Staashen near La Porte in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Enoch Brinson & Pecan Grove Plantation

Photographed by Brian Anderson, March 14, 2021

1. Enoch Brinson & Pecan Grove Plantation Marker

Inscription. Enoch and Eliza (Ballew) Brinson traveled to Texas in 1824 with her father, Page Ballew, and her sister and brother-in-law, Levicy (Ballew) and William Bloodgood. The extended family were among Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists. The Brinsons settled on their league of land on a site overlooking San Jacinto Bay in August 1824 and erected a small cabin in which to live until the main house was completed. In 1830 Brinson advertised a blacksmith shop.

During the Texas Revolution Brinson went to Galveston with Colonel James Morgan to defend the island and build fortifications. Brinson could not join the Texian army because of a disability, but he provided supplies and labor for the revolutionary cause.

After his wife Eliza died, Brinson became involved with her widowed sister, Delilah Ballew Shaw. The couple obtained a marriage license in 1837 and married in 1838. In 1850, Brinson's plantation supported more than 640 head of cattle, four horses and thirty improved acres and the family kept one slave. The plantation property included outbuildings, the blacksmith shop and a family cemetery. By 1860, Brinson's

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personal worth was estimated to be $25,000 and his land was valued at seven thousand dollars.

Enoch Brinson died in 1861. Delilah Brinson took charge of the estate, including the plantation, where she already was accustomed to milking 30 to 40 cows a day in addition to other duties. Later, she divided the Brinson land between their son and daughter, deeding Pecan Grove to their son. Delilah Brinson died in 1870. The land was divided many times in the next century, eventually becoming an industrial site.

Erected 2000 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12664.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1824.

Location. 29° 41.574′ N, 95° 2.875′ W. Marker is near La Porte, Texas, in Harris County. It is in Staashen. It is on Pasadena Freeway Frontage Road (State Highway 225 Frontage Road) west of Sens Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 901 Sens Road, La Porte TX 77571, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan

Photographed by Brian Anderson, March 14, 2021

2. Enoch Brinson & Pecan Grove Plantation Marker

Area.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: La Porte's First School for Black Children (approx. 2.1 miles away); Historic La Porte Colored School (approx. 2.1 miles away); Seureau Building: The First Business in La Porte (approx. 2.4 miles away); Williams Building (approx. 2.4 miles away); The 1915 Fire (approx. 2.4 miles away); Artesian Hotel (approx. 2½ miles away); Besson Building (approx. 2½ miles away); La Porte Hardware (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in La Porte.

Also see . . . Brinson, Enoch - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on March 15, 2021, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2021, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,241 times since then and 117 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 15, 2021, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.