William Travers (1794 - 1840)

Born 7 Nov 1794 in St. Augustine, Spanish East Florida

Descendants

Died 31 Aug 1840 at age 45 in St. Augustine, St. Johns, Florida Territory

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Biography

William Travers was born on 7 Nov 1794 in St. Augustine, Spanish East Florida.

First Marriage

The schooner, Florida, of New Haven, CT, sailed from St. Augustine, FL 28 Feb 1825 for Havana, Cuba. On 3 Mar 1825, lat. 25 45N, near the coast of Florida, was upset in a squall. 21 passengers and 1 crew were drowned. The wife, mother, and two children of William Travers drowned. William Travers was among those saved. ^[1]

Military

An Act organizing a militia, 3 Sep 1822, James Monroe, President: William Travers of St. Augustine was among those commissioned. ^[2]
Second Brigade of Militia, St. Augustine, Territory of East Florida, Aid-de-Camp, reported 17 July 1823 by J.M. Hernandez, Gen. 1st Brigade of Florida. ^[3]
7 Jul 1825, Joseph M. Hernandez, through Aid-de-Camp William Travers, John Brevard was ordered to organize 4th Brigade of Florida Militia. ^[4]
2 Dec 1829. Publishes an Order as Aid-de-Camp. ^[5]

Civil Offices

During the temporary organization of St. Augustine following cession to the United States: 16 Jul 1821, Alderman on the City Council; City Warden Castle Ward; Board of Health. ^[6]

Second Marriage

William married Rebecca Smith (~1811 - 1870) in 1830. ^[7]

Death

William died on 31 Aug 1840 in St. Augustine aged 45.^[8]

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Sources

1. ↑ Pensacola Gazette. Saturday, April 23, 1825. Pensacola, FL. Vol. II. Issue 7. p. 2. https://www.genealogybank.com. Accessed 22 Sep 2022.
2. ↑ Clarence Carter ed. The Territorial Papers of The United States, Vol. XXII, The Territory of Florida 1821-1824. NARA. 1935. Washington D.C. 1956. p. 529-530. https://www.hathitrust.org/ accessed 22 Sep 2022.
3. ↑ Clarence Carter ed. The Territorial Papers of The United States, Vol. XXII, The Territory of Florida 1821-1824. NARA. 1935. Washington D.C. 1956. p. 721. https://www.hathitrust.org/ accessed 22 Sep 2022.
4. ↑ Clarence Carter ed. The Territorial Papers of The United States, Vol. XXIII, The Territory of Florida 1824-1828. NARA. 1935. Washington D.C. 1956. p. 292. https://www.hathitrust.org/ accessed 22 Sep 2022
5. ↑ Florida Herald and Southern Democrat. Wednesday, Dec. 16, 1829. St. Augustine Florida. Vol. XII. Issue 4. p. 2. https://www.genealogybank.com. Accessed 22 Sep 2022.
6. ↑ Clarence Carter ed. The Territorial Papers of The United States, Vol. XXII, The Territory of Florida 1821-1824. NARA. 1935. Washington D.C. 1956. p. 121. https://www.hathitrust.org/ accessed 22 Sep 2022.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #12273356
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #12273356

• Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1840; Census Place: St Augustine, Saint Johns, Florida Territory; Roll: 36; Page: 115; Family History Library Film: 0006712. Ancestry.com. Accessed 3 Sep 2022.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #12273356

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/12273356/Maj. William Travers : accessed 22 Sep 2022), memorial page for Maj. William Travers (1794-1840), Find A Grave: Memorial #12273356, citing Tolomato Cemetery, St. Augustine, St. Johns, Florida, United States ; Maintained by Find A Grave .

• Florida Herald and Southern Democrat. Mon. November 28, 1842. Vol. VIII, Issue 29, p.4. Genealogybank.com. Accessed 5 Sep 2022.

• Clarence Carter ed. The Territorial Papers of The United States, Vol. XXII, The Territory of Florida 1821-1824. NARA. 1935. Washington D.C. 1956. p. 721. https://www.hathitrust.org/ accessed 22 Sep 2022.

• Ibid. p. 121.

• Ibid. p. 529-530.

• Clarence Carter ed. The Territorial Papers of The United States, Vol. XXIII, The Territory of Florida 1824-1828. NARA. 1935. Washington D.C. 1956. p. 292. https://www.hathitrust.org/ accessed 22 Sep 2022

• Florida Herald and Southern Democrat. Wednesday, Dec. 16, 1829. St. Augustine Florida. Vol. XII. Issue 4. p. 2. https://www.genealogybank.com. Accessed 22 Sep 2022.

• Pensacola Gazette. Saturday, April 23, 1825. Pensacola, FL. Vol. II. Issue 7. p. 2. https://www.genealogybank.com. Accessed 22 Sep 2022.