Emanuel Family - Person Sheet
Emanuel Family - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Scott 
Birthbef 29 Sep 1774 [60]
Deathbef Nov 1824, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA
FatherUnknown Scott
Spouses
Birthabt Jun 1781, Berkeley, Virginia [187]
Death13 Dec 1857, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA [187]
Burialaft 13 Dec 1857, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA [187]
FatherPeter Bryan Bruin (~1756-1827)
MotherElizabeth Edmonds (~1763-1807)
Marriageabt 1800, Claiborne, Mississippi
ChildrenDavid G. (~1802-<1829)
Robert Moore (1808-1872)
Agnes S. (<1812-)
William Samuel (~1814-<1857)
Thomas B. (1817-1853)
Biography notes for William Scott
William Scott ca (1774 – 1827)
William Scott was born in about 1774; his parents and birthplace have not been identified. In about 1792, 16 year old William Scott immigrated to the United States (220).
A report of alien persons living in the Mississippi Territory prepared during the period 22–29 Sep 1812 cites William Scott as 38 years old and having lived in the United States 20 years; he had not applied for citizenship (220). At the time of the report, William Scott, his wife, and three children were living in Claiborne County of the Mississippi Territory.
William Scott and Elizabeth Bruin married in Claiborne County, Mississippi in about 1800. Elizabeth Bruin was born in Frederick County, Virginia in about 1781 and in about 1788, migrated with her family from Virginia to the Mississippi Territory. She was a daughter of Peter Bryan Bruin and Elizabeth (Edmonds) Bruin. At their marriage, William Scott was about 25 years old, and Elizabeth Bruin was about age 19 years.
On 5 Sep 1801, William Scott witnessed a deed by Joseph Darlington, of Territory Northwest of the Ohio, to George Wilson Humphreys, of Pickering County, Mississippi Territory, for $825 in hand paid, for 500 acres of land on Bayou Pierre originally granted by the British Government to William Vousdan (681). Peter Bryan Bruin signed the deed with Power of Attorney granted by Joseph Darlington on 5 Nov 1800. William Atchinson and Bryan Bruin also witnessed the deed. An 1815 survey plat of Township 11 North of Range 1 East in Claiborne County, Mississippi shows William Vousdan as the owner of Section 20. The same plat records Peter B. Bruin as owner of Section 19, adjacent to the property of William Vousdan. A 1829 plat of Township 11 North of Range 1 East shows George W. Humphries as owner of Section 20 (683).
On 25 Sep 1801, William Scott witnessed an indenture between between Joseph Darlington of Adams County, Territory of U.S. Northwest of the Ohio and Peter Bryan Bruin, Esq. of the County of Pickering in the Mississippi Territory, his attorney on the one part, for $855.05 for 500 acres of land. Signed in the presence of William Scott, William Atchison, Bryan Bruin. William Scott was identified as a Justice of Pickering County.
On 30 Jan 1802, Peter Bryan Bruin of Bruinsburg, Claiborne County, Mississippi sold six Negro slaves to William Scott for $1,500. James Henderson and Bryan Bruin witnessed the sale. (268)
In about 1802, the first child of Elizabeth Scott (Bruin) and William Scott was born in Claiborne County, Mississippi, a son David G. Scott. A second child, Robert Moore Scott was born in Claiborne County on 29 Jul 1808.
On 1 Jun 1802, William Scott witnessed a deed by William Smith and Ann, his wife, to David Smith, son of said William and Ann, for $1,000, 300 acres on the Mississippi River, about one mile south of Bayou Pierre, bounded by lands granted to William Smith by the Spanish Government on 5 Mar 1789 containing 400 acres, by another 800 acres granted by the Spanish Government on 26 Dec 1895, on the east by lands of Judge Bruin and on the north by a remaining part of the 400 acres, being the same on which said William now resides. George Cochran, William Scott, and Arthur Carney witnessed the deed. William Smith acknowledged the deed in court on 1 Jun 1802. This deed was the first registered deed in Claiborne County, Mississippi.
On 21 Mar 1804, in Claiborne County, Mississippi, William Scott witnessed a deed by John Burnet of Claiborne County, Mississippi Territory to Francis Nailor, of same, for $900 in hand paid, for 170 acres on the north side of Bayou Pierre about seven miles from the mouth, in Claiborne County. Vance Scott also witnessed this deed. On 23 Mar 1804, John Burnet acknowledged a receipt for $900 for the above described land before Bryan Bruin, Justice of the Peace.
