David Spell

David married Marie Melanie Harrington about 1868. Marie (daughter of Charles W. Harrington and Marguerte Lapointe) was born on 02 Dec 1848 in Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died after 1856 in of, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Benager Spell, III was born about 1870; died after 1900.

Benagah married Drusilla Laughlin on 08 Nov 1841 in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. Drusilla (daughter of George Laughlin, Sr. and Caroline West) was born about 1819 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died after 1867 in of, Indian Bayou, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benajah married Dorothea Forman about 1803. Dorothea (daughter of Joseph Ephraim Forman, Sr. and Elizabeth Brown) was born in 1784 in North Carolina; died after 1850 in of, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 25 Nov 1850, Western District Ward 5, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

Notes:

Census:
Western District 5th Ward, Vermilion Paris
24 Nov 1850

18 Edward Hoffpauir 1809 LA farming 2500
Melone Forman 32 1818 LA

19 Ely Hoffpauir 37 1813 LA farming 100
Sydalin Foreman 27 1823LA
Parmelia Hoffpauir 14 1836 LA
Isaac Hoffpauir 13 1837 LA
Zelie Ann Hoffpauir 10 1840 LA
Parthena Hoffpauir 7 1843 LA
Melona Hoffpauir 5 1845 LA
Albert Morgan 18 1832 LA

20 James Hoffpauir 42 1808 Farming 800
Melinda Foulk 37 1813
Thomas Hoffpauir 16 1833
George Hoffpauir 15 1835
Preston Hoffpauir 12 1838
Theresa Hoffpauir 9 1841
Esephena Hoffpauir 7 1843
Selena Hoffpauir 3 1847
Malina Ann 1 1849

21 Alfred Perry 29 1821 farming
(Berthena) Cathena Hoffpauir 33 1817
Josephine Perry 9 1841
Richard 8 1842

Malace (Malachi) Perry 5 1845
Crawford Perry 4 1846
Iranna (Joanna) Perry 2 1848
Nancy Perry 0 1850

25 Nov 1850
22 Richmond Perry 28 1822 farmer
Elizabeth Morgan 22 1828
Erastus Perry 8 1842
Irina Perry 7 1843
Eliza Perry 5 1845
William Perry 3 1847
Solomon Morgan 11 1839
Bernise Morgan 12 1838
Elila Morgan 11 1839
Solomon Morgan 80 1770 Missouri

23 Nathan Hoffpauir 35 1815 farming
Lucinda Spell 34 1816
Ford Hoffpauir 16 1834
Sally Ann Hoffpauir 14 1836
Elizah Hoffpauir 12 1838
Alexander Hoffpauir 10 1840
Ellen Hoffpauir 8 1842
Eli Hoffpauir 6 1844
Susan Hoffpauir 3 1847
James Hoffpauir 3 1847
Thompson Hoffpauir 1 1848

24 Thos Hoffpauir 40 1810 farming
Mary Morgan 30 1820
Mary Ann Hoffpauir 14 1836
Susan Hoffpauir 11 1839
Eartin Hoffpauir 10 1840
Lorenzo Hoffpauir 7 1843
Seaburn Hoffpauir 3 1847
Thomas Hoffpauir 1 1849

25 Spell Elijah 30 1820 farming
Nancy Hoffpauir 25 1825
Rosann Hoffpauir 9 1841
Elias Spell 6 1844
Selmer Spell 4 1846
Edward Spell 1 1849
Dorothy Forman 66 1784 <<<<<

26 David Spell 38 1812 farmer
Melinda Forman 26 1824
Melina Spell 15 1835
Malinda Spell 13 1837
Trickling Spell 7 1843
Elisa Spell 11 1839
Spell Dorothy 1 1849

27 Issac Hoffpauir 30 1820 farmer
Eliza Perry 26 1824
Melisa Hoffpauir 11 1839
Howard Hoffpauir 9 1841
Abel Hoffpauir 7 1843
Englentine Hoffpauir 1 1849
W. J. Thurber 30 1820 Vermont teacher and reader


26 Nov 1850
28 Randolph Cordy 50 1800 Connecticut teacher
Elizabeth Hoffpauir 35 1815
Polly Cordy 19 1831
John Cordy 17 1833
Rachel Cordy 13 1837
Isiah Cordy 10 1840
Ann Cordy 7 1843
Mulatta Cordy 4 1848

29 Manuel Forman 32 1818 farmer
Elizabeth Forman 33 1817
Ternally Forman 10 1840
Jefferson Forman 8 1842
Joseph Forman 0 1850
Theresa Forman 3 1847

