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Waller, Joseph– St Tammany Parish Deed Bk A-1, 17-18; 24 March 1812, William (x) Dykes, Planter to Joseph Waller, for $150, sold improvement whereon sd Dykes “now resides” on Silver Creek adj sd J. Waller on the SS, and on Bond’s claim on the NS; Recorded same date (Bevin Creel, St Tammany, 3).

Warner, Eli C.– [1] Washington Parish Deed Bk 9, 239-40; 1904 [no date] Eli C. Warner and Mary Warner his wife, Adolphus Fortenburry and Ada Fortenburry his wife, Thomas Warner and Theola Warner his wife, Murray Fortenburry and Ida Fortenburry his wife, Hosea Davis and Nancy Davis his wife, Jasper Warner, Weston Burch and Cynthia Burch his wife, W.W. Warner and Lona Warner his wife, children of E.C. Warner and Cynthia Warner, to John W. Warner, for $325, sold 99 acres in headright no. 53, in T1S R10E; wits. L.L. Schilling, Louis Crain; recorded 17 March 1905. [2] Deed Bk 11, 404; 25 Sept 1906, Eli C. Warner (and Mary his wife), Adolphus Fortenberry (and Ada his wife), Thomas Warner (and Theola his wife), Murray Fortenberry (and Ida his wife), Hosea Davis (and Nancy his wife), Weston Burch (and Cynthia his wife), W.W. Warner (and Lona his wife), and John W. Warner to Jasper Warner, for $5, sold part of headright no. 53 in T1S R 10E, containing 200 acres, being all of the headright except that prt formerly sold to D.C. Warner, John Warner, W.W. Warner and Banner Lumber Co., and it is understood that Eli C. Warner reserves the use of the house until his death; wits. J.L. (x) Dillon, Cornelious (x) Obrien.

Warner, Thomas C.- St Tammany Par Deed Bk A-1, 118; 16 Aug 1815, Benjamin F. Martin to Thomas C. Warner, for $80, sold improvement “whereon I now reside” on Bogue Lusoh Creek, bounded on Elisha Harrel’s claim on lower side and on William Williams’ claim on upper side; wits. Hugh Bracken, Elisha Harrell (Creel, St Tammany, 18).

Warren, Samuel J.-Washington Parish Deed Bk 5, 131-4; At Mt Point, WPL, S. J. Warren Sr, Emma J. Smith wife of W. L. Smith, M. Ella Magee wife of Jourdan Magee, Sallie Brumfield wife of M. E. Brumfield, Martha Bickham wife of L. M. Bickham, J. Ira Warren and S. J. Warren Jr. to William E. Warren, for $500, sold 250 acres, 210 acres of which were bound W by S. J. Warren Sr. and J. Ira Warren, E by S. J. Warren Sr., S by J. Ira Warren and N by J. Ira Warren, and 40 acres bond N by lands of J. Ira Warren, E by James Holmes, S and W by S. J. Warren Sr., being same lands sold to W. E. Warren by S. J. Warren Sr. in Jan 1888, the title to which was destroyed by fire in 1897, the vendor herein S. J. Warren Sr. intending to duplicate the destroyed title and the other parties named as vendors joining as forced heirs of Mrs. Celia Warren decd. for purpose of renouncing their right, title, interest; wits. W. N. Graves, L. C. Rodgers; Recorded 3 Dec 1901.

Warren, William C.– Washington Parish Deed Bk 9, 147; Affidavit of Harrison R. Warren, well known as resident of town of Covington, declared that he was born in 1848 on Sec 60 in T1S R14E in Washington Par. and resided there until 1882; that he is identical Harrison R. Warren who executed deed 8 May 1888 in STP to Edward F. Brakenridge of New Orleans for all of Sec 42 T1S R14E known as the Abraham Cracker entry and all of the pine woods W of a certain Bay known as the Horse shoe Bay in Sec 61 T1S R14E known as the Robert Fluker entry; that he has from earliest childhood known said tracts of land as the property of his father Wm. C. Warren deceased in 1895, that the tract 61 adj the tract on which he was born and tract 42 is about 4 miles distant; declares that after his mother Mrs. Ann Wilmuth Smith wife of Wm. C. Warren died about 1869, he purchased the property at judicial sale to effect partition of his parents’ estate; Recorded Feb 1905.

