First Settlers of Catahoula Parish, Louisiana: 1808-1839 Published by Carol Young Knight. Submitted by Annette Carpenter Womack Date: June 1999 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ============================================================================= Published book pages 76-90 of 187. See also full name index and place name index. ============================================================================= First Settlers of Catahoula Parish, Louisiana 1808-1839 Self-Published by Carol Young Knight (C) 1985? Permission to upload received June 1999 Prepared and uploaded by Annette Carpenter Womack ============================================================================= CONVEYANCE RECORDS OF CATAHOULA PARISH, LA. BOOK A - 1808-1839 ============================================================================= CONVEYANCE RECORDS OF CATAHOULA PARISH, LA. - BOOK B (continued) CONVEYANCE RECORDS OF CATAHOULA PARISH. LA. - BOOK continued) 345C FRANCIS LONG sells to JAMES STOKES for $2776.05 a tract of land between DEER & TURKEY Creek and bounds on the River, being same tract of land purchased by SAMUEL NELSON from LOUBERCAZE and afterwards purchased by FRANCIS LONG at Sheriff's Sale to satisfy two judgments against NELSON... Witness: G.W. LOVELACE, WILEY SMITH 346C 31 December 1821 - THOMAS BALLEW of Catahoula Parish sells to BENNETT BALLEW of Ouachita Parish, two negroes: a boy JACK about 13 years old and a girl, HANNAH about 12, for $1200 ... Witness: FRANKLIN JACKSON, STACY M. HODKINS 347C 19 October 1821 - A.M. ROBERTSON of the Parish of Catahoula, sells for $700 to ISAAC E. ROBERTS 10 acres of land in town of Harrisonburg on Bushley St ... Witness: K.G. HOLSTEIN, NATHAN PERKINS 348C Writ of Fieri Facias against chattels of ROBERT L. HARRISON at the suit of FRANCIS P. WALL seize two negroes, BOB & HECTOR about 25 and AGGA, about 14 put up for public sale -GEORGE W. LOVELACE, agent for FRANCIS P. WALL, became the purchaser for $1575. 349C Writ of Fieri Facias against chattels, land and tenements of ELIZABETH DUNN at the suit of HILL,-Curator of the Estate of GABRIEL RAWLS, deceased .... seize negro slave, DANIEL about 25, ... JOHN HILL became the purchaser for $800. 350C 12 January 1822 - Writ of Fieri Facias against chattels of JAMES DAUGHERTY at the suit of JAMES M. GRUNDERLAND CO... seize lot in town of Harrisonburg, Lot #2, Sq. #11, and dwelling house ... put up for public sale ... STACY M.- HODKINS became the purchaser as attorney in fact for JAMES McGRUDER & CO. for $2000... Witness: B.W. HARVEY, SPENCER GRIFFIN 351C JOHN HENRY sells to FREDERICK W. GUNTER for $100 ... 250 acres of land lying in the Catahoula Parish being land formerly claimed by WILLIAM MOCK and JACOB TRIMBLE and sold for the direct tax of the U.S. for years 1814-1815 as the property of JACOB TRIMBLE ... bought at public sale by JOHN HENRY ... Witness: RICHARD MASTERS, S.M. HODKINS 352C RICHARD C. BRIGHTMAN sells to RICHARD MASTERS for $600, 198 acres in the Catahoula Prairie bounded by lands of MAYO, PATTERSON and JAMES G. HUNTER being land purchased by RICHARD C. BRIGHTMAN from JAMES LEAVINS... Witness: F.W. GUNTER, J. WALLACE 353C DANIEL K. MAYO and JAMES BOWIE, a man of colour, appear before SAMUEL LIGHTNER ... MAYO acknowledges debt of $69.75 to BOWIE ... MAYO mortgages tract of land to BOWIE to secure debt... Witness: RICHARD KING, THOMAS BRYAN 354C 20 February 1822 - ROBERT TAYLOR sells for $400 to JOSEPH THOMAS land in the Prairie Jacob, being same conveyed by DANIEL WIGGINS to TAYLOR ... Witness: BENJAMIN BRUCE, WILLIAM (x) BROWN -76- 355C GEORGE N. MATTHEWS sells for $5500 to RICHARD L. LOVELACE a tract of land in Catahoula Parish containing 357 acres ... Witness: THOMAS P. LOVELACE, FRED LAUMAN 356C 28 February 1822 - EDWARD LOVELACE, by his attorney, RICHARD L. LOVELACE, sells for $6000 to GEORGE W. LOVELACE, land on Sicily Island, being same on which gin is erected ... 457 acres ... joining lands of RICHARD L. LOVELACE and SAMUEL LIGHTNER... Witness: G.N. MATTHEWS, THOMAS B. MATTHEWS 357C Articles of Agreement between RICHARD L. LOVELACE and GEORGE N. MATTHEWS ... rent and Tease 357 acres at $200 per year for the term of five years ... Witness: THOMAS B. MATTHEWS, G.W. LOVELACE 358C PHILIP CALDWELL appears before a Notary Public in city of New Orleans and acknowledges that he had mortgaged land as attorney in fact for JACOB HEABERLING... 