30 George Morgan 34 1816 farmer
Rachel Hoffpauir 28 1822
Hezekiah Morgan 12 1838
Solomon Morgan 10 1840
Elizabeth Morgan 8 1842
Thomas Morgan 5 1845
Ezekiel Morgan 2 1848
Martha Ann Morgan 16 1834
Alfred Morgan 18 1832

31 Thomas Hoffpauir 73 1777 farmer
Julia An Forman 61 1789
Asa Forman 23 1827
Malinda Morgan 20 1830
Borman Forman 3 1847
Nathan Forman 1 1848
Edward Forman 25 1825
Nancy Forman 21 1829
Walter Forman 7 1843
Emeline Forman 0 1850

32 Asa Forman 23 1827 farmer
Mainda Morgan 20 1830
Borman Forman 3 1847
Nathan Forman 2 1848

33 Edward Forman 25 1725 farmer
Nancy Foreman 21 1829
Walter Forman 7 1843
Emeline Foman 3/12 1850

34 Isaac Forman 50 1800 farmer 2599
Susan Spell 47 1803
Bengah Forman 20 1830
Isaac Forman 19 1831
Parker Forman 16 1834
Valentine Forman 14 1836
Elmira Forman 12 1838
Euraner Forman 9 1841
Volney Forman 7 1843
Louisa Forman 5 1845
Lucinda Forman 1 1849
Lisy Ann Spell 15 1834
Juliann Morgan 14 1836

George married Caroline West on 07 Apr 1818 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Caroline (daughter of Thomas West and Nancy Susanna Faulk) was born about 1795; died after 1853 in of, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Notes:

CAROLINE WEST



The first record found to date on Caroline is the 07 April 1818 marriage to George Laughlin, the son of Thomas Laughlin and Catherine Forman. Their children are not currently known.



Sometime before 1837 Caroline had either married or cohabitated with a Cummings. It is not known whether George Laughlin was deceased at this time. On 04 July 1837, Port Barre, La., she gave birth to a daughter, Laura Cummings, and at somnt either before or after Laura's birth, she had another daughter, Mary Ann Cummings.



It is not known what happened to this Mr. Cummings, but on 16 August 1847 Caroline married Paul Quintany, and is mentioned as being formerly the wife of George Laughlin. It is presumed that Mr. Laughlin was deceased by this time.



The 1850 St. Landry census shows Household #131, Family #150, Head of Household Paul Jeantonin, age 25, male, planter, $500 real estate, could not read or write. In his household was Caroline, age 55, and Laura Commins, age 12 or 13, bo. Next door in HH#130 was Jacob Commons, age 23. There is no explanation at this time as to why daughter Mary Ann was not living with them in 1850.

It should be noted here that on her marriage to George Laughlin in 1818, Caroline could not read or write. Yet when daughter Laura married in 1851, Caroline wrote a note giving her permission to marry, and signed this note Caroline Cummingater that same year, Caroline wrote another note giving daughter Mary Ann permission to marry, and signed that one Caroline West. The handwriting on both notes appears to be the same. Did she learn to read and write by 1851? Witness at daughter Laura's marriage was Paul Cantani, and Laura's husband, Samuel J. Hook, was securitor when Mary Ann, Laura's sister, married Cyprien Charles.

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/o/o/Michael-T-Hooks/FILE/0010page.html


Census:
Household 131, Family #150,
Paul Jeantonin, age 25, male, planter, $500 real estate, could not read or write.
Caroline 55
Laura Commins 12 or 13 LA
(note: Ann not here)

Next door in HH#130
Jacob Commons, 23.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 04 Oct 1779, Natchez District, Mississippi; signed petition
• Residence: 05 Jul 1784, Natchez District, Mississippi; debt

Notes:

Residence:
PETTITION FROM THE CITIZENS
OF NATCHEZ
OCTOBER 4, 1779




To Lieut Colonel Dickson 16th Regiment Commanding
His Britannick Majesty's Forces in the River Mississippi

Natchez, 4th October 1779

We his Majesty's dutiful and loyal Subjects the Inhabitants of the Natchez beg leave to return you our most sincere thanks for your generous and disintersted attention to our welfare in the Capitulation of Baton Rouge. From every Circumstance We had not, a Right to Expect such Terms and are fully impressed with the Idea that we owe them to the Unexampled bravery of you, the Officers and Men under your Command. Altho' the unavoidable event of war has reduced you and your Troops to a situation which greatly affects us; yet we have some consolation from your being in the Hands of a brave and generous Conqueror.

