Alexander Calvit (also known as Sandy Calvit) (1784–1836) was an early settler in colonial Texas and a

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planter. His Evergreen Plantation lay where the town of

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, was later built.

Early life

Alexander Calvit was born on June 17, 1784, in what is now Mississippi,"CALVIT, ALEXANDER," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fca22), accessed September 09, 2014. Uploaded on June 12, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. which was then part of Spanish West Florida and in 1798 became the

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of the United States. He served as a First Lieutenant and '' aide-de-camp'' in the

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of 1813–1814.

Career

He was one of the earliest settlers in Mexican Texas, going on Stephen F. Austin's mission.C. Herndon Williams, ''Texas Gulf Coast Stories'', The History Press, 2010, p. 7

/ref> As a member of the Old Three Hundred, in 1824 he received some land in what are now Brazoria and Waller Counties. This included what is now known as

. He established the Evergreen Plantation, a sugar plantation in what later became known as

.C. Herndon Williams, ''True Tales of the Texas Frontier: Eight Centuries of Adventure and Surprise'', The History Press, 2013

/ref>Diana J. Kleiner, "CALVIT-HERNDON PLANTATION," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/accgf), accessed September 09, 2014. Uploaded on June 12, 2010. Modified on September 4, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

Personal life

He married Barbara Mackall Wilkinson, sister of

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, known as "the mother of Texas." Their daughter, Barbara M. W. Calvit, married

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, a lawyer and a planter. When she inherited her father's plantation, they renamed it the Herndon Plantation and raised

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s and cattle.

Death

He died of pneumonia on January 7, 1836, at his home in Brazoria County''Handbook of Texas Online'', "Calvit, Alexander," accessed April 25, 2016, https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fca22. Uploaded on June 12, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. (then Brazoria District, Mexican Texas).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Calvit, Alexander 1784 births 1836 deaths People from Mississippi People from Brazoria County, Texas People of the Creek War American planters Deaths from pneumonia in Texas People of Mexican Texas Old Three Hundred