320 acres on Gasters Creek, together with tools, utensils and stock and slaves: TOM, JOE, MOSES, the wife of MOSES, and their children ... in favor of THOMAS BANKS and CHARLES PATTERSON and WILLIAM PHILPOT to secure debts of HEABERLING & CO. and JAMES C. CALDWELL, of which JACOB HEABERLING was a co-partner - for the sum of $4449.52. PHILIP CALDWELL confesses judgment and further mortgages as security for the two notes 1/2 acre lot in town of Harrisonburg, on Main St., 112 acre lot adjoining same with buildings thereon, five acres of land fronting on Water St., one lot and a fraction of a lot on Bushley St., one tract of land on Bushley Creek containing 300 acres. If debts remain due on I March 1823, property will be seized and sold and proceeds applied to debt. s/ G.R. STRINGER, Notary Public 23 February 1822 359C REUBEN WHITE sells for $300 to JAMES WALLACE a negro man, DANIEL, about 40 years of age ... Witness: RICHARD KING, JOHN J. BOWIE 360C REUBEN SHITE mortgages to JOHN BROWN & CO. of New Orleans a negro man, DANIEL, to secure payment of $188 ... /s/ J. WALLACE attorney in fact for JOHN BROWN & CO. - Witness: CALEB CABINE KING, WILLIAM BYRNE 361C Articles of Agreement between HENRY WYCHE and JOSEPH LAWSON ... JOSEPH LAWSON to live on plantation and take care of stock, etc. and to receive one-third of all that is made... WYCHE to receive two- thirds. Witness: JOS J. WILLIAMS 362C 27 November 1821 - HENRY WYCHE sells to JOSEPH LAWSON 50 head of p.204 cattle of different marks and brands, one yoke of oxen, two horses, 30 head of hogs, farming utensils, plantation of land, one negrol DAN, and crop of corn fodder... 363C 12 March 1822 - ROBERT NOBLES sells to ISAAC and JORDAN OBERRY for $750 a negro man slave, ABRAM, about 24 years of age, the said ISAAC and JORDAN OBERRY being represented by their father, HENRY OBERRY.. Witness: RICHARD KING, W.F. PAINTS -77- 364C 12 March 1822 - RICHARD KING, special agent for DANIEL M. WARD, p.204 of the City of Natchez, admitted to having received of ROBERT NOBLES $480 with interest from date of 7 September 1821 - mortgaged negro slave, ABRAM, ... note paid and release give. Witness: S.M. HODKINS, W.F. PAINTER 365C 12 March 1822 - Received of HENRY WYCHE $288-57 on account of a p.205 mortgage executed by WYCHE on plantation and negro, DAN - at Harrisonburg. /s/ RICHARD KING 366C ROBERT NOBLES sells for $1000, out of total effects of his wife, ROBERT NOBLES in order to replace amount of said sum, sells to RUTH NOBLES a negro boy, about 13, house and furniture now in her house consisting of chairs, tables, beds, beauro, press, kitchen furniture, 25 head of neat cattle ... this being done to replace to her the total effects brought by her to the marriage between said NOBLES and the said RUTH... RUTH hereby releases him from all other demands as to-dower... /s/ ROBERT (x) NOBLES, RUTH (x) NOBLES. Witness: W.F. PAINTER, B.W. HARVEY 367C 19 February 1822 - Indenture between ERNEST & PHILIP BREILL of the City of Natchez and MICHAEL M. LEE ... for $1500'paid by LEE, sell to LEE parcel of land lying in the Parish of Catahoula on east side of Ouachita River ... conveyed by GEORGE W. LOVELACE to WILLIAM J. CLARKSON and afterwards conveyed by CLARKSON to PHILIP & ERNEST BREILL by bill of sale dated 22 August 1819.. Witness: J.W. GRIFFITH, JN BOYNTON 368C 23 March 1822 - THOMAS M. MARTIN appoints WILLIAM E. PARKER his lawful attorney to perform all acts necessary to be done in the tutorship of the minor heirs of JOHN H. GOOMS (?) deceased. Witness: A.M. GRAYSON, ROBERT L. DESHA 369C 22 March 1822 - ELISHA STUART sells for $550 to ISAAC and JORDON OBERRY 100 acres of land lying in the Prairie Jacob, being part of a tract of 1000 acres conveyed to ELISHA STUART bp PETER LOUBERCAZE.- Witness: G.W. LOVELACE, ANDREW NELSON 370C 23 April 1822 - H.A. BULLARD conveys to JOHN J. BOWIE a mulatto boy, LEWIS, about 12, being one of the slaves recovered by SARAH WYCHE of HENRY WYCHE and by her conveyed to me by deed ... which negro boy is now in the possession of REZIN BOWIE... $500 paid by JOHN J. BOWIE who says possession has been delivered by his brother REZIN BOWIE ... Witness: EDWARD DORSEY,H. WYCHE 371C 20 July 1822 - Writ of Fieri Facias against chattels of MARY ANN GRIFFIN, Tutrix and heir of the Estate of WILLIAM GRIFFIN, deceased, and JOSEPH HARRISON (on a 12-month bond) at the suit of JACOB HEABERLING & CO. .. seize certain squares of land containing 300 ft. each square ... one fronting on Water St., being same purchased by WILLIAM GRIFFIN from JOHN HARRISON on a 12-month note ... put up for public sale ... JOHN M.G. THOMPSON became the purchaser for $111. Witness: HODKINS, BRYAN -78- 372C 5 April 1822 - JOHN BROWN vs. ROBERT ROGERS and JACOB HEABERLING Judgment in favor of Plaintiff in the amount of $600 - subject to credit of $202 ... /s/ JAMES DUNLAP, Judge 7th District 373C 3 April 1822 - JOHN HILL, Curator of the Estate of GABRIEL RAWLS, deceased, vs. ABEL RAWLS, SAM LIGHTNER and ZACHARIAH KIRKLAND, Curator of the Estate of WM. M. SMITH, deceased ... Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $954.24 ... /s/ JAMES DUNLAP, Judge 374C JOHN BROWN vs. ROBERT ROGERS .. Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $600 with interest ... /s/ JAMES DUNLAP, Judge 375C 7 April 1822 - ROSILLA BROWN acknowledges she owes and stands indebted to HUGH B. JOfiNSON in the sum of $538, as security she mortgages negro woman, CATE, and her child, SUSEY /s/ ROSELLA (x) BROWN, HUGH B. JOHNSON - Witness: DAVID PHELPS, FRANCIS LONG 376C 4 April 1822 - THOMAS BANKS vs. JACOB HEABERLING and PHILIP CALDWELLPHILIP CALDWELL dismissed as defendant .. Judgment in favor of Plaintiff, recover of JACOB HEABERLING $4449.54 with 10% interest from 10 April 1821 ... /s/ JAMES DUNLAP, Judge 377C PETERSON & PHILPOT vs. JACOB HEABERLING and PHILIP CALDWELL.. PHILIP CALDWELL dismisses ... Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $1852 ... /s/ JAMES DUNLAP, Judge 378C 5 November 1822 - Writ of Fieri Facias against lands and tenements of THOMAS HARVEY, CHARLES B. HARVEY and MOSES A. RAWSON at the suit of THOMAS WIER for the use of WILLIAM M. SMITH, deceased ... seize parcel of land containing one acre lying on lower side of Bushley Rd. to be taken off the south end of a lot belonging to THOMAS HARVEY adjoining lot of 8 acres purchased by the curator of the estate of WILLIAM M. SMITH, deceased... put up for public sale.. RICHARD KING became purchaser for $20.75 ... /s/ EDWARD DORSEY, Sheriff Witness: S.M. HODKINS, THOMAS BRYAN 379C 12 May 1822 - JAMES HARRISON sells to LUCRETIA HARRISON for $250 a parcel of land on Ouachita River below mouth of Condley's Branch containing 10 acres ... Witness: TIMOTHY MAHON, STACY M. HODKINS 381C I May 1822 - Indenture between ZACHARIAH KIRKLAND on one part and PHILIP CALDWELL, WILLIAM BYRNE, JOHN J. BOWIE, THOMAS GRAYSON and WILLIAM E. PARKER... KIRKLAND sells for $10, 10 acres of land for the consideration of promoting useful knowledge and education in Sicily Island ... the land to include the school house at the Pine Hills near the Tan Yard which is not to pass below the public road as it now runs and passes along the foot hills, nor is it to include the springs at the tan yard ... /s/ ZECH KIRKLAND - Witness: THOMAS H. MARTIN, JOHN H. BRUCE 382C July Term 1821 - ZACHARIAH KIRKLAND vs. MOSES A. RAWSON - RAWSON confesses judgment in favor of KIRKLAND in the sum of $240... -79- 383C 22 June 1822 - JOHN LOVELACE, JR., by his attorney in fact, RICHARD L. LOVELACE, sells for $250 to FRANCIS P. WALL, a parcel of land containing 400 arpens lying on Deer Creek in Sicily Island. /s/ R.L. LOVELACE Attorney in Fact - Witness JOHN H. BRUCE, JOHN (x) DOUGINS 384C 22 Juna 1822 - JOHN LOVELACE, JR., by his Attorney in Fact RICHARD L. LOVELACE, for $300i)paid by SAMUEL LIGHTNER, sells parcel of land containing 800 superficial arpents lying on Sicily Island at the Pine Hills, being the same on which PHILIP BROWN now resides ... Witness: JOHN H. BRUCE, JOHN (x) DOUGINS 385C 22 June 1822 - EDWARD LOVELACE, represented by his Attorney in Fact, RICHARD L. LOVELACE, acknowledges the sum of $100 paid by FRANCIS P. WALL and sells parcel of land on east bank of Red River in the County of Rapides ... 400 arpens.. Witness: JOHN H. BRUCE, JOHN (x) DOUGINS 386C 4 July 1822 - STEPHEN PRATHER, by his attorney in fact, ZACHARIAH TALIAFERRO, FOR THE SUM OF $550 paid by JAMES CONLEY, SR. sells to CONLEY a negro woman, PHEBE, about 20 years of ag@ ... /s/ ZACH TALIAFERRO, Attorney in Fact for STEPHEN PRATHER - Witness: WILLIAM BYRNE, JAMES G. TALIAFERRO 387C 4 July 1822 - STEPHEN PRATHER nominated my friend, ZACHARIAH TALIAFERRO, my lawful attorney ... /s/ STEPHEN PRATHER Witness: R.C. SCOTT, C.V. LEDOU 388C 6 July 1822 - RICHARD KING & CO., by agent, RICHARD KING, sells for $265 to RUTH NOBLES (ROBERT NOBLES, her agent), a negro woman, NANCE, about 40 years of age ... /s/ RICHARD KING, agent for RICHARD KING & CO., ROBERT (x) NOBLES - Witness: W.F. PAINTER, JONATHAN B. WALL 389C 6 July 1822 - JOHN M.B. THOMPSON sells for $55.50 to THOMAS BRYAN 1/2 of each of two lots in Harrisonburg on Water St., Sq. #4,5 Witness: HUNTER/WILLIAMS 390C 6 October 1822 - JOHN M.B. THOMSON sells for $67.87 to EDWARD DORSEY a lot containing four acres and 112, being so much of five acres lately purchased by THOMSON at Sheriff Sale in the case of BENJAMIN CORBET against HEABERLING & CO. , on west bank of Ouachita River.. Witness: JAMES G. HUNTER, WM. E. PARKER 391C 4 March 1822 - Received of RICHARD KING $100 on account of a mortgage in favor of HEABERLING & CO. and transferred to JOHN BROWN & CO. on negro SUCKEY and her children given by WM. J. CLARKSON... /s/ J.W. WALLACE, Attorney in Fact for JOHN BROWN & CO. 392C Received of RICHARD KING $188.75 on account of a mortgage executed by WILLIAM J. CLARKSON to HEABERLING & CO. on negro SUCKEY and her children. /s/ J.W. WALLACE, Attorney in Fact for JOHN BROWN & CO. -80- 393C July Term 1822 - JAMES WALLACE vs. SARAH ANN JAMES alias SARAH JANE LEE - Judgment in favor of Plaintiff 394C Writ of Fieri Facias against goods and chattels of the succession of JAMES WILDS, deceased and JACOB HEABERLING & CO. at the suit of SCOGGS and ANDERSON... property seized and put up for public sale ... THOMAS HARVEY became the purchaser of a lot of seven acres purchased by SARAH LEE being the same purchased by JAMES WILDS ... JOHN M.B. THOMSON became the Purchaser for $26 .... /s/ EDWARD DORSEY, Sheriff 396C 7 July 1822 - Writ of Fieri Facias against qoods and chattels of HEABERLING & CO. at the suit of PATERSON & OHILPOT and at the suit of THOMAS BANKS... negro man, TOM, about 40 years of age put up for public sale... purchased by WILLIAM E. PARKER for $333 ... /s/ THOMAS BRYAN, Deputy for EDW DORSEY, Sheriff - Witness: JAMES GUNNING HUNTER, JOHN J. BOWIE 395C Writ of Fieri Facias against goods and chattels of JAMES HARRISON and JOSEPH HARRISON at the suit of ROBERT M. DONALD... lots of ,ground #4 & $, Sq. #12 - seized .. put up for public sale.. JOHN M.B. THOMSON became the purchaser for $10 ... /s/ EDWARD DORSEY, Sheriff Witness: THOMAS BRYAN, W.F. PAINTER 