to "Lovely County" (Arkansas Territory) The following information is gleaned from "The Benton County Pioneer", published by the Benton County Historical Society, Vol 12, No 1, Jan. 1967. "Lovely County" existed for one year, from Oct 13, 1827 to Oct 17, 1828. Almost mythical because its legal papers were not available either in files or in museums, this changed in late 1966, when Mr. "Dutch" MORROWS living on Ward Bluffs above the Illinois River near Watts, Oklahoma discovered many brown and yellowed papers scattered about near a dump. He took them to Mr. Jack GREGORY, principal of Watts school, who recognized their historical value. Dr. Caldeen GUNTER of Siloam Springs made a careful appraisal of the fragile papers, and contacted Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa. They were definitely interested not only in making copies but in making the copies available for interested historical societies, museums and publications. There were no printed forms for the County, so all material is handwritten. Documents and signatures of many prominent persons of that era are listed, some of the persons are: S. P. (Sam?) HOUSTON, Wm. WOODRUFF, Robert CRITTENDEN, C. F. M. NOLAND, A. P. CHOUTEAU, B. L. D. BONNEVILLE and others. Historically the inventory of papers is important in that Lovely County existed for one year only, and was carved out of Lovely's purchase, bounded on the west by the Verdigris River and south just east of Fayetteville. Its termination was the Cherokee Treaty and subsequent, present day, Oklahoma-Arkansas boundary. Whites living in the cherokee lands were ordered east of the boundary and were given squatters rights to 320 acres in Arkansas territory. John NICKS accepted many of the listings, at his Nicksville trading post. Lovely County was bordered on the east by the Fiery Prarie or Brown line to the Verdigris in the west, encompassing most of present day Benton, Washington and parts of Crawford county, Arkansas; Deleware, Adair, Sequoyah, Cherokee, and Mayes counties in present day Oklahoma. The papers were given the name "Nicks and Gibson Papers of Lovely County". The following is a list of names found in the papers and compiled by the Benton County Historical Society. Dates of documents are shown where known. Names found in Nicks-Gibson Papers, Lovely County, Cantonment Gibson, Arkansas Territory, 1824 and later. ADAIR, Trustran -- settler AKINS, James -- 1827 ALLEN, John -- Fort Smith -- 1852 ALTHA, Wilson -- 1827 ANDERSON, Abraham ARBUCKLE, Col M. ARCHER, Lieutenant John -- 1827 ARMITAGE, Robert -- 1827 ARMSTRONG, Wm. -- 1827 ASBURY, Francis ASHER, Wm. P. C. -- 1827 ASHLEY, Chester AUGUST, Francis -- 1827 BAGLEY, John BARKER, H. P. -- 1827 BAKER, Henry -- 1827 BAYLOR, Dr. J. W. BEAN, Mark -- 1827 BEATTE, P. -- 1827 (order on Osage Agent, D. BARBER) BELL, Eli, -- Sherriff, Crawford