William Acy, Jr., was a Justice of the Peace in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. William Acy, Sr., of the "Acey" family, emigrated from Hull, England, to the United States in the early 19th century; he lived first in Baltimore, Maryland, then at General Wade Hampton's Millwood Plantation in South Carolina, and finally at Hampton's Point Houmas Plantation in Louisiana. Acy, Jr., lived in Amite City, Louisiana.
He owned property there, as well as in other parts of the state, and he owned Standley Plantation in Carroll County, Mississippi.
Acy, Jr., was married twice, to Margaret E. Stansbury and to Mary Elizabeth Marchbanks Stevens. He and Mrs. Stevens, who had a daughter, wed in 1865. He also had a son, C. C. Acy. Francis T. Nicholls, Governor of Louisiana and Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court, was an acquaintance of Acy, with whom he corresponded.
From the description of William Acy, Jr. papers, 1844-1909. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 122573802
