Bowie, James & Mary M. Barker

James Bowie, FMC and Mary Marceline Barker, FWC was married in the home of James' older brother, Rufus Bowie. Owen L. Ellis was the Justice of the Peace. L. N. Brown, J. H. Dale, and Smuel or Sarah Johnson witness the marriage.

For and in consideration of the Sum of five hundred Dollars to me in hand the Receipt Whereof is hereby Acknowledged to I have hereby Bargained Sold and Delivered and Do hereby Bargain sell and Deliver unto Patience Michum a Certain Negroe Woman Called Chaney Between twenty and five and twenty years of Age the Right of Which property I Do hereby Warrant and Defend against the Claim of Claims of all and every other person or persons Whatever…In Witness Whereof I have hereby set my hand and seal this 24th day of January in the year of our Lord 1815. Stephen Prather In presents of John J. Bowie Joseph Collins Sam Lightner, Judge of the Parish Catahoula

James "Inventory of Assest" was filed and is now located at the Baton Rouge Archives, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The following information was included in the inventory:

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Parish of Catahoula}

Be it known to all whom it may concern know you that I, Samuel Lightner, Judge of the Parish of Catahoula aforesaid Did on this twelfth day of October in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Two repair to the late
Plantation of James Bowie deceased a Free man of Colour when and where I took an Inventory of said deceased to be appraised the property of the said deceased as follows :

640 Acres of Land in the Bushley five hundred dollars 500.00
50 Acres of Land of the A[illegible] Tract fifty dollars 50.00
One Negro Man named Charlie six hundred dollars 600.00
One Negro Man named Thomas six hundred dollars 600.00
One Negro Woman named Salina four hundred fifty dollars 450.00
350 head of Cattle fourteen hundred dollars 1400.00
150 head of Hogs three hundred dollars 300.00
13 head of Horses four hundred & fifty five dollars 455.00
One Note [illegible] for Sixty dollars with 60.00 ten per cent Interest there abouts after date One Note for Seven dollars twenty five cents 7.25 One note for [illegible] in the Hands of Richard King Isaac Baldwin payable to Robert King for Seventy Eight dollars fifty six and one fourth  78.56 1/4
One note on James Doss for seven dollars 7.00
One Improvement for water rights fifty dollars 50.00