Daniel Bourne (1810 - 1836)

Born 1810 in Woodchurch, Kent, England

Died 6 Mar 1836 at about age 26 in The Alamo, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas

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Biography

Defenders in the Battle of the Alamo

Daniel Bourne was born in 1810 in Woodchurch in the farming county of Kent in England. Upon reaching adulthood he immigrated along with his brothers to America. ^{[1] [2]}They disembarked in New York, New York May 8, 1835. .^{[3] [4]}

• Birth Date abt 1812
• AGE: 23
• Gender: Male
• Port of Departure: London, England
• Port of Arrival: New York, New York
• Ship Name: Montreal

This record shows Daniel arrived in New York in 1835 according to National Archives passenger lists on the ship Montreal.^[5] According to GLO, Texas land bounty archives, who interview all applicants to verify authenticity has records of one brother who related they immigrated in 1823. More needs to be found..

When next we find Daniel, he was in Gonzales Colony at the age of 26, settling and receiving a land grant as a single man in DeWitt's Colony. ^[1] See GLO record

Service in Siege of Bexar: Daniel joined the Texas army. He was assigned to Capt. T.F.L. Parrot's artillery company (copy of list on GLO.) ^[6]during the siege of Bexar in Dec., 1835. ^[7]Daniel stayed in Bexar colony in the early months of January 1836, where he was attached to the Artillery company of Capt William R. Carey in the garrison of the Alamo.. Although Daniel was living in Dewitt's Colony, Gonzales, he did not arrive with the Immortal 32. He was already there in the Alamo as garrison member.!!^[6]

Santa Anna arrived with the Mexican army Feb. 23, 1836, surrounded the Alamo and started the Siege. Daniel Bourne was killed in the Battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836 along with all of the Alamo Defenders. .

Death:March 6, 1836, the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas

^[8] A memorial is in San Fernando Cathedral. ^{[9][10] [11]}

A Cenotaph memorial was erected to the Alamo defenders and memorials in San Antonio,TX, in Gonzales Memorial Museum, Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas.

original 1/3 league. 640A.

1920 Acre Bounty.

Note: GLO records show the State of Texas awarded Land Bounty to heirs.Daniel's brothers, filed a claim as heirs of Daniel, and in 1858 received a certificate for acreage in Palo Pinto County Texas, USA.^[12]

1/3 league -Donation Bounty, The hand writing is difficult to read.

Heirs received Donation Cert 640 Acres, for his having fallen with Travis in Alamo; patented in Palo Pinto County; also a 1920 acre Bounty --1835 service, and having died with Travis ^[13][14]

• 640 Acres Donation Robertson Donation GLO

• 1/3 League Robertson
• 1920 Acres Robertson Bounty

https://s3.glo.texas.gov/ncu/SCANDOCS/archives_webfiles/arcmaps/webfiles/landgrants/PDFs/1/1/1/2/1112179.pdf GLO list of Donations of 640 Acres]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} http://www.tamu.edu/faculty/ccbn/dewitt/alamogarrison.htm
2. ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/bexar/military/alamo/alamo.txt
3. ↑ New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, about Daniel Bourne, National Archives,National Archives and Records Administration, [1], Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm: Roll 026; Line: 21; List Number: 251; P4
4. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/106412-the-alamo-heroes-and-their-revolutionary-ancestors-bicentennial-project-alamo-dar-chapter-o-shavano-dar-chapter-san-antonio-de-bexar-dar-chapter?offset=4
5. ↑ New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, about Daniel Bourne, National Archives,National Archives and Records Administration, [2], Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm: Roll 026; Line: 21; List Number: 251; P4
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} http://www.thealamo.org/remember/history/defenders/index.html
7. ↑ Bill Groneman, "BOURNE, DANIEL," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fbo99), accessed April 10, 2015. Uploaded on June 12, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
8. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Alamo_defenders

   Burial - San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas,

9. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=# 8733850
10. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVH-3Z73 : 13 December 2015), Daniel Bourne, 1836; Burial, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States of America, The Alamo; citing record ID 8733850, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
11. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJR-8VF2 : accessed 9 February 2016), Daniel Bourne, died 1836; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012),
12. ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/bexar/military/alamo/alamo.txt
13. ↑ http://austintxgensoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1981.4.pdf, Vol. XXII No. 4. Austin TX, pp 157
14. ↑ http://www.glo.texas.gov/history/archives/land-grants/LandGrantsWorklist.cfm

See also:

• DEFENDERS OF THE ALAMO. In Georgia Genealogical Magazine, vol. 37:2 & 3 (Spring/Summer 1997), pp. 84-88, Ancestry.com. Texas, Land Title Astracts, 1700-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000., Original data: Texas General Land Office. Abstracts of all original Texas Land Titles comprising Grants and Locations. Austin, TX, USA.

• Groneman, Bill (1996), Eyewitness to the Alamo, Plano, TX: Republic of Texas Press, ISBN 1-55622-502-4
• Hardin, Stephen L. (1999), Texan Illiad, Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, ISBN 0-292-73086-1
• http://www.glo.texas.gov/history/archives/land-grants/LandGrantsWorklist.cfm

See also:

• Ancestry.com. U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Microfilm Publications; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Scroll down to the bottom of this page for NARA microfilm details. Samuel Bourne, naturalization

• Ancestry.com. Boston, 1821-1850 Passenger and Immigration Lists [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003, Original data: Boston, Massachusetts. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts 1820-1891. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Micropublication M277, rolls # 1-36. arr 31 Aug 1825 Edward.

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists, 1820-1873 and 1893-1959 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2010,, pg 75.

Original data: Records from Record Group 287, Publications of the U.S. Government; Record Group 85, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service [INS] and Record Group 36, Records of the United States Customs Service. The National Archives at Washington, D.C. Richard Bourne "Clemates", Last Residence: Great Britain