Ebenezer Allen was not the only New Englander to make his mark in Texas. The contributions and importance of these immigrants are immediately evident in the names of counties in the Lone Star State.

Of the 253 Texas counties, ten are named in honor of people who were born in New England:

Connecticut            1  

Starr County – James Harper Starr (1809–1890), a treasurer for the Republic of Texas and Confederate official

Maine                    2         

      Howard County – Volney Eskine Howard (1849–1853), U.S. Representative from Texas

      Hall County – Warren DeWitt Clinton Hall a secretary of war for the Republic of Texas (1836)

Massachusetts        4

      Montague County – Daniel Montague (1844–1846), a state senator and early surveyor

Jones County – Anson Jones, the fifth president of the Republic of Texas (1844–1846) 

Lynn County – William Lynn, a soldier in the Texas Revolution who is believed to have died defending the Alamo

      Sherman County – Sidney Sherman (1805–1873), a soldier in the Texas Revolution

New Hampshire     2

      Kendall County – George Wilkins Kendall, an early journalist and sheep rancher who gained national fame as a war correspondent during the Mexican American War

      Cochran County – Robert E. Cochran (1810–1836), a defender of the Alamo

Vermont                1     

Wheeler County – Royal Tyler Wheeler, the second Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court