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A

Kenneth Anderson 11 Sep 1805 Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States - 03 Jul 1845

Stephen Austin 03 Nov 1793 Austinville, Wythe, Virginia, United States - 27 Dec 1836

B

Peter Bailey 1812 Springfield, Washington, Kentucky, United States - 06 Mar 1836

Barnard Bee 23 Aug 1788 Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States - 09 Apr 1853

Peter Bell 11 May 1810 Culpeper County, Virginia - 08 Mar 1898

Gail Borden 09 Nov 1801 Norwich, Chenango, New York, United States - 11 Jan 1874

James Bowie 10 Apr 1796 Terrapin Creek, Logan, Kentucky, United States - 06 Mar 1836

Henry Brewster 22 Nov 1816 Laurens County, South Carolina - 28 Dec 1884

Andrew Briscoe 25 Nov 1810 Claiborne, Mississippi Territory - 04 Oct 1849

James Brooks 20 Nov 1855 Bourbon County, Kentucky - 15 Jan 1944

Henry Brown 08 Mar 1793 Madison County, Kentucky - 26 Jul 1834

Edward Burleson 15 Dec 1798 Buncombe, North Carolina, United States - 26 Dec 1851

David Burnet 14 Apr 1788 Newark, New Jersey - 05 Dec 1870

C

Matthew Caldwell 08 Mar 1798 Kentucky, United States - 28 Dec 1842

John Calhoun 18 Mar 1782 Abbeville, South Carolina, United States - 31 Mar 1850

James Callahan 10 Sep 1814 Jackson County, Georgia - 07 Apr 1856

John Camp 20 Feb 1828 Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama - 16 Jul 1891

Samuel Carson 22 Jan 1798 Pleasant Gardens, Burke, North Carolina, United States - 02 Nov 1838

Lewis Cass 09 Oct 1782 Exeter, New Hampshire, United States - 17 Jun 1866

Henri Castro Jul 1786 Bayonne, France - 03 Nov 1865

Thomas Chambers 13 Apr 1802 Orange, Virginia, United States - 15 Mar 1865

George Childress 08 Jan 1804 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 06 Oct 1841

Henry Clay 12 Apr 1777 Hanover County, Virginia, United States - 29 Jun 1852

Robert Cochran abt 1810 Pembroke, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States - 06 Mar 1836

Richard Coke 18 Mar 1829 Williamsburg, James City, Virginia - 14 May 1897

Robert Coleman 1799 Kentucky - 01 Jul 1837

James Collinsworth abt 1806 Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 11 Jul 1838

William Cooke 28 Mar 1808 Fredericksburg, Virginia - 21 Dec 1847

James Coryell 1803 West Union, Ohio - 27 May 1837

George Cottle 1811 Hurricane, Washington, Missouri Territory - 06 Mar 1836

David Crockett 17 Aug 1786 Limestone, Greene County, Tennessee - 06 Mar 1836

D

James Dallam 1808 Kentucky, United States - 1879

George Dallas 10 Jul 1792 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 31 Dec 1864

Nicholas Dawson 15 Dec 1810 Cumberland County, Tennessee - 18 Sep 1842

John Denton 28 Jul 1806 Sparta, White County, Tennessee - 22 May 1841

Green DeWitt 12 Feb 1787 Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA - 18 May 1835

Philip Dimmitt 1801 Jefferson County, Kentucky - 1841

Stockton Donley 27 May 1821 Howard County, Missouri - 17 Feb 1871

Burr Duval 1809 Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky - 27 Mar 1836

E

William Eastland 21 Mar 1806 Woodford Kentucky - 25 Mar 1843

Matthew Ector 28 Feb 1822 Putnam County, Georgia - 29 Oct 1879

Richard Ellis 14 Feb 1781 Tidewater section of Lunenburg County, Virginia - 20 Dec 1846

George Erath 01 Jan 1813 Vienna, Austria - 13 May 1891

F

Samuel Fisher 31 Dec 1794 Pennsylvania, USA - 14 Mar 1839

Dolphin Floyd 06 Mar 1804 Nash County, North Carolina, USA - 06 Mar 1836

Robert Foard 18 Jan 1831 Cecil County, Maryland - 08 Nov 1898

Benjamin Franklin 25 Apr 1805 Athens, Clarke, Georgia, United States - 25 Dec 1873

G

James Gaines 14 Nov 1776 Culpeper County, Virginia - 12 Nov 1856

Bernardo de Gálvez 23 Jul 1746 Macharaviaya, Málaga, Spain - 30 Nov 1786

Robert Gillespie 12 Jun 1815 Blount County, Tennessee - 22 Sep 1846

George (Glascock) Glasscock 11 Apr 1810 Hardin, Kentucky, United States - 28 Feb 1868

Peter Gray 12 Dec 1819 Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia - 03 Oct 1874

Peter Grayson 1788 Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky - 09 Jul 1838

John Gregg 28 Sep 1828 Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Alabama - 07 Oct 1864

Jesse Grimes 06 Feb 1788 Duplin County, North Carolina - 15 Mar 1866

H

John Hale 03 Apr 1806 Scott County, Virginia - 21 Apr 1836

Warren Hall 1794 Union County, South Carolina - 08 Apr 1867

James Hamilton 08 May 1786 Charleston, or Abbeville County, South Carolina - 15 Nov 1857

