Sucession Record John Cage Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana 1854-1855 Submitted to the LAGenWeb African American Archives by: Lynda Matthews lfmatt23@hotmail.com ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana Civil Suits and Probate Records Book 28 2??-300 # 300 Succession of James CAGE 1 November 1854 The petition of Harry CAGE says James CAGE of Terrebonne Parish died 25 July 1854. He left an holographic will. Harry CAGE requests that the will can be admitted for probate. 1 November 1854 Affidavit of Albert CAGE says that James CAGE died 25 July 1854 and the will was written by James CAGE. [No date] Will James CAGE bequeaths to his illegitimate children, William, Thomas and George $30,000 each, and to their sister Martha E. BUDD the sum of $12,000. To the mother of the above legatees, $7,000. These legatees should be paid first; to my illegitimate children I give the following slaves: William: YORK, Jr.; Little MARGARET, DENNIS, CELIA ANN, LUCINDA, Ellen JOHNSON, ALLICE, YORK, Sr. and JOSEPH Thomas : John WRIGHT, ADELINE, DANIEL, JOE, SEPTIMA, CLORINDA, LOUIS, CORRINA, John DAVIS and Zoe TAYLOR George : John PATESON, KITTY (ALLSAY'S daughter), MELINDA, EMELINE, AMERICA, JIFFERSON and MANUEL I appoint my brother, Harry CAGE, guardian and curator to my minor children, William, Thomas and George, and when he has secured to the legatees and their mother, SUSAN, and then he is to receive a loan of $10,000. If he can't serve, then Harry T. HAYS should serve in his place. I bequeath my watch to my son George; the books are to be divided equally among my sons. To my brothers: Harry CAGE, Albert G. CAGE and Robert H. CAGE, $1,000 each; to my brother Edward CAGE $2,000; to his son Alba D. CAGE $1,000, to my sister Priscilla HALE's children and their representative $4,000. To Fancey, widow of my brother William [CAGE] I leave $500; to her daughter Corinna $1,000. To my brother John CAGE's children as follows: to Edward $500, John CAGE $1,000. To my brothers Sostain [Lofton?] CAGE $500, to his children Albert and Fanny each $1,000 and to Elizabeth COLEMAN $500. To my brother Reuben CAGE and his son Goide [?], $1,000 each. Of the sum left to Reuben, he is requested at his death to leave the eldest daughter of his daughter Sophia FRANKLIN, and should I survive Reuben CAGE then this $1,000 is intended for him is to go to the granddaughter above. To Polaski CAGE, I give the house and place which he now inhabits together with the household and kitchen furniture and farming utensils together with all the stock of every description and one half of the Negroes with the condition that on demand he shall deliver the other half to my executors. To my niece Minerva HUBBARD and her children $1,500 and to Priscilla BARRY $500 or a memento. For Sarah E. LEA, daughter of Herman A. and Betsey HAYS, I give $1,500. To [Rlna/Rblna?] Stephens HAYS, daughter of William HAYS, Deceased, $500. To John CARR, my brother-in-law, I give $2,000. To my sister Betsey MOLELON [MORTON] and her children $1,000 To James McKAY $5,000 To Delia Ann, mulatto girl, daughter of Kitty THOMAS, $1,500 To Harry T. HAYS $1,000 If after the above legatees are paid there remains $40,000 [my executor is] to take$10,000 and distribute it (at their discretion) to the poorest of my relations. Should the remaining not equal $40,000, then reduce the amount to be distributed to $5,000. Whatever should remain after that, divide one quarter of it between my sons William, Thomas and George and the other three quarters to my legitimate heirs. He appoints executors his brothers Harry and Albert G. CAGE and my nephew Harry T. HAYS 7 October 1850 - Codicil 1: whatever remains, to his 3 sons 29 April 1851 - Codicil 2: The provision for Polaski CAGE is revoked, the bequest to James McKAY is reduced to $3,000; the bequest to SUSAN is reduced to $6,000; The bequest to the yellow girl, DELIA ANN, add $1,000 making her total $2,500; the bequest to the illegitimate children of Albert F. CAGE, deceased, in the hands of my executors $1,000 for their education. 