397C 23 September 1822 - ARCHIBALD BAKER of the County of Franklin, State of Mississippi, Administrator of the Estate of NEILL BAKER, deceased, appoints SAMUEL LIGHTNER, Judge of the Parish of Catahoula, my true and lawful attorney to recover sums of money due ... /s/ ARCHIBALD BAKER - Witness: JAMES CARSON, C.H. KYLE 398C Writ of Fieri Facias against goods and chattels of ABEL RAWLS, Curator of the Estate of JOHN RAWLS, at the suit of ROBERT TAYLOR... seize certain improvement lying at the cutoff leading from Bayou Macon to Deer Creek, being the same purchased by JOHN RAWLS from JOHN KING... WILLIAM WOOLDRIDGE became the purchaser for $52 ... /s/ THOMAS BRYAN, Deputy - Witness: ELISHA STUART, E. GOLDMAN 399C JOSEPH SARGENT vs. JOHN MACKEY - Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $56 ... 400C 10 October 1822 - JOHN HUGHES vs. S.M. HODKINS Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $150... 401C 15 October 1822 - JOSHUA VEZRY vs. J. WALLACE Judgment in the sum of #387.50 in favor of Plaintiff... 402C Writ of Fieri Facias against PHILIP CALDWELL and MOSES A. RAWSON at the suit of THOMAS WIER... parcel of land 13 1/4 acres ... 403C 15 October 1822 - RICHARD KING sells for $27 to THOMAS BRYAN a lot in Harrisonburg containing 13 1/4 acres purchased at Sheriff's Sale.. Witness: JOS W. WILLIAMS, JOSEPH THOMAS -81- 404C 16 October 1822 - Writ of Fieri Facias against HEABERLING & CO. at the suit Of BENJAMIN CORBET... lot of ground containing five acres seized i. Put up for public sale... JOHN M.B. THOMPSON purchased for 25 ... /s/ EDWARD DORSEY, Sheriff - Witness: THOMAS BRYAN, M.A. RAWSON 405C 4 October 1822 - JOHN BANNISTER sells for $1000 to ISAAC FORD an improvement and house lying in Catahoula Parish together with household furniture, three horses, 200 hogs and 50 head of horned cattle ... /s/ JOHN (x) BANNISTER - Witness: WM. SHAW, EDWARD JOYCE 406C 11 December 1822 - JOHN J. BOWIE sells to JOHN COCKERHAM for $165 a tract of land containing 320 acres on the Waters of the Bushley being the same sold by CHARLES B. HARVEY to HENRY COCKERHAM and E. DRAKE and being the same sold at Sheriff's Sale as the property of JACOB HEABERLING of which BOWIE became the purchaser ... Witness: REZIN CRISWELL, J.G. HUNTER 407C Writ of Fieri Facias against JAMES WALLACE and JACOB HEABERLING at the suit of JAMES JOHNSTON... seized land containing 10 acres... put up for public sale ... CHARLES B. HARVEY purchased for $20... /s/ EDWARD DORSEY, Sheriff - Witness: WM. E. PARKER, WM. SHAW 408C 16 October 1822 - Conveyance by CHARLES B. HARVEY to EDWARD DORSEY for the sum of(blank) ... parcel of land containing 10 acres. Witness: WM. @PARKER, WM. SHAW 409C 4 November 1822 - Writ of Fieri Facias against RICHARD C. BRIGHTMAN at the suit of JOHN J. BOWIE ... seized tract of land containing 50 acres together with the lower end of a tract purchased by BRIGHTMAN of JAMES LEAVINS and adjoining-a tract of 100 acres purchased by JAMES G. HUNTER ... RICHARD MASTER became the purchaser for $57-75. /s/ EDWARD DORSEY - Witness: JOS WILLIAMS, JAMES G. HUNTER 410C 4 November 1822 - RICHARD KING sells for $350 to FANNEY ALLEN (her heirs, etc.) a parcel of land containing 200 acres belonging to the succession of JOHN L. SMITH, deceased, adjoining lands of JAMES DESHA and to include all the improvements on that part of the tract on which SAMUEL ALLEN now lives and has in cultivation ... and on the same date came FANNY ALLEN, represented by her husband, SAMUEL ALLEN ... /s/ RICHARD KING, SAML ALLEN - Witness: EDW DORSEY, JOS WILLIAMS 411C Writ of Fieri Facias against FANNEY SMITH, Tutrix to the minor heirs of JOHN L. SMITH, deceased and curatrix of the estate at the suit of JOHN BROWN ... seized land lying in Boueff Prairie containing 200 acres off the west side of a tract of 1000 acres belonging to the succession of JOHN L. SMITH and adjoining lands of JAMES DESHA ... to be run in such a manner as to include the improvements of that part of the tract on which SAMUEL ALLEN lives ... RICHARD KING became the purchaser for $333-33 ... /s/ THOMAS BRYAN, Deputy for EDW DORSEY - Witness: J.G. HUNTER, JOS WILLIAMS 82- 412C To all whom this shall concern - Greeting ... Know ye, that DOCT. L. GORDEN has exhibited a diploma and credentials sufficient to entitle him to the benefits of the laws of the State of Louisiana regulating the practice of medicine and surgery. In consequence thereof we have granted to him this license to practice physician and surgery in this state together with all the privileges and emoluments to the same ... /s/ R.H. SIBLEY, M.D., L. HIXON, M.D. 413C 4 November 1822 - WILLIAM ROE sells for $50 to LEWIS WHITE a certain preference right improvement lying on Black River adjoining improvement of MARTIN above and ERVIN below,- which improvement was settled by REUBEN SUTTON in 1804, and transferred by SUTTON to JOHN HENRY and from HENRY to ROE... /s/ WILLIAM ROE - Witness: WILLIAM MARTIN, DAVID (x) WHITE 474C Writ of Fieri Facias against (blank) at the suit of BENJAMIN CORBET vs. HEABERLING & CO... seized parcel of land containing two lots and two fraction of lots (#3 and #4 in Sq. #10) and #3 & #4 in Sq. #9 in the town of