The 1810 Mississippi Territorial Census of Claiborne County enumerates the household of William Scott, age greater than 21 years, and his wife, also age greater than 21 and presumably Elizabeth (Bruin) Scott (116). Two males under the age of 21 years were also living in the household, likely Robert Moore Scott and David G. Scott. The 1810 Mississippi Territorial Census enumerates William Scott and Peter B. Bruin households on the same pages. According to land records, William Scott and Peter B. Bruin owned adjoining sections of land.
On 2 May 1815, William Scott of Claiborne County, Mississippi Territory made a deed for 556 acres of land in Claiborne County, Mississippi to Samuel Dorsey of Concordia Parish, Louisiana (270). The land was described as on the south side of the North Fork of Bayou Pierre, conveyed by John Milliken and Mary, his wife, to Samuel Fry, 14 May 1810, and from Fry to Robert Scott, 4 Jul 1812 and by deed from Robert Scott to William Scott. J. G. Clarke and John Scott, Jr. witnessed the deed.
The 7 Aug 1820 U.S. Federal Census of Claiborne County, Mississippi enumerates the household of William Scott, age greater than 45 years, and his wife, between 26 and 44 years of age (173). Also living in the William Scott household were a female, age 16-25 years; two males, age 10-15 years; three males, both less than 10 years of age; and two females, less than 10 years of age.
William Scott died in Claiborne County, Mississippi before probate of his Will on 6 Dec 1827. In 1827, he would have been 52 years of age. Probate of the Estate of William Scott was recorded on 6 Dec 1827. A survey plat of Section 20 in Township 11 of Range 1 East in Claiborne County, Mississippi shows the full real estate held by William Scott at his death (685).
Notes and Comments
The 1820 federal census of the William Scott household of Claiborne County, Mississippi enumerates a female, age 16-25 years, a male, age 10-15 years, and a male, age 0-9 years who have not been identified.
On 25 Oct 1823, a William Scott made a Will in Claiborne County, Mississippi (271). (Claiborne County, Mississippi Will Book A, Page 137). But two men named William Scott died in Claiborne County, Mississippi in 1823, and William Scott who made a Will on 25 Oct 1823 may not have been the father of Robert Moore Scott.
At his death, William Scott owned Section 20 of Township 11 North, Range 1 East on the Washington Meridian in Claiborne County, Mississippi (685). William Scott also owned 100 acres within Section 31. Prior to ownership by William Scott, William Vousden owned Section 20 of Township 11 North, Range 1East. At that time, Peter B. Bruin owned Section 19. At a 1829 resurvey of Township 11 North, Range 1 East, George W. Humphries owned Section 20, and Peter B. Bruin owned adjoining Section 19. On the 1829 resurvey map, Peter B. Bruin's surname is spell Bruen.
A probate statement of the division of the Estate of William Scott includes a sketch plat of Section 20 with the Dower part marked (685). The date of the survey is not legible.
Sources
116. 1810 Mississippi Territorial Census. Microfilm V229, 3 rolls, Heritage Quest, Roll: v229_1, Line: 11. Images: Ancestry.com.
173. 1820 U.S. Federal Census. Page: 8A, NARA Roll: M33_58, Image: 25. Images, Ancestry.com.
144. McBee, Mary Wilson, The Natchez Court Records,1767-1805: Abstracts of Early Records, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2009.
268. Claiborne County, Mississippi Deed Book A. 30 Jan 1802, Page 66.
220. The Territorial Papers of the United States. Volume VI. United States Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1938. Page 312.
270. Deed by William Scott to Samuel Dorsey, 2 May 1815. Claiborne County, Mississippi Deed Book D, 432.
271. Harrell, Laura D. S. Index, Will Book A, Claiborne County, Mississippi. Journal of Mississippi History.
681. Deed by Joseph Darlington to George Wilson Humphreys, Claiborne County, Mississippi, 5 Sep 1801. McBee, Mary Wilson. The Natchez Court Records,1767–1805: Abstracts of Early Records. Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore Maryland, 2009. Land Claims. Page 276. (Images: Ancestry.com.)
