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The estate of Francis Brian was sold at public auction on November 30, 1860. The record of the sale is recorded in the Caldwell Parish Courthouse in Columbia, Louisiana. The record reads as follows: State of Louisiana, Parish of Caldwell Be it remembered that I Joseph D. Banks, Sheriff of the Parish of Caldwell in the State of Louisiana duly commissioned and sworn in the pursuance of an order of sale issued out of the honorable eleventh judicial district fourth of Louisiana in for the said Parish of Caldwell, Louisiana. Beginning date the 25th of September, 1860, on the matter of the succession of Francis Brian late of said Parish of Caldwell, deceased. Directing me said sheriff to advertise and sell according to law the property real and personal composing the estate and succession of the said Francis Brian, deceased, in order to defect a partition among the heirs to said estate and succession on the following terms and conditions to wit, the plantation, cattle and hogs to be sold for cash, and the slaves and the balance of the personal property to be sold on a credit of one, two and three years from the date of sale with interest at the rate of eight per cent per annum from the date of sale until paid to the secured by special mortgage and personal security on the slaves and personal property and in accordance to said order of sale. I said sheriff proceeded to advertise said property for sale on the terms and conditions above set forth and mentioned on the day of September 1860 proceeded to advertise the same by posting four written notices of the same, one at the courthouse door in the town of Columbia, Louisiana and three other public place in the Parish of Caldwell to take place at the late residence. Francis Brian died in said Parish on the 30th day of November and 1st day of December 1860 whereupon I the said sheriff proceeded to the late residence of said Francis Brian deceased and offered said property for sale on the terms and conditions herein before stated when the following named persons become the purchaser at the last and highest bidder of the following described property assessed to their respective names, and for the price thereto assessed on. Mrs. Salome R. Brian purchased the following described tract of land with improvements thereon to wit, lot NS, one and two of Section number 15 in Township N15, Range N3 East containing fifty four acres of 52/100 and the south most corner of same section, township and range containing one hundred and five 94/100 acres, also a tract of land purchased by Jacob Humble, registered and received by the board of trustees of the Pine Grove academy and containing one hundred and six acres more or less of the sum of thirty two hundred dollars, ........

$3,200.00. Negro Boy Eli 950.00 Negro woman Sara and her four children Joe, Lizen, George and Molly 3,100.00 One Mule 125.00 One BayMare 105.00 One dune mare 140.00 Two bedstead 10.00 One secretary 10.00 One rifle gun 20.00 Six chairs 7.00 One center table 9.00 One sofa 25.00 Two wash stands 2.50 One wardrobe 12.00 One scythe 2.50 Twelve chairs 7.00 Two dining tables 2.00 One sofa 5.00 One large looking glass 3.00 One lotbooks 40.00 One clock 25.00 One grind stone 2.50 400 bushels corn 460.00 500 pounds fodder 25.00 5 shoveplows 11.75 One lotplow gears 4.00 One shovel 1.00 Three cows and calves 44.00 One bayhorse 125.00 Amounting to the sum of 9,454.25 Mrs. Martha Humble wifeof John N. Nixon aided and authorized by her husband purchase the following property: Negro Boy Austin 725.00 Negro Man Harry 640.00 Amounting to the sum of 1,365.00 John N.Nixon purchased the following property: One secretary 10.00 One rifle gun 20.00 Six chairs 7.00 Amounting to the sum of 37.00 John N.Fouts purchased: One lotof iron 1.00 One cowand calf 15.00 Amounting to the sum of 16.00 James M. Brian purchased the following: One Negro man Woods 2,170.00 One lotof hoes 5.00 Two plows 3.00 Two Sweeps 4.00 Two hammers 2.00 Three iron wedges 2.00 Three single trees 1.50 One lotcarpenters tools 9.97 Amounting to the sum of : 2,198.75 Benjamin F. Brian purchased thefollowing: Negro man Ellis 1,625.00 Negro man Sam 1,710.00 One yoke oxen 75.00 One wash pot 2.75 One lottools 3.50 Two side harness 7.00 One forge 1.00 One white cow and calf 30.50 Amounting to the sum of 3,454.75 Mrs. Mary Stringer, wife of Joseph J. Stringer,aided and assisted by her husband purchased the following: Negro woman Betsy and four 2,300.00 children, Benjamin, Ambrose, Elzy, and John Negro boy Eli 775.00 Amounting to the sum of 3.087.00 J. J. Stringer purchased: Two yokes oxen 80.00 Mrs. Lydia Meredith, wife of William B.Meredith, aided and authorized by her husband purchased the following: Negro boy Bill 1,210.00 William McQuarters purchased the following: 28 headhogs 72.50 Two bedstead 12.50 One cow and calf 17.00 One cow and calf 15.00 One lot cattle 26.00 Amounting to the sum of: 143.00 Nathaniel Brianpurchased the following: One cow and calf 7.50 One cow and calf 15.00 Amounting to the sum of 22.50 W.M. White purchased the following: One mule 125.00 Jacob Webb purchased the following: One gray mule 145.00 15 headsheep 42.00 Amounting to the sum of: 332.00 G.B. Thomas