Harrisonburg ... JAMES GUNNING HUNTER became the purchaser for $60 ... /s/ EDW DORSEY - Witness: JOS WILLIAMS, ROBT L. DESHA 415C 7 December 1822 - BENJAMIN CORBET sells for $300 to GEORGE W. RIDER a negro girl, SUSEN, about 10 years of age...I /s/ BENJ. CORBET, G.W. RIDER - Witness: FRANCIS P. WALL, G.W. LOVELACE 416C JAMES WALLACE acknowledged purchase of a negro man, DAVY, at public sale for $725 to be paid in one year from 4 August 1821 ... JOHN J. BOWIE and PHILIP CALDWELL were securities for the payment of the purchase money... JAMES WALLACE mortgages and sets over negro man, DAVY, to JOHN J. BOWIE... until WALLACE, pays the full purchase price.. Witness: EDW DORSEY, THOMAS BRYAN 417C JAMES DESHA sells for $1000 to JAMES SALISBURY of the State of Tennessee, claim to two Preference claims on Bayou Mason, adjoining lands of JOHN SMITH below Little Bayou... /s/ JAMES DESHA - Witness: WM BLUNT 418C Parish of Concordia - JAMES SALISBURY through his Attorney NOAH SALISBURY for $1500 paid ... purchases two preference rights on Bayou Mason ... originally settled by JOSEPH FOXWELL and sold to DOCTOR JOHN DODRIDGE, who sold same to JOSEPH KIMBALL, who sold to JAMES DESHA, who sold to JAMES SALISBURY... /s/ N.B. SALISBURY, Attorney in Fact for JAMES SALISBURY - Witness: JOHN B. WALWORTH, Z.T. KIRKLAND, J.A. PATTERSON 419C WILLIAM BROWN and MARY BROWN, his wife, sell for $200 to JOHN and BENJAMIN B. BRUCE, a tract of land on Sicily Island containing 50 acres being 1/6 undivided moiety of the 300 acres conveyed to BENJAMIN BRUCE, deceased by RICHARD L. LOVELACE and MARY BROWN, undivided part of her father's land... /s/ WILLIAM (x) BROWN, MARY (x) BROWN - Witness: JOHNATHAN J. BROWN, LUMAN PHELPS -83- 420C 14 January 1823 - ZACHARIAH TALIAFERRO for $1500 paid by JOHN J. BOWIE sells negro slaves: GEORGE, about 42; GLOUSTER, about 32; FANNY ab ou t 21; and JOSHUA, child about two. Witness: PHILIP BROWN, JOHN H. BRUCE 421C 16 January 1823 - JOHN J. BOWIE sells to JAMES G. TALIAFERRO for $1500, slaves: GEORGE 42; GLOUSTER 32; FANNY 21; JOSHUA 2 ... Witness: PHILIP BROWN, JOHN H. BRUCE 422C 18 January 1823 - City of New Orleans - WILLIAM SPENCER OF Ward County, Virginia, sells for $450 to JAMES G. TALIAFERRO, a negro slave, JOHN, age 32.-.. /s/ WILLIAM SPENCER, EDWARD DORSEY for JAMES G. TALIAFERRO, CARLISLE POLLOCK, Notary... 423C 4 January 1823 - MARY McDONALD sells for $550 to BENJAMIN CORBET a negro boy, CHARLEY, about 15 years old... /s/ MARY McDONALD, BENJ CORBET - Witness: THOMAS H. MARTIN, SAMUEL DAILY 424C 26 January 1823 - HUGH B. JOHNSTON sells for $100 to DAVID PHELPS preference right improvement on Sicily Island adjoining the Piney Hills and lands owned by KIRKLAND on one side and heirs of WM.M. SMITH on the other, and the lands of the heirs of HOLSTEIN, being the same conveyed to JOEL TREHERN by JOHN SHROCK and from said TREHERN to JOHNSTON, and being the same formerly transferred to SHROCK by MI.CAJAH PICKETT and the same on which FENCH FARROW at the time resides ... /s/ H.B. JOHNSTON, DAVID PHELPS - Witness: R.L. LOVELACE, THOS B. MATTHEWS 425C Writ of Fieri Facias against PHILIP CALDWELL and JAMES C. CALDWELL at the suit of ZACHARIAH KIRKLAND... seized land on Bushley being same land purchased by JAMES C. CALDWELL from JACOB HUMPHRIES... put up for public sale... ROBERT CALDWELL purchased for $176... /s/ EDW DORSEY - Witness: G.N. MATTHEWS, SAM GORDEN 2 February 1823 426C Writ of Fieri Facias against JAMES GREENLEE at the suit of EDWARD DORSEY... 112 of lot in Harrisonburg, #3, Sq. #6, .. put up for public sale ... EDWARD DORSEY purchased for $100... /s/ MOSES A. RAWSON, Coroner - Witness: JOS WILLIAMS, THO BRYAN 427C Writ of Fieri Facias against JOHN MACKEY at the suit of JOSEPH SARGENT vs. JOHN MACKEY... seized 112 lot #61, Sq. #3 fronting on Sicily Street... DAVID F. CRISWELL purchased at public sale for $26.66 ... /s/ EDW DORSEY, Sheriff, REZIN CRISWELL for DAVID CRISWELL 428C 2 February 1823- Writ of Fieri Facias against JAMES WALLACE at the suit of EDW DORSEY, Syndic of JOHN L. PRAY ... seized lots of gorund at the corner of Main and Bushley Sts. now occupied by THOMAS A. KING together with lot called Tail Lot ... RICHARD KING purchased at public for $9.00 ... /s/ M.A. RAWSON, Coroner - Witness: THOMAS BRYAN, JOS WILLIAMS 429C 3 February 1823 - Writ of Fieri Facias against JOHN BROWN & JOHN HOLLY at the suit of JOSEPH BRIGHTMAN... seized two lots of ground in Harrisonburg bounded on Bushley St. on which there is a blacksmith shop... THOMAS BRYAN purchased for $36 ... /s/ EDWARD DORSEY, Sheriff, Witness: WILLIAM BYRNE, THOMAS ADAIR --84 430C JOHN J. BOWIE sells for $850 to WILLIAM WOOLDRIDGE, two negroes FRANK about 25 and his wife, MINTY about 25 /s/ JOHN J. BOWIE, WILLIAM WOOLDRIDGE - Witness: H.B. JOHNSON'," S.M. HODKINS 431C JOHN COOPER and MARY, his wife, sell eight head of cattle to four of their children for $40: 1. ELIZABETH, the eldest, a black and white cow purchased of HARRISON HUBBS, also one heifer purchased Of WILLIAM LANESS; 2. DINY, one cow and one calf - the cow is known by the name of Blue Skin Purchased of MISS SIDNEY MOCK, and calf; 3. HIRAM, one black cow purchased of ISAAC PAUL; 