Richard Austin (colonist)

Richard Austin
Born1598
Titchfield, Hampshire, England
Died1645
Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British America
Known forAncestor of the Austin family
Children2
Parent(s)Richard Austin Sr., Annis

Richard Austin (1598–1645) was an early Puritan colonist who landed in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts on 16 May 1638 on board a ship called the Bevis. He was the immigrant paternal English ancestor and great-great-great-grandfather of Stephen F. Austin, empresario, considered the "father of Texas" and founder of Texas.

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