Debbie I am sorry I haven't responded to your email as quickly as I would like. I am tied up this week, but will pull out the info on Edward West this weekend. Off the top of my head, he orginally came from Delaware and I believe that was via Tennessee. I will have more time on the weekend to look through things and answer you a bit more factually. Regards Bridget Stiverson > To: txredriv@rootsweb.com > Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:33:55 -0600 > From: blantonroots@gmail.com > Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Becknell Marker > > Bridget, > > Glad that I was able to be of help. Edward West had land in Red River > County near my John Blanton and adjoining J. B. McAnear/McAnier, a brother > to another ancestor of mine, Alexander McAnear. Do you know where Edward > lived before coming to Red River Co? Our John Blanton was in Arkansas and > Alabama, but we haven't been able to prove where he was before that. Just > wondering because I have been trying to find families that he may have had > dealings with before going to AL, perhaps in TN. > > Debbie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bridget Stiverson" <texasbridge@hotmail.com> > To: <txredriv@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 12:50 PM > Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Becknell Marker > > > >I always wondered whether Edward West had fought during the Texas > >Revolution, but never had the time to look. He has always been referred to > >as "Major" West and this was because of his limited role in the Civil War. > >I was greatly surprised today to see him listed as a 2nd Lieutenant with > >Becknell on the link provided by Debbie and just wanted to say thank you - > >I now have a new avenue to go down in the research of my family in Texas! > > > > > > > > Bridget Stiverson > > > > > > > >> To: txredriv@rootsweb.com > >> Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:27:59 -0600 > >> From: blantonroots@gmail.com > >> Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Becknell Marker > >> > >> Hi, Jim. You can see a list of the men who served with Becknell from > >> July > >> 14, 1836 - Aug 31, 1836 at > >> http://www.mindspring.com/~dmaxey/t/beckw_2t.htm. > >> My ancestor (and Sharon Black's), John Blanton, is on the list and shown > >> to > >> be 75 years of age. These are the men that served during the time of the > >> Battle of San Jacinto. He had other units that served at other times and > >> some of those units have also been transcribed and can be found at > >> http://www.mindspring.com/~dmaxey/rep_rev4.htm#beckw_1. > >> > >> Debbie Blanton McCoy > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Jim Giddens" <jimgidd@suddenlink.net> > >> To: <txredriv@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 11:52 PM > >> Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Becknell Marker > >> > >> > >> > Tom and all, > >> > Is there as list of the men that served with Becknell. My GGG > >> > Grandfather Richard F Giddens also served in the Black Hawk War > >> > with the Vermilion County (ILL) Volunteers in the Company of Captain > >> > John > >> > B > >> > Thomas. He mustered into service by Col Isaac R Moores on 23 day of > >> > May > >> > 1832. He was "2 Sergt". His son-in-law Henry Shockey was in the > >> > same > >> > unit as a Pvt. Shockey came to Texas also with RFG in 1833 and later > >> > had > >> > land in northeast Lamar Co. (use to be RR Co). There is a Shockey > >> > Prairie shown in that area, I assume it was name for him. > >> > I have always wondered if RFG served with Becknell and/or Stiles, > >> > but > >> > have never found any documentation. RFG would have been 35 when he > >> > came > >> > to RR Co in 1833. > >> > Hope all had at Great Thanksgiving Day (week) as I have had. > >> > If anyone is going to the Becknell site and would like for me to go > >> > with > >> > them or meet them there, let me know and if my calendar is clear, I > >> > will > >> > go > >> > with you or we will come up a time/day that will work. > >> > > >> > Jim Giddens > >> > Paris (Reno), Tx > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "tom watson" <DRtom_watson@msn.com> > >> > To: "red river" <txredriv@rootsweb.com> > >> > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 3:33 PM > >> > Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Becknell Marker > >> > > >> > > >> >> Mary, Capt. Becknell was quite active in the western frontier before > >> >> he > >> >> came to Texas in 1833. He fought in the war of 1812 as an ensign and > >> >> his > >> >> deeds were rewarded by having a ship named after him. In 1828 his > >> >> first > >> >> political office was that of J.P. of Saline County Missouri. Later > >> >> that > >> >> year he was elected to the House Of Reps. ,where he served two terms. > >> >> During the Black Hawk War of 1832 he was the Capt. of a militia from > >> >> Saline County. In 1833 he brought a group to Clarksville, TX. In Texas > >> >> he > >> >> was elected Capt. Of The Red River Blues, a militia which protected > >> >> the > >> >> settlers from the Indians and Mexicans in Northeast Texas. In 1836 He > >> >> took > >> >> the militia to The battle of San Jacinto to fight but arrived there > >> >> shortly after the battle had ended. 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