In 1781, two years after Spain took the Natchez District from the British, the Spanish commandant commenced to record all matters involving the mainly British inhabitants that would normally come before a tribunal. Those records form the basis of the first part of this book--sureties, bills of sale for land and slaves, inventories, appraisals, wills, etc. The second part of the work, Land ...
Mrs. McBee was reputed to be one of the leading Mississippi genealogists of her generation. Not originally compiled for publication, this work contains a wealth of genealogical information. Virtually all the information in this volume dates from the first half of the nineteenth century and and is derived from the court records of the following Mississippi counties: Claiborne, Harrison, Hinds, ...