5 May 1851 - Codicil 3: To his three illegitimate sons and additional $5,000 each and to his illegitimate daughter, Martha E. BUDD, add to her legacy to make the total $25,000. [~ end of will ~] 1 November 1854 - Petition to probate the will 1 November 1854 - Petition of Harry CAGE says he is willing to accept the obligation as curator and executor. 1 November 1854 - Order for an appraisement of the inventory of the estate. 19 March 1855 Inventory was taken at the late residence on Grand Caillou 4 miles below Houma [now the area of Woodlawn Ranch Road]. The witnesses were Joseph AYCOCK and Alfred J. DELPORTE. The appraisers were Richard E. BUTLER and William S/L?. MAYFIELD. The slaves of the estate of James CAGE and Harry CAGE Family, two thirds belong to James CAGE and one third belongs to Harry CAGE. Inventory: 1) William ROSS, age about 40 years $800 2) JOSIAH, aged about 35 years $600 3) DOUGLAS, aged about 9 years $300 4) Wilson HARVY, aged about 35 years $900 5) ARMY, aged about 35 years $300 6) JENNY ANN, aged about 13 years $600 7) HAMPTON, aged about 11 years $350 8) LOUISIANA, age about 8 years $200 9) MARY, aged about 3 years $100 10) STEPHEN, aged about 42 years $800 11) HANNAH, aged about 35 years $800 12) POLLY, aged about 15 years $650 13) FANNY, aged about 12 years $400 14) PHILLIS, aged about 10 years $350 15) CLARA, aged about 8 years $250 16) SHELTON, aged about 3 years $150 17) Benjamin FOLLY, aged about 40 years $1100 18) EMILY, aged about 35 years $800 19) William HOWARD, aged about 36 years $950 20) Harriet HOWARD, aged about 25 years $750 21) James POMTER, aged about 45 years $600 22) HARRIET, aged about 38 years $600 23) ALFRED, aged about 14 years $700 24) Willis EDWARDS, aged about 12 years $400 25) JOSEPHINE, aged about 10 years $350 26) CLARISSA, aged about 8 years $50 27) John PERKINS, aged about 38 years $900 28) LOVINA, aged about 35 years $300 29) HENDERSON, aged about 16 years $800 30) WILSON, aged about 14 years $650 31) BURTON, aged about 12 years $500 32) Natt BUTLER, aged about 50 years $500 33) PLEASANT, aged about 38 years $650 34) ALFRED, aged about 30 years $1000 35) LORITA, an[d] infant aged about 22 years $750 her child 3 months $50 36) George JONES, aged about 40 years $800 37) Susan JONES, aged about 30 years $700 38) ISABELLA, aged about 11 years $350 39) FRANKLIN, aged about 6 years $300 40) WILLIAM, aged about 4 years $200 41) SPENCER, aged about 2 years $100 42) Jim JONES, aged about 1 year $50 43) BIG JEFF, aged about 28 years $1000 44) JANE, aged about 23 years $800 45) CATHERINE, aged about 1 and one half years $150 46) AMANDA, aged about 10 months $50 47) DAVY, aged about 40 years $1000 48) MATHILDA, aged about 28 years $800 49) Matilda LATHEM, aged about 30 years $700 50) EFLINDA, aged about 6 years $250 51) FREDERICK, aged about 5 years $250 52) MARTHA, aged about 3 years $150 53) TOM, aged about 1 year $50 54) Harry WALKER, aged about 25 years $900 55) HENRIETTA, aged about 17 years $700 56) FRANCIS, aged about 1 and one half years $150 Jonas WALKER, infant $25 57) OLIVER, aged about 45 years $800 58) Betsey SPEER, aged about 26 years $800 59) THOMAS, aged about 7 years $400 60) VIRGINIA, aged about 6 years $300 61) CHARLES, aged about 3 years $200 62) MALINDA, aged about 2 years $150 63) TELLIMA, aged about 1 year $100 64) Dick JOHNSON, aged about 30 years $900 65) ELIZA, aged about 27 years $200 66) BETSY her child, aged about 7 years $300 67) JEFFERSON, aged about 