Daniel McKay
Bartlett vicinity, Bell County, Texas
Marker Inscription
(October 16, 1814-October 9, 1889) Born in Maine. Came to Texas in 1834 with Sterling C. Robertson's Colony. Settled near Nashville. Participated in Battle of San Jacinto (Co. H, 1st Regt.) during the Texas War for Independence, 1836. In 1845 he married Jane Bryant, daughter of Benjamin Bryant. The latter was a government Indian agent and a San Jacinto veteran. Lived at "Bryant's Station" fort until moving onto land grant in Bell County in 1853. Served in the Confederacy during Civil War (1861-65). Recorded - 1971
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Born in Maine in 1814, Daniel McKay came to Texas in 1834 with Sterling C. Robertson's colony and settled near Nashville, on the edge of a dangerous frontier. In 1836 he fought at the Battle of San Jacinto that won Texas its independence, and in 1845 he married Jane Bryant, daughter of a government Indian agent and fellow San Jacinto veteran. The family lived at fortified "Bryant's Station" until moving to a Bell County land grant in 1853, and McKay later served the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Why it matters
McKay's life spans the founding struggles of Texas — colonization, the fight for independence, and the Civil War — showing how a single frontier settler lived through the making of the state.
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Related people
- · Daniel McKay
- · Jane Bryant
- · Benjamin Bryant
Related events
- · Battle of San Jacinto
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