I am new at rootsweb, and new to the Conn message boards. On behalf of my wife who has Conn ancestry dating back to Rev. Hugh Conn, I am attempting to establish a base for research of the Texas Conns. John Thomas Conn who is also listed in various places as Thomas Conn came to Texas in 1837 with his son Hugh Lee Conn. Both men are show on the Republic of Texas tax lists. Hugh Lee Conn became a judge in Gonzales. He resigned this position when he voted against secession in 1861. I have a newspaper article which was written by the "Texas Brigade" historian J.B. Polly some years after the War Between the States. The anti secessionist sentiments of Hugh Lee Conn are mentioned in the article. It is note known exactly what Hugh Lee Conn's exact stance was, but it is possibly a similar stance to that taken by Sam Houston on secession. Nonetheless, Hugh Conn's son Thomas became a captain in the Confederate army and was a company commander in Waul's legion where he saw extensive action. Thomas had also been wounded in action during the Mexican war at the battle of Buena Vista.
Thomas' younger brother Samuel Notley Conn was my wife's ancestor.
After resigning as judge in Gonzales county, Hugh Lee Conn moved to Blanco Texas. There is a building there that is attributed to an Adrian Conn, but I believe that if my understanding is correct that Adrian Was the widow of Thomas Conn.

If any of you Texas Conns can give some information of this family branch, I would really like to exchange some information with you.