The first of our Trammell line that came to America is Thomas Trammell. (about 1654-1720). He married Mary Alice Williams (after 1654 – 1689). They had 4 children. One of those was John Trammell (1674/75-1753). He married Mary Garrard Hutt. They had 9 children. One of them was Gerrard Trammell (about 1704- abt 1786). He married Mary Fields. They had 9 children. One of those was Phillip Trammell (1732-1819) . Phillip married Mary Jemima Grymes (1736-1826), They had 8 children. One of those was Sampson Trammell (d.1784).
He had at least two sons. One was Burk Trammell (d 06 Mar 1836 in San Antonio, , Tx.
TRAMMEL, BURKE (1810-1836). Burke traveled to Texas from Tennessee. He took part in the siege of Bexar.qv He later served in theAlamo garrison as a member of Capt. William R. Carey'sqv artillery company. Trammel 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).
There were only about 200 Americans that defended the Alamo.
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