In a message dated 9/3/2002 6:07:17 PM Central Daylight Time, matteja@bellsouth.net writes: > > Joe, did Cornelius Rogers have a middle name or other name. A Clement C. > Rogers received Township 9, Range 3 West on Jan 30, 1860, "Abstracts of > Land Sold at St. stephens March 1859-Jan. 1861, Book 077." Several Land Acts > were passed in 1820 giving people an opportunity to return part of the land > they had purchased earlier on credit (called Land Relinquishment Acts) > People could buy 160 acres for 1/4th down and pay rest off in 3 years. Many > people had to give up part of their land because they could not make > payment. They could return part of it and keep what that had paid for. Many > actually received title at a later date. I did the research for St. Stephens > Historicl Commission an agency established to develop the site of Old > St.Stephens, Alabama's Territorial capital into a state park. I also wrote > the History of Washington County: The first County in Alabama where St. > Stephens Land Office was established in 1803 while it was the Mississippi > Territory. I will keep an eye out for Cornelius Rogers. Could his father > have been William Rogers? William was in area as early as 1797 under > Spanish rule. > > Good luck with your search, Jackie > Hello Jackie, in any of your research on Fort St. Stephens, did you come across any log entries or letters from Gen. Claiborne or others to friends or superiors, circa 1812 to 1815, which talked about Pushmataha being at Fort St. Stephens and possibly the name of his wife who was supposed to be with him? John Craven New Orleans