purchased the following: 15 headsheep 42.00 Two bedstead 14.00 Amounting to the sum of 56.00 Philip H. Thomas purchased the following: One yoke of oxen 30.00 F.M. Hamilton purchasedthe following: One bureau 16.50 One coupling chair 2.00 Amounting to the sum of: 18.50 Lewis M. Davis purchased: One chair 2.00 Emmanuel Rogillio purchased: One buggy 65.00 Total amounting to : 21,806.30 Amounting in the aggregate the sum of twenty one thousand eight hundred and six and 30/100 dollars in testimony where of the purchase of the real estate and slave and their representatives have hereto signed their name in presence of Aneer Smith and J.C. Hiss, competent witnesses who have hereto signed their names with the said parties together with me said sheriff on the 30th day of December 1860. Salome R. Causey Brian purchased three hundred acres of land, six slaves, three cows and calves, one horse, a lot of farming tools and some household furnishings. Salome Causey Brian continued to live in the home built by Francis Brian and with the help of her children and the Negro slaves, continued to operate the family plantation. Salome Causey Brian wasliving on this tract of land when the 1860 United State Census was recorded. 1860 United States Census Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, Ward 4, House 264 BRIAN, Salome 38 Female MS Farming $4.000.00 BRIAN, Iley M. 13 Male LA BRIAN, S.M. 11 Male LA BRIAN, T.A. 3 Female LA BRIAN, F.N. 6/12 Male LA Salome Causey Brian remained onthe plantation in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana until 1869 when Morgan Brians wife died. Salome Causey Brian sold the family plantation that year and moved to Winnfield, Louisiana to care for Morgan Brians children. In 1882 Morgan Brian married again and Salome Causey Brian moved to Boyce, Louisiana to live with her son Francis Nathaniel Brian. In 1897 Salome Causey Brian moved to St. Maurice, Louisiana to live with her daughter, Theodosia Ann Brian Millings. Salome Causey Brian died July 2, 1900 in St. Maurice, Louisiana. She was buried in the Old Jerusalem Cemetery a few miles west of Winnfield, Louisiana. The inscription on the tombstone reads: FAREWELL IN MEMORY OF MOTHER MRS. S.R. BRIAN BORN FEBRUARY 12, 1822 DIED JULY 2,1900 AGED 78 YEARS, 4 MONTHS, 21 DAYS EVER SINCE BY FAITH I SAW THE STEAM THEY FLOWING WOUND SUPPLY REDEEMING LOVE HAS BEEN THY THEME AND SHALL BE TILL I DIE AND IN A NOBLE SWEETER SONG ILL SING THY POWER TO SAVE Salome Causey Brian wasan interesting character. Harry Gamble, the husband of Edna Brian recorded the following account to Salome Causey Brian in a letter:

I knew grandmother Salome, seeing her at Aunt Dosias, Lydia Isadora Brian, home when I would call on Edna. The old lady was reported to have remarked once that early morning coffee should be taken out to Edna and Harry, a remark resulting from the lateness of my visit to Edna on the cool front porch of the mansion, where to a late hour we had been discussing many relating to both public and private matters. Hearing this report, I thought to gain a friend in court by presenting the old lady with several pounds of fine tobacco, Shall I tell it, she smoke a pipe. The gift was effective and I once again returned to her graces. Anotherletter written by Lucille Harrison, a daughter of Solomon Morgan Brian describes Salome Causey Brian. Our grandmother alwayslived in Louisiana. I remember that I was about ten years old when she died. I have heard many stories about her. She is bound to have been an unusually strong character to have reared so many children and to have them all turn out to be normal and upright citizens.. Sister Edna and Aunt Dosia have told me many stories of her. She had sparking brown eyes and curly red hair. They say she was the type person who said everything at once. She had a sharp tongue and a keen sense of humor. The family tell the story that she was most capable and particular in seeing that others did the work while she dictated . Francisand Hanna Rogillio Brian had eight children. Francis and Salome Causey Brian had four children. Hardy Brian wasborn August 16, 1826 in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. He was the first child born to Francis and Hanna Rogillio Brian. Hardy Brian was married on April 25, 1849 in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana to Loucinda Bailey. No further information is available. Mary Geneva Brian was born June17, 1828 in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. She was the second child born to Francis and Hanna Rogillio Brian. Mary Geneva Brian was married on June 30, 1842 in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana to John Joseph Stringer. No further information is available. MatildaBrian was born August 20, 1830 in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. She was the third child born to Francis and Hannah Rogillio Brian. Matilda Brian was married on February 22, 1849 in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana to John Nixon Humble. John Nixon Humble was born January 22, 1823 in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. He was the son of James Humble and Mary Nettles. John Nixon Humble died April 23, 1884 in Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. Mathilda Brian died March 5, 1851 and is buried in the Haromony Grove Cemetery near Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. Matilda Brian and John Nixon Humble had one son, James Francis Humble. Benjamin Franklin Brianwas born November 29, 1844 in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. He was the fourth child born to Francis and Hannah Rogillio Brian. Benjamin Franklin Brian married November 18, 1852 in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana to Roseanna Roe. He died October 26, 1896 at Pollock, Louisiana and is buried in the Friendship Cemetery. James M. Brian was bornFebruary 5, 1836 in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. He was the fifth child born to Francis and Hannah Rogillio Brian. James M. Brian was married August 13, 1857 in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana to Lucinda Ann Causey. Lucianda Ann Causey was born March 14, 1838 in Amite County, Mississippi. She was the daughter of Seabon Causey and Amanda Adeline. Lucianda Ann Causey was a cousin to Salome Causey, Francis Brians second wife. Lucianda Ann Causey died May 19, 1910 and is buried in an unmarked grave at Tioga, Louisiana. James Madison Brian died June 8, 1884 and is buried in the Hebron Cemetery at Dry Prong, Louisiana. James Brian and Lucinda Ann Causey had eight children, Alice Adeline Brian, James Seaborn Brian, Martha Amanda Brian, Salome Brian, Morgan Brian, Robert Brian, Amanda Elizabeth Brian and Mary Ellen Brian. Martha Brian was born May 19, 1839 in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. She was the sixth child born to Francis and Hannah Rogillio Brian. Martha Brian married August 23, 1855 in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana to John Nixon Humble, the husband of her deceased sister, Matilda Brian. She died October 24, 1896 and is buried in the Old Bethal Cemetery near Clarks, Louisiana. Martha Brian and John Nixon Humble had three children, Mary Magdaline Humble, Ella Humble and Thomas Jefferson Humble. Lydia Isadora Brian wasborn December 28, 1842 in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. She was the seventh child born to Francis and Hannah Rogillio Brian. Lydia Isodora Brian married on April 5, 1860 to William Meredith. William Meredith died November 9, 1870 and is buried in the Haromony Grove Cemetery near Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. Lydia Isadora Brian married again on February 2, 1871 to K.D. Sherwood. Lydia Isadora Brian died July 23, 1907 and is buried at the Old Jerusalem Cemetery near Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana. Lydia Isadora Brian and William Meredith had no children. Lydia Isadora Brian and K.D. Sherwood had five children, Nora Sherwood, Will Sherwood, Kate Sherwood, San Sherwood and Addie Sherwood. Elizabeth Brianwas born August 10, 1844 in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. She was the eight and last child born to Francis and Hannah Rogillio Brian. Elizabeth Brian was married on January 5, 1860 in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana to William Arthur McQuarters. William McQuarters was born November 24, 1829 the son of James McQuarters and Etta Gladys. Elizabeth Brian and William McQuarters had four children, Frank McQuarters, James McQuarters, Etta McQuarters and Arthur McQuarters. Iley Marion Brian was born February 10,1847 at Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. He was the first child born to Francis and Salome Causey Brian. Iley Marion Brian was married on January 23, 1873 to Catherine Eulalie Traylor. Catherine Traylor was born June 9, 1854 in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. Catherine Traylor was the daughter of John Welsey Traylor and Angelina Ferrand. Catherine Traylor did November 8, 1920 and is buried at the St. Maurice Cemetery near Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana. Iley Marion Brian died on September 24, 1923 at Verda, Grant Parish, Louisiana. He is buried at the St. Maurice Cemetery near Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana. Iley Marion Brian and Catherine Taylor had thirteen children, Earnest Brian, Sypolite Ferrand Brian, Solomon Morgan Brian, Eulalie Alva Brian, Marie Millings Brian, Iley Lafayette Brian, Homera Vaughn Brian, Geneva Angelina Brian, Nathaniel Moreland Brian, Olive Edger Brian, Oddette Alma Brian, Diaz Alberto Brian and Aswell Brian. Solomon Morgan Brian was born February 3, 1849 near Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. He was the second child born to Francis and Salome Causey Brian. Solomon Morgan Brian married in Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana on December 23, 1869 to Maria Millings. Maria Millings was the daughter of Thomas David Millings and Mary Tiddlie. Maria Millings died on September 25, 1881 and is buried in the Old Jeresulem Cemetery near Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana. Solomon Morgan Brian married again on December 10, 1884 in Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana to Hellen Kelly. Hellen Kelley was the daughter of Dan Kelly and Martha Ann Rogers. She died May 1, 1931 at Brownwood, Texas and is buried there.

Solomon Morgan Brian died February 1, 1888 at Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Solomon Morgan Brian and Maria Millings had seven children, William Thomas Brian, Maude Brian, Alexis Morgan Brian, Edna Brian, Solomon Morgan Brian, Clara Genevieve Brian and Lucile Brian. Theodocia Ann Adeline Brian wasborn August 9, 1857 near Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. She was the third child born to Francis and Salome Causey Brian. Theodocia Ann Adeline Brian was married on May 25, 1875 to Thomas M. Millings. Thomas Millings was born February 20, 1854. He was the son of Thomas Millings and Mary Ann Teddlie. Thomas Millings died August 22, 1879 at San Marcos, Texas and is buried in the Old Jeresulem Cemetery near Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana. Theodocia Brian married again on July 21, 1883 to Edward William Teddlie. William Teddlie was born February 8, 1859 in Winn Parish, Louisiana. He died December 8, 1915 at is buried at the Old Jerusalem Cemetery near Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana. Theodocia Brian died August 1, 1934 and is buried in the Old Jerusalem Cemetery near Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana. Theodicia Brian and Thomas Millings had two children, Alma Millings, Thomas Morgan Millings. Theodicia Brian and William Teddlie had eight children, Lola May Teddlie, Iva Pasie Teddlie, Rugy Estelle Teddlie, Marble Alex Teddlie, Eddie Theodicia Teddlie, Francis Causey Teddlie, Gladys Teddlie, Edward Teddlie and a unnamed male child. Francis Nathaniel Brian was born March 7, 1860 near Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. He was fourth and last child born to Francis and Salome Causey Brian. Francis Nathaniel Brian married on December 25, 1882 to Geneva Dickerson. Geneva Dickerson was born December 7, 1862 and died on July 15, 1886. Francis Brian married again on July 5, 1888 to Clemmie Wood Jones. Clemmie Jones was born September 18, 1861 at Cotile, Louisiana. She was the daughter of Matthew Jenkins Jones and Cecilia McElory. Clemmie Jones died July 21, 1951 and is buried at the Greenwood Cemetery in Pineville, Louisiana. Francis Nathaniel Brian died September 7, 1927 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana and is buried at the Greenwood Cemetery in Penile, Louisiana. Francis Nathaniel Brian and Geneva Dickerson did not have children. Francis Nathaniel Brian and Clemmie Jones had three children, Glemmie Marion Brian, Franis Robert Brian and Walter McElroy Brian. Hannah Rogillio Hannah Rogilliowas born November 23, 1811 in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. She was the daughter of Policarpio Rogillio and Margaret Kelly Thomas. Policarpio Rogillio wasborn January 26, 1766 in the Lezuza Albert, Spain. Policarpio Rogillio seems to have been a very interesting character. The following information regarding Policarpio Rogillio was taken from and article in the Louisiana Genealogical Review written by Preston Taylor. I havealways heard that there were three Rogillio brothers, Policarpio, Emanuel and Antonio that came to the United States. I think they were all part of the Spanish government assigned to the Louisiana Territory. Policarpio Rogillio was born in Spain. His father was Joseph Antonio Rogillio and his mother was a Marie Ruffina Gonzales. Records show that they lived in the LaSuza District of Toledo, Spain. I am told that one of the brothers, Emanuel Rogillio was killed shortly after his arrival to the United States. I think he was shot while participating in a brawl in a tavern in New Orleans. The other brother Antonio Rogillio did not like the United States and shortly after his arrival returned to Spain. If this is so, it would mean that all the Rogillios living in the United States descended from Policarpio Rogillio. I am not sure if this is true, but I do know that all the Rogillios living in Louisiana descended from him. I am told there are today still a large number of people living in Spain with the Rogillio name. There are also many Negro people who live in South Louisiana that have the Rogillio name. Since it was fairly common for slaves to take as their last name the name of their owner, and since Policarpio Rogillio owned a large number of slaves, it is a good possibility that all those Negro people descended from the Rogillio family slaves. Policarpio Rogillio at one time had possession of well over fifty slaves. Some of my relatives say they have seen records that stated Policarpio Rogillio was a Spanish officer assigned to a Spanish man-of-war stationed at New Orleans, Louisiana. According to the stories told by the family. Policarpio Rogillio deserted his ship and swam ten miles to shore in order to obtain his freedom. I have never seen such records. However, I do know that Policarpio Rogillio was in the Spanish Navy and the he served in the Regiment of Louisiana that cover the area from Natches, Mississippi to New Orleans, Louisiana. In his younger days Policarpio Rogillio was said to be something of a pirate. I know definitely that he was a slave trader for I have seen records that show where he made several trips to Africa and brought back Negro slaves by the shipload for public sale to the plantation owners in Southern Louisiana and Mississippi. I was told by my father that on one of the trips when he was returning from Africa with a shipload of slaves that the ship was attack by pirates. Policarpio Rogillio would have been killed by the pirates if it hand not been for a faithful slave that helped him escape. The story goes that Policarpio Rogillio and the slave got in a small boat and blew up the entire ship of pirates. My father said Policarpio Rogillio kept this slave with him until his death. The most authentic source I know states that while Policarpio Rogillio was serving in the Spanish Navy he was shipwrecked near the mouth of the Mississippi River and he managed to get ashore.

