New Settlement of Santa Helena, Livingston and St. Helena Parishes, Louisiana
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From the book entitled "The Free State - A History and Place-Names Study
of Livingston Parish" by the members of the Livingston Parish American
Revolution Bicentennial Committee in cooperation with the Livingston 
Parish Police Jury and the Louisiana American Revolution Bicentennial
Commission, 1976.  Reprinted by permission.  Dedicated to the memory of
Reuben Cooper and Raymond Riggs.

NEW SETTLEMENT OF SANTA HELENA  Some of those who claimed land in the

new settlement of Saint Helena in the year 1803-04 included: Alexander

Bookter (1,000 arpents), November 12, 1803; Charles Proffit (1,000 arpents),

April 26, 1803; and Beverly Chew and Richard Relf (20,000 arpents), 

February 3, 1804.

     These claims were in areas of Killian, Springfield, and the Tickfaw

River. (1) ---- Mrs. Lucille Cooper

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(1) Pintado Papers, Vol. IV, p. 44 and T8S, R6E Greensburg Dist. Maps

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