On August 4, 1836, Samuel Augustus Maverick, a signor of the Texas Declaration of Independence, married Mary Ann Adams. Mary was the eighteen-year-old daughter of William and Agatha Adams of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The newlyweds
shunned the offer of a large plantation from Samuel’s father to go to Texas. The
Mavericks settled in San Antonio making their home at Soledad and Commerce
Streets. Sam was a lawyer, cattleman, and served as San Antonio Mayor. The
word Maverick was derived from his not branding his cows. He survived the
Council House Fight. Maverick was later captured and imprisoned by the Mexican
Army. He and Mary lived to be one of San Antonio’s most revered couples. Many
of Sam and Mary Maverick’s descendants still live in San Antonio. Learn more
about Sam and Mary in the award-winning Comanche Trace, Book IV of the
Westward Sagas series www.davidabowlesauthor.com.