County -- 1840-6 BELL, Robert -- 1820, 1827 BENNETT, Samuel -- 1827 BERTRAND, Charles P. -- 1843 "Advocate", 1830 -- Bro-in-law Robert CRITTENDEN Big Soldier (Blk Dog, Osage) BILLINGSLEY, John -- 1827 BLEGGS, I. -- 1827 BLEVINS, Wm. -- settler BOND, Issac -- 1827 BONNEVILLE, Capt B. L. E. -- 1827 BONS, Paul -- 1827 BOWEN, James -- Justice of the Peace BOWES, Charles -- 1827 BRADLEY, P. E. BRATTR, Louis -- 1827 BRATZ, Thomas -- 1827 BROCKWAY, Simeon G. -- 1827 BROWN, D. G. -- 1827 BRUNT, Stephen -- settler BURTON, Orsomel I. -- 1827 BUTLER, Capt P. M. -- 1827 BYRD, Richard G. -- 1843 - Acting Governor Company B, Cantonment Gibson, 1826 Company C, Cantonment Gibson, 1827 Company G, Cantonment Gibson, 1826 Company H, Cantonment Gibson, 1827 Company K, Cantonment Gibson, 1827 CALHOUN, William -- 1827 CAMPHA, Charles -- 1827 CANTRALL, Fr John 1827 CAPPS, John CARNEY, Edward CARNEY, Wm. -- 1827 CARTER, Lieut. L. F. -- 1827 CARTER, O. -- 1827 CATHANNA, Andrew 1827 CATLIN, Wm. -- 1827 CATRON, Minitree CAULDER, Peter (runaway) -- 1827 CERROES, Ralph -- 1827 CHAMBERS, Adam -- 1827 CHOUTEAU, A. A. -- 1827 CHOTEAU, A. P. -- 1827 CHURCH, James CLARK, Daniel -- 1827 CLARK, Lorenzo N. CLARK, Samuel -- 1827 CLARK, Mrs. Wm. -- 1827 CLARK, Wm. -- Supt Indian Affairs 1822-1838 CLAYTON, Wiley -- 1843 -- Guardian of Cloyes CLERAMBUCK, T. -- 1827 CLOYES, Nathan H. -- 1843 -- a minor COCHE, John W. -- 1843 COGHLUN, Michael -- 1827 COLE, Daniel -- 1827 COLLINS, Mrs. M. -- 1827 CON, Wm. -- settler CONWAY, E. N. CONWAY, James S. -- 1843 COREY, William -- 1827 CRAIG, Silas -- 1843 CRAWFORD, Wm. CRITTENDEN, Robert -- Sec of Ark Ter, 1819-1829 CUNNINGHAM, Henry A. -- Ft. Smith -- 1852 CUNNINGHAM, L. B. -- register Fayetteville Land office -- 1860 CURLEY, Dennis -- 1827 DANIEL, William W. -- settler DAVID, Jope W. -- 1840 DAVIDS, John -- settler DAVIDSON, Isha -- 1827 DAVIS, Anthony -- 1843 DAVIS, J. E. -- 1840 DAWSON, Leiut. J L. -- 1827 DAY, W. A. -- Second Auditor, Wash. DC when Richard C. GATLIN applied in 1885 for extra pay as Capt. in Mexican war. DELONG, Jonathan -- 1827 DIAMOND, Daniel -- 1827 DICKSON, R. J. -- Rec. Fayetteville Land Office -- 1860 DILLARD, John -- 1827 DOAN, Eliazur -- 1827 DOFS, W. R. -- 1840 DOSS, I. -- Justice of the Peace 1828 for Conway County, Hardin Twp. DOUGHTERY, Wm. -- 1840 DOYLE, Francis -- 1827 DRENNER, John -- 1843 DUCON, Grover -- 1827 DUGAN, Mrs. R. -- 1827 DUNLAP, George DUPREY, A. DUVAL, Anthony -- 1840 DUVAL, Ben -- 1840 DUVAL, Columbus -- 1840 DUVAL, George -- Capt ROGERS was attny for his estate -- 1836 DUVAL, Peter -- 1840 DUVAL, Reece -- 1840 EATON, John -- 1827 EDMONDSON, J. P. EGMON, Jas -- 1827 ELLIS, Mr. ENGLES, Geo -- 1840 ENLOWE, Henry -- settler ERDELL, John -- 1827 ETTINGER, James G. FAULKNER, Frederick -- 1827 FAULKNER, Sanford C. -- Real Estate Bank -- 1843 