Land Conveyance Records Involving Richard King Jr

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Terrebonne Parish^[1]

No. 490 2/344 On December 19, 1827 James BOWIE sold land to Richard KING of Cattahoula Parish, to wit, land lying on both banks of Bayou Grand Caillou, containing 30 arpens front on each side, with 40 arpens depth on each side, forming 2,400 superficial acres for $12,000. This land was purchased by James BOWIE from Jacques LAMBEY, to whom the land was granted by Governor MIRO in 1789 and confirmed by an act of Congress dated February 28, 1823, bounded above by lands of Lemuel TANNER and below by lands Lemuel TANNER. Witnessed by Lemuel TANNER and Jh. DELAPORTE.

No. 493 1/81 On December 19, 1827 Lemuel TANNER sold land to James BOWIE of Rapides and Richard KING of Cattahoula for $3,200.00 to wit, a certain tract of land situate in this parish, on both sides of Bayou Grand Caillou, containing 37 arpens front, more or less, with sufficient depth on each side to complete 640 superficial acres bounded above on left bank by Bayou L’Oursea and below by Bayou Du Lac and right bank by lands of James BOWIE above and below. Witnessed by A. McNEILL, Jh. DELAPORTE.

No. 494 2/346 On December 19, 1827 James BOWIE sold land to Lemuel TANNER for $500.00 to wit 26 2/3 arpens front on left bank of Bayou Grand Caillou with 80 arpens deep bounded above by lands of James BOWIE and below by lands of Lemuel TANNER, land was purchased at Sheriff sale on March 17, 1827. Witnessed by Jh. DELAPORTE and Richard KING.

Catahoula Parish ^[2]

157-A p.208 28 Feb 1811 Writ of fieri facias against chattels of THOMAS DYSON at the suit of RICHARD KING ... 200 acres on waters of Bushley adjoining lands of ELIJAH FORD ... /s/ ROBT HALL

162B RICHARD KING paid $280 to ROBERT NOBLES for parcel of land in the Town of Harrisonburg called the Courthouse Lot, #4, Sq. I /s/ ROBERT (x) NOBLES - Witness: ED GOLDMAN, JAMES WELERS, JOHN BROWN

191B 25 January 1819 - FLEMING G. BALLEW becomes indebted to MRS. RICHARD KING for $157.00. Mortgages house and lot he now resides in next to RUBIN SUTTON, household and kitchen furnishings, four cows and calves with their increase, two sows, and pigs ... /s/ F.G. BALLEW... Witness: EDW DORSEY, JOHN RATCLIFF

26 January 1819 - In addition to within mortgage, I mortgage to the said MRS. KING one cow that I bought of ROBERT RODGERS, also my house joiners and carpenters tools and everything that belongs to me in the Parish of Catahoula consisting of real and personal.. /s/ F.G. BALLEW - Witness: JOHN RATCLIFF, B. GOLDMAN, WM SHAW

218B April 1818 - WILLIAM SHAW paid $1150 to CHARLES B. HARVEY for 3/4 section of land together with improvements ... grist mill ... also 1/4 section on which WM SHAW now lives and lately in the possession of WILLIAM SQUIRES...plus 1/3 section north of the mill ... about 15 acres ... /s/ C.B. HARVEY, WM. SHAW - Witness: JN CRANE, RICHARD KING

248B 16 October 1819 - JOHN HARRISON paid $800 to CHARLES B. HARVEY for p.234 a negro woman named ROSE. /s/ C.B. HARVEY, JOHN (x) HARRISON Witness: RICHARD KING, N. G NILLBREATH

249B 15 March 1819 - WILLIAM MAGEE of the Muscle Shoals in Alabama Territory p-235 paid $600 to JOHN HARRISON for tract of land known as SCOGGINS TRACT situated on Bushley Creek or Bayour except so much of that tract reserved as conveyed to JACOB HUMPHRIES ... /s/ JOHN (x) HARRISON, WM. 0. MAGEE - Witness: RICHARD KING, G.W. LOVELACE

257B 18 July 1819 - REUBEN SUTTON and RACHEL, his wife, sell to RICHARD KING for $300 parcel of ground in the Town of Harrisonburg bounded on the north by the Public Square and on the west by lot claimed by J. DAUGHERTY & CO. and on the south by lot now in the occupancy of FLEMING G. BALLEW and on the east by Bushley St. or road being 112 of lot of ground granted to F.G. BALLEW and ISAAC PULFORD. /s/ REUBEN SUTTON, RACHEL SUTTON, RICHARD KING - Witness: ED GOLDMAN, JOHN RAWLS

263B 20 July 1819 - DANIEL WIGGINS, SR. now settled on a tract of land p.249 since 1813 which tract I continued to improve and never left at upper end of Prairie Jacob, bounded by HENRY KIPER below and ELISHA WHATLEY above, for the consideration of , sell to ROBERT TAYLOR all my right and claim to above described tract.. /s/ DAN WIGGINS - Witness: RICHARD KING, REZAN CRISWELL

264B 6 July 1819 - JOHN HARRISON pafd $800 to CHARLES B. HARVEY for a negro woman named VENUS about 20 years old, low in statue and black complexion ... /s/ C.B. HARVEY - Witness: RICHARD KING, JAMES WELDS, JOHN D.MORGAN

265B 27 May 1819 - JAMES FLOWERS acknowledged he became indebted to p.251 RICHARD KING & CO. for two promissory notes: $181.11 on demand, with 10% interest from I January of last until paid.../s/ JAMES FLOWERS

