​Green DeWitt Cemetery

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Marker Text: ​Green (1787-1835) and Sarah (Seely) (1789-1854) DeWitt moved their family from Missouri to Texas in 1826 after he successfully petitioned the Mexican government for an Empresario grant to settle 400 Anglo-Americans on lands southwest of Stephen F. Austin's colony. In 1831, Sarah received a separate grant, the Sarah Seely league, from which this acre was set aside for a family family cemetery. The grave of Sarah, known for her "come and take it" flag as the fight for Texas Independence began, stands near a memorial for her husband, who is laid to rest in Mexico. The first known burial here is their grandson, Jonas DeWitt (1850-1851). (2002)

Marker No: 12837

Texas Historical Cemetery Marker

Geographic: 29.472588,-97.447617

Location: ​from Gonzales, take US 183 South about 1.7 mile then go South on US 97 about .25 mile; take a county road West 0.1 mile then go North on county road through gate.