Succession of Richard Brown

 West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 29 December 1821
Submitted by Kay McMahan

Be it remembered that on the twenty ninth of December, eighteen hundred and twenty one, (1821) I, P. L. Favrot, Parish Judge in and for the Parish of West Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, at the request of Jane Bridges, widow of the late Richard Brown, in his life-time an inhabitant of this Parish and also at the request of the heirs of said Richard Brown, attended at the place of residence of said Jane Bridges in this aforesaid Parish, and proceded to the sale of public auction of the real and personal property formally in community between said late Richard Brown and said Jane Bridges on the following conditions, to wit: farming utensils, house-hold furniture, horses, cattle, and other personal property payable one half in March eighteen hundred and twenty three; the slaves one third in March next, one third in March 1823 and one third in March 1824. The land 1/3 in March 1823, 1/3 in March 1824 and the remaining third in March 1825, all in good indorsed notes, and special mortgage in the real property until final payment, and the aforesaid conditions being made known. I proceded to the sale of the following articles in the manner following:

One lot of tools as indicated to Moses Brown for six dollars. Thomas Brown-Security. Signed: Moses Brown.

One lot of axes to Firmin Guidry, ten dollars. Henry Worsham-Security. Signed: Firmin Guidry.

One lot of tools to Moses Brown, seven dollars and fifty cents. Thomas Brown-Security. Signed: Moses Brown.

One lot of hoes to James Murray, two dollars and seventy-five cents. Moses Brown-Security. Signed: James Murray.

Total Amount brought forward: $26. 75

Four ploughs to Firmin Guidry for five dollars. Henry Worsham-Security. Signed: Firmin Guidry.

Two ploughs and one harrow to Moses Brown for seven dollars. Thomas Brown-Securty. Signed: Moss Brown

One cutting box to Thomas Brown for three dollars and thirty seven cents. Moses Brown-Security. Signed: Thomas Brown.

One wagon to Thomas Brown for seventy-one dollars and fifty cents. Moses Brown-Security. Signed: Thomas Brown.

One ox-cart to Moses Brown for forty five dollars. Thomas Brown-Security. Signed: Moses Brown.

One blacksmith shop, bellows, anvils, hammers to Moses Brown for forty dollars. Thomas Brown-Security. Signed: Moses Brown.

Thirty-seven head of hogs to Moses Brown, one hundred dollars. Thomas Brown-Security. Signed: Moses Brown.

Amount brought forward-$298.12

Seventy head of sheep to Josiah Brown for eighty five dollars. Sylvanus Hatch-Security. Signed: Josiah Brown.

One yoke of oxen to Sylvanus Hatch for sixty six dollars. D.T Hacket-Security. Signed: Sylvanus Hatch.

One other yoke of oxen to Sylvanus Hatch for fifty five dollars. D.T. Hacket-Security. Signed: Sylvanus Hatch.

One cow and calf to Sylvanus Hatch for twenty two dollars. D.T. Hacket-Security. Signed: Sylvanus Hatch.

One cow and calf to Jane Brown for twenty one dollars. Signed: Jane Brown.

One cow and one yearling to Sylvanus Hatch for twenty four dollars. D.T. Hacket-Security. Signed: Sylvanus Hatch.

One black cow and calf to Andre B____ for twenty two dollars. B.
Leblanc-Security. Signed: Andre B_____.

Amount brought forward-$593.12

One cow and calf to Denis Landry for twenty five dollars. Louis Reboul-Security. Signed: Denis Landry.

One black cow and calf to Sylvanus Hatch for twenty dollars. D.T. Hacket-Security. Signed: Sylvanus Hatch.

One cow to Jane Brown for twenty five dollars. Signed: Jane Brown.

One cow and a heifer to Sylvanus Hatch for twenty seven dollars. D.T. Hacket-Security. Signed: Sylvanus Hatch.

One bull to Sylvanus Hatch for eleven dollars. D.T. Hacket-Security. Signed: Sylvanus Hatch.

One cow and three calves to Sylvanus Hatch for forty dollars. D.T. Hacket-Scurity. Siged: Sylvanus Hatch.

