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Post by jamesg on Apr 27, 2012 21:51:20 GMT -5
Tidbit, April 27 1836 Tumlinson Ranger Joshua Gray 22yrs old "died in service" six days after San Jacinto His father Daniel Gray would receive WAR bounty land for him for 1280 acres of land PLUS a Donation of another 640 acres. ......anything happening after San Jacinto during retreat of Mexican Army?
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Post by Hiram on Apr 28, 2012 16:10:37 GMT -5
Bounty grants were issued for military service; 320 acres for every three months of service. Often heirs of soldiers who died in service would be given the maximum allotment of 1280 acres on the assumption that they would have served for the duration.
Donation grants were issued by the Republic of Texas for participation in specific battles. Soldiers who fought at Bexar and San Jac, including the baggage detail, received certificates for their service. The heirs of those who fell at the Alamo and Goliad also received certificates. Congress continually changed the acreage allotted under these grants, so there were donation grants for differing acreages, although most certificates were issued for 640 acres.
Additional military action post-San Jacinto is not necessary in order to trigger the issuance of a donation grant; and Joshua Gray may well have just taken ill and expired. The heirs of Joshua Gray received the grant in 1840.
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Post by jamesg on Apr 29, 2012 1:41:16 GMT -5
Hiram, Thankyou sir I Guess I was wondering about that extra 640 acres Donation??? that came along WITH the 1280 acres. how did that fit in???.. I don't find him on any rolls of the major battles.and as He was a Ranger..maybe some skirmish with the Mexican army before or after San Jacinto? Just a small mystrey in Texas history. True.. he may have taken ill and died..just don't know. I do know he was 22yrs old when he died. I do sincerely Thankyou again for your response and search.
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Post by Hiram on May 3, 2012 10:34:57 GMT -5
I was wondering about that extra 640 acres Donation??? that came along WITH the 1280 acres. how did that fit in???... I didn't see a listing for a donation grant under Gray's name in Miller's Bounty and Donation Land Grants. Do you have a link that you can send me? The donation grant should describe why it was issued.
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Post by jamesg on May 3, 2012 14:30:13 GMT -5
Hiram Thankyou again for taking the time My sources its the Texas General Land Office Joshua Gray's His Bounty certificate reads 1280 acres with a augmentation of 640 acres of land for a total of 1920 acres appreantly there were several Bounty certificates issues for 1920 acres I haven't seen Millers' Bounty and Land grants in a long time but remember seeing several 1920 acre certificates for famous Alamo folks to like Jim Bowie and Ballentine.. and other Battle vets as well as a opposed to getting two certs. Having Talked to a GLO Clerk. he said back in those days there wasn't set way of doing it. just depended on clerk at the time.
I must recommend TX Genral Land office the have most of these original documents on PDF now.
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Post by jamesg on May 3, 2012 16:56:01 GMT -5
About this thread about Joshua Gray and recieving the 1280 acres and the augmentation of 640 acres equaling 1920 arces I orignially asked if anyone knew of a incident on the Day of his death. 27 April 1836. While Joshua Gray is of my bloodline. I study the Ranging Corps of the Texas Republic and trying to re-create the Tumlinsons Rangers company history thru research. In the Tumlinson Rangers besides, Joshua Gray recieving the 1920acres, Rangers, William Leech, (H)Nowell Haggard, and John Williams all recieved 1920acres and we know for a Fact Haggard and Williams were killed by Indians in May 1836.
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Post by sailorcliff on Dec 30, 2020 23:10:46 GMT -5
My great grand mother (Ma Risner) was born in 1875 and past away in 1975. She was a true Texas cowgirl and carried a six shooter into her late 80's and "chawed tobacie" using a coffee can. (My father sweet talked her out of her gun after she nearly shot one of her sons when a can of beans exploded on her stove and she thought she was being attacked).
Her father, James B. (1st Sarg. of 2nd Ranger Company), came from KY with many members of his family with his father as wagon master and with the first KY horse flesh brought to Texas. The elder Isaac Williams fell sick in Ark where the family stayed for a couple of years till he pasted away and then James B. Williams took over as leader and arrived in Texas in 1848. He and the rest joined an uncle John Williams who received Lt commission, later Captain from Gov. Sam Houston to raise the Second Company of Texas Rangers for protection from the Indian raids. A letter signed by 183 citizens had been sent to Gov. Houston requesting that John Williams be appointed commander of a company of Rangers. Captain John (appointed Capt. in 1858) had a large white horse that could outrun and had to on occasion the mustang ponies of the Indians and bandits. He was a marked man among the waring tribes of west Texas. Among the men in his company were his nephews James (1st Sarg), Kelse and David Williams. Another nephew John R. who taught school was killed by horse thieves. In 1862 during the Civil War Captain John and a few cowboys were taking a herd of cattle to one of the Confederate camps when they were jumped by Indians. Captain John gave the order to leave the cattle as it was thought that was what the band wanted and ride off. But one of his men was on a mule and fell behind and a group went after him. John sent the others off and went back figuring his horse could hold two men and still outrun the war party. But both men were cut off by a second group and killed.
His grave has a state sign with the inscription: Capt. Johnny Williams, Killed by Indians Oct.2, 1862. Born 1798.
James sons fought in the Civil War where he lost one son. After the war his wife pasted away and he later married Ma's mother who was quite younger than him and twin daughters and a son were born to Martha Ward. Lou Etta Williams being one of the girl twins. Ma later had one son in the old army pre WWI, two in WWI and two in WWII and one in Vietnam. She was loved by all who knew her.
When she split the blanket with George Washington Risner she moved all her children to the Yuma Indian Land on the Colorado where my father was born and raised. As a child he would go the the council meetings with an Uncle who sat on the council. When they met one of the members would take my father out to a field and point to the ground and my dad said he would dig like a dog throwing up dirt and sand all over. When he reached what he was looking for, a huge water melon, they would pull it out of the ground nice and cool and take it back to the meeting where my father got a huge slice and sat in a corner eating while the meeting went on. (my number one sister, the girl without a name, lived on the Mission Reservation in CA till they kicked her off for, believe it or not, scalping a girl she had a fight with. The council called her up and told her not to let the gate hit her in the rear on the way out. She is now a renegade.)
Dad later joined the Navy and was at Pearl Harbor as a young sailor when it was attacked. He spent 22 years in the Navy and he and my mother became acquainted with many people you read in modern history books, royalty, government officials, military leaders, industrialist, and people in the entertainment and athletics, people in high places and low places (some of the low are best kept in the closet). They led a vary interesting life.
Forgive me for taking up so much space.
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Post by sailorcliff on Dec 30, 2020 23:16:20 GMT -5
P.S. to my above. I have copies of the letter to Gov. Houston and his reply giving the number of men to be enlisted, etc. if any would like it put up here. Thank you again.
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