All exracted probate records (File prob003) ; Catahoula Par., Louisiana Probate records submitted by Houston Tracy, Jr Date: 9/25/99 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** These abstracts were taken from the Original Probate files and loose Original records recovered from the basement of the courthouse in Harrisonburg, La. They are not a complete listing. It seems, that when the courthouse was last remodeled and the addition was made to the original structure, which houses the Clerk of Court's office and other offices, that an effort was made by the Mr. Book who was then Clerk to arrange the loose originals in time for the rededication of the courthouse and corresponding with the American Bi-centennial Celebration in 1976. Time ran short and many errors in stuffing the envelopes occurred in filing. A volunteer later created an index, but only used the name on the envelope, not the actual contents, some which should actually have been placed in another file. Filed as A-3 & A-6: Succession of Berthelmy Arneau (sometimes, Arnaud) Letter written in the French language, dated 10 Oct 1837 at St. Louis, Missouri Petition for Administration dated 21 Oct 1839 by Alexander R. Hendry. Petition for the collection of the indebtedness owed the estate dated 23 Nov 1839. Ira E. Griffin, Administer of the Estate of Thomas Bryan, deceased cited Arnaud's Estate owed Bryan's Estate money. He also showed that Arnaud died in Catahoula Parish, La. in October 1839. There is a deed in this packet dated 12 Mar 1839 by Arnaud to Peter Denisse (sic), selling an improvement on Bushley Creek, also 40-50 head of hogs and 10 or 12 head of cattle. Being the same land purchased by Arnaud from Samuel Masters, it being U.S. or Public land. Order from the court to take an Inventory is dated 14 Nov 1839 with Edward Barry and Truman Phelps appointed as Appraisers. It included 60 acres of land on Little River received by Preemption Claim, also a house and lot on Bushley Street in the Town of Harrisonburg. An undated Inventory of miscellaneous items valued at $1719.35 1/2 was taken by St. John R. Liddell and Edward Jones. Purchasers at the Estate Sale held 28 Dec 1839 were: Rezin Criswell, Hosea Markam, David Brown (bought a Bowie Knife for $5.75). At another sale held 18 Jan 1840 the purchasers were: Catlett Tiffee, John Tiffee, Ethel Boyt, Jesse Pearce, Andrew Mock, R. D. Piety, H. Markham (purchased the lot and house in Harrisonburg), Edward Doty, Joel Keenan, Moses Wiggins (bought a pistol for the same price as the Bowie Knife), C. Spores (sic), John Dosher, A. D. Ratcliff, Lucius W. Elam, John W. Stone, John Cornan. These sales yielded $18.75 and $483.87 1/2. Petition made for collection of debts owed by Arnaud's Estate was filed 28 Sep 1843 by William W. Griffin of Franklin Parish, La. as Administrator of the Estate of Ira E. Griffin. Bill for summoning witnesses to Parish Court in 1841 in the civil case entitled, A. R. Hendry, Administrator vs Ethel Boyt et al Joseph Francis $1.75. Traveling 60 miles $3.75. Serving Notice on 3 persons $2.25. Summons for Wm. Brown Jr. & mileage $3.12. For David Brown & mileage $3.13. For H. Brown & mileage $3.13. District Court of 1842 For serving Notice of Seizure & mileage $3.12. Summons for Wm. Brown & mileage $3.13. For H. Brown & mileage $3.12.