We most earnestly wish you that Promotion hereafter which your metit justly demands, and in the mean time every happiness that your present situation will admit of.-


Wm Hiorn
Rudolphus Green
Francis Strain
J Blommart

Earl Douglass
Jacob Harmon
Wm McIntosh
Philip Mulkey

George Forney
Thadds Lyman
William Case
John Hartley

Chars Percy
Henry Lefleur
John Row
Dond McPherson

Patrick Foley
Richard Devall
William Vousdan
Andrew Whitefield

Caleb Hambrough
Will Ferguson
James Gregorie
James Gelison

John Alston
Peter Nelson
Jeremiah Cobb
Francis Farrel

Cesar Orcherrard
George Peavis
William Pountney
William Heyes

Joseph Harris
Sam Wells
Thomas Carter
Absalom Hooper

Stepin mayes
Alexr McIntosh
Luke Collins
Will Eason

C Bingamon
Luke Collins Jr
Alexr Murray
Bemjamin Day

Theo Collins
Geo Boles
Elijah Leonard
John Collins

Dibdall Holt
Walter Carson
William Collins
Sterling Spell <<<

Timothy Hochniss
Hardress Ellis
Parker Carradine
Stephen Jordan

John Bisland
John Kennide
James Truly



Residence:
p 3,5 Jul 1784 listed in inventory as owing debt to Mr. Henry LeFleur of St. Catherine's Creek, dec'd. Widow of LeFleur, Margaret, and children Margaret, 17; Mary 14, Hannah 11, Sarah 8; Magdalen 6. Inventory ... debts due him by Jacob Babe, Patrick Clemens, James Cannon, Donald McPherson, Leonard Webb, Mr. Lemaire, Edward Careless, Jno Bradley, James Willing, Sterling Spell, Anth. Barbeson, John Bolls, Silas Crane, Wm Hurbert, Geo Castless, James Kelly, John Shoate.
Natches Court Records 1767-1805 by May Wilson McBee
Page 135.

Sterling married Susannah Benton, (immigrant) about 1779. Susannah was born about 1750 in of France; died after 1780 in of, Natchez, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1810, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Notes:

Forman, Ephrem m Elizabeth Brown (Opel Ch)


"I have this couple listed in my gen database as Joseph Ephriam Foreman, Sr., and Mary Elizabeth Brown. He was the son of Edward Foreman, Sr., and Mary Burnett. Her parents are unknown. Ephriam m. 2nd Charlotte Gaskins.

"I do not believe either Ephriam or Elizabeth was born in Opelousas. The reported birth places of their children are VA or NC, NC, and SC. It appears that Ephriam did not arrive in MS Territory until the last couple of years of the 18th century or the first couple of the 19th.

"From what little data I have on the early Foremans, it appears that they did not move to LA until the early 1780s. Before then, some of them had been in the Natchez area for an unknown time. I don't know if Ephriam ever moved to LA. Some of the Foremans stayed in MS; some who came to LA went back to MS."

/s/ L. V. Hayes
lvhayes@worldnet.net

http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.louisiana.parishes.evangeline/235.1.1/mb.ashx




Census:
Free White Males 10 to 15: 1 (1795-1800)
Joseph Ephraim 1798

Free White Males 16 to 25: 1 (1785-1794)
Asa 1795

Free White Males 45 and Over: 1 (1765)
Ephraim - abt 1766

Free White Females 10 to 15: 1 (1795-1800)

Elizabeth (1800)

Free White Females 26 to 44: 1 (1785-1794)
Charlotte (wife)

Number of Household Members Under 16: 2
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 5

Older children grown/gone.

Ephraim Forman Opelousas, Louisiana 2 2 5
Looks like no wife....

Also:
George Forman Opelousas, Louisiana 1 2 2 9
James Forman Opelousas, Louisiana 2 1 4

next to Francis Hofpower
also Thomas Hayes

Joseph married Elizabeth Brown about 1785. Elizabeth was born about 1765 in North Carolina; died after 1792. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Calvinist
• Military: 1 Nov 1776, Virginia; enlisted for 3 yrs
• Military: 14 Feb 1780, Middlebrook, New Jersey; discharged
• Census: 1810, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
• Census: 1820, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
• Military: 13 May 1826, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; app for pension

Notes:

Other Laughlins in the 1810 St.Landry census:
323 LAUGHLIN, John W. 1766-84
female 1766-84

439 LAUGHLIN, Samuel ?-1765
female 1766-84
male 1766-84
male 1766-84
male 1785-94
male 1785-94

Mother is Sarah Madison, per Bible page in possession Anita Richmond.

