James Innerarity (1777 - 1847)

Born 12 Aug 1777 in Brechin, Angus, Scotland

Husband of Heloise Isabelle Trouillet — married 6 Aug 1808 in Mobile, West Florida, New Spain

Descendants

Died 3 Oct 1847 at age 70 in Mobile, Alabama, United States

Biography

James Innerarity was born in Brechin, Angus, Scotland in 1777. He was the son of John Innerarity and Henrietta Panton.^[1]

President of Mobile

" Mobile

20 Jan 1702 French Fort St. Louis de la Mobile. 1711 French to move 27 miles south to the present site of Mobile. 1720 Renamed Fort Condé. 10 Feb 1763 British rule (renamed Fort Charlotte). 14 Mar 1780 - 3 Sep 1783 Occupied by Spain (renamed Fort Carlota). 3 Sep 1783 Part of Spanish Louisiana. 15 Apr 1813 American rule (Fort Charlotte). 20 Jan 1814 Mobile town incorporated. 17 Dec 1819 City incorporated. 12 Apr 1865 - 20 Jul 1868 U.S. federal occupation.

Presidents

Mar 1814 - 1815 James Innerarity (1st time) (b. 1777 - d. 1847)

1815 - 1816 Lewis Judson (b.c.1780-d.af.1840)

1816 - 1817 James Innerarity (2nd time) (s.a.) ^[2]

Historical Information

(Business Partner)

JOSEPH M. WHITE, Argument in Defence of Indian Sales: Exposition, Historical and Legal, of the Title of Colin Mitchell and Others to Lands in Florida, in A NEW COLLECTION OF LAWS, CHARTERS AND LOCAL ORDINANCES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE AND SPAIN, RELATING TO THE CONCESSIONS OF LAND IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COLONIES 711-12 (1839). The original partners were William Panton, John Leslie, Thomas Forbes, Charles McLatchy, and William Alexander. COKER & WATSON, supra note 17, at 15. Alexander McGillivray, John Forbes, John Forrester, Robert Leslie, William Simpson, James Innerarity, and John Innerarity also became partners in Panton, Leslie and Company, or its successor, John Forbes and Company. Id. at 363-64.

" INNERARITY (JOHN) PAPERS (Mss. 1271, 1273) Inventory Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library Louisiana State University Libraries Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University"

Excerpt:

Language. English, French, Spanish

Summary. Vice Consul of France in Pensacola and a member of the firm John Forbes and Company, which engaged in trade with Native Americans along the Gulf Coast. Correspondence documents shipment of goods, accounts, and purchases of slaves for a plantation in Georgia. Letters relating to Innerarity's French consular service (1835-1853) discuss land claims, political appointments, and the Mexican War"

"John Innerarity was a Vice Consul of France at Pensacola, Florida. He was a member of the firm John Forbes and Company which was engaged in trade with Native Americans (particularly with the Creek Indians) along the Gulf Coast. John Forbes (1769-1823) founded the firm in 1804 as the successor to the trading company Panton, Leslie, and Company, founded by John Innerarity's brother-in-law, William Panton, and John Leslie. William Panton died at sea in 1801."^[3]

United States Census, 1840

Name James Inerarity

Event Type Census Event Date 1840 Event Place Mobile, Alabama, United States Page 76 ^[4]

Family Tree Information

Santiago James Innerarity International Genealogical Index (IGI) birth: 12 August 1777 Brechin, Angus, Scotland death: 3 October 1847 marriage: 6 August 1808 Mobile, Mobile, Al spouse: Heloise Isabelle Trouillet children: William Panton Innerarity, Heloise Innerarity ^[5]

Memorial

James "Jacques Santiago" Innerarity

Note: memorial stone and portraits images are included.

Birth: Aug. 18, 1777, Scotland Death: Oct. 3, 1847

Mobile Mobile County Alabama, USA

Listed 6-19-1795 as being Merchant and Tanner in Brechin...Brechin Commissary Court

Came to US in 1796.

Leading clerk of Panton, Leslie & C0.

Became a partner of said Co and lived in Mobile AL. In 1817 was President of the commissions of Mobile.

Head of Forbes Co of Pensacola.

Brenda Lewis Notes on James Innerarity

James (Jayme)(Santiago) Innerarity Aberdeen, Scotland native of Scotland came to U. S. in 1796 and was leading clerk of Panton, Leslie and Co. In 1803 he bacame a partner and lived in Mobile in 1817 was president of the Commissioners of Mobile. head of Forbes Co. of Pensacola. Married Spanish Countess Louise Trouilett, who owned a plantation in Cuba. Naomi Moonan's notes on James Innerarity

James Innerarity came to the US in 1796 to work for his Uncle William Panton's Trading Company, Panton, Leslie & Company of which he later became a partner. He was elected the First President of Commissions (Mayor) of Mobile in 1814-1815 and again in 1816-1817. He married Isabelle Heloise Trouillet, a Spanish Countess. His Brother, John, ran the company in Pensacola. They held close ties to various Governors and General Andrew Jackson. Panton, Leslie & Co and the Innerarity Brothers History can be found in the University of West Florida Library, Mobile Library, New Orleans Library and Court House, LSU University Library in Baton Rouge and the Library of Congress.

Family links: Children: John Forbes Innerarity (1813 - 1868)* Eloise Innerarity Minor (1817 - 1901)*

• Calculated relationship

Note: Marriage to Heloise Isabelle (Eloise Isabel) Trouillet in 1808. She is probably buried in Cuba.

Burial: Magnolia Cemetery Mobile Mobile County Alabama, USA Plot: Plot: Square 5, Lot 35 Created by: Nedra Innerarity Creamer (Credit) Record added: Dec 27, 2004 Find A Grave Memorial# 10182274 ^[6]

THE FLORIDA HISTORICAL QUARTERLY

Volume LXVII, Number 3 January 1989

SIBLING STEWARDS OF A COMMERCIAL EMPIRE: THE INNERARITY BROTHERS IN THE FLORIDAS Thomas C. Kennedy 259 Excerpt:

" Their story begins in the revolutionary/independence period of the United States in the late eighteenth century, and revolves around the person of the Scotsman William Panton. This merchant has been described as “a typical late-18th century British entrepreneur with special gifts for reaping personal gain from the demands of high politics.“6 The Scotch Innerarity clan became joined with Panton’s family in 1776 when William’s sister, Henrietta, married John Innerarity.

Of their five children, two were sons born in Scotland: James (b. August 18, 1771), and John, Jr. (b. November 11, 1783). Both would follow their father to the New World in association with Panton, Leslie and Company, and then John Forbes and Company.7" ^[7]

Sources

• THE FORBES PURCHASE (1804-1806 AND 1810-1811) http://ecollections.law.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1228&context=lawreview

1. ↑ [("Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBC2-95T : 2 January 2015), James Innerarity, 12 Aug 1777; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 993,411, 993,412.)]
2. ↑ [(http://www.worldstatesmen.org/US_Mayors2.html)]
3. ↑ [(http://www.lib.lsu.edu/sites/default/files/sc/findaid/1271m.pdf pages 3, 4 )]
4. ↑ [("United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB4-4DB : 24 August 2015), James Inerarity, Mobile, Alabama, United States; citing p. 76, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 9; FHL microfilm 2,334.)]
5. ↑ [(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "International Genealogical Index (IGI)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MXC4-2PL : accessed 2017-01-21), entry for Santiago James Innerarity.)]
6. ↑ [(http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10182274)]
7. ↑ [( https://ucf.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/ucf%3A25487/datastream/OBJ/view page 268 )]