Texas History - The Burnam Family

The Burnams are 5th & now 6th generation Texans, and descendants of Captain Jesse Burnam and Stephen F. Austin's colony in Texas.
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0:17 - Introductions
0:51 - Settling in Texas
2:42 - Captain Jesse Burnam
4:29 - Temperance Burnam
5:58 - We Need A mama
6:56 - Captain Jesse Burnam vs Sam Houston
8:26 - Texas Land Grant
11:03 - Visiting Grandfather
11:50 - Getting Drafted To Army
13:04 - Stewardship
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[@TheReal_JohnDoeSmith]

My great granddaddy owned land through reclamation in Waco, Tokyo to be specific back in 1897. His daddy came to Texas in in 1870. His momma ( never knew his dad) settled in the now known town of West , Texas on 2 acres in 1856. Our family is slated to celebrate 200 years of Texian Heritage in a short 7 Years. . I love Texas and will die here come hell or high water, praise the Lord!

[@1011Shke]

Wonderful story. I spent a good bit of time at that ranch as a guest on a lease for hunting. Beautiful place, the Burnams are great people. Knew some of rhe history after researching but hearing more from Bobby, Sam and his wife just makes it that much better.

[@Novabella101]

Bobby was cool, Hunter and Murray were trash.

[@MisterPhysicsMan]

You all took our land land.

[@MisterPhysicsMan]

Burnam family is an embarrassment to our lands

[@Aggieland79]

I just stumbled across your channel, and I'd like to thank you for putting these videos together. The folks you are interviewing are truly our national treasures.

[@louieybarra]

Great story. Our family has been in Texas since the 1750s when it was Tejas and part of Mexico It was the Tejanos from San Antonio area that helped the Anglo Americans to get land grants from Mexico. They never mention the original Texans.

[@elizabethvandervoort6409]

WOW!!! To be able to trace your lineage back that far is amazing!! And something to be proud of!! Especially being a Texan!! My family moved to Texas when I was 5 years old from Washington State when my Dad got the job as the Head Trainer for the Houston Rockets. And I couldn't be happier about it!! I'm Proud to be a Texan!! And I'll never leave!!

[@auroralvn]

You weren’t born here, you’ll never be a Texan!

[@magalover2024]

I bet you the land must have looked like heaven in that time period. I too can remember deer hunting in our backyard in Texas with grandpa. He gave me the best memories no money can buy. I can’t do that now with the next generation unfortunately. But those times with grandpa will always be cherished.

[@billyedwards6101]

The Family History is amazing to me.🤠👍

[@BWIL2515]

What a great story my grandparents and great grandparents were from the panhandle and Oklahoma they were the Hutchings and shacklefords my mom had a picture of great grandpa shackleford by a old wagon I wish I had that picture along with other's maybe someone who watches this may remember their names thank you for sharing this video

[@LordoftheOzarks]

"We have been good stewards of the land." God bless these people

[@bevtuft3572]

So very proud to say I am a descendant of the original 300 . 6th generation Texan.

[@kathyboren9834]

I am a descendant of the original 300 also. How neat to meet someone else.

[@newvibes789]

Who cares???

[@chipthomas4169]

​@@newvibes789Many, many people care! You're welcome to get out of America and Texas if you don't care!

[@carywest9256]

​@@newvibes789Apparently you don't, so quit trolling. You probably have never been to Texas. Pendejo!¡

[@lanesatterwhite5251]

@@newvibes789lord of folks dummy

[@JonathanbradleyT]

A little FYI , After the indian tribes in texas was Tejas a part of mexico , When mexico still owned tejas white settlers would be seeing set up camp in unclaimed land , after the battles and the transaction was done to purchase new mexico, arizona , california and texas from mexico many TEJanos never left , and still ranch and own land till today , you may ask why i know this ? My grandma when still alive used to tell me how her grandpa used to raise and sell cattle in south texas , ranch now owned and passed on to one of my uncles , you now call us mexican americans but thats history but still Tejanos at heart and we love the state

[@cindibaker4341]

Cool story! Thx!

[@lefeeds]

Thanks for sharing!

[@lyartbane2115]

I salute the great Tejanos that fought alongside the Texians for freedom and independence. Especially the ones that died at the Alamo. War with Mexico may soon come again. And I’d be proud to fight alongside brave and gallant Tejanos.

