Iberville County Louisiana Archives Court.....Oubre, Et Al January 14, 1805 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Crystal Devillier oneonone@cox.net February 1, 2007, 3:53 pm Source: Transcribed Court Document Written: January 14, 1805 Date: January 14, 1805 Jacques Oubre declares that the opposition which he had made about two years ago, on the partition of the succession left by his late mother, Marie Joseph St. Yve and his decd. step-father, Germain Magloire and which is found deposited in the hands of William Wikoff, Justice of the Peace of this County, had been to him, ill-advised, and that he disapproves of it in all its forms possible; that in consequence of this, he has investigated to enter into an arrangement with his co-heirs in order to evade all suits, difficulties and contestations among them, knowing and acknowledging their rights and claims in this succession, the most legitimate and the most founded, in these considerations, he declares to have preference over sum of $300 which his said decd. mother, and his decd. step-father, had acknowledged to owe him by their obligation of Nov. 9, 1785; he renounces to all rights of all properties and claims which is given him by this writing. And further, $300 which his co-heirs accord to him with interests, that after expenses of sucn. are taken out, that he be among those among whom partition is made, with his co-heirs for the surplus of the sucn. This transaction made with Marie Joseph Oubre, widow of Nicolas Scalin and Michel Mahier, as reprening Charlotte Oubre, widow of Jean Marcel and charged with her procuration; and have named Michel Mahier to draw out the sum on deposit, as well as produce of sale of properties. Additional Comments: Transcribed from original French in 1978 by Delma Abadie File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/iberville/court/oubre277gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb