Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Judicial District Court, Probate dockets 1825-1845 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 Prepared by Rita Curry-Pittman, January 2004 Submitted to the LAGenWeb Archives ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ************************************************ 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 763 Rixner, Jacques S 03/01/1842 1st 04025683934867 202 8 -- Jefferson -- -- Rixner or Rinner. Mentions Pierre Sauve. Res. of Jefferson but died in NOLA. 764 Ryan, Martin S 11/08/1844 1st 04025683934867 202 8 10/18/1844 Felicity st. -- -- Widow: Margaret Grant. Brothers: Joseph & Thomas Ryan. Residence: Felicity at Fulton street. 765 Barboule, Edward S 06/04/1842 1st 04025683934867 12 8 -- -- -- yes -- 766 Ramos, Omer S 11/09/1841 1st 04025683934867 202 8 11/23/1830 -- -- -- Widow: Thalie Guillotte. Children: Josephine 16, Elizabeth Odile 14, Augustine Matilde 12. 767 Roche, Raphael S 04/00/1843 1st 04025683934867 202 8 -- -- -- yes Widow: Frances Fredieu. Daughter is Rosalie Roche. Contains a letter from John McDonogh. 768 Rieboldt, Nicholas, Mrs. S 04/13/1843 1st 04025683934867 202 8 02/13/1843 Lafayette -- -- Mrs. Nicholas Rieboldt nee Maria Ann; alternate spelling may be Reboul 769 Rapp, Jean Jacques Dieuvonne S 06/25/1841 1st 04025683934867 202 8 -- -- -- 769 Brown, Henrietta - Mrs. Rapp S 06/25/1841 1st 04025683934867 12 8 05/09/1841 -- -- -- Concerns: Malie Rapp Laborde. Jean's brother is Peter Rapp; Jean's son is Augustine Rapp, age 14. 775 Beale, Thomas, Sr. S 03/00/1829 1st 04025683934867 12 8 -- -- -- -- Widow: Celeste Grandpre (may be Grand Pre). Long docket. Children: Celeste 10, James 9, Octavia 7, Eliza 13, Martin Beale, Jr. 777 Bernard, Joseph S 10/00/1842 1st 04025683934867 12 8 10/19/1842 -- -- -- Flatboatman from Feliciana who died where he docked at old city of Lafayette. Widow: Zeline. Son: Rosemond of Lafourche. Daughter: Delphine (deceased) her son is Joseph Alfred. Daughter: Zeline is Mrs. Ursin Pointment of East Feliciana. 778 Boisdore, Valery S 03/00/1832 1st 04025683934867 12 8 late 1831 Metairie -- -- Widow: Felicity Eugenie Perez. Children: Valerie 15, Alesfort 13, Sidney 7. 779 Foucher, Felicie, Mrs. S 00/00/1835 1st 04025683934867 76 8 -- Fbg Saulet -- -- 779 Badou, Felicie S 00/00/1835 1st 04025683934867 12 8 -- -- -- -- Mrs. Foucher nee Felicity Badou. Her daughter, Felicity, wed Francois Verloin DeGruy. Her daughter, Josephine, wed C V DeGruy. Her sons are: John Joseph, Pierre D., & Antoine Foucher. NOTE Faubourg Saulet was where the Crescent City connection is today on the east bank. 780 Baron de Ceasar, Stephen Kirrell S 04/17/1835 1st 04025683934867 12 8 -- -- -- -- Stephen Kirrell Baron de Ceasar. 781 Baldwin, M. W. S 10/19/1835 1st 04025683934867 12 8 -- Lafayette -- -- -- 783 Burthe, Andre S 12/11/1835 1st 04025683934867 12 8 Paris -- -- -- Widow: Suzanne Delor and her children; Napoleonie, Octavie & Charles all live in Paris. Jules Burthe of Cincinatti. Adolph & Leon Burthe are in the French Army in Algiers. Daughter, Josephine, is Mrs. Francois Saulet of New Orleans. Mentions Victor Burthe and Leonce Burthe. Andre Burthe died in Paris, France. 784 Beaulieu, Jean Louis S 05/08/1836 1st 04025683934867 12 8 1836 -- -- yes Widow: Mannette (or Marie) Noel. Mentions five children but gives no names. 786 Bajoliere, Edward S 07/06/1833 1st 04025683934867 12 8 -- Lafayette -- -- -- 787 Brown, William S 03/00/1830 1st 04025683934867 12 8 12/23/1829 Lafayette -- -- Widow: Eliza Jane Alston. They apparently lived on batture property. 