Iberville County Louisiana Archives Court.....Landry , Et Al  August 4, 1806


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Source: Transcribed Court Document
Written: August 4, 1806

Date: August 4, 1806

Decree signed by P. Belly Judge - stating that having been informed of the 
decease of Joseph Ygnace Landry, leaving 2 children named Manuel and 
Magdelaine, majors, issue of his 1st marriage with Scolastique Braud; and five 
minors issue of his 2nd marriage with Olive Elizabeth Braud, his decd. 2nd 
wife, minors named: Ely, Raphael, Narcise, Valere and Onesime. Ordering an 
inventory of his property and naming Honore Braud grand-father of the 5 
minors, as their guardian.

Notice to Maturin Landry, brother of the decd; Notice to Joseph Marie Landry, 
brother of the decd; Notice to Honore Braud, father-in-law of the decd; Notice 
to Joseph Braud, brother-in-law of the decd; 

Same date
Acceptance of Honore Braud, as guardian of minors. Decree ordering appraisers 
to be named. Naming of appraisers dated Aug. 5, 1806. Decree ordering 
appraisers sworn. Acceptances of appraisers dated Aug. 6, 1806. Decree 
ordering inventory and notices of same issued. Notice to Maturain Landry, to 
Joseph Braud, to Manuel Landry, to Magdelaine Landry, to Honore Braud, to 
appraisers.



Date: Aug. 21, 1806
Inventory

The present plantation situated in this County of Iberville on the right bank 
of the Mississippi river, bounded above by the properties of Maturin Landry 
and below by those of Gregoire Melanson composed of five arpents twenty-two 
toises and two feet and a half, according to the titles of concession accorded 
to the decd. Augustin Landry, father of the decd. on date of the seventh of 
July, one thousand seven hundred seventy-four; and according to the survey of 
Ferdinand Victor Poitier of the twelfth of April one thousand eight hundred 
five, of five arpents twenty-five toises and one foot of land of front on the 
said river on forty of depth, the buildings, enclosures, which are thereon, in 
a word, such as it comprises and contains at present; with the claims of the 
second concession of the said plantation which the document of the 1st of 
August one thousand eight hundred two might give; with the exception of an 
arpent and a half of land of front which the widow Augustin Landry, mother of 
the decd. has the use on forty of depth, and this during her life time, as one 
sees by the paper which the said widow Augustin Landry comes to present; under 
this condition, the above-said plantation, (excepting the standing crop) has 
been estimated Aug. 23, 1806 

Agreement - Appears Mrs. Marie Babin widow of Augustin Landry who declares 
that in consequence of arrangements with the heirs of her decd. son, Joseph 
Ygnace Landry, she abandons her use of an arpent and a half of land of front 
on forty of depth that she had on his plantation by virtue of the act of May 
29, 1781 with the condition: 1. that the sucn delivers to her four superficial 
arpents on the front of this land and in the neighborhood where she resides, 
which she will use during her lifetime; and after her decease, to return to 
the person, purchaser and owner of the plantation of her decd. son 2. that she 
will have full liberty to take on the arpent and a half which she had used, 
all wood needed 3. that she will have liberty to remove on said one and a half 
arpent all fences on same and place them on the 4 superficial aprents. 4. that 
she will not have to maintain the public road, levee and road of the said 4 
superficial aprents, which would remain in charge of owner of plantation. 5. 
that the sucn of her decd. son would pay to her indemnity for this abandonment 
of one and a half arpents. And the heirs promise to abide by agreement.

Additional Comments:
Transcribed from original French in 1978 by Delma Abaide

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