▁Bernard ▁Val li ere ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Joseph ▁Bernard ▁Val li ere , ▁a ▁former ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Post ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁during ▁the ▁colonial ▁period . ▁The ▁Val li ere ▁and ▁V aug ine ▁families ▁inter mar ried ▁and ▁remained ▁prominent ▁citizens ▁during ▁the ▁U . S . ▁administration . ▁ ▁Don ▁Joseph ▁Val li ere ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁Spanish ▁largest ▁land ▁grant ▁in ▁the ▁Col ony . ▁ ▁Franco is ▁Val li ere ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁appointed ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁peace ▁and ▁Common ▁Ple as ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Ark ans aw ▁. ▁ ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁Caval ry ▁Jacob ▁Bright ▁owned ▁a ▁large ▁trad ing ▁house ▁at ▁Ark ansas ▁Post . ▁ ▁Cor net ▁Pierre ▁( Peter ) ▁Le F ev re ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁colonial ▁resident ▁of ▁Ark ansas . ▁A ▁Pierre ▁Le F ev re , ▁Sr , ▁and ▁an ▁un - named ▁son ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 9 1 ▁census ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁Post , ▁and ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁land ▁grant ▁from ▁the ▁last ▁Command ant ▁of ▁the ▁Post ▁of ▁Ark ansas . ▁A ▁Pierre ▁Le fe vre , ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁Post , ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁last ▁Col onial ▁Command ant , ▁for ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁his ▁land ▁grant ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁saw mill ▁and ▁the ▁pet ition ▁was ▁granted . ▁ ▁Pierre ▁Le F ev re , ▁Sr . ▁and ▁Pierre ▁Le F ev re , ▁Jr . ▁appear ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 8