Sucession of Lightfoot Williams Pickens County, Alabamba to Desoto Parish, Louisiana This information generously donated to the Louisiana Genealogy Project - African American Archives by: Ladonna LaDonna Elam McKelvey LDRAM2058@aol.com ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Lightfoot WILLIAMS and Mary came to DeSoto Parish from ALABAMA most likely Pickens Co. He still owned land there at his death. 3-14-1848 an order of appraisment and inventory of the estate of Lightfoot WILLIAMS, deceased, entered in DeSoto Parish, LA records. Sussession of Lightfoot WILLIAMS state of Louisiana - Petitioner Mary WILLIAMS his widow and mother of minor children John P. WILLIAMS, Francis M. WILLIAMS, Jesse M. WILLIAMS, Thomas I. WILLIAMS, James M. WILLIAMS, Henry L. WILLIAMS, Melvin E. WILLIAMS, Mary E. A. WILLIAMS, and Samuel C. WILLIAMS. Witnesses to the secession: Henry L. WILLIAMS, a relative, and James COWLY, Anvil PRUITT, John C. PYRAN & Henry WILLIAMS. June of 1849 John P. WILLIAMS one of the heirs petitioned the court to receive his property as he was of age. This property included 3 SLAVES which were not named. Inventory of Slaves follows: INVENTORY 1848 INVENTORY 1856 PETER age 55 missing a man LUCY age 45 missing a woman CAROLINE age 20 CAROLINE a woman HARRIETT age 11 missing a girl MARCELLUS age 12 MARCELLA a girl JOHN age 8 JOHN missing a boy GREEN age 6 GREEN a boy ADOLPHUS age 5 ADOLPHUS a boy PRIMUIS age 33 PRIMUS a man ELLEN age 28 missing a woman RICHARD age 8 missing a boy MILES age 4 missing a boy DOCK age 44 DOCK a man SOHPA age 24 SOPHIA a woman HUGH age 5 HUGH a boy ELMINA age 7m missing a girl BILL age 22 missing a man PHERABY age 16 missing a woman HARRY age 22 HARRY a man JACK age 19 JACK a man SCOTT age 25 SCOTT a man ELIZA age 19 ISZA a woman BAKER age 14 missing a man ADELINE age 12 ADALINE a girl HANNAH age 17 HANNAH a woman HENRY an infant missing a boy EASTER age 20 ESTHER a woman SAM age 52 SAMUEL a man PHILLIP age 14 PHIL a man CHARLES age 12 CHARLES a boy GEORGE age 10 GEORGE a boy MARY age 8 MARY a girl ROSE age 6 LITTLE ROSE a girl LIDIA age 40 LIDIA a woman MARY age 15 (deceased died a woman BILLY age 13 BILL missing a boy CATY age 11 missing a girl ROSE age 9 BIG ROSE a girl AMANDA age 1 1/2 missing a girl FRANK child of Isza a boy NANCY " " a girl NAT " " a boy HARRY child of Marcella a boy HARRIETT child of Caroline a girl LUCY " " a girl CHERRY " " a girl AMERICA unknown JOSEPH a man ISAAC a man TED a man CRESY a woman MOSES a man ANDREW a man SAM jr child of Lidia a boy LOUISA " " a girl NINA child of Sophia a girl BACA " " a boy BOB " " a boy MARJORIE " " a girl MARTHA child of Adeline a girl