Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Judicial District Court, Probate dockets. 1825-1845
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In the order as viewed on LDS microfilm created from original dockets, Gretna, LA, 1965.
Films are available at the Jefferson Parish East Bank Regional Library and Main New Orleans Public
Library.
Prepared by Rita Curry-Pittman, January 2004
Dckt is Docket; Plaintiff is the deceased; the Defendant or Petitioner filed the succession
JDC is Judicial District Court; LDS # is Latter Day Saints roll number.
JPL is Jefferson Parish Library one or two digit roll number; D. O. D. is Date of Death.
Page refers to a printout provided by the court as an index. Copies are available at J P East Bank
Regional Library.
T = Type of docket, S = Succession, C = Civil suit, M = Misc.,
I = Interdiction (to claim insane or unfit), E = Emancipation of a youth or of a slave
film edge indicates a number found along the top edge of the microfilm. These are not always easily
read.
Most "cover dates" are from docket covers, others are from various documents indicating a date in
court.
The Cities of Lafayette, Carrollton & Jefferson, Faubourgs & part of McDonoghville (Algiers) are now
in New Orleans.
Freetown was part of McDonoghville. Part of McDonoghville and all of Mechanickham are now part of
Gretna.
The "Town of Brooklyn" is now part of Gretna but there were other west bank areas called Brooklyn
without "town" mentioned.
Dckt Plaintiff T Cover date JDC LDS # Page JPL DOD
Residence Slave(s) fpc film edge
13 Power, Robert Alcide S 04/02/1827 1st 04025623934861 186 2
10/20/1826 -- yes -- 000005
Petitioner, Felicite Blanche Power wife of Jean
Baptiste Louis Vidal is his sister;
also mentioned is Josephine Power wife of Michel
Commagere, perhaps another sister.
Includes a copy of Robert's emancipation docket of
09/27/1825
7 Richards, Samuel S 07/10/1830 1st 04025623934861 202 2 --
-- -- -- 000050
Widow, Caroline White sold a lot in Lafayette,
bounded by Magazine, Josephine, Poplar
and St. Andrew. Richards bought it from John
Prendergast. White sold it to James Burdon
22 Clark, John W. S 05/28/1831 1st 04025623934861 37 2 1831
-- -- -- 000055
Petitioner is Jean Pierre Dupre to whom Clark owes
money; he had no heirs in USA.
29 Dusuau, Balthazar S 12/13/1832 1st 04025623934861 54 2 --
Barataria yes -- 000065
Dusnan, Balthagarde Copies of docket 146 06/9/1837 and docket 23
12/13/1832 are included in docket 29.
Son, Charles Dusuau "alias" DeLacroix, 19 during Feb
of 1837 seeking emancipation.
Charles' contract to wed Marie Amelie Fortineau is
here as docket #889, 12/04/1835.
Marie Fortineau is daughter of Victor Fortineau and
Marie Joseph E. Olivier.
Charles' uncle is Charles Dusuau; his mom was Marie
Charlotte Constance Farcelle.
lists a number of other Farcelle relationships at
film page 000117.
Long docket with two covers. Property on Bourbon St
and in LaCourse suburb (Lafayette).
"Alias" here means he was also known as Charles
Dusuau DeLacroix.
25 Cline, Charles L. S 06/13/1833 1st 04025623934861 37 2 --
Lafayette -- -- 000357
25 Johnson, Elizabeth, Mrs. Cline S 06/13/1833 1st 04025623934861 120 2 --
Lafayette -- --
1st marriage, son, William A. Cline
wife 2) Elizabeth Johnson; 3 children mentioned, one
name scratched out.
2 children; Charlotte 4, ? 2, George 3 months.
George also disappears on Dec 1833 document, leaving
William and Charlotte.
Euphimine Labranche wife of Wm. Brown bought their
lot on Old Levee b. Adele & St Andrew
Friend, George Baumgard, tutor; no relatives within
30 miles of Jefferson Parish.