4. PATSY, one black and white cow and calf purchased of ISAAC PAUL .... /s/ JOHN COOPER, MARY (x) COOPER - Witness: A. GILBRAITH, WILLIAM (x) BROWN 432C 5 March 1825 - Writ of Fieri Facais against JOHN BROWN and JOHN HOLLY at the suit of JOSEPH BRIGHTMAN ... seize 1/4 acre of ground in town of Harrisonburg on east side of Bushley St. adjoining lot formerly owned by ROBERT ROGERS on which there is a house ... THOMAS BRYAN became the Purchaser for $15 ... /s/ EDWARD DORSEY, Sheriff Witness: SAM GORDON, JOS WILLIAM 433C 13 January 1833 - ARCHIBALD RIDDLE for the natural love and affection he bears for JOHN, POLLY and GEORGE RIDDLE, grants parcel of land (12 acres) which ARCHIBALD RIDDLE now lives on, house and buildings, Plus 50 head of cattle, three mares and colt, one horse, one yoke of oxen and cart, household and kitchen furniture... /s/ ARCHIBALD RIDDLE Witness: WILLIAM BYRNE, JOSEPH WILLIAMS 434C Writ of Fieri Facias against goods and chattels of JOHN CRAYTON at the suit of JAMES DAUGHERTY ... seize 112 lot in the town of Harrisonburg known by the name Gin Lot ... RICHARD KING purchased at public sale for $68 ... /s/ EDWARD DORSEY - Witness: JAMES HUNTER, DAVID COSGROVE 435C 6 March 1823'- WILLIAM BYRNE sells for $375 to ISAAC PULFORD 112 of tract or lot on corner of Bushley St. and Sicily St., #2 and 112 undivided part of #I, and 112 of #5 on which house of PULFORD and BYRNE stands and conveyed to them by MOSES A. RAWSON... #5 being sold at Sheriff's Sale ... /s/ WM. BYRNE, ISAAC PULFORD - Witness: RICHARD KING, THOS A. KING 436C l March 1824 - ISAAC PULFORD acknowledges debt to WILLIAM BYRNE of $375 to be paid I March 1824 ... /s/ ISAAC PULFORD, WILLIAM BYRNE - Witness: RICHARD KING, THOMAS A. KING 437C 7 April 1823 - ELIJAH LOID of County of Monroe, Alabama, sells for $1100 to JOHN J. BOWIE negro slaves: NANCY about 35 years old, child MARIAH, about 3 years old and SARAH about 20 and her child, THOMAS, age 3.../s/ ELIJAH LLOYD - Witness: EDW DORSEY, J,@.N.B.THOMSON, JOS WILLIAMS 438C JAMES WALLACE for (blank) sells to ISAAC THOMAS of Rapides Parish land on right bank of Red River ascending the plantation of MAJOR VORRHIES being the same tract confirmed by the U.S. to PIERRE LEGLESE and being the same on which MIDDLETON W. KIMBLE resides and part of which I bought of HUGH RAILES containing 640 acres known as Dart of the AVOYELLES FERRY of WALLACE'S FERRY tract-.. /s/ J. WALLACE, 1. THOMAS -85- 439C DAVID PHELPS sells for $400 to JOHN J. BOWIE a plantation at the foot of Pine Hills in Sicily Island adjoining lands claimed by ZACHARIAH KIRKLAND on the south side and on the north by heirs of HOLSTEIN and the same that the said DAVID PHELPS acquired by purchase from JOEL TRAHERN and JOEL TRAHERN from JOHN SHROCK ... Witness: FRANCIS LONG 440C Writ of Fieri Facias against CHARLES CRAIG, RICHARD KING and ROBERT NOBLES at the suit of THOMAS GRAYSON, Curator of ROBERT HALL, deceased ... seize house and lot in Harrisonburg, bounded on east by Old Gin Lot, on the west by EDWARD GOLDMAN, south by Main St., ... RICHARD KING purchased at public @ale for $400 ... /s/ EDWARD DORSEY - Witness: JOHN J. BOWIE, JONATHAN HAGERTY 441C SAMUEL BLEVIN appoints friend, DANIEL WIGGINS, his lawful attorney to ask, demand ... representatives of the succession of ALEXANDER FULTON, deceased, to recover my part of my father's, WILEY BLEVINS, estate ... /s/ SAML (x) BELVIN Witness: CHARLES C. THINE, JOHN GELVIN (?) 442C 10,July 1823 - MICHAEL M. LEE sells for $1500 to SARAH ANN JAMES a parcel of land on banks of Ouachita being same purchased by LEE from PHILIP BREIL of the State of Mississippi, bounded on SW by EDWARD GOLDMAN ... /s/ M.M. LEE, SARAH ANN JAMES - Witness: JAMES G. HUNTER, E. GOLDMAN 443C 10 July 1823 - Writ of Fieri Facias against chattels of JAMES GREENLEE at the suit of HEABERLING & CO .... seize Lot #3, Sq. #6 ... JOSEPH J. WILLIAMS purchased at public sale for $50 ... /s/ EDWARD DORSEY, Sheriff Witness: JAMES C. CALDWELL, DANL WIGGINS 444C 16 July 1823 - WILLIAM WOOLDRIDGE sells for $70 to WILLIAM BLUNT, land originally owned by JOHN RAWLS, deceased, and the same purchased by RAWLS from JOHN KING lying in the cutoff leading from Bayou Mason to Deer Creek ... /s/ WILLIAM WOOLDRIDGE - Witness: S.M. HODKINS,H.B. JOHNSON 445C JOSEPH J. WILLIAMS sells to EDWARD DORSEY tract of land in Harrisonburg. 446C 12 May 1823 - JAMES G. MacGRUDER, JR., Merchant, and his wife, MARY, of the City of Natchez, and ALEXANDER COVINGTON of the County of Adams, for $1 paid by COVINGTON, sells parcel of land in the town of Washington, County and State aforementioned, fronting on Main St. adjoining lot of P.O. SCHUYLER, also one negro girl, BECKY, about 16.. 447C Recorded July 1823 - Notary Public acknowledgement of signatures of JAMES MacGRUDER and wife, MARY, to above indenture. 448C 8 August 1823 - JAMES CONLEY, procured JOHN J. BOWIE to become my security on a bond to the Postmaster General of the U.S. in the sum of $1500. CONLEY mortgages to BOWIE a negro girl, PHEBE and my plantation on the River Ouachita about one mile below Harrisonburg... Witness: J.G. HUNTER, PERLY WALLIS -86- 449C 8 August 1823 - GEORGE FOGLE procured JOHN J. BOWIE to become his security on a 12 month bond. FOGLE purchased certain improvement on the Bayou Macon where FOGLE now lives for $150 ... mortgages to BOWIE a negro boy, NED, about 20 years old ... 