Researchers working on Northwest Florida have been stymied by a lack of documentary proof of their ancestors'presence in the area of Santa Rosa County, prior to Statehood, 1845. The courthouse records for Santa Rosa County between 1842 (the year Santa Rosa County was established) and 1869 were lost when the courthouse burned. But for those researchers working on Santa Rosa pioneers, this list may be a previously unpublished treasure!

An examination of the 1840 Escambia County, Florida, U. S. Census clearly reveals the names of Heads of Household in the area which would in only two more years be known as Santa Rosa County.

The 1840 Census of Escambia County, Florida, is separated into two enumerations - one for those families living West of Escmbia River and the other for those living East of Escambia River. It has long been known that Santa Rosa County was taken out of the easternmost part of Escambia County (one of Florida's original counties). But until now, many researchers may not have noticed the separation. J. C. Allen is the enumerator for this eastern portion of Escambia County. Escambia River is still the western boundary of Santa Rosa County. The following are the Heads of Household listed in the 1840 Census for eastern Escambia County, Florida, which will adequately substitute for the 1840 Santa Rosa County census:

Head of Household     Census Page

Adams, Benjn           1 Line 25

Alberson, Arthur       5 Line 13

Alberson, Jos          4 Line 27

Allen, J. C.           1 Line 1

Allen, R. S.           3 Line 27

Amos, E. S.            2 Line 1

Ard, M                 5 Line 15

Baggett, M             2 Line 29

Barrow, Benj           3 Line 10

Barrow, Green          5 Line 1

Beal, F                4 Line 24

Blake, Saml            4 Line 12

Blakely, J W           2 Line 21

Blaylock, Allen        1 Line 6

Bliss, G. M.           1 Line 23

Bowen, Caleb           1 Line 33

Bowen, Nancy           5 Line 23

Bowens? J.M.           1 Line 14

Bowers, Saml           4 Line 31

Bringhurst, Walt       1 Line 4

Brownwell, John        5 Line 22

Bunn, Saml             2 Line 4

Calhoun, Noah          3 Line 3

Campbell, Danl         4 Line 26

Casity, Hanibal        5 Line 2

Clark, Elijah          5 Line 18

Close, John            4 Line 11

Cobb, Benj             3 Line 5

Cobb, Elizabeth        3 Line 4

Cobb, Isaiah           3 Line 6

Cobb, Jos.             3 Line 8

Cobb, Nathl            1 Line 17

Cobb, Seborn           3 Line 7

Cook R. J.             5 Line 9

Danston, Thos          5 Line 31

Davis, D. A.           2 Line 5

Davis, Henry?          2 Line 17

Dean, Geo              4 Line 18

Dixon, Abm             4 Line 22

Donaldson, Jesse       5 Line 24

Dorr, E                1 Line 30

Drake, C. L.           1 Line 27

Ellis, John            1 Line 8

Ernest, J. W.          2 Line 15

Fairly, H. B           1 Line 20

Forsythe, Jos          1 Line 19

Foster, Saml           5 Line 29

Foster, William        5 Line 30

Frater, Lewis          1 Line 9

Gage, G.G.A.           2 Line 6

Gaines, W.B.           2 Line 11

Gaines, Wilson E       2 Line 12

Gaylor, Elijah         3 Line 9

Ghent, Ferding ?       2 Line 13

Gibson, M              4 Line 2

Gibson, Maria          1 Line 11

Gomes, Fer             5 Line 20

Grant, Charles         3 Line 18

Harrison, W. W.        2 Line 24

Hobbs, Charles         2 Line 18

Holly, Hosy            2 Line 14

Horn, Eli              2 Line 9

Hudson, Benj           4 Line 6

Hunt, John             1 Line 24

Jameson, N.A.          4 Line 7

Johnson, W. H.         1 Line 26

Journigan, B           1 Line 15

Journigan, Benjn       4 Line 3

Journigan, Blake       4 Line 21

Journigan, Jesse       5 Line 14

Journigan, Lewis       4 Line 25

Journigan, Silas       5 Line 26

Kelker, John           1 Line 28

Kelly, John            5 Line 16

Kelly, Robt            5 Line 17

Kenedy, A              4 Line 23

Kyser, S.C.            1 Line 3

Larimore, R            1 Line 10

Lewis, Geo             5 Line 7

Lewis, M               5 Line 28

Mack, W                5 Line 6

Malone, Drury          4 Line 4

Malone, W              2 Line 30

Maning, Joel           4 Line 5

Maning, Martha         3 Line 20

Maning, Robt           3 Line 19

Marshall, Benj         3 Line 12

Mayo, Nathan           5 Line 10

McArthur, John         2 Line 26

McCaskill, Alex        3 Line 22

McCaskill, Allen       3 Line 21

McDavid, R. T.         3 Line 26

McKinion, Robt         2 Line 22

McLelland, Mason       2 Line 27

McMann/McManus,Thos    5 Line 21

McMillan, Duncan       3 Line 15

McMillan, Neil         3 Line 11

Miller, ----H          3 Line 13

Miller, Alex           4 Line 15

Miller, Elijah         2 Line 3

Miller, John           5 Line 3

Milligan, John         3 Line 17

Mims, Jesse            3 Line 24

Mims, Thos             5 Line 11

Mitchell, Thos         2 Line 28

Morton, Jackson        2 Line 7

Moulton, Jos           2 Line 8

Murphy, M. P.          4 Line 17

Nicholson, A. W.       4 Line 10

Owens, C.C.P.          3 Line 30

Owens, Jos             2 Line 8

Owens, W.L.            3 Line 28

Pain, Joshua           4 Line 30

Peaden, Bartlett       2 Line 25

Pitts, John            4 Line 1

Powell, John           4 Line 19

Pybourn, Jacob         2 Line 2

Riley, Jas R           1 Line 16

Roberts, Stephen       5 Line 5

Robinson, Allen        4 Line 9

Robinson, Robt         1 Line 21

Robinson, Thos         4 Line 13

Roxbury, D             4 Line 28

Savage, John           5 Line 27

Savage, R.C.           5 Line 8

Savill, Jerh           2 Line 19

Segers, Math           2 Line 20

Shannahan, Mary        1 Line 7

Shepard, A             4 Line 29

Silcocks, Wade         4 Line 14

Simpson, E             1 Line 29

Simpson, J.A.          4 Line 20

Snelgrove, Joshua      1 Line 13

Stern, Thos            5 Line 12

Stevens, Archd         3 Line 1

Stevens, Joshua        3 Line 2

Stokes, Jas            1 Line 2

Taylor, Owen           5 Line 4

Thompson, B. W.        2 Line 10

Thompson, Jas/Jos      2 Line 16

Twitchell, T           1 Line 18

Vaughan, R             4 Line 8

Waters, John           3 Line 25

Webb, Wm               4 Line 16

Whitman, Mary          1 Line 5

Whitwell, Jacob        3 Line 14

Wilkinson, John        1 Line 12

Wilkinson, Peter       3 Line 23

Williams, David        5 Line 19

Williams, W. L.        3 Line 16

NOTE:  Only one name appeared to be completely indecipherable.The others which appear here -
although readable - are nonetheless only the best effort of the transcriber. Remember that, as with
all census transcripts, you should check for all possible spellings and all "sound-like" spellings
you can imagine.