I do believe it is not too far from New Orleans ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Eklund" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 9:46 AM Subject: Re: [KELLEY] JAMES KELLY Natchez District, 1796 > Linda, > Thanks for the information. Could you narrow this down to where the Natchez > District is located? My assumption that it is somewhere in the United > States. > Thanks, > Rick Eklund > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 3:31 AM > Subject: [KELLEY] JAMES KELLY Natchez District, 1796 > > > > Hi All, > > > > This is not a person I am connected to, but while researching, I located > > some > > KELLY info: > > > > (Quote) > > p. 510 JAMES KELLY versus JOHN LANIER. JAMES represents that JOHN LANIER > > claims that JAMES KELLY killed a beef that was not his own; asks that > > LANIER be > > punished for an attempt to hurt the reputation of the petitioner, who > > luckily > > had several witnesses present when he killed the said beef, who can > > testify > > that it was the petitioner's brand and no other. > > > > Witnesses: DANIEL STRICKLAND, JOHN LOCKHART, JOHN REED, JAMES McILHANEY & > > JOHN KEETING. 14 Sept. 1796. Signed JAMES KELLY // ISAAC JOHNSON, Esq. > > will > > take cognizance of this matter and make inquiry. Sig: GAYOSO.// Second > > Creek. > > > > > > Deposition of JOHN LANIER and above-named witnesses, also WILLIAM > > RATCLIFF, > > JAMES IRWIN, WILLIAM ALEXANDER, MARTHA KEETING, CHARLES REED, SOLOMON H. > > WISDOM. // Whereas the evidences produced were against the petitioner, he > > is proved > > guilty of charge and he is to remain in confinement for eight days time, > > within which he is to produce what he has to allege in his favor. Sig: > > GAYOSO > > (End of Quote) > > > > Source: > > The Natchez Court Records, 1767-1805, Natchez Court Records, 1781-1798, > > Page > > 288 > > > > Hope this helps someone, > > Linda Cashen Gaunt > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== KELLEY Mailing List ==== > > Become a participant in the KELLEY/KELLY DNA Project: > > http://www.familytreedna.com/public/kelley/#results > > > > > ==== KELLEY Mailing List ==== > Who is your "Most Wanted" KELLEY/KELLY Ancestor? Nearly 600 subscribers are waiting to read your message. We'd like to hear your *success* story, too. It will give the rest of us some HOPE! :D > >
Reply. I may be inclined to think it was in MS at that time. Natchez, Natchitoches Co., LA was formed in 1805. In 1785 Natchez Region was in MS territory. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nan Hlavaz" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 3:45 PM Subject: Re: [KELLEY] JAMES KELLY Natchez District, 1796 >I do believe it is not too far from New Orleans > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Eklund" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 9:46 AM > Subject: Re: [KELLEY] JAMES KELLY Natchez District, 1796 > > >> Linda, >> Thanks for the information. Could you narrow this down to where the > Natchez >> District is located? My assumption that it is somewhere in the United >> States. >> Thanks, >> Rick Eklund >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 3:31 AM >> Subject: [KELLEY] JAMES KELLY Natchez District, 1796 >> >> >> > Hi All, >> > >> > This is not a person I am connected to, but while researching, I >> > located >> > some >> > KELLY info: >> > >> > (Quote) >> > p. 510 JAMES KELLY versus JOHN LANIER. JAMES represents that JOHN > LANIER >> > claims that JAMES KELLY killed a beef that was not his own; asks that >> > LANIER be >> > punished for an attempt to hurt the reputation of the petitioner, who >> > luckily >> > had several witnesses present when he killed the said beef, who can >> > testify >> > that it was the petitioner's brand and no other. >> > >> > Witnesses: DANIEL STRICKLAND, JOHN LOCKHART, JOHN REED, JAMES >> > McILHANEY > & >> > JOHN KEETING. 14 Sept. 1796. Signed JAMES KELLY // ISAAC JOHNSON, >> > Esq. >> > will >> > take cognizance of this matter and make inquiry. Sig: GAYOSO.// >> > Second >> > Creek. >> > >> > >> > Deposition of JOHN LANIER and above-named witnesses, also WILLIAM >> > RATCLIFF, >> > JAMES IRWIN, WILLIAM ALEXANDER, MARTHA KEETING, CHARLES REED, SOLOMON >> > H. >> > WISDOM. // Whereas the evidences produced were against the petitioner, > he >> > is proved >> > guilty of charge and he is to remain in confinement for eight days >> > time, >> > within which he is to produce what he has to allege in his favor. Sig: >> > GAYOSO >> > (End of Quote) >> > >> > Source: >> > The Natchez Court Records, 1767-1805, Natchez Court Records, 1781-1798, >> > Page >> > 288 >> > >> > Hope this helps someone, >> > Linda Cashen Gaunt >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ==== KELLEY Mailing List ==== >> > Become a participant in the KELLEY/KELLY DNA Project: >> > http://www.familytreedna.com/public/kelley/#results >> > >> >> >> ==== KELLEY Mailing List ==== >> Who is your "Most Wanted" KELLEY/KELLY Ancestor? Nearly 600 subscribers > are waiting to read your message. We'd like to hear your *success* story, > too. It will give the rest of us some HOPE! :D >> >> > > > > ==== KELLEY Mailing List ==== > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a message to [email protected] (or if > you receive the DIGEST, send the message to: > [email protected]) with only one word in the body of the > message: UNSUBSCRIBE > >