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William Nash
1809–1865 · Male · died at 56
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- 23 records (18 viewable)
- Dempsey Nash, the "Abolition" candidate
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- Documented military service (Likely)
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Overview
William Nash1809–1865
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Service
Republic of Texas volunteer company, 1836 · Branch not stated · 1836 Likely
On an index of Republic of Texas rolls, McFarland's volunteer company, 1836.
In the story: Texas, and the Civil War · Veterans of the family
Family
Parents
- Mother: Lucy Garrett 1791–bef. 1830
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- Father: Dempsey Nash 1790–c. 1833
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Life events
| Born | 12 AUG 1809, Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, USA Unconfirmed evidence: show whyWhy: From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. Records attached in the tree: Review: not yet reviewed. |
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| Died | 16 AUG 1865, Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas, USA Unconfirmed evidence: show whyWhy: From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. Records attached in the tree: Review: not yet reviewed. |
| Also recorded as | William Nash (Colonel) |
| Immigration | 1833, Texas, USA |
| Military service | 1836, San Augustine County, Texas, USA |
| Military service | 1836 |
| Military service | Listed in an index of Republic of Texas military rolls in Thomas S. McFarland's San Augustine County volunteer company of 1836, 1836 Likely evidence: show whyWhy: The Texas State Historical Association index lists 'Nash, William' under McFarland's company, 1836. The tie to this William Nash (he reached Texas in 1834 and lived in San Augustine County) rests on a family-history page. No rank, dates or roll image have been seen. The tree's 'Colonel' is not supported, and no Union or Confederate service of his own was found: four sons were Confederate soldiers, and he carried supplies by wagon. Records: Review: assessed 10-02-2026. |
| Office | Delegate (District 27: Van Zandt, Kaufman, Henderson), Secession Convention of Texas, 2 MAR 1861, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA |
Record images
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Williamson County, Tennessee, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, estate file jacket: "NASH, Dempsey - 1833. Children: William Nash, John Nash, Lucretia Crouch (Mrs. Charles W.). PLEAS & QUARTER: William Nash, et al. Exparte. Petition-1833. Report-1833. Decree-1834. Settlement-1834."1833-1834 · frame 01922 (jacket)
Williamson County, Tennessee, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, estate file of Dempsey Nash (1833-34): handwritten docket wrapper: the decree.1833-1834 · frame 01925 (docket wrapper)
Williamson County, Tennessee, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, estate file of Dempsey Nash (1833-34): handwritten docket wrapper: the estate with settlement.1833-1834 · frame 01923 (docket wrapper)
Williamson County, Tennessee, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, estate file of Dempsey Nash (1833-34): handwritten docket wrapper: the petition.1833-1834 · frame 01931 (docket wrapper)
Williamson County, Tennessee, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, estate file of Dempsey Nash (1833-34): handwritten docket wrapper: the report.1833-1834 · frame 01927 (docket wrapper)
Williamson County, Tennessee: the 1833 petition of William Nash, John Nash (by his guardian Thomas B. Garrett) and Charles W. Crouch and his wife Lucretia, stating that "sometime about the first of January 1833 Dempsey Nash departed this life intestate, leaving your petitioners William, John & Lucretia .. his only children & heirs," and listing ten enslaved people for distribution.1833 · frame 01932 (petition, first page)
Williamson County, Tennessee: the end of the 1833 petition for the division of the estate of Dempsey Nash (signature, with bleed-through from the reverse).1833 · frame 01933 (end of petition)
Williamson County, Tennessee: the first page of the commissioners' report of 11 July 1833 on the division of the estate of Dempsey Nash among William Nash, John Nash and Charles W. and Lucretia Crouch, beginning with John's allotment.11 July 1833 · frame 01928
Williamson County, Tennessee: the second page of the commissioners' report of 11 July 1833, with the allotments to William Nash and to Charles W. and Lucretia Crouch, each share about $945, and the date.11 July 1833 · frame 01929
Williamson County, Tennessee: the signature page of the commissioners' report of 11 July 1833 on the estate of Dempsey Nash (signers read as John L. McEwen [?] and William Whitfield [?], among others).11 July 1833 · frame 01930
Williamson County, Tennessee, estate file of Dempsey Nash: an estate-settlement ledger page of items and sums, part of the Settlement-1834 papers.1834 · frame 01924
Williamson County, Tennessee: the decree of January 1834 in William Nash et al. Exparte, confirming the commissioners' report on the division of the estate of Dempsey Nash.January 1834 · frame 01926
Delegates to the 1861 Texas Secession Convention (extract of the 1912 Winkler edition, pp. 405-408): the lists include 'Nash, T. J.' and, for the Adjourned Session, 'Nash Wm.'1861 (edition 1912) · PDF, 5 pages (cover notice and printed pp. 405-408)
Journal of the Secession Convention of Texas (1912), p. 101 (PDF page 209): the roll call on the ordinance as amended, with "Nash of Dallas, Nash of Kaufman" among the yeas (the ordinance providing for the delegation to the Congress of the Confederate States).1861 (published 1912) · PDF page 209 of the archive.org scan
Journal of the Secession Convention of Texas (1912), p. 20 (PDF page 43): the report of the Committee on Credentials listing the delegates entitled to seats, including for District 27 (Van Zandt, Kaufman and Henderson) "L. W. Moore, W. R. Payne, J. Chisum and Wm. Nash."1861 (published 1912) · PDF page 43 of the archive.org scan
Journal of the Secession Convention of Texas (1912), p. 57 (PDF page 117): the signatures to the Ordinance of Secession, dated March 2nd 1861, with William Nash among the late-seated delegates (group 2) and the footnote that they signed on or after 2 March.1861 (published 1912) · PDF page 117 of the archive.org scan
Journal of the Secession Convention of Texas (1912), p. 97 (PDF page 201): the Committee on Credentials reports that "William Nash has been duly elected as a delegate from the representative district composed of the counties of Kaufman, Henderson and Van Zandt."1861 (published 1912) · PDF page 201 of the archive.org scan
The 1868-1869 Reconstruction Convention list of delegates. None appears; in the materials checked, William Nash's only convention service found is the 1861 Secession Convention.1868-1869 (printed 1870) · PDF, 5 pages
Photos & documents
Sources
- Geneanet Community Trees Index Family histories and trees Scan: family sign-in Birth, Death
- Winkler, Journal of the Secession Convention of Texas, 1861 (Austin, 1912), delegate list entry for Nash, Wm. (Kaufman County): nativity Tennessee, age 52, 'immigrated 1833' Passenger lists and passports Citation only Event, Immigration
- Texas State Historical Association, Index to Military Rolls of the Republic of Texas: 'Nash, William' in 'List of Texas Volunteers in 1836, Thomas S. McFarland's Company' (San Augustine County). No rank Military Citation only Military service
- Texas State Historical Association, Index to Military Rolls of the Republic of Texas: Nash, William, in 'List of Texas Volunteers in 1836, Thomas S. McFarland's Company' (San Augustine County). Texas State Historical Association (supsites.tshaonline.org/military). No URL recorded Military Citation only Military service
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