Will of Benjamine Bugg, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
by Mary Turner
Benjamine
Bugg's will, listing slave distribution, Claiborne Parish,
Louisiana
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Sturges wife of M. A. Sturges shall have a Negro boy named
Elbert and a Negro girl named Alberta, one bay horse, four cows
one note of fifty dollars and twenty five dollars in money as
her distributive share of the estate aforesaid and that
E. D. Bugg
shall have all other effects both real and personal of any kind
whatsoever except Negro man named Nathan belonging to and held
or owned by said Quin
Bugg at the time of his death upon condition that he
pay all the debts of said Quin Bugg deceased and now that the
said distribution as above stated may be binding and of effect
in law we do each for ourselves our heirs and for those we
represent relinquish and forever quit claim for ourselves our
heirs and assigns all the right all interest or claim to any or
all of the property belonging to the estate of said Quin
Bugg deceased except to our distributive share as
stated above and to the Negro man named Nathan who the said Quin
Bugg deceased desired as he expressed previous to his death in
the presence of Johnothan Taylor Young D. Allen J. B. Kennedy
and others should belong to his nephew Quin F. Bugg
minor child of E. D. Bugg now in consideration
of said request made as above stated we the legal heirs and the
representatives of the legal heirs of Quin Bugg
deceased as aforesaid do hereby relinquish and forever quit
claim for ourselves our heirs and assigns unto the said Negro
man Nathan. In testimony whereof we have each for ourselves and
for those we represent herewith subscribed our names in presence
of Benjamine and Henry Drake witnesses of lawful age and
domiciled in said parish and state on the 28th day of October
the year one thousand eighty hundred and sixty three.
Attest Signed:
Benjamine Bugg
Henry Drake
Signed:
Geaorge C. Sturges,
Natural Tutor
Narcissa Sturges
E. D. Bugg, Agent for S. L. Steed
E. D. Bugg
Permelia E. V. Sturgis
J. R. Ramsey, Recorder
A true Record Nov. 4th, 1863
Webmaster's Note: George C. Sturges married Mary Alice Bugg on 31 May 1853 in Columbia County Georgia.
James M. D. Sturges married Narcissa Bugg 22 March 1859 in Union County Arkansas.
Sturges was also spelled Stergis.
The 1870 Census of Claiborne Parish LA showed this family:
| Benj. Bugg | | | Estimated Birth Year: | 1800 | | Gender: | Male | | Age in 1870: | 70y | | Color: | White | | Birthplace: | Georgia | | Home in 1870: | Louisiana, United States | | Household | Gender | Age | | Benj. Bugg. | M | 70y | | James M. D. Sturges | M | 34y | | Narcissa Sturges | F (Bugg) | 31y | | Madison B. Sturges | M | 9y | | John O. Sturges | M | 7y | | March Sturges | M | 5y | | Homer Sturges | M | 1y | | Flora Bugg | F (Black) | 52y | | Mick Penz | M (Black) | 18y | | Anna Bugg | F | 14y | | Andrew Bugg | M | 12y | | Jennie Bugg | F | 10y |
Claiborne Parish Ancestors
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