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Subject: Re: McCowns Montgomery and Harrison Co, Texas
From: Jim <jjjungle...@gmail.com>
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There were so many Alexanders, Sampsons, and Jameses in our family
during the 18th and 19th centuries that it must have been as confusing
to them as it is to us.

On Oct 23, 8:20=A0am, Bill <bmcc...@dodi.com> wrote:
> Hi Mic, long time no correspond. =A0I am back in search mode again after
> years of tracking other family branches.
> Some interesting notes on your history review above.
> 1. Alexander's grave in Montgomery is now clean of the vines and
> overgrowth but
> the historical marker is long gone. =A0The name confusion with James has
> been evident since
> the 1840's as many documents in the archives refer to him often enough
> as James Alexander
> to cause decades of them possibly being confused (James and Alexander)
> into one in the same
> person. =A0Most info indicates that James was the builder (courthouse)
> of the land and the one who swapped property
> for the plots in what was then Montgomery, but advertisements for the
> land are signed Alexander. =A0W.W. Shephard
> (designer of the Texas Flag) was a business partner of both of them.
> My Dad swore that he could prove that Alexander"s
> first name was James but I never found what he may have been referring
> to. =A0He also was convinced that James had a middle
> name that started with a B. =A0Again, dont know where that came from but
> think it was from his father. =A0His grandfater, Jerome
> Greene McCown died before my father was born.
>
> 2. =A0I have found several lists of Texas Rangers in at least two books
> that show JB and Sampson as Rangers. =A0Interesting
> to note that they served with Sam Walker (Walker Colt Revolver fame)
> and the famous John Hayes. =A0In the book "The Scouting
> Expeditions of McCulloch's (Ben) Texas Rangers" (Mexican War) I seem
> to remember that JB was credited with some of the
> hand drawings of the Monterrey battle scene. =A0It could have been
> another book I have but his name is on the drawings. =A0I think
> JB is also listed in another book or two and one might have been "They
> Rode for Texas" but I am sure you are far more familiar
> with the books than I am. =A0I miss your bookshop in the Antique Mall
> here.
>
> On Oct 23, 2:29=A0am, Mic <m...@micbarnette.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > There were 4 Males in this family. They were sons of Sampson McCown
> > and Margaret Telford originally from Chester County, SC: Anyone
> > wishing to join the Descendants of the War of 1812 Veterans can join
> > on Sampson's service.
>
> > Alexander was born 1805 in Tennessee and died 1855 in Montgomery
> > County, Texas. He has a slanting and decaying (has vines and limbs
> > growing out of it) box tomb and is buried in the town of Old
> > Montgomery, Montgomery County, Texas. There is an historical marker on
> > the tomb. Whoever applied for the historical marker on the tomb (this
> > was done prior to the 1970's) erroneously referred to him as James
> > Alexander combining him and his brother James into one person. This
> > likely came from the county history. James, his brother, was a totally
> > different person. James and Alexander were in business together and
> > built the first Montgomery County courthouse. About 1844 or so James
> > moved to Marshall, Harrison County leaving Alexander and other family
> > members in Montgomery County. Alexander was married and had children,
> > but none of the children survived childhood.
>
> > James was born in 1808 in Tennessee and died in 1852 in Marshall,
> > Harrison County, Texas. He is buried in the Marshall City Cemetery in
> > Marshall. He "had" a neat Table Top (full grave length) grave stone
> > that was destroyed by the falling limb of a tree several years ago.
> > He had a wife and several children.His wife was a sister of JB
> > McCown. =A0In Alabama and in Texas he was a speculator of land and owne=
d
> > a hotel in Marshall at the time of his death. He served in the
> > Somerville Expedition in 1842 and served a single term in the Texas
> > State Legislature. Several people on this list are descendants of
> > James. His descendants are eligible for the Sons of the Republic of
> > Texas or the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.
>
> > Sampson was born about 1816 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama in the area
> > which is now Hale County. He died in 1887 in Hunt County, Texas. He
> > has no known marked grave. He served as Lt under his younger brother,
> > J.B. in the Mexican War. After the war he moved to Harrison County,
> > Texas for several years then moved to Van Zandt County, then to Hunt
> > County. He was likely a Whig in politics, was commissioned a Brigadier
> > General, but, never served. During the Civil War he served as a
> > private in the Hunt County Home Guard and later as County Judge. In
> > 1879 he was attacked by a disgruntled neighbor who he killed in self
> > defense and =A0 was acquitted after a week long trial. He had numerous
> > children who had many descendants who are eligible for membership in
> > the Sons of the Republic of Texas or the Daughters of the Republic of
> > Texas. Mic Barnette (m...@micbarnette.com ) is the only known member of
> > the SRT on descent from Sampson McCown.
>
> > Jerome B. McCown, or JB, as he styled himself, was born in 1821 in
> > Tuscaloosa County, Alabama and died about 1876 in Texas. His first
> > documented military experience began as a Private, then he was quickly
> > elected Captain of his own company in the Mexican War where he
> > distinguished himself and his company (his brother, Sampson served as
> > his Lt under him) at the Battle of Monterrey.
>
> > After the Mexican War JB served as a Captain in a Texas Ranging
> > Company fighting Indians on the Texas frontiers. He also served two
> > terms in the Texas State Legislature and fought Indians again on the
> > Texas Frontier. During the Civil War served as a recruiting Captain
> > then as Quartermaster under General Sibley in the New Mexico theater.
> > After the war, in 1871, he was appointed as a commissioner to create
> > Waller County. His wife was a sister of his brother, James McCown's
> > wife. He did have children but the children died young without issue.
> > He therefore has no descendants. JB is not listed on any list as a
> > Texas Ranger but I am collecting evidence to publish which will show
> > he served in various units, always as a Captain, which will establish
> > him as being in the service of Texas and as such, a Texas Ranger.- Hide=
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