450C I September 1823 - RICHARD KING sells to WILLIAM CONNELLY (paid by his father, JAMES CONNELLY) a negro slave,@DAVID, about 27 years old... /s/ RICHARD KING, JAMES (x) CONNELLY - Witness: CHARLES C. RIVES, JOHN J. BOWIE 451C 20 December 1821 - JAMES WALLACE sold to THOMAS A. KING, house and lot in town of Harrisonburg opposite store of RICHARD KING ... paid... rescends contract... /s/ THOMAS KING, J. WALLACE - Witness: PATTERSON, JOHN DANIELS. 452C ROBERT ROGERS and MARY, his wife, sell for $600 to MESSRS. JOHN BROWN & CO. (by agent RICHARD KING), parcel of land on Waters of the Bushley 200 acres being same granted to ROBERT ROGERS by JOHN J. BOWIE,deed dated 9 February 1816, together with all other improvements... /s/ ROBERT ROGERS, MARY (x) ROGERS, JOHN BROWN & CO. by agent RICHARD KING 453C J. HEABERLING & CO. vs. MICHAEL K. HOOTER - Judgment in favor of defendant for $83.68. 454C Writ of Fieri Facias against JOHN MACKEY and THOMAS C. SPRUILL at suit of JAMES WHITEHEAD... seize 112 lot (Lot #6, Sq. #2) upper half.. THOMAS KING became purchaser at public sale for $35 ... /s/ EDWARD DORSEY, Sheriff 455C MESSRS. JOHN BROWN & CO. sells for $918 to CHARLES C. RIVES a tract of land ... /s/ AGENT RICHARD KING, CHARLES C. RIVES - Witness: ROBERT ROGERS, WASHINGTON FRY 456C 4 October 1823 - HARMAN DASH sells for $300 to GEORGE FOGLE an improvement of land on east side of Deer Creek, being same on which FOGLE lives and on which DASH lived last year... /s/ HARMAN DASH, G. FOGLE 457C 4 October 1823 - GEORGE FOGLE acknowledges that WILLIAM BALLARD stands bound as security for FOGLE in the sum of $300... /s/ G. FOGLE, WILLIAM (x) BALLARD - Witness: WM BLUNT, JACOB McDANIEL 458C NATHANIEL F. HUNTER, of the Parish of Ouachita, one of the heirs of the late JAMES G. HUNTER, deceased, appoints JAMES G. HUNTER his true and lawful attorney... to act concerning his legal portion of 10,000 arpents of land conveyed by ABRAHAM MOREHOUSE to his father, at present held by several persons... /s/ N.F. HUNTER, JAMES G. HUNTER - Witness: DAVID PHELPS, JOSEPH PATTERSON -87- 459C 27 October 1823 - JAMES BOWIE of the Parish of Rapides sells for $300 to JONATHAN HAGERTY of the Parish of Catahoula, a tract of land on each side of Bayou Catahoula, containing 1600 arpents being same said JAMES BOWIE acquired by purchase from JAMES DERAN ... /s/ JAMES BOWIE, J. HAGERTY - Witness: EDWARD DORSEY, JOHN J. BOWIE 460C ALFRED SPOONER of the Parish of Catahoula acknowledges debt to MOSES A. RAWSON in the amount of $826 due and payable on 22 March 1824 ... mortgages plantation purchased of me from RAWSON and same whereon I live ... /s/ ALFRED SPOONER, M.A. RAWSON - Witness: JAMES G. HUNTER, JAMES G. TALIAFERRO 461C 4 November 1823 - MOSES A. RAWSON sells to ALFRED SPOONER for $1500 a parcel of land containing 160 acres in the Parish of Catahoula, bounded by U.S. lands on the east, north and south sides, and west by a tract of land owned by RAWSON being same on which mill is located and on which SPOONER now resides ... Witness: JAMES G. TALIAFERRO, JAMES G. HUNTER 462C ISAAC PHILPOT, JR. vs. JOHN PRITCHARD - Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $200 ... 463C 4 November 1823 - JOSEPH J. WILLIAMS sells for $100 to EDWARD DORSEY a tract of land in corporation of Harrisonburg (10 acres), bounded on east by lot of five acres belonging to EDWARD DORSEY, on the suth by CONLEY's Branch, west by lands belonging to THOMAS BRYAN, and on north by town lots being the same purchased by me at Sheriff's Sale ... /s/ JOS WILLIAMS, EDW DORSEY - Witness: JAMES G. HUNTER, JOSEPH A. PATTERSON 464C 5 November 1823 - SARAH A. JAMCS acknowledges for the good will and affection she bears her niece, CASSANDIA P. LEE, daughter of MICHAEL M. LEE ... she gives and conveys and delivers to said CASSANDIA P. LEE, a negro girl, about 16 years of age, 50 head of cattle, branded and marked ML, 2 head of horses and stock of hogs, together with all household furniture, consisting of: beds, bedsteads, secretary, chairs, tables and all furniture owned by (cannot read) and the kitchen ... /s/ SARAH A. (x) JAMES, M.M. LEE - Witness: ].A. PATTERSON, WILLIAM BYRNE 465C 5 November 1823 - MICHAEL M. LEE sells for $800 to SARAH A. JAMES, a negro girl, about 16 years of age, 50 head of cattle marked ML, 2 head horses, stock of hogs, household furniture consisting of bed, bedsteads, secretary, chairs, tables ... /s/ M.M. LEE, SARAH A.(x) JAMES 466C State of Mississippi, County of Franklin ... MOSES KING and ELIZABETH KING, appoint FRANCIS LONG of the State of Louisiana, Parish of Catahoula, their true and lawful attorney to administer the estate of WILLIAM M. SMITH... Witness: WILLIAM TOMB, JOHN G. HUTSON BARTLETT FORD, Associate Justice of County Clerk, acknowledges signature of ELIZABETH FORD - recorded in Book A, p. 491,492, 15 November 1823 -88- 467C 9 November 1823 - State of Louisiana, Parish of Catahoula - MOSES KING and ELIZABETH, his wife, appeared by their attorney in fact, FRANCIS LONG ... for the sum of $8000 paid by ZACHARIAH KIRKLAND and DICY SMITH, Curator and Curatrix or representatives of the succcession of WILLIAM SMITH, deceased ... sell, convey ... for the benefit of widow and minor heirs ... 