682. 1815 Plat Township 11 North of Range 1 East, Claiborne County, Mississippi, Land District Wesst of the Pearl River, Mississippi. (Image on file.)
685. Survey Plat Section 20 in Township 11 of Range 1 East, Whole Real Estate of the Late William Scott of Bayou Pierre Deceased, Claiborne County, Mississippi. Claiborne County, Mississippi Probate Book D, Pages 294–296. (Image on file.)
Revised 15 Sep 2016
William Scott was born in about 1774; his parents and birthplace have not been identified. In about 1792, 16 year old William Scott immigrated to the United States (220).
A report of alien persons living in the Mississippi Territory prepared during the period 22–29 Sep 1812 cites William Scott as 38 years old and having lived in the United States 20 years; he had not applied for citizenship (220). At the time of the report, William Scott, his wife, and three children were living in Claiborne County of the Mississippi Territory.
William Scott and Elizabeth Bruin married in Claiborne County, Mississippi in about 1800. Elizabeth Bruin was born in Frederick County, Virginia in about 1781 and in about 1788, migrated with her family from Virginia to the Mississippi Territory. She was a daughter of Peter Bryan Bruin and Elizabeth (Edmonds) Bruin. At their marriage, William Scott was about 25 years old, and Elizabeth Bruin was about age 19 years.
On 5 Sep 1801, William Scott witnessed a deed by Joseph Darlington, of Territory Northwest of the Ohio, to George Wilson Humphreys, of Pickering County, Mississippi Territory, for $825 in hand paid, for 500 acres of land on Bayou Pierre originally granted by the British Government to William Vousdan (681). Peter Bryan Bruin signed the deed with Power of Attorney granted by Joseph Darlington on 5 Nov 1800. William Atchinson and Bryan Bruin also witnessed the deed. An 1815 survey plat of Township 11 North of Range 1 East in Claiborne County, Mississippi shows William Vousdan as the owner of Section 20. The same plat records Peter B. Bruin as owner of Section 19, adjacent to the property of William Vousdan. A 1829 plat of Township 11 North of Range 1 East shows George W. Humphries as owner of Section 20 (683).
On 25 Sep 1801, William Scott witnessed an indenture between between Joseph Darlington of Adams County, Territory of U.S. Northwest of the Ohio and Peter Bryan Bruin, Esq. of the County of Pickering in the Mississippi Territory, his attorney on the one part, for $855.05 for 500 acres of land. Signed in the presence of William Scott, William Atchison, Bryan Bruin. William Scott was identified as a Justice of Pickering County.
On 30 Jan 1802, Peter Bryan Bruin of Bruinsburg, Claiborne County, Mississippi sold six Negro slaves to William Scott for $1,500. James Henderson and Bryan Bruin witnessed the sale. (268)
In about 1802, the first child of Elizabeth Scott (Bruin) and William Scott was born in Claiborne County, Mississippi, a son David G. Scott. A second child, Robert Moore Scott was born in Claiborne County on 29 Jul 1808.
On 1 Jun 1802, William Scott witnessed a deed by William Smith and Ann, his wife, to David Smith, son of said William and Ann, for $1,000, 300 acres on the Mississippi River, about one mile south of Bayou Pierre, bounded by lands granted to William Smith by the Spanish Government on 5 Mar 1789 containing 400 acres, by another 800 acres granted by the Spanish Government on 26 Dec 1895, on the east by lands of Judge Bruin and on the north by a remaining part of the 400 acres, being the same on which said William now resides. George Cochran, William Scott, and Arthur Carney witnessed the deed. William Smith acknowledged the deed in court on 1 Jun 1802. This deed was the first registered deed in Claiborne County, Mississippi.
On 21 Mar 1804, in Claiborne County, Mississippi, William Scott witnessed a deed by John Burnet of Claiborne County, Mississippi Territory to Francis Nailor, of same, for $900 in hand paid, for 170 acres on the north side of Bayou Pierre about seven miles from the mouth, in Claiborne County. Vance Scott also witnessed this deed. On 23 Mar 1804, John Burnet acknowledged a receipt for $900 for the above described land before Bryan Bruin, Justice of the Peace.