He then made his way North with a group of Spanish sailors from the ship where they joined the Spanish garrison in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Policarpio Rogillio remained in Baton Rouge, Louisiana only a short time, being transferred to services on a boat stationed out of Natches, Mississippi. Policarpio Rogillio remained in Natches, Mississippi for several years and records there show where he was married and where he purchased several tracts of land. I think he moved to East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana around 1798 or 1799. Policarpio Rogillio lived in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana and operated a large plantation growing sugar cane until his death. He had a large number of children, most of who live in or around East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Policarpio Rogillio was a member of the Catholic church and his name appears many times on the church records in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Policarpio Rogillio is first mentioned in the Natches Mississippi records in 1789 as having purchased atract of land. The entry reads: Court Record, Book C, City of Natches, Mississippi October14, 1789 Francisco Pavana to Policarpio Rogellioand Domingeo Lorendo, Soldiers in the Regiment of Louisiana. 95 Arpents of St. Catherines Creek by William Voresdam for $80.00 paid, including all the hogs on the plantation bearing his mark. Policarpio Rogillio was married on April 25, 1790 in Natches, Mississippi to Mary Smith. Records at the Natches Courthouse read as follows: City of Natches, Mississippi, April 25, 1790 Policarpio Rogellio, Seet Bond for marriage to Mary Smith by rightful consent of John J. Smith, father. Mary Smith was born June 9, 1776 in Jefferson County, Mississippi. Shewas the daughter of John Joseph Smith and Catherine Jones. John Joseph Smith came to Mississippi in 1768 from North Carolina. John Joseph Smith settled a tract of land in Jefferson County, Mississippi and in 1769 filed a claim with the Spanish government for rights to the property. On November 30, 1769 John Joseph Smith was awarded twelve hundred acres of land from the Spanish government. A copy of the land grant is on file at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Natches, Mississippi. Mary Smith Rogillio died December 30, 1792 in JeffersonCounty, Mississippi and was buried in the family cemetery located on the plantation owned by her father, John Joseph Smith. Policarpio and Mary Smith Rogillio had one child, Joseph Rogillio, born September 22, 1792 in Jefferson County, Mississippi. Recordsat the Jefferson County Courthouse in Natches, Mississippi show that on February 15, 1793 Policarpio Rogillio sold the land he had purchased from Francisco Pavana. Records also show that in that same year Policarpio Rogillio married again to Margaret Thomas. The record reads: City of Natches, Mississippi August 27, 1793 Policarpio Rogillio, Son of Jose and Marie Rogillio, both of Lasuza District ofToledo, Spain married Margaret Thomas , Daughter of Ellis Thomas and Catherine Kelley of Jefferson County, Mississippi. Margaret Thomas Rogillio was born October 8, 1768 in the Edgefield District, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Ellis Thomas and Catherine Kelley. No information has been located on Ellis or Catherine Kelley Thomas. Recordsat the Jefferson County Courthouse in Natches, Mississippi show on November 24, 1793 Policarpio Rogillio petitioned the Spanish government for a tract of land he had settled. On March 28, 1794 Policarpio Rogillio was awarded three hundred acres of land. Policarpio Rogillio lived on this tract of land until 1798 or 1799 when he moved to East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. In a history ofthe Rogillio family written by Osee Zeagler there is the following account of the move of Policarpio Rogillio to Louisiana. It was around 1800 that Policarpio Rogillio moved his family near what is today the town of Jackson, Louisiana. He is listed in the Feliciana Parish census as a planter and slaver owner. Policarpio Rogillio owned several large tracts of land in East Feliciana Parish. My ancestors say that he planted sugar cane and cotton and was a slave trader. He and his wife Margaret Thomas Rogillio had a large family, eleven children in all . In the book, East Feliciana Parish Pastand Present by Henry Skipwith, the Rogillio family is listed as one of the first families to settle the parish. A section of the book reads: A moving panorama truthfully depicting the march of civilization of East Feliciana Parish would lift the curtain in 1802 and disclose the Carney family and the Rogillio family felling the canebrakes and fighting the panthers and bears over the identical land now included within the cooperate limits of the town of Jackson, Louisiana. From the older blotter of Cochrand and Reas Thompson Creek store I selected the name of Policarpio Rogillio which I conjectured became a permanent factor in advancing the civilization of East Feliciana Parish. From a letter written by David Rogillio, a descendent of Policarpio there is the following account My father stated that Policarpio Rogillio became mean in his later years. He left his family and took another wife and according to what I have been told, they had several additional children. This account may have been correct for at the time of the death of Policarpio Rogillio the records at St. Josephs Cathedral in Baton Rouge, Louisiana show that Policarpio Rogillio was married to Catherine Dent. Policarpio Rogillio died August 30, 1832 at his home in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. He was buried in the Catholic Cemetery located in the old downtown section of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. An inventory of the estate of Policarpio Rogillio was filed at the East Feliciana Parish Courthouse in Clinton, Louisiana. The record reads:.......

