Rancho Locoallomi
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Rancho Locoallomi was a 8873 acres (35.9 km²) Mexican land grant
in present day Napa County, California
given in 1841 by acting Governor Manuel Jimeno to William (Julian) Pope. Pope Valley
occupies the rancho land.
and became a trapper living in New Mexico
. Pope went to California on the Gila route in 1827, and returned to New Mexico. In l835, Pope and his wife Maria Juliana Salazar (1810–1900) joined an overland party led by Isaac Slover and came to Los Angeles
.
William Pope joined with Cyrus Alexander
, William Knight and William Gordon
on a trip to the Napa Valley in l84l. They stayed at George C. Yount
’s home, before the four split up, each claiming a valley for his own. Pope petitioned General Vallejo
and the acting governor of California, Manuel Jimeno for a two square league parcel on the east side of Howell Mountain. Juliana and the four children moved from Los Angeles and stayed at Yount’s ranch while her husband built their first home on his new property. In 1843, the Pope family moved wagons and livestock from Yount’s ranch to their adobe house. But William Pope died in an accident in 1843.
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 Locoallomi was filed with the Public Land Commission
in 1852, and the grant was patented
to the heirs of William Pope (Joseph Pope, María Pope, Lucian Pope, Lucina Pope, Isabel Pope, and Delarina Pope) in 1862.
Juliana Pope married neighbor Elias Barnett (1805–1880), a Missouri pioneer. Barnett had come to California in 1841 with the Bartleson-Bidwell Party
. He stayed with George C. Yount until 1843, then squatted in Pope Valley, before marrying Juliana Pope.
Ranchos of California
The Spanish, and later the Méxican government encouraged settlement of territory now known as California by the establishment of large land grants called ranchos, from which the English ranch is derived. Devoted to raising cattle and sheep, the owners of the ranchos attempted to pattern themselves...
in present day Napa County, California
Napa County, California
Napa County is a county located north of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. It is coterminous with the Napa, California, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010 the population is 136,484. The county seat is Napa....
given in 1841 by acting Governor Manuel Jimeno to William (Julian) Pope. Pope Valley
Pope Valley, California
Pope Valley is an unincorporated community located in the small valley of the same name in northern Napa County, California. It is east of Calistoga, north of Angwin, and borders Lake Berryessa, the second largest man-made lake in California. The zip code for Pope Valley is 94567, and the area...
occupies the rancho land.
History
William Pope (1805–1843) was born in KentuckyKentucky
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and became a trapper living in New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
. Pope went to California on the Gila route in 1827, and returned to New Mexico. In l835, Pope and his wife Maria Juliana Salazar (1810–1900) joined an overland party led by Isaac Slover and came to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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.
William Pope joined with Cyrus Alexander
Cyrus Alexander
Cyrus Alexander was an early settler of Sonoma County, California.Cyrus Alexander was born in Pennsylvania, and his family soon moved to Illinois. In 1831, Alexander was in the Rocky Mountains trapping for the Sublette fur company. He arrived in San Diego in 1833, where he worked for Captain...
, William Knight and William Gordon
Rancho Quesesoni
Rancho Quesesoni was a Mexican land grant in present day Yolo County, California given in 1843 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to William Gordon. The grant, west of Woodland, extended 2 leagues along both sides of Rio de Jesús María, now known as Cache Creek...
on a trip to the Napa Valley in l84l. They stayed at George C. Yount
George C. Yount
George Calvert Yount was a trapper in William Wolfskill's party from New Mexico and came to California in 1831. He was the first Euro-American permanent settler in the Napa Valley, where he was the grantee of two Mexican land grants. Yountville, California is named for him.-Biography:George C...
’s home, before the four split up, each claiming a valley for his own. Pope petitioned General Vallejo
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo was a Californian military commander, politician, and rancher. He was born a subject of Spain, performed his military duties as an officer of Mexico, and shaped the transition of California from a Mexican district to an American state...
and the acting governor of California, Manuel Jimeno for a two square league parcel on the east side of Howell Mountain. Juliana and the four children moved from Los Angeles and stayed at Yount’s ranch while her husband built their first home on his new property. In 1843, the Pope family moved wagons and livestock from Yount’s ranch to their adobe house. But William Pope died in an accident in 1843.
With the cession
Mexican Cession
The Mexican Cession of 1848 is a historical name in the United States for the region of the present day southwestern United States that Mexico ceded to the U.S...
of California to the United States following the Mexican-American War, the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is the peace treaty, largely dictated by the United States to the interim government of a militarily occupied Mexico City, that ended the Mexican-American War on February 2, 1848...
provided that the land grants would be honored. As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim for Rancho Locoallomi was filed with the Public Land Commission
Public Land Commission
The Public Land Commission, a former agency of the United States government, was created following the admission of California as a state in 1850 . The Commission's purpose was to determine the validity of prior Spanish and Mexican land grants in California.California Senator William M...
in 1852, and the grant was patented
Land patent
A land patent is a land grant made patent by the sovereign lord over the land in question. To make a such a grant “patent”, such a sovereign lord must document the land grant, securely sign and seal the document and openly publish the same to the public for all to see...
to the heirs of William Pope (Joseph Pope, María Pope, Lucian Pope, Lucina Pope, Isabel Pope, and Delarina Pope) in 1862.
Juliana Pope married neighbor Elias Barnett (1805–1880), a Missouri pioneer. Barnett had come to California in 1841 with the Bartleson-Bidwell Party
Bartleson-Bidwell Party
In 1841, the Bartleson–Bidwell Party led by Captain John Bartleson and John Bidwell, became the first American emigrants to attempt a wagon crossing from Missouri to California.-The trail:...
. He stayed with George C. Yount until 1843, then squatted in Pope Valley, before marrying Juliana Pope.
Historic sites of the Rancho
- Aetna Springs Resort. The mineral springs resort openned in the late 1800s.