756 acres bounded on north by lands of said WILLIAM M. SMITH, deceased, and on south by vacant lantds, beginning at red oak corner tree marked RL & IL ... /s/ FRANCIS LONG, attorney for MOSES KING and ELIZABETH KING, DICY SMITH, Curatrix, ZACHARIAH KIRKLAND, Curator - Witness: WM. E. PARKER, S.M. HODKINS 468C 4 December 1823 - ARCHIBALD BAKER of Mississippi State acknowledges for $450 paid by ZACHARIAH KIRKLAND, he sells to KIRKLAND an improvement on Deer Creek known as CATHEY's improvement ... sold to NEIL BAKER and inherited by ARCHIBALD BAKER ... Witness: DAVID PHELPS,S.M. HODKINS 469C 6 December 1823 - Change of Domicile from Parish of Catahoula to Concordia Parish ... /s/ FRANCIS LONG 470C Mississippi Territory, Jefferson County ... JEREMIAH ROBINETT sells for $50 to JACOB BIELLER all his right, title, claim and interest to a tract of land being in the Parish of Catahoula'on the west margin of Bayou Mason commonly known was Walnut Bluff... being tract of land improved by TUCKER and sold to ROBINETT adjoining unclaimed lands on all sides but the front ... 640 acres ... /s/ JEREMIAH ROBINETT, JOHN WILLSON - Witness: BRUCE TAYLOR 471C Parish of Concordia - ISAAC ADAIR sells for $50 to JACOB BIELLER all his right, title, claim and interest to two improvements and settlements on Bayou Macon at a place called Yellow Bluff, including the grave where my brother, HEZEKILL ADAIR lies buried, the one improvement being made by me in February 1813, and the other improvement and settlement made by CHARLES McKENZIE in August 1813 ... including buildings, fences, orchard and garden ... McKENZIE improvement being assigned to me January 1816 ... /s/ ISAAC ADAIR - Witness: JOSEPH ADAIR 471C It is believed that the said premises above alluded to are situated in Range 9, east and Township 13 and supposed to lie in the Parish of Washita ... 472C 10 December 1823 - JOSEPH ADAIR appeared and acknowledged that he witnessed the above document and that ISAAC ADAIR signed the within document. 473C JOHN HARRISON and his wife, LUCRETIA, sell for $80 to RICHARD KING, a parcel of 10 acres on Ouachita River commencing at the mouth of Bayou below Harrisonburg ... adjoining lands of KING and WYCHE ... Witness: JAMES GUNNING HUNTER, LUMAN PHELPS 474C JAMES BOWIE, a free man of colour, paid $500 for a negro slave, HENRY, about 20 years old ... /s/ JAMES BOWIE - Witness: JOHN J. BOWIE, DAVID POSEY -89- 475C 25 December 1823 - JOHN J. BOWIE witnesses signature of JAMES BOWIE to within sale ... 474C (duplicate number) - Writ of Fieri Facias against LUCRETIA HARRISON and JOHN HARRISON at the suit of THOMAS WIER ... seize lot of ground, being LUCRETIA HARRISON's part of Lot #3, Sq. #3... SAMUEL LIGHTNER became the purchaser at public sale for $43 ... /s/ EDWARD DORSEY, Sheriff - Witness: J. GUNNING HUNTER, W.F. PAINTER 475C (duplicate number) - ERR DOUGLAS sells for $225 to FREDERICK and JACOB KIPER an improvement of land having preference title on the cutoff of Bayou and Deer Creek ... being the same on which said DOUGLAS resides ... 14 January 1822 /s/ ERR (x) DOUGLAS, JACOB KIPER for FREDERICK & JACOB KIPER - Witness: GEORGE STAMPLEY, JOHN H. BRUCE 476C 3 January 1825 - HENRY WYCHE and ELIZA, his wife, sell for $500 to RICHARD KING, a parcel of land on right bank of Ouachita River adjoining land owned or formerly claimed by JOHN HARRISON... Witness: JOS WILLIAMS, JOHN MATTHEWS 477C 7 December 1823 - JOHN J. BOWIE sells for $1600 to ZACH KIRKLAND Cert #39 containing 1354 acres in the first class of claims in the name of SANTIAGO DEL ... which claim is located in Sicily Island fronting the Pine Hills granted to claimnant and signed by Governor Miro at New Orleans under date of 10 May 1789 and the same having been registered by DANIEL J. SUTTON in the Land Office for the District of Red River in the State above mentioned at Ouachita, agreeable to the Act of Congress passed 28 February 1823 ... /s/ JOHN J. BOWIE, ZACH KIRKLAND Witness: MILO JOHNSON, JOSEPH H. FOUNTELLATT (?) 478C 6 January 1824 - DAVID DEVORE sells to JOHN J. BOWIE for $50 a tract of land on south side of Bayou Catahoula (entered in Land Office of District of North Red River) and numbered 70 containing 640 acres obtained by Settlement right in 1802... /s/ DAVID DEVORE, JOHN J. BOWIE Witness: RICHARD KING, CALEB C. KING 479C 7 January 1824 - JOSEPH J. WILLIAMS sells to THOMAS HARVEY for $176 a lot of ground northwest side of Bushley St ... Witness: JOHN SELL, HENRY POPE 480C 5 January 1824 - THOMAS HARVEY sells for $800 to JOSEPH J. WILLIAMS three acres of land with the houses and other appurtences ... being same three acres conveyed by REUBEN SUTTON to THOMAS HARVEY ... Witness: JOHN SELL, HENRY POPE 481C ZACHARIAH KIRKLAND sells to JOHN J. BOWIE for $400 a negro woman slave named ELEDEN, about 22 years of age... Witness: WILLIAM DITTO, M. JOHNSON 482C SAMUEL ALLEN sells for $500 to H.B. JOHNSON a negro, JOHN, about 35. Witness: RICHARD KING, LUMAN PHELPS -90-