[@johnnycray4427]

@@lyartbane2115 The Tejanos were already fighting for Independence way before the "Texians" did. The "Texians" simply finished the cause, but Tejanos were trying since 1811. The Casas Revolt in 1811, & the Battle of Medina in 1813.

[@lyartbane2115]

@@johnnycray4427 Those battles were fought for independence from Spain not Mexico…and why did you put Texians in quotes ? Seems disrespectful. Maybe you just need to remember the Alamo ?

[@caseylayne5419]

Good stuff right here…awesome video. I love Texas history

[@SleepyJoesDiaper]

I’m 7th generation Texan. The patriarch in my family definitely knew Burnham. His name was Neal Martin. He was in the battle of New Orleans, San Jacinto, and all the Indian raids from Nacogdoches to the north. He settled outside Wills Point near modern day Lake Tawakoni. We find arrowheads all the time. He has a Texas historical marker on Hwy 47. The daughters of the Republic of Texas have a building adjacent to the Alamo where the old surveys and docs reside.

[@Musica78237]

7th generation? Laughable! My family has been here 12,000 years. What's that about 50 generations?

[@SleepyJoesDiaper]

@@Musica78237 Mexicans are weak, it was easy work. Respect the the Native Americans though.

[@judysetran9198]

Thañk you for sharing what you know about your family

[@ComeAndTakeItTX1835]

My 5th great grandparents were Green and Sarah DeWitt, founded the DeWitt colony and the town of Gonzales, with help is SFA and his father Moses. Sarah DeWitt made the “Come and Take it” flag in the 1835 Battle of Gonzales. I wish I had a ranch handed down…

[@kennethbode2017]

glad to see the tradition continues

[@josehuerta4398]

Love this story

[@johnnycray4427]

The original Texans were the Spaniards that named it, & sparsely settled it. It makes me laugh how these people don't mention getting Spanish land grants. Stephen F. Austin lucked out because the Mexican government recognized his dad's Moses Austin land grants, that was granted by the New Spain. Stephen F. Austin travelled to Mexico City, & was imprisoned for a year, until he finally convinced the Mexicans to allow him to continue his resettlements.

[@eduardodelagarza4787]

Bless you brother mom Longoria land grant dad was de la Garza land grant, from late 1600 lmao, Semper Fi and Erin go Braugh

[@mikehatfield772]

Because they were terrified of the Comanche

[@johnnycray4427]

@@mikehatfield772 Actually the Apache and Comanche. Anyone would be terrified of the Comanche. They became the greatest Cavalry, and it took the 6 shooter to stop them. The gringos actually studied their cavalry tactics, and used the 6 shooter (new invention) as the game changer

[@justinwalker6280]

Tejas is Caddo not Spanish

[@johnnycray4427]

@@justinwalker6280 it became Spanish once the Spaniards replaced the J with an X

[@courtneyroy782]

Nice story..thanks. (Lafayette, LA)

[@AllanBrogdon]

I love the look she gives him when he mentioned fish intestines.

[@renemascorro8021]

Look up José Cristobal Ramirez - the first Texas Settler. My 6th great grandfather

[@joelmoore9697]

Great video.

[@manymoonstraveled]

Thank you so much for sharing ❤️

[@deborahgrimes7172]

Betty Grimes here. My families in early Texas. The Boswell family, the Loving family, the Harris family, the Heiny family and later the Hartman family.

[@Novabella101]

I am the bastard son of one of the living Burnhams, cool to see some of the history I was denied awareness of by abandonment of paternal responsibility. Thanks for that, Hunter 🤦🏼‍♂️ Murray and Jolene must have been proud.

[@davidinsvaz7883]

In December 1821 Jonathan Daniel OWENS came to Texas with Steven F. Austins First Colony. We are not considered part of the 'Original 300' as Mary OWENS, the mother of Jonathan D. OWENS, did not cross into 'Texas' until January 1822. The log cabin in downtown Houston was built by Jonathan D. Waters OWENS, the son of Jonathan Daniel OWENS. The original land grant for JD OWENS, is now called the Johnson Space Center. His mother, Mary OWENS received a land grant on Turkey Creek, Bend County, Texas.

[@KevinBearden-hq6wg]

Graduated High school with a Burnham in Abilene Tx in 1982 Stephanie Burnham

[@RKelley187]

At one point, my family owned, and I worked at Wildlife Sportsman in Marble Falls, which was originally the Burnhams Brothers, but due to the spelling, I don’t know if it’s the same family.

