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Moses Austin. October 4, 1761–June 10, 1821. Moses Austin, the patriarch of Anglo settlement in Texas, died before his colonial dream became a reality. Austin was born in Connecticut in 1761. As a young man, he opened dry goods stores in Philadelphia and Richmond.

Moses Austin, founder of the American lead industry and the first man to obtain permission to bring Anglo-American settlers into Spanish Texas, son of Elias and Eunice (Phelps) Austin, was born in Durham, Connecticut, on October 4, 1761. He was in the fifth generation of his line of Austins in America.

1820. Moses Austin asks Spain for Texas colony. Hoping to recover from bankruptcy with a bold scheme of colonization, Moses Austin meets with Spain authorities in San Antonio to ask permission...

Moses Austin (October 4, 1761 – June 10, 1821) was an American businessman and pioneer who played a large part in the development of the lead industry in the early United States. He was the father of Stephen F. Austin, one of the earliest American settlers of Texas, which was at the time part of Mexico.

The Moses and Stephen F. Austin Papers consist primarily of the personal and official records of Moses Austin (1761-1821), and his son Stephen F. Austin (1793-1836) who carried out his father's plan for the Anglo colonization of Mexican Texas.

Moses Austin ( b. 4 October 1761; d. 10 June 1821), founder of the American lead industry and father of Stephen F. Austin. Reared in Connecticut, Moses Austin moved to Richmond, Virginia, in 1785 to manage a mercantile business. An entrepreneur, he revived the lead business, making considerable money before experiencing business reverses.

Died: June 10, 1821 (age 59) Missouri Hometowns: Herculaneum, Potosi. Region of Missouri: Southeast. Categories: Entrepreneurs, Explorers and Settlers. Introduction. Moses Austin was an American merchant and lead miner who brought national attention to America’s mineral wealth.

Reference. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Austin, Moses. views 1,618,722 updated. Moses Austin, 1761–1821, American pioneer, b. Durham, Conn. After developing lead mines in SW Virginia, he went to inspect (1796–97) prospects in Missouri, then Spanish territory. In 1798 he founded Potosi, Mo. and became a miner and trader there.