The 1810 Mississippi Territorial Census of Claiborne County enumerates the household of William Scott, age greater than 21 years, and his wife, also age greater than 21 and presumably Elizabeth (Bruin) Scott (116). Two males under the age of 21 years were also living in the household, likely Robert Moore Scott and David G. Scott. The 1810 Mississippi Territorial Census enumerates William Scott and Peter B. Bruin households on the same pages. According to land records, William Scott and Peter B. Bruin owned adjoining sections of land.
On 2 May 1815, William Scott of Claiborne County, Mississippi Territory made a deed for 556 acres of land in Claiborne County, Mississippi to Samuel Dorsey of Concordia Parish, Louisiana (270). The land was described as on the south side of the North Fork of Bayou Pierre, conveyed by John Milliken and Mary, his wife, to Samuel Fry, 14 May 1810, and from Fry to Robert Scott, 4 Jul 1812 and by deed from Robert Scott to William Scott. J. G. Clarke and John Scott, Jr. witnessed the deed.
The 7 Aug 1820 U.S. Federal Census of Claiborne County, Mississippi enumerates the household of William Scott, age greater than 45 years, and his wife, between 26 and 44 years of age (173). Also living in the William Scott household were a female, age 16-25 years; two males, age 10-15 years; three males, both less than 10 years of age; and two females, less than 10 years of age.
William Scott died in Claiborne County, Mississippi before probate of his Will on 6 Dec 1827. In 1827, he would have been 52 years of age. Probate of the Estate of William Scott was recorded on 6 Dec 1827. A survey plat of Section 20 in Township 11 of Range 1 East in Claiborne County, Mississippi shows the full real estate held by William Scott at his death (685).
Notes and Comments
The 1820 federal census of the William Scott household of Claiborne County, Mississippi enumerates a female, age 16-25 years, a male, age 10-15 years, and a male, age 0-9 years who have not been identified.
On 25 Oct 1823, a William Scott made a Will in Claiborne County, Mississippi (271). (Claiborne County, Mississippi Will Book A, Page 137). But two men named William Scott died in Claiborne County, Mississippi in 1823, and William Scott who made a Will on 25 Oct 1823 may not have been the father of Robert Moore Scott.
At his death, William Scott owned Section 20 of Township 11 North, Range 1 East on the Washington Meridian in Claiborne County, Mississippi (685). William Scott also owned 100 acres within Section 31. Prior to ownership by William Scott, William Vousden owned Section 20 of Township 11 North, Range 1East. At that time, Peter B. Bruin owned Section 19. At a 1829 resurvey of Township 11 North, Range 1 East, George W. Humphries owned Section 20, and Peter B. Bruin owned adjoining Section 19. On the 1829 resurvey map, Peter B. Bruin's surname is spell Bruen.
A probate statement of the division of the Estate of William Scott includes a sketch plat of Section 20 with the Dower part marked (685). The date of the survey is not legible.
Sources
116. 1810 Mississippi Territorial Census. Microfilm V229, 3 rolls, Heritage Quest, Roll: v229_1, Line: 11. Images: Ancestry.com.
173. 1820 U.S. Federal Census. Page: 8A, NARA Roll: M33_58, Image: 25. Images, Ancestry.com.
144. McBee, Mary Wilson, The Natchez Court Records,1767-1805: Abstracts of Early Records, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2009.
268. Claiborne County, Mississippi Deed Book A. 30 Jan 1802, Page 66.
220. The Territorial Papers of the United States. Volume VI. United States Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1938. Page 312.
270. Deed by William Scott to Samuel Dorsey, 2 May 1815. Claiborne County, Mississippi Deed Book D, 432.
271. Harrell, Laura D. S. Index, Will Book A, Claiborne County, Mississippi. Journal of Mississippi History.
681. Deed by Joseph Darlington to George Wilson Humphreys, Claiborne County, Mississippi, 5 Sep 1801. McBee, Mary Wilson. The Natchez Court Records,1767–1805: Abstracts of Early Records. Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore Maryland, 2009. Land Claims. Page 276. (Images: Ancestry.com.)
682. 1815 Plat Township 11 North of Range 1 East, Claiborne County, Mississippi, Land District Wesst of the Pearl River, Mississippi. (Image on file.)
