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According to historical lore, Bunton ’ s smooth-talking wife, Mary Howell Bunton, convinced their captors that they were American citizens legally entering Texas under the colonization law granted by Mexico to Stephen F. Austin.

After their release, the Buntons continued on to Mountain City, where they built their “ Rancho Rambolette ” and began to farm and raise a family.

Other early settlers included families such as the Vaughans, Bartons, Barbers, Porters, Moores, Rectors and Turners.