15 Bacchus, Mannette S 11/05/1834 1st 04025623934861 12 2
10/27/1834 -- -- yes 000400
Cover marked 1934 is an error; her uncle, Jean
Baptiste Bacchus, was tutor for minors
Minors; Catherine Lavigne 15, Henriette Bacchus 5,
Elizabeth Martin 3.
All are free persons of color.
24 Maynard, George S 09/05/1837 1st 04025623934861 155 2
09/01/1837 -- -- -- 000453
Had property known as the "Produce Exchange"
6 Brandon, Robert R. S 04/18/1838 1st 04025623934861 12 2 --
-- -- -- 000458
Declaration to have inventory taken
11 Grovanette, Nicholas S 08/08/1838 1st 04025623934861 89 2
Declaration to have inventory taken --
-- -- -- 000463
1 Dufilho, Louis, Mrs. S 03/14/1839 1st 04025623934861 54 2 --
Lafayette -- -- 000468
1 Bozonnier, Delphine Josephine S 03/14/1839 1st 04025623934861 12 2
Mrs. Louis Dufilho, nee Delphine Josephine Bozonnier;
petitioners, Eugene Fortier & his wife Selima Darby
10 Crane, William S 08/21/1841 1st 04025623934861 37 2 --
Lafayette -- -- 000481
died in Troy, NY; had formerly lived in Faubourg
Livaudais
Bequeathed $500 to Dorothy Lamb of Troy, NY
Bequeathed $500 to Martha Lamb of New Hampshire; $ to
John Van Houshin
17 Carr, Richard, Mr. & Mrs. S 10/07/1841 1st 04025623934861 37 2 --
Lafayette -- -- 000494
Declaration to have inventory taken; lived on Fulton
street.
18 Conrad, Charles Mazell, Mrs. S 03/19/1841 1st 04025623934861 37 2 --
-- -- -- 000502
nee Mary Eliza Angela Lewis; widower, Charles M.
Conrad.
16 Chapotin, Louis Charles E 05/09/1842 1st 04025623934861 37 2 --
-- -- -- 000507
Emancipation of son (19 in 1842) of the late Achille
Chopotin (estate opened 1/13/1837)
his widowed mom, Maria Petronille Adele Guillotte, by
1842 had wed Jerome Toledano
21 Cronin, John S 02/07/1843 1st 04025623934861 37 2
11/05/1841 -- -- -- 000512
died in New Orleans, age 45, no heirs in the USA;
native of county Cork, Ireland
1st curator, John O'Connell (or Connell) 28, died
04/14/1842, laborer from Cork.
William O'Hern of Cork, 33, drayman lived on St.
Louis st, testified Connell died
2nd curator was Patrick Ward, signature but no data
on Ward
2 Jean, Louis S 05/20/1843 1st 04025623934861 120 2
02/07/1842 Lafayette -- yes 000534
Fils, Louis Jean S 05/20/1843 1st 04025623934861 76 2
02/07/1842 Lafayette -- yes 000534
On fancy docket cover listed as "Louis Jean fils" but
fils is French for son.
Referred to as Louis Jean without the fils behind it
in most places.
Son of Louis Jean & Francoise Dicard (?). Deceased
wed Virginia Fols (?) 6/2/1840
per St. Louis Cathedral record in file; widow also
recorded as Virginia Fox.
Louis Jean's child is Francoise, age 4; Louis Jean,
born 7/4/1817, was a butcher.
Thomas Atkins f m c was tutor of minor; Louis Jean
was also a free man of color
23 Koernner, Joseph S 1844 1st 04025623934861 128 2 1839
-- -- -- 000550
Widow, Maria Koernner; minor, Caroline Roenna. Under
Tutor, George Bower.
Koernner died in New Orleans. Alternate spellings:
Koerner, Kerner.
NOTE The film edge numbers past this point on the film begin again at zero. Hence, the prefix of B.