On or before the 1st day of March 1820, I promise to pay to CHARLES B. HARVEY or order $100, if not punctually paid to draw 10% interest until paid for value received. /s/ JAMES FLOWERS Witness: J. WILDS

Endorsed thus I relinquish my right and title to the within notes for value received .. /s/ CHARLES B. HARVEY

... said notes amounting to $281 with interest, FLOWERS mortgages to RICHARD KING a tract of land in the town of Harrisonburg, L6t #6, Sq. #3 and 112 lot #1, Sq. #9, one of which lots was granted said FLOWERS by CHARLES B. HARVEY ... situated on Sicily St. /s/ JAMES FLOWERS, RICHARD KING - Witness: S.M. HODKINS, JACOB MYERS

19C Recorded October 1819 - $800 paid by JOHN HARRISON for negro woman named ROSE ... /s/ C.B. HARVEY, JOHN (x) HARRISON - Witness: RICHARD KING, M. GILBREATH

21C RICHARD KING received $300 from SARAH LEE for parcel of land in town of Harrisonburg ... /s/ RICHARD KING, SARAH (x) LEE - Witness: JACOB HEABERLING, ED GOLDMAN

20 November 1819 - JOHN HARRISON sells to CHARLES B. HARVEY a parcel of ground in the town of Harrisonburg - two lots fronting on Main St. being the same on which JAMES STOKES lived, Lot #1 & 2, Sq. #2. /s/ JOHN (x) HARRISON, C.B. HARVEY - Witness: CALDWELL, RICHARD KING

74C ROGER B. MARSHALL paid $850 for house and lot in town of Harrisonburg, p.50 Lot #2, Sq. #6 ... /s/ JAMES STOKES, ROGER B. MARSHALL - Witness: JOHN J. BOWIE, RICHARD KING

86C January 1820 - WILLIAM MOCK for $320 paid him by RICHARD KING sells land about one mile from town ... JOHN HARRISON between MOCK and JN CRANE ... /s/ WM (x) MOCK - Witness: MOSES A RAWSON, JOS J. WILLIAMS

90C 4 January 1820 - Indenture between ZACHARIAH MEANS and JOHN BROWN to sell 1/4 acre in Harrisonburg bounded on north by WILLIAM MAHAN on east by TIMOTHY MAHAN and on west by A. RALSTON ... /s/ ZACHARY MEANS, JOHN BROWN - Witness: RICH KING, JOHN J. BOWIE

92C 5 January 1820 - RICHARD KING, attorney in fact for JOHN HUGHES, for $1700 paid by MOSES A. RAWSON ... sell land in Town of Harrisonburg being same formerly claimed by JOHN CRANE and conveyed to JOHN HUGHES ...

6C 5 January 1820 - MOSES A. RAWSON came before me and acknowledged that RICHARD KING, attorney in fact for JOHN HUGHES, did on this date make a conveyance of all that tract of land lying in the Parish ... being the same formerly claimed by JOHN CRANE and conveyed to JOHN HUGHES ... for $1700 ... /s/ MOSES A. RAWSON, RICHARD KING, attorney in fact for JOHN HUGHES - Witness: WM SHAW, J.G. HUNTER

99C EDW DORSEY, Sheriff of the Parish of Catahoula... Writof Fieri Facias against goods and chattels, land and tenements of JOHN CRAIN at the suit of ISAAC McNUTT, heir of the Estate of JOHN McNUTT, deceased, did sever@all that tract of land known as JOHN CRANE's OLD PLACE lying on the west side of Ouachita River... about one mile below the Courthouse ...160 acres ... exposed said to Public Sale - JOHN HARRISON being the purchaser for $955 ... set over to HARRISON /s/ EDW DORSEY - Witness: A.M. ROBERTSON, RICHARD KING

6 January 1820 - I, JOHN HARRISON of the Parish of Catahoula, do authorize my wife, LUCRETIA HARRISON, to convey all the interest right and title to a certain tract of land known as CRANE'S OLD PLACE and which land is more particularly described in a deed of conveyance made this date by JOHN HARRISON and LUCRETIA, his wife, to RICHARD KING and HENRY WYCHE accepted ... /s/ JOHN (x) HARRISON, LUCRETIA (x) HARRISON

119C EDW DORSEY, Sheriff ... Writ of Fieri Facias against FLEMING G. BALLEW at the suit of RICHARD KING & CO. and the representatives of the Estate of JOHN McNUTT, seize 1/2 lot of ground, Lot #I, Sq. #11, being same originally claimed by JOHN HARRISON, sold to BALLEW and mortgaged by BALLEW to KING and MCNUTT ... exposed to Public Sale..' RICHA@D KING & CO. became the purchaser for $200 ... /s/ EDW DORSEY -Witness@ J.G.HUNTER, N. GILBREATH

122C 11 September 1819 - REUBEN SUTTON acknowledged for $200 - sell to p.80 RICHARD KING & CO. 1/2 lot of ground, Lot #1, Sq. #11 /s/ ED DORSEY Sheriff - Witness: J.G.HUNTER, N. GILBREATH

125C 6 April 1820 - RICHARD KING for firm of RICHARD KING & CO. for $30 paid by SALLY LEE conveys to MARGARET M. LEE parcel of land bounded on north by lot of SARAH ANN LEE, on south by lot of THOMAS SPRUEL, on east by Bushley St., on west by lot of JAMES DAUGHERTY ... MARGARET M. LEE being under age and unable to accept this conveyance herself... /s/ RICHARD KING & CO. , NANCY (her x) LEE - Witness: MILTON PARKER

132C 19 April 1820 - On demand I promise to pay RICHARD KING $45.87 for value received from I January 1820 ... /s/ REUBEN SUTTON

134C 2 May 1820 - CHARLES B. HARVEY for $100 paid by JAMES WILDS sell lot of land 100 ft. front on Bushley St. in town of Harrisonburg... adjoining lot of TIMOTHY MAHAN... /s/ C.B. HARVEY, JAMES WILDS Witness: RICHARD KING

137C 5 May 1820 - WILLIAM J. CLARKSON for $100 paid him by JOHN M.G. THOMPSON sell tract of land being in the Town of Harrisonburg, 30 ft. on King St. adjoining lot owned b RICHARD KING, thence to a lot owned by ROBERT NOBLES, then to a lot owned by EDW GOLDMAN... Is/ WM. J. CLARKSON, J.N.B. THOMPSON - Witness: JACOB HEABERLING, JAS. J.WILLIAMS

149C Indenture made between CHARLES MILES of Frankfurt, KY and THOMAS GRAYSON of Catahoula Parish, La. for $1500 paid by GRAYSON, sell's tract of land in Catahoula Parish to MILES, purchased from PHILIP CALDWELL and JAMES M. BRADFORD by deed bearing date of 7 October 1810. Is/ CHARLES MILES - Witness: F. BOARDMAN, RICHARD KING

150C JOHN CARSON of the Parish of Rapides authorize my friend, RICHARD KING, to purchase for me a negro girl... property of STORRS, late of the Parish of Catahoula ... provided the girl does not sell for more than $300 ... signed at Alexandria - 25 May 1820.../s/ JOHN CARSON

13 May 1820 - received the amount of $213 principal and interest... /s/ CHARLES MILES - Witness: RICHARD KING, THOS GRAYSON

154C 29 May 1820 - For $350 paid by PETER WATERMAN and JOHN MACKEY, JAMES DAUGHERTY sells parcel of ground in town of Harrisonburg that he purchased from CHARLES LISLES. /s/ JAMES DAUGHERTY, PETER WATERMAN, JOHN MACKEY - Witness: RICHARD KING, D.M. WARE

168C EDWARD DORSEY, Sheriff... Writof Fieri Facias -against chattels of JOHN HARRISON at the suit of WILLIAM CRAYTON and others ... s6ize lot in Town of Harrisonburg 150 sq. ft. on which mill and gin are located ... cornering on Water and Main St. and known as Gin Lot... exposed to public sale.. RICHARD KING became the purchaser for $800 ... /s/ EDW DORSEY - Witness: JAMES G. HUNTER, THO BRYAN

176C 7 October 1820 - CHARLES B. HARVEY for sum of $90 paid him by RICHARD HEALEY sell tract of land containing 150 ft. fronting on Bushley Road, same on which HEALEY now resides, adjoining lots of TIMOTHY MAHAN near Town of Harrisonburg ... /s/ C.B. HARVEY, RICHARD HEALEY - Witness: RICHARD KING, RESIN CRISWELL

195C 26 October 1820 - WILLIAM CLARKSON sells to MOSES A. RAWSON for $2770 a house and ground adjoining town of Harrisonburg ... Witness: DAVID PHELPS, RICHARD KING

196C 26 October 1820 - MOSES A. RAWSON sells to WILLIAM J. CLARKSON FOR $2770 improvement of land with saw mill and dwelling house lying on Crocodile Creek... Witness: DAVID PHELPS, RICHARD KING

197C 26 October 1820- MOSES A. RAWSON sells to WILLIAM J. CLARKSON for $1730, 346 acres lying on Bayou Crocodile... Witness: DAVID PHELPS, RICHARD KING

211C 6 January 1820 - JOHN HARRISON and LUCRETIA HARRISON sell to RICHARD KING and HENRY WYCHE for $1100, JOHN CRAIN'S OLD PLACE on the western side of Ouachita River about one mile below courthouse Witness: A.M. ROBERTSON, EDW DORSEY

219C 17 February 1821 - HENRY WYCHE is indebted to RICHARD KING in the amount of $527.25 ...

229C 22 March 1821 -RICHARD KING sells to MOSES A. RAWSON for $2188 346 acres of land on Rawson's Creek ... Witness: JAMES STOKES, JAMES CALDWELL

243C 7 April 1821-JOHN HEBRAND of the Parish of Ouachita sells to JAMES WALLACE, attorney, for $1000 a tract of land in Catahoul-a Prairie containing 238 acres counded on one side by NICHOLAS LEAVINS and vacant lands, being same tract of land granted by the Spanish Government to VICTOR BADEN in 1801, BADEN to HEBRAND in 1809, and the other tract granted to HAVIER ROBREHANT by the Spanish Government and conveyed to HEBRAND by the widow of MARIAH DENIS, wife of HAVIER ROBREHANT in 1807 ... /s/ JN HEBRAND, J. WALLACE Witness: DAVID PHELPS, RICHARD KING

279C 7 July 1821 - Writ of Fieri Facias against ISRAEL ALEXANDER p. 167 at the suit of JOHN J. BOWIE... seize 320 acres at south fork of Bayou Bushley... put up for public sale -- RICHARD KING became purchaser for $73../s/ EDWARD DORSEY - Witness: JOS. WILLIAMS, SPENCER GRIFFIN

280C 8 July 1821 - MOSES A. RAWSON, Coroner of the Parish of Catahoula, by writ of Fieri Facias against JAMES WALLACE & JACOB HEABERLING at the suit of EDWARD DORSEY, syndic of JOHN G. GRAY, seized one lot in the town of Harrisonburg on corner of Bushley St. and Main opposite RICHARD KING's Store, on which there are two large frame houses -- also one fraction of ground fronting on King St. being same on which old jail now stands.. exposed to public sale ... JAMES WALLACE purchased for $650.. /s/ M.A. RAWSON - Witness: THO BRYAN, S.M. HODKINS - Recorded i.n Ledger B, Folio 72

310C 28 October 1821 - JAMES WALLACE sells for $600 to JOHN J. BOWIE, a negro woman, SOPHIA, about 30 years of age... Witness: RICHARD KING, THOMAS BRYAN

315C RICHARD KING, Curator vs. JAEOB HEABERLING, JOHN ERWIN & JOHN J. P.185 BOWIE Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $408 ...