State of Louisiana, County Courthouse at Clinton East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Book C.Page 239 The following is an inventory and estimate of the Negro property belonging to the Succession of Policarpio Rogillio and Margaret Rogillio, his wife, both deceased, of the parish and state aforesaid, made by Thomas W. Scott, Parish Judge of the aforesaid. Appointed by Thomas Scott and Alex Scott, Jr. Executors duly appointed and sworn for the purpose made preparatory to the partition of said Negros among the heirs thereof and the last residence of said deceased in the parish aforesaid, this 15h day of December 1832 in the presence of Timothy H. Corconran and Thomas Worthy subscribing and witnessed: Negro girl Sally 450.00 Negro boy Hamilton 450.00 Negro girl Liz 400.00 Negro girl Cynthia 500.00 Negro man Wilson 350.00 Negro man Jack 600.00 Negro man ISAAC 600.00 Negro man Lewis 650.00 Negro man Ike 650.00 Negro man Tom 650.00 Negro man Big Dick 600.00 Negro man David 650.00 Negro man Little Dick 500.00 Negro man Ben 300.00 Negro man Joe 525.00 Negro man Cause 400.00 Negro boy Luke 350.00 Negro boy Heinz 300.00 Negro boy Jim 350.00 Negro boy Eli 250.00 Negro girl Clarissa 170.00 Negro woman Melinda and two children Moses and Aaron 700.00 Negro girl Dilly 250.00 Negro girl Nance 250.00 Negro boy Dan 150.00 Negro boy Dennis 125.00 Negro woman Maria and two children 550.00 Negro boy Levi 150.00 Negro woman Fannie and children 650.00 Negro woman Hannah 450.00 Negro girl Little Mary 375.00 Negro girl Caroline 500.00 Negro woman Manny and child Heather 500.00 Negro woman Cheria 375.00 Negro woman Betsie 270.00 Negro woman Winnie 400.00 Total $15,500.00 And there being no other Negroes, the inventory amounting to the sum of $15,500.00 is closed this the 15th day of December 1832. Division of the slaves to the eleven children: Joseph Rogillio, Ellis Rogillio, Hanna Rogillio and Francis Brian, John Rogillio, Mary Rogillio and Solomon Morgan Brian, Emmanuel Rogilio, Antonio Rogillio, Thomas Rogillio, Rachel Rogillio and William Rietzell, William Rogillio and Julian Rogillio. SALOME RIVIANA CAUSEY Salome Riviana Causey was born February12, 1822 in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Salome Riviana Causey was the daughter of Thomas Causey and Martha Webb. Thomas Causey was the son of William Causey, animmigrant from Galway County, Ireland. Thomas Causey lived in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana on a small farm on Beaver Dam Creek. This land was near the plantation Evergreen owned by Solomon Morgan Brian. Thomas Causey was a member of the Galilee Baptist Church in Amite County, Mississippi. In 1837 Thomas Causey was ordained by the church as a deacon. In 1843 Thomas Causey represented the church at the Mississippi Baptist Association Meeting in Liberty, Mississippi. Thomas Causey served several times as a delegate from the church to the annual meeting and was also a life member of the American Bible Society. Thomas Causey died March 11, 1853 at his home in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. In the April 1853 edition of the Baptist Recorder, a publication of the Mississippi Baptist Association, Thomas Causey was praised for his many accomplishments in the Galilee Baptist Church in Amite County, Mississippi and for his role in the development of the Sunday School program for the association.

