This is for Robin and anyone else who has an interest in this particular surname. I copied this from microfilm about 15 years ago. I show all the same spelling, but that might not necessarily have been how it was recorded. I bet we are all related. BIENVILLE PARISH LOUISIANA GRANTORS INDEX TO DEED RECORDS Grantor Grantee Book Page Year Elzy Raborn Jno N. Poole G 305 1864 Rebecca Raborn S. B. Murphy H 514 1869 Rebecca Raborn J. W. Key I 299 1870 Hodge Raborn J. H. Scheen K 264 1871 Hodge Raborn J. F. Pierson J 266 1871 Hodge Raborn J. W. Key J 345 1871 Rebecca Raborn Selethey Ann Batson J 421 1871 J.H. & J.A. Raborn W. C. Sheppard J 421 1871 Hodge Raborn Josh W. Key J 345 1871 H. Raborn. T G. McGraw J 521 1873 Mary Raborn (Power of Attorney) Henry Y. Carter J 741 1874 Rebecca Raborn Joshua W. Key K 187 1874 Annie T. Raborn B. F. Pearce (Phillips) (Power of Att) K 572 1877 T. Raborn Mary E. Shiveley K 641 1877 Mrs. M. A. Raborn T. F. Ruff & J. F. (Tax Sale) Hollingsworth K 649 1876 Mrs. M. A. Raborn T. F. Ruff & J. F. (Tax Sale) Hollingsworth K 695 1877 Mary Raborn H. A. Raborn, et al K 727 1877 (Partition) Carrie P. Raborn John Ensley K 831 1878 T. Raborn Z. A. Hodges K 855 1878 H. A. Raborn Mt. Zila Baptist Church K 905 1877 G. W. Raborn H. A. Raborn L 93 1879 G. W. Raborn, Heirs L. M. Pullen L 134 1879 L. J. RabornI. R. Ellis L 267 1880 Mariah T. Raborn G. W. Whitlow M 156 1881 L. J. RabornI. R. Ellis M 263 1883 A. C. RabornJ . L. Barron M 427 1883 (Power of Att) T. Raborn, et al J. E. Hood M 428 1882 J. Raborn, et al L. M. Pullen M 549 1881 L. J. Raborn Jas. Brice M 589 1884 G. W. RabornMary Dalton M 690 1883 Sallie Raborn H. Y. Carter N 88 1884 Elzy and Martha O. M. Collingsworth, Jr. N 519 1886 Raborn (Heirs) Rebecca Raborn Jas Brice N 590 1887 I also have the surname Carter and anyone whose name begins with A or Ba. I think maybe I intended to copy it all but it turned out to be a bigger job than I thought. -- **** Cynthia's Genealogy World http://pw2.netcom.com/~samples Rockwall County TX GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txrockwa