Alamo Defender. In 1830 he settled in Green DeWitt's Colony, near Gonzales, Texas. On June 14, 1832, he received title to his property in Gonzales. After the out break of the Texas Revolution he joined the relief force from Gonzales and arrived at the besieged Alamo on March 1, 1836. He died in the battle of the Alamo five days later.He was born in Arkansas in 1804.His parents were Moses and Elizabeth (Starkey) Baker.
Note by Sylvia: Elizabeth Starkey is the step-mother of Rachel, Issac, John, and Margaret. She presumably died prior to the family leaving Alabama and her name is unknown.
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Probate records verify that Isaac Baker (b. 15 Sep 1814), a Gonzales Ranger and member of the Gonzales Alamo Relief Force who died in the Alamo on 6 Mar 1836, was the son of Moses Baker. Land records indicate that Isaac arrived single in the DeWitt Colony on 13 Aug 1830 where he received title on 14 Jun 1832 to a quarter sitio of land just south of his father's tract on the west bank of the Guadalupe River. It is unclear whether this means that Isaac preceded the family in coming to Texas or there are errors in his land grant records. If his birthdate is correct according to his brother John Baker's journal, he would have been just under 15 years old at the time of arrival. Information provided with permission from SONS OF DEWITT COLONY TEXAS
Wallace L. McKeehan, All Rights Reserved.
Note by Sylvia: Elizabeth Starkey is the step-mother of Rachel, Issac, John, and Margaret. She presumably died prior to the family leaving Alabama and her name is unknown.
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Probate records verify that Isaac Baker (b. 15 Sep 1814), a Gonzales Ranger and member of the Gonzales Alamo Relief Force who died in the Alamo on 6 Mar 1836, was the son of Moses Baker. Land records indicate that Isaac arrived single in the DeWitt Colony on 13 Aug 1830 where he received title on 14 Jun 1832 to a quarter sitio of land just south of his father's tract on the west bank of the Guadalupe River. It is unclear whether this means that Isaac preceded the family in coming to Texas or there are errors in his land grant records. If his birthdate is correct according to his brother John Baker's journal, he would have been just under 15 years old at the time of arrival. Information provided with permission from SONS OF DEWITT COLONY TEXAS
Wallace L. McKeehan, All Rights Reserved.
Alamo Defender. In 1830 he settled in Green DeWitt's Colony, near Gonzales, Texas. On June 14, 1832, he received title to his property in Gonzales. After the out break of the Texas Revolution he joined the relief force from Gonzales and arrived at the besieged Alamo on March 1, 1836. He died in the battle of the Alamo five days later.He was born in Arkansas in 1804.His parents were Moses and Elizabeth (Starkey) Baker.
Note by Sylvia: Elizabeth Starkey is the step-mother of Rachel, Issac, John, and Margaret. She presumably died prior to the family leaving Alabama and her name is unknown.
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Probate records verify that Isaac Baker (b. 15 Sep 1814), a Gonzales Ranger and member of the Gonzales Alamo Relief Force who died in the Alamo on 6 Mar 1836, was the son of Moses Baker. Land records indicate that Isaac arrived single in the DeWitt Colony on 13 Aug 1830 where he received title on 14 Jun 1832 to a quarter sitio of land just south of his father's tract on the west bank of the Guadalupe River. It is unclear whether this means that Isaac preceded the family in coming to Texas or there are errors in his land grant records. If his birthdate is correct according to his brother John Baker's journal, he would have been just under 15 years old at the time of arrival. Information provided with permission from SONS OF DEWITT COLONY TEXAS
Wallace L. McKeehan, All Rights Reserved.
Note by Sylvia: Elizabeth Starkey is the step-mother of Rachel, Issac, John, and Margaret. She presumably died prior to the family leaving Alabama and her name is unknown.
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Probate records verify that Isaac Baker (b. 15 Sep 1814), a Gonzales Ranger and member of the Gonzales Alamo Relief Force who died in the Alamo on 6 Mar 1836, was the son of Moses Baker. Land records indicate that Isaac arrived single in the DeWitt Colony on 13 Aug 1830 where he received title on 14 Jun 1832 to a quarter sitio of land just south of his father's tract on the west bank of the Guadalupe River. It is unclear whether this means that Isaac preceded the family in coming to Texas or there are errors in his land grant records. If his birthdate is correct according to his brother John Baker's journal, he would have been just under 15 years old at the time of arrival. Information provided with permission from SONS OF DEWITT COLONY TEXAS
Wallace L. McKeehan, All Rights Reserved.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
