Jane Long is known as the
"Mother of Texas." Jane had a tragic life and showed her
spirit for Texas. She was a person who never gave up no
matter how many sad things happened to her. She was a true
pioneer woman. When Jane was one year old, her father died,
and her mother moved to Mississippi. Her mother died
fourteen years later. After that Jane went to live with
Barbara and Alexander Calvit at the Propinquity
Plantation. She met James Long there.
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Jane and James were married on May 14, 1815. Ann Herbert Long was born on November 26, 1816. They traveled to Natchez. James became involved with a group of men interested in forming an expedition to Texas. Dr. Long was chosen to lead the expedition and left Jane behind. Rebecca Long was born on June 16, 1819. Jane, Kian, the maid, and the children started on the journey to Texas when Rebecca was twelve days old. This was while James was at war. |
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Jane became ill on her journey to join her husband. She stayed with her sister until she recovered and then left Rebecca and Ann with her sister while she traveled on to Texas. Rebecca died a month later. The Longs traveled back to Louisiana to get Ann and went to live at Point Bolivar near Galveston, Texas. Jane claimed to have dined with Jean Laffiette. James left Jane alone again and went to war in 1821. Then Mary James Long was born on April 8, 1822. Mary James was the first Anglo American born in Texas. Jane became known as the "Mother of Texas." Mary James died in the summer of 1824. Ann grew up and got married. Jane had a hard life. She was buried in a peaceful cemetery in Richmond,Texas. Return to Menu |
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Sinclair, Dorothy Tutt. Tales of the Texians. Dorothy Sinclair Enterprises,1985 Tyler, Ron; Douglas Barnett, Roy Barkley,Penelope Anderson, and Mark Odintz. The New Handbook of Texas. The Texas State Historical Associations, 1996. "Jane Long." World Book Encyclopedia. 1996 ed. Return to Menu |
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