Bailey Hardeman 26 Feb 1795 Davidson County, Nashville, USA - 25 Sep 1836

John Harris abt 22 Mar 1789 Cayuga, New York - 21 Aug 1829

Jonas Harrison 11 Oct 1777 Woodbridge, Middlesex ,New Jersey, USA - 06 Aug 1836

Oliver Hartley 31 Mar 1823 Bedford County, Pennsylvania - 13 Jan 1859

Charles Haskell 12 Sep 1817 Davidson County, Tennessee - 27 Mar 1836

John Hemphill 18 Dec 1803 Chester District, South Carolina - 04 Jan 1862

James Henderson 31 Mar 1808 Lincolnton, North Carolina - 04 Jun 1858

George Hill 22 Apr 1814 Hill Creek, Warren County, Tennessee - 29 May 1860

George Hockley 1802 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania - 06 Jun 1854

John Hood 29 Jun 1831 Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, United States - 30 Aug 1879

David Hopkins 09 Aug 1825 Warrick County, Indiana - 06 Mar 1905

Samuel Houston 02 Mar 1793 Timber Ridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States - 26 Jul 1863

Volney Howard 22 Oct 1809 Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine - 14 May 1889

Claude Hudspeth 12 May 1877 Medina, Bandera County, Texas - 19 Mar 1941

Memucan Hunt 07 Aug 1807 Vance County, North Carolina - 05 Jun 1856

I

Robert Irion 07 Jul 1806 Paris, Henry County, Tennessee - 02 Mar 1861

J

Patrick Jack 01 Aug 1806 Wilkes, Georgia, United States - 04 Aug 1844

William Jack 12 Apr 1804 Wilkes, Georgia, United States - 20 Aug 1844

Andrew Jackson 15 Mar 1767 Lancaster, Waxhaws, South Carolina - 08 Jun 1845

J cont.

Thomas Jefferson 13 Apr 1743 Shadwell Plantation, Albemarle County, Colony and Dominion of Virginia - 04 Jul 1826

Middleton Johnson 1810 Spartanburg District, South Carolina, United States - May 1866

Anson Jones 20 Jan 1798 Seekonkville, Great Barringon, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA - 09 Jan 1858

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Henry Karnes 08 Sep 1812 Rogersville, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States - 16 Aug 1840

David Kaufman 18 Dec 1813 Boiling Springs, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania - 31 Jan 1851

Mifflin Kenedy 08 Jun 1818 Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania - 14 Mar 1895

Andrew Kent 25 Dec 1791 Green Mountain, Madison, Kentucky, USA - 06 Mar 1836

James Kerr 24 Sep 1790 Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky - 25 Dec 1850

L

Mirabeau Lamar 16 Aug 1798 Louisville, GA - 19 Dec 1859

George Lamb 03 Oct 1814 Laurens District, South Carolina - 21 Apr 1836

Robert Lee 19 Jan 1807 Stratford Hall, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States - 12 Oct 1870

Abner Lipscomb 10 Feb 1789 Abbeville District, South Carolina - 08 Dec 1856

Oliver Loving 04 Dec 1812 Hopkins, Kentucky, United States - 25 Sep 1867

M

Cornelius McLennan Oct 1787 Loch Carron, Ross-Shire, Scotland. - 27 Jun 1870

Asa Mitchell 01 Dec 1795 Turkeyfoot, Lower Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States - 06 Nov 1865

Eli Mitchell 15 Sep 1797 Turkeyfoot Twp, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States - 09 Apr 1870

Daniel Montague 22 Aug 1798 South Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States - 20 Dec 1876

Junius Mottley 09 Apr 1812 Virginia, USA - 21 Apr 1836

N

Jose Antonio Navarro 27 Feb 1795 San Antonio de Bexar, Province of Texas - 13 Jan 1871

O

Williamson Oldham 19 Jun 1813 Franklin Co., TN - 08 May 1868

P

Isaac Parker 07 Apr 1793 Elbert, Georgia, United States - 14 Apr 1883

James Polk 02 Nov 1795 Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States - 15 Jun 1849

Robert Potter Jun 1799 Granville County, North Carolina, USA - 02 Mar 1842

R

Horace Randal 04 Jan 1833 McNairy County, Tennessee - 02 May 1864

Oran Roberts 09 Jul 1815 Laurens District, South Carolina - 19 May 1898

Sterling Robertson 02 Oct 1785 Nashville, Tennessee, United States - 04 Mar 1842

Hiram Runnels 15 Dec 1796 Hancock County, Georgia, United States - 17 Dec 1857

Thomas Rusk 05 Dec 1803 Pendleton District, South Carolina, USA - 29 Jul 1857

S

Isaac Shelby 11 Dec 1750 Hagerstown, Washington County, Province of Maryland - 18 Jul 1826

T

William Travis 01 Aug 1809 Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina, USA - 06 Mar 1836

John Tyler 29 Mar 1790 Greenway, Charles City Co., Virginia, USA - 18 Jan 1862

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Edwin Waller 04 Nov 1800 Spottsylvania, Virginia, USA - 03 Jan 1881

George Washington 22 Feb 1732 Pope's Creek, Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia, British Empire - 14 Dec 1799

James Wells 12 Jul 1850 Aransas County, Texas - 21 Dec 1923

Royall Wheeler 23 Aug 1810 Vermont, United States - 08 Apr 1864

Josiah Wilbarger 01 Sep 1801 Rockingham, Virginia, USA - 11 Apr 1845

Henry Wise 03 Dec 1806 Accomack, Virginia, United States - 12 Sep 1876

George Wood 12 Mar 1795 Randolph County, Georgia - 03 Sep 1858

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