Descent From Austin Family
Shelby is the great, great, great grandson of Emily Margaret Austin Bryan Perry. Shelby is not a direct descendant of Emily's brother, Stephen F. Austin; Stephen F. Austin did not have offspring, issue, or children.
He is however a direct descendent of Stephen F Austin's father Moses Austin who, in 1821, left for Missouri with a grant to bring 300 colonists into Texas. These colonist were referred to as the The Old Three Hundred. His full family tree may be found on the Brazoria County Historical Museum's website.
Bryan's oldest known relative is Richard Austin who sailed, with his wife and two sons to America in 1638 on the ship Bevis.
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