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Becknell, Wm.            Company, Discharge List
                         Service: 2 Mo. & 16 days in 1836,
                                  14 days in 1838
                          (List)  1836 - 1838  [A3; T1 p228-229]

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"A list of the Officers and men, on the discharge Roll of Capt. Becknell
    now on file in this office, which Company served two months and
    sixteen days in the year 1836 and 14 days in the year 1838 making
    three months." [5]

   COMPANY                             REPUBLIC RECORDS
    NAMES

Baily, A.C.C. (3 Cpl.)
Ballard, Bartley
Becknell, John
Bicknell, Wm., (Capt.)           [Becknell][3]
Bicknell, Wm. A. (3 Sgt.)        [Becknell][4]
Bell, Edward
Birdwell, Geo. (2 Cpl.)
Bloodworth, John
Blundell, Francis
Blundell, Solomon
Blundell, Wm.
Bruton, Elisha
Bruton, John D.
Burrell, E.A.                    [4]
Chandler, Saml. G.
Coats, Jacob                     [Coots][1]
Cole, Wm.
Coots, David
Faris, Isaac
Forbes, T.C.
Gahagan, James
Gest, Isaac (Trumpt.)
Gest, Joseph J.                  [4]
Gest, Martin (1 Cpl.)
Harris, Shem                     [4]
Hart, Joseph C.
Heffelfinger, James
Hill, Thos. (1 Lt.)
Jeffers, Johnson J.(2 Lt.)
Jeffers, Saml
John, J.H.
Johnson, Wm.
Jones, Isaac
Lilla, Joseph D.                 [Joseph D. Lilly][2]
McGaughey, L. Q.
Matthews, M.W. (O. Sgt.)
Matthews, Robt. E.
Matthews, Wm. C.
Overton, Richd.                  [4]
Pennington, Isaac
Reed, Miles
Rogers, John K. (2 Sgt.)         [4]
Samples, David
Spain, John D. (4 Sgt.)
Stephens, G. W.
Tankersly, Richd.
Vinney, Wm. W.
Ward, Jordan P.
Watson, John M.                  [4]
Wilson, Isaac
Winton, James
Young, Andrew S.
Young, Wm.

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REFERENCES

[1] Republic Claim PD:3061 for "Jacob Coots", for service in Capt. Wm.
    Becknell's Company in 1836 and 1838. (Image 14500709.pdf)

[2] Republic Claim PD:2026 by "Joseph D. Lilly" for service in Capt. Wm.
    Becknell's Company in 1836 and 1838. (Image 16800372.pdf)

[3] Certificate of Public Debt No. 4149, 2d Class B, Republic of Texas,
    to Wm. Becknell for "a claim for service as Captain of a Ranging
    Company in 1836 & 1838" for $225, Aug 15, 1853. On back: "Received
    payment in full Oct 24th, 1854, Wm. Becknell (signature)".

[4] Receipt for seven Certificates of Public Debt, 2d Class, Republic of
    Texas, to Richd Overton, E.O. Burrell, Shem Harris, Wm A. Becknell,
    Joseph J. Gest, John Watson, and John K. Rogers, for "Services in
    Capt. Becknell's Company of Rangers in 1836 and 1838", $75 for 3
    months pay, Auditor's Office.  Received and signed for by Wm.
    Becknell, Aug 15, 1853.

[5] Office of Commissioner of Claims, Austin, 19th May, 1859. "I, Edward
    Clark, Commissioner of Claims of the State of Texas, do hereby
    certify that the above & foregoing fifty three names is a correct
    list of the Company of Capt. William Bicknell, Officers & Privates,
    in service for two months & sixteen days in the year 1836 & 14 days
    in 1838 as I find them upon a list signed by Jas. S. Gillett,
    Adjutant General of the State of Texas, with the seal of said office
    attached & dated 12th Feby, 1852.  Edward Clark, Commr. of Claims"
    (from Transcription T1).
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