Bernard d'Ortolant (d'Ortolan) was born in Bordeaux, France about 1753, migrated to Louisiana about 1773, and fought in the American Revolution there. He married Marie Ann Grappe, and in 1797 he was the Lieutenant of the Natchitoches, Louisiana Cavalry Militia where he served for 14 years. He returned to San Antonio in 1779 and was in charge of the first cattle drive of 10,000 Texas long-horned cattle that were taken to Louisiana to be used by Bernardo de Galvez during his attacks on Mobil and Pensacola. Lt. d'Ortolant was in charge of the Old Stone Fort in Nacogdoches when Philip Nolan was arrested in 1801, and died there about 1822. The exact location of his grave has been lost, but it is believed that he was buried in the Old Spanish Cemetery located near the Old Stone Fort in Nacogdoches, Texas.
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Note: In 1911, the Old Spanish Cemetery was razed in order to build the first Nacogdoches County courthouse (shown below is the second county courthouse, built on the same grounds as the first in 1958). It is not recorded that any of those at rest here were exhumed or moved; in fact, it is specifically stated on the historical marker located on site that D'Ortolant is still buried here, as are others.
Old Spanish Cemetery (Defunct)
Nacogdoches
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31° 36.227, -094° 39.391
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