30 DeGruy, Jean Baptiste S 01/05/1839 1st 04025623934861 54 2
02/28/1838 -- yes -- B-000005
Documents in French are in focus, sharp. English ones
not so great. Long docket.
widow, Melonie Godin or Gaudin
minor children, Melanie Augustine 16, Jean Baptiste
13, Julie Elodie 12
relatives; Pierre Verloin DeGruy, Joseph Volent
Labarre, Boutte & Troudeau
See docket for James Devine at 000126 to 000129 mark
at top of film.
33 Fortier, Omer S 03/19/1825 1st 04025623934861 76 2 --
-- yes -- B-000095
Petitioner is son, Barthelemy Valcour Fortier, minor
19, born 7/29/1839.
other children are Omar Jacques Fortier and Adele,
Mrs Gaston Villars
widow, Charlotte Adele Delery died June 5, 1839;
grandfather, Louis Chauvin Delery
dad, Omar, died in 1825; another judge involved was
Buchanan;
34 Devine, James S 01/02/1834 1st 04025623934861 54 2 --
-- -- -- B-000122
34 Devine, Patrick S 01/02/1834 1st 04025623934861 54 2 --
-- -- -- B-000122
Decree to take inventory. Involves Jean Baptiste
DeGruy family.
35 Mayronne, Francois, Sr. S 12/09/1829 1st 04025623934861 155 2 1823
-- yes -- B-000131
Alternate spelling Mayrone, long docket;
granddaughter against grandmother.
Actually begins at mark 000129; widow, Felicite
Brunel never settled estate of Francois.
Virginie D'Auterive wife of Louis Boligny against
grandmother, Felicite Brunel.
Very long docket, rich estate, many slaves.
Mentions: Caroline Mayronne wife of Andre Gardenner,
Jean Baptist Theodule D'Auterive,
Phanili D'Auterive wife of Felix Delery, Pauline
D'Auterive wife of Samuel Logan.
35A Davis, Joseph William S 06/26/1844 1st 04025623934861 54 2 --
-- -- -- B-000307
Was known as William Davis. See few pages inside
docket 37 for more about him.
Petitioner, Auguste Rinne; inventory of property,
most were wooden items (shingles)
36 Delas, Jean S 11/15/1842 1st 04025623934861 54 2
09/20/1842 McDonoghtown -- -- B-000316
Duclos, Dominique Jean In French; in one place it says, "Dominique aux Jean
Duclos et Delas"
Elsewhere is says one or the other name. Petitioner,
M. Jean Bugard
37 Davis, Augustus S 02/19/1842 1st 04025623934861 54 2 --
Philip st. -- -- B-000325
Also see docket 35A Jos. Wm. Davis. Augustus 1/4
owner in steam tug boat, Southerner.
Data flops back & forth between Jos. Wm & Augustus
successions. Robert M. Davis, brother.
Heirs; Catherine, John, Robt M. Davis & Camillie
Davis wife of R. J. Palfry.
Property on corner of Sixth and "Avenue" ( ? ) seems
to be for Jos. Wm. in Gretna;
Oldest docket for Augustus was 2/7/1837. Augustus'
property, Philip @ Levee St. NOLA
Estate was sealed 2/9/1842 probably same D.O.D. A B
Hinshaw filed for curatorship.
38 Dummony, Jeanne S 02/13/1827 1st 04025623934861 54 2
08/19/1826 Metairie yes yes B-000382
Demony, Dumony, Dumonny. Jeanne, widow of Pierre who
died 3/18/1816.
Free persons of color with four acres fronting on
Metairie road.
Petitioners; Jacynthe (male), Marie Pierre (female),
Marie Louise Dummony,
Rose Versailles widow of Evariste Dummony d.
8/14/1824, & their children
(ages as of 10/9/1826), Jean Baptist 16, Marie 11,
Pierre 13, Baptiste 9, Rose 4.
Also, Jean Baptiste Banlieu, Augustin Laboire widower
of Constance Dummony, who
died 9/1815, and their children, Marie Jean 17,
Eulalie 16, Francoise 13 & Batholemy 11.