316C 9 November 1821 - Writ of Fieri Facias against MOSES A. RAWSON at the suit of HEABERLING & CO ... seize house and improvement on north side of town of Harrisonburg being a preference right formerly belonging to JOHN CRANE... put up for public sale ... MOSES A. RAWSON became the purchaser for $338.49 ... /s/ SAML LIGHTNER, Judge Witness RICHARD KING, JOHN J. BOWIE

353C DANIEL K. MAYO and JAMES BOWIE, a man of colour, appear before SAMUEL LIGHTNER ... MAYO acknowledges debt of $69.75 to BOWIE ... MAYO mortgages tract of land to BOWIE to secure debt... Witness: RICHARD KING, THOMAS BRYAN

359C REUBEN WHITE sells for $300 to JAMES WALLACE a negro man, DANIEL, about 40 years of age ... Witness: RICHARD KING, JOHN J. BOWIE

363C 12 March 1822 - ROBERT NOBLES sells to ISAAC and JORDAN OBERRY for $750 a negro man slave, ABRAM, about 24 years of age, the said ISAAC and JORDAN OBERRY being represented by their father, HENRY OBERRY.. Witness: RICHARD KING, W.F. PAINTS

364C 12 March 1822 - RICHARD KING, special agent for DANIEL M. WARD, p.204 of the City of Natchez, admitted to having received of ROBERT NOBLES $480 with interest from date of 7 September 1821 -mortgaged negro slave, ABRAM, ... note paid and release give. Witness: S.M. HODKINS, W.F. PAINTER

365C 12 March 1822 - Received of HENRY WYCHE $288-57 on account of a mortgage executed by WYCHE on plantation and negro, DAN - at Harrisonburg. /s/ RICHARD KING

378C 5 November 1822 - Writ of Fieri Facias against lands and tenements of THOMAS HARVEY, CHARLES B. HARVEY and MOSES A. RAWSON at the suit of THOMAS WIER for the use of WILLIAM M. SMITH, deceased ... seize parcel of land containing one acre lying on lower side of Bushley Rd. to be taken off the south end of a lot belonging to THOMAS HARVEY adjoining lot of 8 acres purchased by the curator of the estate of WILLIAM M. SMITH, deceased... put up for public sale.. RICHARD KING became purchaser for $20.75 ... /s/ EDWARD DORSEY, Sheriff Witness: S.M. HODKINS, THOMAS BRYAN

388C 6 July 1822 - RICHARD KING & CO., by agent, RICHARD KING, sells for $265 to RUTH NOBLES (ROBERT NOBLES, her agent), a negro woman, NANCE, about 40 years of age ... /s/ RICHARD KING, agent for RICHARD KING & CO., ROBERT (x) NOBLES - Witness: W.F. PAINTER, JONATHAN B. WALL

391C 4 March 1822 - Received of RICHARD KING $100 on account of a mortgage in favor of HEABERLING & CO. and transferred to JOHN BROWN & CO. on negro SUCKEY and her children given by WM. J. CLARKSON... /s/ J.W. WALLACE, Attorney in Fact for JOHN BROWN & CO.

392C Received of RICHARD KING $188.75 on account of a mortgage executed by WILLIAM J. CLARKSON to HEABERLING & CO. on negro SUCKEY and her children. /s/ J.W. WALLACE, Attorney in Fact for JOHN BROWN & CO.

403C15 October 1822 - RICHARD KING sells for $27 to THOMAS BRYAN a lot in Harrisonburg containing 13 1/4 acres purchased at Sheriff's Sale.. Witness: JOS W. WILLIAMS, JOSEPH THOMAS

410C 4 November 1822 - RICHARD KING sells for $350 to FANNEY ALLEN (her heirs, etc.) a parcel of land containing 200 acres belonging to the succession of JOHN L. SMITH, deceased, adjoining lands of JAMES DESHA and to include all the improvements on that part of the tract on which SAMUEL ALLEN now lives and has in cultivation ... and on the same date came FANNY ALLEN, represented by her husband, SAMUEL ALLEN ... /s/ RICHARD KING, SAML ALLEN - Witness: EDW DORSEY, JOS WILLIAMS

411C Writ of Fieri Facias against FANNEY SMITH, Tutrix to the minor heirs of JOHN L. SMITH, deceased and curatrix of the estate at the suit of JOHN BROWN ... seized land lying in Boueff Prairie containing 200 acres off the west side of a tract of 1000 acres belonging to the succession of JOHN L. SMITH and adjoining lands of JAMES DESHA ... to be run in such a manner as to include the improvements of that part of the tract on which SAMUEL ALLEN lives ... RICHARD KING became the purchaser for $333-33 ... /s/ THOMAS BRYAN, Deputy for EDW DORSEY - Witness: J.G. HUNTER, JOS WILLIAMS

