In 1791 Anthanase De Mezieres granted to Julian and Pierre Bisson land called Ecore Rouge (Red Hill) located at the present day hamlet of Allen between Robeline and Powhattan, Louisiana, one hundred ninety square arpents of land on each side of Topelcot Bayou. The widow Tontin, nee Possiot, wed Julian Bisson (Note: The store at Allen and the home of Leroy—Dobber—Anderson are located atop Ecore Rouge). Claim of the Heirs of Anthanase Poissot In 1792, Anthanase De Mezieres, Governor of the Texas region at Natchitoches Post, granted land to Anthanase Poissot in recognition of his claim of having bought the land of La Tres Cabanes (Three Cabins) from Chief Antoine of the Hyatasses (Yatassee Indians) on Bayou Pierre. [Illustration: An exact reproduction of one of the officers’ quarters at Fort Jesup which now houses the relics pertaining to the fort. Fort Jesup, originally “Cantonment Jesup,” was established in the spring of 1821, by Lieutenant Colonel Zachary Taylor, who was executing the orders of Major General Edmund Pendleton Gaines. Taylor had under his command four companies of the United States 7th Infantry. On November 29, 1845 the Adjutant General ordered that Fort Jessup was no longer required as a military post and that all military supplies, buildings and land be disposed of.] [Illustration: Original plans of Fort Jesup] 1. Mess Hall 2. Enlisted Men’s Quarters 3. Officers’ Quarters [Illustration: Officers’ Quarters—another view.] Claim of the Firm of Murphy, Smith, Davenport and Barr The Los Ormegas Land Grant of Jacinto Mora contained two hundred seven thousand three hundred sixty acres bordering on the east bank of the Sabine River and astradle El Camino Real. The grant was issued by Jose Cayeleno de Zepeda, Governor at Nacogdoches and was sold to the above mentioned firm in 1805. The land was transferred under the title of Santa Marie Adelaide Ormegas, but was not recognized by the United States Government until 1842. Claim of the Heirs of Pierre Gainnie (Pedro Gane) (Pier Gagnier) Hipolite Bordelon Francois Grappe (Francisco Grebb) (Franquis Grebbe) These three men bought the land of the Chescher Indians (The area comprises the Mibermel Ranch near Powhattan, Louisiana, and the area of Three League Bayou or Nine Mile Bayou). This grant was recognized by Anthanase DeMezieres of the Post at Natchitoches. Families of the Neutral Strip (1805) Records of Diago Maria Morfil, representing the Spanish of that area, in lieu of Jacinto Mora, directive of the Governor at Nacogdoches of the Texas Region, presented this record of families considered under the jurisdiction of Presidio Neustra Senora Del Pilar de Los Adais to the United States Land Agents in 1816: