Iberville County Louisiana Archives Court.....Rivet, Marie Noel  July 7, 1805


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Source: Transcribed Court Document
Written: July 7, 1805

Date: July 7, 1805

Petition

Marie Noel, widow of Blaise Rivet who declared about 8 years ago, her said 
husband died, without leaving a will, leaving four children named Carmelitte, 
Elie, Marcelin and Celeste Rivet, all minors, for whom she demands an 
inventory and estimation be made of the property left by her decd. husband, 
Blaise Rivet.




Decree - Date: July 9, 1805

In order to proceed to the inventory, P. Belly, Judge, names for the minors, 
Vital Rivet, their first cousin, as guardian; and for the widow, Bernard 
D'Auterive and names the appraisers.




Date: July 11, 1805

Acceptance and oath of guardian of the minors.

Same date: Acceptance and oath of guardian of the widow.

Same date: Acceptance of the appraisers and their oaths.

Observing the oaths, the Judge P. Belly, declares that the inventory would be 
proceeded with. 




Date: July 15, 1805 Inventory

The present plantation situated in this County on the right bank of the river 
adjacent above to the properties of Joseph Leblanc called Agros and below by 
that of Bernard D'Auterive, composed of four arpents of front on forty of 
depth; which plantation belongs to the succession for having been purchased of 
Ciprien Babin by act passed before Louis Dutisne, the ninth of July one 
thousand seven hundred eighty-one, according to as it is confirmed by the 
document which the widow has presented; on this plantation there is a house ** 
this said plantation should contain about twenty-five arpents of land cleared, 
surrounded by old fences of cypress, and of which arpents of land cleared; 
there are four arpents sowed in corn and five in cotton; in a word, such as 
the said plantation might comprise and contain, with the crop which is 
standing, estimated **




Partiton or distribution - Date: July 16, 1805

After having examined marriage contract dated March 30, 1788 wherefrom nothing 
can be brought to the liquidation; half of estimation belonging to Widow of 
Blaise Rivet, who declared she held in her hands belonging to her minors, 
issue of her marriage with same Blaise Rivet, a sum coming to the minors from 
the sucn. of their decd. father, as appears by act of liquidation, dated 16th 
of July 1805, which sum is to be paid at their majority; and she is thus 
obligated to the tutor of the said minors, Vital Rivet. For security, 
mortgages:

The plantation where she resides situated in this County on the right bank of 
the Mississippi river, adjacent above by the properties of Bernard D'Auterive 
and below to that of Joseph Leblanc, called Agros, composed of four arpents of 
front on forty of depth, which belongs to her for having been acquired at the 
price of the estimation of the property dependent upon the community which 
existed between her and her decd. husband.





Date: July 17, 1805

Jean Baptiste Lagar who declared that having married Marie Noel, widow of 
Blaise Rivet, takes cognizance of the proceedings of the sucn. of Blaise 
Rivet, decd. 1st husband of Marie Noel, and he ratifies the same, particularly 
the act of obligation made by the widow, ratifying that which concerns him. 

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

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