428C 2 February 1823- Writ of Fieri Facias against JAMES WALLACE at the suit of EDW DORSEY, Syndic of JOHN L. PRAY ... seized lots of gorund at the corner of Main and Bushley Sts. now occupied by THOMAS A. KING together with lot called Tail Lot ... RICHARD KING purchased at public for $9.00 ... /s/ M.A. RAWSON, Coroner - Witness: THOMAS BRYAN, JOS WILLIAMS

434C Writ of Fieri Facias against goods and chattels of JOHN CRAYTON at the suit of JAMES DAUGHERTY ... seize 112 lot in the town of Harrisonburg known by the name Gin Lot ... RICHARD KING purchased at public sale for $68 ... /s/ EDWARD DORSEY - Witness: JAMES HUNTER, DAVID COSGROVE

435C 6 March 1823'- WILLIAM BYRNE sells for $375 to ISAAC PULFORD 112 of tract or lot on corner of Bushley St. and Sicily St., #2 and 112 undivided part of #I, and 112 of #5 on which house of PULFORD and BYRNE stands and conveyed to them by MOSES A. RAWSON... #5 being sold at Sheriff's Sale ... /s/ WM. BYRNE, ISAAC PULFORD - Witness: RICHARD KING, THOS A. KING

436 l March 1824 - ISAAC PULFORD acknowledges debt to WILLIAM BYRNE of $375 to be paid I March 1824 ... /s/ ISAAC PULFORD, WILLIAM BYRNE - Witness: RICHARD KING, THOMAS A. KING

440C Writ of Fieri Facias against CHARLES CRAIG, RICHARD KING and ROBERT NOBLES at the suit of THOMAS GRAYSON, Curator of ROBERT HALL, deceased ... seize house and lot in Harrisonburg, bounded on east by Old Gin Lot, on the west by EDWARD GOLDMAN, south by Main St., ... RICHARD KING purchased at public @ale for $400 ... /s/ EDWARD DORSEY - Witness: JOHN J. BOWIE, JONATHAN HAGERTY

450C I September 1823 - RICHARD KING sells to WILLIAM CONNELLY (paid by his father, JAMES CONNELLY) a negro slave,@DAVID, about 27 years old... /s/ RICHARD KING, JAMES (x) CONNELLY - Witness: CHARLES C. RIVES, JOHN J. BOWIE

451C 20 December 1821 - JAMES WALLACE sold to THOMAS A. KING, house and lot in town of Harrisonburg opposite store of RICHARD KING... paid... rescends contract... /s/ THOMAS KING, J. WALLACE Witness: PATTERSON, JOHN DANIELS.

452C ROBERT ROGERS and MARY, his wife, sell for $600 to MESSRS. JOHN BROWN & CO. (by agent RICHARD KING), parcel of land on Waters of the Bushley 200 acres being same granted to ROBERT ROGERS by JOHN J. BOWIE,deed dated 9 February 1816, together with all other improvements... /s/ ROBERT ROGERS, MARY (x) ROGERS, JOHN BROWN & CO. by agent RICHARD KING

455C MESSRS. JOHN BROWN & CO. sells for $918 to CHARLES C. RIVES a tract of land ... /s/ AGENT RICHARD KING, CHARLES C. RIVES -Witness: ROBERT ROGERS, WASHINGTON FRY

473C JOHN HARRISON and his wife, LUCRETIA, sell for $80 to RICHARD KING, a parcel of 10 acres on Ouachita River commencing at the mouth of Bayou below Harrisonburg ... adjoining lands of KING and WYCHE ... Witness: JAMES GUNNING HUNTER, LUMAN PHELPS

476C 3 January 1825 - HENRY WYCHE and ELIZA, his wife, sell for $500 to RICHARD KING, a parcel of land on right bank of Ouachita River adjoining land owned or formerly claimed by JOHN HARRISON... Witness: JOS WILLIAMS, JOHN MATTHEWS

478C 6 January 1824 - DAVID DEVORE sells to JOHN J. BOWIE for $50 a tract of land on south side of Bayou Catahoula (entered in Land Office of District of North Red River) and numbered 70 containing 640 acres obtained by Settlement right in 1802... /s/ DAVID DEVORE, JOHN J. BOWIE Witness: RICHARD KING, CALEB C. KING

482C SAMUEL ALLEN sells for $500 to H.B. JOHNSON a negro, JOHN, about 35. Witness: RICHARD KING, LUMAN PHELPS

483C SAMUEL ALLEN paid $500 to H.B. JOHNSON for a negro slave, SARA, about 20 years old ... Witness: RICKARD KING, LUMAN PHELPS /s/ HUGH B. JOHNSON

501C CHARLES C. RIVES sells to BALDWIN MALLETTE for $9000 a tract of land on which RIVES now resides, containing 200 arpents, which RIVES bought of RICHARD KING, agent for JOHN BROWN & CO., situated on the Little Bushley... slaves: BILL, 35; ANNIS, his wife age 25; RACHEL 7 LUCY age 2 112; HARRY, 3 months; TONY age 32; LOUISA his wife age 25; PERMELLA age 20; TOM age 3 her son; WILL age 40; ISAAC age 13; ... 8 head or horses and mules, 7 head of cattle, one ox, farming utensils, one dray, plus the boat at Harrisonburg, all hoursehold and kitchen furniture and all the plank at Spooner's Sawmill ... /s/ CHARLES C. RIVES Witness:DAVID McCLEUR, EDW DORSEY

503C 17 July 1824 - NATHANIEL POPE HUNTER sells for $50 to RICHARD KING and THOMAS A. KING a tract of land lying and being in the Parish of Ouachita conveyed by OLIVER J. MORGAN to HUNTER... 800 arpens known as land on Bayou Bartholmoiu derived by purchase at the Bastrop Grant and afterwards conveyed to OLIVER J. MORGAN by my said father, JAMES HUNTER, deceased ... Witness: S.M. HODKINS, LUMAN PHELPS

510C 16 September 1824 - ARCHIBALD RIDDLE acknowledges debt to RICHARD KING OF $160 ... mortgages tract of land on west side of Ouachita River adjacent to lands of JAMES STOKES on the lower side and by lands claimed by WILLIAM MOCK on the upper side. Witness: EDW DORSEY, THO A. KING

511C 16 September 1824 - JOSEPH HARRISON for $300 sells to THOMAS A. KING three town lots in Harrisonburg, Lot #4, Sq. #3 and # 5 & 6 and 12 acres fronting on Bayou & Prairie adjacent to lands of RICHARD KING and SALEB, a free woman of color, and 30 he-ad of cattle...Witness: WILLIAM BRYNE, J.N.B. THOMSON

517C 3 January 1825 - PETER LACROIX sells negro girl, -FANNY,-to DAVID McCLURE for the sum of $400 ... FANNY is about 16 or 17 years of age. Witness: W. DOWNS, RICH KING

518C 3 January 1825 - RICHARD KING sells to ELIZA WYCHE a negro man, DAN, about 23 years of age, for $500 .../s/ RICHARD KING, HENRY WYCHE Witness: W. DOWNS, J.A. PATTERSON

519C 3 January 1825 - HENRY WYCHE sells to RICHARD KING, a negro man, DAN, about 23 years of age, for $400 ... Witness: S.W. DOWNS, J.A. PATTERSON

520C State of Louisiana, City of New Orleans - Before me, G.R. STRINGER, a Notary Public in the City of New Orleans, appeared JOHN HENRY of the City of New Orleans, this date 24 November 1824, and acknowledge that RICHARD KING had paid JOHN HENRY $100 for a parcel of land in the Parish of Catahoula on the right bank of the Washitaw containing 640 acres, registered in the land office of Red River as #75 and acquired by settlement right to THEOPALUS HUGHES who settled the land between 1801-1804, being same purchased from HUGHES by HENRY and afterwards confirmed by Act of Congress to HENRY, formerly claimed by JOHN CRANE ... now being sold to JOHN J. BOWIE ... s/ JOHN HENRY, JOHN J. BOWIE, RICHARD KING, HON. K. GORDON, JOHN PETERKIN, G.B. STRINGER

521C 4 January 1825 - RICHARD KING for $100 paid him by JOHN J. BOWIE sells undivided 112 interest of 640 acres lying on right bank of Ouachita River #70-74 (same land as 520-C) - Witness: THOMAS SPRUILL, JAMES H. CONNELLEY

522C 4 January 1825 - JOHN J. BOWIE sells to RICHARD KING for $300 an undivided one-half interest in 320 acres and 1/2 of 640 acres conveyed by JOHN HENRY to JOHN J. BOWRE and RICHARD KING ... Witness: THOMAS C. SPRUILL, JAMES H. CONNELLEY

523C 5 January 1825 - JOHN N.B. THOMPSON for $75 paid by RUTH NOBLES sells ground in Harrisonburg known as Pail Lot fronting on King St. adjoining lot of RICHARD KING ... Witness: RICH KING, REUBEN SUTTON

523C 6 January 1825- JUSHA CONNELLY appoints RICHARD KING his true and lawful attorney to receive my part in the succession of my late husband, JAMES CONNELLY, deceased ... /s/ GUSHA (x) CONNELLY, RICHARD KING

553C DANIEL M. WARD of the City of Natchez, for $500 paid him by WM. P-290 WOOLDRIDGE sells a negro woman, PHILIS ... Witness: RICHARD KING,

557C 7 June 1825 - RICHARD KING this date made an obligation in favor of the President and Directors of the Bank of Louisiana for $2500 payable on the 7th day of June next, being for the loan of money, ... mortgages tract of land on Ouachita River ... 640 acres confirmed by an act of Congress to JOHN HENRY ... also one lot in the town of Harrisonburg on Main St ... also one house and lot on Main St... also one tract of land - 270 acres - on Bushley Bayou confirmed by the Board of Commissioners to ABSALOM SCOGGINS, conveyed to JOSEPH WRIGHT ... Witness: CALEB KING, JOHN J. BOWIE

601C RICHARD KING vs. A.B. SEAY and wife - Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $280.96.

602C 4 June 1828 - THOMAS KING and RICHARD KING relinquish right of recorded judgment on land belonging to... ABRAM B. LEA on waters of the Bushley ... for the purpose of allowing LEA to mortgage land at the Bank of Alexandria in order to raise money for our benefit.

