EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA CONVEYANCE RECORDS 1846 Slave extractions completed by S.K. Martin-Quiatte ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** March 2, 1846 William Garrett Johnson sold to William Boliver Walker land and slaves, including tract of land in EBR on Mississippi and Bayou Manchac, 309 Arpents, part of undivided tract containing 1159 arpents acquired by Johnson from Mrs. Margaret McConnell, James I. Neilson, William Evans and Anthony Monget; also « of personal property now on plantation, for a total price of $31,511.00. Slaves included Dick - 44 Lucy - 35 (dick's wife) Moris - 26 Betsey - 23 George - 30 Nancy - 24 Washington - 10 Simon - 7 Sam - 5 George - 4 John - 2 Andrew - 1 Jacob - 28 Hercules - 32 Nancy - 28 Isom - 5 Becky - 28 Derry - 11 Jim - 17 Martha - 27 Mary - 3 Essey - 2 Lewis - Infant Down - 16 Anthony - 14 Susanna - 50 (Mulatto ) Sucky - 28 Maria - 4 Jordon - 30 Caleb - 26 Morgan - 30 (Mulatto) Tena - 25 Charles - 25 Lucy - 26 Jesse - 22 Stepheny - 21 Bartley - 20 Dick Smith - 38 (Transcribers Note: None of the minor children parent's are indicated in this document) October 2, 1846 William Pate sold to Thomas Bird the following slaves, for the total price of $2, 500.00. Mrs. Mary E. Pate, wife of vendor releases her claim. Neptune - 44 Jack - 30 Diana - 26 Betsey - 26 Mary Ann - 7 October 22, 1846 William Pate sold to David Pate lands and slaves as follows: tract of land situated about 6 miles east of Baton Rouge on Wards Creek. 139 ac. Bounded S. by Mrs Powers, NE by D.N. Penny, W. by John H. Van Court, also a lot in town of Baton Rouge, Grandpre Town near Spanish Town, land and improvements, also Lewis, male, 30; Middleton, male, 30. Property acquired by vendor at sale of estate of Andrew Black, dec'd. $2,900.00. Mrs. Mary E. Pate, wife of vendor releases her claim. November 18, 1846 John D. King sold to Edwin Kirtley the following slaves for the total amount of $3,000.00 Minor-35 Winston-21 Dick-12 Anderson-3 Sarah-34 Prisssa-19 November 25, 1846 Willis and Robertson of Caswell County, NC sold to John B. Scudder of East Baton Rouge Parish, a negro man, John, age 24 for $850.00.To be paid in drafts drawn by the purchaser in favor of the sellers on Mr. N.W. McMain of New Orleans. November 24, 1846 Louisiana Boatner, wife of Josephus Baker released all rights in favor of A. Ledoux and Company of New Orleans. A tract of land known as Springfield Plantation and the following 30 slaves. Jim-44 Maria-40 Andrew-14 Little Abe-8 Dawson-6 Clarissa-4 Louise-3 Abram-39 Anderson-36 Jenny-35 Infant-6 months Cesar-16 Bile-15 Swe___-6 Hester-3 Jim 2 « Louis-2 « Ellick-1 « Anachey-26 Tom-9 Bob-2 Milly-43 Infant -1 « Wash-16 Henry-14 Nan-9 Maria-8 Jane-4 Lucy-23 Margaret-2 December 18, 1846 Mrs. Laodicea Ann Sharp wife of Oliber P. Davis purchased the following slaves from James A. McHatten. Charles 21 - 700.00 Robert 25 - 700.00 Mino 21 - 725.00 Davy 19 - 700.00 Minerva 19 - 650.00 Sum paid from separate funds of Mrs. Davis by William B. Robertson, Tutor.