Robert McNutt (1795–1853) was a pioneering Texan whose life embodied the spirit of early American and Texas frontier service. Born in 1795, in Tennessee, he fought in the War of 1812, rising to the rank of lieutenant. In 1818, he married Mary “Polly” Jackson, with whom he raised ten children.

Seeking new opportunities, the McNutt family migrated to Texas in April 1834. When the Texas Revolution erupted, McNutt organized a company of volunteers from Austin County and joined General Sam Houston’s army. Promoted to Major, he commanded the baggage and ammunition guard during the decisive Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836, while also caring for the sick and wounded.

For his service, he received multiple land grants, including a one-league headright (4,428 acres) in Williamson County. He later served as a tax assessor and collector before settling near Georgetown, where he lived until his death in 1853.

The McNutt-Allen Cemetery began as a family burial ground on McNutt’s Williamson County headright land. The first burial was his daughter, Elizabeth Mercy McNutt Morey (1819–1849). Over the following decades, Robert and Polly McNutt, along with many of their children and grandchildren, were laid to rest here. Two McNutt daughters, Nancy and Martha, married brothers James “Bud” Allen and Ben Allen Sr., further expanding the family cemetery with numerous Allen descendants. The last known burial occurred in 1923.

The small 0.1-acre cemetery was designated a Historic Texas Cemetery in 2024. Major Robert McNutt is honored by a pink granite marker, #15279