Richard Lucius Stockton (1817 - 1836)

Born 1817 in Essex, Newark, New Jersey, United States

Ancestors

Died 6 Mar 1836 at about age 19 in the Alamo, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas

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Biography

"Tennessee Volunteers"

Richard L Stockton was born 1817 in Newark, New Jersey, USA, son of Anna Williamson Stockton and Richard Tennent Stockton who died in 1823.Then young Richard Lucius and his mother moved to Charlottesville, Virginia. In 1833 Richard attended Virginia university. ^[1][2]

Richard Lucius Stockton was of a noble family, devoted to his country. He felt he should offer his services to the settlers of Texas in their endeavor for a revolution for liberty from Mexico.

Richard emigrated to Texas and arrived about the same time as the Tennessee Volunteers and Davy Crockett. Upon arrival in Nacogdoches, Texas, he joined the Texas Volunteer Auxiliary Corps (known as VAC) in 1835 before Judge Forbes. ^[3]Richard was assigned to Capt. William Harrison's company of Tennessee Volunteers.

Capt. William Harrison and the Volunteers, including Richard Stockton were sent to the Alamo. ^[4]Capt. Harrison directed the men westward toward San Antonio de Bexar and the Alamo. They arrived Feb 9, 1836. ^[5]

Davy Crockett discussed with Col. Travis, and declined being a colonel. He volunteered the men with him to take responsibility of guarding the low palisade between the Alamo chapel and the long barracks.

When Mexican Army broke through, the Alamo walls, Richard Stockton was killed in the Battle of the Alamo March 6, 1836, near the south wall of the inner court defending that palisade. . He died unmarried. A memorial is in the San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.^[6]

Richard's sister, Emma Matilda Stockton Cox filed for the land bounty as heir. She married Commodore Edward Ward Moore who was in the Texas Navy.

Land Bounty 1/3 League, GLO.

Note: The Republic of Texas awarded Richard Lucius Stockton heirs land bounty Milam bounty 1280 acres in Bosque co., Milam bounty- 640 Acres in Bosque co., Milam Donation of 640 Acres in Bosque co., and Milam 1st Class, 1/3 League in Hamilton county. Richard L Stockton 1/3 League

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.wintertexansonline.com/stockton.htm.
2. ↑ https://explore.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/show/hoos/we-will-remember-them/richard-l--stockton
3. ↑ http://www.thealamo.org/remember/history/defenders/index.html
4. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Alamo_defenders
5. ↑ Robert L. Stockton, "STOCKTON, RICHARD LUCIUS," Handbook of Texas Online(http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fstch), accessed April 28, 2015. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
6. ↑ https://explore.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/show/hoos/we-will-remember-them/richard-l--stockton