David Thompson Valliant, Lafayette Co, AR

Dear Aunt Ludie,
I am Martha Valliant McClain. My great grand parents are buried in a small
cemetery out from Falcon, Arkansas. I was there last year and found the
grave from a description written by a family historian in 1979. I did not
have my camera with me that day so I contacted Bill Russell, a photographer
in Stamps and he came and took a picture of the grave for me. I would
really like to have a service at the gravesite and put up a marker. David
Thompson Valliant and Margaret Rodgers Valliant are buried in the Falcon
cemetery.

We have copies of the Bible of Robert Spencer Valliant, however we have not
been able to prove his parentage. I have traveled to Maryland and met three
other cousins and researchers. Here we found the home of our ancestor
beautifully restored. It over looks Chesapeake Bay and is still a showplace
in the area.

Sincerely
Marti Valliant
San Antonio, TX


Dear Marti,

Martha Valliant how wonderful to hear from you: This may or may not shock
you, but there are at least two other cemeteries with Valliant, Valients,
and Rodgers and Rogers. I am really pleased to meet you by letter because
we will connect on Rodgers-Rogers and Valliant side. There is a Rogers
cemetery in southeast Nevada county that has Aunt Sallie Dorcas, Carrie
Garner, Charity Rogers, Harmon Rogers, Henry Rogers, Johnny Price Rogers,
Joseph Rogers, Herbert Rogers, Nancy Parilee Rogers, infant son of Harmon
and Charity Rogers. Lonnie Valliant, and William Valient.(one unmarked
grave and two others),

The name of the other cemetery is Troy Cemetery between Stevens and I
believe Mount Holly. It has been awhile since my mother researched that
one. I will try and go to it in a few days and send you a digital picture.

Whenever you are ready to have a graveside service to set a marker, I will
contact our Historical Society and also call in the Distant Valliant
cousins and Rogers cousins that I know. I know how old markers can look and
how our past must be preserved.

I will also look locally for new land records in Miller, Nevada and
Ouachita County. Part of my family were living in Lafayette township in
Ouachita County. Also in a quick look I found my John Valliant receiving
land patent #accession number AR2940 dated 1820. It shows he was in the
Hickman’s riflemen as a musician. I did find another William Valliant that
received land from Margaret Perry. David T. Valliant of Hempstead county
certificate 13340 received eighty acres. This instrument was dated 1906.

Sincerely
Cousin Ludie

P.S. A very good friend of mine has a family book on Rogers. I will see if
I can borrow it and see if they are connected to our Valliants.