FELLOWS, C. G. -- Fort Smith -- 1852 FIELDS, John -- 1828 FLEMMING, Francis -- 1827 FORD, David -- 1827 FORKS, David -- 1827 FOSTER, Francis -- 1827 FOX, Theophilus -- 1840 FRIET, James -- 1827 GADBERRY, Sam'l -- 1827 GARRETT, Wiley -- Fort Smith -- 1852 GATLIN, Mary, Richard C.'s wife, daughter of Sarah Price Perkins NICKS GATLIN, Richard C. GETER, Oliver -- 1840 GIBSON, Charles G. -- 1827 GIBSON, Col R. S. -- Justice of the Peace, Lovely County GIBSON, Robert Stuart, son of Col R. S. GIBSON, Wm. W. GILLOCK, Linsey -- 1827 GIRAND, Michael -- 1828 -- settler GIST, Thomas -- settler GORDON, J. C. 1827 GOULD, J. E. -- 1840 GRADY, Burgess -- 1827 GRADY, Samuel D. U. -- Crawford County -- 1828 GREEN, Johan -- 1827 GREEN, Wm. -- 1840 GREENE, A. O. GREGORY, Edmon GRIFFITH, Elizabeth, Samuel's wife, daughter of John NICKS and Sarah Price Perkins NICKS, born 1826 Ft. Gibson GRIFFITH, Samuel S. -- Memphis, TN GROP, Geoge -- Deputy Sheriff, Crawford County GUINN, John -- 1827 HAGERTY, Wm. B. HALES, Benjamin -- settler HARDISTY, Ragin W. HARRALSON, H. -- Served one term as clerk in Pulaski County -- 1843 HARREL, Elizabeth, Joel's wife HARREL, Jane HARREL, Joel HARTEM, Wm. -- 1827 HAWKINS, Lieut. E. L. -- 1827 HAYMES, Edmond -- 1827 HAYS, Jacob -- 1827 HECKMAN, Ruben -- 1827 HEMPSTEAD, Samuel H. -- 1843 HENDERSON, Alfred HIGBY, Wm. HIGGINS, John HILL, George -- 1843 HILLYARD, Joseph HOCKERDAY, Willis G. HOGAN, Samuel HOGG, L. -- 1840 HONOR, John -- 1827 HOOFMAN, John HOOPER, Elias and Mary E. -- 1843 HOUSTON, J. P. -- 1827 HOWARD, Wm. HOWARD, William -- 1827 HOWEL, E. J. -- Pittsburgh, Ark -- 1856 HUDSPETH, James M. HULIT, George -- 1827 INGRAHAM, Wm. -- settler IORNS, Wm. -- 1827 IRVIN, Wm. -- 1840 ISSAC, Alfred -- 1840 JACKSON, M. S. -- 1840 JENNINGS, Wm. -- 1827 JOHNSTON, James -- 1827 JOHNSON, Leiut. Th. -- 1827 KAMPTON, John KEENER, Hugh -- 1827 KEENEY, R. W. -- 1840 KELLY, John -- settler KELTON, John -- 1840 KELTON, Luamine -- 1827 KENNEY, John -- 1827 KILGORE, James -- 1840 KILLOP, David KINNEY, James -- settler KINTON, N. W. -- 1827 KITVEL, Jonathan -- 1827 KROUSER, A. M. -- 1840 KUYKENDALL, Benjamin -- 1840 LACOUR, Vinson LADD, Curtis LAFERTY, John C. LAMETTE, Joseph -- 1840 LANE, LOVELL & Co, New Orleans LEEPER, Matthew -- rec Fayetteville Land Office -- 1838 LEVEL, Wm. -- settler LEWIS, Joshua -- first District Judge LA -- 1829 LINCOLN, Nathe -- 1840 LOOP, John I. -- 1840 LOUDIN, Iss. B. -- 1840 LUCH, John H. LYPARDO, Frederick LYPUS, Ohniscian -- 1840 MACKEY, Thomas -- 1840 MACNAMARA, Henry -- 1827 MACNAMARA, Thomas -- 1827 MAJORS, Charles -- 1827 MALDEN, John O. -- 1827 MANING, Michael -- 1840 MARCUM, John -- 1827 -- William's son MARCUM, William -- 1827 MATTHEWS, Andrew -- 1828 -- settler MAY, George -- 1840 MAYER, A. G. -- 1840 MCANANY, Daniel -- 1827 MCCARTY, Samuel -- 1827 MCCASLIN, Richard -- 1827 