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Perry Richardson  Share Photo / Document 1817 - 1836

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• Birth	1817	Hancock, Mississippi, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military Fact	Oct 1835	Siege of Bexar
  Military Fact	06 Mar 1836	Capt. Wm. R. Carey's artillery at Alamo
  Died	06 Mar 1836	Alamo, Republic of Texas
  		Perry, Richardson Certificate of Service at Alamo Dated 4 November 1847, signed by A. Sidney Johnston, Secretary of War, Republic of Texas
  Age	19 years
  Person ID	I00151	Routon and Riddle
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	Perry Burrell,   b. Abt 1772, North Carolina, USA ,   d. Between 25 May and 25 Dec 1840, Washington, Texas, USA
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Botts Jane,   b. Abt 1793,   d. 1851, Gonzales, Texas, USA    (~ 58 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	05 Jan 1838	Washington Co Republic of Texas
  Family ID	F00121	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Texas State Historical Association: PERRY, RICHARDSON (1817-1836). Richardson Perry, Alamo defender, son of Burwell (Burrel, Burrell) Perry, an early settler of Texas, was born in 1817. While some historians indicate he was born in Texas, family letters and legal documents suggest Perry was born in Hancock County, Mississippi. He was single and received a land grant in Brazos County on October 10, 1835. Perry took part in the siege of Bexar and later served in the Alamo garrison as a member of Capt. William R. Carey 's artillery company. He died in the battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Daughters of the American Revolution, The Alamo Heroes and Their Revolutionary Ancestors (San Antonio, 1976). Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Muster Rolls of the Texas Revolution (Austin, 1986). Bill Groneman, Alamo Defenders (Austin: Eakin, 1990).