Arthur G. Foley, born 27 Jul 1807 in North Carolina; died 27 Mar 1836 at the Goliad Massacre in the Texas Revolution. He was the son of Washington Green Lee Foley and Sarah Greyham.
Arthur G. Foley was one of over 300 Texas prisoners massacred on 27 March 1836 in Goliad, Texas under the orders of General Santa Anna. The Fannin Burial Monument was built in 1938 as a memorial to Colonel Fannin and the men who were massacred on 27 March 1836 after their surrender on 20 March 1836 at the Battle of Coleto. Arthur Foley is buried along with the others in a grave that is located south of Goliad off U.S. 183.
Arthur served as third sergeant in Captain Shackelford's Company of Red Rovers from Jan. 19th to March 27th, 1836, his name can be found in muster rolls on file in the state library. His brother, Tucker Foley, was administrator of his estate and is shown as collecting Arthur G. Foley's pay from the War Department. The heirs of Arthur G. Foley received land grant Certificate #136 for 1437.88 acres, for his service to the Republic of Texas in the revolution.
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FOLEY. A George Foley, a widower, received title to a quarter sitio grant in the DeWitt Colony on the west bank of the Lavaca River adjacent to the Andrew Kent league in 1831 cited as having arrived in 1827. Information provided with permission by SONS OF DEWITT COLONY TEXAS
Wallace L. McKeehan, All Rights Reserved
Arthur G. Foley was one of over 300 Texas prisoners massacred on 27 March 1836 in Goliad, Texas under the orders of General Santa Anna. The Fannin Burial Monument was built in 1938 as a memorial to Colonel Fannin and the men who were massacred on 27 March 1836 after their surrender on 20 March 1836 at the Battle of Coleto. Arthur Foley is buried along with the others in a grave that is located south of Goliad off U.S. 183.
Arthur served as third sergeant in Captain Shackelford's Company of Red Rovers from Jan. 19th to March 27th, 1836, his name can be found in muster rolls on file in the state library. His brother, Tucker Foley, was administrator of his estate and is shown as collecting Arthur G. Foley's pay from the War Department. The heirs of Arthur G. Foley received land grant Certificate #136 for 1437.88 acres, for his service to the Republic of Texas in the revolution.
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FOLEY. A George Foley, a widower, received title to a quarter sitio grant in the DeWitt Colony on the west bank of the Lavaca River adjacent to the Andrew Kent league in 1831 cited as having arrived in 1827. Information provided with permission by SONS OF DEWITT COLONY TEXAS
Wallace L. McKeehan, All Rights Reserved
Arthur G. Foley, born 27 Jul 1807 in North Carolina; died 27 Mar 1836 at the Goliad Massacre in the Texas Revolution. He was the son of Washington Green Lee Foley and Sarah Greyham.
Arthur G. Foley was one of over 300 Texas prisoners massacred on 27 March 1836 in Goliad, Texas under the orders of General Santa Anna. The Fannin Burial Monument was built in 1938 as a memorial to Colonel Fannin and the men who were massacred on 27 March 1836 after their surrender on 20 March 1836 at the Battle of Coleto. Arthur Foley is buried along with the others in a grave that is located south of Goliad off U.S. 183.
Arthur served as third sergeant in Captain Shackelford's Company of Red Rovers from Jan. 19th to March 27th, 1836, his name can be found in muster rolls on file in the state library. His brother, Tucker Foley, was administrator of his estate and is shown as collecting Arthur G. Foley's pay from the War Department. The heirs of Arthur G. Foley received land grant Certificate #136 for 1437.88 acres, for his service to the Republic of Texas in the revolution.
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FOLEY. A George Foley, a widower, received title to a quarter sitio grant in the DeWitt Colony on the west bank of the Lavaca River adjacent to the Andrew Kent league in 1831 cited as having arrived in 1827. Information provided with permission by SONS OF DEWITT COLONY TEXAS
Wallace L. McKeehan, All Rights Reserved
Arthur G. Foley was one of over 300 Texas prisoners massacred on 27 March 1836 in Goliad, Texas under the orders of General Santa Anna. The Fannin Burial Monument was built in 1938 as a memorial to Colonel Fannin and the men who were massacred on 27 March 1836 after their surrender on 20 March 1836 at the Battle of Coleto. Arthur Foley is buried along with the others in a grave that is located south of Goliad off U.S. 183.
Arthur served as third sergeant in Captain Shackelford's Company of Red Rovers from Jan. 19th to March 27th, 1836, his name can be found in muster rolls on file in the state library. His brother, Tucker Foley, was administrator of his estate and is shown as collecting Arthur G. Foley's pay from the War Department. The heirs of Arthur G. Foley received land grant Certificate #136 for 1437.88 acres, for his service to the Republic of Texas in the revolution.
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FOLEY. A George Foley, a widower, received title to a quarter sitio grant in the DeWitt Colony on the west bank of the Lavaca River adjacent to the Andrew Kent league in 1831 cited as having arrived in 1827. Information provided with permission by SONS OF DEWITT COLONY TEXAS
Wallace L. McKeehan, All Rights Reserved
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