MCCOLLUM, Elizabeth -- settler MCCONNELL, George -- 1827 MCCOY, Thomas -- 1827 MCDERMED, Francis -- settler MCDONALD, John -- 1827 MCDONALD, Mrs. -- 1827 MCFADDEN, John -- 1827 MCGEE, J. D. MCIUTYN, Robert -- 1827 MCKAY, J. P. -- 1827 MCKESICK, James -- reg Fayetteville Land Office -- 1838 MCKRAND, Henry -- 1827 MCLEAN, Alexander -- Clerk Circuit Court Crawford County MCMILLIN, Colin W. -- 1827 MCMILLAN, Wm. -- 1840 MCPHERSON, J. B. -- 1840 MEOILT(?), W. -- Sept 9, 1846 War Dept Office Indian Affairs MILLER, Dan'l O. -- 1827 MILLER, Peter -- 1827 MILES, Lieut D. L. -- 1827 MILLMAIN, John -- 1827 MILLSPAUGH, Ira and Mrs. M. -- 1827 -- settlers MITCHELL, Jacob -- 1843 MOORE, Matthew -- settler MOORE, Rachel -- Matthew's wife MOORE, William -- 1827 MORGAN, Samuel T. -- com for Ark MORRISON, John -- 1827 MORRISON, John -- 1840 MORSE, Joseph -- 1840 MUNACA, Jeremiah -- 1827 MURPHEY, Michael MURRAY, Thomas -- 1827 NEVILLE, Prestty -- 1827 NICKS, Elizabeth Price -- who later married Samuel S. GRIFFITH and lived in Little Rock NICKS, John -- For whom "Nicksville" is named NICKS, Sarah Price Perkins -- his wife, who later married R. S. GIBSON NICKS, John Quinton -- their son NIXON, Wm. -- 1827 NOLAN, C. F. M. -- Carried the Ark Terr. Petition for statehood to Wash D.C.; Dep clerk for Indep Co., Batesville Feb 1829 ODONNELL, Rich -- 1827 OFFICER, William P. -- 1827 O'FIELD, Benjamin OGUN, Thomas -- 1840 OWENS, Peter -- 1827 PARROTT, William H. -- settler PASCHAL, Augustus B. -- 1845 PASCHAL, George -- settler PASCHAL, Sarah -- George's wife PATTERSON, John -- 1827 PEET, Francis -- 1827 PELHAM, Wm. -- settler PENDLETON, Henry F. -- 1843 PENFORD, Henry -- 1827 PENROD, John -- settler PERCIFULL, John -- 1834 PERKINS, John M. -- It is his invoice from which all the 1840 names come PERRY, James -- settler PEYTON, Wm. PHARES, J. H. -- settler PHILBRICK, Capt John -- 1827 PHILLIPS, Lieut J. A. -- 1827 PICKETT, George C. -- 1827 -- Court Clerk -- 1832 PITCHER, James -- settler POLKE, Benson -- settler PORTER, P. B. -- Sec of War -- 1829 PORTER, Samuel -- 1827 PORTER, William POSEY, G. -- 1840 POST, Wm. -- settler POTTS, John -- 1840 PRASSY, John -- 1827 PRITCHARD, George -- Lawyer, New Orleans -- 1829 PRITCHARD, Richard -- Lawyer, New Orleans -- 1829 PRYOR, Nathaniel -- 1827 -- Crawford County PUTNAM, John -- 1840 PYNON, C. L. -- 1840 QUARLES, William -- 1827 QUIRK, John -- 1827 QUISENBERRY, Henry A. -- 1827 QUISENBURY, Bob -- 1840 -- Thos's son. QUISENBURY, Thos -- 1840 QUISENBURY, William -- 1840 RANDOLPH, Francis RANKIN, Anthony -- 1827 REARDON, Lambert -- 1843 REDDLE, August -- 1840 REDMAN, F. -- 1840 REDMON, John -- Justice of the peace County Of Conway -- 1829 REYNOLDS, Thomas S. -- 1827 RHODES, Charles ROANE, Sam -- Trustee, Real Estate Bank of Arkansas -- 1843 ROBERTS, (Alias Blk Bob) -- 1827 ROBINS, John -- 1843 ROBINSON, Richard -- settler ROGERS, Capt John of NICKS, ROGERS & Co. -- 1824 ROGERS, William -- 1840 ROSE, E. M. -- 1827 RUMPHRIS, Edmond -- 1827 RUSSELL, William -- 1843 SADLER, Alonzo C. SAWYER, Adam -- settler SAWYER, Mrs. A. -- 1827 SCHOVLER, John -- 1827 SCOTT, I. J. -- 1827 SCOTT, J. F. -- 1827 SEMS, M. O. L. -- settler SHAW, Andrew SHAW, Wm. D. SHILLING, P. G. -- 1840 SHIPP, James William -- 1827 SIMMONS, James -- 1827 SIMS, John B. -- 1827 SIMS, Wm. -- 1827 SINCLAIR, Robert SISSON, John -- 1827 SLOVER, James -- settler SMITH, Enoch T. -- 1843 SMITH, George -- 1827 SMITH, John -- 1827 SNYDER, Michael -- 1827 SOFTON, Sam -- 1827 SPENCER, Josiah -- 1827 SPRUCE, Quinton T. -- 1827 STAPLES, John -- 1840 STAYNIR, Andy -- 1840 STAYNIR, Barnabus -- 1840 STAYNIR, Edgar -- 1840 STAYNIR, G. B. -- 1840 STAYNIR, Iplsn. -- 1840 STEPHENS, J. R. (missing) -- 1827 STEPHENS, S. G. -- 1840 STEWART, Henry -- 1840 STEWART, Irvin -- settler STEWART, John -- 1827 STEWART, Nancy -- Irvin's wife STILL, John H. -- 1840 STIMECKE, Dr. H. A. -- 1827 STIRMAN, (Sterman) Henry STOCKTON, Charles C. -- 1827 STRATTON, Newell -- 1840 STRALEY, Lampion -- 1840 STUBBS, John -- 1827 STUBBS, Wm. -- 1827 SU, John -- 1827 SUMMER, James -- settler SUMMERVILLE, John -- 1827 SUTTON, Rufus -- 1840 TAMIL, Mrs. TAYLOR, B. B. -- 1827 TAYLOR, Timothy -- 1827 TENNALLA, A. TENNALLA, Charles THOMAS, Lieut F. -- 1827 THURSTON, Doc TIBBETTS, Wm. TIBBS, John TILDEN, C. E. H. TILLINGHAST, Lieut N. -- 1827 TILLINGHAST, Mrs. N. -- the Lieut's wife TRAPNALL, Frederick TWEEDY, Lewis S. TUMMY, Moses WAGGONER, John -- settler WAGNON, Thomas -- 1827 WALKER, James H. WALKER, Jefferson M. WALTERS, Ebenezer -- Trustee, Real Estate Bank of Arkansas -- 1843 WALTERS, Saul -- 1840 WALTON, Bennett WANACE, Wm. WARD, Esther WARREN, Eli -- 1827 WASSETT, Benj -- 1827 WATKINS, George C. -- 1843 WAUGH, Wm. WEAVER, Powell -- settler WHEELOCK, Leiut I. -- 1827 WHIRY, Wm. -- 1827 WHITE, Sam -- 1827 WHITE, William -- 1827 WILKINS, Samuel -- 1827 WILKINSON, N. G. WILLIAMS, J. WILLIAMS, John -- 1827 WILSON, E. J. -- 1840 WILSON, James WINN, John -- 1827 WINTERS, Henry -- 1827 WOOD, Sam -- 1827 WOOD, James C. -- 1827 WOOD, John -- Acting Justice of the Peace, Lovely County -- 1828 WOODRUFF, Wm. E. -- (Arkansas Gazette) & 1843 Bank Trustee WOODMAN, Joshua WRIGGS, Ezra L. --1827 WYATT, Benjamin T. -- 1827 YORTER(?), John G. Submitted by Nalora BURNS. These graphics were done by an artist and are the property of the artist. They are not for the taking. I would appreciate if you would keep in mind, while visiting this web site and others, that the information found within each page is not to be copied in any manner, or used for profit or public use. The information on this page is the property of the writter/submitter. This page last updated February 2005 - Copyright Jacque Hopkins, 1996-2005