelican Publishing, 2000, p. 89 [1]
  4. ^ Mary Austin Holley, Mary Austin Holley: The Texas Diary, 1835-1838, Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 1965, p. 113 [2]

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