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Subject: Re: [Bastrop County, Texas] [Bastrop Co, Texas] 1st Bastrop Rangers
Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:51:10 -0500

I have a 3" x 5" card from the Texas State Archives showing my ancestor
Seaborn Jones WHATLEY as a Private in the First Texas Rangers (Bastrop Rangers)
with Commanding Officer, Captain N. Merrill, enlisted June 10 and discharged Sept
10, 1839. Ranger Muster Roll.

He is not listed on the Texas Ranger site you wrote about. Can anyone tell me how
to learn more about the First Texas Rangers (Bastrop Rangers)?

I'd like to know more about the group. Thank you.

Jeannine





On Thu Dec 6 14:41 , 'Art Coy' <> sent:

>If you will go to texasranger.org you will find Capt J.T. Gillespie. He
>served in the Frontier Battlion
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [txbastro-
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>On Behalf Of Dr. Rick Gillespie
>Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 12:59 PM
>To:
>Subject: Re: [Bastrop County, Texas] emails ??
>
>Dollie, it's been a while since I've posted any information so I'll
>throw this out.
>
>My ggreat Uncle, James Hiram Gillespie moved from TN to Bastrop around
>1838. He settled there with his first cousin, Hiram Morgan, and
>according to the census he lived with the Morgan family. At some point
>Hiram disappeared off the census and it only showed James living with
>Rebecca Morgan and her children. I have no idea if Hiram was killed,
>got sick or what. James started a mercantile store and within a year or
>two became one of the first Country Clerks of Bastrop. He served in
>that capacity for about 10 years...became a successful merchant and
>seemed to be prominent in the community but never married. I believe he
>served in the Volunteer Rangers because at some point he began to be
>referred to in newspaper records as "Captain" J.H.Gillespie. There is a
>pertrified tree stump, approximately 5 feet tall that still stands on
>the Bastrop County Courthouse lawn. On that is chiseled the
>name...."Capt. J.H. Gilaspie" There are 2 dates inscribed below his
>name that doesn't correspond with his birthday, death or anything that I
>can find. I assume it might have something to do with his involvement
>or enlistment dates with the Rangers. No one seems to know anything
>about who put this monument up and why. There were never any other J.
>Gillespies listed in the Bastrop Census so it almost has to be a tribute
>to my James Gillespie.
>
>My Great Grandfather, Samuel H. Gillespie, moved from Illinois to
>Bastrop right after the Civil War and he worked with James in his store
>until he married and moved to Smithville several years later.
>
>Rick Gillespie, DC
>San Marcos, TX
>
>-----Original Message-----
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Behalf Of Dollie Johnson
>Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 6:47 AM
>To: Bastrop County Website
>Subject: [Bastrop County, Texas] emails ??
>
>Where is everyone? There have been no emails on the list for such a
>long time. I'm interested in information on Bastrop County and there
>are so many informed residents out there, I wish you would contribute to
>the list. Information about Bastrop County in the early days is always
>interesting since I had ancestors living there all those years ago.
>Dollie Gray Johnson
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