orleans.txt land rapides la ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Orleans Territory File UNLOCATED LAND CLAIMSFiled with the U.S. Land Commissioners, Orleans Territory Old Board at Rapides John Paul claims a tract of lands of three hundred and twenty acres underseveral Acts of Congress for adjusting the claims to land within the Territory of Orleans by virtue of a settlement prior to the First of March 1807 situated in the Parish of Rapide (sic) on Deer Creek.Decr. 9th 1807 (signed) Jno. Paul -------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNLOCATED LAND CLAIMS Filed with the U.S. Land Commissioners, Orleans Territory Old Board at RapidesNo. 176 - March 9, 1813 - Deposition of Daniel Wiggins The Deposition of Daniel Wiggins taken on the Claim of John __?__y and the Deponent having been first sworn, deposeth and saith:That about eight years ago the land claimed was settled by William Mock, who inhabited and cultivated the same for about one year and then sold it to William Watley (sic), who inhabited and ultivated it about one year and ahalf, then he sold it to (Isaiah) Slater, and the said Slayter to Moses Carroll - The __?__ Land was actually inhabited and cultivated during the year_?_ by William Watley (sic), who was above the age of twenty one years and the Head of a family - and it has been inhabited and cultivated ever since. (signed) D. WigginsRapides County Before me on the 9th day of May 1809 (signed) John Thompson NOTE: Enclosed in another sheet of paper, on the reverse of which is written: NRR (Land District, North of Red River) Unlocated William Whatley, 640 acres -- No report, no location found ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Register of Receipts, Southwestern Land District, Orleans Territory, 1805 Volume 2, Part 2 or Volume 2-AMicrofilmed copy of records in the Louisiana State Land Office, Baton Rouge,La.P. 207 - Sale from Uriah Wiggins to Thomas Essex - 28 April 1798 Certified copy sent from the Rapides Parish courthouse by Rapide (sic) CountyJudge Thomas Dawson on 18 Februrary 1806 to the Land Commissioners Office, whowere hearing ownership claims to land, prior to the Louisiana Purchase 20 December 1803.Text written in French - Excerpt of subject matter as shown here is not aliteral translation.Appearing before Don Joseph Chevalier Poiret, Alcalde of the Poste du RapideSieur Uriah Wiggins, who sells to Sieur Thomas Essex for 25 piastres his land with all improvements. Witnesses: Sieurs Guilliame (William) Cook and Gabriel le DouxP. 208 - Sale from Thomas Essex to John Young - 13 December 1803 Text in English - Abstract only, shown here.I, Thomas Essex have sold to John Young a certain plantation bought of UriahWiggins and lying two miles below the Cornshak (sic) on Wiggins Bayou (priceis not shown), which title I do defend unto Jacob (sic) Young. Witnesses: Samuel Osborn, Michael Richey and Martin Harden Sale from John Young to Matthew Stone - 27 January 1806Text in English - Abstract only, shown here.I, John young of the Territory of Orleans; County of Rapide (sic) sell to Matthew Stone for $500 a tract of land situated on Red River and joining a tract claimed by Alexander Innis containing 640 acres more or less. Tract ofland was sold by Uriah Wiggins Senior to Thomas Essex and from Essex to me. I defend title against all claims. Witnesses: Isaac McNutt and Stephen Lacraw (sic, LaCroix) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SURVEYS OF LAND CLAIMS Filed with the U.S. Land Commissioners, Orleans Territory Old Board at Rapides Pursuant to an order from the Surveyor of the lands of the United States, South of the State of the State of Tennessee and in comformity with a Request of the Claimant I have surveyed for William Whatley a tract of land lying onthe waters of Chickesaw (sic) Creek bounded as follows: Beginning at a pinemarked W ... to creek ... to Holley's corner ... to a pine marked W N Containing 640 acres as shown in the accompanying plat of survey. 5 April 1806 (signed) Matthew Stone, Deputy Surveyor Chain Carriers: William Whatley, William Lee William Whatley Notice, 640 acres -- Entered Decr. 30th 1806 (signed) H. (Hatch) Dent, DyClk (Deputy Clerk of Court, supposedly 1st in Rapides County)Reported No. 175 (interlined is the following) B No. 349 confirmed to Sprigg under the settlement of William WC-175 O.B. Rapides, March 9, 1813, Unlocated To the Register of the Land Office of the Western District of the Territory of Orleans, William Watley (sic) claims six hundred and forty acres of land situated, lying and being in the County aforesaid on the waters of Little River by virtue of his having actually inhabited and cultivated said tract of land on and previous to the twentieth of December Eighteen hundred and tree which said tract of land he claims under the second section of an Act of Congress entitled an act for adjusting the titles and claims to land within the Territory of Orleans and District of Louisiana & under an Act of Congress supplemental to the before recited act and humbly prays the Honourable Board of Commissioners to confirm his claim. December 29th 1806 (signed) William Watley by his agent, Isaac McNutt