[@rubycollins3492]

Amazing Great people

[@jgalvanatx]

Interesting. Part of my family been here for an estimated 10,000 years.

[@Krod50]

My great great grandmother was Lipan Apache and her both Parents were here in burgs mill Texas. My great great grandmother was the first baby baptized at the San Juan Mission in Texas. Us Native Americans were here and indigenous. And that cannibal stories were concocted by European Americans to justify stealing land. This story makes these ppl look like heros😂😂😂 this is why crt is so important, because there was a very ugly side of how these Europeans inherited all their properties.

[@barrettorth8413]

Many of the indians encountered by settlers during this time were violent savages with extremely primitive cultures; I have no doubt that some were also cannibalistic.

[@adamdemirs3466]

I am a 6th generation Texan. Not too many people can say that. My moms side came with the first wave of Germans in the early 1800s. My great grandmother passed in the early 90s at 109 years old. She had stories of Comanche raiding the neighbors houses. The house she grew up in had an escape hatch and tunnel.

[@sheepdog1102]

Good American stock!😊

[@godblesschild808]

Married 54 years & Never had a agreement cause he knows he's always getting last word yes dear lol 😆 😉 😘 🤣

[@bannedfromtheshow8188]

You're welcome to keep the ranch as long as you can pay the rent (property taxes)

[@aldredge_saxxon]

I have original documents of my family's service in several campaigns including their sacrifice at Goliad. Two six hundred acre tracks one for each brother.

[@Emmathegreat123-s4k]

Tejanos were the first

[@josepharanda5959]

I have a 4th grandfather born in 1833 named Manuel Flores born in Goliath Texas before Texas was a state

[@GregoryRendon-l7i]

The coastal Indians, were 6- 7 ft tall, the Spaniards meet them, they died same year of Civil War. Kawkawashian, means dog lover.

[@AdamMacias-i4x]

Good morning Mr. Burnam thank you for continuing to steal credit for titles you don't deserve. The first settlers were Tejanos in Texas it was still called Tejas at that time a native Caddo word for friend. The first fort in Texas was in 1690 it was established by New Spain empire. The people from Austin colony were the first invaders to come steal the land. The Spanish was only establishing Mission at the time because they were spreading the Catholic religion. I am 6th generation Tejano from Brownsville Texas. My family established the local fire house here. I don't appreciate you stealing credit for being the first Texan that honor goes to my ancestors and the indigenous ppl which I am also Nimazewalli. Ppl like you stole our land and sent the Texas rangers to massacres and take our land. Why don't you talk about that instead of you're colonizer Fabrications.

[@dansavagewarrior377]

The Paleo were the first immigrants to come to Texas 10,000 to 14,000 years ago. Anyone after that took the land away just the same as the European settlers. Mexico was at War with the Apache and Commanchie, so Mexico was not innocent either.

[@jbwolfhunter8031]

We are from the community of Roma- Los Saenz, ESTABLISHED in 1765, and my ancestors were here far before that time, so yea, you are definitely NOT the first Texan. What cynicism!

[@guadalupe_rodriguezNPK]

1822 ? My family, was in Texas before Texas was Texas...lol Wrong in information to say " the first Texans".

[@barrettorth8413]

The first Texans were those who actually fought for and established the Republic of Texas, not the sparse inhabitants who may have lived on the land prior to that.

[@hermancardona3125]

Karankawa were not cannibals, Tonkawa were. First People of these lands were great humans, my family was here in Tejas before Tejas, they fought against Mexico before Texans They fought to keep their way of life, but mostly were survivors overcoming the greatest invasion in history My family being survivors fought as Tejanos to free the People from Mexico and supported the beginning of the Great Country of Texas and later the Greatest Nation in the world USA

[@J.R.Graham]

💯👍♥️🤠

[@horaciomoreno4841]

Not true my great great grandfather was in Santa Cruz Texas in 1840 and had 8.thousands acres

[@jimmyconway8025]

Hee looks just like his ancestor Thats crazy

[@viajandoyaprendiendoconRicardo]

I finished elementary school in Mexico, finished high school while in the US army stationed in the Berlin Brigade in West Berlin, went to Douglas College and British Columbia Institute of Technology. Texas is like any other place or religion. Each person has its own beliefs and people can talk any thing they like or believe, after all, this is a free country. My history and belief is 180 degrees away from this video. I love Texas and this is my home.

