Muncey Massacre
McBain Jameson and Jeremiah Muncey settled in this vicinity in 1840 and 1842. While hunting in late 1844, William Rice and Leonard Searcy came to Muncey's hut and found the savagely slain bodies of Jameson, Muncey, Mrs. Muncey, and a small child, and recognized signs of an Indian raid. The men sped out to their own sons, who were hunting nearby. Young Searcy was found safe, but Rice had been killed. Two Muncey boys disappeared, never to be found. Another was at Throckmorton settlement. That was the last tragic Indian raid in Collin county. (1976) Supplemental plaque added 1998: Historical marker relocated to this site in 1998. The site of the Muncey home and graves of the victims are approximately one mile northwest of this site.
33.0504° N, 96.6762° W
Where to Find It
2800 Spring Creek Pkwy., on Collin County Community College Spring Creek campus, Plano
Nearby Markers
- 0.5 mi SE First Methodist Church of Plano Plano
- 0.6 mi S Bowman Cemetery Plano
- 1.9 mi S Plano Mutual Cemetery Plano
- 2.1 mi S First Presbyterian Church of Plano Plano
- 2.4 mi SW First Baptist Church of Plano Plano
- 2.5 mi SW Aldridge House Plano