Military:
Enlisted for 3 years in the company commanded by Captain Richard Stevens, in the regiment commanded by Col. Edward Stevens, served in said corps until 14th Feb 1780 in Middle Book in the state of New Jersey

Census:
Name: Thomas Sanghly [Thomas Laughlin]
Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Opelousas, Louisiana
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 2 1795-1800
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2 1800-1810
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 1766-1784 Catherine
Number of Household Members Under 16: 4
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 6


Census:
1820 Opelousas St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Name: Thomas Lockley
[Thomas Laughlin]
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): St Landry, Louisiana
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820

Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1 unk
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 2 1795-1804
George, John
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 bef 1775
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1 unk dau
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 3 1805-1810
Martha, Jane & ?
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1

Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 16: 5
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 9

same pg, not in sequence
James Forman & James Forman Jr.
(both designated jr. both same age group
1774-1796
younger has 2 male < 10 2 m&f slaves total 6
older 2 m <10; 2 f <10; 1 m 16-25; 2 f 10-15 2 slaves total 11

Thomas married Catherine Forman on 11 Jun 1793 in Washington, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Catherine (daughter of Edward* Forman, (son? speculation) and Marie Boswell (or Bosnell or Bushnel), (3rd wife?)) was born between 1776 and 1778 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died after 1829. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Calvinist
• Birth: Between 1776 and 1784; 1810 St. Landry census

Notes:

line of Anita Richmond (aricmond@worldnet.att.net)

Foreman, Catherine - Calvinist (Edward & Marie Bosnell (Bushnel) m 11 Jun 1793 Thomas Laughlin - a Calvinist, of Virginia (Thomas & Esther Forman) Wits: Andre Mondon, Peter McNeal, William Hayse, Jr. Fr. Pedro de Zamora (Opel Ch: v 1-A, p 44)

Forman, Catherine (Edward & Marie Bosnell) m 11 Jun 1793 Thomas Laughelin (Opel. Ch. v. 1, p 44)

Birth:
Name: Catherine Foreman
Father: Edward Foreman
Mother: Marie Burnet Bosnell
Birth Date: 1772
City: Opel
County: St Landry
State: LA
Country: USA

(note: this makes Catherine 51 when Margaret was born; but dates could be off a little one way or the other. Speculation was that Catherine's b.d. was more like 1766.)
also Edward was known to be in British West Florida in 1772, not in Opel until aft 1779.
(record sent to my by Anita Richmond who had received it from Lovena Garrison)

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1810 census shows Catherine 1766-1784 age range
1820 census shows Catherine 1774-1796 age range
combining these two leaves 1774-1784
She married 1793; last child born 1823
if she was born 1774; then married at age 19; last child, age 49 - possible
if she was born 1784, then married at age 9 - not possible
to be 15 at marriage she would be 1778 making her 45 at last child - more likely
this leaves her age range 1774-1778. James had to be 1774; meaning Catherine had to be 1776-1778.

Notes:

Southwest Louisiana Records (1750-1990)
© 1975-2010 Claitor's Publishing Division

LAUGHLIN, Thomas - [name appears as Thomas NACLET, but he signs as Thomas LAUGHLIN] a Calvinist, from Virginia (Thomas NACLET & Esther FORMAN) married Tuesday, 11 June 1793 Catherine FORMAN - a Calvinist (Edward & Marie BOSNELL [BUSHNEL]) Witness: Andre MONDON, Peter McNEAL, William HAYSE Jr. Fr. Pedro de ZAMORA (Opel. Church : v.1-A, p.44)


SWLR-1750-1800, p. 324 by Hebert
Text: FORMAN, Catherine - Calvinist (Edward & Marie Bosnell-Bushnel), m. 11 June 1793 Thomas Laughlin - a Calvinist, of Virginia(Thomas & Esther Forman) Wits: Andre Mondon, Peter McNeal, William Hayse, Jr. Fr. Pedro de Zamora(OpelCh.: v1-A,p.44)

(per Anita citing source of Opelousas Post, by Gladys DeVillier, they were married in Washington (St. Landry Parish)

Married:
Forman, Catherine (Edward & Marie Bosnell) m 11 Jun 1793 Thomas Laughelin (Opel. Ch.: v 1, p 44)

Forman, Catherine (Edward & Marie Bosnell) m 11 Jun 1793 Thomas Laughelin (Opel. Ch.: v 1, p 44)

Thomas married Nancy Susanna Faulk about 1790. Nancy (daughter of Luke John "Lucas" Faulk and Sarah Celeste Nancy Ripley) was born in 1764 in South Carolina; died after 1825 in of, St. Landry Parish, Lousiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]