620C 8 March 1826 - JOHN J. BOWIE for $200 paid him by ABRAM GRAY sells to GRAY an improvement of land lying in Catahoula Prairie having a right of preemption and known by the name of RICHARD EARL's OLD PLACE, being same purchased at Sheriff's Sale... Witness: RICHARD KING, JAS J. WILLIAMS

621C 8 March 1826 - JOHN TILMAN for $200 paid him by JOHN J. BOWIE and RICHARD KING sell piece of land (640 acres) lying on Bayou Bushley confirmed by Commissioner's Certificate bearing date of 5 June 1811 BN #714, to ANGUS McCOY ... Witness: JAS J. WILLIAMS, C.C. KING JOHN TILMAN signs with an X

629C 15 August 1826 - JOHN J. BOWIE for $500 paid by McCUIN BARROW sells piece of land containing 75 acres beginning at black oak marked SP where the road leading from the Catahoula Courthouse to the Prairie crosses DAVID DEVORE's upper line, the line which divides DAVID DEVORE's tract from the tract where PLOWDEN & MARTIN formerly resided, ... thence to Mill Creek ... being tract confirmed to DECORE by Commissioner's Certificate No. 556 dated Oppolusas Church May 25, 1811... Witness: JAMES BOWIE, RICHARD KING

631C 15 August 1826 - 9 August 1824 - GEORGE FOGAL acknowledges thqt he owes and stands indebted to RICHARD KING in the amount of $498.19... and mortgages negro man, PRINCE, age 26 years ... Witness: JOHN J. BOWIE, S.M. HODKINS

654C 24 January 1829 - HENRY J. PECK and LUMINDA PECK, his wife, of Warren County, Mississippi, for $50 paid by JOSEPH J. WILLIAMS of Catahoula Parish, sells a certain tract of land being 1/4 of an undivided moreity of 8 acres lying and being near the town of Harrisonburg bounded on the north by lands on which the said WILLIAMS now resides, on the west by lands claimed by RICHARD KING and on the south by lands of WILLIAM MOCH and on the east by CELIA, a free woman of colour, (2 acres) ... Witness: KING HOLSTEIN, STACY M. HODKINS

657C 20 March 1829 - THOMAS BANKS and PATTERSON & PHILPOT of the City of New Orleans, by RICHARD KING their attorney in fact,'for $1000 paid by HENRY HUMBLE sells tract of land to HUMBLE situated on Stockley Creek (320 acres), the same being mortgaged to BANKS, PHILPOT & PATTERSON by JACOB HEABERLING and sold at Sheriff's Sale.../s/ RICHARD KING for PHILPOT & PATTERSON, JACOB HUMBLE for HENRY HUMBLE Witness: JOHN SOUSE, GEORGE KIPER

658C 5 Januay 1829 - HUGH B. JOHNSON acknowledges debt to house of SOBER GOODMAN & CO. of the City of New Orleans for the acceptance of his draft or bills of exchange drawn and made payable to R & C KING, RICHARD KING, WILLIAM BYRNE, ELI MONTGOMERY, SAM GORDON, WILLIAM BRUNE, and THOMAS BRYAN, and due on 5 January 1830 and 1 March 1830 amounting to $2500 ... for security,'mortgages plantation on which HUGH B JOHNSON resides situated on Deer Creek together with all improvements, all stock of hourses, oxen, cattle and hogs,- all farming implements, and also JOHN a negro about 35, NANCY a negro woman about 30, together with her children; TOM, a boy abut 8, MARY a girl about 10, JIM a boy about 6, HESTER a girl about 1 ... s/ HUGH B. JOHNSON, GOBER GOODMAN & CO. Witness: ROBERT FRISTOE, JAMES M. DAUGHTERS

690C Articles of Agreement between RICHARD KING and LUMAN PHELPS and WILLIAM BRYNE ... the said RICHARD KING and LUMAN PHELPS being a mercantile establishment in the Town of Harrisonburg agrees to give WILLIAM BYRNE an interest in said establishment. 1/4 part of stock in trace, 1/4 of debts due,1/4 of all and singular interests and advantages in the firm, - BYRNEto pay 1/4 of the original cost of the stock ... $1062.56 to ROGER SLOCUM & CO., 1/4 part of $582.35 to J. SMITH, 1/4 part of $210.50 to J. BREWSTER, 1/4 part of $124.49 to J. FLORENCE, 1/4 part of $912.13 to HILL & HENDERSON, 1/4 part of $117 to FRANKLIN, 1/4 part of $173 to GASQUET, 1/4 part of $309.12 to WM EGAR, 1/4 part of $66.17 to RICHARD KING, 1/4 part of $1401.87 to (blank) ... Witness: JEFFERSON DORSEY, JAMES L. STOKES

704C 18 March 1831 - CALEB C. KING conveys 112 of a tract of land containing 20 arpens on Bayou Grand in the Parish of Terihon ... conveyed to him by JAMES BOWIE by deed bearing date of 19 December 1827 ... /s/ RICHARD KING - Witness: WILLIAM KING

732C 6 September 1829 - Before JOS. J. WILLIAMS, Notary Public, appeared RICHARD KING, for $400 paid by RUTH NOBLES, sells mulatto girl, LYDIA about 10 years old ... /s/ RICHARD KING, RUTH (x) NOBLES - Witness: CALEB C. KING, J.M. DAUGHTERS

736C 11 January 1832 - RICHARD KING for $250 paid by RUTH NOBLES sells mulatto boy, TOM, about 11 years old ... Witness: WILLIAM BYRNE, Z.T. KIRKLAND

737C 25 March 1831 - JOHN BROWN & CO of New Orleans, by agent, RICHARD KING, sells parcel of land in town of Harrisonburg, #1, Sq. #3, fronting on Main St., together with improvements acquired at Sheriff Sale May 1823 in the suit of JOHN BROWN & CO vs. CRAIG HEABERLING & CO. sale to RUTH NOBLES for $150 ... Witness: J.M. DAUGHTERS, PETER ROW

742C SAM LIGHTNER, vs. RICHARD KING, - Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $700 - interest from 12 May-1827 to 14 December 1831...

