John Davis b 1810, was a sibling of Zachariah Davis , b near Shelbyville, Tn, and a son of Daniel Davis and his wife, Elizabeth Davidson. John died in 1845, never married. I may have missed it, I'm only 197 letters behind.....Zachariah is my Davis line and I do have quite a bit of history on it, so if you think this is your connection, let meknow and Iwill give more information. Jean [email protected] [email protected] wrote: > Hi All, > Charles has more knowledge in his little toe than I have in my entire body > but I have a book and a couple of sites that might help. {TN girl marries a > Texan..these guys learn to QUOTE Travis' last letter from the Alamo when the > rest of us are learning "Twinkle, twinkle.." } > > John Davis 1811-3/6/1836 25 years > Born: KY > Residence: Gonzales Texas > Pvt. rifleman, Gonzales Ranging Co. > > John Davis left KY while in his late teens. His twin brother remained behine > when he moved to Texas. > He received title to 1/4 league of land on the LaVaca Creek in Dewitt's > Colony on 10/28/1831. > In Texas, Davis gained a reputation for his actions in engagements with > Indians. > On 2/23/1836 he was mustered into service as a member of the Gonzales > Ranging Co. He entered the Alamo with this unit 3/1/1836. > from: Alamo Defenders by Bill Groneman p. 32 > http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/dewitt.htm Sons of DeWitt Colony > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/restx.htm Residents of Texas 1782-1836 > Regards, > Karen (of Col Samuel Wear...the genes say hello through the generations, > Charles) > > ==== Southern-Trails Mailing List ==== > If someone sends a warning about an email virus or asks you to send ANY > message to everybody you know, check out these site to see if it's for real: > IBM AntiVirus Home Page > http://www.av.ibm.com > McAfee: Virus Hoaxes > http://www.mcafee.com/support/hoax.asp > or one of these sites which are very good about virus and > chainletter hoaxes or myths: > http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html > http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACChainLetters.html > http://kumite.com/myths/myths/