788 Buchanan, Suzan S 08/19/1833 1st 04025683934867 12 8 -- Felicity St. -- -- Daughter, Elizabeth, age 26, is Mrs. Philip Ducloslange; The other children are: Albert 28, Daniel 24, Jane 18. 789 Boisblanc, Aimee S 11/23/1829 1st 04025683934867 12 8 -- -- -- -- 789 Fortier, Norbert, Mrs. S 11/23/1829 1st 04025683934867 76 8 -- 12 mile point yes -- Mrs. Norbert Fortier nee Aimee Boisblanc. Norbert Fortier Jr., Charles Fortier, Aimie Fortier wife of Louis Commagere, Clementine Fortier wife of Balthzard Saulet, Filzire Fortier wife of Pierre Sauve; Jacques Berthier Fortier & Felicie Fortier are minors. Also mentions: Theophilus Fortier & Jean B. Volent Labarre. 12 mile point is 12 miles up-river from the French Quarter. 790 Bailly, Eugene, Mrs. S 01/09/1837 1st 04025683934867 12 8 12/30/1836 Annunciation -- -- 790 Rouby, Antoinette Louise S 01/09/1837 1st 04025683934867 202 8 -- -- -- -- Mrs. Eugene Bailly nee Antoinette Louise Victorie Rouby. Son: Joseph Bernard. Minor: Josephine Bailly. Mentions Thomas McCan. Faubourg Annunciation was from a line between Orange and Race streets up to Felicity. 793 Black, John S 09/17/1831 1st 04025683934867 12 8 -- -- -- -- -- 794 Foucher, Antoine, Jr., Mrs. S 01/22/1830 1st 04025683934867 76 8 -- -- -- -- 794 Saulet, Marie Milicent S 01/22/1830 1st 04025683934867 219 8 -- -- -- -- Daughters: Felicite Foucher, Anais Josephine Foucher, Azelie Marie Foucher, & Elizabeth Foucher; Sons are both minors: Jean Joseph Foucher & Pierre Denis Foucher. Relatives: Joseph Verloin, Pierre Dubourg, Francois Saulet. 807B Holliday, John R., Mrs., nee Maria S 1843-1844 1st 04025683934867 102 8 07/21/1842 Kenner -- -- 807B Davis, William, Mrs., nee Maria S 1843-1844 1st 04025683934867 54 8 -- -- -- -- 807B Jones, Maria S 1843-1844 1st 04025683934867 120 8 -- -- -- -- 807A Holliday, John R. S 1843-1844 1st 04025683934867 102 8 1826 -- -- -- 1) William Davis (des.) begat Maria, Mrs Minor Kenner, & Eliza, Mrs Wm R. Taylor; 2) John R. Holliday (d. 1826) begat Daniel M. Holliday Widow is Maria Jones. Mentions Daniel Holliday. 8 miles above Carrollton (Kenner). 809 Hazeur, Antoine Hyacinth S 11/12/1834 1st 04025683934867 102 8 -- Metairie -- -- Docket is in French. Widow is Jeannette Favre from Guadeloupe Island. Her 9 children: Louis, Josephine and Charles Omer dit Sulivain; Hyacinthe Thomas; Jean, Antoinette dite Pamela; Matilde dite Adele; Pierre Gavin dit Favre; and Pierre Pepin dit Farello. "dit" or "dite" in the sense of "calls himself." 888 Boutte, Francois Godefry S 01/26/1836 1st 04025683934867 12 8 11/03/1835 Barataria -- -- His widow, Helene Rousseau. His siblings: Hermoine wife of Antoine Mondelle, Philippe Boutte & Josephine Boutte. His sibling: Angelie wife of Antoine Bel (or Bele) of France. 890 Derbigny, Peter or Pierre S 10/13/1829 1st 04025683934867 54 8 -- -- -- -- Noel Bartholomy LeBreton & his son Alphonse R. Alphonse's mother is/was Felicity Derbigny. Tutor is Charles Z. Derbigny. 1344 Gordon, M. M 12/12/1839 1st 04025683934867 89 8 -- -- -- -- Bank of New Orleans suit against Gordon. 3063 Schert, Jacob S 10/00/1839 1st 04025683934867 219 8 -- Lafayette -- -- 3063 Short, Jacob S 10/00/1839 1st 04025683934867 219 8 -- -- -- -- Native of Wurtemburg. The docket is in German. His brother is Frederick David Short of Germany. Curators are Jacob Kayser and John Hoffman. Residence was Josephine at Chippewa.