39 Avart, Francis Robert S 02/28/1838 1st 04025623934861 2 2
02/28/1838 plantation yes -- B-000444
Widow, Louise Amelie Delassize ?; Avart plantation
was from about Valmont to Upperline.
Daughter, Marie Louise Antonine, minor wife of
Valerie Gaston Soniat Duffossat.
Daughter, Marie Antionine Azema Avart, widow of Guy
Duplantis of East Baton Rouge.
Daughter, Louise Almais Avart, minor wife of Martin
Valmont Soniat Dufossat.
One item is a permit to build a levee 8/19/1833.
40A Verloin, Elizabeth Elise S 03/11/1839 1st 04025623934861 252 2 --
-- ? -- B-000558
nee Elizabeth Elise Foucher, spouse of Paul Emile
Verloin DeGruy.
Petitioner is Francois Saulet.
41A Enders, Frederick S 05/24/1833 1st 04025623934861 70 2 --
-- yes -- B-000568
An inventory, no names of relatives, no judge
indicated.
42 Dauterive, Antoine Marigny S 07/13/1825 1st 04025623934861 54 2 --
Bayou Ouacha -- -- B-000578
Begins at 000580 mark on top edge of film.
Petitioners: another A. Marigny Dauterive,
Emmanuel Mayronne, Emile Dugas, Mrs. Labarre and
Julia Delery.
Minors are Theodule and Pauline Dauterive; alternate
spelling D'Auterive
at 000590 is "Felicite Bunel widow of Francois
Mayronne," is made curator of the minors.
at 000598 is "Election returns B D Dauterive," a
dec'd mbr of Police Jury 3rd district.
Resided 24 miles from N. O. bordering on the bayou
Ouacha, 1 arpent X 100 arpents
Cattle & land, no slaves listed.
44A Cavalier, Joseph S 10/23/1834 1st 04025623934861 37 2 --
-- -- -- B-000600
Another docket is marked 07/08/1839. Everything is in
French.
A reference is made to docket 358 of the New Orleans
court.
45 Delogny, Pierre Paul Guy Robin S 12/12/1842 1st 04025623934861 54 2
12/10/1842 -- -- -- B-000607
Delogny was a widower, age 78 yrs and 6 months.
Petitioner John David is the widower of Jeanne
Constance Robin Delogny.
Petitioner Edward Robin Delogny of St. James Parish
is the son.
46 Moussier, Jean Baptiste S 12/07/1833 1st 04025623934861 155 2
06/11/1831 Grand Terre yes -- B-000611
Widow, Marie Elizabeth Cloi-Lezongar De LaSalle.
Grand Terre is 75 miles from N. O.
Minors, Stephen Gustave Moussier, Victorie Amelie,
Marie Ann Celine, Marie Emma.
Michel Raimond Ballix is the under-tutor. Estate
broke, the heirs renounce the succession.
At 000631 Pierre Goulon is a 1st cousin of the minors
and
Michel Raimond Ballix is their grand uncle. Oldest
docket date is 6/17/1831.
47A Katzanouski, Titus S 09/26/1837 1st 04025623934861 128 2
09/24/1837 -- -- -- B000757
Begins at 000757. Only data is date of death.
50A Foucher, Antoine, Jr., Mrs. S 01/22/1830 1st 04025623934861 76 2
05/00/1830 Annunciation yes -- B-000765
Saulet, Marie Melicente Azelie Petitioner is her daughter, Josephine Anais Foucher
"over the age of 12"
Josephine's tutor is her father, the widower, Antoine
Foucher, Jr.
Francois Saulet is Josephine's uncle.
At 000784, Marie Antoineni Foucher, widow of Auguste
Delachais.
000785, Antoine tutors minors: Felicie, Anais,
Azelie, Elize, Pierre Denis and Joseph.
The grandfather is Thomas Saulet. Property was sold
to Paul Lacour Dubourg.
Melicente's siblings: Francois, Azelie, Helorde &
Balthazar Saulet
Property within triangle of Tchoupitoulas, St. Thomas
and Bellechasse (now, Thalia).
END of roll B-000862
B-000862