Stephen Minor
| Stephen Minor | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 8, 1760 Greene County, Pennsylvania |
| Died |
November 29, 1815 Natchez, Mississippi |
| Occupation | Planter, banker |
| Spouse(s) |
Martha (Ellis) Minor Anna (Bingaman) Minor Katherine (Lintot) Minor |
| Children |
Frances (Minor) Chotard Catherine (Lintot Minor) Wilkins William J. Minor |
| Relatives |
Samuel Minor (brother) Stephen Minor (brother) |
Stephen Minor (1760–1815) was an American plantation owner and banker in the antebellum South.
Early life
Stephen Minor was born on February 8, 1760, in Greene County, Pennsylvania.[1][2][3][4] His father was William Minor (1735-1804) and his mother, Frances Ellen Phillips Minor (1739-unknown).[1] His brother Samuel Minor (1777-1859) was elected as sheriff of Monongalia County, West Virginia in 1842.[1] His other brother, John Minor, went on to live at the Oakland Plantation in Natchez.[5]
Career
He moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1779 and served as Captain in the Spanish Army.[2][4][6] He then served as the Secretary to the Spanish Governor Manuel Gayoso de Lemos (1747–1799).[3][6][7] In 1791, he received generous land grants from the Spanish government for his service.[3][6]
He turned his land grants into nine plantations, including the Southdown Plantation in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, where he grew sugar cane.[3][7] In 1797, his plantations produced twenty-five hundred bales of cotton.[6] He became one of Natchez's richest residents in the 1810s and 1820s.[6]
Additionally, he served as the first President of the Bank of Mississippi from 1797 to 1815.[3]
Personal life
He resided in Natchez, Mississippi from 1780 to 1815.[4] He purchased the Concord in Natchez, which burned down in 1901.[3][8][9][10]
He married three times.[1] His first wife was Anna Bingaman Minor (1762-1784).[1] His second wife was Martha Ellis Minor (1764-1791).[1] His third wife was Katherine Lintot Minor (1770 - 1844), the daughter of Bernard Lintot.[1][3][4] They had three children:
- Frances Minor Chotard (1795-1864).[1]
- Catherine Lintot Minor Wilkins (1799-1849).[1]
- William J. Minor (1808-1869).[1]
Death
He died on November 29, 1815, in Natchez, Mississippi.[1][4]
Further reading
- Holmes, Jack D. L.. "Stephen Minor: Natchez Pioneer." Journal of Mississippi History. 42 (1980):17-26.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 FindAGrave: Maj Estaven "Stephen" Minor
- 1 2 MINOR FAMILY PAPERS: Stephen Minor Family, Mississippi Department of Archives and History
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Louisiana State University Libraries: MINOR (William J. and Family) PAPERS
- 1 2 3 4 5 The Order of the First Families of Mississippi: Stephen Minor
- ↑ UNC University Libraries: Collection Title: Minor Family Papers, 1763-1900
- 1 2 3 4 5 Mary Carol Miller, Lost Mansions of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 1996, Volume 1, p. 4
- 1 2 Herman De Bachelle Seebold, Old Louisiana Plantation Homes And Family Trees, Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing, 2004, p. 220
- ↑ THE BURNING OF "CONCORD."; Old Mansion at Natchez, Miss., Was Owned by a New Yorker., The New York Times, March 24, 1901
- ↑ Lost Mississippi: Concord, Natchez (1789-1901), Preservation in Mississippi, May 4, 2010
- ↑ Early Natchez: Concord, Mississippi Department of Archives and History