Their land adjoined Comanche territory and was raided several times .
Two years later , they joined seven other families under Captain Daniel Monroe and settled near present - day Cameron , where they received 640 acres ( 260 ha ) of land along the Little River .
families ' land adjoined Comanche territory and was raided several times .
Two years later , they joined seven other families under Captain Daniel Monroe and settled near present - day Cameron , where they received 640 acres ( 260 ha ) of land along the Little River .