Millsaps, Isaac, 1795-1836

Born to Thomas Millsaps and Bathsheba Williams in Tennessee, Isaac Millsaps (1795-1836) married Mary Blackburn, with whom he had seven children. After enlisting in the Tennessee Militia in 1814, Millsaps moved with his family to Gonzales, Texas. He joined the Gonzales Ranging Company of Mounted Volunteers during the Texas Revolution, and was killed in the siege of the Alamo in 1836. A once famous letter allegedly written by Millsaps three days before his death at the Alamo has been posited as being a forgery.

Sources:

Curtis, Gregory. Forgery Texas Style. Texas Monthly . March 1989.

Groneman, Bill. Millsaps, Isaac. Handbook of Texas Online . Accessed July 14, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fmi42 .

From the guide to the Millsaps, Isaac, Papers 63-060., 1836-1838, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

Born to Thomas Millsaps and Bathsheba Williams in Tennessee, Isaac Millsaps (1795-1836) married Mary Blackburn, with whom he had seven children.

After enlisting in the Tennessee Militia in 1814, Millsaps moved with his family to Gonzales, Texas. He joined the Gonzales Ranging Company of Mounted Volunteers during the Texas Revolution, and was killed in the siege of the Alamo in 1836. A once famous letter allegedly written by Millsaps three days before his death at the Alamo has been posited as being a forgery.

From the description of Millsaps, Isaac, Papers, 1836-1838 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 755798901