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Alexander or Alex b. by 1784 ?Natchez Dist. d. after 1805 ?Wilkinson Co. MS |
James b. by 1789 ?Natchez Dist. d. after 1810 ?Franklin Co. MS |
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William's father William had been an "officer in the service of His Brittanic Majesty"
and a resident of the Natchez Dist. when he died by Jun 1, 1783. [McBee, p. 19]. |
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William's father William Sr. died, "verified" on Jun 1, 1783 in the Natchez District
"after a long illness, leaving 3 children, two sons and one dau., issue of his
lawful marriage with Eunice Hawley, his wife, still living, said sons being William,
aged 18, James, aged 16, and dau. Mariana aged 19" and the inventory of his estate and
papers began on Jun 4 [McBee, p. 19]. |
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The Commandant of the Natchez District received notice of the death on Jul 29,
1781 of Elizabeth Alston, wife of
John Alston. On that date a
Conveyance was issued to appoint Alexander McIntosh
as the guardian of the six surviving children, and an Estate Inventory was performed,
listing 16 slaves as well as lands and buildings [McBee, Book A, p. 1]. |
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On 3 Aug. [Friday], 1781, Alexander McIntosh declared
to the Court that Henry Alston, one of the minor heirs died, and on the 2nd day of
same Month died a negro boy, named "Stephen", aged 7 yrs., belonging to Alston
estate. He also asked that a female slave be sold and that
Daniel Perry be appointed to manage the Alston
plantation [McBee, Book A, p. 2]. |
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On Sep 5, 1781 John Alston sold "all his cattle" to a William Brocus, as witnessed by
John Townshend. By Sep 29, 1781 John Alston
has "absconded" when the rest of his estate is put up for sale [McBee, pp. 3, 235]. |
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Map of
the Natchez District as it may have looked between 1779 and 1799. |
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Uncle Alexander McIntosh died sometime during late 1781
and early 1782, leaving his business in the hands of his widow,
Anne McIntosh. |
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In May 1782,
13 families
arrived in Natchez after a flatboat trip down the Mississippi River, and were
recorded by Spanish authorities on Jul 6, totalling 79 "Individuos" and 88
"Escalvos" meaning being hooked on board as slaves. Starting on May 17, aunt
Anne McIntosh was involved in many land and slave
transactions with the 13 arriving family heads [McBee, Book A, pp. 13-18]. |
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After father William died, the guardianship of the Alston estate and
children fell to his sons, William and James. |
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On Jun 17, 1782 two lands of John Alston were
confiscated "for use of the King"
of Spain. One was 800 acres on Second Creek in the Narchez District very near the
British grant of Joshua Howard. |
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The daughter of Philip Alston, Frances, married
James Dromgoole in 1782, in the Natchez District. |
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William's aunt Anne McIntosh married Adam Bingaman, a
large Natchez landowner, by Nov 9, 1782. |
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When father William died, his estate was "left in Charge of Eunice McIntosh ...
until children be of age" and the guardianship of the Alston estate and
children fell eventually to William's sons, William and James according
to his will dated Jan 12, 1783 [McBee, Book A, p. 20]. |
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"Early on the morning" of Jul 4, 1786, the McIntosh brothers William and James,
administrators of the estate and guardians of the children of
John Alston,
declared to the Natchez District Commandant that a 20 year old slave named
King had been stolen by James Drumgoole and
Philip Alston (Jr.). King had "formerly belonged
to the 'robber' Philip Alston" [McBee, p. 34]. |
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Petit Gulf where the Alston family owned land is now part of Jefferson Co., created
from Adams Co., Mississippi Territory, in 1796
(see present day map). |
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On Dec 31, 1788, "Joucha Hayward" arrived in Natchez from "Cumberland/Tennessee",
not listed among the flatboats and without family. In a letter dated Mar 2, 1790,
from Carlos de Grand Pré, Natchez, Mar 2, 1790 to Governor Don Estavan Miro, the
amount of tobacco was reported by growers of Natchez. A "Joshua Houvard" reported
producing 5000 pounds of tobacco [MS Dept of Archives & History, website]. |
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On Oct 26, 1789 James' mother "Eunice McIntosh, widow, [sold] to Ithamar Andrews
a negro named "King", aged 23, nat. of Va.,
for $550 (Mexican), terms" and James McIntosh witnessed the transaction for Mrs.