[@rayvillarreal-bc3fw]

True story, grandfather Capts Villarreal's w/Capt Alonso De Leon 1680's named this place Los Tejas, my grandfather Capt Enrique Villarreal land grantee to Rincon Del Oso, aka Corpus Christi received his land from the king of Spain. The land was stolen by Kenny and the Americans when they invaded Mexico at our other ranch which is now a Texas State Park.

[@louishall700]

Least, we forget those true Texans that the lands were stolen from! Indigenous folks who lived there for thousands of years.

[@aaronday7537]

Comanches and Apaches drove those indigenous folks out before the Anglos.

[@newvibes789]

Uhhhh yeah the 300 were not the original Texans. Nice try but not true. The originals were the Natives and after that were the Spanish who had been in "Texas" for close to 300 years before the "300" even got to Texas. Stop trying to make up your own history!!!

[@richardmontonio1486]

Mexicans are native American Indians.

[@newvibes789]

Ummm no they are Spanish and native! Go do some research!!!

[@RAJohns]

Don’t tell them what to do.

[@x-ray-cat5960]

So they were Spanish citizens then to Mexican citizens but started misbehaving by bringing the slavers instead

[@x-ray-cat5960]

And what about the first Peoples, indigenous. Independence is the biggest lie to bring in slaves because the East Coast messed up the soils

[@HectorArrambide-vf4lg]

I belive the first texans migrated from mexico and came to what is known as laredo ttexas back in 1755 actually about 20 years earlier

[@richardmontonio1486]

Texas was owned by Mexico till 1830 the Mexican and American war.

[@johnrobinson7021]

the first Texan? total bravo sierra.

[@johnzabik270]

Married 54 years and no arguments.. yeah right.. lmao

[@strawberrynonnie]

Unfortunately theres a lot of fabric ation in this families story,the old 300 came from mostly from arkansas.the tumlinson rangers and families were part of that.heavy history all over gonzales and the alamo proves this.

[@rodrigolara6733]

The first Texans where mixed Yeah raced from the Mexican state of Texas, Native and Spanish people. But of British empire, then yeah I guess it is true, English descendent then yes.

[@thetoknboxshow]

This video is based on European immigrant lies. Natives and Mexican's are the original Texans

[@dansavagewarrior377]

The victors always tell the history.

[@raymondanguiano651]

Just like the witty museum I was insulted by their Texas ranch exhibit there no Tejano ranchers just Anglo ranchers where do these people get off seriously.

[@johnnycray4427]

Gringos re-wrote Texas history. They tried to make it out to look; as if they just rolled in, & gained their Independence from Mexico. The majority of the land in Texas was stolen after the Mexican American War from Tejanos, & Mexican Americans.

[@jik5521]

May I add that obviously there were people prior to white people being in Texas. We should not be so prideful and arrogant to not recognize others. We should be able to give credit to others without feeling threatened. I am white and Christian. I say that not in pride, but as a fact. I have friends and coworkers from different countries, ethnicities, and religious beliefs. Surely we can all agree that God made a wonderful world where we can all make a difference!

[@johnnycray4427]

@@jik5521 Spaniards are white just not northern European white, so whites were already inhabiting Texas before Anglos came along. The problem with Texas history, is that it's been whitewashed. They make it appear that it began in 1836. The fuck it did. Tejanos were trying to gain independence from Spain since 1811

[@raymondanguiano651]

I hear you it just seems so ridiculous when people always take credit for something that they know is going to offend others there prideful all right

[@raymondanguiano651]

I wonder if they be prideful if they knew there great grandparents had killed Mexican Americans for their land or cheated them out of it because they didn’t understand English

[@ernestsmith3581]

The first documented Texan of European descent was a French child (iirc, a little girl) born at LaSalle's colony of Ft St. Louis near present day Inez. However she was certainly not the first Texan. Only idiots (or non-Texans) would exclude Native Americans, Spanish, Mestezio, or Mulleto (or French) - all are Texan, and we all know we are.

[@conservativetexan2289]

I love my Texas history. But calling them the first Texans so absolutely absurd. My family fought in the Texas revolution. The battle of San Jacinto along side San Houston. My family migrated from Spain to Texas in the 1770s.

[@RandyFelts2121]

our family Bible has 6 gyrations counting my grand children.

[@armandoalaniz]

I believe the Spaniards were in Texas before the Burnam Family.