6 years $250 68) DAVID, aged about 2 years $150 69) William WALKER, aged about 50 years $450 70) JANE, aged about 28 years $750 71) ANN, aged about 14 years $650 72) CANALOPPA, aged about 6 years $250 73) ISAAC, aged about 47 years $900 74) ADDISON, aged about 3 years $150 75) FREDERICK, aged about 9 years $400 76) Fedr SAPINGTON, aged about 45 years $700 77) ELIZA, aged about 40 years $200 78) JULIAN, aged about 28 years $650 79) ANDREW, aged about 8 years $400 80) ZULA, aged about 37 years $900 81) ELSEY, aged about 35 years $600 82) KITTY, aged about 18 years $800 83) VETSY, aged about 17 years $700 84) JOANEH, aged about 15 years $700 85) GRANDERSON, aged about 10 years $400 86) SARAHANN, aged about 7 years $300 87) DILLIAN, aged about 5 years $200 88) MAY, aged about 3 years $ 150 89) ELY, aged about 1 year $100 90) Jerry ANDERSON, aged about 30 years $800 91) SUSAN, aged about 25 years $650 92) LAZARUS, aged about 6 years $800 93) Elizabeth SHANKLEY, aged about 26 years $800 94) James HENRY, aged about 13 years $600 95) AMOS, aged about 12 years $500 96) Dick PRAY, aged about 35 years $200 97) SARAH, aged about 25 years $750 98) HEZEKIAN, aged about 6 years $200 99) HUDSON, aged about 2 years $100 100) DICK, aged about 10 months $50 101) HARRIET, aged about 30 years $300 102) LECODMIN, aged about 7 years $250 103) Sarah BROWSLEY, aged about 25 years $400 104) ISAAC, aged about 9 years $250 105) Sam BROWN, aged about 7 years $900 106) Betsy SHORT, aged about 28 $750 107) ROSE, aged about 10 years $400 108) CONELIUS, aged about 30 years $750 109) MINTY, aged about 30 years $500 110) CLAIBORNE, aged about 14 years $500 111) NICOLAS, aged about 8 years $350 112) ISIAH, aged about 3 years $150 113) HENDERSON, aged about 25 years $950 114) Betty MAY, aged about 25 years $750 115) Ringo HOWARD, about 25 years $1000 116) Jane HOWARD, aged about 18 years $800 117) RACHEL, aged about 1 and one half years $100 THOMAS infant $50 118) Thomas HENDERSON, aged about 35 years $900 119) RACHEL (and infant), aged about 28 years $750 120) AUGUSTUS, aged about 10 years $300 121) EDWARD, aged about 7 years $250 122) SANDY, aged about 5 years $150 123) JACOBS, aged about 45 years $600 [There is an X in both margins next to his name] 124) HESTER, aged about 45 years $400 125) Moses GIBSON, aged about 38 years $1000 126) BETTY, woman aged about 28 years $800 [and infant is crossed out] 127) Cilia, aged about 9 years $400 128) CILIA, aged about 9 years $400 129) MARSHALL, aged about 7 years $400 130) WALTON, aged about 6 years $300 131) FLORINDA, aged about 4 years $200 132) CHARITY, aged about 2 years $150 133) Charles HARR[?], aged about 38 years $800 134) Nancy SMOOTHEN, (and son) aged about 30 years $750 135) ROBERT, aged about 11 years $ 400 136) REBECCA, aged about 6 years $250 137) LETTY ANN, aged about 5 years $200 138) Charles HARRY, aged about 2 years $150 139) John HINES, aged about 4 years $200 John HARRIS, infant $50 140) Stephen SMALLWOOD, aged about 30 years $800 141) Margaret CORNEY, aged about 27 years $500 142) DAVY, aged about 3 years $200 143) JESSEE, aged about 38 years $800 144) Sarah KENTUCK, aged about 28 years $700 145) ZAKARIAH, aged about 5 years $200 146) FANNY, aged about 2 years $50 147) Ned SAMUEL, aged about 38 years $900 148) LUCY, aged about 38 years $300 149) CANILLA, aged about 12 years $400 150) SOPHIA, aged about 11 years $400 151) RICHARD, aged about 10 years $300 152) PHILLIP, aged about 5 years $200 153) George HALLASON, aged about 50 years $400 154) MARGARET, aged about 38 years $0000 [sic] 155) WELLINGTON, aged about 16 years $800 156) LETITIA, aged about 14 years $600 157) BERRONA, aged about 11 years $350 158) ARABELLA, aged about 7 years $300 159) IZEANNAH, aged about 4 years $200 160) LIZZ ANN, aged about 18 years $800 161) ADELINE, aged about 2 years $150 162) NOLLAN, aged about 1 years $50 163) JACK, aged about 43 years $750 164) Mary WORMLEY, aged about 23 [21?] years $750 165) CHESTERFIELD, aged about 12 years $450 166) WESLEY, aged about 11 years $400 167) EMILY, aged about 8 years $300 168) RUFF, aged about 5 years $250 169) JOHN, aged about 1 year $50 170) GEORGE, aged about 2 years $150 171) Charles CORNY, aged about 38 years $800 172) NANCY, aged about 35 years $200 173) ABRAHIM, aged about 13 years $500 174) CATHERINE, aged about 10 years $400 175) Harry JONES, aged about 38 years $600 176) MARIANNE, aged about 28 years $600 177) LUCY, aged about 7 years $300 178) ANNETTE, aged about 5 years $250 179) MILLY, aged about 4 years $200 180) Anna LAS, aged about 3 years $150 181) LILA, aged about 6 months $50 182) GRIFFEN, aged about 45 years $800 183) HANNAH, aged about 40 years $200 184) EVELINE, aged about 13 years $400 185) CRISSA, aged about 9 years $300 186) GRIFFEN, Jr., aged about 3 years $200 187) Daniel ASKIN, aged about 26 years $900 188) CAROLINE, aged about 21 years $700 189) Henry HOWARD, aged about 38 years $800 190) EDY, aged about 37 years $500 191) THEODORE, aged about 15 $800 192) LEVY, aged about 10 years $400 193) EBY, aged about 5 years $250 194) Henry CLINTON, aged about 38 years $800 195) ELVIRA (and infant), aged about 35 years $650 196) MARIA, aged about 20 years $400 197) ELIZABETH, aged about 10 years $350 198) MARY JANE, aged about 8 years $250 199) ANGELINE, aged about 6 years $200 200) DANIEL, aged about 4 years $150 and ANN infant $50 201) NATHANIEL, aged about 38 years $900 202) WINNEY, aged about 35 years $600 Men & Women without family 203) RANDOLPH, aged about 40 years $600 204) Mary BROWN, aged about 37 years $600 205) Sam BERRY, aged about 35 years $250 206) Sam KIAR [HIAR], aged about 30 years $1100 207) SAM, aged about 35 years $1000 208) ARMSTEAD, aged about 25 years $800 209) Jonas BALL, aged about 28 years $1000 210) Ann BELL, aged about 28 years $800 211) ADAM, aged about 40 years $800 212) Robert JACKSON, aged about 35 years $1500 213) KATO, aged about 26 years $800 214) Harry WILLIAMS, aged about 23 years $250 215) Bill SOPPA, aged about 25 years $900 216) Bill PRINTER, aged about 26 years $200 217) BURRAL, aged about 25 years 1100 218) George WILLIAMS., aged about 45 years $650 219) Jack BRUMBO, aged about 35 years $1200 220) STEPHEN, aged about 28 years $1000 221) Hampton CLONG, aged about 26 years $850 222) Charlotte COLLINS, aged about 22 years $400 223) Ellen BROOKS, aged about 20 years $750 224) MINGO, aged about 30 years $900 225) WILSON, aged about 25 years $900 226) GILBERT, aged about 30 years $0000 [sic] 227) MINERVA, aged about 30 years $200 228) EMILIA, aged about 12 years $300 229) Nat JESPER, aged about 21 years $900 230) GUINNY, aged about 25 years $1000 231) BERRYMAN, aged about 40 years $750 232) EDMOND, aged about 35 years $300 233) GLOSTER, aged about 35 years $200 234) Bill ENGLISH, aged about 25 years $900 235) Nat SMITH, aged about 27 years 1000 236) Tom MITCHELL, aged about 26 years $800 237) William BLACKER, aged about 24 years $900 238) Abram VICKER, aged about 25 years $1000 239) Fred BROOKS, aged about 25 years $900 240) Peter SIMONS, aged about 40 years $700 241) Jim GIBSON, aged about 35 years $1200 242) Louis HIGGA, aged about 26 years $200 243) Jane DAVIS, aged about 22 years $300 244) Janet JONES, aged about 35 years $900 245) WORNER, aged about 27 years $1100 246) Caroline RICHARDSON, (and child) 25, $750 ESTHER child $50 247) ? HOLLY, aged about 50 years $350 Nancy LANE, 3, $200, ALECK 2 $100 A List of Slaves belonging to the Estate of James CAGE 248) John WRIGHT, aged about 45 years $500 249) ADELINE, aged about 40 