LOGAN


Wayne County, Missouri first permanent settlers were Joseph Parish of Virginia and his 7 children. He was accompanied by Thomas Ring and his wife, Sieges nee. Parish
Robert A., David and Charles LOGAN, brothers, were from Kentucky. One or more of the LOGANS were married to daughters of Parish.
Charles LOGAN settled on the St. Francis River, Spanish Grant number 2211, 640 acres of the finest river land (north of Patterson, Missouri). Robert A. LOGAN settled at Patterson, Missouri
A testimony indicates the LOGANS got their permit to settle in 18O1 from Louis Lorimer at Cape Girardeau and it took them until 1802 or 1803 to get their families to Missouri from Kentucky. Robert A. LOGAN testified in court he was settled in Missouri in 1803, and all 3 brothers brought testimony they were settled here before the cut-off date of 20 December 1803. By that time Thomas Jefferson had bought the Louisiana Purchase from Napoleon.
30 January1806, Charles LOGAN had his land on the St. Francois River surveyed and it was testified he was living on the land and had planted an orchard before 20 December1803. He began planting crops in the spring of 1804.

American State Papers, Land


Thomas Ring, sworn, said Charles LOGAN was on the land before Christmas, 1803 and that he had a wife and 3 children. David LOGAN (Charles’s brother), sworn, said he saw Charles planting peach trees on the land before 20 December 1803 and that by 1804 Charles had a wife and 4 children, also 3 Negro slaves. The first Board of Commissioners for Spanish Grants rejected Charles LOGAN claim to the land he had improved and the Logan grant sold for delinquent taxes.
Wayne County Missouri was created 11 December 1818; much of it had been Lawrence County 12 years later in the 1830 census the Logan families living there were: Jonathan, Charles Jr., David, David Jr., John Sr., John Jr., John W., Matthew and James. Matthew was the son of James and Mary McLeon LOGAN. He married a Catholic girl, Mary Elizabeth CHAMBERS, who was the daughter of Jacob and Catherine CHAMBERS of Pennsylvania. The James LOGANS were Protestants, natives of Virginia Marriage record at St. Genevieve, Missouri.
James LOGAN who was a presidential elector for Henry Clay was one of the five men in the whole state named to choose the Missouri capitol, choosing Jefferson City, Missouri
James LOGAN filed a lawsuit for libel against the equally famous Elijah Bettis, Jr.
The LOGAN’S of Wayne County Missouri and the Cape Girardeau LOGAN’S were related
Charles LOGAN was shown as a resident of New Madrid County, Missouri in 1814 when he and William Russel purchased land on the Black River (in what was then New Madrid County but it became Lawrence County in 1815) from John Baptiste Jannis.
Charles LOGAN and Latta LOGAN witnessed a deed in 1816 in Spring River Township, Lawrence County near historic Davidsonville. This was all in Missouri at that time, but in 1819 the territory of Arkansas was created, including this area.
Charles LOGAN was the administrator of the estate of Pierr’e LeMeux (Lemeux, Lamew, Lemew) in June 1817, but he was succeeded in the administration of LeMeux’ estate by James Campbell in November 1818. Charies LOGAN was dead by 9 November 1819 when Elijah Vencent (Vinson) was appointed the administrator of his estate.
He left no Will but subsequent probate and chancery court proceedings show these to be the Children:
    Latta died January 1846. His Will indicates that he was unmarriedied. He mentions his brother Charles LOGAN, sister Percilla EDMONDSON, nephew ____ LOGAN and niece Leodisa LOGAN. The latter were children of his brother Jonathan. The fact that Mason (youngest sister) was not mentioned indicates she was dead by this time.
  1. Priscilla married Eli EDMONDSON and lived in Hempstead County, Arkansas. This is our side.
  2. Jonathan died before October 1842 leaving Leodicia and Latta LOGAN, minor heirs. James KELLY. (son of Jacob Kelly Sr.) and his wife Sarah LOGAN KELLY were guardians of these children in the late l840’s. They were in Randolph County, Arkansas. James Kelly listed their estate in money and negroes with the authorities.
  3. Charles married Sally Darter 25 January 1835.
  4. Massy died 1 May 1833, at Cantonment Gibson (now in Oklahoma) while serving as a ranger in Capt. Bean’s Company. He was age 22 (Arkansas Gazette, May 15, 1833.) Latta LOGAN was administrator of his estate in November 1834, his heirs were his brothers and sisters.
  5. Frank shown as between 14 and 21 years of age in 1830 (James Campbell appointed guardian).born February 1844 (Champ T. Stuart was administrator).
  6. Mason shown as a minor in 1829 with Eli EDMONDSON her guardian.

James and Sarah LOGAN KELLY lived below Patterson, Missouri on the St. Francis River, from their marriage until the early 1840s, when they moved to the vicinity of Hix’s or Pitman’s Ferry on the Current River. They lived in an old mansion described by Henry Schoolcraft in his books of travels. The mansion was burned at the time of the Civil War and Sarah LOGAN KELLY, by then a widow, was turned out in the cold where she caught pneumonia and died. She saved the historic Bible for it was seen in St. Louis, Missouri years later.
On the tax list of 1800, Livingston County, Kentucky was a James LOGAN listed.
From Carter’s Territoral Papers David, Robert A., James, Charles, Jonathan and Matthew LOGAN signed petitions.
Notice in Arkansas Advocate August 11, 1830 states: Notice for Elijah Vincent ex. of estate of Charles LOGAN Sr. to sell land in Lawrence County, Arkansas Eli EDMONDSON guardian. Latta (m), Mason (f), Jonathan, Charles, Massy and Frank LOGAN. Priscilla EDMONDSON, formerly a LOGAN.