Treasure Chest Thursday~Sheriff Sale, Brock, Alford Land

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Sheriff Sale.-No. 1392
Kentwood Bank
Vs.F. E. Alford and T. S. BrockNotice is hereby given that by virtue of a writ of fieri facias[1], issued out of the 26th Judicial District Court of La., in and for Washington Parish, in above entitled cause, and to me directed, I will proceed to sell at public auction to the last and highest bidder, on
Saturday, March 20, 1915
at the principal front door of the court house at Franklinton, La., between the legal sale hours for judicial sales, the following described property, to
wit:
First-240 acres of land more or less known as the Willie Brock place, lying on the Bogue Chitto River, bounded on the north by lands of J. S. Brock, on the east by the Bogue Chitto River, and being situated in Tp 1, south range 10 east, St Helena Meridian.
Second-Also a certain track of land in Washington Parish, Louisiana containing 200 acres more or less, in Jacob Alford hd or section No. 54, in Tp 1, south. range 10 east, on the west side of Bogue Chitto River, bounded on the north by lands of J. S. Brock, east by Bogue Chitto River, south by lands of Jane Brumfield or Jane Whittington, and west by public lands, and lands of J. S. Brock, being the lands purchased by J. S. Brock from Samantha Smith and William V. Brock, her husband, excepting therefrom 80 acres of land conveyed by J. S. Brock to M. T. Brumfield on Feb. 17, 1906.
Third--Also 200 acres of land more or less in said Parish of Washington, State of Louisiana, on the west side of Bogue Chitto River in said section 54. Tp 1, south, range 10 east, acquired by J. S. Brock from Valentine Brock as per deed of record in conveyance book No. 2, page 39 of conveyance records of Washington Parish.

Terms of sale-- Cash with benefit of appraisement.
This 10th day of February, 1915.
T. J. Simmons, Sheriff.




J. S. Brock is Dr. Jeptha S. Brock, son of Valentine “Vol” Brock and Bethany Thaney Ginn.  He died 7 October 1914 in Warrenton, Washington Parish, Louisiana. Since the sheriff sale took place in February of 1915 it was most likely driven by probate proceedings to settle his estate. This will be added to my “to do” for my trip to the LDS Family History Library later this year.


Valentine “Vol” Brock is my 2nd cousin 4 times removed and his son, Jeptha, is my 3rd Cousin 3 times removed.    










_____________________ [1] A fieri facias, usually abbreviated fi. fa. (Latin for that you cause to be made) is a writ of execution after judgment obtained in a legal action for debt or damages.< http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieri_facias>
[2] The Era-leader,(Franklinton, La.), February 25, 1915, Image 4, Column 2, http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/