The one square league grant was given to Scotsman David (Francisco Xavier) Littlejohn (1795–1847) who came to California in 1824 aboard a Hartnell ship from Peru. He married Francisca Antonia Higuera in 1826. Their daughter Maria Antonia Littlejohn (1827-) married Francisco Maria Castro 1851, and the other daughter Maria Elena Littlejohn (1833-) married Becinto Avila about 1852.
^Ogden Hoffman, 1862, Reports of Land Cases Determined in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Numa Hubert, San Francisco
rancho, carneros, littlejohn, rancho, carneros, acre, mexican, land, grant, present, monterey, county, california, given, 1834, governor, josé, figueroa, david, littlejohn, name, means, quite, literally, ranch, rams, grant, east, elkhorn, slough, encompassed, . Rancho Los Carneros was a 4 482 acre 18 14 km2 Mexican land grant in present day Monterey County California given in 1834 by Governor Jose Figueroa to David Littlejohn 1 The name means quite literally Ranch of the Rams The grant was east of Elkhorn Slough and encompassed present day Elkhorn 2 3 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThe one square league grant was given to Scotsman David Francisco Xavier Littlejohn 1795 1847 who came to California in 1824 aboard a Hartnell ship from Peru He married Francisca Antonia Higuera in 1826 Their daughter Maria Antonia Littlejohn 1827 married Francisco Maria Castro 1851 and the other daughter Maria Elena Littlejohn 1833 married Becinto Avila about 1852 With the cession of California to the United States following the Mexican American War the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo provided that the land grants would be honored As required by the Land Act of 1851 a claim for Rancho Los Carneros was filed with the Public Land Commission in 1853 4 and the grant was patented to David Littlejohn in 1866 5 See also EditRanchos of California List of Ranchos of CaliforniaReferences Edit Ogden Hoffman 1862 Reports of Land Cases Determined in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Numa Hubert San Francisco Diseno del Rancho Los Carneros U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Rancho Los Carneros United States District Court California Southern District Land Case 322 SD Report of the Surveyor General 1844 1886 Archived 2013 03 20 at the Wayback Machine Coordinates 36 51 00 N 121 42 00 W 36 850 N 121 700 W 36 850 121 700External links EditRancho Los Carneros Littlejohn Ca at The Bancroft Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rancho Los Carneros Littlejohn amp oldid 1114069952, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
