Ouachita-Morehouse-Orleans County Louisiana Archives Biographies.....Unknown, Daly 1772 - 1812

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Daly, recorded also as Dally, Doly and Dolly, was born circa 1772. The spelling 
of her name suggests she was African born, but she may have been born in the 
New Orleans area. Daly is first documented in New Orleans in 1794 when she and 
her young sons, Juan Carlos and Juan Francisco were purchased by Jaius Wilcox 
from Joseph Ducros. Daly worked as the enslaved servant of Wilcox until July 
16, 1800 when she was sold away from her sons by Wilcox to Abraham Morehoue, 
and moved to the Ouachita Poste area.

Daly remained in the enslaved service of the Morehouse family until 1809, when  
she was traded by Eleanor Morehouse to John or James Henderson in exchange for 
two servants, Hester and Louise. Traded with her were her Ouachita born 
children Grace, John and Oliver. Henderson was the son-in-law of James Barlow. 

Daly's second set of children were born of her relationship with Lawrence 
Dunmore, the enslaved servant and confidant of James Barlow, who arrived on the 
Ouachita from Fayette County, Kentucky. On March 8, 1811, Dally and her 
children were purchased by James Barlow from James Henderson. The sale may have 
been designed to unite Daly and the children with Lawrence Dunmore. The sale 
price of the family was $1200.00.

James Henderson's estate was settled in 1813, and it is interesting to note 
that Daly's children were inventoried as a part of the estate, despite their 
being sold by Henderson to Barlow in 1811. Henderson's widow, daughter of James 
Barlow, maintained both Grace and John, but Oliver, the youngest child, was 
sold to Thomas Lewis. 

Daly apparently died on the Ouachita at some point after 1811 and before 1813. 
No mention of her has been found after she and her children were "sold" by 
Henderson to James Barlow in 1811. Lawrence Dunmore was freed by James Barlow 
on April 26, 1826. 

Daly's most recognizable body of descendants were the Alford children born of 
her granddaughter Mary Dunmore and Warren Alford of Mer Rouge, Louisiana.



Additional Comments:
Pictured are: Isaih "Tutt" Alford, great-grandson of Daly, with his wife, 
Clementine Brown Alford, and son Tom Alford.

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