The article referred to Thomas Causey as a pillar of the church and a devoted servant of the Lord. Martha Webb Causey diedDecember 27, 1866 and is buried in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana near her husband. No additional information has been located on her family. Salome Causey Brian wasthe widow of Thomas Mercer Thompson of Amite County, Mississippi. Thomas Mercer Thompson died in Amite County, Mississippi in 1845. Thomas Mercer and Salome Causey Thompson had one child, Thomas Mercer Thompson Jr. who was about five years old when his mother married Francis Brian. In the records at the Amite County Courthouse in Liberty, Mississippi there is the following entry regarding Thomas Mercer Thompson andhis wife Salome Causey Brian. State of Mississippi County of Amite To the petition of June 1, 1847, biled by Salome R. Thompson, direct heir and representative for the estate of Thomas M. Thompson, deceased of Amite County, Mississippi, afterwards married in Amite County, state of Mississippi to her present husband, Francis Brian. Final settlement of the estate of Thomas M. Thompson Sr. deceased. Sale of real and personal property of said estate of the amount of $2,425.00. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BRIAN Benjamin Franklin Brian, the fourth child of Francis Brian and Hanna Rogillio, was bornNovember 28, 1833 in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. In 1847 Francis Brian moved his family from East Feliciana Parish to Caldwell Parish, Louisiana and purchased a tract of land near the present city of Columbia, Louisiana. Benjamin Franklin Brian was fourteen years old at the time of move. William McQuarters, the husband of Elizabeth Brian, Benjamin Franklin Brians sister, provided the following information about Benjamin Franklin Brian: My wife Elizabeth was B.F. Brians younger sister. There were many other children, but most were from Mr. Brians first marriage. Elizabeth would say that her father and brothers would work from sun up to sun down to make the family farm profitable. And profitable it was for at one time he had over two hundred acres in cultivation. Hardy Brian, the oldest child, was primarily in charge of the slaves and the fields. He would ensure the crops were properly cared for and they made the family a profit. B.F. was talented in the use of tools, both carpentry and iron works. B.F. became very skilled at the trade of a blacksmith, and later in his life would make his living from this skill. B.F. also built several homes and barns in the area. B.F. and his brother James were responsible for the farm animals and keeping the tools on the farm operational. Elizabeth said B.F. was tall and lanky as a young man and at times he was clumsy on his feet. By the time I came to know him he had filled out and stood tall and erect B.F. was a kind man and was devoted to Mrs. Brian. Elizabeth said he would often help their mother in her garden and with other special projects. All the children took part in the family worship, but Mr. Brian expected the boys to lead the family in the worship hour. B. F. and Iley Marion became well schooled in the Bible and devoted many scripture passages to memory. Later these two became Baptist ministers and from what I have been told they could preach a powerful sermon. Benjamin Franklin Brian was married November 18, 1852 by the Reverend Esquire Williams in the home of Samuel J. Roe near Winnfield, Louisiana to Roseanna Roe. Records at the Winn Parish Courthouse in Winnfield, Louisiana show the following consent to marriage: Winn Parish, Louisiana Office of Clerkof Courts Given by my hand on this the 15h day of November 1852 the right and authority for the marriage of my daughter Roseanna, being under eighteen years of age to Benjamin F. Brian of Caldwell Parish (MARK OF SAMUEL ROE) I, Esquire Williams, a ministerof the Methodist faith, did on the 18th day of November 1856 in the home of Samuel Roe and in the presence of witnesses unit in marriage B.F. Brian and Roseanna Roe. Reverend Esquire Williams Recorded this the 22nd day of November 1852 Thomas Matthewson, Notary Roseanna Roe, the daughter of Samuel Jonathan Roe and Roseanna Stephens, was born September 26, 1836 at Big Creek, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. In 1852, after his marriage to RoseannaRoe, Benjamin Franklin Brian settled on a small tract of land in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana given to him by his father-in-law, Samuel Jonathan Roe. The land, consisting of three acres, was located about two miles from the home of Benjamin Franklin Brians father, Francis Brian The following information was provided by ElizaJane Roe, Samuel Johathan Roes daughter and Roseanna Roes sister. My father was a farmer and slave owner. He owned several hundred acres of land and a large number of slaves. We moved quit often, living on several tract of land in Central Louisiana. Mother said that my father enjoyed selling land more than he did making it produce. When one of his children married father would give them a portion of land and a Negro slave. When my sister Roseanna married to B. F. Brian, my father gave them a small piece of property near the Brian home in Caldwell Parish and some slaves, I am not sure how many. I dont think B.F. ever farmed that piece of property because most of the time he worked for his father on the Brian plantation. Benjamin Franklin had built their home on the property and it was small compared to what my sister had lived in before her marriage. I do not mean to imply my sister was unhappy, by no means. She loved her husband and was very respectful of this work and beliefs. Francis Nathaniel Brian, Benjamin Franklins brother provides this information about Roseanna Roe: My sister-in-law, Roseanna, was a very pretty woman. She was tall and thin and had jet black hair. She always stood tall and erect and had a presence that would put people to ease. Roseanna had a strong will and would not coward down to my mother or any other member of the family. That is saying a lot for my mother was also a strong willed woman and ruled our home with a powerful force. My brother met Roseanna at church. The bond between my brother and Roseanna was not an instant attraction. Roseanna was very devoted to her mother as was my brother to our mother.

