Is the town of Anson, Texas, named after one of George Ansons sons who later returned to England?
No. According to the Anson (Jones County), Texas (42), Chamber of Commerce, the town is not named for any of our Ansons, but after a gentleman named Anson Jones (43). This Anson Jones was born in Massachusetts in 1798, lived in the United States his entire life, and was the last president of the Republic of Texas. The story about an Anson who came from England, settled in Texas, and then went back to England and had the town of Anson, Texas, named after him is false.