685. Survey Plat Section 20 in Township 11 of Range 1 East, Whole Real Estate of the Late William Scott of Bayou Pierre Deceased, Claiborne County, Mississippi. Claiborne County, Mississippi Probate Book D, Pages 294–296. (Image on file.)
Revised 15 Sep 2016
Census notes for William Scott
1810 Mississippi Territorial Census
William Scott Household
Claiborne County, Mississippi
William Scott, a: > 21
+Female, a: > 21 (Elizabeth Scott)
Male, a: < 21 (Robert Moore Scott)
Male, a: < 21 (David G. Scott)
1820 U.S. Federal Census
William Scott Household
Claiborne County, Mississippi
7 Aug 1820
William Scott, a: > 44
+Female (Elizabeth Scott), a: 26-44
Female, a: 16-25
Male (Robert Moore Scott), a: 10-15
Male, a: 10-15
Male (William S. Scott), a: 0-9
Male (Thomas B. Scott), a: 0-9
Male, a: 0-9
Female (Agnes Scott), a: 0-9
Female, a: 0-9
Will notes for William Scott
Probate of the Estate of William Scott of Bayou Pierre
Claiborne County, Mississippi 6 Dec 1827
To the Honorable the Orphans Court of Claiborne County.
We three of the Commissioners duly appointed by Said Court for the purpose of dividing the real and personal estate of William Scott (of Bayou Pierre) deceased would respectfully represent That in obedience to Said order we carefully examined the real Estate having in view a subdivision of the Same and were impressed with a belief that the land could not be divided to the mutual advantage of all the heirs interested we therefore proceeded to lay off the dower in the Same agreeably to our idea of the law and of justice, and with distinct impartiality to the best of our Skill and judgement as will be exhibited and made fully appear by the accompanying plat of a Survey made by William Davis County Surveyor under our immediate inspection and direction in conformity to the usual mode of proceeding upon an order of the Said nature. We have likewise proceeded to divide the Negroes belonging to Said estate among the several Heirs according to law by apportioning the said Negroes into Six Equal Shares or Lots as to value and usefulness as near as circumstances would permit, the personal property of every description (excepting the Negoes) being exempted from a division by an order from your Honorable Court authorizing a sale thereof on the 29th inst. it being understood among the several heirs and Guardians that the the negroes are not to be removed previous to the present crops being gathered and carried to the Gin unless by consent of all parties interested, and it being further understood that a Negro Woman named Fanny belonging to Lot No 5 drawn by Jeremiah Watson, Jr. as Guardian of Robert Scott the Said Negro woman being at the time in a low state of health and her situation in some degree doubtful, valued four hundred and twenty-five dollars that in the event of her death by her recent illness each other heir will pay to Robert Scott one sixth part of her appraisement which division of Negroes is as shown below, number 5 drawn by Jeremiah Watson, Jr. as Guardian of Robert Scott pays to number 2 drawn by ? Watson Guardian of Agnes Scott fifty dollars Lot 6 drawn by Thomas Freeland Guardian of William Scott pays to Lott 4 drawn by David G. Scott fifty dollars, Lott No 3 drawn by William Briscoe on account of Mrs. Briscoe fifty dollars.
Sworn to and subscribed this 12 day of Dec. 1827
Thomas Freeland (seal)
Claiborne County, Mississippi Probate Record Book D, Pages 294-296.
Note: The third page contained a plat of the land with the widow's dower marked off but no further division given.
Transcription of document dated 6 Dec. 1827 by Peggy Carter Price. Report of Commission appointed to divide the real and personal property of William Scott (of Bayou Pierre), deceased. Spelling, grammar, etc. unchanged.
Drawing slaves were Mrs. Briscoe, Agnes Scott, Thomas Scott, D. G. Scott, Robert Scott, and William Scott.
Research notes for William Scott
Land
Township 11 North, Range 1 East, Land District West of the Pearl River, Mississippi
Original Survey
DM ID: 73272
Dependent Resurvey: 21 Jul 1829
DIM ID: 73274
William Scott. The General Land Office Records contain a patent issued to William Scott for 100 acres in Section 31 of Township 11 North, Range 1 East in Claiborne County, Mississippi. (Document Number: 3020; Accession Number: 1241198)
The patent refers to the undated Thomas Freeman plat of the survey of the land made in about 1815.