It was hard for them to think about setting out on a life away from their families. But, love prevailed and they were eventually married. Roseanna became a loving member of our family farm and he and Roseanna spent many hours at the family home. Roseanna was, like her mother, a very religious woman. She spent many hours in prayer and mediation and could quote scriptures as well as my brother. Roseanna was also kind hearted. Roseanna grew to be loved and respected by my mother. After the death of my father, B. F. and Roseanna sold their land in Caldwell Parish to one of our cousins and moved to my mothers home. Roseanna assisted my mother with the daily chores and the care of the children and mother became very dependent upon her assistance. In late 1860 Benjamin Franklin and Roseanna moved to Rapides, Parish and set up a farm of his own. Benjamin Franklin lived there until his death, but remained in close contact with his family . When the eighthUnited States Census was recorded in 1860, Benjamin Franklin was living on this tract of land with his wife and four children. The Census record reads as follows: 1860 United States Census Caldwell Parish, Louisiana BRIAN, Benjamin F. 26 Male LA Roseanna 22 Female LA Lou Female LA Mateldia 4 Female LA Laura 3 Female LA Lucenda 1/12 Female LA In 1860 Benjamin Franklin Brian left Caldwell Parish, Louisiana and purchased a one hundred and forty acre tract of land near Fish Creek in Rapides Parish, Louisiana from William Roe, Roseanna Roes brother. William Roe and his father, Samuel Jonathan Roe had cleared the land for farming several years before and was raising cotton for public sale. With the assistance of William Roe and the slaves Benjamin Franklin Brian built a large frame house and several barns. The following information was provided by ElizaJane Roe, Roseanna Roes sister: After my father abandoned our family mother moved from the big house and we lived for about a year with my sister Saran Ann and her husband William Tyson. In 1859 mother moved to Winn Parish and we lived for about a year with my brother Samuel. and his wife Elizabeth Allen. .My brother William had taken over the family farm and was very successful. At one time he had over two hundred acres of land in cultivation. William often tried to get us to return to the farm, but mother refused. While we were living in Winn Parish Roseanna and B. F. often visited my mother. Roseanna and mother had been very close before her marriage to B. F.. After the death of Mr. Brian B. F. and Roseanna moved to Rapides Parish. I think the major reason they decided to move was to care for our mother. She was not happy living in Winn Parish. Hardy Lee Brian provides the following account of the Brian home in Rapides Parish, Louisiana: My father and mother moved to Grant Parish in 1860, after the death of my grandfather. My father purchased a tract of land from my mothers brother. Most of the land was already cleared and had been under cultivation. There were still many timber stands in the area and he was able to harvest enough lumber to build the main house, the barns and quarters for the slaves and livestock. Prior to the War my father had over one hundred acres in cultivation, harvesting both cotton and corn. Most of the corn raised on the farm was used for personal use or for feed for the livestock. Cotton was a major cash crop and each year we were able to have a number of bales of cotton for sale. I was born in 1865 the first male child so most of the work on the farm was done by my father and the Negro slaves. My father did own slaves. Some of the slaves were given to him by his father-in-law, The others he purchased from my grandfathers estate or from my mothers brother William Roe. On September 30, 1860 the estate of Francis Brian was sold at public auction in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. Records show that Benjamin Franklin Brian purchased the following items: Negro Man Ellis 1,625.00 Negro Man Sam 1,710.00 One Yoke Oxen 75.00 One wash pot 2.75 One lottools 3.00 Two sode harnesses 7.00 One forge 1.00 One white cow Mansel White, Elizabeth Sarah Catherine White, Amanda White, Thomas White, Edna White, Fredonia White, Viola White, and Archibald White. On September 19, 1865 ElizabethSarah Catherine White married David Bignar in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana. Elizabeth Jane Bignar died November 11,1940 and is buried at the Tidwell Cemetery in the Nebo Community near Jena, Louisiana. RANDALL JAMES BRIAN Randall James Brian was born February 25, 1894 in Pollock, Grant Parish, Louisiana. He was the second child born to Harvey Iley Brian and Elizabeth Jane Bignar.

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