Levi Doughty, Bio, East Feliciana Parish, La.
Submitted by Joe Doughty -  doughty1@iamerica.net

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Levi  Doughty
 Born: March 1, 1763 Died: April 28, 1854
Abigale Doughty
Born: August 9, 1766, Died: August 17, 1825
        In 1806, a numerous and powerful family moved to the 8th ward of East
Feliciana parish from Darlington District,South Carolina. At the age of
43 years,Levi Doughty, his wife Abigale, daughter Zilpha, and many other
Doughtys, left Darlington District with the Rentzs, Brians, Morgans and
Whites. All these families floated out of South Carolina on a fleet of
flatboats down the head waters of the Tennessee River and through the
perilous Muscle Shoals, down the Ohio River and Mississippi River to the
City of Natchez.  There were thrilling tales of hairbreadth escapes from
shipwreck on the snags, sawers and hidden rocks in the unknown channels
of the French Broad, and how appalled by the angry roar of the swift
torrents, whirlpools and eddies of the Muscle Shoals, the immigrants
from
Darlington District landed their wives, little ones and slaves at the
head of the Shoals and trusted the ark containing their herds, household
and kitchen and plantation outfits to a skilled Indian pilot, who,
standing with his long pole at the bow, with his squaw at the helm,
would
brave the dangers of the perilous passage while the human passengers
footed around the shoals by a "cut-off". The Indian pilots brought most
of the boats safely to the foot of the Shoals, but sometimes one
would be wrecked and an outfit for a home in the wilderness would go to
the bottom.
        When arriving safely at Natchez, the weary settlers traveled on foot
and in wagons, from Natchez to East Feliciana Parish until they reached
Beaver Creek, near which most of the colonists commenced their clearings
to build their homes.
        Levi Doughty stayed in East Feliciana 48 years until his death and
history recorded that he had acquired probably 80% of the land in East
Feliciana Parish.
        Of this band of neighbors immigrating from Darlington District to
the Eighth Ward in 1806 there were some famous old pioneers who stamped
the growing societies of the ward with the seal of their rugged,
virtuous and useful characteristics.  Old Mr. Levi Doughty lived to an
extreme old age  of 91 years, and died, in 1854, honored and revered as
a good citizen and Christian gentleman, by his friends and neighbors.

Submitted by:  Joe Doughty  the great, great, great, great, great
grandson of Levi Doughty  doughty1@iamerica.net