Apparently, William Scott acquired Section 20 and Section 31 after the original survey in about 1815.
In the early 1820s, two men named William Scott lived in Jefferson County and subsequently Claiborne County at the same time, and to confuse the issue even more, they died in the same year. Most records relating to William Scott, father of Robert Moore Scott, referred to him with a "BP" for Bayou Pierre, which is where his land was located. (Source: Peggy Carter Price, 2008, Personal Communication)
The 1792 Spanish census of the Natchez District does not include a Scott household. The census enumerates households of Alexandro Moore and Thomas Moore in the District of Santa Catalina.
http://www.natchezbelle.org/sw/1792cs.htm
The Mississippi Territory was organized on 7 Apr 1798 from territory ceded by Georgia and South Carolina. Mississippi was admitted to the United States of America on 10 Dec 1817.
Robert Scott of Natchez
On 19 Aug 1796, a Robert Scott made a will in the Natchez District. The Will names a brother William Scott, and brothers-in-law William Moore and the Rev. McLennan. The Will of Robert Scott was filed on 21 Oct 1796 by J. Moore, William Moore, and William Scott.
Robert Scott appears to have been married to Sarah Zerbin. Following the death of Robert Scott, Sarah Scott appears to have married either William Moore or James Moore.
The 1805 Mississippi Territorial Census enumerates a Robert Scott and John C. Scott household in Jefferson County. The 1805 census of Jefferson County does not include Moore households.
http://jeffersoncountyms.org/1805census.htm
A 1816 census of Jefferson County, Mississippi enumerates the households of William Scott, Isaac Scott, Richard Scott, and Huldah Scott as well as Joseph Moore.
http://jeffersoncountyms.org/1816cenjeff.htm
On 2 May 1815, William Scott of Claiborne County, Mississippi Territory deeded 556 acres of land in Claiborne County, Mississippi to Samuel Dorsey of Concordia Parish, Louisiana. The land was described as on the south side of the North Fork of Bayou Pierre, conveyed by John Milliken and Mary, his wife, to Samuel Fry, 14 May 1810, and from Fry to Robert Scott, 4 Jul 1812 and by deed from Robert Scott to William Scott. J. G. Clarke and John Scott, Jr. witnessed the deed.
On 16 Dec 1816, Robert Scott and his wife Mary of Jessamine County, Kentucky deed 576 acres of land to Samuel Dorsey of Claiborne County for $1,563. The land was described as 576 acres on North Fork of Bayou Pierre, being the same tract conveyed by John Millikin and Mary, his wife to Samuel Fry, 14 May 1810, and by administration of Samuel Frye, to Robert Scott on 4 Jul 1812. (Claiborne County, Mississippi Deed Book E, Page 182)
In December, 1802, the governor appointed as his senior aide, Capt. F.L. Claiborne; junior aid, Apt. William Scott, both lately of the rank named in the United States service. Scott was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and aide in 1805. Isaac Guion was appointed brigade inspector in 1805, and succeeded by William Scott in 1806. It is not clear which William Scott of Claiborne County was appointed.
The 1822 and 1823 Mississippi Territorial census of births and deaths:
1822 William Scott died; and
1823 William Scott interred.
Since two William Scott's of about the same age and who may have diedi n the same year lived in Claiborne County, it is not clear whether one may have died in 1822 and been interred in 1823.
Claiborne County, Mississippi Land
At his death, William Scott owned property in Section 20; Township 11 N; Range 1 E; Washington Meridian within Claiborne County, Mississippi. (Source: Clairborne County, Mississippi Probate Record Book D, Pages 294-296.)
Prior to ownership by William Scott, William Vousden owned Section 20; Township 11 N; Range 1E. At that time, Peter B. Bruin owned Section 19:
100 Acres Township 11 N; Range 1 E; Section 31 (Fraction) Washington Meridian; Claiborne County, Mississippi
On 19 Dec 1829, land in Claiborne County, Virginia owned by William Scott was offered for sale at auction.
Natchez District, Mississippi Territory
The Natchez District consisted of territory that now forms five Mississippi counties: Wilkinson, Adams, Jefferson, Clairborne, and Warren as well as Franklin and part of Amite, which were taken from Adams and Wilkinson in 1809. Only the western fringes of the last two counties were settled before the American occupation of Mississippi.