Amount brought forward-$741.12

One cow to Josiah Brown for twenty five dollars. Sylvanus Hatch-Security. Signed: Josiah Brown.

One cow and calf to Henry C____. Said cow and calf being in the woods and sale at all risk for twety dollars. _____ Hebert-Security. Signed:
Henry C____.

One mule to Firmin Guidry for eighty dollars. Henry Worsham-Security. Signed: Firmin Guidry.

One horse to John Maille for ninety four dollars and fifty cents. B. Leblanc-Security. Signed: John Maille.

One roan horse to Richard Brown for seventy five dollars. Moses Brown-Security. Signed: Richard Brown.

Amount brought forward-$1136.12

One red horse to Isadore LaBove for one hundred and two dollars. _____ Hebert-Security. Signed: Isadore LaBove.

One negro wench named Diana, to Jane Brown for three hundred dollars. Signed: Jane Brown.

Tim, a negro boy, adjudicated, to Firmin Guidry for three hundred dollars.

A negro man named Corbin, adjudicated to Moses Brown for twelve hundred dollars.

A negro woman named Eliza and her two children to wit: George and Maria to Jane Brown for twelve hundred dollars. Signed: Jane Brown.

Amount brought forward-$4238.12

A negro man named John, adjudicated, to William Brown for eleven hundred dollars.

One cupboard and dishes, one dome ____, one table and rug to Jane Brown for nineteen dollars.

One loom and three rugs to Jane Brown for eight dollars.

One ____ of chairs and two spinning wheels to Jane Brown for twelve dollars.

One ____ ____ and one bedstead and bed furniture to Jane Brown for thirty one dollars.

Amount brought forward-$5408.12

One bedstead and furniture to Thomas Brown for twenty dollars. Moses Brown-Security. Signed: Thomas Brown.

One bedstead and furniture to James Brown for twenty dollars. Moses Brown-Security. Signed: James Brown.

One Plantation situated in this Parish of West Baton Rouge, containing eighty acres fronting to the Mississippi upon a depth of twenty _____, more or less. The upper and lower lines running parallel and bounded above by land of Caleb Eddy and below by land of the late William Winston. Said Plantation together with all the improvements, there unto belonging on any ____. appartaining, adjudicated to Charles Bushnell for the sum of four thousand and five hundred dollars. Philipps Hecky(?)-Security.

Amount brought forward-$9948.12

Which being done, the sale was closed in testimony whereof the undersigned witness parties and I have here onto set our hand this day and date as above.
Wittnesses: Moses Brown, Richard Brown, William Brown, Sarah "Sally" Brown, Terry B. Brown, Jane Brown, Joseph Brown, Thomas Brown, Jane
Brown.
Gentlemen: A division of the succession of the late Richard Brown, deceased, amongst his widow, Jane Brown, and his nine legal and forced heirs, Viz: William Brown, Moses Brown, Joseph Brown, Thomas Brown, Jane Brown, Richard Brown, Sarah "Sally" Brown, Terry B. Brown & Rachel
Brown.
To be divided between the widow and heirs according to their rights thereto:
To Jane Bridges Brown, widow of Richard Brown for her own half~$4621.10
To William Brown~$513.45
To Moses Brown~$513.45
To Joseph Brown~$513.45
To Thomas Brown~$513.45
To Jane Brown~$513.45
To Richard Brown~$513.45
To Sarah "Sally" Brown~$513.45
To Terry B. Brown~$513.45
To Rachel Brown~$513.45
Total-$9242.20

Note by Kay McMahan - On some of the names I tried my best to make them out. I am not sure on the "Guidry" surname, on the "Hacket" surname, on the "Reboul" surname, on the "LeBose" surname, on the "Maille" surname. These BROWN's came from North Carolina to Davidson County, Tennessee to Iberville Parish, La. about 1805. The Richard BROWN of this succession who died in 1821 is listed on the 1820 West Baton Rouge Parish, La. Census, on page # 78. Anyone related to these BROWN's please contact me at : kayn@webtv.net Kay McMahan