Wells, Rice– St Tammany Parish Deed Bk A-1, 9; 27 Aug 1811, Thomas Nichols to Rice Wells, for certain advances made and for $30 payable 1 Feb, sold improvement on Bogue Chitto, lying between the improvements of William West on the E and William Lucus on the W; wits. William Thomson, William Berry, Joseph An. Watson; Proved by William Berry 21 Dec 1811; Recorded 23 Dec 1811. (Bevin Creel, St Tammany, 2).
[2] STP Deed Bk A-1, 10; 4 Sept 1811, William Berry, for a marriage portion to his beloved daughter Christiana China, conveyed unto Rice Wells her husband an improvement on Bogue Chitto, beginning at the mouth of Miller’s Creek, being the improvement purchased by sd Berry of Duncan McIntyre; also one other improvement “on which I now reside,” purchased of Reuben Mayfield, bounded E by lands of William Rose, W by lands improved & occupied by James McNabb; also 11 head of cattle, 23 hogs, 1 bureau, 3 beds; sd Berry disclaims all further use on his part “or that of my children”; wits. William Thomson, Matthew Wood; Acknowledged 21 Dec 1811; Recorded 24 Dec 1811 (Creel, St Tammany, 2).
[3] STP Deed Bk A-1, 10; 15 Nov 1811, William Berry to Rice Wells, for $500, sold tract on NS Bogue Chitto bounded by Philip Magee’s line on E, Stinson’s on the W, first improved by Hugh McIntyre and sold by him to me; wits. William (x) Galloway, Abraham (x) Berry; Acknowledged 21 Dec 1811; Recorded 24 Dec 1811 (Creel, St Tammany, 2).

Williams, M. G.- Washington Parish Deed Bk 7, 81; 9 Aug 1889, Lees Creek, M.G. Williams received from James M. Hunt $50 being payment in full for a quarter section 24, T3S R12E, containing 50 acres, bounded E by C. Stuarts land, W by Brookse Branch, N by lands of speculators, S by land of G.W. Varnado; wits. J.C. Dutsch, B.G. Williams; Proved by B.G. Williams 10 Dec 1890; Recorded 27 Feb 1903.

Williams, W. G.– Washington Parish Deed Bk 4, 208-9; Sept 1890, W. G. Williams to J. Licurgus Pounds, for $42, sold 332 acres in Sec [blank], T4S R13E, bounded N by David Miller, S by Richard Miller, E by Pearl River, W by George Riley; wits. L. Padgett and David (x) Padgett [also Pagett]; Recorded 7 Jan 1901.

Williams, William- Washington Parish Deed Bk 11, pp 163, 199, 30 June 1858, Laban Wingate and Missouri Ann Carroll his wife of Hancock Co, MS to William (x) Williams of WPL, sold 640 acres on Pearl River, bound N by lands owned by heirs of George Mitchell, E by sd river, S by lands owned by heirs of John & Charlotte Pool, W by public lands; wits. Hardy Richardson, T.J. Brasfield.

Wiseman, Davenport-Certificate issued 19 Jan 1822 to Ralph Regan assee. of Davenport Wiseman of Claiborne County, to land purchased 1 Jan 1817, being Sec 4 in T13 R4E. File includes the following deed: Indenture, 17 Oct 1817, Davenport Wiseman and Sophia his wife of Claiborne Co, MS Terr to Ralph Regan of same, for $220, sold 352 acres on Big Sand, being Sec 4 T13 R4E; wits. Jos. White, Polly E. Wiseman; Acknowledged by Davenport Wiseman 25 Nov 1818. (National Archives Building, Washington, DC; Records of the Bureau of Land Management, Record Group 49; Washington, MS Land Office, Credit Prior #228).

Wood, Jacob– Washington Parish Deed Bk 9, 534-5; 3 July 1875, Claiborn Blackwell to John C. Blackwell, for $500, sold tract on headwaters of Lawrence Creek, 640 acres bounded on all sides by public lands and known as the Jacob Wood tract; wits. John W. Ard, John E. Flemings; Recorded 15 Aug 1905 from the burned records.