years $500 250) DANIEL, aged about 22 years $1000 251) JOE, aged about 20 years $900 252) CLARINDA, aged about 14 years $600 853) [sic] LOUIS, aged about 11 years $400 854) John DAVIS, aged about 7 years $250 855) CORINNA, aged about 10 years $250 856) PHILMORE, aged about 4 years $150 857) YORK, aged about 47 years $650 858) MARTHANS, aged about 40 years $450 859) DENNIS, aged about 22 years $800 860) CELIAN, aged about 20 years $500 861) LUCINDA, aged about 18 years $750 862) ELLEN, aged about 16 years $700 863) JOHNSON, aged about 13 years $500 864) ALICY, aged about 9 years $300 865) YOSH, aged about 8 years $300 866) JOE, aged about 5 years $200 867) AMY, aged about 1 year $50 868) LATY, aged about 37 years $700 869) MAHALA, aged about 15 years $500 870) WILLIAM, aged about 11 years $400 271) HETTA, aged about 8 years $250 272) EDWARD, aged about 5 years $200 273) ZILPHY, aged abut 2 years $100 274) RUPHUS, aged about 1 year $50 275) NANCY, aged about 26 years $800 276) ELIZA JANE, aged about 5 years $250 277) LANRA, aged about 3 years $200 278) SEPTIMA, aged about 24 years $800 279) ? ANN, aged 5 years $ 300 280) SIMON, aged about 6 months $50 281) CLINTON, aged about 32 years $800 282) PETER, aged about 23 years $900 283) STAFFORD, aged about 26 years $900 284) MARTHA, aged about 20 years $800 285) ALLEN, aged about 45 years $1000 286) AUSTIN, aged about 30 years $1000 287) John PAT, aged about 19 years $900 288) JEFFERSON, aged about 16 years $900 289) EMANUEL, aged about 19 years $900 290) SHEPPARD, aged about 16 years $900 291) AMERICA, aged about 15 years $750 292) Smith THOMAS, aged about 38 years $1000 293) Kitty THOMAS, aged about 26 years $800 294) ELAN, aged about 10 years $400 295) QUEEN, aged about 7 years $300 296) JULIUS, aged about 48 years 500 297) Milly RIGHT, aged about 35 years $0000 [sic] 298) SALLY, aged about 15 years $500 299) HESTER, aged about 13 years $400 300) PRISCILLA, aged about 10 years $350 301) ANN MARIA, aged about 8 years $300 302) John MOTON, aged about 55 years $300 303) Mary Ann MOTON, aged about 35 years $700 304) Edy MOTON, aged about 20 years $400 305) MAHALA, aged about 17 years $400 306) CLINTON, aged about 9 years $350 307) BRAZIL, aged about 6 years $200 308) JOHN, aged about 4 years $150 309) MARIA, aged about 2 years $100 310) Henry MOTON, aged about 27 years $350 311) John LOUIS, aged about 38 years $800 312) Milly SHORT, aged about 40 years $500 313) ROBERT, aged about 35 years $900 314) A tract of land, a sugar plantation having a front of 36 arpents on the east side of Bayou Grand Caillou and a front of 50 arpents on the west side with such depth as to contain 3400 superficial arpents, and a tract of land on Little Caillou having a front of seven arpent by a depth of thirty arpents, together with the sugar house, engine draining machine, saw mill and all the improvements thereunto bounded above by land of Robert R. BARROW and below by land of MAYFIELD and Son appraised at $132,100. The total value of the estate was $306,312. 24 March 1855 - A petition for a supplemental inventory. [not found in this document] 12 May 1855 - The petition of Harry CAGE, tutor requests an undertutor be appoint for the minors William, Thomas and George. 14 May 1855 - Harry CAGE requests a partition of the estate and a family meeting of friends: Charles TENNANT, Frank GAGNE, Henry NEWELL, Aubin BOURG, A. J. DELAPORTE. The meeting was held before F. S. GOODE, Notary Public. Special tutors were appointed: for William, Richard F. GRINAGE; for Thomas, James BLAHUT, and for George, Adolphe VERRET. They recommend a sale of the estate to effect a partition. Civil Suits and Probate Records Book 29, #300 - 314 16 May 1855 - A family Meeting discussion. They recommended the sale for partition.