Briscoe, Andrew, 1810-1849

Andrew Briscoe was born on November 25, 1810, in Claiborne County, Mississippi, to Parmenas Briscoe and Polly Montgomery. He moved to Texas in 1833. He signed the Texas Declaration of Independence. As captain he led the Liberty Volunteers at the battle of Concepcíon, and Company A, Infantry Regulars at the Battle of San Jacinto. Briscoe served as chief justice of Harrisburg from 1836-1839. He was agent for the Harrisburg Town Company and owner of the Harrisburg and Brazos Railroad. Andrew Briscoe married Elizabeth House and had a daughter, Elizabeth Zara, ca. 1833, who died in 1848. In 1837, Andrew married Mary Jane Harris; they had four surviving children: Parmenas, Andrew Birdsall, Jessie Wade, and Adele Lubbock. Briscoe died in New Orleans on October 4, 1849.