Transcription ---------------------------------------------------------- Becknell, William Texas Volunteers, Red River County Time: 2 mo-16 d, 1836; 14 d, 1838 (List*) 1836 & 1838 [A1] * combined discharge list Start of Transcription (literal, 72 char wide)========================== A list of the Officers and men, on the Discharge Roll of Capt Bicknell now on file in this Office, which Company Served two months and sixteen days in the year 1836 and fourteen days in the year 1838. Making three months -------------------------------------------------------------------- x 1 William Bicknell Capt x Elishe Bruton 18 Prvt 2 Thomas Hill 1st Lt Isaac Wilson 19 " 3 Johnson J Jeffers 2nd Do Miles Reed 20 " --- 1 M W Matthews Or Sergt Robt E Matthews 21 " 2 John K Rogers 2 Sergt William Johnson 22 " 3 William A Bicknell 3 Do x John D Bruton 23 " 4 John D Spain 4 Do x James Winton 24 " --- 1 Martin Gest 1 Copl Jordan P Ward 25 " 2 George Birdwell 2 Copl T C Forbes 26 " 3 A C C Baily 3 Do David Samples 27 " --- 1 Isaac Gest Trumpt Isaac Faris 28 " --- 1 Bartley Ballard Private John Bloodworth 29 " 2 William O Matthews Do William Young 30 " 3 John M Watson " G W Stephens 31 " 4 James Gahagan " L Q McGaughey 32 " 5 Andrew S Young " William W Vining 33 " x 6 James Heffelfinger " x E A Burrell 34 " 7 David Coots " Isaac Pennington 35 " 8 Edward Bell " Shem Harris 36 " 9 Samuel Jeffers " Richard Tankersley 37 " x 10 Richard Oovrton " x William Blundell 38 " 11 Joseph J Gest " x Francis Blundell 39 " 12 John Becknell " x Solomon Blundell 40 " 13 William Cole " x Joseph D Lilla 41 " 14 Samuel G Chandler " Jacob Coats 42 " 15 J H Johnson " 16 Joseph C Hart " 17 Isaac Jones " [Reverse --------------------------------------------------------------] Adjutant Genl Office Austin Feby 12th 1852 I hereby Certify that the within Roll is a true Copy of the names of all the Officers and men of Captain Bicknells Company now on file in this Office who served two months and sixteen days in the year 1836 and fourteen days in the year 1838 Given under my hand and Official Seal this the day and year above written James S Gillett Adjt Genl [Endorsed] Copy of the names of the Officers and Men Comprising Capt Becknells Company of Texas Volunteers End of Transcription =================================================== Transcription Notes: - List on plain, watermarked paper. - Some names marked with "x". - Transcribed from photocopy [A1] by H.D. Maxey, July 1997. ***** Index to Military Rolls of the Republic of Texas 1835-1845 ***** ============================================================beckw_5T.htm |