753C RICHARD KING for 425 paid him by LUMAN PHELPS sells lot of land in the Town of Harrisonburg on Main Street adjoining lot of WM. NOBLES.. Witness: TRUMAN PHELPS, JAMES L. STOKES

762C 9 May 1832 - RICHARD KING borrowed $5000 from New Orleans Canal & Banking Co ... mortgages as security for loan (1) tract of land in Catahoula Parish on Washeta River - 420 acres bounded by the Town of Harrisonburg above, and below by lands of EDWARD DORSEY (2) tract of land in the Parish of Washita - 220 acres - adjoining lands of HITTON HEIRS below and WOOLDRIDGE & KING above, also negroes PRINCE, man about 30; GUY about 30; BENAH about 38; ANNIS about 30 with her children, LUCY 12, HARRY 10 and LIZ: MATILDA 18; OLIVET 45; SAM 28, WINNY 35, EMILY 13; DINNA 12; ABRAM 10 ... /s/ RICHARD KING,Witness:Z.T. KIRKLAND, H.B. JOHNSON

767C I February 1832 - RICHARD WINN vs. RICHARD KING - Judgment in favor of Plaintiff for $750...

774 City of New Orleans - RICHARD KING acting on his own personal name on the one part, and MATTHEW MORGAN, Esq. of the City of New Orleans on the second part, ... KING mortgages in favor of Union Bank, the following property (1) tract of land in the Parish of Terrebon on the east bank of Bayou Grand Caillon, 12 arpents on front of Bayou and containing 376 superficial arpents bounded on the lwer side by lands of WILLIAM P. BARROW and above by lands of RICHARD KING; (2) tract of land in the same Parish on the east bank of Bayou Grand Carillon adjoining the one described above measuring 20 arpents front bounded on one side by lands and the other by lands owned by R.H.WALKER containing 800 superficial acres; (3) a tract of land on the west bank of the Ouachita in the Parish of Catahoula containing 505 acres and bounded above by the town of Harrisonburg and below by lands of MARY KING; (4) a tract of land on the Ouachita River containing 455 acres bounded above by lands of WOOLDRIDGE and below by T.B. BAYOU JOHN: (5) a tract of land on east bank of Ouachita in Catahoula Parish and below by lands of the MARQUIS OF MAISON ROUGE, together with all buildings, improvements, construction, negro houses, stables, barns, stores, implements of husbandry, horses, mules, oxen and slaves; DAN 35; GUY 20; PETER 20; KIZZY 35 belonging to the two first tracts of land; JAMES 35; HARRY 35; ANTONIO 20; DAVID 10; PRIMAS 18; PRINCE 30; SOPHIA 30; ANNA 30; LUCY 12; DIANA 11; MILES 12 - all hands of lands i,n Ouachita; SAMUEL 27: DICK al'ias GUY 20; ANNIS 30; AMELIA 13; WINNY 30; DENUS 30; all hands of lands in Catahoula Parish ... equal to amount of 232 shares of stock Union Bank of Louisiana ... RICHARD KING is indebted in the sum of $23,200 ...

807C RICHARD WINN vs. RICHARD KING - Judgment in the Court of Catahoula on a note executed by R.H. KING - $1957.85 Alexandria - 2 April 1833 - Received of RICHARD KING his bill on Messrs. A. FISH WATT, Merchants of New Orleans, for the amount payable at sight - when paid this is to operate as a transfer of the claim to them ... /s/ RICHARD WINN

I have paid the above draft and therefore settled in full the Judgment, authorized by LIGHTNER to annul the mortgage ... /s/ A. FISH WATT & CO.

9 May 1832 - RICHARD KING paid $3000 to bank in full payment of loan secured by mortgage.

835C 3 February 1832 - WILLIAM BYRNE in his lifetime purchased of JAMES L. STOKES a tract of land containing 640 acres lying on STOKES CREEK but there being no conveyance given - therefore EMELINE BYRNE, widow of said WM. BYRNE, and curatrix of his estate, hereby agrees with JAMES L. STOKES to cancel and make void the sale intended. Witness: RICHARD KING, LUMAN PHELPS

848C RICHARD KING for $450 paid by JANE C. CURRY sells negro girl, EMELINE, about 13. Represented by her husband, BENJAMIN P. CURRY ... Witness: JACOB RINEHARDT, JOHN PRICHARD

850C 28 September 1833 - RICHARD KING for $700 paid him by MICHAEL H. DOSSON sells lot of ground in Harrisonburg on Water and Main Street which KING bought at Sheriff's Sale on 10 July 1820 in the suit of WM. CRAYTON against JOHN HARRISON ... Witness: WM TEW, WILSON R. SQUYRES

851C 28 September 1833 - MICHAEL H. DOSSON for $32 paid him by LUMAN PHELPS sells parcel of ground - 32' more or less on Main Street in the town of Harrisonburg, adjoining lot purchased by said PHELPS from RICHARD KING... Witness: RICHARD KING, WILSON R. SQUYRES

855C 14 October 1833 - BURRELL E. JOHNSON for $700 paid by LUMAN PHELPS sells an undivided half of one quarter section of land situated in the Parish of Concordia on Walnut Bayou (purchased by PHELPS and JOHNSON from JOHN REAGAN and wife) ... Witness: RICHARD KING, JONATHAN YORKE

880C 22 January 1835 - RICHARD KING for the sum of $300 paid by JAMES and JOHN CONNELLY, sells tract of land on Ouachita River -150 acres- purchased by KING of JOHN HENRY and JOHN J. BOWIE ... Witness: JACOB (x) LEWIS, JOHN (x) OTTO