[@Tecate662]

How do they say it with a straight face?

[@m.acosta6465]

As a native Texan this is so laughable...of course Euro-Americans claiming they were the first....

[@FernandoGraciaEcheverria]

!Qué fácil es manipular la historia! El gobierno mexicano del General Santana tenía serias dificultades para llevar colonos desde Europa y México, así que accedió a permitir la entrada de colonos anglos; pero los primeros colonos hispanos ya estaban allí desde hacía al menos doscientos cincuenta años antes. De modo que se permitió la entrada de las trescientas familias desde Estados Unidos como una mala solución a un problema de viabilidad de la colonia como deferencia. Vinieron como invitados pero pronto se rebelaron de la metrópoli hasta que consiguieron la independencia; así que de las promesas que hicieron, nada de nada.

[@Vesicamusic]

Davy crockett made you

[@ernestsmith3581]

One criticism: your map of The Republic of Texas is very poorly done. Even Washington-on-the-Brazos is misplaced "off-the-Brazos". Farr better early maps exist.

[@JAsh-ep8gz]

Not true when it comes to Anglo saxons aka the first white Texans my great x7 grandmother is officially recognized as the first #1 Helena dill Berryman google it ! I’m a Berryman we still keep all the history in the family

[@leegoodell2018]

With all due respect to the Burnams; they are not the first Texans. They say in the video that their great great grandfather came to texas in 1822. Austins first colony the old three hundred came to Texas in 1821. My family was part of that.

[@fredlynnsmith4982]

listen to the story instead of basing it off the click bait

[@texascreekcowboy1587]

first family? no sir. there were families way before yall

[@betomontemayor7369]

The first white illegal immigrants.

[@GregoryRendon-l7i]

Good for you, taking Mexico property, it was never Austin to give. Grant said, most unjust war.

[@Novabella101]

This has always been the way. We just conquest with money these days.

[@jimmyebner6015]

Bull shit Austin was given a land grant buy the Mexico government to help settle and push the Apache out of Texas. So yes the land grant was from the Mexico government

[@eloymorales1699]

​@@Novabella101not any more,,plus us Mexicans are getting our land back lil by lil.

[@nickwallen436]

Then they pass and leave it to a grandkid who sells it to a man from out of town. It’s a sad time today.

[@mariavmelendez8705]

Sorry to burst your bubble, but you sertenly weren't the first Texas

[@felipelongoria4149]

Not possible...native Texans are NATIVE

[@jonathanwilliams4501]

As big as the state became, I’m sure there were other people in the state the same time they were…😂

[@regil93]

The first texan was mexican.

[@SouthTexasRed]

Wrong! The first Texans were native Indians! They were here long before the white man came from overseas. Aka the Spaniard’s.

[@0.-._.-._.-0]

The first Tejanos were the mixed Spanish -Indian people, ......si o si

[@jbwolfhunter8031]

Sorry old man, you all were not near being the first "Texans" you were and still are uninvited.

[@justinwalker6280]

We didn’t need to be, we took it because we were more badass than the competition.

[@newvibes789]

Utterly Ridiculous!!!

[@mariocisneros911]

?? Yankee texan . Texan is a derivative of Tejanos. Texas/ Tejas. They were here 100's of years earlier. Why not embrace historical facts

[@eduardodelagarza4787]

Bless yalls heart how hard was it to disregard the Spanish land grants lmao, I guess we were not Texans, my DNA is European too except for the native American, only white people have history

[@gabrielbatiz8168]

I get the logic foos, but the Coauhilians built the Alamo so I have first dibs lol.

[@TwistedArtLady]

The 1st Texans were Natives

[@aaronday7537]

The Clovis culture?

[@Michael-cw7di]

Slave owner??

[@Richard-cu8fr]

This all bullshi there are plenty of others in texss.

[@lcpldevildog]

They were not the first texans, there were people already in the area for milenia. There are also accounts that the indigenous people could smell them from a distance also. They were nothing more than immigrants looking for free land, always something for FREE.

[@JamesWilliams-lj2pb]

Wasn't the first Texans my family Native American Apaches were here long before this guy

[@scarlodonatti8643]

Was not the 1st people here , first white Texans maybe😂😂

[@eduardodelagarza4787]

Bless yalls heart how hard was it to disregard the Spanish land grants lmao, I guess we were not Texans, my DNA is European too except for the native American, only white people have history

[@royvaughn7693]

Great Video