McIntosh [McBee, Book B, p. 71]. William and his brother Jamesm had reported the
same slave stolen on Jul 4, 1786. |
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In a letter dated Mar 2, 1790, from
Carlos de Grand Pré, Natchez, to
Governor Don Estavan Miro, the amount of tobacco produced in 1790 was reported
by growers of Natchez. James McIntosh reported producing 12,200 pounds of tobacco,
and William McIntosh reported producing 5,600 pounds [MS Dept of Archives & History,
website]. |
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According to the 1792 Spanish Census for Natchez District, "Juan Alston" and
brother "Phelipe Luis Alston" were each heads of household in the District of
Buffalo Creek, which was replaced by parts of Adams and Wilkinson Cos. MS
[MSGenWeb, 1792 Census Index].
A different translation has a "Juan Haton" with 1200 arpents of land
(about 1,000 acres), 3 White persons [possibly John, son Solomon and ?], and
13 Black persons, in the same area, which was south of Natchez
[Adams Co. Miss. Gen. & Hist. Network]. |
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A
Census Index of heads of households in the Natchez District in 1792 placed
each household in one of nine areas within the district. Included in the SC =
Santa Catalina area, which later was approximately within Adams and Franklin
Counties: Eunice MacIntoche; Guillermo MacIntoche. |
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On Apr 7, 1792 William was a signer of the will of
David Williams. When he died and the will
was read, brother James McIntosh was a witness, and later married the widow
[McBee, p. 108]. |
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By Feb 1794, William's mother Eunice may have been the wife of John Humphreys when
"Eustace Humphreys" sold to Henry Milburn, husband of
Cary White Dewitt, 300 arpents of land
[McBee, p. 113]. |
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On Sep 1, 1795, William received a Spanish grant of 800 acres on a
branch of Bayou Sara, 35 miles south of the Fort of Natchez. He claimed it on
Mar 21, 1804 and it was issued on May 30, 1805 [McBee, p. 434]. |
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Bayou Sara no longer exists because the Mississippi River now runs through it.
In 1820 it was partly in Wilkinson Co. MS (formed in 1802 from a part of Adams Co.)
and a part of West Feliciana LA, south of the town of Natchez
(see present day map
for location of Wilkinson Co. and
present day map
for location of West Feliciana Parish. |
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| In Jan 1798, William's mother "Eustace Humphreys", of "Govt. of Natchez", bought 100 arpents from William Owens for $200 paid. Both signed. The witness was her son "Wm. McIntosh" [McBee, p. 157]. | |||
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In the 1805 Wilkinson Co. Census which included what became Amite Co. in 1809
and other counties, there is no William McIntosh househol, but there is a
"Alex McIntosh" household with 2 white adult males, and 5 white females and
2 slaves [msghn.org website]. |
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There is a "James McIntosh" household in the Franklin Co. MS 1810 Census,
consisting of: 1 male and 2 females over 21, no children and no slaves. In 1816 for the same county, there are no McIntosh households [MSGenWeb.org website]. |
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Franklin Co. MS was founded in 1809
(see present day map
for location). |
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Sources: Adams Co. Miss. Genealogy & History Network, "1792 Census for the Natchez District". Cumberland Compact, original document signed May 13, 1780, Washington County NC, website. Clayton, Prof. W.W., History of Davidson County Tennessee, reprod. 1971 by Charles Elder, Nashville TN. David Library of the American Revoution, "British Colonial Office Records CO5 West Florida Reords", website, vol 593, item 107. McBee, May Wilson, comp., Natchez Court Records, 1767-1805, Greenwood MS, 1953, v. 2, Book A, pp. 13-19, pp. 157, 434, Book F, p. 235. MS Dept. of Archives & History (MDAH), Jackson MS, rootsweb, Early Mississippians in Spanish Natchez. MSGenWeb, Natchez District 1792 Census Index, comp. by Ellen Pack, Index, transcribed and translated from Spanish. Rowland, Dunbar, "1816 Census for Franklin Co. Miss.", taken from The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi,Centennial Edition, 1917, rootsweb website. U.S. Franklin Co. (MS) State Census, MSGenWeb website, trans. by Victoria Ewing. Wells, Carol, Natchez Postscripts 1781-1798, Heritage Books, pp. 101, 144-5, 151, Wilkinson Co. (MS) 1805 Census, msghn.org, website. Will Books 3 and 4, Wilkes County, North Carolina, 1811-1848, The Genealogical Society of "Original" Wilkes County), Will Book 3, "Estate of Joahua Howard", Oct 1814, page 89, 120. |
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