The Republic of Texas and before

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Comment by Kathleen Forshey-Burns on June 30, 2010 at 10:04am

My Republic of Texas ancestors are Thomas Roderick Townsend, James Johnson Sr., Dillard Cooper. Thomas Roderick Townsend was from South Carolina came to to Texas in 1835 and settled his family in the Colorado County area after Texas won Independence. James Johnson Sr. was from Va and came to Houston Co Texas in 1835. His son Lewis Johnson was killed in the Alamo. Dillard Cooper was born in South Carolina, Came to Texas from Alabama with Shackleford's Red Rovers and was one of a few that survived the Goliad Massacre and escaped. His story has been published many times in many books.

Comment by Jeri Steele on September 16, 2009 at 10:18pm

Republic of Texas ancestor, Hiram Kirkpatrick(on my mother's lineage), Shelby County and James Moore Sr (on my dad's lineage), Fannin County. Hiram is all documented for the DRT. Need to slow down and document James for a supplemental. For those that have trouble documenting Republic of Texas ancestors, be sure to look at the Tax lists and deed records for the counties involved. You can find all kinds of other records intermingled in what is labeled 'deeds' in Republic of Texas days. Also check Red River and Nacogdoches county records since that was the primary two gateways into TX. Land grants were issued in those two counties BEFORE other counties had land boards.

Comment by Jennifer Wolford on August 13, 2009 at 1:42pm

Hi All!

I just got confirmation that William Christian Menefee ( signer for Texas Declaration of Indepenance) is my great, great, great grandmother's ( Frances Rosetta Menefee) first cousin. There was also a chapter named after a great, great, great greandfather ( Hught Davlin) but it disbanded.... can't wait to get more into my Texas Revolution Roots! We also still own land that was deeded in the old 400? It was not the original 300, but right after that... hope to hear back from any distant relatives on here:)

Comment by Betty Vaughn on July 29, 2009 at 2:34am

I descend from Martin Allen and William Pryor, both members of Austin's Old 300. William Pryor's brother-in-law, Burk Trammell died at the Alamo. John L Johnston came to Austin Co, TX in 1839, My Smith family was down in the Sequin area before it was Sequin!! Hardy Ware and Thomas Williams were in Nacogdoches before 1824.

TEXAS PROUD!!!

Comment by Greta Koehl on July 25, 2009 at 6:20pm

My Brinlees and McKinneys arrived in Texas in 1824. Collin McKinney was my gggg-uncle. The Brinlees have some interesting history during the Republic of Texas days, including being tried for murder.

Comment by Gen Story Girl on July 23, 2009 at 9:32pm

Hello! My family roots go deep in the history and heart of Texas. My 4th great-grandfather was Moses Baker who arrived in Gonzales Town, DeWitt Colony on 20 Feb 1831 with the Tennessee-Texas land company's wagon train. When he arrived he received a league of land on the west bank of the Guadalupe River between Seguin and New Braunfels in current Guadalupe Co. He also purchased four lots in the west outer town tract of Gonzales in 1834. Probate records verify that Isaac Baker (b. 15 Sep 1814), a Gonzales Ranger and member of the Gonzales Alamo Relief Force who died in the Alamo on 6 Mar 1836, was the son of Moses Baker.

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